The TOP 10 (#8) Tim Shriver: Putting the fun back into community service
October 1, 2010
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
In the Spotlight with Wendy Thompson
As Tim Shriver walks into the room and takes his seat, he glances over and makes a funny clown face and laughs. Shriver is the president of Special Olympics and despite the loss of his mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver last year, there is reason to celebrate. The inaugural Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day was celebrated nationally and internationally on September 25th, and on October 23, the EKS (Eunice Kennedy [...]
The TOP 10 (#1) Terrence Baker: A future through the lens of a camera
October 1, 2010
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
Metro Link, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
When Terrence Baker walked onto the floor of the State Senate in Maryland’s State House in Annapolis, he could never have known the significance of his visit. Dressed in his best suit and tie, carrying a 35mm DSLR camera in one hand and a pack of Mentos candy in the other, Baker stepped onto the floor of the State Senate and unknowingly made “…one small [...]
The Top 10 (#4) Steven V. Roberts: On the right side of the immigration debate
September 28, 2010
Adam Arnold
Staff Writer
The Nation, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
“What I’ve tried to do is help people understand their world,” says Steve Roberts, who thus equates his career as a writer with his professorship at George Washington University. He has helped people gain that understanding through journalistic excellence, and a journalistic attitude. “I don’t sit in the classroom and tell the students what to think, I tell them how to think,” he says. He has [...]
The Top 10 (#10) Carolyn Cook: A fight for pay and the ERA
September 28, 2010
Ines Rivera
Investigative Reporter
Living the Life, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
*Photos courtesy of Rachel Lincoln, DC Spotlight staff photographer
There is always an unwavering passion and enthusiasm in Carolyn Cook’s voice. It is as if after decades behind a veil, she has emerged to confront a long lived reality: women must be afforded equal rights. There is no other choice for Cook but to spend her waking hours fervently fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment. She [...]
The Top 10 (#9) Gary Williams: A Slam Dunk Career
September 28, 2010
Ceci Ferrara
Sports Writer
Sports Leader Board, Top 10 Most Interesting People
Over the past 20 years, the Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball team has gone through its share of changes. Players have come and gone, from Juan Dixon and the rest of the 2002 NCAA championship winning Terps, to standout guard Grevis Vasquez, who was drafted in the first round to the Memphis Grizzlies in May. But the mainstay and perhaps the greatest attraction of the men’s basketball [...]
The Top 10 (#5) Frances Hughes Glendening: Lifting up students, preserving herstory
September 28, 2010
Adam Arnold
Staff Writer
Living the Life, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
As First Lady of Maryland, Frances Hughes Glendening’s awareness of the missing chapters in the state’s history became more apparent. As a result, she increasingly felt the need to document women’s involvement in the state’s history. Though she is the daughter of a former Maryland State Senator as well as that state’s former First Lady, she never sought an elected position. However, she continues to [...]
The Top 10 (#6) Albert Price: A New Vision for the Disabled through Photography
September 28, 2010
Adam Arnold
Staff Writer
Metro Link, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
Photos courtesy of New Vision Photography Program
There are those who take high office to institute changes to their communities, and then there are those who take on a local role and make important contributions from within. Albert Price, the CEO of New Vision Photography Program, has found a vital role to serve in helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Washington, DC metro area, [...]
The Top 10 (#2) Senator Jennie Forehand: The Genteel Maverick
September 28, 2010
Ines Rivera
Investigative Reporter
Living the Life, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
Photos courtesy of New Vision Photography Program
“When I went to my committee, the first week that I was there, I found an ashtray on every chair and desk. I hid them all under the radiators. Three days in a row they put new ashtrays out and I hid them – that led eventually to Maryland becoming smoke-free.” This is how Senator Jennie Forehand has always [...]
The TOP 10 (#3) Angela Dion: Let’s Talk About Race, Calmly
September 27, 2010
Wendy Thompson
Editor-in-Chief
The Nation, Top 10 Most Interesting People 2010
On first meeting Angela Dion, even a stranger might get the impression of meeting an old friend for lunch. She is welcoming, warm and seems to be perfectly comfortable in her own skin. What is more compelling is her ability to pass that sense of ease along to almost anyone in her company. Amazingly, when discussing the topic of race — an often contentious topic — she [...]
The Top 10 (#7) Ivy Rose: Prepare to be inspired and rocked
September 27, 2010
Ines Rivera
Investigative Reporter
Limelight, Top 10 Most Interesting People
There is a strong possibility that upon entering the door of Lynn and Tito De Leon’s home in Gaithersburg, Maryland, you will be greeted with a pleasant aroma, just before Lynn insists that you’ll have try her cooking. It’s hard to resist wrapping up a Turron (a sweet plaintain spring-roll) to take home, but Lynn will again insist, as everyone dines at the colorful buffet she exhibits to [...]