Editorial: Liberation Days? 
• April 9, 2025

Trump’s tariffs landed Wednesday like a thunderclap — globalization, as we knew it, over. Markets rattled. Allies stunned. He really did it.  Then came Saturday. Protests surged across towns and […]

Editorial: The Assault on Our Cultural Assets 
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Whatever downsides there may be to living in and around Washington, D.C., even in our historic, amenity-rich neighborhood of Georgetown — the high cost of living, the tourist crush, the […]

Editorial: Protecting D.C., Bowser Style
• March 11, 2025

“We have bigger fish to fry,” Mayor Muriel Bowser told the press last week about her intent to dismantle Black Lives Matter Plaza and her quick response to administration officials […]

Editorial: Et Tu, WaPo?
• March 3, 2025

The hits just keep on coming. Since the installation of the new regime, we’ve seen mass firings with no warning. Unqualified and dangerous people put in charge of every agency. […]

Editorial: Fight for the Right to Turn Right on Red
• February 11, 2025

These are contentious times, especially in Washington, D.C., and Georgetown, home to politically experienced and civic-minded residents. Yet, you’d think one issue could unite the local government and its citizens: […]

Editorial: World’s Richest Man Dismantles Our Government  
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On one side: the richest man in the world, a modern-day Rockefeller of sorts. On the other: more than three million people, individuals from every walk of life, of all […]

Editorial: A Tragic Spotlight on Reagan Airport  
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Washington, D.C., is a unique city for many reasons, one being its prominence as a government and military hub. The growing, conflicting demands on close-in airspace were tragically brought home […]

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 […]