Opinion
OpinionBy Daniel Ball May 18, 2022
Unhoused people need jobs and a place to stay
Daniel Ball on how the government can help unhoused people.
OpinionBy Aida Peery May 18, 2022
People should be warned about the side effects of Covid booster shots
Aida Peery on her experience with the COVID vaccine.
OpinionBy Yvonne Bramble May 5, 2022
The pandemic-era safety net will disappear soon. Here’s what to do about it.
A small but shining bright spot during this pandemic has been the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, passed just a…
OpinionBy Jackie Turner May 5, 2022
Getting housing assistance shouldn’t limit where someone can live
There should be no opposition against what neighborhood a person can live in. People should live wherever they want to. …
OpinionBy Jackie Turner April 27, 2022
Bowser should stay mayor
Jackie Turner shares her support for Mayor Muriel Bowser ahead of the mayoral election.
OpinionBy Michael Warner April 21, 2022
Here’s what the Democrats must do to win in the midterm elections
If the Democrats hope to win the 2022 midterms, unlike Obama’s first-term midterm massacre in 2010, they must talk about…
OpinionBy Anthony Carney April 20, 2022
There’s nothing good about war
Anthony Carney worries about the war.
OpinionBy Donté Turner April 7, 2022
Shelters or Prison?
Shelters and detention centers are very much alike. You’ll have to fight to survive, or like they say, “survival of…
OpinionBy Wendell Williams April 7, 2022
The Oscars: Let’s stop making excuses for Will Smith’s bad choices
Here’s what I’d like to say to the supporters of Will Smith’s violent public behavior during the Oscar telecast, in…
Opinion April 2, 2022
Students reflect on poverty in their neighborhoods
Seniors at Gonzaga College High School were given an assignment to take a “pilgrimage” walk in the area surrounding the…
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil April 2, 2022
Will war mongers fight to save Ukraine?
As the Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, I feel like Mikey in the Life cereal commercial. I can’t eat…
OpinionBy Wendell Williams April 2, 2022
What “culture” are critics of the Washington Football Team’s new name trying to preserve?
I can’t take this any longer. This pushback over the latest name change for the Washington football franchise has gotten…
OpinionBy Wendell Williams / Aida Peery / Kenrick Thomas March 30, 2022
Views on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine from Street Sense vendors and contributors
Please, remember history and stay out of Ukraine By Aida Peery It’s very heart-wrenching how Vladimir Putin has launched a…
OpinionBy Amia Walker March 20, 2022
Metro subsidies would help people — with safeguards
Receiving a $100 Metro pass seems okay, as long as it came with some type of rule to prevent misuse….
OpinionBy Jeffery McNeil March 12, 2022
America needs to move on from Covid-19
I’ve heard stories of married couples who never knew their spouses were spies. I feel the same way — I don’t…
OpinionBy Aida Peery March 12, 2022
The only thing that will encourage Metro ridership is the end of the pandemic
The D.C. government’s plan to use part of its $900 million of its unallocated money as an incentive for increasing…
OpinionBy Jeff Taylor March 12, 2022
Is national divorce a viable option?
For several years now, even before the Trump era, I’ve wondered whether we’d all be better off in the long…
OpinionBy Donté Turner March 12, 2022
Human or Animal?
At the beginning of 2022, things changed for the worse for the homeless. There are now fewer places for us…
OpinionBy Michele Rochon February 23, 2022
Our kids need social and emotional learning opportunities
Michele Rochon shares her vision for education.
OpinionBy Jeff Taylor February 20, 2022
It’s taking way too long to fix the Metro
Just a few years ago, riders of the Washington D.C. Metro system had to deal with entire lines being shut…
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