Opinion
OpinionBy Shuhratjon Ahmadjonov May 12, 2015
Shortcomings of the Metro Station Names
The Washington Metro, since opening in 1976, has grown to include six lines, 91 stations, and 117 miles (188 km)…
OpinionBy Jackie Turner May 12, 2015
The Silent Killers
Many illnesses suddenly creep up on you. These silent killers are very dangerous because there are no warning signs. Let’s…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil May 12, 2015
How I Would Advise Hillary Clinton
The name of the game is to win elections and not be ideologically pure. If you don’t win, you don’t…
OpinionBy Michael Lee Matthew May 12, 2015
A Plea to Help Senior Citizens
Committees on ending homelessness, movements on end homelessness, meetings to end homelessness, reports on ending homelessness…. May God and…
OpinionBy Barron Hall May 12, 2015
Street Sense
By and about the poor and homeless, in the name of God, gracious and merciful. In thanks to my God…
OpinionBy Neil Donovan May 12, 2015
Is Your Family Missing?
If any one of us researched our extended family tree, chances are we’d discover that members of our family had…
OpinionBy Arthur Johnson May 11, 2015
MOVING UP: A Checklist to Find a Place to Live
In the past two issues, I have explained how credit and background checks affect your ability to rent, and now…
OpinionBy Craig Thompson April 24, 2015
The Peace Tent
I am one of the volunteers for the Proposition One Anti-Nuclear Campaign tent over at the White House. I’ve been…
OpinionBy Anonymous April 22, 2015
Bizzaroland: A Thriving Drug Scene in Plain Sight
Drug epidemics are a well known part of the urban American narrative, and more recently so is the reach of…
OpinionBy Phillip Black April 22, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Computer-driven trains need a better-driven system
Now, Metro is going to operate computer-driven trains. Again. They’re going to use the same computer system that killed nine…
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst April 17, 2015
Viable and Valuable
I recently attended an Age-Friendly D.C. meeting at the Wilson Building. Age-Friendly DC is the District’s plan for ensuring our…
OpinionBy Arthur Johnson April 16, 2015
MOVING UP: Overcoming Barriers to Housing With Secured Credit Cards
Most landlords run credit checks. If your credit is bad or you have none, you will have a very difficult…
OpinionBy Shuhratjon Ahmadjonov April 13, 2015
Dear President Obama, Senators, Representatives, Americans and Leadership of the Human Rights Community:
The United States has violated the rights of Uzbekistan refugees since 2006. They are being arrested and held without trial….
OpinionBy Leonard Hyater April 9, 2015
The Incident at Planet Fitness
On March 29, I was listening to “The Frank Ski Show” on Howard University Radio WHUR-FM 96.3, hosted by Mo…
OpinionBy Viktor Blokhine April 8, 2015
The Days Ahead
From a technological perspective in today’s society we shouldn’t worry. There are many brilliant scientists with a lot of ingenious…
OpinionBy Michael Hartridge April 8, 2015
The Real Adam’s Place
The photos taken during Street Sense’s visit to Adams Place Shelter for the article “Single Adults’ Voices Finally Heard?” in…
OpinionBy Phillip Black April 8, 2015
If You See Something, Say Something: Positive safety improvements
Next month, Metro will be bringing in 520 new rail cars and placing more Transit Police officers on rail cars…
OpinionBy Cynthia Mewborn April 8, 2015
Prevention is the Best Measurement for all Mishaps
Early spring and fall are the best times to trim our trees in the city, as well for removing all…
OpinionBy Reginald Black March 30, 2015
New Plan
With a new administration in the Wilson building, the issue of homelessness in Washington, D.C. gets a fresh look. On…
OpinionBy Angie Whitehurst March 28, 2015
The Farm, a City Place
We all know the name and probably some of the long ongoing saga of Barry Farms and many other “Black…
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