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Arlington School Board members will vote again on a controversial plan to redistrict school boundaries...Listen to the story...
Imam's Visit to Md High School Concerns Parents
Several parents are concerned about a Maryland high school closing its doors to the media and public during a Muslim cleric's presentation to students...Listen to the story...
Breast Cancer Fundraiser
On the eve of Susan G. Komen's National Race for the Cure, fundraisers launched a campaign to educate the black community on breast cancer prevention.Listen to the StoryPreview for Susan G. Komen's National Race for the CureListen to the Story...
Governor Kaine's Transportation Plan
Governor Kaine met with local business leaders to discuss the transportation crisis in Northern Virginia...Listen to the story...
Green Jobs
Environmentalists say investment in a green economy will benefit millions of workers in the US and tens of thousands of workers in Virginia.Listen to the story...
Pet Goats in Arlington, Virginia
A county ordinance may send two pet goats living in Arlington back to the farm...Listen to story 1Listen to story 2...
Parents and Students Protest School Closures
Dozens of parents and students descended on Chacellor Michelle Rhee's office to protest her plan to close some failing district schools...Listen to the story...
Bethesda Gets Recycling Bins
Pedestrians can now throw their plastic, glass and aluminum beverage containers in recycling bins in Bethesda...Listen to the story...
National Airshow
The finest military pilots and planes are flying into Andrews Airforce Base...Listen to the story...
AAA Memorial Day Travel Forecast
AAA released its Memorial Day Weekend Travel Forecast...Listen to the Story...
New Report on Homelessness in Washington, DC region
Homelessness has increased by almost 83 percent in Loudon County, Virginia in the last four years.Listen to the story...
AmeriCorps Study
AmeriCorps alumni are more likely to pursue jobs in public service.Listen to the story...
Combined Sewer Overflows in DC
Heavy rains this past weekend inundated D.C.'s outdated sewer system causing millions of gallons of sewage to spill into local area waterways.Listen to the story...
Moveover Law Campaign in Virginia
Prince William County Police are passing out flyers to educate drivers about the Move Over Law which requires drivers to slow down or change lanes when law enforcement or emergency vehicles are pulled over on the side of the road.Listen to the Story...
Manassas Student Diagnosed With Tuberculosis
A Manassas Student at Osbourn High School has been diagnosed with Tuberculosis. Health authorities are taking pre-emptive measures by testing 250 students, teachers and staff members. Authorities say test results will be available Friday.Listen to th...
Frederick County Immigration Laws
Immigration advocates have issued a new report criticizing new immigration laws in Frederick County, Maryland.Listen to the Story...
DC Metro Opens Doors Early
Metro is opening doors before trains reach the platform.Listen to the story...
Volunteers Affected by High Fuel Prices
High fuel prices have some consumers looking to God for help...Listen to the story...
DC Gets Money to Reduce School Bus Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving the District grant money to install pollution control devices on 22 larger size school buses currently spewing pollutants and soot into the air.Listen to the story...
New Tennis Stadium in DC
Washington, DC is building a tennis stadium for the Washington Kastles, the city's new pro tennis team.Listen to the story about champion tennis player Billie Jean King's newest team the Washington KastlesListen to the story about how the new stadium...
Foreclosure Bus Tours
Foreclosure Bus Tours Roll in MarylandListen to the story...
Truckers Protest High Diesel Fuel Prices in DC
Truckers driving "mac trucks" and 18-wheel rigs drove into DC to protest sky-rocketing diesel fuel prices.Listen to three stories covering the event.Story 1Story 2Story 3...
Flood Response in Frederick County
Emergency responders reported numerous road closings and a water rescue due to local flooding in Frederick County, Maryland.Click on the link to hear more...http://www.wamu.org/audio/nw/08/04/n13080421-20585.asx...
Program to Improve Teen Driving
Gaithersburg and Montgomery County police departments launch Teen Driving Initiative in an effort to teach high schools students how to be safer drivers...Find out more...http://wamu.org/news/08/04/14.php...
Federal Immigration Authorities Raid Construction Site
Federal immigration authorities have arrested 34 Latin American nationals at a Prince William County construction company for being in the U.S. illegally.Find out more...http://wamu.org/news/08/03/25.php...
Virginia Officials on High Alert for Fish Kills
Scientists and state environmentalists continue to be concerned about the dead, lesioned and intersex fish that are turning up in Virginia's rivers.Click on the link to listen to the story...http://wamu.org/news/08/03/24.php...
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Interesting article by Peter Waldman at Conde Nast Portfolio magazine about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.When Harry Met Vegasby Peter Waldman February 2008 IssueHarry Reid, the Democrats’ Senate leader, is a darling of national environmentalis...
Parking Lot Sealcoat Contaminates Watershed
Parking Lot Sealcoat Contaminates New York/New Jersey Harbor WatershedCoal-tar sealants, widely used on parking lots and driveways to make asphalt last longer, are a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination in the New York...
