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In bill, lethal control is a last resort. (Post)
Council member Mary M. Cheh introduces a bill that would impose new standards to make sure furry creatures that live in or travel through neighborhoods are treated humanely.
Courtland Milloy
The embarrassment has lasted far too long -- the Redskins should change the team name and retire "unofficial" mascot Chief Zee. Set him up in a box seat with a plate of hot wings and a new tomahawk. (Preston Keres/the Washington Post)
A D.C. police officer fatally shoots a man in the Carver Terrace section of Northeast, a police department spokeswoman says. No police personnel are injured.
In the works for more than two years, the Developmental Disabilities Reform Act would encourage people living in group homes to move into smaller residential settings.
Recriminations and political fallout from the Oct. 2 teacher layoffs have brought the on again, off again contract talks between the District and the Washington Teachers' Union to another standstill.
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D.C. teacher contract talks still stuck: Fallout from layoffs is cited, with no bargaining sessions set (Post, October 21, 2009)
D.C. SCHOOLS: Anger Over Layoffs Vented in 18-Hour Hearing (Post, October 18, 2009)
Unions Want Probe Of Layoffs by Rhee (Post, October 17, 2009)
Ensuring No Teacher Left Behind: Professional Development Model Gets Inside Students' Minds (Post, October 11, 2009)
Local Educators Study Promising Japanese Teaching Method (Post, October 9, 2009; 3:47 PM)
District Crime News
CHANDRA LEVY CASE: Analyst Accidentally Contaminates DNA Evidence (Post, October 17, 2009)
D.C. SUPERIOR COURT: Banita Jacks's Sentencing Stalls Over Her Mental State (Post, October 17, 2009)
THE DISTRICT: 911 Plea Leads to Caller's Gun Charge Conviction (Post, October 8, 2009)
D.C. Man Convicted In Slaying of Landscaper: Defendant Was Upset Over Flying Grass (Post, October 7, 2009)
COURTS: Man Gets 4 Years in Va., D.C. Robberies (Post, October 7, 2009)
District Government News
Excuse me, Mr. Squirrel.Would you mind leaving?: Proposed D.C. legislation outlines humane treatment for dealing with critters (Post, October 21, 2009)
D.C. Council moves on disabilities statute: Improved grievance process included, but safeguard removed (Post, October 21, 2009)
D.C. officials to scrutinize spending by AIDS groups (Post, October 20, 2009)
Citing 'distractions,' Graham gives up D.C. cab oversight (Post, October 20, 2009)
'It doesn't seem right': A group plagued by service, cost complaints is awarded $4.5 million. How? (Post, October 19, 2009)
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