Subject: Afternoon Buzz: 'He was happy. So far as I know of': A family reels after an 11-year-old’s suicide
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Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 21:07:49 +0000

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There is potential for a significant Mid-Atlantic storm Sunday and Monday; With Amazon watching, Md. politicians debate whether roads or schools are most in demand

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'He was happy. So far as I know of': A family reels after an 11-year-old’s suicide <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/03/07/feature/he-was-happy-so-far-as-i-know-of-a-family-reels-after-an-11-year-olds-suicide/?wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

After Rylan Thai Hagan hanged himself with a belt from his bunk bed three days before Thanksgiving, people wanted to know why he did it. The answers were hard to find.

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There is potential for a significant Mid-Atlantic storm Sunday and Monday <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/03/07/there-is-potential-for-a-significant-mid-atlantic-storm-sunday-and-monday/?utm_term=.a5fb8c25d20e&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

A storm capable of producing large amounts of snow and rain, as well as coastal flooding, is a realistic scenario.

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With Amazon watching, Md. politicians debate whether roads or schools are most in demand <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/with-amazon-watching-md-politicians-debate-whether-roads-or-schools-are-most-in-demand/2018/03/07/ec84862a-136d-11e8-9065-e55346f6de81_story.html?utm_term=.71dfa96cddbc&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1>

Montgomery County’s long-delayed Montrose Parkway East project could get pushed back again.

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Hoping to get ahead of the storm, airlines have already begun to cancel flights and issue fee waivers to travelers. Amtrak also is suspending some service Wednesday.

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