By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
The author of this lively, probing but somewhat problematic book brings an impressive set of professional qualifications to his enterprise. Dr. John J. Ross practices medicine in Boston and is a professor at Harvard Medical School, so he brings a level of medical knowledge that most others writing about the lives of writers do not possess.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on Friday informed the the University of Virginia's governing board that he will ask for the entire board's resignation Wednesday if members do not decide whether or not to reinstate ousted President Teresa Sullivan on Tuesday.
"Moving forward" is suddenly everybody's cliche in a city that thrives on political cliches, but there's another Washington that looks to the past - or at least a commemoration of the past - and how we pay homage to the men who shaped the nation's destiny.
After Virginia's Senate Education and Health Committee passed a bill requiring women to undergo ultrasound imaging before having an abortion, Sen. Janet D. Howell went back to her hotel room, admittedly angry.
The Chevy Chase neighborhood in the District offers easy access to two of the city's most beloved amenities: Politics & Prose bookstore and the Avalon movie theater.
The much-ballyhooed filming of Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln epic starring Daniel Day-Lewis has been underway in Richmond for some time. For those in and around Capitol Square, it's hard not to notice, what with all the actors milling around in 19th-century garb.
In a book due out Thursday, eminent scholars say it's unlikely that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings' children, disputing a decade's worth of conventional wisdom that the author of the Declaration of Independence sired offspring with one of his slaves.
Andrea Wulf, a British horticultural historian, is one of those rare and talented writers with a distinctive narrative voice. Just as in "The Brother Gardeners" (2009), she infuses her text with such liveliness, grace and original scholarship that the reader happily follows the author at a brisk trot wherever she may lead.
Canadian Paul Kokoski's Feb. 10 Letter to the Editor, "Ten Commandments transcend wall," criticizing the federal court ruling against posting the Ten Commandments in Ohio courtrooms misrepresents our American constitutional principle of separation of church and state.
The discipline, dedication and dignity of those who march on the grounds of the Marine Barracks at Eighth and I streets in Southeast during the "Evening Parade," held each Friday night in the summer months, is uplifting, stirring and a reminder that not all of America is as sad as Cindy Sheehan and the "Night of the Living Dead" ghouls flashing the peace sign.
The discipline, dedication and dignity of those who march on the grounds of the Marine Barracks at Eighth and I streets in Southeast during the "Evening Parade," held each Friday night in the summer months, is uplifting, stirring and a reminder that not all of America is as sad as Cindy Sheehan and the "Night of the Living Dead" ghouls flashing the peace sign.
Our Founding Fathers, notably both Washington and Jefferson, warned about the dangers of foreign entanglements that would undermine our sovereignty and threaten our domestic affairs.
"The lack of an open and clear process of asking for the resignation of the first female President of U.Va., as well as the vitriolic comments directed at the first female rector of U.Va. , are equally deplorable," he said, referring to Ms. Sullivan and Rector Helen Dragas, respectively. "I have learned of the defacement of property on Grounds, threats by some faculty or staff to not acknowledge the legitimacy of an interim President elected by a 12-1 vote of the Board, and a few faculty and staff urging others to quit. While emotions are expectedly high in such matters, these actions reflect poorly on the University and must end immediately."
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