Daily Archives: 4 January, 2006

odor free clubbing? bring it on!

The DC Council is on the brink of passing a ban on smoking in public places, including bars and restaurants. I’ve long been a fan of this movement, and a few days back I posted the following as a comment at DCist on a thread about the upcoming Council vote, asking whether readers for pro-

sobering thoughts

A new year dawns with two things that make me sad, angry and motivated at the same time. Firstly is the mine tragedy in West Virginia. I was awake at 1:00 am when ABC 7 news announced that the 12 miners were found alive (the news was on late due to the Orange Bowl, a