Battle Over The Blue Book Bin

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 8:37pm

WASHINGTON, DC., (WUSA) -- At the Eleanor Ford Reading Center in Prince George's County, putting words together is like taking a final victory lap around a track.

"You guys are doing really great with your reading," says Robin Bruce, the director of the center.

This center operates thanks to dozens of books from a literacy organization called Reading Tree.

"This pushes the skills over the top, having these books for them to read," says Bruce.

Some of those books come from blue bins, like the ones you see in this Virginia parking lot.

They are marked with words like "books for charity" and "donate books, CD's and DVDs."

"Because I'm a Friends of the Library volunteer, I suppose you could say I'm extra sensitive to the appearance of this box," says Pamela Chin.

Pamela Chin is bin skeptic.

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Start of the Lenten Season

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 2:45pm

The following information was sent to us by Brie Hall:

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Lunchtime Performances at The Mall at Prince George's

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 2:35pm

Lunchtime Performances at The Mall at Prince George's

From Feb 22, 2012 -- Feb 24, 2012, join Prince George's County Public Schools for a lunchtime choir performance at The Mall at Prince George's.

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Toyota Poll Of The Week

Submitted by WUSA9 Web Staff

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 1:43pm

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- It's finally here: the 2011-2012 winter sports season on WUSA 9 and dc.highschoolsports.net!

Each week, we will choose the region's top basketball games. Then, it's up to you to pick which match-up will be named "Game of the Week" during the "Toyota Game Night Brief."

We'll send a photographer to the match-up that receives the most votes and you can tune in to the 11 o'clock sportscast on Friday nights to catch highlights from the winning game. The poll is open until Thursday at 10:00 p.m. and we will announce the winner on-air every Thursday night.

For updates on voting check us out on Facebook and Twitter (@hssnetdc). Thanks for your help making this another great season of high school basketball!

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Beltsville Man Admits To Committing Seven Bank Robberies

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 10:24am

Beltsville Man Admits To Committing Seven Bank Robberies

The following information was sent to us by Marcia Murphy:

Samuel Lewis, age 44, of Beltsville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to bank robbery, being a felon in possession of a gun and using a gun during a bank robbery.

The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein; Special Agent in Charge Richard A. McFeely of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Chief J. Thomas Manger of the Montgomery County Police Department; and Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy.

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Celebrate Mardi Gras in the DC Area

Submitted by Kristina D'Ambrosio, Community Content Producer

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 2:47pm

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Looking to kick back a few Hurricanes for Fat Tuesday? Check out our top picks for DC area restaurants, bars and clubs participating in Mardi Gras activities!

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Local Target Stores To Host In-Store Reading Events This Saturday

Submitted by Simon Landau, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012, 10:19am

Local Target Stores To Host In-Store Reading Events This Saturday

Target Corp. will host free in-store reading events at all Target stores nationwide this Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m., in celebration of the National

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