By Will Jones, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Jul. 24--Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder yesterday promised "appropriate action," including possible firings, following an audit that found excessive misuse of computers at the city's print shop.

By DAVID RESS A handful of people - mainly associated with the school system - told the Richmond School Board that it is going about writing a budget the wrong way.

By BAILEY STEPHENS For the mail clerks at City Hall, August has been anything but slow. Though they share a building, Richmond school and city officials often communicate by letter. This month, the mail stepped up a notch, with 26 local business and civic leaders joining in. In their Aug.

By LINDSAY KASTNER Six months after taking office, Washington Mayor Adrian M. Fenty took over the District's public school system in a move that surprised no one. He had talked tough about education throughout his campaign and moved toward a takeover soon after he was sworn in.

By Michael Martz, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Jul. 26--Richmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder isn't waiting for permission to carry out his budget priorities.