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(Washington, DC) — Here are the latest school and government closings and delays for Tuesday, February 1, 2011. SCHOOLS: VIRGINIA: Loudoun County schools — 2 hour delay Stafford County schools — 2 hour delay MARYLAND: Kent County schools – 2 hour delay, no morning pre-school Anne Arundel County schools — 2 hour delay Howard County […]

In too many of our communities violence is an accepted and understood part of everyday life. Too many of our young people have been involved in or exposed to violence. It happens on every corner, every block, every school, and touches every home. When you grow up in this environment, you become indoctrinated in violence […]

An alleged bank robber was shot and killed Friday morning during a dramatic hostage situation outside of a Capital One Bank on University Boulevard East in Takoma Park, Md. Chopper4 captured the hostage situation as it unfolded at about 9:30 a.m. at the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard, just as the alleged […]

Via Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission: As a precaution, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has issued a Boil Water Advisory (BWA) for customers served by WSSC in a large portion of Prince George’s County south of Central Avenue and Route 202 (Landover Road). To view the area impacted and determine affected customers click on Boiled […]

    Animal abuse has many faces and comes in many forms. It’s a dog in a puppy mill producing litter after litter of puppies. It’s an elephant or tiger forced to perform for a circus crowd. It’s a dog or rooster thrown into a pit and made to fight to the death. It’s a […]

SCHOOLS: VIRGINIA: Loudoun County Schools – closed, administration offices open at 10 a.m. Alexandria City Schools – closed Falls Church City Schools – closed, code green Arlington County Schools:  2 hour delay for schools in session Manassas Park City Schools – closed Fairfax County Schools – closed, offices open Prince William County Schools – closed.  […]

  “ White people are uniquely situated in this system to make choices that can either contribute to or undermine the white supremacist system. During the slavery and civil rights eras, there came a tipping point when mainstream white society was forced to take a position— were they for slavery, or abolition? Were they for segregation, […]

For the third consecutive year, “Education Week” has ranked Maryland’s public education system as the best in the nation. Maryland schools have received an overall grade of B-plus from the news outlet which measured student achievement, school finance and education policies. New York and Massachusetts were ranked second and third with B grades and Virginia […]