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Mythbusting DC, The Features
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DC Mythbusting: International City

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‘Flagged entry’
courtesy of ‘afagen’

Hi, and welcome to a new year of Mythbusting!   We’re going to start out the year off with a myth about the character of the District.  When I first moved to DC, I always thought it was such an international city– walking down the street, you hear people speaking foreign languages,  and with all the embassies it seemed like it was home to people from many different nations.  And I’m not alone– there are clubs in the city focused on bringing international professionals together, and DC is known as a major global city.  But is the District home to more people from foreign countries, and more foreign speaker, than other peer cities?

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All Politics is Local, Life in the Capital, Music, The Daily Feed
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Health Care: How DC Stacks Up

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‘Health Care Rally for a Public Option in front of Senator Bill Nelson´s Office’
courtesy of ‘leoncillo sabino’

Interested in how the Health Care debate and potential reforms will impact the District?  For starters, try reading up on DC’s Health Care current status quo.  I’m not advocating for any specific plan (I’m still trying to edu-ma-cate myself) but the DC site has some stats that really bring the health care debate to the home front.  Here’s to hoping that our government can come up with a solution that’s both viable and effective.