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LOCAL HOME PAGE VIRGINIA JOHN KELLY’S WASHINGTON
Adopt a pup Boycott is sought In the pursuit of quarters
At 1 p.m., the head of the Hundreds are urging legislators to Although the District could certainly
49, 9 a.m. 57, noon 62, 5 p.m. 57, 9 p.m.
Mid-Atlantic Border Collie skip the House session Thursday, use more meters that take credit
Rescue will discuss how to find when an imam whom they accuse cards, drivers and business owners
Obituaries Actor Corey Haim, 38, a 1980s
a purebred rescue dog. Go to of condoning violence is set to alike are grumbling loudly about the
teen heartthrob who starred in “The Lost
washingtonpost.com/local. deliver the opening prayer. B4 two-hour parking limit. B2
Boys,” had long struggled with drugs. B6
Bike
Running off to join the circus for a day
Big Apple Circus
Va. governor
offered the free
lanes to
“Circus of the
Senses” on
Wednesday at
says gay rights
Dulles Town
hit the
Center. After the
show, geared for
audience mem-
bers with special
are protected
big time
needs, several
children with
sensory impair- vice on the issue as attorney gen-
ments were
invited to have
DIRECTIVE ON
eral. The governor said Wednes-
day that he continues to believe
some hands-on
Pennsylvania Avenue
fun. At left, they
STATE WORKERS
that without legislative approval,
universities and state agencies
included in proposal
get a feel for cannot issue orders that would
clown Bello
to extend D.C. network Nock’s hair.
Hopes to squash uproar
allow employees or others to sue
in state court over discrimina-
Below, Katy
over AG letter to colleges
tion on the basis of sexual ori-
DuBois, 7, of entation.
by Ashley Halsey III Arlington County And, in a departure from his
takes a spin with by Rosalind S. Helderman Democratic predecessor’s stance,
The center of Pennsylvania Av- the aid of acrobat McDonnell issued an executive
enue from the White House to David Martins. richmond — Hoping to quell a order last month, which carries
the Capitol soon may be reserved
PHOTOS BY DAYNA SMITH FOR THE WASHINGTON POST
growing uproar on Virginia’s col- the force of law, on the issue of
for just two things: the presi- lege campuses over gay rights, workplace discrimination that
dent’s inauguration and people Gov. Robert F. McDonnell issued did not mention sexual orienta-
riding bicycles. a directive to all 102,000 state tion.
A pair of bike lanes are des- employees Wednesday that pro- But McDonnell said Wednes-
tined to grace the middle of one hibits discrimination in the state day that Cuccinelli’s letter had
of the country’s most fabled workforce, including on the basis caused confusion and anger
boulevards, an avenue that ranks of sexual orientation, and warns among students, college presi-
as a destination with Broadway, he will reprimand or fire anyone dents and others that he could
Fifth Avenue, Hollywood Boule- who engages in it. address with a clear statement
vard and Bourbon Street. The McDonnell’s directive comes a opposing discrimination and a
two lanes will be part of an ex- week after Attorney General Ken promise to use the human re-
panding network of dedicated bi- Cuccinelli II (R) distributed a let- sources process to punish an em-
cycle lanes in the District, soon ter to the state’s public colleges ployee found to have shown bias.
to include L, I and Ninth streets and universities asking them to The directive is a formal state-
NW and more of 15th Street NW. remove references to sexual ori- ment of McDonnell’s position
“We’re going to get some feed- entation from their campus non- that hiring, promotion, compen-
back from people, and then we discrimination policies. Cucci- sation, treatment, discipline and
hope to install these within a nelli says that only the General termination of state employees
month so we’re ready for the Assembly has the authority to ex- can be based only on an individu-
summer biking season,” said Jim tend legal protections to gays. al’s job qualifications, merit and
Sebastian, bike coordinator for McDonnell (R) has said he sup- performance.
the District Department of ports the legal reasoning of that
Transportation. opinion, which mirrored his ad- mcdonnell continued on B4
That feedback should come
the evening of March 18 when
DDOT presents details of the
plan at a public meeting at 701 Caution, not unfulfilled pledges,
Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty
most surprising about McDonnell
(D), a dedicated cyclist himself,
has worked to strengthen and
connect the web of bike lanes in a richmond
city that had the sixth-highest
percentage of bike commuters in
the country in 2008. V
irginia Gov. Robert F.
McDonnell won a landslide
victory in November largely
A Census Bureau survey deter- because of two broad campaign
mined that the number of D.C. promises. He was going to deliver
area bike commuters doubled in key services that Virginians
the first eight years of the 21st wanted even while shrinking
century, exceeding 2 percent of government. And he was ready to
ROBERT McCARTNEY
all commuters. lead from Day One, unlike his
In the nation’s 70 largest cities, opponent, whom he mocked for could find on his Web site. It
the bike commuter rate in- lacking plans for what to do. turned out it wasn’t as easy as he
creased by 48 percent over the I’m sorry, but not surprised, to suggested.
same period, reaching almost report that the new governor is 0 There’s also no sign of how he’s
1 percent of all commuters. Ca- for 2 on those pledges as the going to pay for another whopper
tering to bikers’ needs, Google General Assembly prepares to of a promise, to expand colleges
Maps this week added routes for adjourn after its annual session. and universities by 100,000
bicyclists to its menu of options. His record suggests that the degrees over 15 years. He’s won
The District has 45 miles of vision he offered in his campaign approval for proposals to
bike lanes on its 1,200 miles of — better roads and schools, but promote job growth and charter
streets. Sebastian said the goal is without new taxes — was never schools, but they’re modest and
to increase the number to 80 realistic. His cautious leadership mostly amount to window
miles. The city also hopes to ex- style is harder to explain, given dressing.
pand its SmartBike rental pro- the powerful mandate he My forgiving side says I should
gram from 100 bikes in 10 loca- obtained from the voters. cut McDonnell some slack about
tions to 1,000 bikes in 100 loca- Even before the legislature launching new programs. There’s
tions. arrived here, McDonnell (R) a historic budget crisis, and he’s
The plan for bike lanes on five decided to put off the vital been in office for less than eight
major streets in the city’s core is question of how to find the weeks. He’s also had some
intended to help resolve a major billions of dollars needed to distractions: He spent two of his
challenge for cyclists and motor- repair and improve the state’s first four Saturdays in the state
ists, Sebastian said. roads. You’ll remember he was emergency operations center
“Most of our streets are resi- quite vocal about the topic during dealing with snowstorms.
the campaign, boasting about his
bikes continued on B8 multi-point plan that everybody mccartney continued on B4
Prince George’s officer
‘Draconian’ Waxter under fire
injured in car crash dies
der the supervision of the Mary- slow pace of change in juvenile
Critics want to improve
land Department of Juvenile Ser- justice in Maryland, especially for
vices. girls.
work. Maybe it was because many or close Maryland’s “Sometimes you need a big “It’s draconian,” said Prince
Newlywed, 27, was
of Jensen’s friends became cops,
girls detention center
hammer to get attention,” said George’s Circuit Court Judge
too. Whatever the case, Jensen Del. Sue Kullen (D-Calvert), a Cathy H. Serrette, who is her
known for devotion knew from a young age that he sponsor of the bill. “This is a shot court’s family division coordina-
to family, charity work
was meant to be a police officer, by Henri E. Cauvin across the bow.” tor. She added: “It might be a jail
and almost as soon he was 21, he Girls, for example, do not have in most people’s minds, but that’s
made the dream a reality. Maryland’s only secure deten- access to the kind of intensive af- not what it’s supposed to be. The
by Matt Zapotosky But one day last month, Jensen, tion center for girls is so old and ter-school and evening programs point of the whole juvenile justice
27, was rushing to a call about a
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY POLICE
outdated that frustrated state leg- that boys do in places such as system is rehabilitative.”
There’s a photo that shows man who had gotten high on PCP Thomas Jensen was responding islators have raised the prospect Prince George’s County and Balti- Many states face such challeng-
Thomas P. Jensen wearing a and broken into a woman’s apart- to a call Feb. 27 when his cruiser of closing the Laurel facility by more. Instead, a judge who thinks es, and Thursday, the U.S. House
Prince George’s County police ment by throwing concrete hit some ice and then a pole. next year. a girl needs closer supervision Education and Labor subcom-
uniform when he was 4 years old, through a window, police said. Next Thursday, the House Ju- than what might be found at mittee on healthy families and
friends said. Sure, it was just a Headed south on Baltimore Av- tion, and he died Tuesday night. diciary Committee will take up a home often has no option but to communities is to hold a hearing
Halloween costume, but everyone enue in College Park toward the He is the 26th Prince George’s bill to do just that, and although place the child in Waxter. on girls in the juvenile justice sys-
knew it was only a matter of time 5200 block of Kenilworth Avenue, police officer to die in the line of the legislation’s sponsors don’t Waxter’s building, constructed tem.
before Jensen would be wearing Jensen hit a patch of black ice duty. expect the measure to pass, pro- in the early 1960s in Anne Arun- Urged by the American Civil
the uniform for real. near the bridge over University “It’s tough, because everybody ponents say the shortcomings of del County, isn’t in line to be re- Liberties Union of Maryland, Del.
Maybe it was because Jensen’s Boulevard, lost control of his wants to say after someone dies, the Thomas J.S. Waxter Center re- placed for at least six to eight Kathleen M. Dumais (D-Mont-
dad was a Prince George’s officer cruiser and hit a pole. He was tak- flect a broader failure to address years. Critics see it as a relic of a
who didn’t mind taking his son to en to a hospital in critical condi- officer continued on B5 the needs of girls who end up un- different era and a sign of the waxter continued on B5
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