Petula Dvorak in The Post: A shaming renaming got this D.C. Council member banned from Russia
Let’s call this a shaming renaming.
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Washington Post Editorial Board: The Post endorses Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District’s first line of defense
If, as many are predicting, Republicans win the House in November’s midterm elections, the District of Columbia will likely be in for some hard times. The Republican Party has been brazen about using the city as a political punching bag.…
Stephen Hudson in Greater Greater Washington: What WMATA’s new general manager should focus on
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority recently announced that Randy Clarke will become the agency’s next general manager. Clarke is in an unenviable position, as the Washington region’s beleaguered transit agency has as many…
Vikram Surya Chiruvolu and Kristin Adair in The Post: D.C. should help preserve the Adams Morgan plaza
Before history is forgotten, it is often erased. On March 21, the bank Truist fenced off the historic open space at the heart of Adams Morgan, formerly known as SunTrust Plaza, at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW. On March 28, lifelong…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Metro riders are unhappy — and they have every right to be
Washington, D.C.’s transit system published a performance report last week covering the first three quarters of its current fiscal year. The report features a tsunami of metrics, data and factoids, but here’s the bottom line: Bus and rail…
Courtland Milloy in The Post: Recipe for healthy students: Add garden and cooking class to school
The seven young chefs, all between 10 and 12 years old, mesmerized the audience. They sliced and diced onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic. They sauteed spinach, boiled noodles and toasted tortillas. They worked with hot skillets and…
Petula Dvorak in The Post: His senior year included a varsity goal, a coma and — finally — prom
“I um,” my son’s text began, “forgot the tickets.”
Washington Post Editorial Board: Mayor Muriel Bowser gets our endorsement for a third term
Public safety and schools. Those two issues are key to the health of any city, and they explain in large part why the District of Columbia rebounded from its hard times in the 1990s to thrive. Mayor Anthony Williams (D) overhauled police…
Washington Post Editorial Board: The Post endorses Brian Schwalb for D.C. attorney general
As the District’s first elected attorney general, Karl A. Racine gave shape to the office, elevating its importance and prominence. He instituted reforms of the juvenile justice system, established an office of consumer protection, cracked…
Kenneth L. Marcus in The Post: Georgetown’s double bind
One day before Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Georgetown University Law Center hosted a well-attended event featuring notorious antisemitic conspiracy theorist Mohammed El-Kurd. El-Kurd is infamous for promoting the…
Shannon Hodge in The Post: D.C. leaders must work together to advance equity for students
All schools in D.C. are facing enormous challenges as they work to serve students and close the opportunity and outcome gaps that have widened during the pandemic. But for many schools, these challenges are exacerbated by chronic…
Washington Post Editorial Board: A new Metro chief faces a daunting future
Memo to Randy Clarke, the newly named chief of D.C.’s transit system: Metro is in trouble. Please rescue it.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: The American Latino museum should get a place on the National Mall
On Cinco de Mayo, President Biden missed an opportunity to call for that to happen.
Caleb Francois in The Post: George Washington University needs a new name
Last year, George Washington University’s Cloyd Heck Marvin Center — named for a segregationist — was renamed the University Student Center in response to student calls for a name change. The name change streamlined with calls for racial…
Washington Post Editorial Board: Here’s who The Post endorses in D.C. Council primary elections
As D.C. emerges from the covid-19 pandemic of the past two-plus years, it faces numerous challenges. Combating a rise in violent crime, addressing student learning loss and spurring D.C.’s post-pandemic recovery are just some of the issues…
Kathy E. Hollinger in The Post: D.C. restaurants can’t afford another setback
Signs of spring are popping up around D.C. Warmer temperatures are drawing people outdoors, masks are coming off and neighborhood restaurants are seeing more foot traffic. Hopefully, these are early indicators that the worst of the…
Nick Sementelli in Greater Greater Washington: DC’s current car trip reduction goal is woefully inadequate
The good news is that DC already has a car trip reduction goal. The bad news is that it’s definitely not going to cut it.
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Roe to be decided in one of the worst cities to be Black and pregnant
The stakes are not evenly spread across people who become pregnant, and if the Supreme Court justices need a reminder of that, they don’t have to look far
Petula Dvorak in The Post: She survived a K Street abortion speakeasy. Is that our future?
When Eleanor Oliver needed an abortion in the late 1950s as a breadwinner and newly married graduate student, she had to ask around the office quietly. A woman gave her a name. It was like an abortion speakeasy. Right on K Street.
Washington Post Editorial Board: How D.C. targets high-risk individuals to prevent violence
The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform last year took a look at the District’s efforts to combat violent crime and offered a scathing assessment. “DC is resource rich and coordination poor,” the nonprofit wrote, quoting a youth…