William World News William F. Yurasko's blog v.14 – Nats, Redskins, Capitals, D.C. life, transportation, not so much Penn State anymore,

Once again, the topic of the Washington Redskins name has come up. WRC anchor Jim Vance contributed this to the discussion, basically a plea for…a discussion.

h/t DC Sports Bog
I can see the argument too ways — historically “Redskins” is an ethnic slur. On the other side, the Washington football team’s long use of Redskins has [...]

I think we all had the same thought when we saw this video back in 1987 or whatever — that big-haired redhead in the parking garage is going slap Chuck Finely around someday…

I heard this on 98 Rock while I was going out for my roast beast sammich at Harris Teeter today. It holds up [...]

ARLINGTON, Va. — It has been about two months since the extended Fairfax Drive on-ramp to Interstate 66 westbound was opened. As somebody who drives from Ballston to Tysons Corner most mornings, this new ramp has improved my commute. My anecdotal evidence suggests that Ballston is less congested due to the extended ramp. I cannot [...]

Penn State Marketing “Guru” Guido D’Elia Let Go – Black Shoe Diaries
We found out today that Guido D’Elia, who was in charge of Football Communications and Branding for Penn State football, is GONE! @FightonState tweeted this great news.
Hopefully, this means the end of “theme games” like tie-dye day and piped in music like “Sweet [...]

It happened again, somebody got the Zimmerman(n)s confused again. This time DCist:

That’s Jordan Zimmermann, a young pitcher who has not signed a six-year $100 million extension recently. He is not to be confused with Ryan Zimmerman, the third baseman who just inked that contract.
DCist corrected the image minutes after I got the screengrab. The Post [...]

3B Ryan Zimmerman, the 1st ever draft pick of the Washington Nationals, signed a contract extension that pretty much locks him in through 2019 with a team option for 2020. Terms of the extension are apparently 6 years, $100 million with a $24 million team option for the 2020 season. Zimmerman is one of five [...]

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Something that I think people forgot in all the antipathy between fans of the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies and their fans is the Nats won season series victory last year. That won me a cheesesteak from a friend who follows the Phillies, the Ombudsman. It was only the second [...]

Pitchers and catchers reported 5 days ago and the Washington Nationals have a full camp and I am not bored with the coverage yet.
The “story” right now seems to be Ryan Zimmerman’s contract situation. Thomas Boswell wrote a rather desperate column urging the Lerner family to pony up with a new contract for Zimmerman (The [...]

Garden State Parkway traffic light removal project in Cape May delayed until next year – AP/NJ.com
When was a kid, I remember being very surprised that there were traffic lights on the Garden State Parkway, a toll super-highway, in Cape May County. They are still there, but their time is finally coming to a close. Those [...]

There is a survey for station names along the Silver Line survey in Fairfax County that is worth filling out. Coming up with the Tysons station names isn’t really easy.
Meanwhile, disagreements over the type of labor (union vs. non-union) are the latest snag in the efforts to build the second half of the Silver Line [...]