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Good morning, DCentric readers! While you were watching Sam Bradford best your beloved Redskins, we were scouring the– oh, too soon? So sorry. Please, distract yourself with these winning links!

Rhee’s uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters “D.C. Council Chairman Vince Gray’s mayoral campaign is expected to release a schedule this week of town hall meetings designed to unify the District’s racially divided electorate…Gray will also be preparing the message he’ll have to send to both the white residents who voted for Mayor Adrian Fenty (and) his primarily black base, which wants Rhee gone.” (Washington Examiner )

Medical Marijuana Clinics a Good Fit for Lower Georgia Ave, NW? ““I knew when this law passed that Georgia Avenue would be a contender for this “experiment”, and sure enough its the first location they have chosen for consideration. I think a more stable area, like Wisconsin Avenue, would help insure success of the program and the law. There is too much addiction, criminal behavior, and mental illness on Georgia Avenue for something new and controversial.”" (Prince Of Petworth )

Keep Stinky Stink Bugs Away “…keep them out of your home this winter by making sure they don’t have any openings to use on the South facing side of your home. When the weather cools down, that’s where the bugs will congregate on sunny days looking for a way in. So now’s the time to caulk up cracks and make sure that screens, windows and portable a/c units fit nice and snug.” (wtop.com)

Trash-free Anacostia? “The Environmental Protection Agency approved the first multi-jurisdictional trash limit for the river last week under the Clean Water Act, requiring the District and Montgomery and Prince George’s counties to ramp up their cleanup efforts…Skimmer boats owned and operated by the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority already take about 400 tons of trash out of the Anacostia each year….But there are still 58 pieces of trash for every 100 feet of river length, local officials said.” (The Washington Post)

Why Are Overweight Black Girls’ Clothes So Doggone Tight? “…today was the second morning this week I’ve been stunned at what I’ve seen standing on street corners waiting for the school buses: Black girls, nearly all overweight, each dressed in blouses so tight every roll of fat appears shrink-wrapped in cotton-poly.” (The Root)

Metrobus workers put to test in mechanics, driving competitions “Metrobus employs 975 mechanics and about 1,500 drivers. One of Metro’s biggest challenges, employees say, is maintaining a seasoned staff. More than half of Metro’s workforce has fewer than six years’ experience with the company. In 2000, a majority of workers who joined Metro in the 1970s began retiring after 27 or so years with the company.” (The Washington Post)