board member laura wilson phelan requested that the vote be delayed. the office of the state superintendent of education is conducting its own investigation. that probe is completed next month. a new date for a vote on an independent investigation has not been announced. seven on your side -- wants to hear from you. email us about issues in d-c schools at tips at w-j-l-a-dot-com. or call 703-340-3170. four days from christmas-- and police are still trying to track down a real-life grinch stealing christmas decorations. she was caught on camera taking items from tina carter's porch and yard, in southeast d.c. after realizing some decorations were missing, tina and her husband checked their surveillance video. and they were stunned at what they saw. the camera captured the woman taking items on three different occasions. taking items on three different occasions. on her third attempt, a neighbor caught her. police released the surveillance video, but they haven't made an arrest. tina did get her decorations back -- she found them piled in a heap, with so