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Opinion: How I Discovered the Meaning of Memorial Day
Facing a Two-Front Crisis
May 5, 2020
•The District is facing a two-front exigent crisis. At one front, a health crisis with the potential to cripple the city’s health system, with thousands sick and many potential deaths; […]
Taking Earth Day to Heart
April 22, 2020
•The spring, the summer, The childing autumn, angry winter, change Their wonted liveries, and the mazèd world, By their increase, now knows not which is which — “A Midsummer Night’s […]
COVID-19 by the Numbers: How Bad Is It?
March 26, 2020
•The number of known positive cases is growing everywhere. But the determining factors in the severity of the disease are the number and percentage of deaths.
A Chat With Dr. Tousimis
March 11, 2020
•FOR THE PIONEERING PHYSICIAN, THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS IS PAVED WITH PEACE, PASSION AND PURPOSE On paper, Dr. Eleni Tousimis is an intimidating figure. An award-winning physician and professional dynamo, […]
Ward 2 Debate: Evans Wants Second Chance, Gets Boos
March 6, 2020
•Jack Evans participated in the March 5 forum alongside eight other candidates, all vying for the Ward 2 Council seat he resigned in January.
Super Tuesday Was a Real ‘Horse Race’ After All
March 4, 2020
•What’s Left After Biden’s Stunning Super Tuesday Wins? Super Tuesday — March 3, when 14 states held their Democratic primary elections for President of the United States — actually resembled […]
Georgetowners of the Year: 2019
December 30, 2019
•This year’s group: a woman who is much more than a top real estate agent; a publicist all the utilities know well; and a church marking 225 years as a source of societal strength and spiritual nourishment.
Jack Evans Saga Plays Alongside the Trump Show
December 5, 2019
•That old saying and song — “All politics is local” — continued to play in Washington this week, as the story of the political fate of the longest-serving D.C. Council […]
Giving Thanks for the Small Moments
November 27, 2019
•Maybe, instead of tabulating what we have, we should catch up on the unexpected times that came upon us, full of shock and surprise, of the ambushes of daily life made unforgettable.
Veterans Day: A Personal Remembrance
November 11, 2019
•Back in the spring of 2004 — in the days just before and around the time that the World War II Memorial at the National Mall on 17th Street officially […]