People's Garden brings wildlife to Washington, food to local food pantry

Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:53 AM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Dawn Charging said she's heard a new but familiar sound from her office in downtown Washington - the talking of red-tailed hawks.

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Supreme Court considers whether strip search violated 13-year-old girl's rights

Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:51 AM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Savana Redding still thinks about the embarrassment she felt six years ago when she was 13 years old and school officials strip searched her, looking for drugs.

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Study finds legalizing undocumented workers would increase taxes, help economy

Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:03 AM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - A new report says legalizing undocumented workers would help, not hurt, the U.S. economy.

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Value of college financial aid programs debated

Thu Apr 9, 2009 4:51 PM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Andrew Martin is one college graduate who has yet to see a return on his investment in higher education.

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Lingering spilled oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound affects aquatic life, residents

Wed Apr 8, 2009 7:54 PM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Scientists say oil still lingers in Alaska's waters, affecting aquatic life and the local community that depend on it 20 years after Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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New Disneynature film gives audiences unique look at life on Earth

Wed Apr 1, 2009 7:45 PM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - April 22 marks Earth Day and the debut of Disneynature's new movie "earth," an intimate look at animal life from the icy Arctic, to the equatorial tropics and the depths of the ocean.

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Cities around the world to turn off lights in 'vote' for action on climate change

Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:57 PM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Washingtonians will find the District a little darker Saturday evening as monuments, businesses and landmarks turn off their lights.

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With public defender system in 'crisis,' Michigan asks for federal help

Thu Mar 26, 2009 7:53 PM EDT

Heather Lockwood Scripps Howard Foundation Wire WASHINGTON - Strapped for funds, Michigan's system of providing lawyers for indigent criminal defendants is in a "Sixth Amendment crisis," and some say the federal government should step in.

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Oil lingers in Alaska waters on 20th anniversary of Exxon Valdez spill

Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON - Keith Colburn, captain on the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch," brought a surprising piece of Alaska to Washington Tuesday, the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Student protesters arrested on sixth anniversary of Iraq war

Thu Mar 19, 2009 10:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON - A "dance" in downtown Washington Thursday on the sixth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, resulted in a few arrests during one of several peaceful protests to mark the day. Dancing down the sidewalks to loud funk music, DC Students for a Democratic Societ …

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