Editorial: Community Involvement Is a Win-Win  

May 8, 2024

When was the last time you pitched in to help Georgetown achieve or, better yet, surpass its goals? This isn’t a trick question, and we don’t mean to send you […]

Opinion: How I Discovered the Meaning of Memorial Day


By Chip Reid    I’m a bit embarrassed to admit it, but for most of my life the only thing special about Memorial Day was the fact that it was a […]

Editorial & Opinion: Time to Think of Creative Solutions to Prevent Homicide

January 10, 2024

As the new year rolled in, readers of the Washington Post were greeted by this front-page story: “2023 Was District’s Deadliest Year in More Than Two Decades: The City Recorded […]

Arts Education Is Key to Our Cultural Heritage 

September 13, 2023

 Washington didn’t become the sizzling arts capital it is today without our local artists shaping and enriching our cultural landscape. And perhaps there’s no better way to preserve our arts […]

Vote ‘No’ on Initiative 82    

October 12, 2022

The last item on your ballot is Initiative Measure No. 82 which reads: “District of Columbia Tip Credit Elimination Act of 2021.”   “Under current law, employers of employees classified as […]

Re Dobbs vs. Jackson, Beware the Originalists   

July 13, 2022

With all their emphasis on the importance of the founders’ intentions in creating the U.S. Constitution as the foundation of federal law, the Constitutional “Originalists” and their enthusiastic cheerleaders might […]

“In a World Full of Grinches, Be a Griswold”

December 13, 2021

“In a world full of grinches, be a Griswold.”    That’s a recently discovered T-Shirt quote that really resonates as this year draws to a close. Reflecting on The Grinch on Mount Crumpet, […]