Paul Schwartzman
In D.C., a push for better restaurants east of the Anacostia River
Jahi Chikwendiu/WASHINGTON POST - Jonathan Taylor serves customers at the IHOP on Alabama Avenue SE. At Mama’s Kitchen in Anacostia, most patrons don’t know that the owner’s name is Fatma Nayir or that she commutes every day from Bethesda to their scuffed corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue ... Read more »
Rushern Baker’s frustration with school board finally boils over
See Results | DisclaimerThis is a non-scientific user poll. Results are not statistically valid and cannot be assumed to reflect the views of Washington Post users as a group or the general population. Sen. Douglas J.J. Peters (D-Prince George’s) said he told Baker that the General Assembly ... Read more »
Budget Battle Ahead (The Note)
" http://politi.co/YzkMXG -"MARYLAND'S LEFTWARD SWING," by the Washington Post's Paul Schwartzman. "Benefits for illegal immigrants. Same-sex marriage. Strict regulations on gun purchases. Over the past two years, Maryland has enacted laws that represent a dramatic liberal shift, even ... Read more »
WashPost Rewards Gov. O'Malley's 'Personal Push' for Gun Ban, Licensing Law with Puffy 62-Paragraph...
... for Maryland's new stringent gun control law in the editorial pages and in biased news accounts, staff writers Aaron Davis and Paul Schwartzman today rewarded liberal governor and potential 2016 presidential contender Martin O'Malley with a 62-paragraph front-page victory lap headlined "Behind Md... Read more »
Opinion: Is college not for poor kids?
A few weeks ago, my colleague Paul Schwartzman introduced readers to a group of Prince George’s County residents known as “ the Seat Pleasant 59 .” They were promised in 1988, when they were in elementary school, that their tuition would be paid if they worked hard and got into college... Read more »
The Legacy: For those promised college scholarships, the gift inspired pride and pain
Video: Wondering what happened to the rest of the class? Meet all the students and find out who made it through high school, trade school and college with our interactive database. Watch video interviews with Jeffery Norris, Ponloeu Le, Tiffany Alston and other students to hear first-hand how ... Read more »
The Seat Pleasant 59: Money doesn’t equal success
A lot, it turns out, as The Washington Post’s Paul Schwartzman discovered when he and researchers tracked down 30 of the Seat Pleasant 59. Forty-four graduated from high school, and another five got their GEDs, a much higher percentage than the overall graduation rate for Prince George’s ... Read more »
Decades Later, Did Those Scholarships Pay Off? : NPR
Host Michel Martin speaks with reporter Paul Schwartzman and one of those students about how the scholarship affected their lives. Copyright © 2011 National Public Radio®. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. And now, we'd ... Read more »
At age 50, AARP celebrates being far from over the hill
WASHINGTON -- Comedians love to needle AARP as the unflagging advance team for senility. They're the folks who send the dreaded membership invite when you hit 50, a reminder that you're well on your way to that last roundup. Life as a punch line can present certain annoying challenges, much ... Read more »
Watergate owner hopes history sells
Everything in the hotel linked to the Nixon scandal is up for sale to make way for a major renovation. The place has played host to many famous figures. An oil painting from the lobby of the Watergate Hotel in Washington is marked to sell for $1,100. An official of the company that owns the ... Read more »
