City Paper Editor Jumps Ship: This won’t do anything for the District’s morale. Gawker and WJLA are reporting the Erik Wemple, the City Paper’s Editor in Chief, has been hired away by New York’s Village Voice. Wemple has manned the helm of the City Paper since January 2002, and has long been known in D.C. for his biting cutdowns of the Post. We’ll miss Wemple, but we’re sure it’ll only be a few months before he runs back down I-95 and away from that metropolitan hellhole some people call the Big Apple. Comment war starting in 5…4…3…2…1.

Schools Forced to Cut Down on Recess: Back in our elementary school days, recess was a solid 40 minutes long, just enough time to get in a good game of four square or jacks. Kids these days don’t seem to have it as good, though — the Post is reporting that in an effort to raise academic standards and fit in tight schedules, area schools are cutting down on recess. Schools in the District grant a mere 20 minutes, while some schools in NoVa allow only 15 minutes. Some parents aren’t happy with the state of affairs, apparently, and have started fighting for longer recesses as an important part of their children’s development.

Immigrants May Face Deportation: Earlier this year we warned that many area immigrants from El Salvador may stand to lose a special legal designation that has allowed them to stay in the United States for years. Today the Post is reporting that it may actually be Nicaraguan and Honduran immigrants threatened, though by their own doing. According to the article, thousands of immigrants from those two countries have not taken the steps to renew special permits that allows them to remain in the country, though the deadline is today. Some immigration officials claim that many immigrants have put off renewing because they believe that they will benefit from the immigration reform currently moving through Congress.

This Day in DCist: On this day last year, we made Mom’s meatloaf, asked about the District’s little piggies, and welcomed Adrian Fenty to the mayoral race.

Briefly Noted: FBI raids office of D.C. school official … Blog war goes from stupid to stupider … Park Police chief warned of cutbacks … Baltimore art museums to be free starting in October … Park Service turns Snyder down.

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