Wednesday, July 28
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Free and Open Exchange Benefits All
Across the nation, state lawmakers are actively working to prevent students from having an open and equitable history education - one that both acknowledges the role of racism in the United States and portrays the lived realities and viewpoints of people in marginalized communities accurately.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Let’s Have an Intellectually Honest Gubernatorial Contest
As a lifelong Republican who voted for Trump twice, I’m truly dismayed by our party’s reliance on false narrative and grievance-driven politics.
Music for Singers with Alzheimer’s Disease
New choral program gives those with Alzheimer’s and other memory impairments the gift of music
When Peter Midgley and his wife went on their first date, they discovered their mutual love of music.
Sunflowers Attract Artists, Bees, Butterflies, Birds in Poolesville
For Poolesville artist James Vissari, the annual blooming of the sunflowers at McKee-Beshers is a time to paint.
Hank Dietle’s Reopens in Rockville
Destroyed by 2018 fire, opened as Dietle’s in 1950; rebuilding and remodeling delayed by COVID, now open
“What an incredible opening weekend we had at Hank Dietle’s!
Dog Rescued from Abandoned Well at Norwood School in Bethesda
In the TV shows, Lassie was usually the one alerting the adults that a child had fallen into the well.
Monday, July 26
Why We Rescue
The miraculous story of Gabby and her Valley poodle pups – adopt, don’t shop.
There wasn’t a single dry eye at Gabby’s long overdue family reunion in early June.
Wednesday, July 21
Opinion: Column: Definitely on My List
As the month of May was swept away with the last of the network-season's original programming, those of us still in lockdown and quarantining had our own reality to embrace: there was nothing new on network television.
Summer Camp in Age of Climate Change
Increased safety protocols result from climate change-induced extreme temperatures.
Some of the area’s youngest aspiring thespians are spending part of their summer honing their craft at Arlington’s Encore Stage & Studio’s camps.
Tuesday, July 20
Five Montgomery County Councilmembers on American Legion Bridge to I-270
Montgomery County Councilmembers Hans Riemer, Gabe Albornoz, Andrew Friedson, Nancy Navarro and Craig Rice released the following statement in advance of the Transportation Planning Board vote regarding rebuilding the American Legion Bridge and adding capacity to I-270:
Mike Barnes Named Chair of Congressional Board of Ethics
Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, named Mike Barnes as Chair of the Governing Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics effective upon the resignation of David Skaggs on July 16, 2021, for the remainder of the Skaggs’ term.
Some Recent Deck Collapses
Pete Piringer, public information officer for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, @mcfrsPIO, reports that almost all residential deck collapses in Montgomery County occur because of a failure at the point where the deck meets the house.
Can Our Yards Save the Planet?
Plant native plants for pollinators, food for birds and more.
When Tami Entabi moved into her Mount Vernon-area home in 2006, the backyard was a thick mass of intertwined English ivy.
Thursday, July 15
Opinion: Column: Time to Kill
(Again, not a cancer column. Given the title, it would be a pretty gruesome reference to my life in the cancer world if it were.)
Saturday, July 10
Glenstone Museum in Potomac Announces Major Survey of Works by Jeff Wall as Part of its Summer/Fall 2021 Exhibition Lineup
Glenstone Museum’s summer/fall 2021 exhibition schedule includes a major monographic survey of work by Jeff Wall, an installation of more than a dozen works by Vija Celmins, and presentations by four additional artists: Isa Genzken, Rachel Harrison, Arthur Jafa, and Charles Ray.
Thursday, July 8
Opinion: Column: I'm the Big Winner
(Not a cancer column.)
Wednesday, July 7
Wellbeing: Back to Work
Angst, readjustment as employees return to the office
More than one year after the emergence of COVID-19 and the subsequent, work-from-home mandates, many employees are heading back to the office.
