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Alan Blinder

Staff Reporter, D.C. City Hall

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Alan Blinder covers Washington, D.C. government for The Washington Examiner, which he joined in January 2012. Prior to moving to the Washington, D.C. area, Blinder covered business and state government for a newspaper in Louisiana. He also interned for the Houston Chronicle and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News and worked as a stringer for The Associated Press. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama.

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  • D.C. Councilman Marion Barry released from hospital after blood sugar scare

    Alan Blinder

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    D.C. Councilman Marion Barry left a Washington hospital Wednesday after a one-night stay, an episode that was a high-profile reminder of the aging lawmaker's questionable health and widespread influence. "He's at home and resting," said Barry spokeswoman LaToya Foster, who added that Barry is...

  • Marion Barry released from hospital

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    D.C. Councilman Marion Barry has been released from the hospital. Barry, 77, was admitted to Howard University Hospital on Tuesday after his blood sugar dropped to a low level. Barry was diagnosed with diabetes about 20 years ago, and he said on Twitter after his release that his medical team...

  • D.C. Councilman Marion Barry hospitalized for low blood sugar

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Tue, Apr 2, 2013

    D.C. Councilman Marion Barry was admitted to the hospital Tuesday after suffering from a bout of low blood sugar. The veteran lawmaker -- and the city's longest-serving mayor -- said in a statement posted to his Twitter account that paramedics had taken him to a local hospital. He was expected...

  • D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray pushes raises, but some unions remain skeptical

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    When D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray pledged in February to hike pay for District employees, the unions representing police officers and firefighters scoffed. But when Gray unveiled his budget proposal last week, he included tens of millions of dollars to make paydays a little bigger for city workers....

  • Sharpshooters kill 20 deer in Rock Creek Park

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    The federal government said Monday that a squadron of sharpshooters killed 20 white-tailed deer in Rock Creek Park during a three-night operation designed to trim the ranks of the animals that had become more prevalent in Northwest Washington in recent decades. "Rock Creek Park resource...

  • Park Service kills 20 deer in Rock Creek Park

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

    The National Park Service said Monday that sharpshooters killed 20 white-tailed deer in Rock Creek Park during a three-night operation to reduce the number of the animals roaming the park. The federal government said that the government gunmen, who used lead-free ammunition, had killed 20 deer...

  • The 3-Minute Interview: Ariana Quinones-Miranda, winner of the Pat Handy Award

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    Quinones-Miranda is the chief of staff to the D.C. deputy mayor for health and human services. She recently won the city's Pat Handy Public Service Award "for her dedication to helping District residents."SClB What got you into public service? My parents just raised me with a sense of giving...

  • D.C. seizes $1.7m in tax refunds for unpaid tickets, debts

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    The District has garnished about $1.7 million this year in tax refunds from residents with outstanding debts to the city, including unpaid traffic tickets and belated child support. According to figures from the District's chief financial officer, the city had collected $1,693,486.15 through...

  • D.C. Council looking for improvement in fire department

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Sun, Mar 31, 2013

    D.C. Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe had a taxing March: Ambulance shortages prompted fresh scrutiny, the city's inspector general labeled his agency unprepared for a disaster, and rank-and-file employees declared they had "no confidence" in him. But Ellerbe has remained entrenched at the helm,...

  • D.C. mayor to deliver weekly radio address

    Alan Blinder

    Published: Fri, Mar 29, 2013

    D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray will on Sunday begin delivering a weekly radio address. Gray is scheduled to deliver his first address, slated to run about three minutes, at 10:05 a.m. on WNEW-FM. Pedro Ribeiro, a spokesman for Gray, said the speeches were just another way for the mayor to reach out...


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