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Former Blade Staffers Launch 'DC Agenda'
D.C. Unemployment Rate Reaches 11.9 Percent
D.C. Insurance Dept. Denies Birth Control Coverage Meddling
Good morning, Washington. We here at DCist hope that your Christmas Day was just as relaxing as ours was. Today is what's commonly referred to as Boxing Day, a holiday devoted to returning those two-sizes too big sweaters and and engaging in some last-gasp holiday consumerism -- and boy, could a lot of stores use the business. There will probably be plenty of big discounts to be had around town, considering that it's been one of the worst retail seasons in recent memory.
Doggies + Christmas = Aww: You have to love reading the newspaper on Christmas Day -- it's really a comprehensive exercise in inspirational, feel-good storytelling. This year, it appears that a canine motif swept over the local media. WTOP covered the happy happy joy joy of adopted dogs, while simultaneously reporting on Vi Mars, a seeing eye Labrador who cheers up sick kids at a Bethesda hospital. Then there's the Post, whose Christmas coverage featured an adorable story about a postman -- aptly named Santa Paws -- who dogs love (he delivers about 100 "doggy stockings" every year around Christmas). Of course, we at DCist love the pups, too; I must say, this editor's never seen a better behaved dog than my family's Mastiff-Retriever, Tessa.
Update on River Road Repairs: It's not great news in the aftermath of Tuesday's massive water main break -- NBC 4 reports that officials are saying that the road could be closed for "several more days," and the cause of the massive three-foot hole in a water pipe may not be known for six weeks. Construction work on the road will continue Friday.
Briefly Noted: Elderly churchgoer beaten with baseball bat and robbed before midnight Mass in College Park...Police stop robbery in progress after short shootout on 2600 block of Georgia Avenue NW...How high can you score on WaPo columnist John Kelly's Washingtonian quiz?
This Day In DCist: Last year, we had a listen to Councilman David Catania's flustered 911 call; also, cab drivers were handing out surveys regarding preferences between meters and zones.
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It's common knowledge that crime in DC can be ridiculous, but wow. Beating a 70 year old man outside of his church? On Christmas Eve? That's got to be some kind of new low.
Anybody who has lived in the D.C. area for any length of time shouldn't be surprised by the attack. There are predators roaming the streets, and the animals should be dealt with accordingly.
Three cheers for the people who watch out for stray abandoned dogs (and cats, and birds, and hamsters).
"Beating a 70 year old man outside of his church? On Christmas Eve? That's got to be some kind of new low."
Yeah, it would have been so much better to beat someone 65 years old or younger, at least 500 yards from the church, on Dec 29th or 30th.
Totally. Or at least wait till after the new year. Around a CVS or some other ungodly place.
i love john kelly, but he sure as hell could have used some better formatting (surveymonkey?) to do that DC quiz. because having the questions spread out over 5 pages, and having to write down my answers on a separate piece of paper when it could be handled so much better in this medium, is a pain in the ass.