Virginia’s extreme sentences don’t make us safer, and they hurt communities
We need to give people a second look and a second chance.
A car-free Rock Creek Park could become the Central Park of D.C.
We have an opportunity to protect the natural resources of the park by creating an exhaust-free habitat for its wildlife and visitors.
D.C.’s neighborhood commissions should be tools for progress, not the racist status quo
As D.C.’s statehood hopes remain in flux, now is the time to either better invest in the ANC system or redefine it so that local governance is truly a tool for progress.
Maryland can’t save the Chesapeake Bay alone
Congress can find an additional $1 billion to protect the bay, put Marylanders back to work and meet the promises made to clean it up.
Montgomery County should make outdoor school lunch Plan A
Students may be at most risk of contracting delta variant of the coronavirus when they are eating.
Virginia is on the front lines of climate change. Congress must make up for lost time.
The commonwealth's congressional delegation must rise to the occasion by delivering needed investments that protect our communities and secure our future.
Virginia schools should not conduct social experiments with our children
A new edict lends even more urgency to the parent-led movements taking place in so many school districts in Virginia.
There’s more to the 2021 elections than Northern Virginia
Virginia's congressional delegation should be watching the gubernatorial race closely.
Maryland’s Beltway expansion plan will drive the region into the future
For the more than 300,000 people pass through the corridor every day, failing to act means more missed opportunities for families and jobs.
Maryland’s proposed Beltway expansion plan is still too risky
The true risks and impacts of the project won't be known until Marylanders can see the cost-benefit analysis, an adequate analysis of the predevelopment agreement and the final environmental impact statement.
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Preventing police suicides must become a national priority
More police officers die by suicide than in the line of duty. Yet the problem doesn't get the attention that is needed.
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Glenn Youngkin is playing footsie with the ‘big lie.’ It undermines democracy.
Glenn Youngkin is helping to undermine faith in democracy.
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A senseless D.C. police pummeling was caught on video. But what are we not seeing?
No police training or manual recommends that officers pound on a suspect’s face as a means of subduing him.
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Bracing for a tsunami of evictions, Maryland sounds the alarm
One reason the end of the moratorium on evictions is so potentially dire is most tenants who get taken to eviction court will have no legal assistance.
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Virginia’s legislature sends the wrong message on covid-19 at the wrong time
In Richmond, lawmakers gather without masks, tests or proof of vaccination.
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Readers critique The Post: A shot above the rest, Olympics edition
This week’s Free for All letters.
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Readers critique The Post: A little less snarky Washington cynicism on the Olympics, please
This week's Free for All letters.
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Readers critique The Post: An image that looked like a classic oil painting
This week’s Free for All letters.
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Readers critique The Post: Strong feelings on food (especially garlic powder)
This week's Free for All letters.
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Readers critique The Post: The atrocities in Tigray are horrific
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