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Tonight marks the beginning of college football for the 2010 season. I used to look foward to it , but I don't as muivh anymore.  Throughout the past year, schools including Miami, North Carolina, UCONN, and USC ak.a. University of stealing champuonships have been invesitaged. Recently one of the top players at NorthCArolina was suspened for the y ear.  USC was found in June to have violated many NCAA sanctions including improper benefits for former footnall player Regggie Bush and basketball player O.J. Mayo.

Yesterday, the newsest phenom in baseball Aroldis Chapman debuted for the Cincinnati Reds.  Chapman is a flamethrower and boy can he throw gas. He came out of the bullpen in relief and threw eit pitches, which including a strikeout and several pitches over 100 miles per hour. This was by far the buiggest debut for a Reds player ina long time. If he continues to trow like this, move over Stephen Strasburg. The new phenom in baseball  may very well be in Cincinnati ,not Washington.

I'm a journalist. Therefore, I am a writer. In order to better myself as a writer, I must practice writing. Thus, the primary reason to blog.
Don't get me wrong, blogging is fun for me. I enjoy writing about my life, my experiences, my day, etc. But I hope this blog to be so much more than that. I don't want my angle to be all about me.
Well then what will it be about? I have no idea.
All I know is that blogging will enhance my writing skills (hopefully), and put me in the habit of writing daily.

Three years ago, Joshua Bell serenaded passersby at a D.C. metro station as part of an experiment by the Washington Post. Only one person recognized the world famous violinist. But it was quite a different scene at Wolf Trap Thursday night where almost five thousand fans braved the heat to give the musician a rock star reception.

He may have been a runner-up on American Idol, but glam rocker Adam Lambert proved to be tops with a recent sold-out performance at Baltimore’s Ram’s Head Live. The show boasted a retro 80’s flavor that mixed old Billy Idol and Boy George costumes with modern music that all proved to be extremely popular with the screaming audience.

After a fierce bidding war between Maryland, Virginia and — for a time — D.C., Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced victory this week.

Northrop Grumman is headquartered in Los Angeles, but the major defense and aerospace company is now expected to set up shop in Northern Virginia within the next year.

To keep up with the District Sounds blog and podcast, check out briankrist.com, or on Twitter @kristbrian.

by Melanie KramerSince this is our last week writing Girls on Beer for the Observer, we decided to have a little fun and trade some bottles of beer.

There’s nothing complicated about pairing comic genius Alec Baldwin (from TV’s “30 Rock”) with the versatile Meryl Streep in a romantic comedy with a smart plot and sharp dialogue. “It’s Complicated” just came out on DVD this week and it’s a “must rent” for those of us who appreciate the talents of Streep and Baldwin.

Melanie KramerOn April 17, American Observer team News at 11 and 500 other participants raised more than $48,000 for American Cancer Society by participating in the American University Relay For Life, an all-night event held at Bender Arena. One thing that was very noticeable during the 12-hour-long overnight event was that only a handful of faculty and staff could be spotted among the young, energetic participants.