Pitching in for Adult Literacy

Game Funds WLC

By Robin Diener
Special to Roll Call

July 10, 2003, 12 a.m.

At the Washington Literacy Council, our volunteers have a passion for teaching. Tutor recruits come to us from all walks of life; few are teachers by profession. What they have in common is a love of reading, the desire to give back to their community, and the conviction that literacy is essential to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Schumer Advocates for Many on Panel

Nov. 16, 12 a.m.

As Senate Majority Leader, Lyndon Johnson once said of the Joint Economic Committee, “It’s as useless as tits on a bull.” But as that panel’s chairman during the 110th Congress, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) seized the opportunity to elevate the traditionally low-profile post to the forefront of shaping policy. Read Full Article