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Societal, Internal Changes Can Help Ex-Offenders Find Forgiveness, Advocates Say

Donald Zimmerman was mad at the world, stewing again in a 6-by-9-foot mayonnaise-colored jail cell. Then, he remembered the advice a counselor had given years earlier. "She told me, whenever you get angry, to close your eyes and take a deep breath,& ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  5 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Carnegie Mellon University

Group Lobbying for More Pickup Soccer Fields Aims to Empower D.C.'s Latinos

Every evening, on the open patch of grass of an unkempt softball field in the Shaw neighborhood of Northwest Washington, a group of men of all ages gathers and plays soccer for hours. The men aren't part of any organized league. They don't communicate ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  2 Sep 2009

Amid City Epidemic, Marion Barry Proposal Mandates HIV Tests for Inmates

In 2006, huddled into a cell with about 50 other female inmates, Thomas was taken to a private room and given a mouth swab as part of the D.C. jail's voluntary HIV testing program. About 30 minutes later, she got the bad news. "That was the worst day ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  30 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Marion Barry,  Vincent C. Gray

Spec. Paul E. Dumont Jr. Dies in Afghanistan

A soldier from Williamsburg died Wednesday at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan of injuries from a non-combat-related incident, the Defense Department reported. Spec. Paul E. Dumont Jr., 23, had been stationed at the airfield, the largest military base ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  22 Aug 2009

At New D.C. Playground, a Celebration of Community

Eleven-year-old John Blue sat alone Thursday afternoon high atop a domed metal climber, dangling his feet and soaking up the fresh air. His private perch, amid other newly installed equipment at a playground near Division Avenue and Foote Street NE, ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Marvin Gaye,  George Mason

D.C. Mural Jam Aims to Create Positive Venue for Graffiti Art

As the 20-year-old graffiti artist stood in broad daylight Saturday morning and aimed his spray paint at a concrete retaining wall behind the Rhode Island Avenue Shopping Center, the pleasant greeting of a passerby startled him. He nervously put down ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Jim Graham

D.C. to Celebrate Improvements at Marvin Gaye Park

The National Recreation and Park Association, District officials, and a number of businesses and community organizations will celebrate the unveiling of a new playground at Marvin Gaye Park on Thursday, marking the first time since 1978 that the ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  19 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Marvin Gaye

Jackson Tribute Dazzles Dupont Circle Lunch Crowd

It was about 12:30 p.m., and as people sat on benches around the fountain at Dupont Circle on Thursday, eating lunch and soaking up the afternoon sun, a young man emerged from the crowd, jumped on the fountain's stone ledge, grabbed his crotch and ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  13 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Michael Jackson

Tax Hikes Mean Dialing Back Trips, Budgets, Some D.C. Residents Say

Ben Jamil stood under a tree Saturday afternoon taking long, intermittent puffs on his cigarette while waiting for a bus at 16th and P streets NW. Smoking is a longtime habit, and he shrugged at the idea of the D.C. Council raising taxes on cigarettes ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  1 Aug 2009
Related Topics: University of Chicago

Equestrian Team at KIPP AIM Academy Introduces Students to Horseback Riding

Thirteen-year-old Jennifer Jones and 12-year-old Johnice Patterson slowly approached with a large leather bridle over their heads as the horse jerked away. This Story Southeast Equestrian Team An Unlikely Outlet for Kids A Magnetic, Magical Connection ...

From MARTIN RICARD, The Washington Post,  26 Jul 2009

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