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Permalink Reply by Meymo Lyons on June 12, 2008 at 10:37am

Dear Jack,

Can we use you as the hapless victim of the system? Its a good story but as always I need a citizen to complain on the record. To contact me directly please email meymo@wamu.org. Or bump me in the newsroom at 202 885-1233.

Love it.

Best,

Meymo

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Permalink Reply by Meymo Lyons on June 13, 2008 at 11:20am

Dear Listeners,

Two fires along Metro's Red line and a power outage that left much of downtown and Northwest in the dark at the height of rush hour left chaos in its wake. I am looking for listeners impacted by the events. Did Metro handle things well.? Were you able to exit the station without too much trouble ? Are you handicapped and therefore were you really stuck with no elevator or escalator out of the station?

Please let me know.

Thanks !

Best,

Meymo

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Permalink Reply by John Antonelli on June 13, 2008 at 12:22pm

Meymo, I was one of those

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Permalink Reply by Meymo Lyons on June 13, 2008 at 12:27pm

Bump me in the newsroom John. 885-1233

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Permalink Reply by John Antonelli on June 16, 2008 at 9:38pm

Meymo, Arlington County wants to build a trolley from Pentagon City along Columbia Pike to Skyline Mall on Route 7 in Fairfax County. Latest cost estimates are that this will cost $160 million and is being touted as a way to redevelop Columbia Pike. One of the local civic associations is having a Q and A session on this Monday 06/23/08. On Monday 06/23/08 the Columbia Heights Civic Association is having a Q/A session on the trolley. Joe Warren (former government auditor) and Chris Zimmerman (Chairman of the Metro Board and Northern Virginia Transportation Commission) will be the panelists. The meeting will be at 7 PM at the Walter Reed Community Center on Walter Reed Drive and S 16th Street. The civic association will vote afterwards on whether to support the project. Might be a good way to get some back and forth and infor for a transit story in these high gas times.

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Permalink Reply by Alyssa on June 17, 2008 at 1:16pm

Sunrise Assisted Living on Connecticut Ave. will be hosting a 105th Birthday Party for a resident here that I think might make a great local segment. The resident's birthday is in July. If this is of interest, please contact me. Thanks

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Permalink Reply by Meymo Lyons on June 17, 2008 at 2:58pm

Hi Alyssa,

I am interested. If you would like to tell me more about this special person email me in the news room meymo@wamu.org. or 202 885-1233. And thanks for responding.

Best,

Meymo

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Permalink Reply by Meymo Lyons on June 17, 2008 at 3:03pm

Absolutely John,

I am plugging your tip in to my day planner. As a commuter from Loudoun county I am always intrigued by alternatives to what is now my very costly commute.

I sure appreciate your input.

Best,

Meymo

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Permalink Reply by Meymo Lyons on June 20, 2008 at 1:28pm

Dear Listeners,

Our newsroom is gearing up for the highly anticipated, U.S. Supreme Court decision next week in connection with D.C.'s handgun ban. I would be very interested in hearing your input on this. How do you think the high court will rule? Lots of opinions in here, but I am really interested in what you are thinking.

Best,

Meymo

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Permalink Reply by John Antonelli on June 20, 2008 at 1:39pm

Meymo,

I trust you recall when even chemical mace was illegal in the District for the law abiding but knives and guns were OK for criminals. It is beyond bizarre that criminals in DC seem to have no problem getting and using guns but the law abiding are left defenseless.

I am not for letting everyone have a gun, but if you can demonstrate competency, have no criminal record or history of mental illness, than if you want one (and I do not have one in my Arlington home) then you should be able to have one.

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Permalink Reply by Pat on June 22, 2008 at 1:14am

I recently heard that as much as 80% of the voter registrations taken at Virginia DMV offices never get processed. Can you find out if this is true? I think it's newsworthy because, if it's the case, then many people are counting on a system that will most likely disenfranchise them come election day. Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by John Antonelli on June 23, 2008 at 3:12pm

Meymo:

Here is an update to the goat story

Bottom line, a goat is a good way to meet chicks!

From the Sun-Gazette

Neighborhood Goats Get a Temporary Reprieve
by KRISTEN ARMSTRONG, Staff Writer
(Created: Monday, June 23, 2008 5:10 AM EDT)

Leche is one of two goats who, for now at least, will be able to stay in a residential neighborhood in Arlington. The Board of Zoning Appeals will hear their case in August.
Carne and Leche have won a reprieve.

Owners of the two goats were ordered to remove them from a Ballston home by county officials, citing a ban on keeping livestock in residential neighborhoods. But the order has been put on hold until Aug. 13, when the matter will be heard by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

After speaking with County Board Vice Chairman Barbara Favola and the county employee who issued the violation, Bryant Nichols and Matt Haggerty - who rent the property and purchased Carne and Leche to keep as pets, found a temporary way around the rules.

The pair “filed an appeal to get a variance, like you would if you were building an addition,” said Haggerty. “By doing this, we automatically got an extension.”

Although Nichols and Haggerty are glad to have the extension, they are not taking it for granted.

It was “insinuated strongly that we would not win,” Haggerty said, so the two owners are preparing for the worst by pulling together a document with detailed research on goats that they hope will prove goats make good pets. They also plan on meeting with the rest of the County Board members.

“We're going to try and change the law, so we don't need a variance,” Haggerty said. “The main thrust [of our document] will be comparing and contrasting goats with dogs. Preliminary research shows that goat feces is as good, if not better than a dog's, for the environment.”

They also have 1,100 signatures on their petition requesting that the county “exclude does [female goats] and wether [castrated male goats] from the definition of livestock.

The goat story was first reported by the Sun Gazette, and later was picked up by WTTG-TV (Channel 5) and National Public Radio. The owner of the property, and many neighbors, seem to have no concern about the animals staying.

“All the feedback has been positive,” Nichols said. “A guy was even riding his bike down the street [by our house] and yelled out, ‘Save our goats!'”

“It's been a hit with girls we meet in bars,” he added.

As their fate hangs in the balance, Carne and Leche have kept busy trimming the grass in the yard and sightseeing on walks around Arlington with their owners. Carne was a ring bearer at a recent wedding.

For more information, see the Web site at www.saveourgoats.com.

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