Posts by Joel Lawson — Guest Contributor

Joel Lawson, a public affairs and communications consultant, is a longtime civic activist residing near 14th Street.

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  Candidates short on details as DCDSC ponders appointment

  PoliticsBy Joel Lawson (Guest Contributor) December 29, 2010 32

  Amid biting budget forecasts, endemic unemployment in struggling neighborhoods, bursting juvenile crime and many other burdens, DC will fill Kwame Brown’s at-large seat as he becomes chair. It’s a very important position, one of just 13 men and women who will steer a city of 600,000 through tough times. The city’s Democratic clubhouse of about 80 people,…  Keep reading…