All Opinions Are Local Archive: Fenty
The D.C. Council's move toward sunshine
The Dec. 4 editorial "The D.C. Council, above the law?" criticized the approach of council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) to drafting the Open Meetings Amendment Act of 2010 without recognizing that the legislation starts by including the council...
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Thomas M. Susman, Washington
| December 8, 2010; 6:26 PM ET |
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A needed conversation on welfare in D.C.
Recently, D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) and I introduced legislation that would — consistent with federal regulations — limit Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) benefits to five years. My legislation, while imperfect and incomplete, is intended to...
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Marion Barry, Washington
| November 20, 2010; 2:25 PM ET |
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Why was there no consideration of the Silver Line's security?
For several years, I have expressed the concerns raised in the Nov. 5 Metro story "Audit: Metro's Silver Line lacks security features." I contacted many who could have made a difference. I stressed the obvious: that the Metropolitan Washington Airports...
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Randy Atkins, Vienna
| November 10, 2010; 6:55 PM ET |
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Will Gray retreat on school reform? Here are 5 tests
By Richard Whitmire Arlington On Oct. 24, soon-to-be-departed D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Mayor Adrian Fenty wrote a farewell in The Post’s Outlook section: “We’ve done our best. Now it’s up to you.” Wisely, and appropriately, they kept their...
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washingtonpost.com editors
| October 26, 2010; 5:00 AM ET |
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A Ken Cuccinelli for the District?
The District's attorney general, Peter Nickles, has drawn plenty of criticism for not being independent enough from the man who appointed him, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty. But just across the river, Virginians have had to deal with Ken Cuccinelli...
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Martin Austermuhle
| October 19, 2010; 3:21 PM ET |
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Taxing our way to cleaner waters?
By John A. Boffa, Washington Regarding the Sept. 27 news story “Anacostia cleanup goal at issue”: I was stunned to read that D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) believes the city’s 5-cent tax on paper and plastic bags has...
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washingtonpost.com editors
| September 30, 2010; 6:54 PM ET |
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