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Gay Men Should Get HIV Tests Twice a Year, Says Washington, D.C.new
With new statistics showing alarming levels of HIV infection among the estimated 36,500 District men who have gay sex, the city is recommending that they be tested for the virus twice yearly.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
03-26-2010 |
LGBT
Loose Lips: Washington, D.C.'s Dwindling Coffers and DCision 2010new
How deep does the pain go? For the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30, Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi is already projecting a $200 million-plus deficit... or enough to run the Department of Mental Health.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
02-25-2010 |
Commentary
Council Investigation Finds Marion Barry Took Kickbacksnew
Attorney Bob Bennett this week presented the findings of a seven-month investigation into D.C. Council contracts and earmarks - a probe prompted by the shenanigans of Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry this summer.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
02-18-2010 |
Politics
Mayor-Council Contracts Tussle Generates Many Lettersnew
The simmering tensions between Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and the D.C. Council broke into a shooting war, with letters flying like artillery salvos across the halls of power!
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
12-10-2009 |
Politics
The Case for a Gay Marriage Vote in D.C.new
Anti-gay-marriage forces have taken to advocating for a ballot initiative, hoping for a 2010 repeat of last year’s California drama. Out-of-town forces are already massing, eager to turn the nation's capital into a high-profile battleground. But despite fears, here's why D.C.'s lefties should support a gay marriage vote.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
09-10-2009 |
LGBT
Running the Numbers on D.C.'s Controversial Lottery Contractnew
The last time that Robert B. Washington Jr. got himself involved in a D.C. lottery procurement, it was 1983. Twenty-six years later, the young upstart is now the entrenched political insider. And Bob Washington has gotten another chance at the lottery contract.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
05-21-2009 |
Policy Issues
Adrian Fenty's Millionsnew
How furiously do people write checks to the Fenty cause? Hell, in an eight-day span of December his reelection reeled in checks worth $1,088,129.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
02-12-2009 |
Politics
Economic Woes Land Washington Clinic in Councilman's Sightsnew
Washington's Whitman-Walker Clinic slashed facilities and employees in the face of stagnant private donations and widespread government budget deficits. Just something you have to accept in these times, right? Not for At-Large Councilmember David A. Catania.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
01-29-2009 |
Economy
Gay Marriage in D.C. is Only a Matter of Timenew
Eleanor Holmes Norton thinks undue haste on gay marriage could be Congressionally disastrous, but Councilman David A. Catania is going to introduce a bill anyway.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
12-11-2008 |
LGBT
Has the Mayor Reneged on Campaign Tax Pledge?new
Adrian "Herbert Walker" Fenty says fee hikes are not new taxes.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
04-03-2008 |
Politics
The Washington Post's Cozy Year with the Fenty Administrationnew
Just after the New Year, we submitted a records request for all e-mails sent to Washington Post employees from high-level mayoral aides and communications staffers during 2007. Call it the Year of Scooping Effortlessly.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
03-06-2008 |
Media
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Barack Steadynew
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty lends quiet support to Obama.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
02-08-2008 |
Politics
