Fooled Again
Dear Friends:
On August 3, I wrote about the case of Jonathan Herring, a legally
blind student in the District of Columbia Public Schools who for a year
and a half was not provided by DCPS with the equipment designed for
low-sighted people that he needed to study, despite two court orders
requiring the school system to provide it. I wrote that DCPS's failure
was not an isolated case, an anomaly, but a natural result of DCPS's
special education system, which is designed to deny services and stall
and draw out students' cases for as long as possible. Then
Superintendent Paul Vance spoke out. As I wrote on August 6: “Maybe,
just maybe, School Superintendent Paul Vance wants to prove me wrong. On
Tuesday, he suspended four DCPS officials, including Anne Gay, the
assistant superintendent for special education; and Judith Smith,
director of the Office of Mediation and Compliance, and said that 'other
suspensions may be imminent.' Vance issued a press release that included
this statement: 'We are determined to permanently change a culture that
permits the needs of our students, especially our most vulnerable, to go
unattended. We will not allow employees to neglect and treat our
students in a less than acceptable manner. Employees must understand
that at DCPS, it is not business as usual.' (http://www.dcwatch.com/schools/ps030805.htm)”
Vance then went further. He contracted with the DC Appleseed Center to
do an investigation of the Herring case and report on its findings, and
he promised that the report would be made public when it was completed.
Well, Vance has proven that my original suspicions were right.
Vance's intention was not to reform special education and to improve
services to its neediest students. His intention was just to divert the
public's attention, and to get the case out of the press for a few
months until interest died down, so that DCPS could return to its normal
neglect, business as usual. The DC Appleseed Center has completed its
investigation and report and, supposedly because of its findings, Vance
has returned both Anne Gay and Judith Smith to their offices after
two-and-a-half month paid vacations. But the public won't be told the
school system's justification for denying Herring his equipment for a
year and a half and for defying the court orders, or Vance's
justification for not holding any DCPS employees responsible. Vance has
broken his word, and refused to release the DC Appleseed report on the
grounds that it involved a “personnel matter” — even though he
knew the report was about a personnel matter when he initially promised
to make it public. The Appleseed Center, even though its memorandum of
understanding with DCPS guarantees it the right to release the report
without the approval of the school system, has also decided to keep it
secret.
It just doesn't pay to give this government the benefit of the doubt.
Speaking of which, Howard Bray, a resident of the Foxhall neighborhood,
is suing the District government to get it to release its files on its
highly secret plans for the mayoral palace (http://www.dcwatch.com/issues/mansion031015.htm).
The Office of Planning, Andrew Altman, Director, and other offices in
the District government have been evading complying with Bray's freedom
of information request for these files with the blatant lie that the
government doesn't have any records of or paperwork at all on its two
years of negotiations with the Casey Mansion Foundation. The mayor calls
his administration “open and transparent,” but the only things that
it does openly and transparently are hide information and deceive the
public. It's impossible to shame these people; you have to have a sense
of honor before you can be shamed.
Correction: the notice for the Committee for the Capital City in the
last issue of themail did not list its web site, http://www.washingtonmd.org.
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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Mayor Anthony Williams is holding his third townhall meeting,
“Citizens Summit III,” at the new Convention Center on Saturday,
November 1. As at the first two citizens summits, it will be a highly
staged event at which attendees will not be given an opportunity to
address the meeting, to frame the issues that will be discussed, to ask
questions of government officials, or to raise any concerns with them.
Instead, those who attend will use electronic keypads to answer multiple
choice questions. The issues and the specific questions will be
developed by the mayor's office, and the policy choices will also be
scripted by the Executive Office of the Mayor. During a designated
period during the day, people will, however, be free to discuss issues
with the other nine people at their tables of ten, but these
conversations will be condensed and summarized by facilitators at each
table, almost all of whom will be government employees.
On Tuesday, Mayor Williams had a press conference with reporters from
community newspapers to promote the Citizens Summit. (The last press
conference he had with community newspapers was held to promote the last
Citizens Summit.) When I raised the issue of whether citizens would be
given an opportunity for meaningful participation in this year's Summit,
the Mayor exploded in fury, yelled at me that I was “unbelievably
negative,” and accused me of having come to his press briefing simply
in order to “hijack it.”
I then raised the issue of the two citywide mayoral Crime Forums that
were held in January and May, and asked whether the promised report
detailing the community's issues and recommendations (that was due by
the end of May) had been issued yet, or whether he could detail any
other accomplishments of the Crime Forums. After another display of
anger, the mayor insisted that the redrawing of Police Service Area (PSA)
boundaries was an accomplishment of the two forums. That answer was
confirmed today by the mayor's press office, which said that there would
be no written report, and that when the new PSA boundaries are redrawn
and sent to the city council, that would serve as the report of the
Crime Forums. Of course, changing the PSA boundaries to correspond to
the Office of Planning's thirty-nine neighborhood planning clusters was
an initiative of the MPD itself; it did not originate in the community's
suggestions or as a response to desires or needs expressed by residents
at the Crime Forums.
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DC Protective Services Police
Shaun Snyder, shaunsnyder at starpower dot net
I recently visited the One Judiciary Square building and noticed an
issue that I felt should be addressed when I passed through security. I
called Assistant Chief Bracey, who I'm told is the head of the
Protective Services Police which provides security for the DC
government. I left three messages for him over a period of at least
three weeks to return my call because there was a "security
issue" at One Judiciary Square that I wanted to talk to him about.
He still has not returned my call. Typical DC government.
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Policylink Report on Inclusionary Zoning
Richard Layman, rllayman@hotmail.com
The growing need for housing that is affordable to low- and
moderate-income families is an issue facing nearly every community in
the United States. This new PolicyLink report draws on inclusionary
zoning successes from around the country and makes recommendations for
expanding the availability of affordable housing in Washington, DC, that
apply to other cities as well.
Expanding Housing Opportunity in Washington, DC: The Case for
Inclusionary Zoning uses data compiled from hundred of localities where
inclusionary zoning has made a critical difference in providing
affordable housing to low- and moderate- income families. The report
shows how inclusionary zoning helps increase the development of
affordable rental and ownership units; expand opportunity, by creating
mixed income communities; contribute to deconcentration of poverty, by
spreading affordable housing across jurisdictions or regions, rather
than isolating it in the poorest neighborhoods; and makes
recommendations to jurisdictions for crafting a comprehensive and
successful inclusionary zoning program. To view the full report please
visit http://www.policylink.org/DCIZ.html.
To view the PolicyLink Equitable Development Inclusionary Zoning tool,
please visit http://www.policylink.org/EquitableDevelopment/XQ/ASP/ID.45/QX/fsToolMain.htm.
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“Just Be Who You Are” Documentary
Screenings
Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com
If you find that watching television is not intellectually involving
enough, check out the free screenings of this new documentary, Just Be
Who You Are, by some DC-area filmmakers. http://storymakers.net/JBWYA-flier.jpg.
The screenings are free, but donations may be made to the Sexual
Minority Youth Assistance League. Thanks for helping spread the word.
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Appreciation from the DC Health Care Coalition
Vanessa Dixon, vmdixon@earthlink.net
Thank you to one and all who participated on October 11 in the march
to the US Capitol to demand the re-opening of DC General Hospital and
funding for public health care. We were graced by a vocal group of
public hospital supporters, a lively march, inspiring speakers, and
media coverage to help further educate the public about this issue. With
your continued help, those who believe in access to quality health care
will succeed in restoring a public hospital at the strategically located
DC General site. To learn about additional DCHCC events or to volunteer,
please call 635-5099.
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I'm a little confused about all this wrangling over the proposal to
put the Taxation Without Representation on the DC flag. Shouldn't the
District's motto be Taxation with Representation, to accurately reflect
the status quo? Our representatives on the DC Council have saddled
District residents with the highest income taxes in the country. And
real property taxes are going through the roof. The result? Among the
worst crime and education records in America.
So where's the taxation without representation? Must be at the
federal level, where every dollar in federal tax revenue from DC
residents is returned with over six dollars in federal benefits, the
highest ratio in the nation by far. No state even comes close.
California gets only 76 cents for every federal tax dollar raised.
Not that I'm against representation in Congress, but the comparison
is ironic. Where we get representation, the return on our tax dollars is
abysmal. Where we don't get representation, we're apparently making out
like bandits.
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Noncitizen Voting
Wenzell Taylor, wink12@juno.com
Someone posted a letter advocating noncitizen voting rights, I
believe in themail of September 26. I responded to that person's E-mail
address with the following but got no reply. Does anyone else agree with
it?
“Please, you must clear a few things for me. Why should a
noncitizen have any say in local government? How and why is a noncitizen
even able to serve in our military? If a person has lived here for many
years, why hasn't he or she become a citizen yet? (Just as a child is
required to finish school, people should be required to become citizens
if they want to live and vote here.) Why should we continue to allow
noncitizens to rob citizens of jobs? I know there are reasons for some
people to have a noncitizen status, such as those with student and work
visas (working for foreign companies). I also know those are not the
people we are talking about.
“After a certain period of time you should be required to become a
citizen if you're going to live and work here. . . . When Iraq gets back
on its feet, do you think they will let an American vote in their local
elections? Can I go to Peru and stay a year and then start voting? . . .
. Explain yourself.”
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Presidential Candidates’ Positions on DC
Sam Farmer, sam@letsfreedc.org
In 2000 Bob Bradley was the only candidate from the two major parties
to have a positive position on DC voting rights/statehood (Nadar was
pro-statehood). Read the position of seven candidates on DC voting
rights/statehood and the structural deficit in the DC First Voter Guide:
http://dcfirst.org/candidates/index.php.
Also check out the First Primary Blog to find out which two
candidates will be in DC today: http://blog.letsfreedc.org/.
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Primarily Misunderstood
Chuck Thies, chuckthies@aol.com
Dorothy Brizill misrepresented my opinion when she said, "Chuck
Thies wrote that there was no concern at all that the January 13 primary
could be an embarrassment to the District. . . ." I did not say
there was "no concern at all" about the primary. In fact, I
readily offered that there are individuals who fear DC will suffer some
sort of embarrassment should the January 13 primary fall short of the
expectations of pundits and their ilk.
My point, however, was this: persons concerned about the January 13
primary should do something constructive. Repeated negative
proclamations may reinforce already jaded attitudes about the DC primary
(and District matters in general), but they do not advance the struggle
to achieve equal rights nor do they serve the best interests of District
residents. Gadflies, by their nature, are attracted to and spend most of
their time probing dung. There is, though, an occasional flower that
springs from amidst the pasture fertilized by muck. The DC Primary is
one such blossom.
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The whole point about a city, if you are truly committed to the
pedestrian-based urban experience, is to not be automobile-dependent. I
would never expect to be able to park in Fells Point or Little Italy (or
Georgetown or Dupont Circle) on a Friday or Saturday night, unless I got
there early. I would use other city-friendly forms of transportation.
This leads to something that concerns me about the Mayor's campaign to
attract 100,000 more residents to the City. Obviously, attracting more
residents to the city is something we need to do for many reasons -- to
increase income tax revenues, to provide more residents -- eyes on the
street -- to help stabilize various areas of the city, to provide more
people clamoring for high-quality municipal services, etc. But I have
some concerns.
First, there is no discussion of this as a “stretch goal” or an
ideal. If I remember correctly, the market study performed for the H
Street Strategic Development Plan forecasted a demand for about 15,000
units of new housing for the whole city over the next ten years. I worry
that non-city friendly decisions that favor developers will be justified
on the grounds that “the Mayor is trying to get more residents for the
City” when planned housing production and availability of current
units is likely to satisfy real demand without having to resort to
special measures. Second, if we attract 100,000 people that want to
drive and park a car everywhere, rather than walking places and/or
public transportation or other forms such as bicycling, then we will be
destroying the quality of life of our city. In other words, if we
attract 70,000 new households with 105,000 or so more vehicles clogging
our streets (especially SUVs which take up about 1.5 parking spaces
compared to regularly sized cars), owned by people who believe that it
is their right and privilege to drive and park their vehicles in the
public space — for free — we may well ruin the character of our
city. Let's not suburbanize Washington, DC!
Enhancing public transportation in all ways should be the foundation
of the “City Living” campaign — enhanced bus services (including
maps and marketing), the reinsertion of trolleys in major transportation
corridors, continued expansion of heavy rail and the creation of
“infill” stations, requiring office buildings to develop
transportation demand management programs (like Arlington County),
support of Metrochek, etc. -- are a piece of the puzzle.
A “transit city” must keep growing its transportation
infrastructure and expanding pro-transit policies and development. If we
cede the city to the car, then we will give up all that makes the city
livable. In my opinion, there are six other foundational pieces that are
required as well: 1) a true problem-oriented policing strategy that
reduces crime in a substantive manner; 2) substantive improvements in
the quality of K-12 education (too many people feel forced to send their
children to private schools) — charter schools are a start but only a
start — as a city we should be committed to creating the best possible
public school system that we can, and clearly it has almost nothing to
do with money — the school system gets plenty; 3) fundamental
improvements in the quality and cost-effectiveness of municipal services
(insert your own experiences here); 4) a commitment to providing a
diversity of housing types and opportunities that provide real
affordable housing options (the pace of change in the housing market in
the core of the city is moving! so fast that within ten years a
“Manhattan-Brooklyn Heights-Park Slope” upscaling is inevitable
unless we address this now); 5) a commitment to retaining and expanding
the number of businesses located in the center city — that is the job
and tax engine that supports the city generally, and provides the reason
for people living in the city to begin with; and 6) a commitment to
enhancing the systems of job training-vocational education-apprentice
programs to ensure greater employment of all DC residents — in a city
of 60 percent African-American residents doesn't it astound you when you
look at a construction project almost anywhere in the City and you see
almost no African-Americans working on the site?, etc.
Finally, any benefits provided to new home owners should be targeted:
1) people should be encouraged to live near and use transit with
programs such as the location efficient mortgage; and 2) property
purchase-related tax credits should be given only for houses in areas
that really need incentives to attract new residents — it makes no
sense for someone buying a $700,000 house in Capitol Hill to get a
$5,000 tax credit, but how about offering a larger tax credit to buy in
communities like Ivy City, Trinidad, Anacostia, etc.?
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This is to advise that the October 2003 on-line edition has been
uploaded and may be accessed at http://www.intowner.com.
Included are the lead stories, community news items and crime reports,
editorials (including prior months' archived), restaurant reviews (prior
months' also archived), and the text from the ever-popular "Scenes
from the Past" feature. Also included are all current classified
ads. (Note: At this time, recent years restaurant reviews are
temporarily not available on line, as this section of the site is being
rebuilt; we expect it to be fully restored before the end of the month.)
The complete issue (along with prior issues back to March 2002) also is
available in PDF file format by direct access from our home page at no
charge simply by clicking the link provided. Here you will be able to
view the entire issue as it appears in print, including all photos and
advertisements.
The next issue will publish on November 14. The complete PDF version
will be posted by early that Friday morning, following which the text of
the lead stories, community news, and selected features will be uploaded
shortly thereafter. To read this month's lead stories, simply click the
link on the home page to the following headlines: 1) “Adams Morgan
Property Owner Embroiled in Dispute Over Alleged Illegal Added Floors;
Townhouse Addition Looms Over Neighbors”; 2) “Street, Gas &
Sewer Work in Mintwood Place Has Kalorama Triangle Neighbors in
Uproar”; 3) “Heurich Mansion Saved as House Museum Heirs Establish
Nonprofit Foundation.”
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
Presidential Campaign Announcement Party,
October 16
Alan Heymann, alanheymann at yahoo dot com
DC for Dennis is having a party Thursday night. It's the last stop on
Kucinich's nationwide tour announcing his run for the presidency. We'll
have free food and drink, entertainment by local DC hip hop artists,
plus a chance to hang out with Dennis Kucinich himself (almost
positively), activist/entertainer Mimi Kennedy (“Dharma and Greg”),
entrepreneur Ben Cohen (Ben and Jerry's), U.S. Rep. John Conyers
(D-Michigan; invited), and U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-California;
invited). The event is Thursday from 9-11 p.m. at the Josephine Butler
Parks Center, 2437 15th Street, NW. We'll have shuttle service from the
Columbia Heights Metro. Please contact Alan Heymann at 468-9554 or alan
heymann at yahoo dot com if you're planning to attend.
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Reel Affirmations Film Festival, October 16-25
Sarah Barnett, sarahbarnett1@starpower.net
Come join us for the most fun you can have in the dark! The 13th
Annual Reel Affirmations Film Festival Washington, DC's International
Gay and Lesbian Film Festival will be held Thursday, October 16 through
Saturday, October 25, at various venues. This year's theme is “lighten
up,” which highlights the focus on comedy and romance in this year's
films. The festival kicks off on Opening Night with Die Mommie Die! This
high-camp parody of mod-era Hollywood melodramas stars Charles Busch as
Angela Arden, a former pop singer murders her ex-husband in order to
hook up with a younger lover, played by Jason Priestley. The film was a
favorite at the Sundance film festival this year.
On Saturday, October 18, the Goethe-Institut Inter Nationes will host
“Doc Saturday at the Goethe,” an afternoon of nonfiction
documentary. The annual Women's Filmmaker Brunch will take place behind
the Lincoln Theatre on U Street, NW, on Sunday, October 19, and will
include the screening of Laughing Matters, a docu-comedy that showcases
the Queens of Lesbian Comedy. For more information, film listings and
show times for this year's festival, please visit the Reel Affirmations
web site at http://www.reelaffirmations.org/enews
or call 986-1119. VIP patron passes, venue passes, and individual
tickets can be purchased at http://www.boxofficetickets.com/oit.
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“Silver Spring: Story of an American
Suburb” Screening, October 21
Jerry A. McCoy, sshistory@yahoo.com
A free screening of the acclaimed, Emmy-nominated documentary
“Silver Spring: Story of an American Suburb,” will be shown on
Tuesday, October 21, at the National Geographic's Gilbert H. Grosvenor
Auditorium, 17th and M Streets, NW. Filmmaker Walter Gottlieb and
historian Jerry A. McCoy will introduce the film. For more information
see http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures/2003fall/tuesdays.html.
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Great Public Schools for All DC Kids, October
23 and November 4
Alicia Daugherty, daugherty@focus-dccharter.org
Join Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) for two community
information meetings on public charter schools. School founders and
parents will speak on the following issues: what are public charter
schools, how are public charter schools different from traditional
public schools, who starts public charter schools and why do they do so,
and hat is the process for starting a public charter school in DC?
The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 23, 7:15 p.m., at
Tenley-Friendship Library; and on Tuesday, November 4, 7:15 p.m., at
Cleveland Park Library. For more information or to RSVP (suggested but
not required) please call FOCUS at 387-0405.
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Uncompensated Care (Free Care) Needs Your
Support!, October 29
Sam Jordan, samunomas@msn.com
Did you know that when hospitals (and other regulated providers)
purchase expensive equipment or plan capital improvements they must
first obtain a permit called the Certificate Of Need (CON); that the CON
obligates hospitals to provide uncompensated care to uninsured, indigent
health care consumers; and that a survey conducted by Health Care Now!
found that few hospitals are in compliance? On Wednesday, October 29,
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Human Services Committee of DC Council
will conduct a legislative hearing on Bill 15-388, the “Health
Services Planning and Development Amendment Act of 2003.” A major
provision of the Bill requires DC DOH to establish standards for the
provision of uncompensated care for providers receiving the CON.
Health Care Now! has campaigned for improved enforcement of DC’s
free care laws since 1998. The upcoming legislative hearing permits
health care consumers and advocates to contribute to establishment of a
uniform, meaningful compliance system. You can testify in support of a
strong, uncompensated care statute that will permit the most vulnerable
health care consumers to receive legally mandated free care as
distinguished from “bad debt care” or improper transfer to another
hospital.
Also, join us in an Uncompensated Care Hearing Information and
Strategy meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 21, Upstairs at Mr.
Henry‘s Restaurant, 6th and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (Eastern Market
Metro Station). Refreshments will be served. We need consistent
monitoring and enforcement of the free care law! For additional
information, call Health Care Now! at: 388-6661 or E-message Sam Jordan
at Samunomas@msn.com. You may
register to testify (3 minutes) by calling Council Member Allen’s
office (Eric Goulet) at 724-8170. Please let us know if you have
registered to testify. To receive pre-hearing bulletins from Health Care
Now!, write Samunomas@msn.com,
and write “Free Care” in the Subject box.
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The Washington Storytellers Theatre is proud to join with the Maine
State Society to present Jo Radner and The Man Who Knew The Earth Was
Flat: A Salute to People Who Know Their Own Minds on Saturday, November
15 at 8 p.m. at the Westmoreland Congregational Church in Bethesda, MD.
Jo Radner draws on local memories, old letters, diaries, and family
legend to evoke a gathering of strong-willed characters from the Maine
past. Clever and compassionate, moving and funny by turns, Jo's stories
honor the surprising, often quirky gifts of ordinary people. Folklorist,
storyteller, and oral historian, Radner delights in eccentrics, believes
that humor and sadness are good bedfellows, and favors characters that
shape admirable lives around unavoidable misfortunes.
In addition, this evening also initiates the first of a series of
outreach collaborations with organizations in our community geared
toward expanding awareness of the power and beauty of storytelling and
bringing our programs to ever more diverse audiences. The Maine State
Society of Washington, DC, established June 9, 1894, is celebrating over
one hundred years of serving the interests of Maine natives, exiled to
the beltway. Westmoreland Church is located at 1 Westmoreland Circle, at
Massachusetts Avenue. Tickets are $12 ($9 for WST members, $10 for
seniors and students) and can be purchased at the door or in advance by
calling 301-891-1129.
Jo Radner will also lead a workshop entitled Creating Stories from
Real Life: Mastering the Art of Oral History. This will take place from
9-4 on Sunday, November 16th on the American University campus. In this
full-day workshop, Radner will address the various goals and visions of
oral history projects. In a series of interactive exercises and practice
interviews, she will introduce strategies for asking effective
questions, following promising leads, triggering memories, and evoking
stories that demonstrate how others have found meaning in their lives.
Participants will leave with a repertoire of useful skills, a plan of
action, and a manual for future reference. Contact the Theatre for
further details. Photos available upon request.
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CLASSIFIEDS — FOR SALE
Moving Sale, October 19
Victor Chudowsky, vchudows@yahoo.com
Moving sale on Sunday October 19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2941 28th
Street, NW (off Cathedral). Lots of furniture: chairs, cabinet, dresser,
bookshelves, tables, area rugs, patio table, and chairs. Yamaha upright
piano (perfect condition, mahogany finish), baby equipment (swing, toys,
bouncy seats), dehumidifier, gardening tools and containers, weight set
(with rack and bench), books, CDs, LPs, prints, kitchen items. Rain
date: October 26.
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CLASSIFIEDS — WANTED
A BB or pellet gun.
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CLASSIFIEDS — HELP WANTED
Legal Secretary Wanted, Silver Spring,
Maryland
Jon Katz, jon@markskatz.com
Legal secretary, full-time, Silver Spring, Maryland. Top pay and
benefits for top performance. This position requires at least one year
of successful prior secretarial experience; demonstrated common sense
and intellect; a caring and empathetic disposition; good organization;
and readiness to work successfully under tight deadlines and new daily
challenges. Pluses to your application are prior legal experience; a
college degree or equivalent intellectual achievement; and strong
Spanish-speaking skills. Please send your one-page resume, persuasive
cover letter, salary history, and relevant reference letters or a list
of relevant references, to Jon Katz, Marks & Katz, LLC, 1400 Spring
St., Suite 410, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Fax: 301-495-8815. Please do
not send E-mail attachments; please do not call. For more information,
visit http://www.markskatz.com.
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CLASSIFIEDS — RECOMMENDATIONS
Kitchen Renovator
Kate Farnham, katelarson at aol dot com
In response to David Sobelsohn, the person seeking recommendations
for a condo kitchen renovation, many people in my Bethesda neighborhood
have been very pleased with Montgomery County Home Improvement Co. They
are almost finished redoing our basement right now and have been
skilled, pleasant, responsive, considerate, and reliable workers. The
project foreman is on site almost every day, and work is pretty much on
schedule. It's been a surprisingly low-hassle experience for us. I don't
know if DC is part of their service territory, but others looking for a
renovation contractor might want to inquire. We wouldn't hesitate to
hire them again.
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