By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
In a story Jan. 10 about disability access at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, The Associated Press misidentified the U.S. Attorney involved in the case. His name is Joe Hogsett.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced a settlement with the Justice Department on Thursday that calls for updating the sprawling, century-old facility to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced a settlement with the Justice Department on Thursday that calls for updating the sprawling, century-old facility to comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
The rains finally arrived, and even though we prayed for the wet stuff, a lot of anglers feared a lengthy downpour would raise and muddy water levels. It didn't happen.
In some parts of our region fishing could not be better, but biologists are concerned that the shortage of precipitation might affect spawning activities of certain fish, including smallmouth bass in such rivers as Virginia's Rappahannock and Maryland's Potomac.
The upper tidal Potomac River currently delivers unbelievably great bass fishing. The past week has seen a veritable explosion of largemouth bass that are willing to strike a variety of lures. It's the talk of the day among tidal river fishing fanatics.
We'll stick our neck way out and predict that the recent rain and wind (even tornado warnings) that visited the Washington area will not affect the weekend fishing.
"Everybody complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it," a tongue-in-cheek Mark Twain said long, long ago. The sad fact is that our area's anglers would love to change the weather, but, alas, they can't.
For anglers who live in the nation's capital and the surrounding suburban counties of Maryland and Virginia, things are about to break wide open even though the weather hasn't been very cooperative.
In 1999, Dan Ward attended a practice session at IMS and said he was denied access to the pits because he was in a wheelchair, even though he had a pit pass.
POTOMAC RIVER: 0-35 miles – In the District at Fletcher's Cove (202-244-0461), off Canal Road, Dan Ward says "I think the rain has actually helped. The water is a little discolored, but not enough to hurt the fishing."
