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April 4, 2004

Suckered

Dear Suckers:

The DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, on behalf of Mayor Williams and his administration, is negotiating two big and costly deals in secret, one to provide public financing for a stadium for the Billionaire Boys Baseball Club (the Washington Baseball Club), and the other to provide public financing for a new soccer stadium for DC United. Major League Baseball wants a new baseball stadium because it has become addicted to shaking down cities for giveaways and subsidies for new stadiums every few decades. DC United wants a new and smaller stadium so it can shake down its fans for higher ticket prices, as team president Kevin Payne admits: “When there is a scarcity of tickets, they become a much more valuable commodity. People buy in advance, you can charge higher prices. . . ” (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43190-2004Apr1.html).

But why would the Sports Commission and the Williams administration insist upon negotiating the public's business with wealthy sports promoters in secret? The reasonable likely explanation is that they are such incompetent and lousy negotiators, by comparison with other cities, that they are embarrassed for the public to see the poor deals they cut. If the negotiations ever became public, the public would see how badly they were being taken to the cleaners by sports promoters. The Sports Commission still refuses to release the contract that it negotiated for the money-losing Grand Prix auto races. In the stadium deals, the city is essentially negotiating how much of the taxpayer's money and land they will give away to the promoters -- not how much the promoters will give back to the taxpayers. For a stark contrast, read Daniel Gross' article in Slate about the deal that San Diego negotiated for its new baseball stadium, Petco Park, http://www.slate.msn.com/id/2098064. Gross dismisses the discredited and outdated economic argument for public financing pushed by the Sports Commission and Williams; he points out that, “most stadiums have flopped as economic development strategies,” and that “community elders who approve public cash for stadiums frequently end up looking like chumps. . . .”

But San Diego actually got something in return for further enriching already rich sports promoters. The city financed about $300 million of the stadium's cost, but the owner of the San Diego Padres agreed in return to invest $300 million in new hotels, commercial, and residential properties in the surrounding run-down neighborhood -- enough new construction so that the hotel occupancy taxes and property taxes would be enough to finance the city bonds that were sold to help build the stadium. Forced to make an investment in the baseball park's neighborhood, the development company run by the Padres' owner, Gross quotes from a construction trade publication, "either self-developed or engaged others to develop $593.3 million of hotel, residential, retail, and parking structures." In other words, San Diego actually got a return on its money, while the suckers preparing to give away our land and our money to DC's sports promoters will come away empty handed. No wonder they don't want us to know what they're doing.

For more on government secrecy, see Dorothy's article in today's Washington Post, “Kept in Dark in the District,” http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48267-2004Apr3.html.

Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
 

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Schools Challenge
Jeffrey S. Hops, Dupont Circle, jeffhops@yahoo.com

I am an enthusiastic supporter of both the Mayor and our school board. Everyone involved brings to DCPS the potential for making DC Schools the best in the nation. However, as highly qualified as I think the school board is, I would be willing to give the mayor a chance, provided that he can produce, before city council moves forward: 1) some kind of analysis of what is wrong with the school system that is addressable by its governing structure; 2) a cogent explanation of why the current school board structure (as opposed to merely its current personnel) cannot by its very nature produce results (without ad hominem attacks); 3) a policy strategy that addresses the substantive issues raised in point 1; and finally, 4) a commitment to address (preferably with an action plan attached) the endemic corruption, "emergency" and noncompetitive bidding procedures, sinkhole budgeting, and general commitment to cronyism and back scratching within DCPS that has made it a model for corrupt public administrators across the country.

When our elected officials run for office, we ask them to identify issues and propose solutions. The mayor is running, in his own fashion, for an additional office. We wouldn't hire an employee merely on the promise that we could fire him if he didn't work out; he needs to tell us what his skills and vision are and what he brings to DCPS. I am confident he can do the job, but, like any candidate, we the electorate need to put him through his paces first.

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Mayoral Control of DCPS
Michael Bindner, mikeybdc at yahoo

Historically, DCPS was a separate entity and was the first part of the DC government to be popularly controlled. While it has its failures, especially regarding central office administration, it also has its successes. The best way to reform the system is to increase parental control, rather than making the Mayor education czar. Regardless, I have a modest proposal for the Mayor if he wants to run the school system. Resign as Mayor and apply for the job as Superintendent of DCPS.

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WASA Rate Increases
Nora Bawa, botanica@hotmail.com

I'd like to second the concern of James Treworgy [themail, March 31]: “I am curious as to why we should be surprised that WASA is increasing rates, especially in light of the problems as of late. In my neighborhood I am already seeing streets torn up as water supply lines are replaced, and as we know the cost of this project across the city is in the billions of dollars. Who would we expect to pay for this other than us, the consumers, WASA's only source of revenue?”

There's got to be a better way to safeguard our city's health than throwing away our tax dollars on a fait accompli. Have we looked at the experiences of other large, old cities with failing infrastructures? How are they fixing their services?

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None of Their Damn Business, Revisited
Phil Greene, pjg1161@yahoo.com

In the March 31 edition of themail, Mary Boland expressed her agreement with Paul Penniman's objections to Washingtonpost.com's registration requirements, noting that her chief complaint is the fact that they require an E-mail address. “I don't need any more junk messages clogging up my E-mail, and if the is requiring my address, I figure they want it to use it. Other newspapers do not need such information, and if the Post does, then I'll get my news from other sources.” Notwithstanding what other papers do, or her complaints about the loss of privacy in general, there's an easy way around the problem if you want to avail yourself of something but don't want to offer up your E-mail address. Set up a straw-man E-mail account at Yahoo.com or the like. It's free and it takes about two minutes; just go to Yahoo.com, click on mail, then follow the prompts. Make up a fictitious name, have a ball. Maybe Mary could be MayaOwnbiznis@yahoo.com.

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Re: None of Their Damn Business
Richard Layman, rlaymandc@yahoo.com

It's a small price to pay, to provide your E-mail address to get access to the online Washington Post. The writer said other newspapers don't require this. It's not true. The New York Times, LA Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Philadelphia Inquirer, Austin American-Statesman, Providence Journal-Bulletin, Dallas Morning News, among others (these are just papers that I use online) require that you register in order to access archival content. Many other newspapers require that you be a paid subscriber for access to online content or for access to particular sections such as the LA Times Calendar section. The Post does not do this.

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Washington Post Registration
Mark Sutton, msutton@phoenix.seabrook.usra.edu

I don't understand what's the problem about providing information for a free service. Since they don't validate any of the information, and apparently don't validate the E-mail address often (or at all), I just give them bogus information all around (except for zip code, which may help them in their marketing research). Be sure to not check the options for receiving E-mail stuff. Big deal. The same holds for grocery cards. You are not obligated to provide any real information, and, in the grocery store case, they are obligated by law to give you a card.

That the information isn't validated at the Post does make me wonder if the people designing the registration process actually think any of the data they collect really has any statistical validity. Some news web site will send you a password via E-mail, and you get around that by setting up a free Hotmail or similar account. A no-brainer. I enjoy saving a few trees by reading the Post online, not dealing with a problematic newspaper carrier where I live, and have set up bookmarks to make it easy to get to sections I wanna read. I still buy the Sunday paper, though; love to spread it out. Some habits die hard.

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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch (Even from the Post)
John Whiteside, johnwhiteside at earthlink. dot net

Regarding Mary Boland's complaint about the Post web registration process: you never get something for nothing. The Post is giving you a ton of content; in return they want demographics, which they use to target the ads that appear on the site. (That's right, you and I see different ads when we visit their web site; the ads are served up by third-party servers that pick ads according to your demographics.) I think it's a pretty good deal, considering the depth and quality of what's on their site.

There's nothing unusual about it; you have to supply as much or more information to get to everything on the New York Times or Los Angeles Times web sites. The Post is very good about privacy; I have never received an E-mail from them since registering. You're going to get more spam by posting to the themail, since issues of themail are archived on a web site, where spiders — programs that scour the web for E-mail addresses to add to spam lists — will find your address so you can get offers for new mortgages and Viagra. You'll also get more spam by virtue of being a Hotmail user; large consumer-oriented services like Hotmail are the subject of a variety of kinds of spam attacks, including those that send to randomly generated addresses at the service. Really, the Post should be the least of your worries.

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Check It in themail
Charlie Wellander, Charlietm57(at)csx1(dot)mailshell(dot)com

A recent poster to themail states [March 31]: “The US Postal Service, with little public notification, has imposed a 12 cent surcharge on any non-letter sized envelope (even those that weigh less than one ounce).” There are a couple of things wrong with this statement. This surcharge for extra-large, one-ounce-or-less, first-class envelopes has been around at least since 1979 (when it was 7 cents). The public is currently notified at http://www.usps.com/consumers/domestic.htm, plus by every postal clerk that I have ever asked, or presented such an envelope to for mailing.

In addition, the DC Tax folks helpfully reminded us on page 6 of this year's D-40 booklet, “Postage on the return envelope is 49 cents for the first ounce, 60 cents for two ounces and 23 cents for each additional ounce.” Note that this “nonmachinable surcharge” applies only to oversize items weighing one ounce or less, not “even those that weigh less than one ounce.”

Both the USPS and the DC Government provide plenty of real failures for us all to grouse about. Let's not blame them for our own ignorance of quarter-century-old regulations.

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Don’t They Have Better Things to Do at the DC School of Law?
Paul Michael Brown, pmb@his.com

I see [themail, March 31] that the DC School of Law recently teamed up with an outfit called the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights to “present a briefing on Liberia by a panel of experts, a reception, and a film entitled 'Liberia: the United States' Stepchild.'” When I was in law school we studied subjects like contracts, torts, or equitable remedies. And if there was an extracurricular function, it focused on the American legal system rather than African politics. No wonder so few graduates of the D.C. School of Law pass the bar exam. How many of our tax dollars are spent on this nonsense?

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Re: Another Stadium Scheme, Same Secrecy
Danilo Pelletiere, dpelleti@gmu.edu

Ed Delaney is absolutely right to let folks know about the stadium being considered by Anschutz Entertainment to house DC United and host other events. He is also right to say the public should be involved. I'm not sure how correct he is, however, that this has been going on in secret or that it is a “scheme"” A couple points: 1) The stadium is planned for a site that has existing and similar development; indeed there is a chance that a smaller stadium might replace RFK. Today there are games and concerts that occur there. 2) The AWI and city plans, including those of NCPC, have long seen the redevelopment of the site along these lines for sport or a similar use such as an Aquarium. 3) DC United has long stated their desire to have a smaller soccer specific stadium (SSS), preferably at the RFK site. The news has been in the Post and elsewhere often. 4) In most cases SSS have been built with little direct public subsidy (there is always some subsidy in these projects, in infrastructure etc.).

Any of this may change, and the project should be heavily scrutinized, or (if it ever advances beyond plans) even scrapped if there are significant flaws in the plan, costs to the city and the environment, or citizen opposition to its placement. Still, there are distinct benefits to an in-town stadium, near Metro, on a site with existing infrastructure, which is a “brownfield.” Need I mention the fiasco of FedEx field for the region? (Obviously an SSS is a smaller proposition).

Since the Club and the city have both published their plans, there have been numerous articles in the Post and elsewhere (including neighborhood and soccer boards) on the subject, and to date there has been no mention of giveaways to DC United, it is not secret or a scheme, as yet. But we should make sure it stays that way. Full disclosure, I am a DC United Fan, a DC Sierra Club leader (identification purposes only), and a resident of the Lincoln Park neighborhood that borders Kingman Park, which in turn borders RFK.

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Maturity in themail
Tolu Tolu, tolu2books@aol.com

When your supervisor calls a new mature female employee an “old hen,” what is he saying to her?

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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS

Fair Budget Coalition Training, April 6
Susie Cambria, scambria@dckids.org

There is still time to register for the Fair Budget Coalition's training on April 6, “What in the Mayor’s Proposed FY 2005 Budget Impacts Human Services?” The agenda will include a review of human services’ budgets (health, human services, etc.), current challenges and the need for greater budget transparency, and strategizing and messaging. Susie Cambria (DC Action for Children) and Ed Lazere and Idara Nickelson (DC Fiscal Policy Institute) will be the lead presenters at this training. Attendees will receive copies of key budget documents and other materials that make advocacy a little easier (including tips for testifying, a list of hearing dates).

The training is being held on April 6 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. (9:00-9:30 is registration) at the True Reformer Building, 1200 U Street, NW. Reservations are requested – we want to have sufficient materials and food for everyone. To register, send the following information to Martina Gillis, Fair Budget Coalition, c/o Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, 1200 U Street, NW, WDC 20009: name, organization, address, phone, fax, E-mail. Registration is $8 for members of the Fair Budget Coalition, $12 for nonmembers. Waivers are available for residents. If you send a completed Fair Budget membership application with payment along with this form, you can take advantage of the member price of $8 per person. Applications are available at http://www.legalclinic.org and by calling Martina Gillis, FBC Advocacy Coordinator, 328-5513. Make checks payable to the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless.

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Children’s Budget Forum, April 5
Susie Cambria, scambria@dckids.org

Register today for the DC ACT budget forum, “What’s in the Mayor’s FY 2005 budget for kids?” The event is being held on April 5 from 10:00 a.m.-noon in the 7th floor conference room at 1616 P Street, NW. Confirmed agencies that will be present are the Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Human Services, and the Department of Mental Health. We are still trying to confirm the presence of the Child and Family Services Agency; Department of Health; and the Deputy Mayor for Children, Youth, Families, and Elders. Following agency presentations, there will be a Q&A period.

We will make available copies of agency budgets and other materials that will be useful to the community to advocate during this budget season. Reservations are required (we need to have sufficient materials for attendees). Please send the following information to dcaction@dckids.org and bring payment with you ($10 per person): name, organization (if applicable), address, phone, fax, and E-mail.

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DC Public Library Events, April 7, 13
Debra Truhart, debra.truhart@dc.gov

Wednesdays, April 7-28, 12:00 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. Showing of the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) film series Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns, in honor of Jazz Appreciation Month. Public contact: 727-1285. Wednesday, April 7, 1:00 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library. D.C. Public Library staff will read their favorite poems on the first Wednesday of each month. Public contact: 727-1281.

Tuesday, April 13, 6:30 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, Main Lobby. John C. Burnam, Master Sergeant, US Army (ret.) and author will discuss his book, A Soldier’s Best Friend: Scout Dogs and Their Handlers in the Vietnam War. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing by author. Public contact: 727-1161. Tuesday, April 13, 6:30 p.m., Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Come see Mel Gibson’s 1960 version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Hamlet. Public contact: 282-3080.

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Gay Marriage Teach-In, April 9
Joe Libertelli, jlibertelli@udc.edu

Please join us at noon on Friday, April 9, as UDC David A. Clarke School of Law Professors Laurie Morin, Susan Waysdorf, William Robinson, and Will McLain speak on the state of gay marriage “today.” ("Today" is defined as April 9. Who knows what the status will be then?)

This Teach-In is sponsored by UDC Clarke Law chapters of OUTLAW and The American Constitution Society. No charge. Please feel free to invite friends & colleagues. Building 39, 2nd Floor, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW. Metro Red Line, Van Ness/UDC Station. R.S.V.P to JLibertelli@Udc.edu.

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JAM on U, April 11, 29
Scott Pomeroy, spomeroy@14thandU.org

JAM on U - Jazz Appreciation Month (April) hits U Street: historic U Street, in the heart of Washington, DC, where jazz legends of the past and present play and perform, is celebrating a month jam-packed with jazz events at multiple businesses and venues. Come out and experience the shops, restaurants, attractions, and clubs of 14th and U Streets and see live performances, photographic exhibits, relive memories from the past, and experience a special recognition of the history of U Street on Easter Sunday during the Easter Stroll. This is part of an effort launched by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to dedicate one month a year to the celebration and education of jazz as part of America's cultural heritage. A full calendar of jazz events and exhibits in and around U Street will be featured throughout the month of April.

An Easter stroll will be held on April 11. Remember when the family would stroll the north side of U Street after services on Easter Sunday or shine up the car and cruise slowly down U Street on their way to brunch or dinner? This Easter, U Street is once again the place to be seen, as the Second Annual Easter Stroll begins at 12:00. Vintage Cars will cruise down U and 14th Streets and then circle back to the African American Civil War Memorial at Vermont and U to be showcased, while live music, Sunday brunches, special exhibits and an Easter Bonnet review will be occurring at various locations along U Street.

The finale celebration concert will be on April 29. What better day than U Street's own Edward “Duke” Ellington¹s birthday to celebrate the close of Jazz Appreciation Month with a concert? Where else would you hold the concert than at the Lincoln Theater? Enjoy a full day of events culminating in a special concert with an array of performances and features that celebrate the past month and announce future projects aimed at re-elevating U Street to the national and international spotlight in jazz history as a place where jazz is recognized, celebrated, and cultivated. JAM on U is produced by the 14th & U Main Street Initiative and the 14th & U Business and Arts Coalition.

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National Building Museum Events, April 12-13
Brie Hensold, bhenhold@nbm.org

Monday, April 12, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Smart Growth: Better Communities, Government Permitting. One of the barriers to better communities is an extensive permit process that favors conventional suburban-style development. Daniel Slone of McGuire Woods LLP will provide lessons on how to make better communities without being "exceptions," discussing the important steps of land assembly, permitting, and construction, as well as the creation of design codes and community governance. Free. Registration not required.

Monday, April 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Richard Haag lecture. The designs of landscape architect Richard Haag, FASLA, have focused on the redemption and reuse of forgotten landscapes. Recipient of the prestigious 2003 ASLA Medal, given by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Seattle-based designer will discuss his career. Following the lecture, he will sign copies of his book Richard Haag: Bloedel Reserve and Gas Works Park (Princeton Architectural Press). This lecture is being held in conjunction with National Landscape Architecture Month. $12 Museum and ASLA members and students; $17 nonmembers. Prepaid registration required.

Tuesday, April 13, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Frank Lloyd Wright's Auldbrass lecture. Among his 1,000 buildings, Frank Lloyd Wright designed only one southern plantation, Auldbrass, located in Yemassee, South Carolina. David De Long, professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss how Wright reconfigured an entire building type, seeking to revitalize a lost lifestyle. After his lecture, De Long will sign copies of his book Auldbrass: Frank Lloyd Wright's Southern Plantation (Rizzoli International). $10 Museum members and students; $15 nonmembers. Registration required. All events at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW; Metro red line, Judiciary Square station, NBM exit.

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Passing into Adulthood, April 13
Brad Hills, bradhills@washingtonstorytellers.org

Washington Storytellers Theater's "Speak Easy Season 03/04" presents Cutting the Cord: Stories About Passing into Adulthood. “At sixteen I was stupid, confused and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self-confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?” — Jules Feiffer.

At HR-57, 1610 14th Street, NW (between Corcoran and Q Streets), on Tuesday, April 13, at 8 p.m. $5 admission. Featuring Sherry Geyelin, Carolyn Rapp & Howard Zucker. Doors open at 7:30. Show up early to get your name on the open mic list. Listen to some of the area's best storytellers and then get up on stage to tell us your story. Because no one else can.

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Woman’s Democratic Club Kickoff for the March for Women’s Lives, April 15
Tamara O'Neil, toneil@democraticwoman.org

Come hear Gloria Feldt speak and sign her new book, The War on Choice: The Right Wing Attack on Women’s Rights and How to Fight Back, Thursday, April 15, 6:00 p.m., at the Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Avenue, NW. Cosponsored by Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington. Reservations: Patricia Fitzgerald, 232-7363, pfitzgerald@democraticwoman.org. $20 WNDC members, $25 non-members, $15 students.

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Artists/Crafters Needed for Glover Park Day, June 5
Judie Guy, gpgazed@aol.com

On Saturday June 5, the Glover Park Citizens Association will sponsor its 15th Annual Glover Park Day on the grounds of Guy Mason Rec Center at Wisconsin and Calvert Streets, NW. We have space for talented artists and craftspeople to exhibit and sell their work. Fee for space is inexpensive and you keep all your profit. We get a great crowd in each year, because we have live music all day (11 to 5), prize drawings, food from local restaurants, kids' activities, a big flea market, and, of course, unique arts and crafts for sale. If you're interested in selling your art or craft at Glover Park Day, contact Judie Guy at gpgazed@aol.com.

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CLASSIFIEDS — HELP WANTED

UDC Law School Development Director
Joe Libertelli, jlibertelli@udc.edu

The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized development director who is passionate about the public interest and willing to go the extra mile to assure maximal support for our diverse student body and unique clinical law program! The new director will work directly with Dean Shelley Broderick and our alumni director (yours truly!) to evolve effective fundraising priorities and strategies, to develop and maintain a donor database, and to create fundraising materials and systems to evaluative our fundraising efforts. S/he will also directly solicit gifts, contribute to publications and our web site, and help plan and manage funding-related events.

This position will demand excellent and fast writing, a high degree of computer literacy, and a high level of personal organization and attention to detail. An undergraduate degree is required. Fundraising experience, especially for higher education, and familiarity with the D.C. funding community, are highly desirable. (We would, however, consider hiring a fundraising rookie with otherwise outstanding skills and references.) We would like the new Director to start ASAP, but can wait if an otherwise ideal candidate cannot begin absolutely immediately. Therefore, candidates are asked to please specify their availability in their cover letter. Serious candidates should visit http://www.law.udc.edu before applying. They should not bother sending us a form letter! The application deadline is Friday, April 23, close of business.

While this is a temporary position, a permanent candidate will be competitively selected in the near future and the successful candidate for the temporary position will be expected to apply for the permanent position. The salary is 48-54K depending upon experience. Please send resume, cover letter, and references to Shelley Broderick, Dean, UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, 4200 Conn. Ave., NW, 20008 or via E-mail to Joe Libertelli: jlibertelli@udc.edu. I am happy to try to answer questions about the School of Law or this position via E-mail at JLibertelli@udc.edu.

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CLASSIFIEDS — SPACE

Warehouse Space Needed for Not-for-Profit
Joan Eisenstodt, jeisen@aol.com

Heart of America, a wonderful local foundation, is in need of warehouse space to store about 30,000 donated books that they in turn will donate to local schools. Anyone on this list have any extra storage space they'd like to donate or rent at a really low rate? Please contact Angie Halamandaris at heartofam@aol.com or by phone at 347-6278.

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CLASSIFIEDS — RECOMMENDATIONS

Computer Repair
Gabe Goldberg gabe@gabegold.com

Bryce Suderow requested someone to repair his two computers [themail, March 31]. Capital PC User Group (CPCUG, www.cpcug.org) is a more-than-twenty-year-old nonprofit whose motto is “users helping users.” CPCUG has a monthly magazine, classes, free meetings, and two resources directly relevant to Bryce's request: a HelpLine —- organized by topic/hardware/software — listing hundreds of people volunteering to help CPCUG members, and numerous free discussion lists. One, the Consultants and Entrepreneurs list, is chock full of computer consultants giving free advice. Or making for-fee house calls, if necessary. Access this list and others from the CPCUG web site.

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