Opinion - The 51st

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Opinion: Here's how to improve the RFK deal

The newest deal is better than before, but further discussion is still necessary.

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Opinion: ICE enforcement terrorizes school communities

School district action plans should include protective measures for students, and schools must train all staff on these measures.

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Opinion: Respect the will of voters, fund semi-open primaries

The D.C. Council has voted to fund one part of Initiative 83. But another crucial aspect of the law is still in limbo.

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Opinion: Initiative 82 was supposed to help D.C.'s tipped workers. It did the opposite

The law eliminating D.C.'s tipped wage has actually reduced my income.

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Opinion: The D.C. Council must act to save health care for immigrants

The city owes its workers better than gutting their health coverage.

More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: The D.C. Council must not cut an effective violence interrupter program

Violence interrupters do crucial work in this city. They deserve to be supported.

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Opinion: Warehousing kids makes us all less safe

D.C.'s Youth Services Center isn't reducing crime—it's manufacturing it.

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More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: D.C. must restore local control of parole

We owe it to the incarcerated residents whose chances at release keep being arbitrarily denied.

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Opinion: Initiative 82 is not harming the restaurant industry

Data shows that the industry is actually doing well.

More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: Prison phone restrictions sever D.C. residents from their loved ones

For incarcerated people, access to communication with the people they love is as necessary as food and water.

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More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: Fresh out of prison, I am discovering the good, bad and ugly of technology

Robert Barton, a D.C. resident and returning citizen, says his "newness" to the world after 30 years in prison has given him a fresh perspective on the role of technology in society.

More Than Our Crimes

Opinion: D.C.'s disorganized reentry services fail returning citizens

D.C. has a well-deserved reputation for providing comprehensive reentry services to returning citizens, but they're still not doing enough.