Public Role, Private Gain

PublicRole PrivateGainTom NidaWashington DCUnitedKarl JentoftElsie Whitlow StokesFred EzraEagle AcademyEagle BankBlue CastleThomas McCrackenBrady HallCity First BankSoutheast Washington DC Albert Hopkins Jr BethesdaJoseph F Horning Jr Capitol HillCouncil of the District of ColumbiaD C Public Charter SchoolThe White HouseNortheast Washington DC Northwest Washington DC Anne DoughertyAppleTree InstituteCatholic University of AmericaCharter Schools Development Corp D C Office of CampaignD C Preparatory AcademyD C Public Charter School BoardElsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter SchoolEmily LawsonEnhancement and Direct Loan Funds CommitteeFront RoyalJames ConsagraJames V GrimaldiJoe StephensJulie TateLondonMeg SmithRena KirschRobert CaneShawn O ReillySteve LoweThe Washington Post CompanyVicki LangfordWashington Business JournalWilliam E Doar Jr Public Charter SchoolAnthony A WilliamsKathy Williams 12/14/08

When a band of Brookland neighbors packed a public meeting to try to stop one of the District's public charter schools from moving to their quiet cul-de-sac, their pleas seemed to receive a warm reception.