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Sophie Kaplan

skaplan@washingtontimes.com

Sophie Kaplan was a metro reporter for The Washington Times.

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This photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows marijuana clone plants that are used to grow medical marijuana displayed under a light, at The Joint, a medical marijuana cooperative in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

D.C. Council hears comments on marijuana allowance for workers

A representative for building contractors stressed Wednesday the importance of drug testing in her industry during a D.C. Council hearing on legislation that would bar local businesses from testing job applicants who use medical marijuana.

September 25, 2019
Hundreds of climate activists took to the streets of downtown Grass Valley, Calif., during Friday's global climate strike. People took part in world-wide protests of government inaction on climate change before the the U.N. Climate Action Summit on Monday. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP)

Climate protesters shut down intersections across D.C.

Climate change protesters blocked downtown D.C. streets by shackling themselves to each other, pipes -- even a sailboat -- during Monday's morning rush hour to draw attention to their cause under the banner of #ShutdownDC.

September 23, 2019
First lady Melania Trump, center, and Department of Interior assistant secretary Rob Wallace, left, participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with students from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Washington to re-open the Washington Monument, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. The monument has been closed to the public for renovations since August 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Washington Monument reopens with Melania Trump ribbon cutting

First lady Melania Trump kicked off the Washington Monument's reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Jeff Reinbold and fourth-graders from Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Southwest Washington, among others.

September 19, 2019
A new $12 million security structure sits in front of the Washington Monument, replacing the temporary structure that was installed after Sept. 11, 2001. (Sophie Kaplan/The Washington Times)

Washington Monument set to reopen after 3 years

For the first time in 1,128 days, visitors to the Washington Monument on Thursday will be able to ascend the 555-foot marble obelisk to take in the best view of the nation's capital.

September 18, 2019
Mayor Muriel Bowser, D.C. Council member Anita Bonds and D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton ride a bus on Pennsylvania Avenue to attend a D.C. statehood rally in the District on Monday. A House committee will discuss D.C. statehood for the first time in 30 years. (Sophie Kaplan/The Washington Times)

Muriel Bowser leads rally for D.C. statehood

Mayor Muriel Bowser rode a bus and led a rally Monday to spotlight D.C. statehood, a topic a House committee will discuss Thursday for the first time in 30 years.

September 16, 2019
Signs supporting D.C. statehood are on display outside an early voting place on in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

House panel announces witnesses for D.C. statehood hearing

A House committee on Wednesday released a list of witnesses who will testify during a hearing on D.C. statehood to be held on September 19. The hearing will mark the first time since 1993 that a congressional panel has weighed the possibility of granting the District statehood.

September 11, 2019