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The Washington Post reports that Antonio Jones, a Largo-based consultant and Maryland alumnus, will fill the seat on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission recently vacated by Juanita Miller, pending confirmation. That's about the long and short of PG County Executive Jack Johnson's appointment -- though both the Post and Gazette suggest that a bucket of lukewarm water would be a more productive commish than Miller. If you're just catching up, see the Gazette's long view on the issues facing new WSSC head Jerry Johnson and DCist's posts here.

When DC Water and Sewer Authority General Manager Jerry Johnson left the agency in April, WASAWatch hailed the news as an end to a "culture of deception, secrecy, and disregard for public health." Perhaps true for the District proper -- but in the broader Washington metropolitan area, deception, secrecy, and disregard for public health are never far from hand. Johnson has been selected by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to serve as its general manager, according to reports.

Remember when that 75-foot-wide river that washed Bethesda away after that water main break? That wasn't Juanita Miller's fault. But almost everything else is.