D.C. public schools can be a big gamble
D.C. Public Schools officials are about to kick off what's become an annual lottery ritual for traditional public schools. Published December 2, 2021
D.C. Public Schools officials are about to kick off what's become an annual lottery ritual for traditional public schools. Published December 2, 2021
Muriel Bowser is running for D.C. mayor again so she can either best so-called Mayor for Life Marion Barry. Or hang onto her seat long enough to wipe homelessness off the city's to-do list. Or usher in statehood and become the city's first bona fide U.S. senator. Published November 30, 2021
The Red Cross needs and deserves our help. Published November 25, 2021
Will out-of-towners be traveling to grandma's house for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas? Published November 23, 2021
A couple of dudes who live in Northeast D.C. were arrested last week and indicted this week on felony charges of distribution of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine, and possession of fake OxyContin pills. They had tens of thousands of dollars in cash, as well. On Monday, they are expected to face a judge. Published November 19, 2021
Something's got to give. School districts across the country are trying to do something they never were equipped or prepared to do, and that's to be prepared to feed most students nutritious meals before school, during school and after school. Published November 16, 2021
President Biden and other folk are pushing for illegal immigrant families to receive reparations for being separated from their relatives in the U.S. Published November 12, 2021
Democrats and Republicans in Congress approved President Biden's infrastructure proposal for the states after Virginians voted last week for new management -- a Republican one -- and they'll be taking office in early January. Published November 9, 2021
Muriel Bowser wants her supporters to know she still isn't scared of the Big Boys. Published November 4, 2021
When it comes to the D.C. government, the status quo isn't the status anymore. Published November 2, 2021
Every now and again, I peek inside D.C. Public Schools classrooms to see what teachers are up to. After all, as teaching goes, so goes learning. Published October 28, 2021
Democrats must be so indebted to Terry McAuliffe that they're willing to do anything to ensure he beats Republican Glenn Youngkin in Virginia's gubernatorial race next week. Published October 26, 2021
D.C. officials are facing several deadlines -- all of their own making -- and it doesn't matter whether they're wearing digital time pieces, showing off a Piaget or checking the clock on their government-issued laptop. Published October 21, 2021
Metro leadership can't afford to pretend it doesn't have a problem. The trains have spoken and the federal experts have spoken. Published October 18, 2021
The Republican governor slapped the politics of crime in Charm City in announcing his $150 million "Re-Fund the Police" initiative. Published October 17, 2021
Getting motorists to slow down is a challenge that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has willingly accepted as a legacy without much nudging from the bicycle lobby. Published October 14, 2021
OK, parents and other grown folk. It's time. It's time to get a grip on the TikTok challenge craze. Where are the school resource officers now that schools really need them? Published October 13, 2021
As soon as D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III opened their mouths last Friday, the sands of time began burying their joint anti-crime announcement -- the 2021 Fall Crime Prevention Initiative. Published October 5, 2021
A federal judge last week agreed to set John Hinckley Jr. free. Published October 3, 2021
Whether Mayor Bowser knows it's or not, it's high time she and the D.C. Council recognize an inconvenient truth: Parents are increasingly hitching their children's educational wagons to homeschooling and virtual learning. Published September 30, 2021