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Squeezing education
Fairfax County teachers have delivered for their students but still face lagging salaries.
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D.C.’s bureaucratic heroes
My sudden journey into D.C. foster care system left me proud of my city.
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Doomed by design?
The Eisenhower Memorial faces a moment of truth.
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EMS reform falls short
Fixing D.C.’s emergency services requires active and persistent support.
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Monetary policy
Budgeting, the John Kelly way: Money can’t buy everything, that’s true. But what it can’t buy I can’t use.
Unanswered question
D.C. mayoral challenger Muriel Bowser offers the right ideas but has a lackluster legislative record.
A fuller portrait of black men
Hollywood films and a White House initiative give a welcome hand to African Americans.
Uncompromising stance
Va. House speaker at odds with his district’s largest hospital over expanding health care for the poor.
Another rescue
That man who jumped off the Key Bridge and was saved by a stranger? He wasn’t the only one.
Unknown hero
On a February morning, a man leapt from the Key Bridge. Where is the person who saved his life?
Century mark
Let’s check out the Hotel Harrington, D.C.’s oldest hotel and a nice place to stay if you don’t want to live here.
A surprising hurdle for Dwight Jones
Some Va. Democrats want stance on gay marriage to be a litmus test for party leadership.
The candidates for D.C. mayor on school reform
Natalie Wexler
A bipartisan solution to Va.’s Medicaid standoff
Norman Leahy and Paul Goldman
Cracks in the Va. Democrats’ foundation
Norman Leahy
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A pain that transcends generations
Photograph serves as reminder of the pain of slavery and horrors suffered by Solomon Northup.
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Chief Fairfax County spokeswoman Merni Fitzgerald steps down after 14 years
The longtime spokeswoman operated professionally and efficiently behind the scenes.
Five things to know about the Jeffrey Thompson charges
The D.C. businessman was charged Monday after a three-year investigation.
Public transit use up nationwide
Last year had the highest ridership since 1956 and was the eighth consecutive year that at least 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation.
I-270 southbound lanes reopen in Rockville
Crash closes southbound lanes of I-270. Incident in Gaithersburg causing three mile backup.
After crash, lanes of southbound I-95 reopen
Lanes reopen after crash blocks southbound lanes of Interstate 95 with a tractor trailer fire.
Rail line bidder’s past raises questions about accountability
Maryland legislation sparks talk about how long governments, companies should pay for sins of the past.
Bus riders, drivers vie for attention on D.C.’s 16th Street
Solving congestion in commuter corridor will be matter of politics as well as engineering.
Southbound lanes of I 95 blocked in Prince William
Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 blocked in Prince William
3 injured, one critically, in fights aboard Metro trains
Man suffers a critical head injury and a teen is stabbed in the back 3 times in unrelated altercations Friday night.
1,124 tickets issued during snow emergency
The fine for being parked where you shouldn’t be during a snow emergency? $250.
Winter storms have made for even tougher bus commutes
Those who rely on buses for transportation have been hardest hit when storms have affected service.
Major disruption on Metrorail this weekend
Metro Center will close Saturday and Sunday, so riders will need to use other stations for transfers.
Judge protects Pr. George’s condos from water shutoff
His court order gives condo complex time to pay water bill and avoid the condemnation of the property.
Reagan National Airport unveils new security checkpoints at Terminal A
Airport officials hope the new security screening lines will help passengers get to their flights more quickly.
Happy Friday -- Metro Red Line delays resolved
Train malfunction at Silver Spring station. Delays on Metro’s Red Line.
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