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Good morning, D.C. “Today we root for the warm front,” the Capital Weather Gang says. Expect chillier temperatures and maybe some rain.
Raised in Captivity: A psychiatrist testifying on behalf of the government says John Hinckley is not fit for expanded freedom from his quarters at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, where he’s been held since attempting to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, the Post reports. Hinckley, the doctor said, “has failed to take advantage of opportunities for socialization” when he visits his mother in Virginia, and that “he tells people things, and you don’t know when he is lying.” The hospital is pushing for Hinckley’s eventual outpatient discharge to his mother’s house in Williamsburg.
Speed the Plow: Not that it ever snows here, but in case it does, Northern Virginia residents have a new website to check if their neighborhoods will be cleared any time soon, WRC reports. The website, serving Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, will track the progress of snowplows.
That Championship Season: Once upon a time, the Redskins were actually a good team. Kind of hard to believe they once went 14-2 in the regular season en route to winning a Super Bowl. Less difficult once realizing its been two decades. The Post has a thorough oral history of the 1991 championship season, getting quotes from lots of people involved with that team—John Kent Cooke (son of Jack), Mark Rypien, Brian Mitchell, Joe Gibbs, Tony Kornheiser, Monte Coleman—and there’s even a video of interviewees telling themselves “We were special.” Yeah, you just keep on telling yourselves that. (And yes, I know about Weeks 1 and 15.)
Briefly Noted: “Myopic little twit” joins Historic Preservation Review Board … Loudoun County doesn’t like Silver Line price tag … Apartments at Specialty Hospital … Car goes headfirst into Anne Arundel County house … Those people with clipboards and petitions sure are pesky … Yeah, it’s probably not going to snow that much, if at all … Oh, good. Virginia might get rid of one-handgun-per-month rule.
This Day in DCist: A year ago, Thundersnow! really sucked. Really, it sucked. The absolute worst. In 2010, Hoyer said House couldn’t get it together about D.C. voting rights (duh), and Secret History of Frodus.
