Read’s Drugstore in downtown Baltimore was given temporary historical landmark status on April 12, delighting preservationists and disappointing officials and developers. The Commission for Historic and Cultural Preservation’s ruling will […]
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Finally, a Plan to Reduce Health Disparities
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a speech to the Medical Committee for Human […]
Cirque du Soleil Debuts ‘TOTEM’ in Baltimore
BALTIMORE – From the Judeo-Christian account in the book of Genesis to the “Big Bang” theory, the fallen “Sky Woman” of the Iroquois to Nyx, the golden-egg-bearing originator of the […]
Supreme Court Dismisses Troy Davis Appeal
Family and supporters of Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis say they remain optimistic in their fight to save him from execution despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reject […]
Sulaimon Brown Investigation Could Hobble Gray’s Administration
The firestorm ignited by Sulaimon Brown, a former mayoral candidate who told The Washington Post Mayor Vincent Gray’s campaign gave him money and promised him a job in return for […]
Clarence Thomas Stars in Sexually Charged Memoir
D.C. Unmasked & Undressed, the memoir of Lillian McEwen, a former judge and ex-girlfriend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, hits the shelves March 5. But, as the author told […]
Low Voter Turnout Can Cause Upset in At-Large Council Race
A crowded field of candidates and uncertain voter turnout promises to make the April 26 election of a new D.C. City Council member an exciting and boisterous process, some political […]
Obama Budget Criticized
President Barack Obama’s 2012 budget, released on Valentine’s Day, is getting little love from either side of the ideological aisle. Republicans, who in a nod to their tea party supporters […]
GOP’s Anti-Home Rule Campaign Continues to Mount
The indignities heaped upon the District of Columbia by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives are piling up, political observers said. The assault against the city’s autonomy began when the GOP, […]
Lobbying Firm of Clarence Thomas’ Wife Raises Ethical Questions
Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas who emerged as a tea party figurehead in the past year, has taken her conservative activism to another phase. […]
Pepco’s Post-Storm Performance Prompts Outrage
The last of the 210,000 Pepco customers that lost their electricity after the Jan. 26 snow storm were brought back to light on the afternoon of Jan. 31. That lapse […]
Steele Predicts a Win
Days before the 168-member Republican National Committee voted for its new chairman, Michael Steele seemed confident that he would be re-elected for a second term. “I feel good. What’s not […]