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Our besieged businesses have grit. It’s time to show them we do too
by Marlene Berlin Let’s talk about grit. Here are two great examples: “We are heartened by the support and loyalty of our customers and our community — they are our […]
Opinion: Voting rights and how we got here (a history lesson)
Jay Thal has been serving the Forest Hills community for 20 years as the precinct captain of Precinct 138, overseeing voting at the Capital Memorial Church on Chesapeake Street, and […]
What makes U.S. voting exceptional? That so few of us even bother
Jay Thal has been serving the Forest Hills community for 20 years as the precinct captain of Precinct 138, overseeing voting at the Capital Memorial Church on Chesapeake Street, and […]
On voting in DC: Making registration as easy as being born
Jay Thal has been serving the Forest Hills community for 20 years as the precinct captain of precinct 138, overseeing voting at the Capital Memorial Church on Chesapeake Street, and […]
Opinion: Building support for state of New Columbia
Alice Mitchell Rivlin, who has lived in Forest Hills for almost 40 years, has had distinguished careers in economics, federal government and DC affairs. She founded and led the Congressional […]
Read Mary Cheh’s letter about the Ward 3 family homeless shelter
The homeless make many of us feel uncomfortable. Most of us usually pass without a word, some put money in the outstretched cup, and a very few stop and engage […]
Opinion: Chick-fil-A’s continued pedestrian problem
by Marlene Berlin Chick-fil-A still doesn’t get it. Representatives of the restaurant chain were out in full force at the April 19th ANC 3F meeting. Corporate Chick-fil-A showed up this […]
Dispatch from DC Vote: DC now controls its own pursestrings
by Daniel Solomon Almost three years ago, voters in Forest Hills and throughout the District overwhelmingly supported Referendum 8, which gave DC control of how we raise and spend local […]
Perspective: New Exelon-Pepco deal is a step backwards for District ratepayers
by Andrea Molod ANC 3F05 commissioner You may have heard that the DC Public Service Commission voted to reject Pepco’s merger with Exelon. But that’s not the whole story. On […]