Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Local politicians learned one thing very quickly this week: there was no escaping the “Snowpocalypse.” Winter weather wreaked havoc on every corner of our region, and local leaders often found themselves the target of public anger. Join us for our weekly review of the politics, policies, and personalities of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
Guests
- Tom Sherwood Resident Analyst; NBC 4 reporter; and Columnist for the Current Newspapers
- Roger Berliner Montgomery County Councilmember (D-District 1)
- Gregory Whirley Acting Commissioner, Virginia Department of Transportation
- George Parker President, The Washington Teachers Union
Politics Hour Extra
Washington Teachers Union President George Parker said that the union is “very close” to reaching a contract agreement with the DCPS. Howard University Law School Dean Kurt Schmoke has acted as a mediator throughout the negotiation process. Though Parker declined to name a specific timeframe for signing, he said that the terms of the contract as it stands now will “…give [teachers] what they need in order to do the job they’ve been asked to do.”
Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner discusses lessons public officials learned from this week’s record-breaking snowfall in the region. Berliner responded to Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein’s argument that area officials should have been more forthright with the public in communicating that more efficient snow clearing can’t be accomplished without raising taxes.
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