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Lunchlady la-la land Dec 21st 2012, 13:00 Turns out school closings might not be the biggest controversy at the D.C. Public Schools these days. A top DCPS administrator took a beating Thursday at a D.C. Council hearing on the system's school meals contract with megavendor Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality. While other districts manage to run their lunch programs in house and make a profit, Emma Brown reports in the Post, an independent audit found DCPS lost $10 million in one year by contracting out to Chartwells. Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) lambasted the "failed experiment" and urged DCPS to do its own foodservice: "I think what we've done over the past several years is really an abomination," she said. Chartwells, for its part, calls the audit "highly flawed." Note that the company, part of the $25 billion-a-year Compass Group, remains well-positioned: It recently won a new contract with DCPS. Read full article >> 'This Is 40,' 'Rust and Bone' and more new movies Dec 21st 2012, 12:00 In this week's new releases, the Judd Apatow relationship comedy "This is 40" gets a lukewarm reception, while French filmmaker Jacques Audiard's "Rust and Bone" gets four stars. Here's what the Post critics had to say about this week's new releases: Read full article >> Fairfax County fire chief Ronald Mastin to retire; no public or internal announcement made Dec 21st 2012, 10:34 Ronald L. Mastin, the chief of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department for the last five years, is going to retire in May. He apparently informed Fairfax of this several months ago, because the process for selecting his successor is well down the road. In fact, the application deadline was Nov. 30, so if you were interested in being the next Fairfax fire chief and didn't know, tough luck. Read full article >> D.C. area forecast: Coldest-feeling, windiest weather we've seen this season Dec 21st 2012, 10:00 Hunker down but grab the gloves and scarf if you must venture out this weekend. Winter is going to make itself known over the coming days. There is even a chance of a few flakes for Christmas? While we watch the weather for next week, please stay safe and use caution in those winds (especially if driving) throughout the near-term. Flying with the kids? Take your seats — but not necessarily together Dec 21st 2012, 02:40 When Jennifer Huff checked in for her US Airways flight at Reagan National Airport recently, she was told that she would be in seat 4C. Then came the surprise: Her 2-year-old daughter, Alexa, had been assigned to seat 11C, seven rows behind. Read full article >> Phil Mendelson shuffles leaders, makeup of D.C. Council committees Dec 21st 2012, 01:58 Chairman Phil Mendelson took the first steps toward putting his personal stamp on the D.C. Council he has served on for 14 years Thursday, handing his colleagues their committee assignments for the new term. Read full article >> D.C. schools lose millions on meals program Dec 21st 2012, 01:37 Taxpayers in the District have subsidized a public schools meals program that lost more than $10 million a year since it was outsourced to save money in 2008, according to an independent audit commissioned by the school system. Read full article >> UDC president was fired without cause, attorney says Dec 21st 2012, 01:05 The president of the University of the District of Columbia was dismissed without cause and is eligible under his contract to receive a full year's salary of $295,000, his attorney said Thursday. Questions lingered about why the UDC Board of Trustees fired President Allen L. Sessoms on Wednesday night, midway through the academic year and little more than four years after he took the helm of the city's only public university. The board's leader, Elaine A. Crider, has not elaborated on a brief statement in which she said that the board wanted the struggling institution "to go in a different direction." Read full article >> Mike Shanahan: Doctors say Robert Griffin III will be ready to play Sunday Dec 21st 2012, 00:03 Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III will be healthy enough to play Sunday if he has no setbacks before the team's Week 16 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, Coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday. Read full article >> GOP delegates call for armed officers at elementaries Dec 20th 2012, 23:06 Republicans in the House of Delegates, responding to the mass shooting last week at a Connecticut elementary school, are working on legislation to provide funding for armed officers at Virginia elementary schools. Read full article >>

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