Because winter weather will be here before you know it, area road crews are starting to gear up. DDOT’s Gabe Klein talked with us this week about his determination to put the “lessons learned” from last year’s blizzards to good use this time around. Here’s what he told us about Friday’s snow removal drill:

Also this week, we had the chance to talk with Mel Franklin, one of five new members of the Prince George’s Council. For those of you who missed that conversation, here it is:

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