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May 21, 2008 - (May 22-Jul 3) JEAN-LUC IN THE 60s The AFI Silver Theater and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden shed new light on the magic of movie-making. The films of Jean-Luc Godard in the 1960s give cinephiles another chance to enjoy his extensive repertoire, tomorrow through July 3rd. Then, delve a bit deeper into the nuances of filmmaking at the Hirshhorn during their retrospective The Cinema Effect: Part II, opening June 19th. The program explains how movies have the ability communicate ideas, amuse audiences and critique society - sometimes all at once.
(May 24) CRUISE TO MARGARITA-VILLE Margarita-ville comes to the Potomac Friday night at 8:45. Set sail on a moonlit river cruise On the eve of Memorial Day weekend with the networking group Things to Do D.C. Mix and mingle with new people while sipping on a smooth, salt-rimmed cocktail.
(May 24) MYTH-APPROPRIATION One of D.C.'s unique theatrical experiences happens at the Warehouse Theater Saturday night for three performances at 6:00, 8:00 and 10:00. The show Myth-Appropriation is a collection of six new plays written and produced in just six days. Some of the area's most cutting edge writers, directors and actors will present the fruits of their frenzied labors on stage for one night only.
May 21, 2008 - As the economy slows and costs continue to rise here in the Washington Metro Area, corporations are concerned about declining profits local governments are tightening their belts and many donors have less money to give away. But non-profits are still dependent on these sources for their funding.
In part two of our series we examine how these groups are planning for the future even as they worry about funding the services they provide for an increasing number of people in need.
Kavitha Cardoza reports...
May 21, 2008 - Virginia's next sales-tax holiday is quickly approaching. Beginning Sunday, consumers can shop to get ready for the hurricane season ... and take advantage of a new tax break as they do.
Anne Marie Morgan has details from the Capitol.
May 21, 2008 - A federal appeals court says Virginia's law banning a type of late-term abortion remains unconstitutional, even though a similar federal ban has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.The 2-1 decision Tuesday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the same court's 2005 ruling striking down the law . The Supreme Court had ordered the appeals court to take another look at the law after the ruling on the federal ban.
The appeals court cited a key difference between the federal and state bans on a procedure that abortion opponents call "partial-birth abortion." The federal law protects doctors who set out to perform a legal abortion which inadvertently becomes the banned procedure. The Virginia law provides no such protection.
Meymo Lyons reports...
May 21, 2008 - A grant of 70,000 dollars is being awarded to the city of Alexandria, Virginia and its public schools to add clean air technology to 40 school buses. The 'Diesel Oxidation Catalyst System' reduces hydrocarbon emissions by 50 percent and carbon monoxide emissions by 40 percent. The buses will be retrofitted in late summer.
Pat Brogan reports...
May 21, 2008 - Virginia shoppers can take advantage of this year's Hurricane Preparedness sales tax holiday beginning Sunday.
Anne Marie Morgan has details...
May 21, 2008 -
The DC State Board of Education will hold its monthly meeting tonight.
The regularly scheduled meeting comes on the heels of Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Mayor Adrian Fenty announcing what the District plans to do with 27 failing schools in the city. The required to turnaround the schools by fall as part of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The board is expected to vote on the proposed arts standards, give a briefing on the Five-Year State Plan for Career and Technical Education and give updates on its literacy campaign, among other things. The meeting begins at 5:30 pm at 441 Fourth Street NW in the Old Council Chambers.
Jessica Golloher reports...
May 21, 2008 - An environmental group is urging state officials to reject plans for a multi-state power line that would run through northern Virginia. The Trans-Allegheny Interstate Power Line would run from Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia, and it would be constructed in part by Dominion power. The power company says the line is needed to prevent blackouts and serve a growing need for energy. The Piedmont Environmental Council, a group whose mission is to preserve the environment in the piedmont region, has filed a brief against the proposed power line, arguing that the line is not needed and would only lead to increasing reliance on coal-fired power plants. The State Corporation Commission`s approval is required before the power line can be built.
Sabri Ben-Achour reports...
May 21, 2008 - The Prince George's County Council has voted to raise its income tax one tenth of one percent next year. The increase will cost the average household about 40 dollars. Officials say it will generate $13 million to help close a budget shortfall. The decision reverses the County's 2006 income tax reduction. Council Chairman Samuel Dean says the tax hike is necessary to fund critical services such as public safety, education which are provided by the county.
Rebecca Blatt reports...
May 21, 2008 - Representatives of the Frederick County NAACP and the Frederick Police Department plan to meet Wednesday evening with members of Frederick's North Crossing community to discuss their complaints about threats and harassment. NAACP President Guy Djoken says he has heard recently from minority residents that their neighbors told them they don`t belong in the neighborhood. Djoken says he wants to assure people that their rights will be protected. North Crossing Homeowners Association president Mike Foster says trouble began in the neighborhood after the city tore down some Section 8 housing and the displaced residents moved to North Crossing. He says some homeowners have reported being threatened by the newcomers.
Meymo Lyons reports...
May 21, 2008 - A Consumer Product Safety Commission report says that on average, 283 children drowned each year between 2003 and 2005. That`s an increase of 16 from a previous report.
Gene Kuleta reports from the Turkey Thicket Recreation Center in Northeast Washington...
May 21, 2008 - Maryland ranks fourth in the nation in drivers who send text messages while behind the wheel and Virginia is sixth, according to an online survey. More than a third of respondents from Maryland and Virginia said they had typed electronic messages on their cell phone key pads while also trying to drive. Nationally the average was 28 percent. Almost 5,000 drivers across the country took part in the survey, which was commissioned by a company that makes voice-recognition software it says can be used as a substitute for texting. The state with the most admitted offenders was South Carolina, where 40 percent of respondents said they were guilty of texting while driving.
Matt McCleskey has more...
May 21, 2008 - A Frederick County Maryland proposal to count illegal immigrant students is dead. A straw poll revealed that only two of the county's five commissioners supported the plan to withold funding for the school system until it counted all of students with questionable immigration status. Commissioners President Jan Gardner had expressed fears the plan would jeopardize federal funding for the local schools. Other critics worried that parents in the U.S. illegally would pull their children from school.
Patrick madden reports...
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