Eight wards make up the District of Columbia. Of these, Wards 5, 7, and 8 are considered the most underserved. Compared to their wealthier neighbors from Wards 2 and 3, residents of Ward 5, 7, and 8 tend to have lower median household incomes and struggle with greater barriers to access to public and social […]
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If you’d rather get work done, check social media, or send texts than keep your eyes on the road, self-driving vehicles might be just what you’ve been waiting for. And if you can’t drive well because of a disability, autonomous vehicles could be life-changing. Within the next two years or so, the sight of cars driving themselves
If any culture can make proclamations to \”take their country back\” or decry the impact of being overrun by immigrants – it would be Native Americans. Even that term is a slight to a great nation of peoples who now find themselves partially named after an Italian explorer since America is named after – Amerigo
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What do you want to be when you grow up? Nowadays, kids are asked this question on a regular. Some say they want to be in fields like Law Enforcement, Forensic Science, Sports Physical Therapy, etc. Is this because there are more options for the average person, more access to college, or the breaking down
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Eight wards make up the District of Columbia (D.C.). Of these, wards 5, 7, and 8 are routinely considered the most underserved. Compared to their wealthier neighbors hailing from Wards 2 and 3, residents of Ward 5, 7, and 8 tend to have lower median household incomes and struggle with greater barriers to access to a wide range of services.
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Oh, to be assigned the dreamy task of announcing when the rose-tinted cherry blossoms of D.C. will be at their fullest. The “peak bloom date” is the estimated time when 70% of the District’s cherry trees will burst into flowers. This year, it’s expected to happen between the 2nd and 5th of April, straddling Easter weekend. After
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Donald Trump’s four years as president taught us many things. Very few of these things are fun to remember. We learned that a sitting president can hit the links during a national and global health crisis without repercussion. We learned that, with enough members of a particular party in the United States Senate, a president
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Any conversation about income disparity, affordable housing, food deserts, or high infant mortality usually centers around three wards; 5, 7, and 8. It\’s said with such frequency and flippancy that it belies the true impact to the quarter of a million residents in those 3 wards. That\’s over 35% of DC residents that live in
Wards 5, 7, and 8 – DC\’s Most Undeserved but for How Much Longer? Read More »
Any conversation about income disparity, affordable housing, food deserts, or high infant mortality usually centers around three wards; 5, 7, and 8. It\’s said with such frequency and flippancy that it belies the true impact to the quarter of a million residents in those 3 wards. That\’s over 35% of DC residents that live in
Wards 5, 7, and 8 – DC\’s Most Undeserved but for How Much Longer? Read More »
Any conversation about income disparity, affordable housing, food deserts, or high infant mortality usually centers around three wards; 5, 7, and 8. It\’s said with such frequency and flippancy that it belies the true impact to the quarter of a million residents in those 3 wards. That\’s over 35% of DC residents that live in
Wards 5, 7, and 8 – DC\’s Most Undeserved but for How Much Longer? Read More »
