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Week in Review: Five Stories on Tap in Greenbelt

From some of our own arrested at the White House to a mom's kids getting bumped around by me-first Greenbelt commuters to the last day before closing arguments at the secondhand smoke trial — it has been a busy week in our green city.

The secondhand smoke trial . The court does, however, hear three rebuttal witnesses.

Disturbed by the Keystone XL pipeline project, four Greenbelt residents —one while sitting in her wheelchair.

Waiting with her 3- and 5-year olds and a large group of Greenbelt commuters, mom columnist : "In the last two weeks, I've had people bump the children with bags with nary a look back or rush around us to get to the bus doors first. On one afternoon that brought my blood pressure to dangerous levels, we spent an entire ride home with both children and I standing because not one rider thought it appropriate to offer up a seat."

Council member Rodney Roberts tells City Council, after being informed a public works compressor needed to be sent out for repairs. He suggests there might be an underlying current to eventually get rid of clean energy apparatus.

Pepco finally meets with City Council . This time Pepco is confronted by Greenbelter

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