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Latest ahead. After considering applicants from black owned businesses across the region, shulman Rogers selected IT company wave welcome to receive a year of legal services as part of the law firm's efforts to support local small businesses. Here's wave welcome founder and CEO Bernard Wright, on being chosen for this program for 2023. Most small business owners and I'm certainly no exception are wearing probably a dozen hats. So we're doing HR, we're doing contracts, finance, administration. Man, I do have experience in a lot of those areas. But legal is something I don't have a lot of experience in. So I knew that that was a gap for me. I've known about showman Rogers for quite a while now. I saw this opportunity, being a great way for me to be able to potentially move that relationship forward. So I'm just thrilled to be the company that was selected to go through this program. Learn more about showman Rogers practice areas and attorneys at showman Rogers dot com. Did you know that improper disposal of batteries can spark fires? The disposal of rechargeable batteries and household trash has cost a number of fires on garbage trucks and at trash and recycling centers. These fires cost millions of dollars in physical damage each year and put lives in danger. Batteries do not belong in regular trash or recycling. Learn the proper way to dispose of batteries at go recycle dot org, brought to you by fairfax county, Montgomery county, prince George's county, and covanta. Ten 28. Traffic and weather on the 8s and when it breaks on WTO, Steve dresner and the traffic center. Marilyn Laura in

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