Yesterday was the day that D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams took his annual cannonball plunge into a local public swimming pool, marking the start of summer and the last time he will participate in a tradition he started during his first year in office. But much like everything else this election year, Williams managed to turn the cannonball into a matter of politics. According to WJLA, Williams challenged his successor to continue the tradition, forcing two leading candidates to awkwardly promise that of all the things they should do, a yearly cannonball would be one. States the article in a moment of relative hilarity:

Adrian Fenty says the cannonball dive is an excellent idea. Linda Cropp told her husband the ritual is somewhat of a burden, but plans to have her son do it. He was a former lifeguard.

MoCo Trash Strike Threatened: If you live in Montgomery County, life may soon get just a little grosser. According to NBC 4, three private trash collecting companies are threatening service disruptions over rising gas prices, potentially leaving 250,000 residents to wallow in their own filth. The three companies argue that Montgomery County should allow them to charge a 5 percent fuel surcharge, much like neighboring Anne Arundel and Howard counties do.

Williams Still Pissed Over DHS Funds Cut: D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams still won’t let this one go. According to the Post, Williams and his New York counterpart Michael Bloomberg yesterday criticized the recent decision by the Department of Homeland Security to cut counter-terrorism funds to both cities by 40 percent. But beyond speaking in vague terms, neither Williams nor Bloomberg have specified how the cuts will affect existing programs or threaten future ones.

Pardon Granted for Schools on Chopping Block: Three schools have been spared in the current attempt to cut down on excess space in the District’s public schools, notes the Post. A May 15 decision by Superintendent Clifford Janey directed six schools to close over the next two years, part of an effort to trim 1 million square feet of unused or under-used school space. But parents and activists complained, and Janey and the School Board decided to spare two of the schools and grant a third one a temporary reprieve.

This Day in DCist: On this day last year, we made our own version of Cakelove’s cupcakes and found out that Ana Marie Cox is just a slow writer.

Briefly Noted: D.C. to get new Archbishop … Eight illegal immigrants arrested in Adams Morgan … Another laser pointer incident at Dulles … Lerner demands that city have alternative parking proposal.

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