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FREDERICK POLICE SHOOTING
Frederick police say two officers shot and killed a man who pointed a sawed-off semiautomatic rifle at them after a domestic dispute. The man has been identified as 27-year-old Patrick Fischer II of Frederick. He died at a hospital after the shooting early Sunday. (Baltimore Sun)
SPOTSYLVANIA BOARD VOTES ON CUTS
The Spotsylvania County School Board is expected to approve its 2010-11 budget tonight. Among $14.7 million in cuts, that budget includes three furlough days for top administrators. At least one board member, Ray Lora, is not expected to vote for the budget. Lora has said he regrets the severe cuts in school spending. He said the fees that will be charged for students to participate in middle and high school sports are additional taxes on residents. (Fredericksburg.com)
DUNCAN TO METRO?
Several Maryland politicians believe former Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan could be the solution to Metro's problems, but public transit advocates are not so sure. News reports surfaced recently that Duncan was interested in applying for the general manager position at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. (Gazette)
HELP GET KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL
Prince William County school officials are asking the public’s help to get schools reopened. They’re asking residents to make sure sidewalks and bus stops in neighborhoods are shoveled so kids can get to school safely. The county is still working on snow removal at schools and offices, schools spokesman Ken Blackstone said in an e-mail late Sunday.
“With everyone’s help and support, we can make sure schools reopen in a safe and timely fashion,“ he wrote. In Manassas, students of Mayfield Intermediate School won’t be going back to class this week, and when they do it won’t be in their old classrooms. (Insidenova.com)
NEW TOYOTAS FIXED
Toyota dealers expect to have the "vast majority" of their new cars fixed under the automaker's gas-pedal recall in the next two weeks, allowing them to fully resume sales of eight models that were taken off the market, a top Toyota executive says. (USAToday)
SNOWBALL FIGHT GOOD FOR BUSINESS
The Dupont Circle snowball fights were a big hit in Washington and served as an economic 'stimulus' to the community
While most business activity was at a stand-still this week, Facebook remained a source of high-energy, generating a 300-person snowball fight and an economic boost for Washington residents willing to brave the blizzard. (Washington Examiner)
