John Kelly
The art of the deal way back when
What was the best car in the early 20th century? A clever boy has a vested interest in the answer.
John Kelly
Will Trump mute Old Post Office bells?
Even the ringers aren’t sure what will happen as The Donald turns the landmark into a hotel.
John Kelly
Appliances push readers’ buttons
Rage against the machine: Readers respond to pushy, poorly designed appliances.
John Kelly
Washington’s crop of the cream
An old bottle prompts a question: Were there once dairies in Washington?
Mike Wise
OPINION | Time running out for Laich, Caps
The Washington Capitals’ game at Florida on Friday night is the most needed regular season game for the team in almost four years, just as this road trip is as pivotal as any since 2008.
Mike Wise
Opinion | Edsall needs to stop the losses
For Maryland football coach Randy Edsall to be a success, he needs a key recruit to make up for the 24 players the program has lost recently. That recruit isn’t highly touted Stefon Diggs, it’s Mike Locksley.
Mike Wise
Opinion | For Lin, anything seems possible
In three short games, Jeremy Lin has reinvigorated the Knicks — and overcome ethnic stereotypes.
Mike Wise
Manning, Coughlin do it again
They do not get the accolades of Bill Belichick, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning, but they have won two Super Bowls together in remarkable fashion.
Mike Wise
Peyton Manning hijacks the Super Bowl
COLUMN | Who knew such an accessible, thought-to-be grounded superstar had this closet diva side to him?
Jennifer LaRue Huget
Nutrition and fitness resolutions for 2012
It’s not too early to start thinking about ways to make 2012 your most healthful year yet.
Jennifer LaRue Huget
Me Minus 10, revisited
Our nutrition columnist reflects on her weight loss, one year later.
Petula Dvorak
For gay legislators, moment of truth looms on Md. same-sex marriage
COLUMN | Delegates are making calls, negotiating and praying with those torn on the issue.
Petula Dvorak
Donald Trump will fit right in on Pennsylvania Avenue
There was a collective gasp when Donald Trump was picked to transform a federal landmark building into a luxury hotel. But Washington is really pretty Atlantic City on the inside.
Petula Dvorak
When it comes to tardiness, shouldn’t the punishment fit the crime?
Parents in court on criminal charges because of tardy slips? Absurd.
Petula Dvorak
The big backlash against bullying women
Boobs: That’s the best word for the people who want to force women to have sonograms before abortions and who have pulled funding for breast cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood.
Robert McCartney
Obama’s cut in Metro funds is ominous
COLUMN | President Obama’s plan to cut federal funds for Metro is a step in the wrong direction.
Robert McCartney
Fairfax road taxes face obstacles
Local Republicans are exceptions to the anti-tax rule when it comes to roads. Can they convince others?
Robert McCartney
DCPS test erasures need full probe
COLUMN | No details have been provided, little has emerged, and it’s appalling that the city hasn’t gotten to the bottom of this.
Robert McCartney
O’Malley and political courage
Give Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley credit: He’s a rare liberal who’s not ashamed to ask openly for higher taxes to pay for government services that voters expect.
Robert McCartney
COLUMN | Robert McCartney: Don’t pick on the Girl Scouts
The culture wars have grown so acute that some religious conservatives are waging an ill-informed smear campaign against the Girl Scouts.
Courtland Milloy
How slavery survived the Civil War
A new film points to an economic system that was rigged to benefit one group and undercut another.
Courtland Milloy
‘Red Tails’ a disservice to Tuskegee Airmen
“Red Tails” could not have been “inspired by” the airmen; it is little more than a black comedy about guys who clown and connive their way through World War II, supposedly as fighter pilots.
Courtland Milloy
For Rubenstein, education, loving parents were catalysts for success
COLUMN | The billionaire philanthropist, who has given millions for the Washington Monument and National Zoo, calls himself lucky. But home, hard work and study bore fruits of their own.
Courtland Milloy
Occupy D.C.’s plan: To stay in your face
Protesters say they want to create a community where love is valued more than money.
Courtland Milloy
‘Inclusionary Zones’ like ‘The Twilight Zone’
Dr. Martin Luther King might not look too kindly on the rules of the District’s “Inclusionary Zones,” an affordable housing program that allows the city to micromanage the new owners.
Joe Davidson
House GOP targets congressional retirement benefits
It’s not unusual for House Republicans to call for limits on federal retirement benefits, but this time the targeted benefits are their own.
Joe Davidson
Nothing merry about pension proposal
COLUMN | The higher payments required of workers hired after this year are just the latest foray into federal workers’ pockets.
The Federal Eye
Targeting only federal workers is unfair, Steny Hoyer says
The Republican majority in the House views the federal workforce as “almost a sole payer for things they want to do,” according to Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.).
Joe Davidson
House panel hearing attracts little interest
FEDERAL DIARY | The most interesting thing about the government reorganization hearing was the title: “Why Reshuffling Government Agencies Won’t Solve the Federal Government's Obesity Problem.”
Joe Davidson
Federal Diary: Not so obese
If Republicans want a petite government, they should applaud the direction the federal workforce is heading.
Tom Sietsema
Ask Tom -- Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene
Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene
Going Out Gurus
Michel Richard gambling on Atlantic City
The celebrity chef is partnering with the new Revel resort to open three dining spaces there.
Tom Sietsema
Unum, all over the map
Chef Phillip Blane adds special touches to familiar dishes at his new Georgetown restaurant.
Going Out Gurus
Acclaimed Town House chefs leave — for D.C., maybe?
John Shields and his wife, Karen Urie Shields, are scouting restaurant locations in the Mid-Atlantic, Tom Sietsema reports.
Tom Sietsema
Ask Tom -- Water water everywhere
Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema discusses the DC dining scene
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