Recently, I wrote in this space about Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s nominees to the University of the District of Columbia Board of Trustees.

The qualifications of the six individuals — William Keating III, Sean N. Gough, George T. Simpson, Marcus T. Ellis, Clarence Labor Jr. and Marvin Lee — gave me great pause. Some people who read that column called me expressing their surprise about my support for the current crew of trustees.

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