Literacy
Dear Literates:
A third of DC adults are supposedly illiterate, according to a report
for the State Education Agency by the University of the District of
Columbia that got a lot of publicity in the past few days (http://www.literacydc.org/documents/report.pdf).
Judging by the number of large color photographs in the thirty-two page
report, SEA administrators must not think that consumers of its
publications read so well, either. I promise that before Sunday I’ll
post a text-only version on DCPSWatch that will take only a small
fraction of the 2.15 mb that the SEA version consumes.
Here’s a chicken-or-the-egg problem for you: which came first, a
literate audience or good writing? That’s a question that has
obviously stumped Mayor Adrian Fenty, because the quality of his major
political speeches has been so abysmally low as to encourage illiteracy.
It was only a little over two months ago that I complained about the
vacuity of Fenty’s inaugural address (http://www.dcwatch.com/mayor/070103.htm);
today the platitudes and empty rhetoric of his first State of the
District Address made that earlier speech seem as statesmanlike as
President Washington’s Second Inaugural. It’s no wonder that Fenty
deliberately avoided making his State of the District speech a major
public event, like Williams did before he started restricting attendance
in his last couple years in office, and instead gave it to a small
audience at a senior citizens’ center, with little advance public
notice and no attempt to invite the general public to attend.
Read it now (http://www.dcwatch.com/mayor/070321.htm)
and then regret the time and effort you put into learning to be a
proficient reader.
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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On Wednesday, Mayor Fenty marked his seventy-eighth day in office by
delivering his 2007 State of the District address, entitled, “Moving
Forward Faster” (http://www.dcwatch.com/mayor/070321.htm)
at the Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center. In the speech, Fenty
detailed a laundry list of accomplishments that he claimed as his own,
including a new Anacostia Interim Library (sited in a trailer as a
replacement for the library building that was abruptly closed more than
two years ago); the construction of a new Salvation Army Facility on
Martin Luther King Avenue; the Skyland Shopping Center; and the
acquisition of four new ambulances. All of these were projects that were
initiated and nearly completed during the Williams administration. In
his speech, Fenty also took credit for the everyday workings of
government, with a recitation of statistics including the number of 911
calls answered in the past 78 days (390,000, he claimed); the number of
E-mails received (but not necessarily answered) by the mayor’s office
(15,000); the number of community and civic association meetings Fenty
has attended (forty-seven); the number of condoms distributed by the
city to prevent HIV and AIDS (250,000); the number of trees planted
(1,815 during the cold winter months of January, February, and March, he
said); the number of potholes filled (3,400); the number of vehicles
inspected (40,000); and the number of buildings inspected by DCRA
(6,000).
The speech failed to provide any insight into any new policy or
project initiatives that will mark the Fenty administration. The only
recurring theme in Fenty’s speech was that under his administration
the District “will move forward —- smarter, stronger, and faster
than ever before.” We can hope that Fenty will detail his real plans
for the District on Friday, when he submits his FY 2008 budget to the
city council.
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The Ultimate Insult
Ronald E. Hampton, National Black Police Association, nbpanatofc@worldnet.att.net
On Friday, March 16, during the confirmation hearing for DC
Metropolitan Police Department’s Chief of Police Cathy Lanier, the
ultimate insult occurred. Mayor Adrian Fenty selected Ms. Lanier because
of his support for and her practice of community policing for the
residents of the District of Columbia. However, in my experienced
opinion, they know very little about community policing.
Community policing is more than just something to talk about during a
political campaign to be mayor of our city. As for the police
department, it talked about community policing the entire time that
Charles Ramsey was the chief of police, only to disappoint those of us
who would recognize it any form. The truth is there has been no
community policing in the city since former Chief of Police Isaac
Fulwood’s tenure. It requires police officers and their managers not
only to talk, but more importantly to behave in a way that begins to
establish a meaning relationship. We are now in the midst of a strategic
police community relations campaign, and it looks more of the same.
Lastly, if the mayor and Chief of Police were serious about community
policing for our city and its citizens, they would have involved the
community in the selection process for chief of police. About nine years
ago, several others members of this city and myself participated in the
selection and interview process for the past chief of police. It worked
wonderfully.
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Deeply Rooted?
Ralph J. Chittams, Sr., chittams@sewkis.com
The following comments are not an endorsement of any candidate in the
Ward 7 council race.
A group calling itself “Ward-7 Concerned Citizens” has been
plastering Ward 7 with anonymous attacks on individuals running for the
Ward 7 council seat. In its latest diatribe, this one against Vincent
Vandell, this group states that the next councilmember from Ward 7
should be “deeply rooted in the community.” That is a reiteration of
a statement made by Vincent Gray, the current chairman of the city
council and former Ward 7 councilmember. For Gray to have made that
statement and for the Concerned Citizens to repeat it is the height of
hypocrisy. As chairman of the city council, Gray is leading the effort
that is disenfranchising the very people who gave him his start in
politics. I guess those “deep roots” in Ward 7 did not prevent him
from selling us out. Voting on the proposed school takeover is
proceeding without Ward 7 or Ward 4 being represented on the city
council. How is that in our best interest? The proposed legislation,
once passed, will be marched directly to Capitol Hill for approval, in
violation of the Home Rule Charter, Section 303(a), which requires
approval by the electorate in the form of a referendum prior to the
legislation being taken to Congress. How is circumventing us and denying
our right to vote in our best interest? Gray, et al., want a vote in
Congress while at the same time denying local voting rights! Can someone
say inconsistent, self-serving, schizophrenic? Someone “deeply rooted
in the community” shouldn’t be screwing-over his neighbors. Someone
“deeply rooted in the community” should fight for the rights of his
neighbors. Someone “deeply rooted in the community” should remember
where he came from. If Vincent Gray is an example of how someone
“deeply rooted in the community” treats his neighbors, give me a
carpetbagger!
Who needs enemies when you have friends like that?
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Locals Nominated for the Lillian Carter Award
Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com
On Monday of this week Jim and Kathy Mueller of Takoma Park were
nominated by the Peace Corps for the Lillian Carter Award. The Lillian
Carter Award honors those who bring the Peace Corps spirit back to their
own communities. (See http://tinyurl.com/3cc75t)
Jim and Kathy are thrilled to be nominated. They served together in
the Peace Corps three times — in India, Lesotho, and the Solomon
Islands. Jim currently volunteers his time teaching computers to seniors
at the new community center in Takoma Park. You can see Jim teaching at http://youtube.com/watch?v=yPo8BDBIJtc.
His patience is exemplary. He delights in seeing people learn. If you’d
like to send Jim and Kathy some words of congratulation, their E-mail is
jandkmueller@yahoo.com.
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Free and Equal DC
Mike Panetta, US Shadow Representative, mike.panetta@gmail.com
Now that the DC Voting Rights Act has passed two key committees and
is heading for the House floor, it is critical that voices from outside
the District of Columbia are heard in Capitol Hill offices. We need to
have a public echo from our supporters around the country if this bill
is going to become law.
I’ve set up a web site at: http://www.freeandequaldc.com
that makes it easy to spread the word (if you live in the District) and
to send a letter to your members of Congress (if you live outside the
District).
I feel this bill is a first step towards full representation in
Congress and expanded home rule. I urge all District residents to get
their friends and relatives who live outside the District borders to
take action on our behalf. We’ll need as much grassroots support as we
can get on this effort and future campaigns to finally end our
second-class citizenship.
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These are what I take to be fundamental problems with the University
of the District of Columbia, which have gradually accumulated since it
was formed out of Federal City College, the DC Teachers College, and
Washington Technical Institute in 1976. I suggest that solving these
problems ought to take a high priority in the mayor’s program of
action for his term of office. 1) An aging faculty (insufficient
rotation since the 1970s); 2) incompetent administration (over ten
presidents from its founding year, 1976, to the mid-1990s, and even more
provosts and deans, although the faculty remained much as it had been);
3) a distant and poorly-informed Board of Trustees; 4) rigidities of
management as a consequence of the organization of the faculty as a
self-protective labor organization; 5) need for a fresh start that has
never been done; 6) pretenses and realities not regarded; 7) removal of
competence by early retirement; 8) loss of morale; 9) gradual decline in
recruitment, and insufficient connection with DCPS at all levels; 10)
budgetary limitations, especially and essentially after 1988; 11) an
apparent lack of city council interest in the problems of higher
education, and 12) failures of effective supervision.
I should explain that none of this is in the least theoretical, but
builds on personal experience from the founding of FCC in 1968 to my own
retirement in 1995 as professor of history. I’d be pleased to explain
any item in it at any time. Others and I attempted renewal of
discussions with the acting president after Nimmons, but these too died
from inaction. Can we now get back to these issues? At its height, the
University had, I think, around ten thousand students and around five
thousand full-time employees, and it is now, I believe, less than half
that number in both categories. This is a vital and useful topic for a
new mayor and a changed council. I should add that the Law School is
quite distinct in all these areas, and might, for all I know, be
separated from the University (as it already largely is for budgetary
and administrative arrangements).
We all, I am certain, mistook the difficulties of founding a
university at all, and what I would like to see is a more sober and
serious look at what has gone wrong, and what can, even at this late
date, be done about it.
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Re: Gun Law from Ron Linton
Richard Rothblum, richard@rothblum.org
Ron Linton’s prediction [themail, March 18] — an increase in
injury and death, death among children, accidental death — as a result
of more honest citizens owning guns is already happening, and has
nothing to do with gun laws. Guns are freely available in the city to
criminals and irresponsible adults and children. He states, “No matter
how hard adults work at secreting dangerous instruments, children have
an uncanny knack for locating them.” You could substitute
“government” for “adults” and “criminals” for “children”
and the statement would be equally true. The United Kingdom has among
the most restrictive gun laws anywhere, yet the IRA has no problem
obtaining guns.
The argument that it is foolhardy to try to defend oneself from
criminals may be correct. However, those who are willing to fight to
protect themselves are a boon to the rest of us. Gun violence would be
decreased by the presence of responsible and properly trained gun
owners. At Eastern High School in the ’50’s, I was on the rifle
team. Most people in my neighborhood owned guns. More people were
trained in the use of guns. There was less gun violence.
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How Do Guns Make You Safer?
James Treworgy, jamietree@yahoo.com
Bryce Suderow writes [themail, March 18], "I’ve been the
victim of four robberies and one attempt to break into my apartment
while I was home. . . . I have no faith in the ability of the police to
protect me or to catch the criminals who victimize me" I am sorry
you have been such a frequent crime victim; I’ve also been held up at
gunpoint in DC before. It’s a very frightening experience and really
makes you feel powerless. But it seems that you are still alive and well
despite not having gun to defend yourself.
I wonder, what would you have done had you been carrying a firearm on
your person when each of these past incidents occurred? Would you have
challenged your assailant to a gunfight? Would you have shot the
perpetrator from behind as he ran away? Neither of these seems like a
particularly smart way to come through a mugging in one piece, not to
mention stay out of prison yourself if your plan is simply vigilante
justice.
I wonder how you think that having a gun would have improved your
chances of getting through these regrettable incidents safely?
[A reminder for contributors: in themail, don’t get involved in
national issues surrounding gun rights, gun bans, gun safety, or other
general issues surrounding guns. Keep it local -- what does this mean
specifically to those of us who live in DC? — Gary Imhoff]
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A while back I wrote to themail for suggestions on what my next steps
should be to wrestle my rebate free from the Energy Star Program. (I had
applied for my rebate last summer.) I was contacted with great
suggestions by several people, including an employee from the program
and my councilwoman. It turns out that, indeed, the program had been
experiencing significant problems. They believe they have successfully
addressed them now. Within three weeks I received my rebate in the form
of a debit card from Chase Bank. There was even an extra $2.00 on the
card to cover the cost of an ATM fee if I chose to redeem my rebate in
cash. Although I was unable to use any of the “participating” ATMs
to withdraw my money, once I drove to an Industrial Bank branch, the
withdrawal was easy. So, hopefully the program really is up and running
correctly now. Also, I hope the powers that be consider using another
more convenient bank to issue debit cards. Chase is not located in this
region, and Industrial Bank is not conveniently located because it has
too few branches. Thanks to all who contacted me.
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Red Light and Speed Camera Contracts
Clyde Howard, ceohoward@hotmail.com
According to Anne-Marie Bairstow in the March 18 issue of themail, I
should be ashamed of calling the persons in the DC government
“idiots.” She said that, “mistakes are made by dedicated DC
employees.” Yes, that may be true. However, there have been too many
mistakes made to remove them by the eraser on the end of a pencil.
Mistakes cost the residents of this city in unnecessary money being
spent to correct them, in grants lost because certain paper work was not
done, and in prisoners being released in error. Bairstow stated that I
should work for the government in lieu of standing on the side lines
throwing bricks. Well, I did work for the government for thirty-three
years, and you can believe me that if some of your DC government workers
were in my camp they would be standing in the soup line by now for their
costly mistakes. The dedicated workers are some of the grunts in the DC
government work force. They are not the pompous, obstreperous, arrogant
managers that are entrenched in positions of responsibility, where they
try to impress everybody that they are paragons of knowledge when in
reality they have been promoted to a level beyond their ability.
Therefore, I remain of the opinion that until the DC government is
purged of the incompetents that are so deeply entrenched in it, this
government will never be able to operate with any efficiency and
intelligence.
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Correction on Charter Amendment
Lars H. Hydle, Larshhydle@aol.com
I was mistaken in my recent posting about charter amendments [themail,
March 7] in which I said that the Congress must enact such an amendment
though regular legislation, rather than through Congressional review. In
fact, the Congress can allow such a charter amendment to take effect by
not passing a concurrent resolution against it during a review period of
35 legislative days.
But I was right to say that the mayor and the council cannot, without
ratification by a majority of the voters, bring a charter amendment
before the Congress for such review. Such a purported charter amendment
would have the legal status of a suggestion to the Congress that it
enact such legislation. The Congress reserves authority under the
Charter to enact legislation for the District, with or without the
approval of the mayor, council, or DC voters.
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The Quest for a Model School System for, by,
and of the People
Kathryn A. Pearson-West, wkpw3@aol.com
Are DC citizens enthralled with the current makings of a charismatic
twenty-first century style political boss? This boss is taking the
expanding of his political fiefdom to a new art form. Are his followers
expected to drink the political Kool-Aid, the elixir of “yes-ism,”
and follow him wherever, whenever at his command, even to his or the
city’s detriment? Are DC citizens supposed to willingly accept a
takeover of the DC public schools just because those at the helm of
leadership say so? Must we nod in agreement just because we’re told it’s
the right thing for us as if we are taking our medicine as instructed?
Can we show alarm over certain actions during the honeymoon period or
shortly after or do we have to wait until the anniversary before we can
say what we really don’t want or like?
Maybe it’s time that the mayor and his city council take a moment
to pause and cross the t’s and dot the i’s when it comes to the
school governance controversy. There is no shame in holding up the
accelerated process instead of making citizens feel that they are being
Shanghaied into accepting an agenda they are not ready to embrace,
especially when there are other options to explore and new school
leaders to test rather than surrender to a takeover. Right now, many DC
residents want their government back where they, the stakeholders, have
the right to approve or stop possible charter changes. Many citizens don’t
want to subscribe to the theory of the new government leaders that
advance the notion that because a person was elected overwhelmingly that
his bidding has to be followed — he has a mandate to take over the
schools because he mentioned the word education in his campaign and
maybe whispered the word take over to somebody after the primary.
History has taught us little. When Abraham Lincoln gave the
Gettysburg Address in 1863, never in his wildest dreams could he have
imagined that that his speech would resonate in the hearts and minds of
citizens in the nation’s capital as the city’s elected officials
lose sight of the people’s struggles and their desire for an inclusive
government. Lincoln once said, “It is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task remaining before us — that from these
honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they
gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve
that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under
God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the
people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the
earth.” The District of Columbia should not lose sight that its
government and its school system are of, by, and for the people of a
not-so-free nation’s capital.
Today’s DC elected officials seem to have forgotten those that have
given their lives for home rule who knew that the home rule charter
would have to go through set procedures to be changed and not violated.
That charter, like the United States Constitution, was viewed as a
holder of our truths, inalienable rights, and as a conduit to the next
level of autonomy and protections. Our elected forgot the struggles of
the past to ensure the protections and rights for today. Elected
officials now make a mockery of the DC charter by planning to go
straight to Congress for their approval instead of going to the people
for consent. City officials are also making a mockery of Emancipation
Day as they plan to lobby Congress as part of the holiday’s
festivities. Emancipation Day was established as a holiday to
commemorate the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia but
apparently now symbolizes the District’s quest for freedom from
Congress and further to mark their impending conquest over the schools
and the DC charter. The council vote to take over the school system is
expected to come shortly after this holiday. So in April, citizens can
look forward to the Martin Luther King parade, income taxes,
Emancipation Day, lobbying day, and now the hostile takeover of the
schools. Some citizens will look at this month as a time to re-energize
their efforts to champion further protections for our current home rule
charter and the procedures to change it. It is may also be a time to
mark names of our political leaders in stone for a watch list for
further deviations and violations of the public trust.
Sometimes citizens think that standing up and protesting against the
powers to be is disloyal or unfaithful. Sometimes they think that only a
handful of committed citizens can’t make a difference. For a minute I
thought that, but was quickly reminded otherwise. When I wavered about
going to protest in front of the mayor’s home over the hostile school
takeover issue, my twenty-four-year-old daughter quickly asked me what
would have happened if people had been like me and said or did nothing
during the civil rights movement. She grabbed her camera in case I had
to go to jail, too, and said let’s go make a difference by standing up
for what we believe. This protest brought back memories of when my son,
daughter, and I traveled to North Carolina with a busload of
Washingtonians to march in front of Senator Faircloth’s house about
his tight control over the District. This protest also reminded me of
the time when I joined with a labor group and others in front of the
home of the first DC control board chairperson. History shows us that
sometimes a few people have to begin to make some noise to make sure
that the rights of citizens are protected. The senator and the control
board are now gone, but not until some folks let it be known that their
presence was not to be tolerated very long.
As we continue to debate the changes to the school system, we must
always remember that government and our schools are of, by, and for the
people. We must maintain the public trust and vet the issue as long as
the people see fit. Maybe the mayoral legacy and that of council members
won’t come in the first year. Maybe they will have to achieve their
legacy by improving our city and our schools by trusting the citizens
when they say let’s come together to develop a consensus plan. Let’s
wait until Wards 4 and 7 have their elected council members in place.
And at the end of the day, if the council votes for changes to a charter
against the thinking of many, then ratify that vote with a referendum.
Is it to much to ask that the process and the people be respected? Now
let’s move toward excellence in our schools and our city by working
together for the common good. No man is an island and the proverbial
village is ready to help, but first requires buy-in with the planning.
Now let’s see the new Democratic Congress tell DC leaders to go back
and get approval from DC citizens from a referendum before coming to
them for approval. Stop confusing them as to what DC wants. Stop sending
mixed messages. Let the school system remain a local issue, unless of
course the city needs more money from the Feds.
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
The Craft of Writing for Blogs, Saturday,
March 24
Barbara Conn, bconn@cpcug.org
Writing for a blog is not the same as writing for a web site.
Although a blog often looks like a web site, and may function as a web
site, it is not the same thing as a web site. When you’re writing for
a blog, your focus is different. Your relationship to your audience
changes as soon as you start communicating via a blog. Your writing
style for blogging needs to evolve, to fulfill your purpose in creating
and maintaining a blog. This presentation, for bloggers and potential
bloggers, is by Merry Bruns of ScienceSitesCom.com, who has been
producing and editing web sites since 1994.
Gather your colleagues, and bring them to this Saturday, March 24,
1:00 p.m., gathering of the Capital PC User Group (CPCUG) Entrepreneurs
and Consultants Special Interest Group (E&C SIG). These monthly
events are free and open to all. This month’s event is at the
Cleveland Park Branch Library (first floor large meeting room) at 3310
Connecticut Avenue, NW (between Macomb and Newark Streets), just over a
block south of the Cleveland Park Metrorail Station on the Red Line. For
more information about the presentation, the speaker, and CPCUG (a
501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization), visit http://entrepreneur.cpcug.org/307meet.html.
To register, send an E-mail to bconn@cpcug.org.
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Fair Budget Coalition Annual Town Hall, March
24
Martina Gillis, martina@legalclinic.org
The Fair Budget Coalition is sponsoring its annual town hall meeting
with community organizations on Saturday, March 24, at the True Reformer
Building, 1200 U Street., NW, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The community town
hall meeting is an opportunity for you to talk with city leaders about
your concerns and priorities in your community.
Many community members are unable to attend council hearings and
various meetings to express their concerns because they were unable to
take time off from their jobs or find child care. So, we decided to
invite city leaders to come to us! Last year more than one hundred fifty
community members came out and shared their concerns with more than ten
city department directors and councilmembers. Come talk with city
leaders on "our turf." City department directors and all
councilmembers have been invited. Fun children activities and food will
be provided; you must RSVP for child care and Spanish translation to
Martina Gillis, 328-5513 or martina@legalclinic.org.
There will also be a raffle and door prizes. If you would like flyers to
distribute , please contact Martina.
Cosponsors as of March 19: Bread for the City, DC Hunger Solutions,
Citizens About Real Empowerment, So Others Might Eat, Washington Legal
Clinic for the Homeless, The Arc of the District of Columbia.
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DC Vote Student-Teacher Outreach, March 26
Sarah Pokempner, azepo@aol.com
DC Vote is looking to get students and teachers mobilized for the DC
Voting Rights March on Monday, April 16, DC Emancipation Day! Join us on
Monday, March 26 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Ben’s Chili Bowl, 1213 U
Street, NW, to help plan for the march, which will begin at Freedom
Plaza and move to a rally on Capitol Hill. We want dedicated individuals
who can turn out as many people as possible for this April event! Visit
the web site at http://www.votingrightsmarch.org/
and RSVP for Ben’s at jbumpus@dcvote.org.
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DC Public Library Events, March 26-27
Randi Blank, randi.blank@dc.gov
Monday, March 26, 7:00 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial
Library, 901 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor, West Lobby. All the World’s a
Stage Book Club. Different countries, times and lives. Each book is an
adventure. We will discuss Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir
of Science, Faith, and Love by Dava Sobel. For more information,
call 727-1264.
Tuesday, March 27, 12:00 p.m., West End Neighborhood Library, 1101
24th Street, NW. West End Library Film Club. Bring your lunch and enjoy
watching Cinderella Man (PG-13). For more information, call 724-8707.
Tuesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m., Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library,
3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Jeff Sypeck, author of Becoming
Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800, will
speak about "Why Charlemagne Matters." A book sale and signing
will follow the program. For information, call 282-3080.
Tuesday, March 27, 7:00 p.m., Takoma Park Neighborhood Library, 416
Cedar Street, NW. Takoma Park Branch Book Club. Enjoy a lively book
discussion of Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson. For more
information, call 576-7252.
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National Building Museum Events, March 29-31
Lauren Searl, lsearl@nbm.org
Thursday, March 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Smart Growth: Conservation
Lessons from the Cascade Agenda. Ryan Dicks, vice president of
Conservation Transactions for Cascade Land Conservancy (CLC), will speak
about CLC’s progress on gaining a strong understanding of the market
forces when acquiring conservation easements, taking a regional approach
to land conservation, and working with rural communities to ensure land
not slated for conservation easements gets development patterns that
accommodate greater densities. Free. Registration not required.
Saturday, March 31. Cherry Blossom Festival family day (10:00
a.m.-3:30 p.m.) and opening ceremony (4:00-5:30 p.m.). The National
Building Museum and the National Cherry Blossom Festival kickoff
Washington, DC’s , 2007 cherry blossom season with a family festival
full of hands-on fun exploring Japanese arts and design, and ways Japan
is green, or environmentally friendly. Enjoy performing artists, kimono
displays, and expert demonstrations. Hands-on activities include
creating miniature Japanese-style paper gardens to take home,
constructing miniature shoji screens, origami, designing a scrapbook,
and much more. Be a part of the citywide celebration! Free. All ages.
Drop-in program. Both events at the National Building Museum, 401 F
Street, NW, Judiciary Square stop, Metro Red Line.
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CLASSIFIEDS — HOUSING
Room in Shared Apartment in Lanham
Phil Shapiro, pshapiro@his.com
Room in spacious three-bedroom apartment in Lanham, Maryland.
$400/month, includes utilities, cable television, and cable modem.
Shared bathroom with one other person. Across the street from NASA
Goddard. Drive (or bus) to the Greenbelt subway stop. Parking. Pool.
Fifteen-minute drive to University of Maryland. Available April 1.
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