Opinion: 50 Years of Home Rule  
• December 11, 2024

 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the District of Columbia’s Home Rule Act — a milestone for the residents of Washington, D.C., who fought for the right to self-governance […]

Editorial: A Season of Change
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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 […]

Guest Opinion: Initiative 83 Will Let All Voters Be Heard in D.C. Elections
• October 28, 2024

By Lisa Rice As a Ward 7 elected official and native Washingtonian, I’m passionate about solving the problems facing the District. We can take a key step forward by voting […]

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 […]

Opinion: It Is Time for America to Heal Its Divisions 
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By Fred Ryan Study after study confirms what we all already feel: America is deeply divided. Toxic partisanship rises as institutional trust craters. We trust our neighbors little and our […]

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. […]

Opinion: Veepstakes, ‘a Cheeseburger Away’
• October 2, 2024

In one memorable phrase uttered on “Morning Joe,” The Atlantic’s David Frum captured the nightmare that awaits us if the Republican ticket takes the White House. Needless to say, he […]