Archive for February, 2011
Last month, Bethesda World News asked readers to nominate the Most Amazing Local Teenager. Your letters poured in! The Editors read every single letter, and some of them had nothing to do with persuading us to buy prescription drugs from overseas sellers. We held a meeting, and
02.23.2011| Culture | Editor
by Paula Whyman & Carolyn Parkhurst
According to the latest data, Bethesda is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of children in the area. Whereas on the national level, the average family includes 1.8 children, in Bethesda, the average is 3.475. This points to a growing trend, says
02.18.2011| Culture | Editor
“It’s only logical for me to have the last piece of sushi,” said Colby. “I’m the most capable with chopsticks.”
“That’s elitist,” said Tarnoff. “Am I out of the running just because I never learned to use chopsticks? High level skills should not be a prerequisite for acces
02.14.2011| Education | Editor
With a high of 48 degrees, and no snow in sight, area residents prepared for the worst.
“I’ve got a new bag of salt and a shovel. My plan is to stand around and wait until the forecast changes,” said Ralph Gwertzman.
His daughter Taylor, wearing a new snowsuit, sat on her sled in
02.8.2011| Culture | Editor
Tired of taking the blame for Pepco's outage troubles, local trees threaten to take matters into their own hands. "Don't mess with us," says unnamed tree spokesman. "We're bigger than you. And some of us are rotten to the core."
02.1.2011| Business | Editor