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Tom Sherwood's Notebook
| Signs of the times . . . |
VOICE writes, "Somebody got canned this week. A famous person was appointed to a new job. And, as we expected, District citizens showed up in droves at the new Bloomingdale's to send sales-tax revenue to Annapolis.
But let's not get ahead of our selves.
Mayor Adrian Fenty and school construction czar Allen Lew showed up at Hardy Middle School on Monday to announce the city was firing the contractor and reassigning city workers in charge of the over-budget and overdue renovation there.
The construction joint venture — Arrow/Schlosser — said it likely would seek millions in unpaid fees before abandoning the job. A spokesperson blamed horrendous school management and "change orders" for all the problems. "
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Posted on Oct 11, 2007 20:25pm.
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| The future is now …! |
VOICE writes, "The future is now …!
BY TOM SHERWOOD
On Sunday the Washington Nationals closed out their last season at RFK.
Well, we hope.
There is at least a slight chance that the Nats may do the unthinkable and not open the 2008 season at the new ballpark off South Capitol Street.
The stadium itself most likely will be ready, although the paint may still be wet. The problem is the area around the station — specifically, the desperate push to find suitable parking for thousands of cars and the fear that the crucial Metro station enlargement won't be finished."
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Posted on Oct 04, 2007 16:36pm.
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| No vote for you … ! |
VOICE writes, "No vote for you … !
BY TOM SHERWOOD
They voted. You lost.
If ever a District citizen thought that he or she were part of America, make no mistake — you're not.
Pay your taxes, let your sons and daughters go off to fight wars and don't forget to have a hot dog on the Fourth of July.
Tuesday's 57-42 decision against D.C. voting rights is not all that surprising.
Even supporters had held their breaths because the goal of 60 filibuster-proof votes was ephemeral at best.
Republicans voted against the bedrock right to vote because many quietly believe that if the city gets a voting member of the House, it would only be some time before we clamor for two voting senators, most likely Democrats. That wouldn't help the GOP regain control of the Senate. "
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Posted on Sep 26, 2007 06:52am.
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| Clean, Green and Creative ... ? |
VOICE writes, "Clean, Green and Creative ... ?
BY TOM SHERWOOD
Mayor Adrian Fenty went walking Monday.
He was wearing a full, dark suit. His tie was knotted to his neck on the humid, hot day.
He walked along 13th Street, NW, at Cardozo High School and then down the hill to the Metro stop at U Street. It's not a short walk.
He didn't break a sweat. How does he do that? The people around him, including the Notebook, were looking for air conditioning.
"If you get accustomed to walking, biking ... you get used to it," said Fenty, who is probably one of the fittest mayors in the nation. "
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Posted on Sep 20, 2007 20:12pm.
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| My, how time flies ... ! |
VOICE writes, "My, how time flies ... !
BY TOM SHERWOOD
And we're not even talking about all the kids who had to go back to school after a too-quick summer.
We're talking about Mayor Adrian Fenty.
It was a year ago that Fenty swept to his convincing primary victory in the mayor's race over then D.C. Council Chairman Linda Cropp. A year ago! Doesn't it seem more like six or seven months?
A lot has happened since then.
Mayor Fenty settled into a studio chair last week at Washington Post Radio. That station is going off the air soon — too few listen to it — but Mayor Fenty was ready to talk about the past year and what's next. "
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Posted on Sep 12, 2007 21:43pm.
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| 'I Hear Those Bells A-Ringing . . .' |
admin writes, "'I Hear Those Bells A-Ringing . . .'
BY TOM SHERWOOD
The opening day of school still rings in the Notebook's ears, the scent of new schoolbooks and school clothes nearly as fresh as it was decades ago.
Unfortunately, it's hard to get that same feeling in many of our city schools.
But you have to give it to her — new Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is trying.
"In the first few weeks of school," she told reporters on Monday, "I will be sitting down individually with every single principal ... to explain ... measures of success."
How Rhee will manage to meet with dozens and dozens of principals in a few weeks would be a good math problem for students.
Here's another math problem: How many paper personnel records can be fit into a single room? The prize goes to the central school office downtown. "
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Posted on Aug 27, 2007 14:27pm.
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