LL's column this week—which drops in tomorrow's paper and will be available online later tonight—looks at what, if any, impact D.C. Council chairman candidate Kwame Brown's debt problems will have on the race. (There are also a few new details those of you who have been paying close attention to this story might find interesting—even you, [...]

Former Ward 7 Councilmember Kevin Chavous was back in the news yesterday, leading a civil disobedience effort aimed at restoring D.C.'s federally funded voucher program. As WJLA-TV reported, Chavous showed up at Department of Education headquarters with a retinue that included council candidate Anthony Motley and kids holding colorful signs bearing such slogans as "We [...]

As Loose Lips roamed the stone platform that is Freedom Plaza, he spied various D.C. politics stars of yesteryear. There was Kevin Chavous, the dashing former Ward 7 councilmember. And over there was Sandy Allen, the folksy former rep from Ward 8. And unmistakable in his Nats cap and bow tie was Anthony A. Williams. [...]