Winter Storm Washed: The first time snow was forecast for D.C. after Vince Gray was sworn in as mayor, it missed the city. The District's luck changed last week, but now it looks like the Gray administration's snow plan—don't let it snow—is working again, as an ice storm that was originally projected for the region [...]
Snow Day: Federal workers have three alternatives for dealing with the ice storm expected to roll through the region tomorrow: Work from home; take unscheduled leave; or do neither, and spend 13 hours commuting home tomorrow night, just like last week's rush hour snowstorm. Chastened by the scolding the feds got from local governments around [...]
Potomac River, Dec. 19. © 2010 Matt Dunn
The Washington Post's account of a January 2007 raid in Maryland by officials at the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contains a sweet little tidbit about the acumen of experienced immigration officers.
Here's the scenario, as described in the story: There's a Baltimore ICE unit responsible for rounding up "suspected terrorists or dangerous criminals [...]
The streets are clear, the schools are open. But guess what, all you flinty former Chicagoans and tough-skinned others? D.C.'s still whining about the weather. This time it's about the ice. On the Listservs, on the forums, in the streets, on the phone, folks want to know what's up with clearing it. Spots where the [...]
