Every Saturday at dawn, dozens of people line up outside the Ambassador Baptist Church in S.E. Washington. In recent months, the demand for food assistance in the ...
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Every Saturday at dawn, dozens of people line up outside the Ambassador Baptist Church in S.E. Washington. In recent months, the demand for food assistance in the D.C. area has grown significantly.
Bartending School
23 Views 22:55:18 05/08/09
Business is good at the bartending school in Arlington, Va. Enrollment is up 25 percent. Soul-searchers, college graduates and the unemployed look to the service i...
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Business is good at the bartending school in Arlington, Va. Enrollment is up 25 percent. Soul-searchers, college graduates and the unemployed look to the service industry for answers.
Foreclosure Auction
18 Views 09:13:54 05/07/09
First-time home buyers and eager investors take advantage of low interest rates, falling prices and the D.C. area's abundance of foreclosed properties.
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First-time home buyers and eager investors take advantage of low interest rates, falling prices and the D.C. area's abundance of foreclosed properties.
Assessing Obama's F...
15 Views 20:48:31 04/29/09
At the Newseum, the public rates Obama's first months in office.
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At the Newseum, the public rates Obama's first months in office.
For Rawlings, Grief...
22 Views 20:46:58 04/28/09
More than a year after 14-year-old DeOnte Rawlings was shot in the head by an off-duty police officer, his father Charles reflects on the loss of his son.
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More than a year after 14-year-old DeOnte Rawlings was shot in the head by an off-duty police officer, his father Charles reflects on the loss of his son.
Fish and Politics
18 Views 19:26:03 04/20/09
Virginians gather in Wakefield to eat shad, drink beer and mingle with gubernatorial candidates Bob McDonnell (R), Brian Moran (D) and Terry McAuliffe (D) at the a...
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Virginians gather in Wakefield to eat shad, drink beer and mingle with gubernatorial candidates Bob McDonnell (R), Brian Moran (D) and Terry McAuliffe (D) at the annual Shad Planking.
"Who's Going to See...
23 Views 15:41:21 04/09/09
A former embalmer at National Funeral Home in Falls Church, Va., exposes how some bodies were stored in the facility's unrefrigerated garage.
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A former embalmer at National Funeral Home in Falls Church, Va., exposes how some bodies were stored in the facility's unrefrigerated garage.
Presidential Prodigy
23 Views 15:27:20 04/09/09
Molly O'Hare, 10, a fourth-grader at St. James Catholic School in Falls Church, Va., can list all of the Presidents of the United States in order, backwards and by...
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Molly O'Hare, 10, a fourth-grader at St. James Catholic School in Falls Church, Va., can list all of the Presidents of the United States in order, backwards and by random number.
Drumming for Dialogue
29 Views 15:26:09 04/09/09
David Williams, program director of the Community Conferencing Center in Baltimore, visits a school to facilitate dialogue circles among students. He uses the drum...
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David Williams, program director of the Community Conferencing Center in Baltimore, visits a school to facilitate dialogue circles among students. He uses the drum as a tool to get children to talk. Read the Post Magazine cover story
Resolving Conflict ...
8 Views 15:25:28 04/09/09
The Community Conferencing Center, a non-profit organization in Baltimore, helps people settle disputes by talking to one another face-to-face. Read the Post Magaz...
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The Community Conferencing Center, a non-profit organization in Baltimore, helps people settle disputes by talking to one another face-to-face. Read the Post Magazine cover story
Training Dogs for War
27 Views 15:25:12 04/09/09
Air Force dog handlers train canines to search for explosives and narcotics in war zones and for domestic patrols.
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Air Force dog handlers train canines to search for explosives and narcotics in war zones and for domestic patrols.
A Class Act in Cooking
17 Views 15:24:31 04/09/09
At CulinAerie, a new recreational cooking school in Washington, D.C., co-owner Susan Holt teaches a class in conjuction with Dogfish Head Brewery about how to make...
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At CulinAerie, a new recreational cooking school in Washington, D.C., co-owner Susan Holt teaches a class in conjuction with Dogfish Head Brewery about how to make food that pairs well with beer.
Life and Death in C...
30 Views 20:12:47 04/02/09
Two years ago, Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a major offensive against drug traffickers, sparking an all-out war. For the border town of Ciudad Juarez...
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Two years ago, Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a major offensive against drug traffickers, sparking an all-out war. For the border town of Ciudad Juarez, the conflict has meant a complete breakdown of law and order and a spike in violence.
Life and Death in C...
24 Views 20:12:12 04/02/09
Jorge Luis runs the most popular news blog in Ciudad Juarez. His site is called La Polaka, which is a derogatory word for "politician" in Mexican slang. Last fall ...
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Jorge Luis runs the most popular news blog in Ciudad Juarez. His site is called La Polaka, which is a derogatory word for "politician" in Mexican slang. Last fall after receiving threats to his life, Luis and his family fled the city for the safety of El Paso, Texas.
Life and Death in C...
22 Views 20:07:24 04/02/09
Forensic investigators have the grim task of collecting the victims of the drug war from Ciudad Juarez's streets. And with the murder rate rising, they pick up abo...
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Forensic investigators have the grim task of collecting the victims of the drug war from Ciudad Juarez's streets. And with the murder rate rising, they pick up about a dozen dead bodies a day.
Life and Death in C...
19 Views 20:06:30 04/02/09
Silvia Ruiz Lopez's son was killed last year. She says he was last seen in police custody. In many places, the killing would be investigated and maybe solved, but ...
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Silvia Ruiz Lopez's son was killed last year. She says he was last seen in police custody. In many places, the killing would be investigated and maybe solved, but not in Ciudad Juarez.
Ten years passed before the military provided Chris Lynch with proper treatment for the traumatic brain injury he incurred after he fell 26 feet from a platform during training exercises in 2000.
