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Reality Check
From David Schultz | 05:52
A mother of two faces a life-altering crisis when, just a few months out of rehab, a $5,000 check appears in her mailbox.
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Host intro: Carolyn Parham faced a life-changing challenge when she received an unexpected check in the mail. For more, David Schultz meets Carolyn where she works, the local non-profit D.C. Central Kitchen. Here's David...
Gridlock, On Highways and In Legislature
From David Schultz | 04:41
Business execs in Northern Virginia, typically a core Republican constituency, are beginning to lose patience with the GOP over its refusal to raise taxes for transportation improvements.
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Host intro: The Republican Party likes to call itself 'The Party of Business.' But in spite of the GOP's steadfast opposition to taxes, many business groups in Northern Virginia are calling for a tax increase. They want the money to go toward alleviating the region's crippling traffic congestion. David Schultz reports that some businesses are losing patience with the GOP.
Creative Commutes
From David Schultz | 06:03
Traffic congestion in the D.C. region is at an all-time high. That's forced many to get creative with their commutes.
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Host intro: It's hard to overstate the effect transportation has on everyday life. It determines where people live, what jobs they take, where they shop and where their children go to school. In this story, David Schultz examines the creative methods people use to make their commutes manageable.
The Near Death of Reagan National Airport After 9/11
From David Schultz | 06:07
How one Congressman's bald-faced bluff saved Reagan National from permanent closure.
On September 11, 2001, the federal government grounded all commercial flights across the country. It was the first time the skies over the U.S. were bare of any non-military aircraft since the invention of the aircraft in the early 1900s. A few days later, flights resumed at all airports - all except one: Washington D.C.'s Reagan National. The Secret Service felt the airport's location just a few miles from the White House and the Capitol made it too easy a target for potential hijackers.
This piece tells the story of what the closure of Reagan National meant to the Washington D.C. region, and of the political gamesmanship that led to the airport's eventual reopening.