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John Kelly

John Kelly

Va. man has visited every U.S. county

Reid Williamson has visited all 3,143 U.S. counties. Could this be the most extreme bucket list accomplishment?

John Kelly

John Kelly

Bucket list goals: See the U.S.A.

Get your motor running (or your shoelaces tied), and see if these bucket list goals appeal to you.

John Kelly

John Kelly

Bucket-list items that are within reach

Can’t climb every mountain? Why not ford every stream?

John Kelly

John Kelly

Terrible typos

Typographical errors to tickle the funny bone — and other body parts.

John Kelly

John Kelly

A bland bridge that wasn’t meant to be

The Roosevelt Bridge was supposed to have bas relief sculptures celebrating the 26th president’s character traits. What happened to that plan?

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Party fail

D.C. elections short-circuit residents’ power.

PostPartisan

Colbert I. King

Is Mitt Romney morally bankrupt?

The only thing Romney stands up for is what’s good for Mitt Romney.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

Election sabotage

Why was Vincent Gray smiling?

PostPartisan

Colbert I. King

Romney’s Chen blunder

Criticism of Obama shows he’s over his head on foreign policy.

Colbert I. King

Colbert I. King

White like him

Mitt Romney has a big blind spot.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

OPINION | Thunder coach’s dream come true

Coach Scott Brooks leads Oklahoma City back to NBA Western Conference finals with same perseverance that defined him as a player.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

Oh, no — don’t tarnish the anthem

OPINION | Fans who desecrate the Star Spangled Banner with their team’s rooting interest ought to keep quiet.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

OPINION | Jeff Green’s Georgetown finale

OPINION | Jeff Green, former Hoya and current Boston Celtic, receives his diploma five years after walking across a stage as an NBA first-round pick.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

OPINION | Hunter seems to suit the Capitals

OPINION | Coach Dale Hunter’s inner and outward calm has helped keep the Capitals’ ship upright throughout the postseason.

Mike Wise

Mike Wise

Capitals foster an unsettling identity

OPINION | With six seconds standing between them and a chance to close out the series on home ice, the Capitals again prove unable to seize upon success.

Jennifer LaRue Huget

Jennifer LaRue Huget

Study: Nicotine substitutes ineffective

Jennifer LaRue Huget

Jennifer LaRue Huget

Nutrition and fitness resolutions for 2012

It’s not too early to start thinking about ways to make 2012 your most healthful year yet.

Jennifer LaRue Huget

Jennifer LaRue Huget

Me Minus 10, revisited

Our nutrition columnist reflects on her weight loss, one year later.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Sometimes it’s okay to just let it Bee

It’s tough to say who’s more compelling for me to watch at the National Spelling Bee: the whip-smart savant kids or their high-octane uber-parents.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Why female soldiers want the right to fight — and die — in combat

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, two women in the Army Reserve argue it’s only fair that women get to choose to go to the front lines.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Transgender at five: Tyler’s story leads to outpouring of other stories

Hundreds of e-mails and comments reveal one thing: Children struggling with gender-identity issues are more common than we think.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

Encounter in second-grade class leads to story of transgender 5-year-old

The family had been wrestling with their younger child’s gender identity. “A boy mind in a girl body” was the way big sis was explaining things to everybody, including my son.

Petula Dvorak

Petula Dvorak

The ‘dirty sport’ of bike commuting

Friday is national Bike to Work Day. Try it, and you’ll see how quickly you too will loathe cars.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Mayor Gray: Explain or resign

Mayor Vincent C. Gray should resign if he refuses to explain to District voters what went wrong in his 2010 campaign.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Mayor Gray: Fool or liar

It pains me to write it, but there’s no avoiding the conclusion anymore that District Mayor Vincent Gray is either a fool or a liar.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Potomac ‘most endangered’? Come on.

COLUMN | An environmentalist group distorted the truth in proclaiming the Potomac the “No. 1 most endangered river.”

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

McDonnell’s failure

His effort to play down social issues didn’t pan out for Tracy Thorne-Begland.

Robert McCartney

Robert McCartney

Montgomery will miss planning chief

Rollin Stanley, Montgomery County’s departing planning director, effectively championed “smart growth” despite his abrasive style.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

A vision worthy of the nation’s capital

What kind of place is the District on the verge of becoming?

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

You need to take civic action as well as have faith

Where is the “good news” to be found in this modern-day plague of violence being visited upon so many young black men? Attacking injustice requires leadership, a plan of action and sustained grass-roots participation.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

Peace promotor fights for Council seat

Ronald Moten of Peaceoholics is running for the GOP and working out as he seeks a seat on the D.C. Council in Ward 7.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

Apologies to black fathers

A recent column noted that protests by the mothers of victimized black boys had ignited widespread calls for justice, but it left the misimpression that black fathers were uninvolved.

Courtland Milloy

Courtland Milloy

Black fathers must stand their ground

COLUMN | The leading cause of death for young black males is homicide, and most killings occur in areas with the fewest fathers.

Joe Davidson

Joe Davidson

House GOP targets congressional retirement benefits

It’s not unusual for House Republicans to call for limits on federal retirement benefits, but this time the targeted benefits are their own.

Joe Davidson

Joe Davidson

Federal workers lead the fight against DOMA

Federal employees are the vanguard in the fight against an unjust federal law that legalizes discrimination against gays and lesbians. Their latest victory against DOMA came Thursday in Boston with a ruling by a First Circuit appeals court.

The Federal Eye

Joe Davidson

Appeals court strikes down DOMA in federal employee case

A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a law denying employment benefits to the same-sex spouse of a federal employee is unconstitutional.

Joe Davidson

Joe Davidson

Resolution praising feds has bleak future

Federal Diary: A House resolution would praise federal employees and oppose several proposals affecting them.

Joe Davidson

Joe Davidson

Federal workers’ pay satisfaction drops

Among 30 large agencies, employees at the FDIC were happiest with their salaries, while VA workers were least satisfied.

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema: Likable Boundary Road has its limits

It’s fun and fashionable — but salty.

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema

Ask Tom -- Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, comments, rants and raves.

Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema

Ask Tom -- Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, comments, rants and raves.

Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema

First Bite: Catalan buffet matches art exhibit

Jose Andres designed the menu for the cafe running with a Joan Miro exhibit at the National Gallery of Art.

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema

Tom Sietsema: A dim Baltimore star

The first of two restaurants to open in the sleek new Four Seasons hotel in Baltimore, Wit & Wisdom doesn’t quite live up to its venue.