As Churchill Also Said
Dear Churchillians:
It was Sir Winston, wasn't it, who said that if he had had more time
to write a speech, it would have been shorter. The same applies to
themail tonight. If I had more time for my vorpal blade to go
snicker-snack, this issue would be half its length, but it has been a
busy day, and the long-winded have escaped with their heads intact.
Galumph.
Meanwhile, I've been worrying about how to rescue three- and
four-year-olds from the joys of the DC Public School System.
Councilmember Chavous, for those who missed the announcement, has
decided that two years is long enough for a carefree childhood, and that
babies must begin to be regimented at three. I understand the attitude
that toddlers have to be rescued from the horrors of living at home with
their own parents — who, after all, haven't even been trained,
licensed, and regulated by the government — but couldn't we just send
the kiddies off to sweat shops or salt mines instead of subjecting them
to DCPS? Have mercy. Before we scoop up those in swaddling clothes and
subject them to the tender mercies of our city's care, shouldn't we
actually demand that those who begged to be held accountable for
improving DC schools accomplish something — anything?
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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I guess I was surprised to see the classified ad in themail featuring
someone's inflated $1,800/month one bedroom apartment. One bedroom.
Going for one thousand eight hundred dollars. $21,500 per year — for a
one bedroom. Jeezum crow. I don't mean to single out the person who
advertised in themail recently, but it's a phenomenon that's been vexing
me. And the coo-coo high rents of the past two years isn't simply part
of an abstract “housing trend” phenomenon. It's driven by
individuals making individual decisions, based on self-interest and a
lack of responsibility or concern for the community. And it's not just
people who rent out their properties in Cleveland/Woodley Parks, Dupont,
Kalorama, Connecticut Avenue, Georgetown — places that have
traditionally commanded higher rents than other areas.
This “I'll get mine, all I can get, at the highest rate!” has
spread to previously modest-living DC residents. Some of these folks
were forced from their places in Dupont, Adams Morgan, and even Mt.
Pleasant — because of ridiculous rents — just a year or so ago.
Since then, they've been buying up places in Columbia Heights and Shaw,
and blithely jacking up the rents of their basement apartments ($900 in
Columbia Heights?) to cover their own mortgages. My favorite irony is
that some of the same socially conscious people who purport concern
about our community participate in and perpetuate this price-gouging.
And, sadly, they seem to miss irony of it. Blah blah earnest blather
about commitment to our Community and all of its Peoples; simultaneously
the hand outstretched grabbing the largest sum they can wrangle.
I count my lucky stars for a landlord who's would never spout
self-righteous rhetoric about the District, but who's actually a human
being, apparently aware that he's renting an apartment to another human
being.
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Ted LeBlond asked in the last issue of themail about the parks near
17th & T Streets. Here's the poop (literally): these two parks are
actually “reservations” in DC legalese — they, among dozens and
dozens of others, were created by the L'Enfant plan's intersection of
avenues and streets. Until the 1940s (or thereabouts, I think) they were
under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service and were maintained
by NPS as neighborhood parks. NPS grew tired of the duty and passed most
of them on to jurisdiction of the city, while keeping most of the larger
ones in their portfolio (Dupont Circle, Scott Circle, Farragut Square,
MacPherson Square, etc.).
The two parks — known locally as the S and T Street Parks (catchy
name, huh?) — were poorly managed by the city. When the city started
to run short of cash, citywide these little parks were only sporadically
cared for and the city encouraged neighborhood groups to “adopt”
them. The Friends of S and T Street Parks was created in the mid-1990's
by a group of Dupont Circle residents and, led by Iris Molotzky, the
Friends adopted the parks, raised $$$, held a neighborhood design
charrette, got plans approved, removed the overgrown shrubbery and the
benches (which had become a truly filthy hangout for the homeless),
planted grass and trees, etc. Voila! A great neighborhood resource
again, at least for a while.
The parks have attracted dogs and their owners; the dogs have almost
taken over, and the parks are virtually uninhabited by anyone else.
While most pet owners are responsible about picking up the poop their
pets leave behind, the dogs are QUITE sociable and romp around,
generally tear up the grass and bark and do all those things that
doggies love to do. And then there are those not-too-terribly
responsible owners whose pets' leavings are, well, left behind for the
unsuspecting. I love dogs and am glad that my neighbors who own them
have a place to visit with one another, but the current state of affairs
in these two parks is not welcoming for residents who are dog-free.
Iris Molotzky has decamped for Paris for the present, and there seems
to be no one taking her place. I tried to get involved late last year
but made no progress before Iris left and have no idea who else to talk
to about it. I think the grass is being cut — sporadically, at best
— by a crew from one of the adjacent condominiums or apartments, but I
don't know which one. I'd gladly get involved in making these parks
better places again, but there needs to be some kind of balance between
the dog owners and everyone else if we're to make these parks
neighborhood resources that everyone feels welcome to use.
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I'd suggest contacting the DCCA, Dupont Circle Citizens' Association,
which probably has information on these úparks,” which I believe are
public property — simply empty spaces that are formed by the
intersection of New Hampshire Avenue across these few blocks. In fact,
neighbors have done much to improve these parks over the past several
years. Did you know the more southerly one (referred to by locals as
“the dog park”) used to be paved? Local residents removed the tarmac
and planted the trees surrounding the open space, and I believe the two
sculptures are the work of a nearby metalsmith/artist. That park does
have a tendency to look a bit scruffy, partly because it is used as an
open dog run, so that between dogs peeing and running around there's not
much chance for smaller plants to take hold (to the credit of dog owners
who use the park, they are rigorous about scooping poop).
Both parks have neighborhood bulletin boards in them, another sign of
civic activism. I agree that there's more work to be done on both
"parks" before you could consider them beautified,
particularly the northerly one, and neighborhood activism would be
helpful. But I'd suggest that when you approach any neighborhood groups
or the local ANC on the topic, you acknowledge the very good work done
already, mostly by volunteer activists. Keep me apprised — as a
resident of the short block of T Street between New Hampshire Ave and
16th Street, I'd be glad to pitch in on any neighborhood work on these
public spaces!
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The Real Job of the Control Board
Michael Bindner, mbindnerdc@aol.com
Ed Baron mourns the demise of the Control Board while at the same
time calling its effectiveness into question. Ed, let me let you in on
the inside secret about the Board . . . it was never about fixing the DC
government; it was a front for relieving the city of the pension
liability, exorbitant Medicaid matching requirements, and some state
functions (prisons, courts, etc.) because Congress did not have the will
to make the suburban members behave and accept a commuter tax. Later on
it became a tool to force Mayor Barry out of office, through the
stripping of control of DC agencies -- though from where I sat Marion
was a full partner in the management reform process that was abandoned
by the new Mayor (he even threw out the reports from the City
Administrator's library). The fact is, the powers-that-be put the
Control Board in as political cover for the economic reforms that Marion
wanted but could not get because of his reputation. If you doubt me,
look at what he asked for in March 1995 when he testified about DC
financial needs, and compare that to the DC Agenda Charter Reform task
force (upon which Michael Rogers, the City Administrator, served), the
"President's Plan," and the Revitalization Act as passed (with
Norton's management reforms that stripped Barry of power -- though
Faircloth got the blame for them).
Tony has skillfully used the Board in dealing with the Council. They
sided with him to tone down the Catania-Evans tax give away to the rich
(though it should still be repealed — I swear anywhere else Evans
would be GOP) and on the closing of DC General. I agree something must
be done about fixing DC, but I don't believe a federal solution is the
answer. The answer is fixing the Council. First and foremost, amendment
by citizen initiative is necessary. Councilmembers like their jobs, so
they will never pass reforms of the Council. Second, the Council needs
to be expanded to sixteen wards, with multiple members from each ward,
one of whom should not be in the majority. This would allow a
significant minority party presence on the council and would move the
Democrats left while making it safe for pseudo-Republicans to register
their true loyalties (people like Mr. Barron and Mr. Evans).
Finally, some Federal body probably is necessary, though it should
have nothing to do with local government. Its sole purpose should be
purchasing services from the District government for federal and
regional use, especially in regard to Presidential motorcades, commuter
routes, streets and public safety on the national mall, and parking
tickets of diplomats. It should also assure that any “state
functions” covered by the feds are adequate to make up for revenue
lost because of the commuter tax prohibition. In the Barry
Administration, we figured these costs should be about a billion more
per year than is currently being covered by the takeover of felons and
courts. An objective commission which can make recommendations along
this line would be helpful, as the appropriators and the White House
cannot be trusted not to do so. On multiple occasions, DC's
unrepresented taxpayers have been used to help balance the federal
budget, or at least meet spending targets, hence the need for an
independent commission.
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OCC Opinion Strengthens ANC Hand in
Demolitions
David J. Bardin, BardinD@arentfox.com
On May 31, the Office of Corporation Counsel (OCC) rejected a
property-owner's attempt to bypass any meaningful Advisory Neighborhood
Commission review of and comment on building demolition permit
applications. The OCC opined that DCRA's “over the counter permit [to
the Jewish Primary Day School] does not vest any right to raze the
property; therefore, the ANC may make a recommendation regarding the
application, and that recommendation, if timely made, must be given
great weight prior to the issuance of the second raze operations
permit.” The owner had secured an over-the-counter raze permit on
March 1 to demolish the Owl's Nest, an 1897 structure at 3031 Gates
Road. On March 9, the Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance filed an
application for historic landmark designation. The ANC did not learn
about the raze permit application until March 19, and adopted a
resolution of objection at its next monthly meeting, on April 16, which
it faxed to DCRA on April 17. The Historic Preservation Review Board
designated the Owl's Nest an historic landmark on April 26. (The Owl's
Nest is not located in an historic district.) The property owner's legal
counsel had asked OCC to rule that the March 1 over-the-counter permit,
issued days before the application for historic designation, irrevocably
vested the right to demolish once the utilities were cut off -- despite
lack of any notice to the ANC or the neighbors. OCC disagreed.
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Comcast, DC Cable, without notification or any discussion, has
completely switched its channel lineup. My 83-year-old sight-impaired
Mother cannot now find the local channels to tune in the evening news.
Small dishes now look better than ever, but I still cannot believe the
arrogance of this company that makes such a move without informing their
customers first and getting some feedback. I'll grant that my Mother is
somewhat technology impaired, but this switch is just plain lousy
customer service that is typical of DC Cable. Anybody got any ideas to
retaliate and cause them some trouble?
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My Crack About Arlington
Richard Layman, Northeast DC, richlayman@lettera.net
At the risk of offending Ed Barron, my crack was first in response to
someone who said that if I didn't like Georgetown Park Mall's threat to
remove my bike from public space (which they don't have the legal
authority to do), why don't I just move out of DC.
Rather than responding “!@#$$%%^&*&** why should I move?”
I said well yeah, I'm considering Arlington. I was really making the
point that Arlington County does a lot of things right from a planning
perspective. And that moving to a place like Arlington (despite that
overarching state political culture just mentioned) isn't necessarily a
negative option compared to DC — they have a transportation-oriented
development philosophy with dense mixed-use developments and viable
small businesses. Plus it seems a lot cleaner, you get state tuition at
quality state-supported higher education institutions, etc.
And it pains me to recommend to people that they consider living
there, at least in Clarendon which has a great energy. But I wouldn't
recommend living anywhere else in Virginia. It just happens that
Arlington exemplifies the smart growth philosophy that seems not to
exist in the rest of the state. I have owned my house in DC for over a
decade, and I am staying put. But don't think that one can't make
cost-benefit calculations when faced with the “why don't you just
move” statement rather than offering reasoned counter-arguments.
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Austin Kelly asks (paraphrased) “why focus on mailing lists, is
UseNet dead yet? dc.general in particular?” No Austin, UseNet is not
dead yet. Admittedly the idiots posting entire DVDs and using UseNet as
"broadcast FTP" are making it nearly impossible to fully
distribute, with non-text traffic accounting for almost 95 percent of
transmissions. But, as was noted in the last preface-and-editorial,
despite the best efforts of useful-to-major-media fools, UseNet remains
the largest global free printing press. Please use it! WR Hearst once
said “freedom of the press belongs only to those that own one.” And
he was right: and the media are trying to regain ownership of The Press,
and one of the ways they can do that is to gleefully cheer people taking
their traffic to mailing lists.
themail is almost unique in that it takes all traffic from the list
and posts it to the WorldWide Web. But still, you have to take fairly
active measures to find it and read it, and with UseNet, all you have to
do is crank up your newsreader. Read and post! Especially post. And
absolutely do not be afraid to post substantively, to post voluminously,
to be vigorous in your expressions of opinion and your opinion about
expressions of opinion. There are some top-quality newsgroups, and
dc.general used to be one such — but you know what happened? People
became afraid to post, because the Powers That Be actually read the
newsgroup and acted upon citizen suggestions where sensible. This
appears to have terrorized people. Being terrified of being taken
seriously is simply insane. Don't be crazy, be taken seriously. Post to
dc.general anytime you can.
Keep in mind that it was after my posting a truly epic rant on the
condition of the District in about 1996 — detailing how lame the
government was, and how much lamer must be the citizens for not getting
their lame government either outta-there or to-work, concluding with
“you people are going to get what you deserve” — that you got the
DCFRA dropped on top of you, the very next day. I honestly think that it
was the Powers That Be actually hearing the cry of someone who was
madder than Hell about what was happening to their Nation's Capital. And
I don't even live in the District! I moved out in 1992 because, like
Alice Rivlin, I could see where all roads led: to ruin. DC could not
possibly win because of the Unfunded Mandates and the writing was on the
wall. But why weren't you people in the District demanding this effort?
Why hasn't anyone credible posted anything objecting to the DCFRA on
UseNet? You are “hiding your light under a bushel” (to quote the
Rebbe) when you only deal with mailing lists. Sure, you can't keep
little secrets and be “just so DC” on UseNet, like you can on
mailing-lists. You're up front and public on UseNet. That makes you
accountable, and maybe to some degree it makes the governments
accountable to you.
Look folks, screaming in the street and carrying on is only going to
get you tear-gassed; writing letters to the Mayor is mostly going to
just add more paper to the “circular file.” Hell, this is DC and
none of you can tell me truthfully that you've never “canned” a
letter to your higher-ups that you didn't like. You should know better.
Screaming on the streets just gets all mashed, the only message that
comes across clearly is the sound of voices raised. Post to UseNet.
People are reading it. They want to know what you want, and if you can
coherently present your opinions rest assured that they will be given
consideration.
Otherwise, you're going to get what you deserve, the same as you got
the DCFRA “Control Board.” You've been told to take it out of E-mail
and to place it on UseNet, if you don't, the people who expect public
discourse to take place publicly will assume that nobody gives a damn,
except for notorious wackos such as myself who just don't care that
people know their opinions. And for what it's worth, since none of you
people seem to learn much, I'm almost no longer giving a damn, and
neither much does anyone else, as far as anyone can tell, until and
unless you post publicly where the world can see you: UseNet dc.general
— use it or be ignored.
Now, go get on UseNet and if you've got complaints, put the pressure
on. Nobody's reading your mail. They're reading UseNet, or at least they
will if you bother to post. And thank you for paying attention.
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Who Writes What to themail
Joan Eisenstodt, jeisen@aol.com
Paul Dionne wrote about repetition in themail. I confess to being one
of the lurkers but do read most every post . . . and appreciate those
who write. Am sure others of you are on other lists (I run one for more
than 1500 people in the meetings/hospitality industry) and find there
are far more lurkers than posters . . . until someone needs something or
has a strong point of view to share. Not to worry Paul, the posts give
us lots of input to add to what we think!
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Thanks for the great thread on neighborhood lists. As the list
moderator for the Cleveland Park E-mail list, I occasionally join other
neighborhood E-mail lists to find out how those lists are managed. I
have to say that all these lists — along with themail, of course! —
are a great resource for people who live and work in Washington, DC. The
days of meeting your neighbors every afternoon at the post office may be
long gone, but to some extent, our E-mail lists have created a new kind
of community.
On the Cleveland Park list, members can find out about new shops,
parking problems, nearby yoga instructors, crime reports, community
events, development concerns, baby-sitters, lost pets, where to get a
vacuum cleaner repaired, and more. Our list is lively, informative, and
occasionally controversial. (Can you spell Klingle Road?) I want to
mention to anyone who might be thinking about joining the Cleveland Park
E-mail list that it's always as easy to leave as it is to join, so that
you can temporarily turn off the spigot when you go away for vacation,
or even quit forever if you don't like the list (sigh). There's
subscription information at groups.yahoo.com/group/cleveland-park, you
can send an E-mail to cleveland-park-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
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D.C. Society of Young Professionals
Michael Karlan, michael@dcyoungpro.com
The D.C. Society of Young Professionals lists at www.dcyoungpro.com
a number of different social and networking events each week in the
greater D.C. area. This group exists to create a positive and exciting
environment for young professionals. With over 25,000 subscribers to its
weekly E-mail listing of events, the D.C. Society of Young Professionals
is the premier social and networking group in the greater D.C. area.
Most of its members are between ages 21 and 45.
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RecoveryWorks publishes a more-or-less monthly free newsletter,
Progress Notes, on substance abuse research, prevention, treatment,
enforcement, and recovery in the Washington, DC area for activists and
service providers. Just send a blank E-mail (no subject, no text) to subscribe-progressnotes@yahoogroups.com.
Current and back issues and additional information are available at http://www.RecoveryWorks.org.
Progress Notes is more of a newsletter than a bulletin board, but send
us your news.
Coming soon: another newsletter on recovery for people in recovery
and their friends and families. Send the blank E-mail to subscribe-bounceback@yahoogroups.com.
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
Jewish Women in the Political Process
Hilary Cherner, hilary@dcjcc.org
A panel discussion on Jewish women in the political process will be
held by the National Institute for Jewish Leadership in cooperation with
the Washington Jewish Women's Project on Wednesday, June 27, at 7:00
p.m., at the DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th Street, NW. The panel
will be moderated by Nancy Schwartz Sternoff, Director of the Dobkin
Family Foundation, and consists of Representative Shelley Berkley
(D-NV); Cheryl Halpern, Honorary Chair of the Republican Jewish
Coalition; Lynn Cutler, Sr. Policy Advisor, Holland and Knight, LLP. and
Bobbie Kilberg, President of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
Hear how being a Jewish woman shaped each panelist's participation in
public life, as elected officials, as decision-makers in political
parties, as highly ranked officers in Jewish organizations. Members,
$12; nonmembers, $16; interns, FREE. RSVP: Hilary 518-9400, ext. 362, or
hilary@dcjcc.org.
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Democratic Party Committeeman
Linda Talvadkar, Talvadkar@aol.com
The District of Columbia Democratic State Committee will elect an
“Ex-Officio” member to the DCDSC to fill the unexpired term of the
late Richard Smith, at its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday,
September 6. Under the Democratic Party's equal division rule, the
vacancy is a male seat. Any registered male Democrat in the District of
Columbia is entitled to run as a candidate. Ex-Officio members of the
Committee have full rights of participation including the right to vote.
The DCDSC is committed to the representation of all the nation's people
on its Committee.
Each candidate is required to submit a nominating petition containing
ten (10) signatures of registered Democrats from each of the eight (8)
wards. Petitions may be secured beginning today by calling the DCDSC
office at 554-8790. Completed original petitions must be filed in the
DCDSC office by 12:00 noon on Friday, August 24. Petitions may be filed
before this deadline by calling the DCDSC office.
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Graduate School Admissions Workshop, Friday,
June 22
Steven Roy Goodman, steve@topcolleges.com
A workshop on successful strategies for applying to graduate school
will be held on Friday, June 22, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., in HC-6 The
Capitol (Basement of The Capitol Building, House side), Admission is $10
(cash or check). Presented by Admissions Consultant Steve Goodman.
Program includes: exploring your graduate and professional school needs,
assessing your candidacy, developing your admissions strategy, creating
a comprehensive portfolio, preparing compelling personal statements and
essays. RSVP by phone or E-mail, 986-9431, steve@topcolleges.com.
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dbaseball.org Happy Hour and League Meeting
John Vocino, vocinodc@hotmail.com
A happy hour benefit for Ophelia's House and DCbaseball.org will be
held on Friday, June 29, 5:00 p.m., at The Rock Sportsbar, 717 6th
Street, NW. Rooftop bar and pool tables near Gallery Place Metro stop!
Raffle of great prizes and services! Meet new people and support two
amazing homegrown nonprofits. For more information, http://www.opheliashouse.org
(contact Erin Barlow at barlowe@gao.gov)
and http://www.dcbaseball.org
(contact John Vocino at vocinodc@hotmail.com)
We have arranged to meet next Wednesday, June 27th at 6:30 p.m. at
the RFK offices (next to parking lot #10) for our next meeting of league
presidents and commissioners. We are especially interested in gathering
all the league commissioners/presidents for youths, schools and amateur
adults. Our primary agenda is to discuss your ongoing season (or
recently concluded for DCIAA) and ways we can better coordinate our
efforts and activities to improve the quality and quantity of play right
here at home for all age groups and sexes.
The overarching goal is to build a powerful partnership amongst
ourselves that will convince the other parts of our city -- local and
federal governments, businesses, citizens -- that what we do is critical
to the health of this city and all its citizens, and to join in our
efforts. All are welcome. We hope you can attend. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact either myself at 512-7290 or
Scott Burr at 703-684-7702 during the day.
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The DC Metro chapter of Concerned United Birthparents (affiliated
with the American Adoption Congress). Adoptees, birthparents, and
adoptive parents welcome. Next meeting: Sunday, June 24, 2 p.m., at a
church in Bethesda. Please E-mail: DCMETROCUB@aol.com
or call 298-1011 if you would like further information.
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ANC 3C Meeting, Monday, June 25
Cliff Rohde, ANC 3C06, cliff3c06@yahoo.com
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3-C will meet on Monday, June 25,
7:30 p.m., at the Second District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho
Avenue, NW, Community Room, First Floor. Among the topics will be ABC
license applications/renewals; the Commercial Overlay District Update;
Cathedral Tour Buses update; Ward 3 Traffic Task Force update;
discussion of upcoming road construction projects; consideration of BZA
special exception request for 3409 Rodman, NW; introduction of new ANC
3C administrator, community resident Doug Ward; filling of Commissioner
vacancy for Single Member District 3C03; consideration of grant request
from John Eaton Home and School Association.
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CLASSIFIEDS — HELP WANTED
Contract Bookkeeper/Bookkeeping Service Wanted
Jon Katz, jon@markskatz.com
Great Bookkeeper Opportunity/Competitve Pay/Schedule your own hours.
Small Silver Spring trial law firm seeks topnotch contract bookkeeper or
bookkeeping service to fulfill our bookkeeping needs. The successful
candidate will provide immediate results, work independently,
communicate and advise excellently, and use QuickBooks and Excel with
ease. The workload averages 7-10 hours weekly; option to handle some
work off-site. Convenient to subway and plentiful parking. Please fax or
send resume and cover letter addressing your interest and ability for
the position to Jon Katz, Marks & Katz, LLC, 1400 Spring Street,
Suite 410, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; fax: 301-495-8815, http://www.markskatz.com.
Please omit e-mail attachments.
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CLASSIFIEDS — DONATIONS WANTED
Nonprofit in Search of General Office
Furniture
Matthew Kessler, matthew@stand.org
Stand For Children (http://www.stand.org),
a grassroots children's organization, is looking for furniture. We will
be relocating the end of August and are looking to get furniture donated
(new or used). We are searching for general office furniture (desks,
chairs, filing cabinets, printer stands, lobby chairs, conference table,
receptionist desk, etc.). If you have items to donate or know of someone
who may please contact Matthew Kessler at 234-0095, extension 102.
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CLASSIFIEDS — CITY PAPER PREVIEW
Dave Nuttycombe, webmeister@washcp.com
From washingtoncitypaper.com's LOOSE LIPS column, appearing this
Friday:
AMBULANCE CHASER? LL wants to know if Harold Brazil thinks it's ethical
for a councilmember who is an attorney to hustle citizens. Read Willie
“Don” Matthews' story and judge for yourself.
Read the entire Loose Lips column here: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/lips/lips.html
From washingtoncitypaper.com's CITY LIGHTS page, here are a few early
warnings for upcoming events:
SUNDAY: Shirley Horn, at 6 p.m. in the Kennedy Center's Grand Foyer.
Free.
TUESDAY: Historian and author Roger Ekirch lectures on the terror-filled
nightscape of night spooks and how much our attitudes toward the dark
and its denizens have changed in “Be Afraid of the Dark,” at 7:30
p.m. at the Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. Free.
More details and more critics' picks are available online at http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/pix/pix.html
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