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Opinion: Veepstakes, ‘a Cheeseburger Away’
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Editorial: Make Affordability a Top Priority
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Opinion: How 9/11 Transformed Immigration in America
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Editorial: The Key to Civilization Is Civility
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Editorial: An Ode to Joy on the Campaign Trail
2017 Resolutions and Predictions
January 12, 2017
•The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority should retool under its new leadership and ensure that bus and subway riders … won’t be killed in accidents or by assailants, can count on […]
Opinion: Sen. Sessions Facing Unwarranted Attacks
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Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general deserves a thorough and respectful hearing, says this writer.
All About Politics: Observations on the District Council Swearing-In
January 5, 2017
•Worth noting: Vincent Gray, former D.C. mayor, returned to his first elected position, Council member from Ward 7.
All About Politics: Observations on the District Council Swearing-in — and the Convention Center
December 29, 2016
•I just came from the District of Columbia Council’s formal swearing-in. By law, all newly elected Council Members must be sworn in by noon, Jan. 2. Even though it was […]
All About Politics: The Mayor Meets PEOTUS
December 12, 2016
•The three subjects discussed at the 40-minute (30-minute?) meeting Dec. 6 were statehood, education and transportation.
Godspeed, John Glenn: 1921 – 2016
December 9, 2016
•Americans living in today’s uncertain times lost a man yesterday easily recognized for who and what he was. John Glenn was a hero in flight, who had proven himself in […]
All About Politics: the Hyde-Addison Turmoil
December 8, 2016
•As the Nov. 29 meeting — complete with “Don’t Wing the Swing” T-shirts — wore on, the crowd became much more vocal.
Wyatt Dickerson, Life of the Party, Dies at 92
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The well-known businessman and restaurateur led a life of charm, adventure and accomplishment.
Trump’s Picks: Not Reassuring
December 7, 2016
•Donald Trump got elected because he knew how to talk a good game. The people who voted for him believed he was in their corner and fighting for them. But […]
75 Years On, Pearl Harbor Still Felt
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Today, Dec. 7, we the people, including the dwindling members of the Greatest Generation, will gather again in Hawaii, in Washington, at military memorials everywhere, to commemorate a day that, […]