Editorial: Heath Care: Change, Yes; Murder, No  
• January 14, 2025

 On Dec. 4, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot to death in cold blood outside a Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan. Even before the arrest of his self-confessed assassin, five […]

Editorial: A Season of Change
• December 11, 2024

Musing upon the changes before us in the new year, we can hear Ecclesiastes (or is it the Byrds?) in the distance, reminding us: “To every thing there is a […]

Editorial: Working Miracles
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Let’s face it — it’s been a long year.    There has been ongoing unrest overseas. Domestically, we dealt with an aging president, high inflation and a hotly contested presidential election […]

Editorial: Making Your Own Family ‘Blue Zone’ 
• November 13, 2024

If you watched the Netflix documentary “Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones,” you were no doubt amazed to learn from author Dan Buettner about five unique communities — […]

Editorial: Is Unity Possible?  Keep the Faith! 
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  “Campaigns are contests of competing visions,” said President Joe Biden last week. “The country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country made. I’ve said many times […]

Editorial: The Georgetowner Endorses …   
• October 9, 2024

If you’re voting in Georgetown/Ward 2, this year’s general election ballot is short and sweet — and almost feels like a repeat. Regarding the top of the ballot, there’s former […]

Editorial: Ranked-Choice Voting Is on the Ballot. What to Do? 
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Ranked-choice voting — in which every voter has the option to rank up to five candidates for each office according to his or her preference — is on the Nov. […]

Editorial: Make Affordability a Top Priority 
• September 11, 2024

Members of the soon-to-graduate Class of 2025 who wish to live in an apartment in the city may have a rough go of things. While their parents and grandparents may […]

Editorial: The Key to Civilization Is Civility  
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Twenty-three years later, we remember the fear and horror of 9/11, but do we recall the days that followed? On Sept. 12, and for weeks afterward, we showed more kindness […]

Editorial: An Ode to Joy on the Campaign Trail 
• August 14, 2024

It’s amazing what a little hope can do — not to mention “ope,” as Tim Walz and his fellow Minnesotans would say. In just a few short weeks, the political […]