Voting Rights for the District of Columbia
The argument over voting rights for residents of the District of Columbia has been going on since 1790. For and against marshall strong, often emotional - but ultimately empty - arguments. It won't be settled any time soon. Contributor: Charles Ray Published: Aug 23, 2010 |
Columbia schools try to enhance lunches
Students in Columbia Public Schools will have more healthy options for school lunch this year, with the district revising its menus after the June approval of a 35-cent increase to lunch and breakfast prices. |
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Reacts to District Court Stem-Cell Ruling
BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology expressed its disapproval and disappointment this week in response to the Aug. 23 ruling in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that granted a preliminary injunction barring federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research. In a statement, the society said the decision ... |
States' Chesapeake Bay cleanup plans due today
The six bay watershed states and District of Columbia are supposed to be submitting draft "watershed implementation plans" to the Environmental Protection Agency spelling out how they expect to reduce pollution enough to restore the Chesapeake's t. |
Could Moscow become a Russian counterpart to US District of Columbia?
Federation Council speaker Sergey Mironov has proposed a new twist to the possible unification of the Moscow and Moscow oblast by calling for the creation of a special status for that combined unit, one that would reflect its position as the capital of the country, much like the District of Columbia in the United States. |
Md. man attacks car, police officer in Columbia
The Maryland man readily admitted to the police officer that he had jumped on the Columbia man's car Wednesday morning, yelling obscenities. But Wayne Plempel apparently became irritated with the policeman, too, and allegedly punched the Columbia officer in the face. Plempel, 51, whose last known ... |
No on Prop 19: Wholesale pot legalization a lousy idea
"Nine of 10 states having the highest levels of past-month illicit drug use among persons age 12 or older also had the highest levels of past-month marijuana use (in alphabetical order: Alaska, Colorado, District of Columbia, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington)." That's directly from a report issued by the federal government's Department of Health and Human ... |
U.S. Plans Major Changes in How Students Are Tested
Could the bubble be on the way out? In the near future, students may take their tests on computers. |
Columbia: An underclass uprising
EAST GREENBUSH — Jake Wronoski and Shawn Gibson spent plenty of time in the weight room this offseason with their arms crossed and frowns on their faces. |
Woman from Columbia opens Cuban restaurant here
POCATELLO — Marta Leon hopes that when people walk through the door of Havana’s Cuban Grill, they will feel transported to South Florida’s Little Havana neighborhood, a hub of Cuban culture in Miami. |
