Subject: Afternoon Buzz: Winter refuses to surrender as region braces for another snowy blast
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Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:06:24 -0500 (EST)

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What's new since this morning's newspaper * Thu., Mar. 5, 2015
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Winter refuses to surrender as region braces for another snowy blast <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPhAnMPoet1i4nqIAbf66>
Lori Aratani, Dana Hedgpeth
As the precipitation in the D.C. region changed from rain to sleet to snow Thursday, roadways began to get dangerous, authorities said, as several minor crashes happened on some highways.“The folks that are out there now are running into slush-covered roads,” said Taran Hutchinson, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC), a group of area highway departments. Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPhAnMPoet1i4nqIAbf66> 

Winter storm warning: Snow, heavy at times, throughout the day (LIVE UPDATES) <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPh79cPoHB9_Ut0rA7116>
Jason Samenow
Accumulations of 4-7 inches are likely in downtown and 5-10 inches to the north and west. [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPh79cPoHB9_Ut0rA7116> 

Fairfax schools chief explains snow day policies <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuDA379e>
T. Rees Shapiro
Fairfax County schools superintendent Karen Garza held an open meeting for parents in Chantilly on Tuesday and at the end of the session she addressed an issue looming in the room: snow days.“Okay, let’s talk about the snow,” Garza said. “I was hoping I wouldn’t have to.”Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuDA379e> 

The view of the snowfall from planes, trains, automobiles and sidewalks <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuEA20ae>
Dana Hedgpeth, Paul Duggan
Updated at 11:59 a.m.Conditions on area roadways weren’t ideal as snow continued to fall, highway officials said.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuEA20ae> 

Kathleen Matthews, Marriott exec and former anchor, eyes Van Hollen seat <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuFA4b1f>
Bill Turque
Marriott International executive and longtime local news anchor Kathleen Matthews, wife of MSNBC host Chris Matthews, is planning to run for the Congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Politico reported today.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuFA4b1f> 

At center of storm(s), D.C.’s snow plow chief manages to keep his job <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuGA6a80>
Aaron C. Davis
For William O. Howland Jr., there were two certainties in D.C. on Thursday morning. The city would shut down for snow, and before it got better, the day would get worse — a lot worse.With a late winter storm bearing down on the nation’s capital, the solitary figure in charge of the city’s snow cleanup was girding for more criticism and complaints — and a constant stream of irate e-mails from council members about missed cul-de-sacs and unplowed streets.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuGA6a80> 

A fountain pen show — and famous pen doctor — coming to D.C. area this weekend <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuHAdf4c>
Michael S. Rosenwald
The Baltimore-Washington International Pen Show is this weekend — nearly 100 tables of fountain pens and dealers from around the country — and that means I get to sit down in front of Richard Binder and have my fountain pen nibs tweaked to my delight.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuHAdf4c> 

Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuIAa6dc>
Peter Hermann
D.C. police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early Thursday in Southeast Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood, according to a department spokeswoman.The shooting occurred about 1:10 a.m. in the 1400 block of Cedar Street SE, adjacent to the grounds of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site.Read full article &gt;&gt; [Read full article »] <http://link.washingtonpost.com/544d41923b35d04a529018402cp3w.41vw/VPiY3sPoP8sVPyuIAa6dc> 

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