Metro checking more rail cars after after door mishap

Fri, 2012-05-18 16:23

Metro is now inspecting all of its 5000 series rail cars after determining that those cars may have been involved in an incident Tuesday during which the doors on another car opened while a train was moving.

The transit agency has been investigating what caused the doors to open on two 1000 series rail cars on the Red Line while the train was in motion during the Tuesday morning commute.

Marriage and political expedience

Thu, 2012-05-10 06:54

Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williams made an excellent point Monday night on “The O’Reilly Factor.” Williams said the major reason President Obama had not endorsed same-sex marriage is because of the strong opposition to it in the black and Hispanic communities.

Who could have doubted, though, that the president favors expanding the definition of marriage to include gays and lesbians?

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