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The 3-Minute Interview: Robert Gebbia, organizer of all-night walk for suicide awareness
Naomi Jagoda
Published: Tue, May 21, 2013
Robert Gebbia is executive director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which is holding its Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk in D.C. from the evening of June 1 to the morning of June 2. How did the idea for the walk come about? It started in 2002. ... [The] idea was to give...
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3-Minute Interview: Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce President Tony Howard
Brian Hughes
Published: Mon, May 20, 2013
Tony Howard is president and CEO of the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce.
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3-Minute Interview: Author A.X. Ahmad
April Burbank
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Ahmad's debut novel, a thriller called "The Caretaker" that is the first in a trilogy, will be released on May 21. Ahmad was raised in India and now lives in the District and teaches at the Writer's Center in Bethesda. Could you summarize the basic setup of your novel? It's about an...
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3-Minute Interview: 'Aging hipster' Melanie DuPuis
Rachel Baye
Updated: Fri, May 3, 2013
DuPuis heads the University of California's Washington Center. The 55-year-old Tenleytown resident also started a group on MeetUp.com for "Aging Hipsters" that now has nearly 400 members. How did the Aging Hipsters start? I was seeing live music close to twice a week. I happened to be...