Good Morning, D.C. Are you one of those people who counts on regular weather patterns to plan your week and travel? Ha! After a week of wintry mix horrors and an odd weekend in the 50’s, temperatures are back in the 30’s today, with winds causing spotty power outages in our area. If you miss the fluffy white stuff, then hold your breath for about 24 hours and enjoy a wet snow front tomorrow. But don’t worry, with temps well above freezing we should dodge another event of Snowpocalypse magnitude.
Let the Finger Pointing Begin: Five days after the general in charge of Washington’s Walter Reed Medical Center was ousted, the Army has issued “profuse apologies” for its poor treatment of veterans at the Northwest D.C. facility. Congress has now begun hearings into the situation at Walter Reed, after a series of scathing reports about conditions for patients and poor follow-up care ran in the Post during the past weeks.
Under or Over?: The Examiner reports this morning on the debate over Metro’s Tysons Corner extension. While proponents of an elevated track have won support in the Virginia State House and with Gov. Tim Kaine, vocal advocates of a tunnel through the area are gaining ground. On Thursday, Metro’s board of directors will meet to ponder both schemes, but the group still lacks any real authority to change the current plan, which is being funded by Virginia.
Briefly Noted: Folks in Virginia and Maryland betting on a $355 million jackpot… Skateboarders could face new helmet laws…
This Day in DCist: Last year we saw Washington punditry become high art. In 2005 we wondered whether D.C. schoolchildren were finally finished taunting the elements.
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