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Now Shake Hands And Make Up

Friday, October 26, 2007 – 12:31 pm

Shortly after the fires at Eastern Market and the Georgetown library I wrote about how the problem with the District’s Fire Hydrants, namely that they don’t work, has been at the center of a conflict between WASA and the Fire Department. At the time the council held a hearing, berated both agencies and […]

By liam | Also posted in Fire Hydrants, Fire Department, WASA, firefighters | Comments (0)

Some Good Starts…

Tuesday, October 23, 2007 – 4:55 pm

Fenty and crew kept themselves busy today with all sorts of fun issues:
Schools:
In an effort to make the District’s most crime-prone schools safer, D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty announced yesterday a new security system for school doors ….To deal with both emergency access and security issues, the Fenty administration has decided to install surveillance […]

By liam | Also posted in Homelessness, Southeast Community Hospital, DC public schools | Comments (0)

Bowtie Almost Starts To Go Out With A Bang, Then Apologizes

Friday, June 23, 2006 – 5:45 pm

From WTOP:

At a recent fundraiser for Mayoral Candidate Linda Cropp, Williams made the following comment after speaking about [Council Member and Cropp’s chief opponent] Adrian Fenty:
“Any old jackass can kick down the barn, but it takes someone special to really build a barn.”
Many people at the fundraiser believed the remark — which is a […]

By andrew | Also posted in Williams, Washington, DC, politics | Comments (0)