Tom Brune
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Tom Brune
@tombrune.bsky.social
Washington Bureau Chief
Newsday
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Three fashionable women (likely Cadys) enjoying the shade and breeze on the front porch of the Cady-Lee Mansion at 7064 Eastern Ave NW, Takoma, circa 1900.
May 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Join us next Wednesday evening when long-time resident/author Howard Kohn will talk about the writing process for his book, The Last Farmer (a 1982 Pulitzer finalist). These days Howard can be found teaching kids the mysteries of growing food at a City community garden in Takoma Park.
May 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Slender riotous island, we have a problem.
Long Island crash map: Tracking incidents from 2022 to 2024
Newsday's map shows individual crashes and clusters between 2022 and 2024, including injuries and deaths. See the most dangerous roads in your community.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The IRS was improving, but DOGE cuts could lead to delays in processing returns and sending out refunds this tax season www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/13/n...
The IRS was improving, but DOGE cuts could lead to delays in processing returns and sending out refunds this tax season - The Boston Globe
The agency has faced the same indiscriminate Trump budget axe as many other agencies despite its unique and crucial role collecting about 96 percent of the money funding the federal government’s opera...
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March 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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As we wait for more details about the mass federal worker layoff plans due today, a look at how Trump and Musk have sought greater control over federal employees www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com
How Trump and Musk have sought greater control over federal employees
President Trump has made large scale changes to the federal workforce even before receiving mass layoff plans from federal agencies due Thursday.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Behind the scenes of the state Supreme Court race, a 'turf war' simmers between Wisconsin GOP and Turning Point

"There’s a war. It’s a quiet war. Nobody’s really paying attention to the war. But there’s a war going on."
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Behind the scenes of the Supreme Court race, a 'turf war' simmers between Wisconsin GOP and Turning Point
Behind the scenes of a tough race for Wisconsin Supreme Court, a turf battle is playing out in the GOP as the group Turning Point seeks influence.
www.jsonline.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM