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Sunday, December 8, 2002

D.C. Agencies Investigate Girl's Mishap-Ridden Ordeal
By Sewell Chan, Page C01
   The girl was picked up for prostitution, close to dawn, on Franklin Square in the heart of downtown Washington. She said she was 17, but authorities quickly learned that she was only 12 and a runaway from New York City.

Where the Cold War Continues
On Pennsylvania Avenue, Peace Activists Battle Elements -- and Boredom
By Monte Reel, Page C01
   He's locked into a Zen-like stillness, allowing snowflakes to frost his untamed beard as he contemplates the chain-like nature of existence: Fall begets winter, which begets the chill that sinks into his bones, which begets an impulse to sip hot coffee, which begets a swelling of the bladder, which begets an uncomfortable dilemma that regularly vexes Donn Congdon during these bitter days and nights.

Wilson Bridge Work a Balancing Act
By Katherine Shaver, Page C01
   A freezing wind whipped off the Potomac River as the tugboat pushed the barge into place, and the first load of concrete began moving up the conveyor belt. Construction workers, bundled in layers of flannel and sweat shirts beneath their puffy life vests, nudged a large hose into place.

In Unison Lies Strength of History
By Linda Wheeler, Page C01
   Many of the houses built along Unison Road in the 1800s are still standing, and the old general store, though closed, still marks the only intersection in the western Loudoun County village for which the road was named. If time has passed Unison by, that is the way its 50 inhabitants like it.

Fredericksburg
Tough Issues for Slavery Museum
Questions of History, Funding Lie Ahead
By Michelle Boorstein, Page C01
   It's been a little more than a year since former Virginia governor L. Douglas Wilder laid out his plan to open a national slavery museum in Fredericksburg, triggering a debate that flew from the little Rappahannock River city, across the South and overseas. Now that some of the pieces are in place -- a site, an architect and key staff -- comes the hard part: What should the museum be?


Articles From the A Section

Cheney's Home Sending Bad Vibrations
Construction Blasts Have D.C. Folks Shuddering, Speculating
By David Nakamura, Page A01
   One man thought the noise was a sonic boom.
Another guessed he was hearing rolling thunder.


Articles Inside Metro

VIRGINIA
THE LOTTERIES
December 7
Page C02
   DISTRICT
Mid-Day Lucky Numbers: 1-1-5
Mid-Day D.C. 4: 2-7-8-5

You Haven't Lived Here if You Haven't . . .
Page C02
   . . . tuned up for the holidays at Wolf Trap. It wouldn't be December without Hanukah concerts and Christmas carols. But there's singing, and then there's the Sing-A-Long, an annual event that attracts crooners of all vocal ranges -- and talent levels. Bring a bell and join the "jing-a-long" with the U.S. Marine Band and vocal groups from across the Washington area.

Driving Hot Spots
Page C02
   Driving Hot Spots
Following is a selection of construction projects and road closures for the coming week. Weather conditions and equipment availability could affect the timing of these projects.

ANIMAL WATCH
Rooster Ordered Removed
Page C02
   Dalewood Dr. , 12000 block, Wheaton, Nov. 19. A rooster was reported to be tied to a residential front porch and crowing all day. An animal services officer spoke to the residence's owner, who said the rooster was to be Thanksgiving dinner. Since keeping fowl in a residential area is illegal, the officer gave the owner 24 hours to remove the rooster from the property.

METRO
In Brief
Page C03
   THE DISTRICT Roadwork to Alter NW Traffic
Beginning tomorrow, east-west traffic will be restricted on Mount Vernon Place NW between Seventh and Ninth streets in front of the new Washington Convention Center for street reconstruction, city transportation...

For Loyal Veterans, a Day of Mourning and Cheering
Pearl Harbor Remembrance in Annapolis Collides With Army-Navy Football Game
By Nelson Hernandez, Page C03
   Only a window decorated with an etched picture of a ship separated the ancient mariners remembering an old battle from the youngsters watching one.

Budget Woes
Falls Church Council May Do Away With Tax Break
Exemption for Elderly, Needy, Disabled Would Be Replaced With Deferred-Payment Plan
By David Cho, Page C04
   Facing a swelling budget gap, the city of Falls Church is moving to eliminate a decades-old program that has provided tax exemptions for disabled, elderly and poor residents.

Alexandria
At the Parade, Plaid Wrapping For the Season
Scottish Festival Celebrates City's Roots, Start of Holidays
By Chris L. Jenkins, Page C04
   They were a study in contrasts, the two pipe majors, as they waited in their kilts yesterday for the start of the annual Scottish Christmas Walk, a festival of tartan-clad clans and pooches -- and more than a few politicians -- that has wrapped Old Town Alexandria in holiday cheer for more than three decades.

Questions and Answers With . . .
Page C04
    William E. Kirwan, a veteran professor of mathematics, was credited with spurring the academic rise of the University of Maryland during his nine years as president. He left in 1998 to become the president of Ohio State University but was lured back this year as chancellor of Maryland's 13-campus university system. Kirwan spoke with staff writer Amy Argetsinger, who covers higher education.

In the Courts
Trying to Save The Record For Justice In a New Way
By Michael Amon, Page C04
   On Jason Ferrell's first day as a Charles County court stenographer 11 years ago, the 20-year-old faced a tough first assignment: A Maryland State Police trooper was on trial for rape, and Ferrell had to type a verbatim report.

WEEK IN REVIEW
Dec. 1-7
Page C04
   Not Ready for New Md. Test Minority, Low-Income Students' Scores Lag
Thousands of low-income and minority high school students in Maryland aren't ready to pass a new state exam that will be required for a diploma by 2007, the first-ever results of the Maryland High School Assessment showed.

Frederick County
Rural Community Wins Fight as Power Plant Pulls Back
By David Snyder, Page C05
   Lisa Baugher has moved her mountain of files -- the bulging three-ring binders, the manila folders, everything -- to the basement, because the battle is won. Jodye Roebuck is planning a big party, including a bonfire, a blazing exclamation point to mark the end of their fight against electricity giant Duke Energy.

D.C. Assures Latinos Of Medical Access
City Taking Over Troubled Alliance
By Spencer S. Hsu, Page C07
   Physicians and Latino leaders say the city's rapidly growing immigrant community has benefited significantly from the District's new health care system for the poor.

Ehrlich Eyes Streamlining Plan
Environment Agency, DNR May Be Merged
By Lori Montgomery, Page C08
   Maryland Gov.-elect Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is considering a plan that includes consolidating two agencies that manage the environment.

A Local Life: Percy W. Aycock
Ears to Make Musicians Happy
By Louie Estrada, Page C11
   Among the throngs of concertgoers seated in the plush wine-colored seats of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall were a pair of ears belonging to a man perhaps more acutely aware than anyone else of the crispness of the musical chords flowing from the Steinway Grand piano.


Obituaries

Obituaries
Page C09
   Dolores M. Kervick Nurse
Dolores M. Kervick, 84, a World War II Army nurse who treated battle casualties at hospitals in England and Germany, died Dec. 1 at Prince William Hospital after a stroke suffered at her Manassas home.

Area Deaths Last Week
Page C11
   Below are people whose obituaries were printed in The Washington Post last week. To read the obituaries, go to washingpost.com/obituaries.

Peace Activist, Author Philip Berrigan Dies
By Colman McCarthy, Page C11
   Philip Berrigan, 79, a pacifist, writer and iron-willed advocate for peace whose nonviolent protests against militarism led to repeated imprisonments, died of cancer Dec. 6 at his home in Baltimore.

Ivan Illich Railed Against Technology, Institutions
Page C11
   Ivan Illich, 76, a noted sociologist who protested the institutionalization of learning and religion, died Dec. 2 at his home in Bremen, Germany. The cause of death was not reported.


Columns

Academics Play Second String To Athletics
By Marc Fisher, Page C01
   When a family or business hits bad times, every expense gets a thorough scouring. But in Virginia, where financial woes are forcing major bloodletting and the governor warns of plenty more to come, one expense stands untouched: The state's colleges must raise tuition, cut staff and close entire departments, but heaven forbid touching the golden calf of athletics.

Pay Gap Works Both Ways, Depends on Job, Study Finds
By Stephen Barr, Page C02
   Just before the commotion erupted over President Bush's plan to give federal employees a smaller raise than members of the military, the Congressional Budget Office issued a telling report on federal pay.

Suggested Paths Out of Gridlock
By Ron Shaffer, Page C02
   How do we get out of gridlock? More suggestions from readers:

Lack of Affordable Housing Tops Fairfax Woes, Residents Survey Says
By Carol Morello, Page C04
   The issue that most concerns residents of Fairfax County is the lack of affordable housing. Yet most people seem to think that homelessness is no problem at all.

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