First Person Singular: Chris Tippins, safety and security specialist, Annandale High

(The Washington Post, May 16, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Wendy Drake, event planner

(The Washington Post, May 9, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Leigh Mang, lice specialist, Lice Happens

(The Washington Post, May 2, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Jessica Luna, anti-hunger program associate

(The Washington Post, April 25, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Valerie Leonhart Smalkin, ventriloquist

(The Washington Post, April 10, 2013; 3:50 PM)

First Person Singular: Delia Taylor, Theatre Lab acting teacher

(The Washington Post, April 2, 2013; 6:28 PM)

First Person Singular: Gregory Campbell, deputy chief inspector, U.S. Postal Inspection Service

(The Washington Post, March 14, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Nathanael Burton, computer scientist, National Security Agency

(The Washington Post, March 7, 2013; 9:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Deborah Gofreed, doctor, Arlington Sleep Medicine

(The Washington Post, February 28, 2013; 8:00 AM)

An African American family historian discusses the Quanders’ deep roots

(The Washington Post, February 21, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular, Terri Core, transportation operator, Virginia Department of Transportation

(The Washington Post, February 14, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Bob Garner, substitute teacher

(The Washington Post, February 7, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Rashad Young, 36, Alexandria //Alexandria City Manager

(The Washington Post, January 31, 2013; 9:09 AM)

First Person Singular: Judy Harris, 64, Washington, Lawyer, Reed Smith

(The Washington Post, January 24, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Col. Michael J. Colburn, 48, Burke, Director of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band

(The Washington Post, January 17, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Greg Raleigh, 42, Washington, fitness center manager, the University Club; director, Food for Fuel

(The Washington Post, January 10, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Michele Spahr, 41, Round Hill, owner, Safe Start Baby

(The Washington Post, December 27, 2012; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Michael Gilman, 41, Owner, the Grooming Lounge

(The Washington Post, January 3, 2013; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Preston Sacks, reproductive endocrinologist

(The Washington Post, December 20, 2012; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Zia Hassanzadeh, 47, Fairfax, owner, Herat Oriental Rugs

(The Washington Post, December 11, 2012; 3:52 PM)

First Person Singular: Aniekan Udofia, 36, Washington, artist

(The Washington Post, December 5, 2012; 1:15 PM)

First Person Singular: Neal Bailey-Harper, 54, Alexandria, preschool music instructor, Mr. B Music and Drama

(The Washington Post, November 28, 2012; 2:14 PM)

First Person Singular: America Caballero, 52, Montgomery Village, early intervention specialist, Healthy Families

(The Washington Post, November 14, 2012; 3:22 PM)

First Person Singular: Gail Ross, 57, Washington, literary agent and president of the Ross Yoon Agency

(The Washington Post, November 14, 2012; 1:48 PM)

First Person Singular: Nita Robinson, 67, La Plata, Safeway cashier

(The Washington Post, November 8, 2012; 9:27 AM)

First Person Singular: Kathryn Ray, 61, Washington, President, League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia

(The Washington Post, October 31, 2012; 11:11 AM)

First Person Singular: Dean Grasso, 44, Fairfax, Haunted Hallow character

(The Washington Post, October 24, 2012; 10:28 AM)

First Person Singular: Marina McDowell, 25, Arlington, laser technician/tattoo removal, Zapatat

(The Washington Post, October 17, 2012; 9:55 AM)

First Person Singular: John King, 49, Bethesda, CNN chief national correspondent

(The Washington Post, October 11, 2012; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Thomas Buford, 56, Arlington, repairman/architect

(The Washington Post, October 3, 2012; 10:41 AM)

First Person Singular: Clarence Rucker, 56, Nationals Park beer hawker

(The Washington Post, September 20, 2012; 3:13 PM)

First Person Singular: Rosie Rios, 47, Potomac, U.S. Treasurer

(The Washington Post, September 19, 2012; 11:11 AM)

First Person Singular: Jordan Hayes, 22, Herdon, party hostess/princess, Rhythm Street Dance Center

(The Washington Post, September 10, 2012; 1:52 PM)

First Person Singular: Denyce Graves, 48, Baltimore, mezzo-soprano

(The Washington Post, September 6, 2012; 9:49 AM)

First Person Singular: Thomas Graham, 52, President, Pepco Region

(The Washington Post, August 24, 2012; 11:18 AM)

First Person Singular: TJ Fisher, 18, summer carousel staffer, Glen Echo Park

(The Washington Post, August 20, 2012; 4:17 PM)

First Person Singular: Ben Jealous, 39, President and CEO of the NAACP

(The Washington Post, August 10, 2012; 2:27 PM)

First Person Singular: Dan Storck, 59, Alexandria, Abe Lincoln impersonator and school board representative

(The Washington Post, August 2, 2012; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: John Kim, 32, Annandale, manager, the Cue Club

(The Washington Post, July 26, 2012; 8:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Courtney B. Wilson, 58, director, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum

(The Washington Post, July 18, 2012; 4:40 PM)

First Person Singular: Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, housing counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership

(The Washington Post, July 5, 2012; 5:32 PM)

First Person Singular: Tyler McGee, 30, Oxon Hill, tour guide, Capital Segways

(The Washington Post, July 3, 2012; 8:59 AM)

First Person Singular: Joe Burr, 33, Annapolis, Domino’s store manager and World’s Fastest Pizza Maker competitor

(The Washington Post, June 27, 2012; 4:41 PM)

First Person Singular: John Boyd Jr., 46, president, National Black Farmers Association, Baskerville, Va.

(The Washington Post, June 20, 2012; 2:30 PM)

First Person Singular: Lee F. Satterfield, 53, Washington, chief judge, D.C. Superior Court

(The Washington Post, June 14, 2012; 9:30 AM)

First Person Singular: Maria Frazzini, 50, Lorton, Girl Scout leader

(The Washington Post, June 6, 2012; 10:52 AM)

First Person Singular: Eric Margry, 54, Alexandria, hand engraver

(The Washington Post, May 31, 2012; 9:59 AM)

First Person Singular: David Farner, 48, Arlington, expert birder and park manager, Fort C.F. Smith Park

(The Washington Post, May 24, 2012; 10:00 AM)

First Person Singular: Susan Weaver, 61, Annandale, president of the American Association for Nude Recreation

(The Washington Post, May 11, 2012; 4:21 PM)

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