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Opinion
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Opinion: D.C. must invest in local news
The need for public investment in local journalism is dire. The Local News Funding Act would support vital sources of information in D.C.
Opinion: Here's how to improve the RFK deal
The newest deal is better than before, but further discussion is still necessary.
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.
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.
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.
Opinion: The D.C. Council must act to save health care for immigrants
The city owes its workers better than gutting their health coverage.
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.
Opinion: Warehousing kids makes us all less safe
D.C.'s Youth Services Center isn't reducing crime—it's manufacturing it.
Opinion: D.C. must restore local control of parole
We owe it to the incarcerated residents whose chances at release keep being arbitrarily denied.
Opinion: Initiative 82 is not harming the restaurant industry
Data shows that the industry is actually doing well.
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.
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.