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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
08.............Go See Do
10.............East of the River Calendar
16.............The Bulletin Board
20.............The District Beat • by Martin Austermuhle
22.............The Numbers • by Ed Lazere
24.............E on DC • by Ethelbert Miller
26.............Skyland Update • by Charnice Milton
28.............LVA Learner’s Summer • by Stephen Lilenthal
30.............Going Green in Anacostia • by Cathy Plume
31.............ANC 7B Report • by Mariessa Terrell
EAST WASHINGTON LIFE
32.............Anacostia Museum - 45 Years • by Charnice Milton
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34.............Dispatches from Anacostia • by Philip Hutinet
36.............The Red Hot Patriot • by Barbara Wells
38.............Diabetes • by Candance Y.A. Montague
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40.............Kids Say the Darndest Things • by John Muller
KIDS & FAMILY
42.............Kids and Family Notebook • by Kathleen Donner
46.............Community Conversations • by Mariessa Terrell
HOMES & GARDENS
41.............Changing Hands • compiled by Don Denton
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48.............The Classifieds
50.............The Nose • by Anonymous
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