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D.C. Police Cadet Corps Trains Young People for Law Enforcement Careers The Place Where Robert J. Contee III Began the Climb to Chief James Wright WI Staff Writer
5 Howard University 2021 class of college graduates celebrate their in-person commencement held on the grounds of the University. The ceremony honored graduates from this year and 2020. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Surge in Gas Shortages, Higher Prices at Pumps Come at the Worst Possible Time D. Kevin McNeir WI Senior Editor Young Americans may be shocked by the unbelievably long lines at gasoline pumps that customers from Texas to the northeast and now in the southeast have suddenly experienced. The shortage in supply, recently explained by experts as a result of fewer truck drivers on the roads due to the ongoing pandemic, had already resulted in gas prices rising. But following news of a recent cyberattack, allegedly pulled off by Russian operatives who disabled
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Cadet Corps program serves as a vehicle to recruit District residents into the agency and has succeeded in getting females to participate and its alumni moving up in the ranks. The corps consists of a specialized program specifically for District residents 17-24 years old who work part-time as uni-
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Russell Westbrook Becomes NBA’s All-time Triple-DoubleLeader
Wizards Point Guard Tallies 182nd of Career to Pass Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson
computer systems that direct fuel production in our region, prices have risen even more causing anxious motorists to line up in droves to fill their tanks. Of course, if you were around during the 70s, it’s more like déjà vu – been there, done that. But that hasn’t alleviated the growing fears of Americans who have just begun to see the easing of restrictions that have been enforce to well over a year due to the COVID-19 pan-
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formed civilian employees. The participants learn the skills necessary to qualify for the MPD’s Police Officer Recruitment Program. They have the chance to receive 60 hours at the University of the District of Columbia Community College tuition free towards an associate’s degree-the minimum educational requirement to enter the police recruitment program— plus obtain District government
WI Staff Report On Monday evening, May 10 in Atlanta, Wizards Point Guard Russell Westbrook became the NBA’s all-time triple-double-leader by tallying the 182nd of his career – a record that has stood for 47 years since Oscar Robertson’s 181st and final triple-double of his career. The Wizards lost to the game by the closest of margins to the home team Hawks, 125-124, after Westbrook failed to connect on a three-point attempt with time running out. After Monday’s game, Westbrook called the record “a 5 Russell Westbrook (Courtesy photo/WUSA.com)
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