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TOP NEWS | May 10, 2023 [Web version](   [Md. school system's approach to battling fentanyl epidemic facing teens]( Students are overdosing in greater numbers, and school systems are racing to respond by stocking up on overdose-reversing antidotes and coming up with ways to better support students' mental health. [READ MORE](   [Why DC's Height Act may fall this time]( Mayor Muriel Bowser has called on a five-year plan to help reinvigorate downtown D.C. by replacing empty office buildings with bustling residential ones. Could amending the Height Act solve the housing shortage in D.C.? [READ MORE](   ADVERTISEMENT [Reach your audience with the right message at the right time]( Is your marketing hitting a dead end? Are you unable to tie business goals to advertising revenue? Not sure if your digital outreach is hitting ROI? 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That's why, says Okta's Sean Frazier, security for government services should resemble wallpaper - doing its job without being distracting.   [Still looking for a way to celebrate the mom in your life?]( Mother's Day is quickly approaching, and if you're still looking for a place to celebrate the mom in your life, WTOP has you covered. [READ MORE](   [Pregnant DC postal worker charged with shooting rival in domestic dispute]( A little girl was the only witness when a pregnant postal worker shot a woman in a parking lot, D.C. police said. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [VA and partners are trying to bring more Veterans into the fold as PACT Act expands benefits]( Over the next 10 years, the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) expects millions of veterans will be eligible for VA benefits as part of the PACT Act.   [Meet Prince George's Co. schools' Teacher of the Year]( Being a teacher is hard, and teaching students with special needs can be even more challenging. But the care Kenmoor Early Childhood Center's Mary Truman puts into her teaching is why she received this year's award. [READ MORE](   [Retakes, accepting late assignments among proposed changes to Arlington schools' grading policy]( The proposed changes, which also include tweaks to the elementary school standards-based grading policy, are part of Arlington's new approach to grading that emphasizes equity. 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[READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [Early spring cleaning for the district]( Six months ago, Washington Gas teamed up with WUSA9 for their first sponsored Recycle Day. The Sept. 17 event was an overwhelming success, and they heard from many people that they had tons (literally) of items still waiting to be recycled at home.   [Report: Better Chesapeake Bay water quality ‘remains in the distant future']( Efforts to improve the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay have fallen far short of goals set 40 years ago, and a new report by researchers suggests that achieving those goals remains elusive in the short-term. [READ MORE](   [National Harbor celebrates 15 years of ‘Movies on the Potomac' screening outdoor cinema under the stars]( "Just follow the road to the water and the Capital Wheel and you won't miss the movies.” The free movie screenings will be held on National Plaza in Oxon Hill every week now through September. 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