Back to the Future
Dear Futurists:
Karl Marx attributed to Hegel the thought that “all great events
and personalities in world history reappear in one fashion or
another,” an idea encapsulated in the proverb, “History repeats
itself.” But, Marx commented, “He forgot to add: the first time as
tragedy, the second as farce.” Back in the late 1970's, the voters of
Washington, DC, thought that the government was inefficient,
ineffective, and stagnating, and that a serious reform was needed. They
elected Marion Barry as a reformer. Then they overlooked his repeated
ethical failings, gave him unearned credit as an efficient and effective
manager of the city's government, ignored his subservience to economic
interests that were hostile to the District's residents, and lauded him
for his ability to get anything the city needed from a compliant
Congress. Finally, when the passing years demonstrated that there was
nothing else left to recommend him, they reelected him simply because
they liked his style and the racial pose he adopted. In the late 1990's,
the voters of Washington, DC, elected Tony Williams as a reformer and
started repeating the cycle, this time as farce.
The voters of Wards Two and Three used to heap scorn on the voters of
Wards Seven and Eight for their blind allegiance to a deeply flawed
mayor. Now the sides are reversed, and the voters of Wards Seven and
Eight can rightfully return the scorn as the voters of Wards Two and
Three willfully turn a blind eye to their favored mayor's faults, endow
him with imaginary virtues, and reelect him because they like his style
and racial stance. The second time around history is a farce because we
know the mistakes we make as we are making them; we spot the banana peel
and still step on it.
Charlie Wellander, Charlietm@cj.mailshell.com,
and King13CT@aol.com supplied the
correct link to the Eleanor Clift article on the Newsweek site
that I quoted in the last issue of themail. It is http://www.msnbc.com/news/795210.asp.
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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South Florida All Over Again
Phil Greene, pgreene@doc.gov
Tony Williams is doomed, judging by the hoops through which voters
must jump in order to write him in, and by his efforts to teach them.
Last evening after work I flipped through the mail. Oh, look, here's a
Home Depot flyer that says, “We're breaking new ground all over the
District.” There before huge stacks of lumber were five men in the
distinctive orange Home Depot aprons. It caught my eye because I do a
lot of home improvement, and I was sorely disappointed to see the loss
of Hechinger's and later Home Depot at the Tenley Circle site. I thought
maybe there was good news about more Home Depot expansion in the
District.
No, wait, this isn't a Home Depot flyer, it's a flyer distributed by
the Williams reelection campaign! At the lower left of the cover was the
logo, in relatively small type, “Re-Elect Anthony Williams Mayor 2002
Democrat.” Sure enough, one of the guys in orange aprons was Tony
himself. Intrigued at this point, I looked inside. Within the brochure
were specific instructions on how to write in Williams. To my shock and
horror, I realized that Williams not only had to rely on DC voters to a)
want to vote for him, b) remember to write him in, and c) remember his
name and know how to spell it, but they also had to “connect the arrow
next to his name!” In other words, they have to fill in this space
with their pencil. My guess is that the vote counting machine will pick
up the blackened-in arrow, thereby alerting it to the fact that a
write-in vote had been cast. Will people remember all that? Does this
apparent advertisement for Home Depot succeed in educating the populace?
My prediction is that it will be South Florida 2000 all over again, all
those folks who voted for Buchanan thinking they were voting for Gore.
My guess is that Williams will lose the election, demand a recount, and
we'll learn just how many people thought they voted for Williams but
failed to “connect the arrow next to his name.” Unless he does a
better job of promoting his own interests and not those of Home Depot,
he's doomed.
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First off let me say that I think in all probability that Tony
Williams will be reelected as mayor of our fair town, but after reading
this article, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37595-2002Aug19.html,
I now have Faith.
I will vote for Faith as a protest against Mayor Williams's poor
performance in his first term and urge a grassroots effort to turn out
the vote for her. This is a protest that the Mayor can understand, a
protest at the ballot box by the very people that he needs to reelect
him. Several thousand votes for Faith and not Tony would send a loud
message about how we feel this city is being run. I really don't expect
her to win, but in the event she actually did win I don't think she
could do a worse job than our last three mayors. She might actually do a
better job and at least she'd be amusing.
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The Governmental Campaign for the Mayor
Dorothy Brizill, dorothy@dcwatch.com
Two weeks ago, Mayor Williams indicated that he planned to have the
City Administrator, John Koskinen, oversee the daily operations of the
District government so that he could devote his time and energies to his
reelection campaign. But, if Koskinen is substituting for the Mayor, who
is minding the other government offices that Williams has raided in a
desperate effort to restaff and revamp his campaign? The mayor's Chief
of Staff, Kelvin Robinson, has told senior government officials that he
expects them to “volunteer” and work in the campaign after their
work hours and on weekends. But in addition to that, Williams has
appointed numerous senior government officials to campaign management
positions.
Campaign staffers include Ted Carter, chief of staff to the City's
Chief Financial Officer; Alfreda Davis, chief of staff to the City
Administrator; Jackie Randolph, Deputy Director, Office of Boards and
Commissions; Peggy Armstrong, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Policy
and Legislative Affairs; Traci Blunt, Director of Communications in the
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; David
Howard, Office of Planning; David King, Office of Planning; Carlene
Cheatem, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Administration, DHS; Greg Teasley, Department of Human Services; Kamilah
Martin, Office of the Mayor; Clark Ray, Neighborhood Services
Coordinator; Mike Miller, Department of Transportation; Gaby Fraser,
Department of Human Services; Charles Onwuche, Department of Human
Services; Carlton Pressley, Mayor's Office of Religious Affairs; and
Bill Jenkins, Office of Local Business Development. Many are working
full time at the campaign, others part time. A few have resigned their
District jobs (e.g., Carter, Blunt), some have taken vacation or leave
(e.g., Davis, Randolph), but most simply seem to be spending their
working hours at campaign headquarters.
One final note about the $250,000 fine levied against the Williams
campaign by the Board of Elections and Ethics. Tony Williams has said
that his campaign won't pay the fine until the last possible day,
September 16, and cynics are already forecasting that the campaign will
have depleted its treasury by then, and claim that it is, sadly, unable
to pay. But this time either the cynics are wrong or Mayor Williams's
lawyers haven't read the Board's order very carefully, because the fine
has been levied against both the Williams campaign and Anthony Williams
the candidate (see http://www.dcwatch.com/election2002/williams20.htm).
In other words, if the campaign defaults, Tony Williams will be
personally liable for paying it.
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The Divil You Know
Ed T. Barron, edtb@aoldotcom
There's an old Irish saying “Better the divil you know.” That
saying is most appropriate in the current race for mayor of DC. Long
prior to the petition scandal of Tony Williams and certainly prior to
any hint that Willie Wilson would also be a major candidate in the
mayoral race, I had concluded that I would be passing on voting for any
of the other clowns on the ballot. I had decided that I would only be
voting for Kathy Patterson in Ward 3 and for two of the three candidates
for Council At-Large. I must change my position in light of the above
events.
Tony Williams is not without many faults. He is not a true leader and
not even a good manager. But, he is, by far the best of the candidates
that are available. Everything is relative when referring to the
“best” in this case. Perhaps it would be better to say he is the
least undesirable candidate. Williams faces a tough racially divided
fight and that is why he will need, and get, my vote. It will be
essential, if Williams is to prevail in the September 10 primary
election, for him to garner all of the available Democratic votes in
Wards 2 and 3. I won't pass on this election.
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Write in a Real Democrat on September 10
Ronald and Deborah Washington, rhn2411@aol.com
As a lifelong Democrat, I've always voted for Democrats for Mayor,
from Washington to Barry to Williams; now my wife and son are voting for
the only real Democrat running for Mayor, with experience, integrity and
compassion. He has more than thirty years experience in state, county,
and municipal government, winning office at age 18, and serving six
terms as a City Councilman. And our candidate has not polluted our city
with posters, and he is knocking on doors.
We believe Tony Williams will be defeated this year, and we are
writing in the name of Arthur H. Jackson, Jr., for Mayor, a political
outsider on the DC Democratic State Committee with strong support on
Capitol Hill, Jackson has worked for more than 5,000 Democratic elected
officials, including US Rep. Steny Hoyer and US Senator Paul Sarbanes.
He has strong support in our community because of his opposition to the
race at RFK Stadium, because we the people were not afforded a hearing.
Experience, and a candidate for Mayor with a real plan to reform DC
government, visit www.hillrag.com
and read the candidates' profile. Jackson, the best choice for Mayor to
unite our city.
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Good Will on Capitol Hill is a Fragile Thing
Paul Michael Brown, Eastern Market, pmb@his.com
Mark David Richards recently reported that “the Senate version of
DC's appropriations bill contains more federal dollars for DC and fewer
home-rule intrusions than in previous years,” thanks to courageous
votes by “principled Republicans and Democrats” on the Senate
Appropriations Committee.
Let's not forget that the good will of Congress is a very fragile
thing, and once squandered it is not easily recovered. Criticize Mayor
Williams if you must. But don't doubt for a minute that he inspires
confidence on the Hill and that directly translates into less
legislative meddling with home rule. Electing one of the intemperate and
divisive demagogues opposing the mayor would almost certainly return us
to the days when members of Congress couldn't resist micromanaging every
last little aspect of municipal governance.
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Mark David Richards' description of what was accomplished or avoided
for DC in Congress this year was sourced to shadow US Senator Strauss
himself. Yet it is hard to recall any contemporaneous news reports that
singled out his contribution. In contrast, I regularly read about the
achievements of shadow US Representative Ray Brown. In only two years he
has secured resolutions of support for full DC voting representation
from the city councils of Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles,
Philadelphia, and San Francisco; the mayors of Atlanta, Detroit, and New
Orleans; and the Illinois state legislature.
Strauss' failure to win the endorsement of Ward 3 and Ward 6
Democrats suggests that after six years, even among his fellow partisan
activists, he has failed to cast a shadow.
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Recently I was riding the Metro back from a protest at the Capitol,
and I ran into some young women who were going to a different march that
would also wind up at the Capitol. Since Washington, DC, is the . . . um
. . . “protest capitol” of the nation, I wonder how many DCWatchers
are rally veterans? I have now been to five demonstrations on the mall;
I would like to see if any DCWatchers can top that, and if so, by how
much.
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Thank You to Whoever — A Trashy Tale with a Happy Ending
Clare Feinson, cfeinson@erols.com
About two weeks ago, I was standing outside the Van Ness Metro
station waiting for a bus, when I noticed a DC government van parked
across the street. The driver (presumably a DC employee) had just
finished his fast food lunch, and he proceeded to dump the wrappers and
other leftovers out the window and into the middle of Connecticut
Avenue. Several minutes later, he did a U-turn in the middle of the
street, right through the pile of trash, and drove away. I was so
outraged that I walked across Connecticut and took down his license
plate, noting the date and time, but I didn't have any idea where to
report it.
A few days later, my trusty copy of themail showed up in my E-mail
box. One of the articles gave a link to the web site of the Department
of Public Works, to a page that shows maps of how clean the city thinks
our neighborhoods are. I looked at the maps, and then it occurred to me
that DPW might just have a link for the public to contact them. Sure
enough, there is an “Ask the Director” page, with a form for sending
messages.
I'm under no illusions about the responsiveness of DC government, but
I sent them the information about the littering city employee, and I
received back a very warm and genuine (and prompt!) reply. They were
relieved that the vehicle did not belong to their Department (how
embarrassing would that be!), but the license number would allow them to
track down the right Department. From there, personnel records could
pinpoint who was driving, and the employee would be reprimanded. So
whoever posted the link to the DPW maps — thank you! We never know
what unintended side effects our actions might bring.
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How to Make DC Democracy Activists Sing and Dance
Mark David Richards, Dupont East, mark@bisconti.com
Some events are cathartic and call for singing and dancing. When AP
announced that Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia lost his seat in Congress,
members of Stand Up for Democracy in DC Coalition started talking about
throwing a party and drafting songs for a hometown sing-a-long. Recall
Senator Faircloth from North Carolina. He worked hard to undermine home
rule and establish a city manager type government in 1997 (God bless
him, he united DC and I believe he did give money to help create our
City Museum — irony can be beautiful). Stand Up sent several bus loads
of people to his hometown to fill them in on his tangle up here. When
Senator Faircloth lost, Stand Up presented him with a one-way mock bus
ticket home. (I think he had some environmental justice issue back there
he needed to deal with.) John Edwards was the beneficiary, but I don't
have the impression that he has done much to hurt or to help DC.
Activists have been doing the tangle with Rep. Barr for a couple years.
Despite losing a tangle partner, members of Stand Up are getting set to
bring out their chorus to sing a few new hometown DC going away
originals. Stay tuned to their web site for when and where: http://www.standupfordemocracy.org.
For some light summer fun, you may just want to join the choir!
The AP reported that, “With 82 percent of precincts reporting, Rep.
John Linder had 47,352 votes, or 67 percent. Barr [Congressman Bob Barr
(R-GA)] had 23,307 votes, or 33 percent, becoming the seventh House
incumbent ousted in a primary this year.” DC AIDS activist Wayne
Turner sent out a press release saying, “We've long waited for the day
to send Bob Barr his one-way ticket back on a midnight train to
Georgia.” ACT UP DC, led by Turner, became the sponsor of Initiative
59 after the AIDS-related death of Steve Michael, Turner's partner and a
tireless freedom fighter. “It's fitting that, Barr, who has
demonstrated such contempt for voting and democracy, should be defeated
by those very principles,” Turner quipped. Time will tell if the
ultimate victor has as much interest in DC politics as Rep. Barr did. DC
could use some champions rather than detractors on the Hill. I'm glad to
see the recent emergence of the DC Democracy Fund, which can help
address that question.
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Bob Barr: Who Gets the Last Laugh?
Ralph Blessing, rblessin88@hotmail.com
Is it too late for Rep. Bob Barr to introduce legislation prohibiting
release of the Georgia primary results that show him getting soundly
defeated? That seemed to be his favorite technique for thwarting the
will of DC voters when he didn't like the outcome of our elections.
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A Bureaucracy Incapable of Improvement at the DMV
Pete Ross, peteross@prodigy.net
As a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Shadow Senator, I
continue to campaign at the DMV inspection station on Half Street in
Southwest Washington. All of us residents in DC should be shocked at
what is occurring there. Up to 100 government vehicles a day (Metro
busses, school busses, police cars, emergency vehicles) are inspected
there with waits of three to four hours. It is my estimate that just the
labor costs for inspecting each vehicle is approximately $300, because
many of the drivers are on overtime. This is $30,000 per day ($150,000
per week) in extra labor costs to us taxpayers. The money that the DMV
inspection station causes us to waste ($150,000+ per week) could have
been used for the summer jobs program for DC youth. This is only the tip
of the iceberg of waste that is created by Ms. Newman (the director of
the DMV) and the DMV Bureaucracy.
We should also feel sorry for the residents who live on Delaware, I,
K, and 3rd Street, SW, who have to suffer the noise and pollution caused
by the cars lining up in front of their homes, sometimes as early at 4
a.m. Sometimes the line of vehicles is in front of these homes for eight
to ten hours a day. Can you imagine a line of cars (all of them idling)
in front of your home for eight to ten hours a day when the temperature
is 90 degrees? As residents of the District we should ask each City
Councilmember candidate, what will you do to specifically solve the
problem of the long lines at the Inspection Station on Half Street, and
what will you do to get the bureaucracy at the DMV to realize that they
work for us taxpaying citizens?
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Ed Barron claims that there has been an increase in rear end
collisions in cities with red light cameras, thereby offsetting the
decrease in crashes within intersections. But in a study of red light
cameras in Oxnard, CA, the first such study in a US city, the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (www.highwaysafety.org/)
found that there was no increase in rear end collisions after red light
cameras were installed there in 1997. What that study found, though, was
that there was a 29 percent reduction in traffic injuries at
intersections with traffic signals, including a 68 percent reduction in
injuries resulting from front-into-side crashes, the type of collision
(no, Ed, they're not “accidents”) most closely associated with red
light running. The cameras in Oxnard were found to have a significant
overall deterrent value, in that drivers there not only began respecting
traffic signals at the eleven intersections with cameras but at all 125
signaled intersections throughout the city.
No, red light cameras aren't the perfect solution, but they are a
valuable high-tech enforcement tool in an era when the police can't be
everywhere at the same time. They've worked successfully in numerous
foreign countries for as long as twenty years. Unless opponents of
cameras can wave a magic wand that makes everyone drive responsibly,
they must recognize, as IIHS states, that each year in the US “more
than 800 people die and an estimated 200,000-plus are injured in crashes
that involve red light running. More than half of the deaths are
pedestrians and occupants in other vehicles who are hit by the red light
runners.” And between 1992 and 1998 the number of crash fatalities at
signaled intersections increased three times faster than crash
fatalities elsewhere.
In light of such information, I'd be curious to know how it could be
concluded that the purported increase in rear end collisions offsets any
benefits of red light cameras. A comparable number of traffic
fatalities? A similar number of cars that are totaled? Even if the
number of rear end collisions does increase in some cities with red
light cameras, there's usually no comparison between being rear ended by
someone, who in all likelihood is braking, and being broadsided by
someone running (probably speeding through) a red light. And the simple
fact that the Insurance Institute supports the cameras says volumes
about their benefits. But, hey, why fault those who follow too closely
or drive too fast to avoid a rear end collision when that old Big
Brother bogeyman can be condemned instead?
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AAA: Bad for DC
John Whiteside, johnwhiteside at earthlink dot net
In the Post's story on the proposal for dedicated bus lanes on
K Street, there was the inevitable quote from a spokesman at AAA
criticizing the idea. It's quite predictable; AAA opposes anything that
isn't massive road building or that limits sprawl. As a longtime member
-- for the roadside assistance -- I've been increasingly upset about
their lobbying, which are not only bad urban planning and
environmentally destructive, but especially bad for urban core areas
such as the District.
If you want more details, check out these links: http://www.triplee.com/newsroom/articles/Harpers_May2002.htm
and http://www.nrdc.org/amicus/01win/aaa/aaa.asp.
I was surprised to find that they are even more heinous an organization
that I realized from the material in their monthly magazine. My AAA
membership is up this month, and it's not getting renewed. There are
other roadside assistance plans available — ones that don't require
you to fund lobbying for increasing suburbanization, gridlock, and
pollution in exchange for help when your battery dies.
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Response to Signs, Signs Everywhere by Pete Ross
Dominic Sale, dominicsale@yahoo.com
I just wanted to voice my glee that Pete Ross wrote exactly what I
was intending to write about the over proliferation of campaign posters
in the city. If these politicians don't follow through on their first
pledge to the people of DC, to keep to under three signs per block,
we'll make sure they won't be able to break any other pledges. If I
still see more than three signs per block in Mt. Pleasant after August
19 (I'm talking to you in particular Jim Graham), then I'll be out on a
little walk with my digital camera. Stay tuned for the next edition to
see what I found.
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I'm happy to report that Military Road has been stripped of nearly
all campaign posters. Dwight Singleton, who had put six to eight posters
on each light poll, no longer has any up. Don't know who removed them,
but they are gone. This afternoon [Monday] I saw one Eleanor Holmes
Norton sign on one pole.
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It seems that the Mayor has not learned much about following campaign
rules and regulations. Much to my surprise, this morning as I walked
past the corner of 10th and S Streets, NW , there were nine of his
posters, facing all directions, just on this one corner.
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Signs, Signs, Everywhere, Part 2
Pete Ross, peteross@prodigy.net
The department that is responsible for making sure that all of us
candidates obey the regulations for campaign posters is SWEEP (Solid
Waste Education Enforcement Program), which is part of DPW. I have been
told that SWEEP will be dispatching four teams (each team has two
members) to start enforcing the poster regulations, beginning August 21.
They will be photographing the violations and writing citations. Each
violation is a $35.00 fine. The SWEEP Inspectors are supposed to remove
the excess posters after they have photographed the offending posters
and written the citations. They are going to start with the major
streets that have the most serious violations. The person in charge of
this clean up effort is David Dyer, david.dyer@dc.gov.
We can assist this effort to insure that all candidates are in
compliance by sending an E-mail to Mr. Dyer and a copy to Vincent
Spaulding, vincent.spaulding@dc.gov
(who is the Clean City Coordinator), listing streets and names of
candidates where there are violations of the campaign poster law.
I erroneously stated in an earlier E-mail that two posters per
utility or light post were illegal. This was not correct. Signs that are
back-to-back are considered to be one sign when counting the number of
signs in a block. However, if there are two posters (one on top of
another), they will count as two signs when counting the number of signs
per block. The limit is three signs per block. We must not permit
candidates who violate the Campaign Poster Laws to benefit from lack of
enforcement of our regulations.
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
Ward Three Candidates Forums
Mary Rowse, MERowse@aol.com
The Northwest Current will hold a second Candidates Forum on
Friday, August 23, at 7:30 p.m., at Ernst Auditorium, Sibley Memorial
Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Road, NW. Sibley is served by the D6 and M4
buses. This event will feature Democrats Erik Gaull and Kathy Patterson,
who are competing for the Ward 3 City Council seat in the September 10th
primary.
Anyone interested in submitting questions in advance may E-mail them
to current@erols.com. Those
attending the event will have the chance to submit written questions for
the candidates.
The Chevy Chase Citizens Association will be holding a candidates
forum on Tuesday, August 27, at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community
Center, 5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Candidates for the At-Large City
Council and the Ward 3 races will be there to answer questions. Please
plan to attend one or both of these very important events.
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CLASSIFIEDS — WANTED
Seeking full-sized violin (bow optional) for advanced student. Should
be of high caliber, near professional grade, to be used for performance
and ensemble work. Also, call if quality is unknown (estate sale items,
etc.). E-mail ccampbell@itglobalsecure.com
or call Cheryl at 486-6943 or 483-8558. Voice mail exists at both
numbers.
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CLASSIFIEDS — OFFICE GOODS
Ricoh FT 5832 copier available for 18 months at extremely reduced
rate. For more information, call 545-1001.
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CLASSIFIEDS — VOLUNTEERS
Dedicated adult volunteers needed for once-a-week commitment to
tutor/mentor a k-12th grader in structured after school programs in
Adams Morgan. Mentor a teenager: Tuesdays or Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m.
Tutor a 3rd-6th grader: Mondays or Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tutor a
k-2nd grader: Mondays or Thursdays 4-5:45 p.m. Would you like to help
motivated youth have a real chance? Volunteer! Contact: Kim Montroll,
Good Shepherd Ministries, 1630 Fuller Street, NW, #105, 483-5816, kimmontroll@juno.com.
Leave message with your full name and mailing address, and information
will be sent to you.
Good Shepherd Ministries has since 1985 provided structured tutoring,
mentoring, and educational advocacy for low-income, inner-city youth in
the Adams Morgan neighborhood.
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Mentors Needed for First Year UDC Law Students
Joe Libertelli, jlibertelli@udc.edu
Last year more than forty alumni and other attorney friends of the
School of Law generously volunteered to serve as mentors for our
incoming students. You/they did such a great job that -- as you might
expect -- we want to do it again! At UDC, we take great pride in what we
believe to be the most diverse law student body in America. Our students
come from all socioeconomic strata, all continents, and range in age
from their early twenties to their mid sixties. Their interests are
similarly wide-ranging, from the various areas of poverty law to
intellectual property, from juvenile justice to Islamic law.
We ask mentors to meet with students face-to-face at least twice per
year and to stay in occasional contact via E-mail or telephone. We're
hoping you'll be able to provide moral support for their law school
travails and insight into their areas of legal career interest. We're
hoping you'll find opportunities to invite your mentee to professional
networking events, bar activities and, well, saloon activities, if
that's mutually desired. This year we are seeking mentors who have been
members of the bar for a minimum of five years or who have the
equivalent in law-related experience. However, this year's incoming
class has grown to seventy. Given the increase in students, if you
interested in mentoring but don't quite qualify, please go ahead and
respond to this E-mail; we may well need your help! If you know of other
non-alumni attorneys who might be interested in working with out
students, they too are welcome. Feel free to pass this information along
to them.
Our kick off reception will be held on Wednesday, September 11, from
5 to 7 p.m. in the Window Room, 2nd Floor, Building 38, 4200 CT (on the
Red Line) Parking is available under the campus off Van Ness St., NW.
You do not have to be present at the reception to be a mentor, but it is
encouraged (and will count toward your two face-to-face meetings that we
request.) If you can't attend, but would like to serve as a mentor, we
will work to match you after the fact. Please response to this E-mail
with either a resume or a brief description of your career, your work,
and your related interests so we can match you with someone keenly
interested in what you've done!
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