Tag: Washington D.C.
Poll Focuses on Money, Unemployment and the Millennial Vote
Hardly the java sipping, narcissistic, social media surfing, familial leeches of lore, today’s Millennials are a vulnerable lot. Fearful of the fickle economy, competing...
D.C.’s Budget Surplus: The Hand that Itches
Cities would love to be where the District is now
Occupy DC Gets Its Walking Papers
Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has fired the first shot in what looks to be a public battle between city hall and the Occupy...
Virginia Redistricting: GOP Strategy or Subtle Racism?
A nasty redistricting fight has surfaced in the Commonwealth of Virginia, just ahead of a contentious 2012 fight for Congress and the White House.
At...
New Year Brings Black Leadership For Government Printing Office
Inaction in Congress is doing more than angering constituents across the nation. The lawmaking body’s lack of action has caused the dismissal of dedicated...
Taxicab Confessions and High Fares in D.C.
If you are trying to “cab it” around Washington, D.C. anytime soon, you may want to check your wallet first. Taxicabs fares in the...
Why Won’t Marion Barry Retire?
Unlike Herman Cain, Marion Barry just made an announcement that he is not going anywhere anytime soon.
Some of us reluctantly appreciate the personal and...
Will Ward 8 Let New School Take Over?
by James Wright, The Washington Informer
Young adults between the ages of 18-35 in the District's most economically challenged ward are actively pursuing political careers...
D.C. Council Takes a Hard Look at Ethics … and Itself
Change is coming to the District of Columbia. Well … maybe. That’s if efforts to address the long history of ethics violations in local...