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December 12, 2018 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

De-Trumping America: A few lessons from my ride with Muhammad

The Uber driver—let’s call him Muhammad—was from Afghanistan. “So,” I asked, “how do you feel about Donald Trump?” I wasn’t

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April 30, 2017 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

A Fake Newser in King Donald’s Court

Late last night I fell asleep reading the Failing New York Times on my iPad here in Alexandria, Virginia. To

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February 21, 2017 Media / Politicians / Washington area life

A Trump-era etiquette guide: How progressives can get along with Trumpists and respect themselves in the morning

  George Roper, my good friend from high school, is dead now. When alive, he was often as right-wing as

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April 9, 2015 Washington area life

‘Gatsby: My Story’: A book review

Nick Carraway and your English lit professor got it all wrong. A madman’s gunshots did not kill the hero of

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December 9, 2014 Washington area life

Greener pastures for Rashad Young, Alexandria’s $266.5K city manager: D.C., beware

Rashad Young, hired at $245K and now paid $266,508 a year, is leaving as Alexandria’s city manager to become city

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August 30, 2013 Washington area life

Carlos the Bat: Up Close and Personal

I named him Carlos, after a Miami–Dade politician with a bat-crazy miserliness toward public libraries. Our winged friend paid us

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August 26, 2012 Washington area life

Voter drives at shopping centers vs. billionaire-bought ‘civic life’

At a Virginia shopping center, Obama voter-registration volunteers had to set  up their tent at a somewhat out-of-the-way location on

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August 15, 2012 Washington area life

Friends of Quinn and the national digital library issue

If you’re here to learn more about Quinn Bradlee’s activities, check out the LibraryCity site. A long essay there mentions

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July 19, 2012 Media / Washington area life

Sell Washington Post to Michael Bloomberg? Not so crazy an idea

The New York Times, whether on global warming, the newest iPad or corruption in Mongolia, outdoes the Washington Post all too

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