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Mayor Gray to the World: Washington DC is Not Another Company Town

By Erika Morphy, Contributor

Starting in April, the mayor of Washington, DC, Vincent Gray, will hold office hours at the city’s fledging tech incubator, called 1776. The space itself is not much –15,000 square feet in a building in the city’s Downtown. But what it represents is crucially important to Gray, so for two hours a month any and all from the tech community can meet with him there to discuss the technology industry in the District and what it offers to companies that may be seeking a foothold on the East Coast or Mid-Atlantic. …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Forbes Latest

Is 'Washington Redskins' An Offensive Name? Here Are Some Potential Replacements

By Monte Burke, Forbes Staff

So maybe you’ve heard there has recently been an uproar about the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins. DC mayor, Vincent Gray, said in January that he’d like for the team to move back to the district, but that the name was “a lightning rod.” (He’s recently backpedaled a bit.) This controversy seems to pop up every once in a while, mainly because the term “redskin” is unequivocally derogatory to Native Americans. The team decided to respond recently to the hubbub this time in a roundabout way, pointing out the number of high schools that also use the name, in articles posted on its website. …read more
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