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months of secret talks
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This article is by Jonathan
O9Connell, Sam Fortier, Teo Armus,
Meagan Flynn, Gregory S. Schneider
and Laura Vozzella
ELEcTION 2024
A changed
Trump on
approach
to judiciary
Frayed alliances, anger at
courts could upend any
2nd-term nominations
BY J OSH D AWSEY AND
M ARIANNE L E V INE
Donald Trump9s once-transac-
tional relationship with the con-
servative legal establishment has
splintered in recent years, and his
frustration toward the court sys-
tem has grown 4 potentially
heralding more volatility in how
he would navigate judicial issues
in a second term.
Now the dominant front-run-
ner for his party9s presidential
nomination, Trump has broken
with many of the leaders and
allies of the Federalist society, a
powerful conservative legal or-
ganization that boosted his cam-
paign eight years ago and helped
him stock the federal bench with
their preferred picks. It is unclear
how he would seek to fill judicial
vacancies and make other related
decisions should he win a second
term, and he has not offered such
a potential list of potential judi-
cial nominees as he did eight
years ago.
Trump has complained public-
ly and privately that his first-term
Justice Department leaders were
too weak, that his supreme Court
picks have tried to come across as
too <independent= and that the
court system has broadly been
biased against him, as he faces 91
felony charges. Trump told do-
nors in meetings in late 2023 that
one of his only mistakes as presi-
dent was that he did not pick the
right people to lead the Justice
Department, according to people
who attended, and he regularly
discusses plans for the depart-
ment in a second term. In some
ways, the handshake agreement
he once held with the traditional
conservative legal movement has
evaporated.
<They were intellectually qualified
see trUMp ON A13
Trump9s fraud verdict: What to
know, and what comes next. A14
Sinclair9s recipe for TV news:
Crime, homelessness, drugs
BY S ARAH E LLISON
every year, local television
news stations owned by sinclair
Broadcasting conduct short sur-
veys among viewers to help guide
the year9s coverage.
A key question in each poll,
according to David smith, the
company9s executive chairman:
<What are you most afraid of?=
The answers are evident in sin-
clair9s programming. Crime,
homelessness, illegal drug use,
failing schools and other societal
ills have long been core elements
of local TV news coverage. But on
sinclair9s growing nationwide ros-
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How Leonsis decided to move his D.C. teams to Va. Kremlin
The offer from the mayor was
just what Ted Leonsis had been
looking for.
For months, the billionaire
afternoon, Mayor Muriel e. Bows-
er was offering just that 4 $500
million toward an $800 million
project to keep his basketball and
ing, the mayor presented her offer
at Leonsis9s corporate offices at
Capital One Arena, in a confer-
ence room with windows over-
Youngkin was about to announce
a deal to build an arena for the
teams on the other side of the
Potomac River. she asked Leonsis
disinfo
owner of the Washington Wizards
and Capitals had been pressing
the D.C. government to pay at
least half the cost of modernizing
hockey teams playing in the city
for decades to come.
Leonsis responded two hours
later, saying he would review the
looking the street below.
They spoke for an hour before
the Democratic mayor brought
up the elephant in the room. she
if it was true.
Leonsis spun 360 degrees in his
chair. Nothing had been signed,
he said, but he acknowledged he
chips at
his aging downtown arena. Now,
in an email on Dec. 10, a sunday
proposal right away and suggest-
ing they meet. On Tuesday morn-
said she had heard chatter that
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn
would be joining Youngkin for an
see ArenA ON A10
Ukraine
A covert effort to
cripple Zelensky
Troll farms storm social
media to drive a wedge
BY C ATHERINE B ELTON
When news first emerged last
month that Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky was prepar-
ing to fire his top military com-
mander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny,
officials in Moscow seemed
jubilant. They had been trying
to orchestrate just such a split
for many months, documents
show.
<We need to strengthen the
conflict between Zaluzhny and
Zelensky, along the lines of 8he
intends to fire him,9= one Krem-
lin political strategist wrote a
year ago, after a meeting of
senior Russian officials and Mos-
cow spin doctors, according to
internal Kremlin documents.
Russian President Vladimir
Putin9s administration ordered a
group of Russian political strat-
egists to use social media and
fake news articles to push the
theme that Zelensky <is hysteri-
cal and weak. & He fears that he
will be pushed aside, therefore
he is getting rid of the dangerous
ones.=
A battle for souls in the Amazon The Kremlin instruction re-
sulted in thousands of social
media posts and hundreds of
fabricated articles, created by
The village of São Miguel had long been Catholic, until a mysterious evangelical troll farms and circulated in
pastor arrived, set up a church and began converting residents Ukraine and across europe, that
tried to exploit what were then
rumored tensions between the
two Ukrainian leaders, accord-
BY T ERRENCE M C C OY munity9s first evangelical church, be- ing to a trove of Kremlin docu-
ALONG THe PURUs RIVeR, BRAZIL fore a fever of conversions split the ments obtained by a european
community and turned it against it- intelligence service and re-
W
hen the rains finally re- self. Longtime friends stopped talking. viewed by The Washington Post.
ceded, Father Moisés Families fractured. suspicion and ru- The files, numbering more than
Oliveira pulled his mo- mor spread about the Devil and death. 100 documents, were shared
torboat out into the When a 12-year-old girl was found with The Post to expose for the
swollen Purus River and dead in 2020, hanging from her porch first time the scale of Kremlin
pointed it downstream. Chugging rafters, Catholics saw a terrible acci- propaganda targeting Zelensky
down muddy waters toward the next dent. But evangelicals whispered of with the aim of dividing and
community on his schedule, the Cath- suicide and a demon that the pastor destabilizing Ukrainian society
olic priest felt uncertain. He9d heard said was stalking the community. 4 efforts that Moscow dubbed
all about the problems in são Miguel. The priest looked across the waters <information psychological oper-
Like so many other isolated settle- and saw são Miguel up ahead, a line of ations.=
ments scattered throughout the Ama- shacks rising upon an escarpment. At Ukrainian society, however, has
zon rainforest, são Miguel was histori- the far end, where forest nipped at the so far remained remarkably unit-
cally Catholic. Not that long ago, when village, was one of its newest build- ed since Russia9s invasion, accord-
Father Moisés would make his annual ings. Painted white and blue, the pas- ing to opinion polls, and officials
journey there, his presence was a tor9s evangelical church gleamed like a in Moscow, the documents show,
Photos By alexandRe CRUz-noRonha FoR the Washintgon Post
community event 4 the only time beacon in the day9s falling light. sometimes expressed frustration
when the people of são Miguel could tOp: A woman wears a Virgin Mary Father Moisés hadn9t met the pastor, see UkrAine ON A23
attend Mass, have their babies bap- necklace in the village of são Miguel, nor heard him preach, but his charis-
tized and make confession. The squat Brazil. the historically catholic village in ma was no secret. evangelicals said Putin basks in his power
church could never fit all the faithful. the Amazon rainforest has seen many they9d never heard anyone speak of Rides high after navalny death. A19
But that was before the arrival of an convert to evangelical protestantism. God as he did. Thin and tanned, hands withdrawal from Avdiivka
evangelical Protestant pastor in early ABOVe: A storm brews over one of many calloused from years of wielding a Russia takes strategic city. A22
2020, before the opening of the com- evangelical churches near the purus river. see AMAzOn ON A16
Zelensky pleads in munich
asks U.s., others to stay true. A22
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Coach built U-Md. into
ter of stations, the editorial focus
reflects smith9s conservative
college basketball power
views and plays on its audience9s
fears that America9s cities are fall- BY K ELYN S OONG
ing apart, according to media ob-
servers, smith associates, and cur- When Lefty Driesell took the job as the University of Maryland9s
rent and former staffers who men9s basketball coach in 1969, it had been 11 years since the Terrapins
spoke on the condition of anonym- had appeared in the NCAA tournament.
ity to discuss internal company The balding, brash-talking Mr. Driesell immediately declared that
matters. his team 4 which had a record of 8-18 the year before he arrived 4 <has
smith, an enthusiastic support- the potential to be the UCLA of the east.= At the time, UCLA was in the
er of Republican presidential midst of an unprecedented streak in which the team, coached by John
front-runner Donald Trump who Wooden, won 10 national titles in 12 years.
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has built sinclair into one of the When people stopped laughing, Mr. Driesell set out to accomplish his
largest television station opera- University of Maryland men9s basketball coach Lefty Driesell, lofty goals 4 and nearly succeeded. In his 17 seasons at Maryland, he
tors in the country, purchased the shown in 1974, won 348 games in 17 seasons with the terrapins. won more than 300 games and led his team to Atlantic Coast
Baltimore sun last month. In a Conference and National Invitation Tournament titles, even if his
see sincLAir ON A7 Perspective: driesell was a character, a comic and an all-time great. D1 see DrieseLL ON A12
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Speaker Johnson says he

has priorities. So why
hasn9t he acted on them?
House Speaker Mexico border. He has said he
Mike Johnson (R- favors additional aid for Ukraine
La.) has held his in its war against Russian
position for barely aggression and more assistance
four months, not for Israel in its war with Hamas.
long by anyone9s But he has delivered on none of
Dan Balz standards, but this, even when given the
The Sunday long enough to opportunity for action.
Take ask this question: Johnson9s actions fall far short
Does he have any of words. In fact, they have been
major priority in conflict. Johnson keeps finding
other than survival? loopholes or excuses or rationales
Johnson has spoken to avoid acting on the very
repeatedly and sometimes priorities he claims to support.
vehemently about pending He is another exhibit in what has
issues. He has called for tougher become the story of House
policies to halt the surge of Republicans, which is a failure to
migrants coming across the U.S.- meet or even recognize the
demands of governing, one of
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KLMNO compromise.
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opinion: added, <The mandate of national his death. embarrassed by the failure to from Tennessee, once said that long has divided Republicans in
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was to secure America9s own of Representatives,= he said. <The Republican vote counters were Republican Party was not one of was McCarthy9s undoing, when
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foreign aid around the world.= critical moment will never be House Republicans found no rather <between conservatives that was approved with
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the Washington Post is committed to logic by the speaker. Previously and this has to happen. We have the standard for such a rare step. when they make a speech and Johnson9s speakership could
correcting errors that appear in the he had declared as <dead on to help now.= He expressed Instead Mayorkas fell victim to conservatives who want to hinge on how he navigates these
newspaper. those interested in arrival= in the House a bipartisan exasperation that the House is in policy disputes between govern.= By that measure, things issues. His tenure could end
contacting the paper for that purpose Senate proposal that included a two-week recess at a time when Republicans and Democrats and have only gotten worse in the quickly or continue through the
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Business or any of the weekly sections. Republican and Democratic majority that ousted Rep. Kevin chance a trial in the Senate will member of the House, won the their hands and give it back to the
Comments can be directed to the senators. Those talks had begun McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the result in the secretary9s special election in New York in Democrats. Johnson9s first
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Ex-FBI spy hunter sentenced to 28 months for hiding cash payments

BY S PENCER S . H SU
The FBI9s former top spy hunter
in New York was sentenced in
Washington on Friday to 28
months in prison for concealing at
least $225,000 in payments he
received from a former Albanian
intelligence official while working
for the bureau.
Charles McGonigal will serve
his punishment on top of a 50-
month prison term he received
separately in New York last year
for illegally conspiring with a Rus-
sian oligarch who wanted to be
removed from a U.S. sanctions list.
McGonigal, 55, is one of the
highest-ranking FBI agents ever
convicted of criminal charges, and
federal prosecutors on Friday
urged U.S. District Judge Colleen
Kollar-Kotelly to stack the sen-
tences after the 22-year veteran of
the bureau admitted to commit-
ting the very violations he was
sworn to investigate.
<This is a very serious offense,=
Kollar-Kotelly said, one that tar-
nished the integrity of the FBI,
risked the credibility of all the
cases he handled and abused the
public trust at a time government
institutions are under fire. <The
motive could only be greed,= she
said, as McGonigal lost his <moral
compass.=
<I don9t understand, frankly,
why you would simply throw away
your career at that moment for the
money,= the judge said, noting
McGonigal would have main-
tained a <handsome= private in-
come after an <illustrious= career.
McGonigal was special agent in
charge of the counterintelligence
division of the FBI9s New York City
office from 2016 until his retire-
ment in September 2018. He ad-
mitted that he hid from the FBI his
receipt of payments from Alba-
nian American Agron Neza, a for-
mer Albanian intelligence officer,
and his meetings with foreign offi-
cials including Albanian prime
minister Edi Rama. McGonigal
said he sought to avoid questions
about a conflict of interest be-
tween his official duties and pri-
vate plans to build his post-retire-
ment business opportunities in
that country.
In a parallel federal prosecu-
tion in Manhattan, McGonigal
FBI, McGonigal had been tasked
with investigating Deripaska,
whose own indictment on sanc-
tions-violation charges was un-
sealed a few months before
McGonigal9s.
McGonigal now has been sen-
tenced to a combined 61/2 years
behind bars for the two offenses,
although Kollar-Kotelly did not
add to the $40,000 fine and three
years post-release supervision.
The allegations against
McGonigal shocked the hush-
hush world of his fellow top U.S.
intelligence officials, and forced
an extensive damage assessment
by authorities given his depth of
knowledge about U.S. espionage
practices and extraordinary ac-
cess to sensitive information. Of
particular concern was his access
71/2 hour debriefing in which U.S.
officials deemed him truthful, but
declined a second requested ses-
sion because of what his attorney,
Seth DuCharme, said were unac-
ceptable conditions.
In a 90-minute sentencing
hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney
Elizabeth Aloi called McGonigal9s
concealment of payments, <at its
core, corruption that undermines
transparency and trust in the in-
tegrity of the executive branch of
government.= She said McGonigal
<sold his badge for $225,000= and
<betrayed his country,= as a law-
man who was <sworn to investi-
gate and prevent crimes against
the United States, not perpetrate
them.=
Under a plea deal in his pay-
ments case in Washington,
assignments for which he received
what he knew were illegal pay-
ments from a Cyprus bank filtered
through a New Jersey company.
Defense attorneys DuCharme
and Meagan Maloney urged the
judge to credit McGonigal9s distin-
guished service with the FBI, in
which he prevented a New York
City subway attack, responded to
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack
in Lower Manhattan and U.S. Em-
bassy bombings in East Africa,
and handled other cases that re-
main classified.
DuCharme bristled at Aloi9s
claim that McGonigal betrayed
his country, and argued unsuc-
cessfully for a concurrent sen-
tence by saying his client
<shouldn9t be punished twice for
the same thing.=

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Concerns rise about
space conûict with
Russia after warning
Development of nuclear
space weapon brings
back Cold War-era fears
BYC HRISTIAN D AVENPORT,
E LLEN N AKASHIMA,
A BIGAIL H AUSLOHNER
AND S HANE H ARRIS
Russia is developing a space-
based capability to attack satel-
lites using a nuclear weapon, an
aggressive move that has alarmed
U.S. national security officials and
lawmakers who worry that Russia
could interfere with or disable
critical communications and in-
telligence systems, according to
people familiar with classified in-
telligence on the matter.
<This is not an active capability
that9s been deployed,= White
House spokesman John Kirby
told reporters Thursday. Kirby
didn9t address questions about
whether the system was designed
to use a nuclear weapon or was
perhaps powered by nuclear en-
ergy. But, citing earlier news re-
ports, he said he could <confirm
that it is related to an antisatellite
capability that Russia is develop-
ing.=
<Though Russia9s pursuit of
this particular capability is trou-
bling, there is no immediate
threat to anyone9s safety,= Kirby
said. <We are not talking about a
weapon that can be used to attack
human beings or cause physical
destruction here on Earth. That
said, we9ve been closely monitor-
ing this Russian activity and we
will continue to take it very seri-
ously.=
The capability is a nuclear-
armed 4 not a nuclear-powered
4 weapon, said two U.S. officials,
who like others familiar with the
intelligence spoke on the condi-
tion of anonymity to discuss sen-
sitive information. ABC News
first reported that Russia was
seeking to deploy a nuclear weap-
on.
Revelations that Russia is de-
veloping a new kind of space
weapon have brought back fears
about the use of nuclear weapons
in space that go back to the Cold
War and the dawn of the Space
Age.
Space today is nothing like it
was in 1957, when the Soviet
Union9s launch of Sputnik trig-
gered a years-long space race that
culminated with the U.S.9s landing
on the moon in 1968. Now, there
are thousands of satellites whiz-
zing in orbit at dizzying speeds
that allow everything from the
blue-dot GPS signal on your
phone to the image on your televi-
sion. And a conflict in space that
affected those satellites would
have wide-ranging implications,
not just for the world9s militaries
but for civilians around the globe.
Deploying such a weapon
would be highly escalatory and
<mark a crossing of the nuclear
threshold,= said Ankit Panda, a
nuclear policy expert at the
Carnegie Endowment for Inter-
national Peace.
<It would irreparably damage
the low Earth orbit environment,=
Panda said. <We would potential-
ly be looking at a cascade of colli-
sions of defunct satellites that
would render large bands of low
Earth orbit effectively unusable
for all of humanity.=
Since the start of the war with
Ukraine, the use of commercial
satellites to track Russian troop
movements, provide internet and
communication links to the
ground, and detect missile firings
and guide precision munitions
has heightened concerns that
Russia might target those systems
as well as official U.S. military and
intelligence satellites.
For years, Pentagon officials
have warned that their satellites
are vulnerable to attack, and Rus-
sia as well as China and others
have proved them right. In 2007,
China fired a missile that de-
stroyed a dead weather satellite.
In 2021, Russia hit another dead
satellite.
Exactly what the new Russia
weapon is remains unclear, but
the system is a <serious national
security threat,= said Rep. Mi-
chael R. Turner (R-Ohio), chair-
man of the House Intelligence
Committee.
<I am requesting that President
Biden declassify all information
relating to this threat so that
Congress, the Administration,
and our allies can openly discuss
the actions necessary to respond
to this threat,= Turner wrote in a
statement Wednesday.
. the washington post
Politics & the Nation
In his briefing to reporters
Thursday, Kirby said only that the
system is <an antisatellite capabil-
ity that Russia is developing.=
He said that the administration
intended eventually to declassify
information about the Russian
system but that the information
was prematurely made public,
following Turner9s cryptic public
statement. <The intelligence com-
munity has serious concerns
about a broad declassification of
this intelligence,= Kirby said, in a
not-so-subtle criticism of Turner
for getting ahead of the adminis-
tration9s process and setting off a
media frenzy about the Russian
system.
Many national security space
experts believe that a nuclear-
powered weapon is more plausi-
ble than a warhead. But if the
weapons system Turner warned
about is, in fact, a nuclear bomb,
its use would amount to a <suicide
kamikaze attack,= said Todd
Harrison, a senior fellow at the
American Enterprise Institute.
Russia has a host of its own mili-
tary and intelligence satellites in
orbit that also would be affected
by a nuclear detonation.
<You destroy yourself but hurt
the other guy in the process,= he
said. <If Russia tried to use a
nuclear weapon in space, it would
be sloppy and reckless. It would
affect satellites indiscriminately,
including their own.=
The installation of a nuclear
weapon in space also would be a
violation of the 1967 Outer Space
Treaty.
<The one inviolable law and
consensus agreed to in interna-
tional space law is: do not place
nuclear weapons in orbit, on the
moon or on celestial bodies,= said
Brian Weeden, director of pro-
gram planning at the Secure
World Foundation, a think tank.
Given the strict nature of the
treaty and its widespread adop-
tion, detonating a nuclear war-
head in space <doesn9t make sense
politically,= he said. <It completely
destroys any credibility they have
with the United Nations, and with
the Chinese.=
According to a report by the
Center for Strategic and Interna-
tional Studies, a <nuclear detona-
tion in space would immediately
affect satellites within range of its
EMP [electromagnetic pulse],
and it would also create a high-ra-
diation environment that would
accelerate the degradation of sat-
ellite components over the long
term for unshielded satellites in
the affected orbital regime.=
That could include China9s sat-
ellites as well as the inhabited
space station China has assem-
bled in low Earth orbit.
<It would turn the whole world
against them, and I mean includ-
ing China and Latin American
countries, and India as well,=
Harrison said. <They would screw
everyone if they used a nuclear
EMP weapon in space.=
The International Space Sta-
tion, which is run jointly by the
space agencies of the United
States, Russia, Europe, Japan and
Canada, would also be affected by
a nuclear detonation. But that
hasn9t stopped Russia9s aggres-
sive tactics in space before.
In 2021, when Russia blew up
the dead satellite, it created a
debris field so large it threatened
the ISS and forced its occupants,
including Russian cosmonauts, to
prepare for an emergency evacua-
tion.
<As space gets more and more
crowded, you would not be eager
to cause widespread destruction
in orbit,= said Jack Beard, director
of the space, cyber and national
security law program at the
University of Nebraska College of
Law. <The Russians have shown
their recklessness with their anti-
satellite mission. It was an irre-
sponsible move that hurt every-
one, including them. So they9re
not beyond doing reckless saber
rattling.=
During the Cold War, the
United States looked into
nuclear-armed antisatellite
weapons, Panda said. <But we
don9t have such a capability any-
more,= he said. No country does,
though U.S. officials say Russia is
apparently developing one. <Mili-
taries don9t tend to value space
weapons with indiscriminate ef-
fects,= he said.
Last year, in unveiling a new
strategy for the U.S. Space Force,
Gen. Chance Saltzman, chief of
space operations, said its <coun-
terspace activities may be neces-
sary to prevent adversaries from
leveraging space-enabled target-
ing to attack our forces. But we
will balance our counterspace ef-
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forts with our need to maintain invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Lt. operated satellites is <an extreme- range of frequencies and interfer-
stability and sustainability of the Gen. John Shaw, deputy com- ly dangerous trend that goes be- ing with electronic systems over a
orbits we are required to use,= he mander of U.S. Space Command, yond the harmless use of outer- wide area,= including some of the
said. said that he was <certain that my space technologies and has be- orbits where the Pentagon parks
The U.S. has led an internation- counterpart in Russia, whoever come apparent during the latest its most sensitive satellites.
al moratorium on destructive that is, is not very happy with developments in Ukraine.= Such a system <is much more
antisatellite attacks, which gener- Starlink, as it9s assisting Ukraine. He warned that <quasi-civilian plausible than the 8nuclear bomb
ate dangerous debris fields in And with commercial imagery, infrastructure may become a le- ASAT9 [antisatellite weapon],=
space, and probably would not such as Maxar9s products, that are gitimate target for retaliation.= Jonathan McDowell, of the
fire a missile in response, Weeden plastering all over the world news A nuclear-powered weapon, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
said. Still, the Pentagon has a the things that are going on, I such as an electronic warfare or Astrophysics, wrote on X. <The
<whole list of capabilities= at its don9t think they9re very happy directed energy system, would Soviet Navy had a long record of
disposal to thwart an attack, he about that either. And we know make more sense than a nuclear launching reactor-powered radar
said, from electronic warfare to that they9re probably going to warhead, several space national satellites (from 1970 to 1988), so
cyberattacks on ground stations. take steps to try to stop those security experts have said, be- this would not be a new power
But defending against attacks in commercial services because they cause it could be targeted more capability for Russia, but it would
space is complicated and depends run counter to Russia9s national precisely, frying onboard comput- be its first use in a space-based
on what the threats are, he said. interest.= ers or rendering satellites blind. weapons system.=
In a contingency, Panda said, A few days later, during a meet- Russia has been developing Harrison agreed.
depending on the altitude at ing at the United Nations, Kon- such weapons for some time, ac- <I suspect they might want to
which such a weapon was de- stantin Vorontsov, deputy direc- cording to the Secure World use it against one of our big, juicy
ployed, it may be possible for the tor of the Russian Foreign Minis- Foundation. In a report last year, targets,= Harrison said. <For some
United States to repurpose a mis- try9s department for nonprolifer- it wrote that a <nuclear reactor of our military systems, you only
sile defense interceptor to take ation and arms, said in a speech would be powerful enough to sup- have to take out a couple of satel-
something like this out in low that the proliferation of privately port jammers operating on a wide lites to have a huge effect.=
earth orbit.
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detonated in space before, by the
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<Remember this:
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natural gas went
up to a level that
it was impossible.
& That9s what
The Fact caused inflation,
Checker and we9re going to
Glenn bring it down
Kessler because we9re
going to go drill,
baby, drill.=
4 Former president Donald
Trump, remarks at a campaign
rally in Las Vegas, Jan. 29
Under President Biden, U.S.
inflation as measured by the
consumer price index neared
9 percent in June 2022, the
highest level in 43 years. While
inflation has moderated 4 it was
3.1 percent in January 4 the
price hike early in his term
remains an albatross around
Biden9s reelection chances. The
lowering of inflation has
improved consumer confidence,
but the Federal Reserve has kept
interest rates high, apparently
not convinced inflation has
moderated enough.
Trump exploits Biden9s
vulnerability on inflation at
every rally. But Trump being
Trump, he exaggerates the
impact of inflation and misleads
about the cause 4 and then
makes promises he can9t possibly
keep.
Let9s take a tour through
Trump9s misleading and false
rhetoric on inflation in recent
weeks. We sought comment from
a Trump campaign spokesman
but did not get a response.
Inflation started because of
the Ukraine war
Democrats <were saying that
8one thing I will admit, if Trump
were president, you wouldn9t
have had Israel attacked, you
wouldn9t have had Ukraine
attacked, and you wouldn9t have
had inflation.9=
4 Remark at a campaign
rally in Conway, S.C., Feb. 10
After Ukraine-Israel aid
deal, a familiar political
rivalry for Senate leaders
One Senate leader
@PKCapitol exited the long
Paul Kane negotiations on
border and global
security with a
bitterly divided caucus, as some
rank and file clamored for his
resignation. The other Senate
leader ended those talks with an
almost perfectly unified caucus,
believing he had scored both a
policy and political win.
But now, after four months of
working about as closely as they
have in their seven years
overseeing the Senate together,
Minority Leader Mitch
McConnell (R-Ky.) and Majority
Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-
N.Y.) are moving into the season
in which they9ll return to the
more familiar posture of hand-
to-hand political combat.
In separate interviews over
the past few days, McConnell
and Schumer detailed the long
negotiations that ended with a
$95 billion national security
package sent to the House. But
each leader knows that with
only a few must-pass bills
remaining on the docket, the
next nine months will be much
more focused on political battles
for control of the Senate and the
agenda for whichever side also
wins the presidency in
November.
McConnell, with more than 17
years as leader, expressed little
concern about how much the
far-right flank of the Senate GOP
conference came after him 4
both over his policy decisions
and his continued distancing
from the likely presidential
nominee, Donald Trump.
<You remember what Harry
Truman said about if you want a
friend in Washington, buy a
dog?= McConnell said,
predicting that Senate
Republican unity could come
through winning the majority.
<Look, I don9t have a litmus test
for what kind of a Republican
[candidate I want]. I think our
goal is to get to 51. And when
you9re at 51, you control the
agenda.=
Schumer rejects the idea that
his incumbents are on defense,
particularly after the border
negotiations unraveled when
Trump demanded Republicans
back away for political reasons
rather than trying to resolve the
issue. Democrats facing tough
reelections then got the benefit
of voting for what they consider
a strong border-migration bill
and plan to use the GOP9s
reversal and rejection of it as a
cudgel when they face political
attacks over conditions at the
<We wouldn9t have had
inflation because it was started
by energy. It was started by oil,
gasoline, which doubled, more
than doubled.=
4 Remark at same rally
<[If I had been president] there
wouldn9t have been an attack on
Ukraine, and we wouldn9t have
had any inflation. Inflation was
caused by energy, by fuel, by oil
going to $100 and $110 a barrel.=
4 Remark at the campaign
rally in Las Vegas, Jan. 29
After decades of stable prices
4 inflation of about 2 percent a
year 4 the sudden increase in
Biden9s term was a shock, both
for consumers and policymakers.
But Trump falsely says inflation
was caused by a spike in energy
costs after Russia invaded
Ukraine two years ago this
month.
The invasion contributed to
higher inflation, but it did not
cause it. In fact, higher prices for
goods and services would have
happened no matter who was
elected president in 2020.
Inflation initially spiked because
of pandemic-related shocks 4
increased consumer demand as
the pandemic eased and an
inability to meet this demand
because of supply chain issues,
as companies had reduced
production when consumers
hunkered down during the
pandemic.
You don9t have to take our
word for it. That9s the
conclusion, broadly accepted by
many economists, of an
influential paper written by
Olivier Blanchard, former chief
economist of the International
Monetary Fund, and Ben S.
Bernanke, former chair of the
Federal Reserve. It was
published by the National
Bureau of Economic Research in
2023.
Indeed, inflation rose around
the world 4 with many peer
countries doing worse than the
United States 4 because of
border.
<Our members who are up in
2024 can point to a real tough
border bill that was supported
by the Wall Street Journal
(editorial page), the Border
Patrol union and the Chamber of
Commerce,= Schumer said.
At this stage, Schumer even
likes the positioning of Sens.
Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and
Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who
represent states where President
Biden9s campaign is not
mounting a forceful effort.
Schumer is defending 23 seats
in November, while McConnell is
defending just 11. Currently 51-
49 in Schumer9s favor, the Senate
majority next year could depend
on the winner of the likely
rematch between Biden and
former president Trump if the
Senate again deadlocks at 50-50
as it did in early 2021.
Democrats are trying to make
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) face
another tough race, but he
remains a prohibitive favorite, as
does Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.).
Every other GOP seat remains
solidly in McConnell9s column.
McConnell has virtually
banked one seat following the
retirement announcement of
Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)
in a state that Trump won by an
average of roughly 40
percentage points the past two
elections. Beyond the Montana
and Ohio contests, McConnell is
closely watching another
handful of Democratic seats in
states Biden narrowly won.
<I think that this is the best
map I9ve seen in a long time,=
McConnell said.
But Schumer9s candidates are
steadily raising more funds for
their races, dramatically so in
some contests, continuing a
trend that has alarmed GOP
strategists in recent years. With
no fix in sight, McConnell has
turned to super wealthy
candidates who can write their
own campaign checks, in
Pennsylvania and Montana, and
Schumer believes those GOP
nominees can be pilloried as
out-of-touch millionaires.
And, perhaps most important,
Schumer believes that all the
talk of Biden9s sagging poll
numbers weighing down
Democratic candidates is
overblown and that Trump will
present as a much bigger anchor
for GOP candidates.
On a call with his staff in early
November, the majority leader
recalled realizing that
embracing the <MAGA demand=
for linking border security and
Ukraine funding would be a
eZ re
pandemic-related shocks that
rippled across the globe.
Of course, the debate over why
inflation surged is still not
settled. Blanchard and Bernanke
also concluded inflation stayed
high because of low interest
rates and the impact of stimulus
programs passed under Trump
and Biden that put dollars in
people9s pockets and spurred
some of that demand. Biden9s
bill, passed in early 2021, might
have especially fueled spending
4 as some economists (including
Blanchard) warned at the time it
would. But that bill was passed a
full year before the invasion of
Ukraine. Liberal economists
push back against blaming fiscal
stimulus for inflation, saying
that because inflation was a
global phenomenon, U.S. policies
shouldn9t get much blame.
Trump appears to pin the
blame on Ukraine to avoid any
accountability for the role his
covid legislation (and the
pandemic) may have played in
rising inflation. He also cites an
invented claim that unnamed
Democrats (on a program he
called <Deface the Nation=) said
Ukraine would not have been
invaded if Trump were
president. We9re unaware of any
Democrat making that
statement.
As for the price of gasoline
doubling, that would be correct
if you started with the monthly
retail price when Biden took
office in January 2021 ($2.42,
according to the Energy
Information Administration)
and ended with the high reached
in June 2022 ($5.03). But if you
date from the invasion of
Ukraine, as Trump does, the
price of gasoline was $3.61 that
month 4 so that would be a gain
of 40 percent, not 100 percent.
Meanwhile, the price of
gasoline has tumbled to $3.20 as
of last month, so it9s now lower
than before the invasion of
Ukraine.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) before a Senate committee
meeting in November. The pair worked closely on the $95 billion national security package the Senate passed this month.
benefit.
<We realized that doing
border with Ukraine was a win-
win for us, a win to get Ukraine
and Israel [aid], but a win on the
border because now Democrats
could actually put together a
strong, tough border bill,= he
said.
The bipartisan talks produced
a compromise bill 4 something
more conservative leaning than
any border-immigration
legislation considered this
century 4 but Trump all but
ordered the GOP to back off so
the border would remain a
potent political issue ahead of
the election.
Schumer believes that
youthful liberals who are furious
over Biden9s handling of Israel9s
war with Hamas will eventually
realize that another Trump
presidency is repulsive to their
core values.
<It is a decent bet that more
Republicans do not vote for
Trump than Democrats do not
vote for Biden,= he said, pointing
to self-identified <Bush
Republicans= whose core values
run diametrically opposed to
Trump. <They tend to be
suburban. They tend to be more
affluent. They tend to be college
educated.=
Those used to be the core GOP
base voters when McConnell, 81,
entered the Senate in 1985. But
the washington post
Food prices have risen as level that it was impossible. &
much as 60 percent That9s what caused inflation,
<Who can get elected with high and we9re going to bring it down
interest rates, open borders, food because we9re going to go drill,
that costs 40 percent, 50 percent, baby, drill. We drill, baby, drill.
60 percent more than it did just We9re bringing it way down.=
a few years ago?= 4 Remark at the Las Vegas
4 Remark in a speech to the campaign rally
National Rifle Association, Feb. <In the first year, they [prices]
9 are going to be reduced by
<I mean, the inflation, what 50 percent because we are going
it9s done to people, it9s devastated to drill, baby, drill, drill, baby,
people 4 35, 40, 50 percent, if drill. Inflation is going to come
you think, for basic staples.= way down, but in the first year,
4 Remark at the South your energy costs are going
Carolina rally down by 50 percent.=
Biden is especially vulnerable 4 Remark in the NRA speech
to complaints about rising food Having established the pretext
prices 4 which overall have that inflation was sparked by
risen 20.3 percent, according to energy, Trump then jumps the
the Bureau of Labor Statistics shark to claim the solution to
data that measures inflation for inflation is to expand domestic
dairy products, meats, and fruits oil production. (He has also
and vegetables. claimed that more oil production
Trump being Trump, he will magically eliminate the
sometimes triples this statistic. national debt.) He sometimes
In his NRA speech, he used this even rashly promises that he will
faux metric to suggest that the reduce inflation by 50 percent in
only way Biden could defeat him the first year of his presidency.
is through election fraud 4 a Inflation rises or falls because
whole separate catalogue in of a variety of factors, including
Trump9s wheelhouse of the interest rate level set by the
falsehoods. Federal Reserve 4 which is
The strange thing is that beyond a president9s control.
Trump would have a perfectly Trump betrays his failure to
good attack line simply by understand economic
noting how much the cost of fundamentals when he makes
breakfast has gone up since statements like this.
Biden took office. There is no Energy costs are volatile, and
need for exaggeration. so many economists prefer to
Egg prices have increased focus on what is known as <core
about 72 percent during Biden9s inflation= 4 the price of goods
presidency, mainly because of a and services excluding energy
bird flu outbreak. That9s a bit of and food.
an outlier. Even so, dairy That9s because energy, like
products have gone up food, is a staple, and demand
16 percent, while bacon is up doesn9t change much no matter
13 percent. Cereals and bakery what the price. People generally
goods have gone up 25.6 percent. need to keep driving cars and
eating food. Oil and gas, along
The solution to inflation is with some food products like
8drill, drill, drill9 pork, are also commodities and
<His inflation that he [Biden] trade on exchanges, making
caused and would9ve been so prices subject to speculation
easy not to. All it was 4 is depending on weather, wars and
energy. Remember this, gasoline, other unforeseen events. Egg
fuel, oil, natural gas went up to a prices, in fact, spiked as much as
today9s Republican Party relies it.
much more heavily on rural, Is he too out of step to keep
non-college-educated voters who leading his conference? Will he
cheer on Trump9s grievance- run again for leader after the
based, America-first nativism. elections?
That played out during the <I don9t have any
border-global security announcement to make,=
negotiations. McConnell said.
<I9m not surprised at all that One reason McConnell feels
the Republican voters around better than two years ago, when
the country feel this way because early polling suggested
our likely nominee for president Republicans should win the
is against the bill,= McConnell majority, is that he has an ally
said. <That had an impact on running the National
some of our members.= Republican Senatorial
He disagreed with Trump9s Committee this time around.
assessment that passing the <We have a very good working
compromise might have helped relationship with the NRSC,=
Biden if it helped slow the tide of McConnell said, noting a close
migrants arriving at the border. working bond he retains with
But once it became clear how Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.).
divisive the border issue was, Throughout the 2022
McConnell focused on getting campaign, McConnell publicly
the funding for Ukraine, Israel feuded with his NRSC chair,
and Taiwan through the Senate Scott, who did not play favorites
in a rare moment that he knew in party primaries and ended up
would divide his conference, but with several poor general-
he was willing to suffer the election candidates. Scott also
consequences. used his post to promote his
<My personal view here was own agenda for the party,
that I thought this was so prompting even more feuds with
important for our country, and McConnell and other Senate
for the rest of the free world, leaders.
that I wanted to do my very best Despite Daines9s more
to do the right thing,= he said. populist tendencies 4 he was an
Every GOP incumbent early endorser of Trump and
running in November opposed opposed the national security
the security bill. Just two of the package 4 the duo have been in
17 Republicans who took office sync trying to thwart potentially
in the last five years supported bad candidates from getting an
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230 percent in January 2023
because of the bird flu.
So the core inflation rate often
is a better guide as to whether
people9s income is rising fast
enough so they retain their
ability to keep buying products.
When the overall inflation rate
hit 8.99 percent in June 2022,
the core inflation rate was much
lower 4 5.9 percent. But in
January, the core inflation rate
was 3.9 percent 4 higher than
the overall rate of 3.1 percent.
That9s because although gasoline
prices fell, positively affecting
the overall inflation rate, the
price of rent surged. Without
energy prices to mitigate the
higher cost of shelter, the core
inflation rate ended up higher
than the overall rate. That9s one
reason the financial markets
reacted negatively to the January
inflation report.
In a Feb. 4 interview on
<Sunday Morning Futures,= host
Maria Bartiromo pressed Trump
on whether he had any other
ways to bring down inflation
besides oil production. Trump
could only offer one answer 4
<drill, drill, drill.=
BARTIROMO: Is your answer
to getting inflation down, drill,
drill, drill, independent oil?
TRUMP: Well, among other
things, it9s drill, drill, drill, yes.
BARTIROMO: What else?
TRUMP: It9s drill, drill, drill.
BARTIROMO: What9s your
answer to getting inflation
down?
TRUMP: There is no else. You
have to get the oil.
But here9s the rub: Domestic
oil production and natural gas
production already hit record
highs under Biden in December,
according to the Energy
Information Administration.
There was a slight dip in January
because of production issues, but
the EIA projects the December
production levels will be
sustained through the rest of
2024.
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edge in GOP primaries.
<Daines is very much in my
group of people who feel you
need a quality candidate,=
McConnell said.
He and Daines both recruited
former Maryland governor Larry
Hogan, whose wife, Yumi, is
friendly with McConnell9s wife,
former Cabinet secretary Elaine
Chao.
<We pulled out all the stops,
both personal and political,=
McConnell said.
Schumer has adopted his own
version of Biden9s political
euphemism of <don9t compare
me to the Almighty, compare me
to the alternative,= noting these
elections will always be a choice.
At this stage of the 2022
campaign, Biden9s approval
rating was 18 points upside
down in the most critical states,
he noted. But when voters got
asked if they preferred a
Republican or Democrat as
senator, it was a virtual tie.
By the time November comes,
Schumer expects most of these
GOP candidates to be tied so
closely to Trump that voters will
recoil, just as they did in 2022.
More moves by the likely
Republican nominee torpedoing
bipartisan compromises would
be just the sort of boost Schumer
would love.
<The gift, the MAGA gift, kept
giving,= he said.
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How the decision to honor a Trump ally tore apart a Hall of Fame
BY J OANNA S LATER
easT PRoVIdenCe, Rhode Is-
land 4 For nearly 60 years, the
Rhode Island Heritage Hall of
Fame has inducted notables into
its ranks, providing this tiny state
with a boost of pride.
Its honorees have ranged from
Roger Williams, Rhode Island9s
founder, to Martha McSally, the
first American woman to fly a
fighter jet in combat, all recog-
nized for having <brought credit=
to the state where they lived or
were born.
Then came the matter of Mi-
chael Flynn.
In December, it emerged that
Flynn 4 a Rhode Island native,
retired lieutenant general and for-
mer national security adviser who
pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI
and was later pardoned by Donald
Trump 4 would be inducted into
the Hall of Fame at its annual
banquet this spring.
At least nine members of the
organization9s board resigned in
response. Some of this year9s other
inductees said they would decline
the honor. The husband of one of
the board members who had re-
signed reported the group9s for-
mer longtime president to the In-
ternal Revenue Service.
Of all the institutions torn apart
by the rise of Trump9s brand of
politics and ensuing backlash, this
may be the smallest and most un-
usual.
In interviews, half a dozen for-
mer board members expressed
disbelief and sadness at how the
gale-force winds of partisan poli-
tics had wrecked the organiza-
tion9s reputation. The columnist
for the Boston Globe who first
reported Flynn9s impending in-
duction acerbically called the
body a <hall of shame.= A previous
honoree chastised the board for
elevating a <radioactive= candi-
date like Flynn.
A key figure in the dispute is
Patrick Conley, an 85-year-old law-
yer with a pugilistic temperament
who serves as Rhode Island9s offi-
cial <historian laureate.= Conley
was president of the Hall of Fame
for 20 years until 2023 and still
holds sway over the organization.
Conley defended Flynn9s induc-
tion to the Hall of Fame in an
opinion piece in the Providence
Journal. The decision to honor
Flynn had been the subject of <vile
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Former national security adviser and retired three-star Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn speaks on Oct. 21,
2022, during the ReAwaken America Tour stop at the Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pa.
coordinated protest,= he wrote in
late December. The board would
not withdraw Flynn9s induction
but would defer it to <a more
peaceful and rational time.=
He gave no indication of when
that time would be.
Conley didn9t respond to re-
peated requests for comment.
Lawrence Reid, the Hall of Fame9s
president, declined to speak with
The Washington Post. Flynn did
not respond to a request for com-
ment on his induction.
John Parrillo teaches history at
a local university and served on
the Hall of Fame9s board for seven
years before stepping down in late
December, saying he disagreed
with Flynn9s <far-right, militaris-
tic= vision for America.
<It tears my heart out that I had
to leave it,= Parrillo said. <We9ve
never talked politics.=
Inductees are celebrated at an
annual ceremony opened by bag-
pipes and studded with local dig-
nitaries. Each receives a statuette,
a replica of the <Independent
Man= atop Rhode Island9s State
House. Parrillo already had his
nominee for 2025 picked out: nov-
elist Cormac McCarthy, who was
born in Providence and died last
year.
The nation9s tiniest state 4 just
48 miles in one direction and 37
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miles in the other 4 longs for
recognition. <Some say we9re a
small state with a big inferiority
complex,= said one former board
member, who like several others
spoke on the condition of anonym-
ity to discuss internal matters.
<This idea that there are Hall of
Famers, great people, honorable
people, is something Rhode Island
craves in its psyche.=
It9s a small state in other ways,
too. Parrillo lives in Middletown,
Flynn9s hometown, and knew
Flynn9s mother (<a wonderful per-
son=). But when he learned that
Flynn had received a majority of
the board9s votes, he was stunned.
<I said, 8Holy cripe,9= Parrillo re-
called. <They have every right to
do whatever they want, but we
shouldn9t put controversial people
in the Hall of Fame.=
The controversy around Flynn
goes beyond pleading guilty to a
felony, a plea he later sought to
withdraw before receiving a presi-
dential pardon. He is also a high-
profile proponent of conspiracy
theories surrounding the 2020
election, which he baselessly
claims was stolen.
In December 2020, he was part
of a group that urged Trump to
direct the military to seize voting
machines, witnesses told a con-
gressional committee. When
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Flynn was questioned by legisla-
tors investigating the Jan. 6, 2021,
attack on the Capitol, he repeated-
ly invoked his Fifth Amendment
right not to incriminate himself.
He has toured the country telling
audiences that America is in the
middle of a <spiritual war= and
called for the nation to embrace
<one religion= during an appear-
ance at an evangelical mega-
church.
None of that information was
provided to the Hall of Fame9s
board members when they gath-
ered on a November evening at a
red-brick office park in East Provi-
dence. In the packet of back-
ground material they received on
the 18 candidates under consider-
ation, there were three pages
marked with Flynn9s logo: a biog-
raphy highlighting his military
service and role as national secu-
rity adviser, together with a long
list of commendations, according
to a copy reviewed by The Post.
The next morning, John Taran-
tino, a prominent Rhode Island
lawyer who had recently joined
the board, sent an email to his
fellow directors. <I have struggled
since I learned & that Gen. Mi-
chael Flynn is a nominee for ad-
mission to the 2024 class,= he
wrote in a message obtained by
The Post. He noted that the trust-
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301.881.3900
ees of the University of Rhode
Island had voted unanimously to
strip Flynn of his honorary doctor-
ate, citing his felony plea and con-
troversial comments.
Honoring Flynn would <jeopar-
dize the success of our signature
event= and force the board to an-
swer <unnecessary and difficult
questions= from the media for
which <it would be hard to provide
credible and reasonable respons-
es,= he noted in the email. Taranti-
no urged his fellow board mem-
bers not to vote for Flynn when
they mailed in their ballots.
The following month, the board
met via Zoom, former members
said. That9s when it was an-
nounced that Flynn9s nomination
had been approved, after receiv-
ing a majority of the 19 votes.
Ann Marie Maguire, who was
the group9s treasurer, said her re-
action to the news was one of total
shock. <We just kind of sat there
and said, 8What?9= she recalled.
The resignation letters began
arriving the next morning. Taran-
tino and Beatrice Lanzi, a former
state legislator, wrote that the de-
cision to honor Flynn was <dis-
turbing= and <astounding.=
(Tarantino declined to comment,
and Lanzi did not respond.) Other
resignations, Maguire9s included,
swiftly followed.
One former board member dry-
ly likened the decision to honor
Flynn to a local Humane Society
voting to support people harming
animals. <It contradicts the mis-
sion,= the board member said.
But Conley 4 who describes
himself as the organization9s <vol-
unteer general counsel= 4 dis-
agreed. In a Dec. 15 email sent to
board members, Conley said he
knew a college classmate of
Flynn9s, who recalled him as patri-
otic and upright. <Has this leopard
changed his spots?= Conley asked.
Flynn was the victim of a <weap-
onized FBI,= Conley continued,
echoing a common Trump com-
plaint. As a result, <I sought to
vindicate Flynn in his home state.=
Maguire, the former treasurer,
said that many of the Hall of
Fame9s board members, including
herself, were once students of
Conley9s at Providence College,
where he taught for many years.
Conley brought Rhode Island his-
tory to vivid, pulsating life, she
said. She described his class as the
best course she ever took.
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But when she joined the board,
Maguire, 72, said she was startled
by her former professor9s domi-
neering ways, which included be-
rating directors, particularly
women.
Former board member Roberta
Feather said that Conley called her
a sexist slur in November during a
disagreement over the process for
putting forward a different nomi-
nee. Reached later by the Provi-
dence Journal, Conley acknowl-
edged making the remark.
Feather and her husband,
James Hackett, an attorney, said
they found Flynn9s induction and
Conley9s behavior unacceptable.
In January, Hackett reported Con-
ley to the IRS for potentially violat-
ing rules against <self-dealing= in a
2020 transaction in which Conley
transferred his waterfront home,
known as Gale Winds, to a founda-
tion Conley runs. Conley said last
month in an email to a reporter
that he may have unknowingly
run afoul of IRS rules.
On a recent afternoon at Gale
Winds, a dark blue sedan with the
license plate <JDPHD= was parked
in the driveway (Conley has both a
law degree and a doctorate). Just
beyond the house were the waters
of eastern Narragansett Bay, slate
gray under a cloudy January sky.
The woman who answered the
door said Conley was unavailable.
Meanwhile, at least three of this
year9s other inductees 4 the head
of a breast cancer foundation, a
former member of Congress and a
nationally recognized oncology
researcher 4 said they would de-
cline the honor in the wake of the
Flynn controversy.
The Hall of Fame9s annual ban-
quet is still scheduled for April.
Flynn isn9t mentioned anywhere
on the invitation. The current iter-
ation of the organization9s website
lists only nine board members,
and the roles of vice president and
treasurer are vacant.
Maguire, who resigned as trea-
surer, said the board needs to be
overhauled for the organization to
continue. While she describes her-
self as a former Trump fan, she has
no admiration for Flynn, noting
that he admitted to breaking the
law.
<There are people from Rhode
Island who have done so much,=
she said. <Those are the people we
should put on a pedestal, not Mi-
chael Flynn.=
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When the Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars on Feb. 18,
2021, it became the fifth NASA rover to begin a traverse across the Mar-
tian landscape. It was targeting a corner of a lowland basin, called Isidis
Planitia, which lies along a topographic boundary separating the heavily
cratered southern highland terrain from the northern lowlands. Within
this basin lies the 28-mile-wide Jezero Crater, which NASA scientists
deemed had strong clues that, more than 3.5 billion years ago, it may have
been a lake, fed by a river, and perhaps a source for life on the planet. ¶
The Perseverance rover is essentially a high-tech astrobiologist and geolo-
gist, equipped to investigate the geologic history and past climate of this
corner of the crater. Three years into its exploration, the rover has trav-
eled more than 15 miles exploring the crater floor, risen up the fan front
and is now exploring along the edge of the ancient river inlet that, billions
of years ago, allowed water to fill the crater. NASA has divided this jour-
ney through geologic time into five campaigns of exploration: ¶ Consider-
ing that the rover can only travel 152 meters per hour (a little less than 0.1
mph), it has covered quite a distance. When contemplating the path the
rover has taken over the past three years on a planet surface devoid of any
contextual relationship for us here on Earth, it might help to consider the
path over a more familiar terrain.

Crater floor campaign
NASA was expecting the rover to land much
closer to the fan front but the landing site wound up
being a blessing in disguise, research scientist Katie
Stack Morgan explained, because it allowed the
team to realize that Perseverance was near some
unexpected yet intriguing volcanic or igneous rock
at the crater floor, which was worth going out of its
way to explore. Stack Morgan works at NASA9s Jet
Propulsion Laboratory at Caltech and is the deputy
project scientist of the Mars 2020 rover mission.
Perseverance9s team spent the first 90 sols
(Mars9s days are about 40 minutes longer than
Earth9s) testing all the rover9s parts and instru-
ments, before allowing it to move and collect the
first of its 38 titanium sample tubes. Although the
first sample taken by the rover wound up being an
air sample (the Martian atmosphere is 96 percent
carbon dioxide), the next eight samples collected
were igneous rock cores.
Once the NASA team chooses a rock to consider
for sampling, the drilling process begins. First, the
rover cuts an abrasion patch, essentially scraping
away the upper part of a rock; after the patch is
cleared of the residual dust, it can be analyzed
further by geologists. If the scientists decide to take
a sample, the rover switches to a drill that cuts
roughly 2 inches into the rock. Then the rover
breaks off the sample and hermetically seals it in a
tube. The tubes are placed on a storage rack in the
belly of the rover.
Fan front campaign
After passing back by the original landing site,
the rover went on a four-month rapid traverse
across very smooth terrain. It conducted little
science as it focused on reaching the fan front,
where there was expected to be a major geologic
transition from igneous rocks to more sedimentary
rocks.
Once Perseverance reached the area, the rover
began a meandering path going back and forth
along the front. It was <doing what geologists do,=
exploring multiple areas and returning back to
outcrops previously explored, Stack Morgan said.
Ultimately, over a five-month period, nine sam-
ples were collected 4 seven sedimentary rock cores
and two samples of regolith, or loose material.
Preliminary analysis by the rover team back on
Earth showed the core samples represent river,
delta and lake bed environments.
This portion of the campaign also highlights the
long-term strategic planning NASA implements
when operating a rover 140 million miles away.
Through these first two campaigns, Perseverance
had been collecting rock-core samples essentially in
pairs as part of a contingency plan.
Arrangements are being made to bring these
samples to Earth in the early or mid-2030s as part
of a partnership with the European Space Agency.
But, during this campaign, a contingency plan
NASA calls depot caching was employed to leave the
duplicate samples on the planet9s surface. From
Dec. 21, 2022, to Jan. 28, 2023, the rover placed 10
sample tubes, between 15 to 50 feet apart, in a
carefully mapped zigzag pattern. The Jezero Crater
depot, dubbed the Three Forks, is now a ready
backup in the event Perseverance cannot deliver the
samples to Earth.
This month, NASA9s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
announced layoffs related to the mission of return-
ing Martian samples back to Earth. JPL pointed to
funding uncertainties and the failure of Congress to
pass a 2024 budget for NASA.
Upper fan campaign
When Perseverance landed on Mars, it carried
NASA9s first helicopter in space, Ingenuity, which
was to test the feasibility of flying on remote
planets.
The helicopter proved to be a capable partner,
flying slightly in advance of the rover. It captured
video of the surface and provided more material for
scientists on Earth to consider when deciding
where to take Perseverance. One such flight led the
team to redirect the rover and uncover the youngest
rock sample collected thus far, fulfilling an impor-
tant goal of acquiring not just different rock types
but rocks from different ages.
On Jan. 25, NASA announced that on its last
flight a week before, Ingenuity damaged a rotor and
is no longer operational. Ingenuity was designed to
fly only five times, but exceeded operational
expectations with 72 flights covering 11 miles.
The samples collected in this campaign showed
evidence the rocks were deposited by rivers. The
three samples taken in this campaign included the
first collection of rock conglomerate, which is
composed of pebble-sized grains cemented togeth-
er. This conglomerate was formed outside of the
crater and carried into the fan by fast-moving water.
Margin campaign
Perseverance9s current campaign is the margin
unit, essentially the <inside margin= of the Jezero
Crater rim. Imagery of Mars from previous orbital
missions has shown strong evidence of carbonate
deposits in this unit. <Carbonate is an important
mineral for capturing and understanding the
atmosphere of Mars, the interaction between the
atmosphere and water at the surface of Mars, and
also is a very bio-relevant mineral, at least on
Earth,= Stack Morgan explained.
Planned crater rim campaign
For its next campaign, Perseverance will contin-
ue following the ancient river bed toward the
mouth of the inlet that breaks through the canyon
rim. Campaign planning has begun, and scientists
have found a favorable slope up the rim that the
rover most likely will take out of the crater. As
Perseverance moves up the rim, scientists expect
the geology will change in type and age as it moves
away from the influences of the water forces that
formed the fan and crater floor below.
The rover has 15 sample tubes remaining. It9s
possible the decision-making on when to use the
remaining tubes may become fraught, because
scientists can9t sample every rock they find interest-
ing.
How much more can Perseverance explore?
Most of the hardware on the rover and the rover
itself is qualified to last 1½ Mars years, or about
three Earth years, which it will be nearing this
month, Stack Morgan said. While there are lots of
unknowns, she said, <there9s the hope and the
expectation that Perseverance would be able to
continue for many more years. On the other hand,
there9s also this timeline of when Perseverance
would need to be in position to rendezvous with
future sample-collection missions. That directive in
a couple of months will very much crystallize what
our future mission is going to look like.=
Path data and imagery were provided by NASA, U.S.
Geological Survey, JPL-Caltech. D.C. vector data provided
by D.C. Geographic Information System. Graphics editing
by Samuel Granados.
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Chairman of local news powerhouse recently bought the Sun

SinclAir from A1
private meeting with the Sun9s
journalists, he urged them to emu-
late coverage at the local Sinclair
station, fox45, which in 2021 pro-
duced a documentary titled sim-
ply <Baltimore Is Dying.=
Sinclair9s local network of 185
stations across the country makes
it an influential player in shaping
the views of millions of Ameri-
cans, especially at a time when
local newspapers are rapidly be-
ing gutted 4 or closed altogether.
As Sinclair increasingly fills the
void, it offers its viewers a perspec-
tive that aligns with Trump9s oft-
stated opinion that America9s cit-
ies, especially those run by Demo-
cratic politicians, are dangerous
and dysfunctional.
<Sinclair stations deliver mes-
sages that appeal to older, White,
suburban audiences, and they play
up crime stories in a way that is
disproportionate to their statisti-
cal presence,= said Anne Nelson, a
journalist and author of <Shadow
Network: media, money and the
Secret Hub of the radical right.=
<All of it is fearmongering and feeds
into a racialized view of cities.=
Nelson, who has spent decades
studying conservative media and
political propaganda, said that lo-
cal TV news reports traditionally
cover local crime stories, but Sin-
clair9s programming does it <more
than usual, and with a particular
message.= She said that the lack of
local papers has changed the role
of local TV news.
<When you remove those pa-
pers, which would historically
feed local radio and TV news pro-
grams, you9re left with Sinclair
and the internet,= Nelson said.
Smith, in his meeting with Sun
employees, credited the broad-
caster9s success to its audience
surveys and editorial approach,
according to a recording of the
gathering obtained by The Wash-
ington Post.
<If I9ve learned anything,= Smith
told the assembled staffers of his
experience running fox45, <is de-
spite the fact that people might say
it9s a crazy, right-wing, looney-
tunes [station] & they9re only inter-
ested in, 8What9s going on in my
schools? Why is crime so bad? And
who in government is doing what
they shouldn9t be doing?9=
Smith did not respond to re-
quests for an interview. A spokes-
woman for Sinclair said that the
company9s stations <are commit-
ted to accountability reporting,
exposing issues within the com-
munity, and seeking answers and
solutions for viewers.= She added,
<our aim is to help create safer
communities, improve public
education and the overall quality
of life, which are universal, non-
partisan concerns.=
Sinclair9s large network of local
stations tends to cover societal
problems in similar ways, experts
say. A 2019 study by researchers at
Stanford and Emory universities
showed that a Sinclair acquisition
of local stations resulted in <sub-
stantial increases in coverage of
national politics at the expense of
local politics= and <a significant
rightward shift in the ideological
slant of coverage.=
research demonstrates that lo-
cal news reports enjoy a greater
level of trust than national outlets.
That allows Sinclair to capitalize
on that trust, experts say, even as
some of its coverage delivers a
particular worldview.
In Seattle, a local Sinclair sta-
tion devotes a special section on
its website to <Crisis in the Class-
room,= focusing on dysfunction in
city schools, and <Project Seattle,=
which zeroes in on homelessness.
The homepage is often heavy on
crime stories.
The station9s focus on urban
problems in Seattle gained nation-
al attention when the Sinclair sta-
tion produced an hour-long docu-
mentary in 2019 titled <Seattle Is
Dying,= which described how <the
appeal of the city is giving way to
rampant crime, homelessness and
disgrace.= The Seattle Times, the
main local newspaper, published a
rebuttal after the documentary
aired, pointing out that Seattle9s
crime rates had declined signifi-
cantly since the 1980s and 1990s.
In Baltimore, a majority-Black
city where Democrats have long
dominated local politics, the local
Sinclair station features <Project
Baltimore,= a regular segment that
focuses on the failings of the pub-
lic school system.
A recent dispatch from Project
Baltimore noted that <Baltimore is
a tough city. Nearly a quarter of its
residents live in poverty. The mur-
der rate is one of the highest in the
nation. And schools are not im-
mune to the city9s failures.=
While none of that is false,
fox459s reporting can leave out
context, said Liz Bowie, a former
Sun education reporter who is
now covering the same topic at the
Baltimore Banner, a not-for-profit
newsroom that launched in 2022
and hired much of its staff from
the Sun.
<many of their education sto-
ries lack context, and therefore the
public gets a very different im-
pression of the school system in
Baltimore,= said Bowie, who wrote
about education for the Sun for
more than 20 years.
A Sinclair spokeswoman point-
ed out that Project Baltimore has
won dozens of awards, including
nearly 30 regional Emmy Awards,
seven regional Edward r. murrow
Awards and nine Associated Press
Awards.
<We9ve been at it for seven years
and we are very proud of our
work,= Chris Papst, the lead re-
porter for Project Baltimore,
wrote in an email. Sinclair9s
spokeswoman noted that Sin-
clair9s stations in Baltimore and
Seattle are at the top of the ratings
in their respective markets, a sign
that the coverage is resonating
with viewers.
In 2018, Sinclair made national
headlines when it directed dozens
of its local anchors to read a script
that warned viewers that <some
members of the media use their
platforms to push their own per-
sonal bias and agenda to control
8exactly what people think.9= The
statement appeared to echo
Trump9s critique of the media and
implied that Sinclair was trust-
worthy in a way that other sources
were not.
The network also employed Bo-
ris Epshteyn, a former Trump ad-
viser, as its chief political analyst
and directed its stations to air
Epshteyn9s interview with Trump
and his related commentary, ac-
cording to former employees and
internal memos. Sinclair dropped
Epshteyn as a political analyst at
the end of 2019, saying that the
company wanted to focus on local
investigative projects.
Aaron Weiss worked as a news
director for Sinclair in Sioux City,
Iowa, in 2013 and 2014. He remem-
bered Sinclair9s main offices in
maryland delivering video seg-
ments that he and his fellow news
directors referred to as <must-run=
pieces.
<Some of them were biased and
from a conservative viewpoint,
but many of them were just bad,=
Weiss said in an interview. <The
orders from corporate were just
that you must run these; the an-
chors must read them exactly as
written. So that9s when the warn-
ing bells started to go off.=
He specifically recalled that
<they were running this absurd
8terror alert desk9 just stoking fear
that the terrorists are out to get
you.= Weiss said that, after less
than a year with Sinclair, <I just
couldn9t look myself in the mirror
and had to go find another job.= He
now works for a nonpartisan envi-
ronmental conservation nonprof-
it in Denver.
Israel Balderas worked for Sin-
clair9s WPEC CBS 12 station in
West Palm Beach, fla., from 2013
to 2016. He said he was asked to
interview Trump, then the 2016
republican nominee, for a seg-
ment that was to run at the top of
the evening news on Sinclair sta-
tions around the country.
<The central news desk gave me
the questions I should ask him,
and I thought, 8These are softball
questions,= Balderas said in an in-
terview. <one of the questions
was: 8Why do you think the media
is so hostile to you?9=
Balderas told his supervisors
that he wasn9t going to ask ques-
tions that weren9t his own but
would take their suggestions under
consideration. As a result, he said,
he lost the assignment. <If you fol-
lowed the script, your stories got
prime placement, and if you didn9t,
there was certainly retribution.=
Balderas is now a journalism
professor at Elon University in
North Carolina, where he said he
teaches his students the dangers
of companies like Sinclair buying
local outlets.
A representative for Sinclair
said that the accounts of Weiss and
Balderas are <not relevant to today
as the news landscape and our
audience9s appetite has evolved
over time. The former employees,
both of whom left the company
several years ago, have no insight
into the practices of today9s news-
rooms.=
Smith, 73, announced in mid-
January his acquisition of the Sun,
maryland9s largest daily newspa-
per, from Alden Global Capital, an
investment firm with a reputation
for buying local newspapers and
slashing staff.
The announcement surprised
most of Smith9s colleagues at Sin-
clair, according to three people at
the company who spoke on the
condition of anonymity to freely
discuss Smith. He purchased it and
associated properties with his own
funds and with a minority invest-
ment from conservative commen-
tator Armstrong Williams.
When Smith addressed the
Sun9s staff, he told them, <I haven9t
read the newspaper in 40 years.
Literally have not read the news-
paper,= except for <maybe four
times since I started working on
trying to buy this place,= according
to the recording. Nevertheless, he
Doug Wells/AP
declared that the publication
overlooked stories that readers David Smith, Sinclair9s
crave about crime and govern- executive chairman and owner
ment dysfunction. of the Baltimore Sun.
Smith inherited Sinclair from
his father, Julian Smith, who start- term limits on city officials and to
ed operating his first local TV sta- shrink the size of the City Council.
tion in 1971. The younger Smith Smith has been quietly funding
and his brothers eventually pur- at least two lawsuits that have been
chased their parents9 controlling covered extensively by Sinclair9s lo-
shares in the company and used cal station with no disclosure of the
acquisitions to grow it into a na- connection. The first accuses Balti-
tional player. more City Public Schools of de-
raised in the Bolton Hill neigh- frauding taxpayers, and the second
borhood of Baltimore, the young- targeted a 2020 Baltimore mayoral
er Smith attended City College candidate for accruing pension
high school. In the spring of his service time from a different job
junior year, the assassination of while working for the Baltimore
the rev. martin Luther King Jr. police department.
spurred violent riots in the city. Both of Smith9s funding ar-
Army and National Guard troops rangements were secret until the
quelled the violence, and the epi- Baltimore Banner reported the
sode left an impression on Smith, stories after the Sun acquisition
according to two associates who became public. A Sinclair spokes-
spoke on the condition of anonym- woman said that Smith wasn9t in-
ity to discuss Smith9s background. volved in any of the reporting or
He has spent much of his adult life editorial decisions, that the local
living in rural areas around Balti- station was unaware of Smith9s
more. funding, and that it would include
Smith isn9t a major donor to a disclosure statement in future
national political campaigns. rec- coverage.
ords show that he last made cam- Smith9s involvement in local
paign contributions in 2018, when initiatives shows that <he really
he donated to a few Democrats cares about the issues and is in-
along with a mostly republican vested in the city,= Williams,
slate. Smith9s partner in the Sun deal,
But tax forms show that his said in an interview.
family9s foundation contributed to But some former Sun journal-
conservative advocacy groups, in- ists noted that Smith9s acquisition
cluding more than half a million of the publication was ironic given
dollars to Project Veritas, a right- how adversarial he was when he
wing organization known for un- was the subject of its stories.
dercover sting operations. The <These guys were more likely to
foundation also contributed threaten you when you called than
$121,000 in 2018 to moms for talk to you,= said David Zurawik, a
America, an activist group that longtime media critic at the Sun
says it <empowers moms to raise who is now a professor at Goucher
patriots and promote liberty= and College. <It9s a fox News wannabe.
has pushed to remove books it That9s their model, a political tool
finds controversial from public rather than a journalistic plat-
schools. form.=
Smith is also a major force in
Baltimore politics, where he has laura Wagner and elahe Izadi
funded ballot measures to impose contributed to this report.

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Okla. principal forced to resign after being targeted for drag career
Conservatives including
schools superintendent
call for his firing
BY M AHAM J AVAID
Shane Murnan thought he was
living his professional dream
when he was named principal of
an elementary school. But it
quickly soured after an anony-
mous newsletter highlighted his
after-hours performances in
drag.
The school began receiving
threats weeks after his hiring.
Anonymous callers told staffers
that if Murnan, 52, came to his
office, he would leave in a body
bag, he said.
Days later, Murnan’s Okla-
homa City home and John Glenn
Elementary School were threat-
ened with bombs, police told him.
Murnan, who has been work-
ing in public education for 26
years, had to move homes out of
security concerns, and the dis-
trict told him not to come in
during school hours.
Eventually, Murnan was asked
to resign in January. The school
district accepted his resignation
last week.
Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma
public schools superintendent
who played a role in highlighting
Murnan’s drag work, is calling for
a regulation that would allow
educators to be fired for “acts that
excessively promote sexuality”
outside of work.
When the newsletter V1SUT
first posted about Murnan’s drag
career and past criminal charges
Aug. 29, he said he felt supported
by the school district, especially
by Brayden Savage, the Western
Heights School District superin-
tendent.
“Being gay, I’ve been attacked
my whole life,” Murnan told The
Washington Post. “And this publi-
cation wasn’t even a very credible
one, so I wasn’t as upset as the
school district and Savage
seemed to be for me.”
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risk.
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Murnan in July and also works as
a drag queen on nights and
weekends at clubs in Oklahoma
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while living in Oklahoma.”
In December, NPR reported
that Walters was looking to
amend the teacher code of con-
duct to ban educators who en-
gage in certain activities, such as
performing in drag.
In his statement to The Post,
Walters said, “Teachers have a
unique and sacred responsibility
to the students and communities
they serve. That is why I have
proposed the most aggressive
model in the nation for identify-
ing and uprooting people who
violate that trust from our
schools.”
Murnan said the district’s han-
dling of his first semester on the
job was confusing.
The district put him on admin-
istrative leave in August, but he
was expected to keep working,
first from home and then from
the curriculum building on the
main campus separate from the
school building.
He was told he couldn’t enter
his office during school hours
because of security concerns, but
the district asked him to help
another school in the district,
Greenvale Elementary, and he
was allowed in that building.
Murnan was asked to not come
to school, but Stafford was not
given similar instructions.
Savage had supported Murnan
through fall, issuing multiple let-
ters that explained how the dis-
trict had vetted and approved
him before his hire and that said
the criminal charges against him
had been dismissed and ex-
punged from his record, but she
ended her support abruptly in
December, Murnan said.
In a Dec. 15 meeting with
school staffers, Savage told the
employees that Murnan wouldn’t
return to the elementary school
campus because she and the dis-
trict were still receiving hate mail
and threats, according to a video
of the meeting obtained by NBC
News.
Savage said that she was “not
caving to Ryan Walters” but that
bringing “Shane back to the
building is a risk to safety for all. I
cannot be totally sure that one of
those crazies will not show up to,
quote-unquote, cleanse the build-
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In January, Murnan said, he
was again put on administrative
leave, and soon after was asked to
sign a resignation letter and a
confidentiality agreement to pre-
vent him from publicly talking
about the controversy. He refused
the latter.
Murnan has been performing
drag — currently as Shantel Man-
dalay — for as long as he has been
an educator, and his two careers
had never been a concern for an
employer before last year. “My
drag was not something we dis-
cussed at work, and I never let the
two jobs cross,” he said.
In the fall, when things came to
a head, Savage asked Murnan to
“maintain a low profile,” he said,
and he paused his drag perform-
ances.
Once he saw that the pause
was not minimizing the security
risks, Murnan continued doing
drag.
“I needed to perform for my
livelihood, for my sanity, and
simply to feel better about
things,” he said.
Other staffers at John Glenn
were also affected by the after-
math of the newsletter and the
subsequent bomb threats.
“After August, we couldn’t go
two weeks without a new threat
or article dropping on us,” said
Kiley Keeling, a former instruc-
tional coach at John Glenn who
has known Murnan for about a
decade. “A lot of the teachers
there are still dealing with PTSD.”
Keeling, 43, who has worked in
education for 15 years, resigned
from the elementary school in
protest over how Murnan was
treated and discriminated
against, she said, as well as a lack
of satisfaction with how the
school was being run.
Murnan said the episode has
created an environment of fear
among teachers at school.
“People, especially educators,
are scared because we don’t know
who will be targeted next,” he
said. “I was working in a dinner
theater where people who are
adults had to buy tickets to watch
a show; it had nothing to do with
my job at the school.”
For almost three decades, Mur-
nan’s dream was to be a principal.
Now, he said, he’s not sure if he
can ever return to public educa-
tion.
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Wendell Scott, the ûrst

Black NASCAR driver,
is ûnally getting his due
Elite racer faced overt
snubs as racial prejudice
ran rampant in the sport
BY R ICH G RISET
Sliding around the turns, tires
kicking up dirt, Wendell Scott9s
pale blue 962 Chevy was handling
better than his competitors9 rides.
Just ahead of him in first place
was Richard Petty, driving a
bright blue Plymouth.
The date was Dec. 1, 1963, and
the heavily rutted dirt oval track
of Speedway Park in Jacksonville,
Fla., had taken out several drivers
with broken wheels and axles.
Then, with 25 laps left in the
200-lap race, it was Petty9s turn, as
the track damaged his vehicle9s
steering arm. Scott took the lead.
But he got a shock when he
looked up at the scoreboard,
which usually listed the numbers
of the cars in the top five posi-
tions: All the numbers had disap-
peared.
When Scott finished the final
lap ahead of the other drivers,
there was no checkered flag to
signal the end of the race. Though
Scott had just made history as the
first Black driver to win at NAS-
CAR9s top level, his achievement
wasn9t initially acknowledged. In-
stead, the checkered flag, trophy
and victory-circle celebration
went to Buck Baker, the second-
place finisher, whom Scott had
lapped twice.
NASCAR officials were report-
edly concerned about how a
White crowd would react to a
Black man kissing a White beauty
queen in the victory circle, as was
customary for the winning driver.
It was only after the race was over
and the crowd had left that Scott
was declared the winner.
The incident was par for the
course for Scott, NASCAR9s first
Black driver and team owner. A
native of Danville, Va., Scott saw
his racing career marred by racial
prejudice, manifesting in death
threats, slashed tires and deliber-
ate attempts by competitors to
wreck his car. Still, he managed to
achieve 147 top-10 finishes in 495
career Grand National starts and
finished in the top 10 annual
standings for four seasons.
<My father was one of the van-
guards of NASCAR history,= said
Wendell9s son Frank, who served
as part of his racing team along
with his six siblings. <With a shoe-
string budget and all of that other
adversity that we dealt with dur-
ing those years, during the Jim
Crow South, his legacy is amaz-
ing.=
Through his fierce determina-
tion, skilled driving and mechani-
cal talent, Scott was a trailblazer
and one of the top drivers of his
era, but he9s still largely unknown
outside of racing circles.
That might be starting to
change. More than three decades
after his death, amid a nation-
wide racial reckoning and the
continued advocacy efforts of his
family, Wendell Scott is finally
beginning to get his due.
From moonshine runner to
champion
If you grew up in Danville in
the 1920s and 930s, you generally
had to decide between two lines of
work: milling cotton and process-
ing tobacco. Scott wanted neither.
At an early age, he began learn-
ing auto mechanics from his fa-
ther. After serving as a mechanic
during World War II in Europe, he
returned home and opened a car
repair shop. To make ends meet,
he took up running moonshine, a
dangerous and illegal endeavor.
Like many racers of his era, in-
cluding Baker, Junior Johnson
and Curtis Turner, Scott trans-
formed the driving skills he ac-
quired by running moonshine
into a racing career.
After being indicted for moon-
shining in 1949 and sentenced to
three years9 probation, Scott was
approached by a promoter for the
Dixie Circuit, one of NASCAR9s
competitors. The promoter was
looking for a Black driver to chal-
lenge the good ole boys at the
track and asked Danville police if
they knew of any prospects.
Thus began Scott9s profession-
al racing career in 1951. Twelve
days in, he won his first competi-
tion in Lynchburg, Va. He was
denied entry into two NASCAR
races before an official in Rich-
mond gave him his NASCAR li-
cense in 1953, making him the
sport9s first Black racer.
Racism was a constant. In
Fredericksburg, Va., a spectator
threw a lit firecracker at his son
Wendell Jr., leaving a bloody
wound on his hand. At a race in
Savannah, Ga., Scott discovered
someone had slashed his tires
around the inside sidewall so that
they wouldn9t go flat but would
blow out during the race, putting
his life in danger. After a race in
Dover, Del., a spectator handed
him a drink spiked with a halluci-
nogen.
One morning, while driving
alone to a speedway in Rocking-
ham, N.C., Scott came upon a Ku
Klux Klan roadblock. He later
said he believed the hooded fig-
ures waved him through because
they didn9t realize he was Black
due to his light skin.
There were also issues with
NASCAR itself. NASCAR9s found-
er, Bill France Sr., had close ties
with preeminent segregationist
politicians, including Sen. Strom
Thurmond (D-S.C.) and Gov.
George Wallace (D-Ala.).
Throughout his career, Scott was
denied entry to races, scored and
paid differently from White driv-
ers, and subjected to needless
additional inspections that dis-
qualified him from races.
In <Hard Driving,= a 2008 Scott
biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning
journalist Brian Donovan makes
the case that Scott should have
ABOVE: Auto racer Wendell Scott of Danville, Va., on May 24, 1972, with the maroon Chevrolet Monte Carlo he drove at the World 600 in
Charlotte. BELOW: Scott, left, was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2015, 25 years after he died from spinal cancer.
been named rookie of the year for
his 1961 debut at the Grand Na-
tional level, now known as the
Cup Series. Today, the commen-
dation goes to the newcomer with
the most points for the season,
but back then it was more discre-
tionary. That year9s winner had
3,580 points; Scott had 4,726.
<Wendell Scott won it hands
down,= NASCAR historian and
journalist Gene Granger told
Donovan.
Scott accomplished this using
inferior equipment. As he could
never find corporate backers to
give him a proper car, Scott was
constantly scrounging together
whatever parts he could to make
his car go.
<He faced a lot of challenges
just to stay in the sport,= said
Scott9s son Frank, 72, who believes
he and his brother Wendell Jr.
were the only Black pit crew
chiefs in the history of the top
level of NASCAR. (NASCAR says it
doesn9t keep those records.) <It9s
very expensive, and he didn9t have
anybody paying his bills.=
Though NASCAR devotees
were overwhelmingly White,
Scott9s ability, determination and
underdog status gained him
many fans. By 1965, Scott could
Marty lederhandler/associated Press
draw as much applause as his
more famous competitors.
Jacksonville was the pinnacle
of Scott9s career. After Baker was
awarded the trophy, NASCAR of-
ficials held a two-hour closed
meeting. Finally, Scott was told
there had been a scoring error. He
had won the race. There was no
apology, no trophy and no cer-
emony, but he did receive the
prize money.
In his book, Donovan quotes
Mike Bell, a spectator whose fa-
ther was friends with the NAS-
CAR track promoter Julian Klein.
According to Donovan, Klein told
Bell9s father, <I wasn9t about to
give that man the trophy and let
him kiss the trophy queen. & I9d
probably have had a riot at the
racetrack if I had.=
NASCAR maintained for dec-
ades that it made an honest scor-
ing error; it declined to comment
on whether this is still its posi-
tion.
<It9s obviously clear that Wen-
dell Scott won the race,= said
Brandon Thompson, NASCAR9s
current vice president of diversity
and inclusion. <Wendell was suc-
cessful that night and really
showed and proved that it doesn9t
matter what color you are. If you
can drive a racecar, you can drive
a racecar.=
A few weeks after Jacksonville,
at a race in Savannah, Scott was
summoned to the scoring stand
and presented with an inexpen-
sive block of wood in lieu of the
typical trophy for his Jacksonville
win. He felt humiliated.
Late in his career, at age 51,
Scott borrowed heavily so he
could finally compete with a first-
class vehicle.
His first race with his new car, a
1971 Mercury Montego, was on
May 6, 1973, at Talladega, NAS-
CAR9s largest and fastest super-
speedway. Ten laps in, the engine
of a competitor9s car blew, coating
the backstretch with oil. Twenty-
one racers crashed, including
Scott, who totaled his car, dam-
aged his right kidney, and broke
his left leg, pelvis, right knee and
three ribs.
He raced a few more times after
the crash but never competed as
consistently as before. He died in
1990 from spinal cancer.
Long-overdue recognition
Though it was slow to support
Scott, NASCAR has worked to
make amends in recent years.
In 2015, Scott was inducted
into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Two years ago, his family was
given a replica of the trophy he
should have been awarded in
Jacksonville nearly 60 years earli-
er.
<Obviously, we wish it had hap-
pened sooner,= Frank Scott said.
<It shouldn9t have taken that long
for the family to get a replica of
the trophy that he should have
gotten 58 years prior, 2,045 races
ago.=
NASCAR now celebrates Wen-
dell Scott9s life on the first week-
end of every March, with drivers
putting a commemorative decal
on their cars at a race in Las
Vegas.
Efforts like these were pushed
by the Wendell Scott Foundation,
a nonprofit founded by Scott9s
grandson Warrick that works to
aP
preserve his grandfather9s legacy
and helps underserved students
get an education. The foundation
recently sponsored Rajah Caruth,
one of two Black drivers currently
competing full time in NASCAR.
In 2020, NASCAR made head-
lines when it banned Confederate
flags at the track, a big decision
for a sport so firmly tied to White
Southern culture. NASCAR now
has multiple diversity initiatives
and hosts Bubba9s Block Party,
free festivals aimed at reaching
Black fans where attendees can
meet Bubba Wallace, the only
Black NASCAR driver to compete
at its top level other than Scott.
Wallace became the first Black
driver since Scott to win a NAS-
CAR race when he finished first at
Martinsville, Va., in 2013.
Scott is also getting his due in
Hollywood. Steven Caple Jr., di-
rector of <Creed II= and <Trans-
formers: Rise of the Beasts,= con-
firmed via email that he9s working
on a project about Scott, though
he said he couldn9t disclose more
details. <Like everyone who knew
of Wendell, I was fascinated with
how he handled himself on the
track and how this black man
broke barriers in an all-white
sport,= he wrote.
Previously, Scott9s story was
loosely adapted for the 1977 mov-
ie <Greased Lightning,= starring
Richard Pryor and Pam Grier. He
also inspired the character River
Scott in <Cars 3,= voiced by Isiah
Whitlock Jr. And Warrick Scott
recently filmed an episode of
<Kevin Hart9s Muscle Car Crew,=
where he and the comedian dis-
cuss his grandfather9s legacy.
Though Scott was denied the
widespread recognition he de-
served during his lifetime, War-
rick said his grandfather was con-
stantly stopped by racing fans.
<Wherever he would go, some-
body would recognize him,= War-
rick said, adding that many of his
most effusive fans were White.
<People would start crying if they
saw him or ask for autographs. He
was like a phenomenon.=

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announcement the next day.
Suddenly, it became clear: He
hadn9t invited the mayor to his
offices to discuss her offer. He9d
done it to tell her she was too late.
<If you would have offered this
to me earlier,= he said, <I would
have accepted it.=
Leonsis9s decision to pull his
teams out of the city represents a
consequential rupture in what
has been a successful partnership
between a three-term mayor and
an owner who had invested in the
District for more than two dec-
ades and pledged to stay there. If
local and state officials in Virginia
sign off, the move could also stall
an economic engine that has
drawn more than 2 million visi-
tors per year to Chinatown, an
area that has lately struggled with
empty storefronts, office vacan-
cies and crime.
The construction of a sports
and entertainment complex at
the site Leonsis has chosen in
Alexandria would further shift
wealth and spending to the pros-
perous Northern Virginia sub-
urbs. It would be a legacy-defin-
ing coup for a republican gover-
nor who has flirted with running
for president.
The District faced competition
from Virginia only because Leon-
sis had begun quietly exploring a
new home for his teams in 2022,
after years of complaining about
crime and the noise of buskers
outside his arena. He had come to
believe the mayor was more inter-
ested in other professional sports
teams, particularly the Com-
manders, whom Bowser was
courting to return to the District.
Leonsis first raised specific op-
tions for an arena renovation
with city officials in march 2022.
Talks dragged on for over a year,
leaving the owner frustrated.
In her negotiations to keep the
Wizards and the Capitals from
leaving, the mayor was hobbled
by the city9s self-imposed limit on
borrowing, which prevented her
from offering the money Leonsis
said he needed upfront. Not until
six days before the meeting at his
corporate offices did a major fi-
nancial transaction allow her to
offer hundreds of millions of dol-
lars more upfront.
This account of months of se-
cret negotiations that culminated
in Leonsis9s decision to leave the
District draws from interviews
with him, Bowser and Youngkin,
as well as with more than three
dozen political leaders, govern-
ment officials and business exec-
utives. many of them spoke on the
condition of anonymity to de-
scribe sensitive conversations.
The Washington Post also ob-
tained emails and planning and
financial documents that figured
into the discussions.
Leonsis, 67, said that in the end
his decision did not hinge on
crime, noise or feeling underap-
preciated. It wasn9t even about
money, he claimed.
<This was about the future,= he
said, and the chance to build
something special on a bigger
plot of land. <We can continue to
innovate and build new things if
we want, as part of this partner-
ship. It was & well, we can make a
more bespoke experience.=
Bowser, 51, said she9s not sure
Leonsis seriously considered the
offers she made last fall given how
valuable a new Virginia arena
could be for monumental Sports
& Entertainment, his company
that he plans to take public.
<I think it9s really simple. Ted
wants to build from the ground
up. He wants a large, undevel-
oped parcel,= she said. <He wants
a bigger uplift for his investment
than he could get in Washington.
And he should be honest about
that.=
The agreement between Leon-
sis and Youngkin is not a done
deal. It requires passage by the
Virginia General Assembly and
the Alexandria City Council,
which together must approve
borrowing nearly $1.5 billion 4
and kick in more than $300 mil-
lion for transportation, a parking
facility and concert hall. A power-
ful Senate Democrat has objected
to Youngkin9s plan, Alexandria
residents have raised traffic con-
cerns, and Bowser has sparred
with monumental over whether
Leonsis9s lease requires that the
teams remain in the building un-
til 2047.
The morning after Leonsis told
Bowser she was too late, he and
Youngkin stood on a stage togeth-
er inside a heated tent at Potomac
Yard in Alexandria.
They announced that the site, a
former rail yard, would be the
new home for the Washington
Wizards and Washington Capi-
tals.
Although some elected officials
and Alexandria business leaders
celebrated, there was immediate
blowback. D.C. activists protested
outside the downtown arena, Al-
exandria residents began orga-
nizing in opposition and former
Wizards star Bradley Beal filmed
a video urging Leonsis to recon-
sider. on national television,
ESPN host Tony Kornheiser
called the move <villainy.=
Capital One Arena in D.C.9s Chinatown neighborhood is home to the Washington
Wizards and Capitals. It opened in 1997 as the MCI Center.
The site of the proposed Potomac Yard project in Alexandria. State and local officials
still must sign off on Leonsis9s deal with Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).
For Leonsis, years of dissatisfaction in Chinatown
A rebirth and a honeymoon
The Chinatown area of down-
town was pockmarked by empty
lots and vacant buildings in 1994,
when construction contractor
Abe Pollin proposed building an
arena there. His two professional
sports teams, the Capitals and the
basketball franchise then known
as the Bullets, had spent years
playing home games at a stadium
in suburban maryland. He want-
ed them to play in the heart of the
city.
The District government of-
fered five acres between Sixth and
Seventh streets NW for the proj-
ect, but the city9s finances were in
ruins. If Pollin wanted his arena,
he would have to build the $220
million project himself 4 and he
did, borrowing heavily to do it.
D.C. provided a below-market
land lease and tax benefits that
helped pay part of the debt over
time. The 20,674-seat venue
opened as the mCI Center in 1997.
Two years later, Pollin sold ma-
jority control of the Capitals to
Leonsis, a grandson of Greek im-
migrants who became the first in
his family to graduate from col-
lege when he got his degree from
Georgetown University. Leonsis
founded a software-catalogue
business and sold it at age 27,
walking away with $20 million,
and later became a senior execu-
tive at the early internet giant
AoL.
After Pollin died in 2009, Leon-
sis added a majority stake in the
From left, Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.); Matt Kelly, CEO of the developer JBG Smith; Leonsis; and Youngkin at the announcement of the
Potomac Yard project Dec. 13. Youngkin was initially skeptical, but by late October he and Leonsis were warming to a big plan.
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A rendering of proposed renovations for the arena. Ted Leonsis had wanted the D.C.
government to pay for at least half of an $800 million upgrade project.
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A rendering of the project. Leonsis liked the idea of bringing all of his facilities
together into one hub and having a <more bespoke experience.=
Wizards and the arena.
Chinatown was booming, and
Pollin was being credited for mak-
ing it happen. Law firms were
moving in, retailers were compet-
ing for storefronts and the side-
walks were teeming with visitors.
D.C. renamed the block of F Street
NW next to the arena Abe Pollin
Way.
Along with the arena, Leonsis
acquired Pollin9s mortgage 4
something he has often referred
to as <the worst building deal in
professional sports.= The Wash-
ington Nationals play in a base-
ball stadium that was almost
completely paid for by the Dis-
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trict. By contrast, Leonsis pays
around $21 million annually on a
mortgage, according to monu-
<He wants a bigger mental.
When Bowser began her first
uplift for his investment term as mayor in 2015, she
couldn9t have gotten off to a better
than he could get start with Leonsis. A District na-
tive, she had served eight years on
in Washington. And the D.C. Council and took a more
pro-business approach than some
he should be honest of her colleagues.
Eight months after she took
about that.= office, the two agreed to build a
$65 million, 4,200-seat facility in
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D),
Southeast Washington where the
on Ted Leonsis
Wizards would practice and two
other Leonsis basketball teams,
the Washington mystics and Cap-
ital City Go-Go, would play home
games. The District paid more
than 90 percent of the cost, and
monumental brought fans to one
of the poorest parts of the city.
the washington post
At a news conference announc-
ing the deal, Leonsis gave the new
mayor a peck on the cheek. <I
think we have the most dynamic
and accomplished mayor of any
major city in our country,= he said.
Bowser smiled and bowed.
They both wanted a long-term
pact to keep his NBA and NHL
teams downtown.
Bowser was well aware of the
price that was paid when
then-D.C. mayor Sharon Pratt
failed to reach a stadium deal
with Jack Kent Cooke, the owner
of Washington9s NFL franchise, in
the early 1990s. Cooke moved his
team to maryland, and Pratt lost
her reelection bid after one term.
Leonsis often spoke of the
<double bottom line= of doing
good while doing well. He revital-
ized the Capitals by drafting stars
such as Alexander ovechkin,
turning the team into a source of
civic pride as it repeatedly won
division titles and eventually the
Stanley Cup. He made charitable
contributions and invested in and
around his arena, then called the
Verizon Center.
He told The Post in 2016 that he
would never leave. <Have we
talked to Virginia? We have not.
Have we talked to maryland? We
have not. I would never do that.
my goal would be stay where we
are or stay within the city.=
Frustrations mount
As time went on, though, Leon-
sis chafed at what he viewed as
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city officials9 lack of urgency in
addressing conditions around the
arena.
Buskers and street musicians
4 sometimes with full drum sets
and amplifiers 4 were so loud
below Leonsis9s office at the arena
that he covered windows with
thick wooden shelving.
In 2018, three D.C. Council
members introduced a bill to
crack down on amplified noise,
an effort spurred by complaints
from downtown residents and
business owners. The measure
went nowhere in the face of oppo-
sition from street musicians and
activists who said it would stifle
cultural expression. Council
members introduced the bill
again in 2019, and again it stalled.
When council member Brooke
Pinto (D-Ward 2) took office in
June 2020, she heard from monu-
mental representatives almost
immediately. They complained
about crime around the arena,
regulations affecting the business
and the buskers9 loud noise.
<Their displeasure with some
of what was going on in the city
was very clear, and they made
that known in all of my meetings
with them,= Pinto said.
In 2021, Pinto co-sponsored the
council9s third attempt at anti-
noise legislation. Again, it failed
to pass.
Besides the noise, Leonsis was
concerned about public safety
and the vacancies that spread as
office workers remained home
following the worst of the covid-
19 pandemic.
<Covid changed the world in
every city,= said raul Fernandez,
one of monumental9s minority
owners and a friend of Leonsis9s
since their AoL days. <Some cities
handled it better than others, and
some handled being on the other
side of covid better than others.=
Violent crime fell citywide
from 2021 to 2022, but it rose 46
percent in the area within a half-
mile of the arena, according to
police data. robberies jumped 84
percent.
Leonsis and his staff told the
D.C. Council and the mayor9s of-
fice that they weren9t doing
enough to address violence, drug
use, homelessness and struggling
businesses around the arena and
the practice facility in Southeast.
The crime was putting staff and
fans at risk, they said, and they
repeatedly asked city officials to
assign more police to the areas
around monumental9s facilities.
Bowser dispatched her chief of
staff and deputy mayor for plan-
ning and economic development,
John Falcicchio, to visit Leonsis in
mid-2022. As Leonsis tried to dis-
cuss his concerns about the num-
ber of businesses closing in the
area and the increase in crime,
music from the street below inter-
rupted their conversation.
Looking to upgrade
By that time, Leonsis had be-
gun to feel that the 25-year-old
arena9s corridors, retail spaces
and club-level seating lagged be-
hind competitors and needed to
be updated. In march 2022, com-
pany representatives and Falcic-
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chio had begun analyzing three
possibilities: a $355 million par-
tial renovation, an $820 million
full renovation and a $1.5 billion
newly built arena. Monumental
decided to pursue the full renova-
tion, in part because it could yield
more <high value= seats that were
closer to the floor and a range of
new luxury and premium suites
to maximize ticket revenue.
The discussions were progress-
ing enough that Monumental
continued to invest in and around
what had been renamed Capital
One Arena. In 2022, it completed
$125 million in upgrades from the
previous decade and prepared to
begin spending another $85 mil-
lion.
In December, Leonsis celebrat-
ed the anniversary with a blog
post. <Cheers to 25 MORE years!=
he wrote.
But behind the scenes, as the
mayor began her third term and
declared reviving downtown a
top priority, Leonsis had started
to look outside the city.
His staff sent criteria for a new
arena location to economic devel-
opment officials in Virginia, who
began looking for possible sites
on the company9s behalf.
On Dec. 30, 2022, a state eco-
nomic development official in
Richmond sent emails to several
localities in Northern Virginia.
They were looking for potential
sports arena sites for a <highly
confidential prospect.= The secret
endeavor had a code name, the
emails said: <Project Potter.=
The emails laid out Monumen-
tal9s requirements: 10-12 acres for
the arena, an additional 5-16 acres
for parking, 5-17 acres for training
facilities and 10-75 acres for a
<mixed-use complex (commer-
cial, residential, entertainment).=
Another desire was <a commu-
nity that would welcome the en-
gagement of approximately
2.5M+ people annually through
games, concerts and events.=
Virginia officials came back to
Leonsis with a few potential sites
outside the Beltway. Monumental
also had preliminary talks with
Maryland officials, who floated
the idea of a new arena near the
teams9 previous home, in
Landover, according to Monu-
mental. The company wasn9t in-
terested.
But Leonsis wasn9t happy in
the District, either. He felt his
teams were not a top priority for
the mayor and her staff, who had
been working to woo the Wash-
ington Commanders from Mary-
land to their old home on the
Anacostia River.
<I started hearing, 8Well we
want to bring the football team
back,9= he said. The city9s baseball
stadium needed repairs as well,
he added. <They had to make
investments. I go, 8I don9t have a
high level of confidence that I9m
at the top of the stack.9=
During a Capitals game last
year, he griped in the owner9s box
that despite what he contributed to
the city, its leadership seemed to
care more for other teams, and he
<couldn9t even get a fruit basket.=
The mayor9s office got word.
Her staff sent him a gift box with a
candle and coasters adorned with
D.C. logos.
For Youngkin and Leonsis,
a shared vision
D.C. and Monumental were
still discussing a possible renova-
tion when a chance encounter
brought Potomac Yard to Monu-
mental9s attention.
In the first week of March 2023,
Leonsis aide Monica Dixon at-
tended a board meeting of the
Greater Washington Partnership,
a regional business group. Mak-
ing small talk before the meeting
got underway, she told a board
member where things stood be-
tween Monumental and D.C. The
board member said he9d just had
breakfast with Matt Kelly, the
chief executive of the developer
JBG Smith, who might have space
at Potomac Yard big enough for
an arena.
Dixon only had to cross the
room to find out. Kelly, who sits
Team owner Abe Pollin, center left, and D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, center right, at a groundbreaking
ceremony for the MCI Center 4 now Capital One Arena 4 in 1995.
. the washington post
Leonsis arrives for his Alexandria announcement Dec. 13. In 2016, he had said he would never leave D.C.: <Have we talked to Virginia?
We have not. Have we talked to Maryland? We have not. I would never do that. My goal would be stay where we are or stay within the city.=
on the Greater Washington board
alongside Leonsis, told her to
send him Monumental9s require-
ments.
<I think it will work,= Kelly told
Dixon by phone about a week
later, Dixon recalled. A spokes-
woman for JBG Smith declined to
comment for this story.
Monumental made little prog-
ress that spring in talks with D.C.
officials, particularly after Falcic-
chio, the company9s point person
in the mayor9s office, resigned in
March after he was accused of
sexual harassment.
Later that month, Leonsis met
with Bowser and, according to
Monumental, told her he was
reviewing an option across the
Potomac. <You don9t want to go to
Virginia,= she said twice, accord-
ing to notes taken by two execu-
tives present for that meeting and
described to The Post. In an inter-
view, Bowser said she did not
remember Leonsis raising Vir-
ginia, adding, <I took Virginia
seriously the whole time.=
In April, JBG Smith represen-
tatives gave Leonsis his first look
at the land. They took him up to
the roof of an office building
overlooking the 70-acre site, a
combination of vacant lots, park-
ing and a shopping plaza an-
chored by a Target. From there he
could see the Potomac River, Rea-
gan National Airport, even Capi-
tal One Arena.
<When this coalesced to me
was when I went out and climbed
on the roof,= Leonsis said. He
could envision how he could
bring all of his facilities together
into one hub.
<You go jeez, it9s like, there9s
water. I love being on the water.
Jeez there9s the airport. I really
like to fly out of there. And we can
put a hotel and an office building
here. Right now we9re in five
different places,= he said. <Visit-
ing teams could fly in and be at
the hotel and be eating here. Boy,
the leagues would love that. The
teams would love that.=
With the potentially viable op-
tion at Potomac Yard, Leonsis
made his first concrete request of
the District. On June 7, Monu-
mental asked for $600 million
toward an $800 million renova-
tion.
Leonsis and Bowser agreed on
a Sept. 1 deadline to come to
terms. That timeline also opened
a window for Virginia. In the
following weeks, economic devel-
opment officials from the state
and the city of Alexandria kept up
regular calls with Monumental to
see whether they could sketch out
a deal.
Later in June, Alexandria May-
or Justin M. Wilson (D) met with
Kelly and other JBG Smith execu-
tives in the developer9s marketing
center, where a built-to-scale
model showed the neighbor-
hood9s potential.
Kelly also invited Sen. Mark R.
Warner (D), a JBG Smith investor
and longtime acquaintance of Le-
onsis9s, to come look at their plan.
Warner was impressed.
<My immediate concern was
where is the governor going to be
on this, where is the community
going to be,= he said in an inter-
view.
Youngkin, 57, a former basket-
ball player at Rice University, had
risen to the top of the investment
giant Carlyle Group, becoming
co-chief executive in 2018 before
running for governor in 2021. He
and Leonsis had met before
Youngkin entered politics, travel-
ing in similar social circles in the
ultrawealthy Washington-area
business class. They spoke about
the project for the first time in
June.
<I was skeptical simply for lots
of, lots of reasons,= Youngkin said.
<But I was also incredibly in-
trigued because of the unique-
ness of this, and we really began
to assess the opportunity of two
teams moving at one time.=
The two men met in person on
July 21 in the same Falls Church
office complex that houses Young-
kin9s political action committee.
Rather than gather in the PAC9s
windowless conference room,
D.C. officials
<couldn9t get us
a coordinated
$400 million offer.
And it was very
frustrating.=
Ted Leonsis,
on problems with negotiations
dudLey M. BrOOks/the WashingtOn POst
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Youngkin invited Leonsis to the
14th-floor offices of a private busi-
ness where they could enjoy ex-
pansive views 4 and meet in
secret.
Leonsis described his vision for
a sports and entertainment dis-
trict at Potomac Yard. The gover-
nor 4 taking notes, as he often
had when sizing up deals for
Carlyle 4 laid out his priorities:
He would not support broad new
taxes on Virginians or give public
money directly to the company as
an incentive. He wanted Alexan-
dria and the commonwealth to
see economic benefits. He wanted
to build something special.
<That meeting was an impor-
tant one,= Youngkin said. <And it
was a place where we were able to
construct a shared vision about
where we might be able to go.=
8I have nothing firm from
the city9
But by Sept. 1, it seemed like
Youngkin might be out of luck.
Bowser and Leonsis broadly
agreed to proceed on the $800
million renovation. Bowser coun-
tered Leonsis9s $600 million re-
quest with $432 million 4 a near-
ly 50-50 split. Leonsis was amena-
ble. <The mayor and I went back
and forth and it9s like, all right,
let9s split it,= he said. <Let9s be
partners.=
They arranged to meet less
than a week later, Sept. 7, in the
Walter E. Washington Conven-
tion Center. The mayor and her
team, with D.C. Chief Financial
Officer Glen Lee in attendance,
made their pitch with a 30-page
slide deck.
Going into the meeting, Monu-
mental staff expected the city to
propose providing its share of the
project cost upfront. Instead,
Bowser called for Monumental to
front the full cost of the project
and for the District government
to pay back its share over six to 10
years. City officials promised the
$432 million would come from a
new tax on properties within a
two-mile radius of the arena.
Bowser also offered to invest tens
of millions of dollars to build
housing and stabilize the Metro
system.
The city9s aim was to make
Leonsis a partner in a rebirth of
downtown much in the way the
arena did when it opened under
Pollin.
But Leonsis didn9t want to take
the risk Pollin had by borrowing
all the money upfront with the
assurance that the city would pay
off its share later.
Construction of the arena in 1996. Pollin had borrowed heavily to invest in downtown D.C. The city
provided a below-market land lease and tax benefits that helped pay part of the debt over time.
JOhn McdOnneLL/the WashingtOn POst
In the meeting, Leonsis raised
concerns about crime around the
arena, but the money was his
primary focus. He said he didn9t
like the idea of a tax that would
take money out of other business
owners9 pockets, and he didn9t
want to have to rely on future
District leaders to follow through
on Bowser9s promises. He told the
mayor he needed the city9s contri-
bution upfront.
During the previous two dec-
ades, the District government
had injected hundreds of millions
of dollars into economic develop-
ment projects that remade the
city: Nationals Park, the conven-
tion center hotel, the Yards devel-
opment in Southeast, the Wharf
in Southwest.
But Leonsis had shown up
when the spigot was running dry.
Under a law the D.C. Council
passed more than a decade ago to
safeguard the city9s finances and
improve its bond ratings, pay-
ments toward debt have to stay
beneath 12 percent of total spend-
ing. There was nowhere near
enough capacity for the District
to borrow $800 million, or even
$400 million, without violating
that 12 percent cap.
<We were at 11.9999999 with
like 10 more nines,= Pinto said. <So
we didn9t have the ability to bor-
row.=
Bowser9s proposed new tax on
downtown properties was an at-
tempt at a workaround, but Leon-
sis wouldn9t go for it.
On Sept. 8, the next day, he
traveled to Alexandria to hear
Youngkin9s counter.
Sharing preliminary thoughts
with Leonsis, Youngkin began to
get a sense that there were too
many challenges to overcome.
<There was just some concern
that we might not be able to fully
make this work,= he said.
But they kept talking. By late
October, both sides were warm-
ing to a big, ambitious plan, pre-
sented with slick charts by a pha-
lanx of veterans from the world of
high finance. The state would
create a stadium authority and
issue two sets of bonds that would
be paid back with proceeds from
the project.
Youngkin could feel the mo-
mentum with Leonsis building.
<He said, 8I9d like to try to find a
way to get this done,9= Youngkin
recalled of one phone call during
that period. <And that was a big
moment.=
Aware that Virginia had be-
come a serious threat, in the fall
District officials made a series of
A11
proposals to Monumental aimed
at raising the $400 million. Bows-
er9s team offered to give Leonsis
the land beneath Capital One for
free and later promised millions
in expenditures from a fund cre-
ated to pay for Nationals Park.
D.C. Council Chairman Phil
Mendelson (D) 4 who was con-
cerned about what he saw as a
lack of progress 4 had begun
drafting his own proposal in late
summer, offering the company a
share of future taxes generated at
the arena to repay Monumental
for money it would borrow up-
front. He made his own pitch to
the owner on Oct. 11, then met
repeatedly with Monumental ex-
ecutives through November. Le-
onsis aides told Mendelson that it
was the first time anyone in D.C.
government had given them a
<piece of paper= and requested
that he and the mayor 4 who had
not involved Mendelson in her
negotiations 4 align their efforts.
<They couldn9t get us a coordi-
nated $400 million offer. And it
was very frustrating,= Leonsis
said. <And then we go to Virginia
and it9s a big state with a lot of
money with this unbelievable,
once-in-a-lifetime piece of land,=
he added. <And they are saying,
8We can do this.9 That9s what the
governor said. 8I can get this done.
Are you interested?9 And it was,
8Yes, we should take the next step
because I have nothing firm from
the city.9=
On Nov. 13, Leonsis returned to
Virginia to meet with the gover-
nor, who days earlier had seen his
party lose crucial legislative elec-
tions that deflated his 2024 presi-
dential hopes.
Youngkin had agreed to bor-
row nearly $1.5 billion for the
project, with Virginia and Alexan-
dria taxpayers ultimately on the
hook for the debt. Leonsis would
have to put up about $400 mil-
lion, the same amount he had
envisioned putting into Capital
One, plus make lease payments
once the arena opened.
Randall Boe, a former general
counsel at Monumental who lived
in D.C. for three decades, said it
broke his heart when he heard
discussions with the District were
lagging.
<The teams have been part of
the fabric of this city for as long as
I9ve been here,= he said. <I couldn9t
understand why the city didn9t
move more aggressively on some-
thing that has been the economic
center for a long time.=
A failed Hail Mary
By early December, Leonsis
and members of his ownership
group were warming to the idea
of moving to Virginia despite
some of the criticism they knew
would come with a divorce from
D.C. Then the District9s financial
outlook changed dramatically.
The city CFO9s office 4 which is
independent of the mayor9s office
4 had refinanced D.C.9s debt, a
matter of routine. But officials
had landed lower interest rates
than expected. When the transac-
tion closed on Wednesday, Dec. 6,
it freed up space under the debt
cap.
The mayor9s team wanted to
use that money for Capital One.
The team and Mendelson hurried
together a glossy new proposal
offering Leonsis $500 million
over the next three years, an offer
that would allow him to trans-
form his arena during the offsea-
sons and leave District taxpayers
holding the debt, just as he had
been asking for.
Bowser emailed the offer to
Leonsis that Sunday afternoon.
<Once again, you will be the
anchor of downtown9s transfor-
mation,= she wrote, alluding to
Pollin, who had chosen to borrow
all he could 4 more than many
thought was wise 4 to invest
downtown when D.C. was in
need.
But by the time Bowser met
with Leonsis two days later,
Youngkin9s team was already
planning his news conference.
erin cox contributed to this report.
BiLL O'Leary/the WashingtOn POst
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Driesell built
winners but had
a complex legacy
DriESELL from A1
efforts fell short of a final four
appearance, let alone an NCAA
title.
With other coaching stints at
Davidson College, James madi-
son University and Georgia State
University, mr. Driesell became
the first and only coach with 100
victories at four colleges. Broad-
caster Billy Packer called him <the
greatest program builder in the
history of college basketball.=
Yet his success was often over-
shadowed by his volcanic temper
and off-court controversies, most
notably the death of star player
Len Bias from a cocaine overdose
in 1986. for years 4 until he was
finally inducted in 2018 4 mr.
Driesell was considered the best
coach not to be enshrined in the
Naismith memorial Basketball
Hall of fame.
He was 92 when he died feb. 17
at his home in Virginia Beach,
said his grandson, Ty Anderson.
No cause was given.
mr. Driesell (pronounced druh-
ZELL) revitalized basketball pro-
grams everywhere he went and,
in 41 years as a head coach, had a
losing record only three times.
At maryland, mr. Driesell made
the Terrapins a perennial force in
the ACC, long considered the
most powerful college basketball
conference in the country, com-
peting against Virginia, North
Carolina, North Carolina State
and his alma mater, Duke.
By the time he retired in 2003,
his 786 victories in Division I
ranked behind only Hall of fame
coaches Bob Knight, Adolph
rupp and Dean Smith.
<When you talk about legends
and icons in the game of college
basketball you9d better include
one Charles 8Lefty9 Driesell,=
broadcaster Dick Vitale told
Sports Illustrated in 2017.
In his third season at mary-
land, mr. Driesell invented mid-
night madness, the now-ritual
practice of opening the team9s fall
practices at the earliest possible
moment.
Three minutes after midnight
on oct. 15, 1971 4 the first day
basketball teams could practice
under NCAA rules 4 mr. Driesell
had his players on the track at
Byrd Stadium for a required one-
mile run. The scene was illumi-
nated only by headlights from
cars 4 yet 800 night-owl students
came out to watch.
A year later, 3,000 fans showed
up for the team9s midnight scrim-
mage at Cole field House in
College Park, launching a tradi-
tion that has since become almost
universal on college campuses.
<I enjoy that people are still
doing it,= mr. Driesell told The
Washington Post in 2008. <But I
should have got a patent on it.=
He developed a reputation as
one of college basketball9s great-
est recruiters, with seven of his
maryland players 4 Bias, Tom
mcmillen, Len Elmore, John Lu-
cas, Brad Davis, Buck Williams
and Albert King 4 selected in the
first round of the NBA draft.
mcmillen went on to become a
rhodes scholar and member of
Congress; Elmore became a law-
yer and TV basketball commenta-
tor; Lucas was a head coach in the
NBA.
maryland won the NIT cham-
pionship under Driesell in 1972.
Yet he never won a national cham-
pionship and invited plenty of
detractors with his on-court an-
tics, such as stomping on his
jacket on the sideline after an
officiating call against his team.
He was angered by a perception
that he was a slick, hustling re-
cruiter rather than an effective
courtside teacher, such as his col-
leagues Smith of North Carolina,
mike Krzyzewski of Duke or Dig-
ger Phelps of Notre Dame.
Notoriously thin-skinned, mr.
Driesell repeatedly told critics, <I
can coach.=
When a Sports Illustrated arti-
cle described maryland9s <helter-
skelter offense,= he sent a letter to
the magazine with statistics to
prove that his team ran an unself-
ish, disciplined offense.
<once, after a particularly criti-
cal column,= Post sports colum-
nist Ken Denlinger wrote in 1983,
<Driesell charged me in the Terra-
pin dressing room, poked a finger
in my chest and challenged me to
a fight outside Cole field House.
It never came off.=
mr. Driesell9s personality, for
better and worse, was forged as a
young man. While coaching high
school basketball in his native
Virginia, the affable and persua-
sive mr. Driesell worked part time
selling World Book encyclopedias
door to door. He seldom took <no=
for an answer 4 and was credited
one year with selling more sets of
encyclopedias than anyone else in
the state.
<I just kept knockin9 on doors
until I found people who wanted
to buy what I was sellin9,= he told
The Post in 1983.
He later applied the same re-
lentless charisma to basketball
recruiting and coaching.
<He was just an incredible
force,= mcmillen, once the coun-
try9s most-recruited high school
player, told Sports Illustrated in
2017. <He was like a dog that grabs
your pant leg and won9t let go.
He9s just unyielding.=
The player who might have
been mr. Driesell9s greatest re-
cruit, however, never played for
him. In 1974, mr. Driesell signed
Virginia high school star moses
malone to a scholarship to play
for maryland. But, on the day
classes were to start, malone de-
fected and signed a professional
contract with the Utah Stars of
the American Basketball Associa-
tion, becoming the first player to
go from high school to the profes-
sional ranks.
malone would have joined a
team that mr. Driesell had built
into a national powerhouse. His
1973-1974 squad might have been
his best ever, but it is remembered
more for a game it lost than for
the 23 games it won.
Led by Elmore, Lucas, mcmil-
len and maurice Howard, the Ter-
rapins dispatched Duke and
North Carolina in the first two
rounds of the ACC tournament.
on march 9, 1974, they played
North Carolina State for the con-
ference championship.
The Terrapins had a record of
23-4 and were ranked No. 4 in the
country.
<Lefty9s team that year was
probably as good as 20 national
champions,= Krzyzewski told the
Athletic in 2018.
North Carolina State, led by
6-foot-4 all-American David
Thompson and 7-foot-4 center
Tom Burleson, entered the game
Gary Williams, left, another legendary University of Maryland basketball coach, shakes hands with Mr. Driesell in October 2013
in College Park. Maryland won the NCAA title under Williams in 2002, earning him a congratulatory note from Mr. Driesell.
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lefty driesell 1931-2024
TOP: Lefty Driesell during a return to College Park in
February 2016. ABOVE: Mr. Driesell talks with
Georgetown coach John Thompson in 1997, when he was
the men9s basketball coach at Georgia State University. He
also built programs at James Madison and Davidson.
as the country9s top-ranked team,
with a 25-1 record. Because of
conference rules at the time, only
the winner would advance to the
NCAA tournament.
maryland took an early lead
and led by five points at halftime.
In the second half, N.C. State9s
towering Burleson lofted one
hook shot after another to finish
with a game-high 38 points.
When the buzzer sounded at the
end of regulation time, the score
was tied at 97.
<I still remember turning
around on the bench at one
point,= N.C. State coach Norm
Sloan told Sports Illustrated dec-
ades later, <and just saying out
loud, 8my goodness, this is a hell of
a game.9 =
mr. Driesell was reluctant to
make any substitutions during
the five-minute overtime period:
mcmillen and Howard scored 22
points apiece, Elmore and Lucas
had 18 each. But with seconds
remaining in overtime, an ex-
hausted Lucas missed a free
throw and threw an errant pass.
N.C. State held on to win, 103-100.
The high-scoring contest,
played before the shot clock and
three-point shot, is remembered
Rich Lipski/the Washington post
as one of the greatest games in
college basketball history.
<I guess nobody will ever forget
the dang thing,= mr. Driesell later
said.
Departing from tradition, mr.
Driesell went to the N.C. State bus
to congratulate Sloan9s team.
<I9m proud of all of you,= he
said. <You played a great game to
beat my team tonight. Now you
better go and win the national
championship.=
N.C. State advanced to the final
game by defeating seven-time de-
fending champion UCLA in dou-
ble-overtime, 80-77. The Wolfpack
then topped marquette, 76-64, to
win the national title.
<We wouldn9t have been at the
final four if we hadn9t escaped
that night,= Sloan told Sports Il-
lustrated in 1999. <I tell you, it was
a tragedy a team of maryland9s
caliber wasn9t able to participate=
in the NCAA tournament.
A complex legacy
Throughout his coaching ca-
reer, mr. Driesell was exceptional-
ly close to his players and earned
the respect of his peers. He stayed
in touch with his players long
after they left campus and report-
the washington post
edly paid the tuition of one for-
mer player seeking to complete
his college degree.
In 1974, the NCAA presented
mr. Driesell its Award of Valor for
his actions a year earlier in Betha-
ny Beach, Del. He and two fishing
partners saw flames coming out
of a nearby resort complex, broke
down a door and rescued at least
10 children from the burning
building.
<Don9t call me a hero,= mr.
Driesell said, according to the
Virginian-Pilot.
But some of the comments he
made during his coaching tenure
and mr. Driesell9s devoted sup-
port of his players occasionally
spilled over into controversy and
questionable decisions.
In 1983, a female student at
maryland accused a player,
Herman Veal, of sexual miscon-
duct. mr. Driesell came under fire
when the student said the coach
had pressured her to drop the
complaint, sparking outrage from
the campus women9s center.
<I don9t care about the women9s
center,= mr. Driesell said. <I9m a
men9s center. In my mind,
Herman Veal is the victim.=
Several players were suspend-
ed from his team for marijuana
possession, but nothing matched
the outcry surrounding the 1986
death of Bias from apparent co-
caine intoxication, days after he
was the second player chosen in
the NBA draft.
It was reported that mr. Drie-
sell allegedly told an assistant
coach to clean up the room where
Bias had used cocaine, but he
adamantly denied the claim and
in fact said nothing should be
disturbed. A grand jury investiga-
tion cleared mr. Driesell of any
wrongdoing.
Still, a cloud hung over the
program, particularly when it
was revealed that five of the Terra-
pins9 12 players, including Bias,
had flunked out of school after the
spring semester in 1986.
Even though mr. Driesell had
won 348 games in 17 years and
had just signed a 10-year contract,
maryland chancellor John B.
Slaughter said the university
needed <a greater commitment to
the development of the young
men playing in the program.=
mr. Driesell was forced off the
sideline and reassigned to an ad-
ministrative job.
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Ever defiant, mr. Driesell said:
<I9ve got a wonderful program. It9s
a beautiful program. It9s a clean
program. What more could you
want to know?=
A life in basketball
Charles Grice Driesell was born
in Norfolk on Dec. 25, 1931. His
father was a jeweler, his mother a
homemaker.
As a left-handed, 6-foot-5 for-
ward and center, he won an ath-
letic scholarship to play basket-
ball at Duke University. He and
his childhood sweetheart, Joyce
Gunter, eloped while mr. Driesell
was an undergraduate.
His wife died in 2021 after
almost 70 years of marriage. Sur-
vivors include three daughters,
Pamela Driesell Anderson, a Pres-
byterian minister in Atlanta, Pa-
tricia Driesell of Valdosta, Ga.,
and Carolyn Driesell of West
Chester, Pa.; a son, Chuck Drie-
sell, who played for his father at
maryland in the early 1980s and
later became a coach, of Bethesda,
md.; and 11 grandchildren.
After graduating from Duke in
1954, mr. Driesell had tryouts
with the NBA but failed to make a
team. He took an office job at a
ford assembly plant in Norfolk,
but after two years, he took a 50
percent cut in salary to become a
junior varsity basketball coach at
his alma mater, Granby High
School.
At Granby and later Newport
News High School, he built bas-
ketball dynasties before moving
on to Davidson College, a small
men9s school in North Carolina, in
1960. With a recruiting budget of
$500, mr. Driesell drove around
the country in a Chevrolet station
wagon, sleeping overnight at gas
stations, with a pistol in ready
reach.
<At dawn he would shave in the
rest room,= a 1969 Sports Illustrat-
ed story noted, <then express his
gratitude for the filling station9s
hospitality by purchasing a dol-
lar9s worth of gas.=
Within three years, he had
built Davidson into a basketball
program of national renown. In
1966, he recruited the college9s
first Black player, Charlie Scott,
who decided at the last moment
to attend North Carolina, where
he became the first African Amer-
ican to play for the Tar Heels.
Davidson advanced to the NCAA9s
Elite Eight in 1968 and 1969, only
to be denied a trip to the final
four both times by the Tar Heels,
led by Scott.
<People say all I could do was
recruit,= mr. Driesell told Sports
Illustrated in 2017. <Well, the two
greatest players I ever recruited
never played for me. moses ma-
lone went pro. And Charlie Scott
just kept breaking my heart.=
After the Bias debacle at mary-
land, mr. Driesell returned to
coaching in 1988. He turned
around a flagging program at
James madison University in
Harrisonburg, Va., then moved on
in 1997 to Georgia State Univer-
sity, where he revived another
moribund program, leading the
team to a 29-5 record and the
NCAA tournament in his fourth
season.
on New Year9s Day 2003, he
abruptly retired, saying: <I9m 71
years old. Why am I still doing
this?=
Less than a year earlier, mary-
land had won the 2002 NCAA
men9s basketball title under coach
Gary Williams, finally achieving
what mr. Driesell had set out to do
decades earlier.
After winning the title, Wil-
liams received a letter in his of-
fice.
<Gary, YoU have made mary-
land the UCLA of the East. Con-
gratulations.=
It was signed <Lefty.=
Matt schudel contributed to this
report.
sunday, february 18 , 2024
Trump9s anger at courts, frayed alliances may upend approach to judicial issues
trump from A1
for the most part to become
judges,= said former White House
lawyer Ty Cobb, who has since
become a Trump critic, speaking
of Trump9s first-term appointees.
<I don9t think there9s a chance
that will be the case in a second
term.=
Trump has more broadly gravi-
tated away from the GoP estab-
lishment he has long derided but
learned to work with in his term
as president. The implications of
his shift could be significant 4
from potentially imperiling a
long-observed firewall between
the White House and the Justice
Department, to appointing law-
yers in his administration willing
to approve novel approaches to
the law and dare courts to stop
them, to shifting the nation9s
courts further to the right.
The former president will be
looking for appointees <who are
talented and strong and 4 here9s
the key ingredient 4 truly com-
mitted to helping him accom-
plish his agenda,= said mark
Paoletta, former general counsel
of the office of management and
Budget under Trump.
Too many people in the last
administration, Paoletta said,
<actually disagreed with the pres-
ident and tried to thwart him.= He
noted: <You don9t want fair-
weather appointees in your ad-
ministration,= and, <your lawyers
should be as aggressive as possi-
ble to help the president carry out
his agenda.=
When Trump first ran for the
White House, prominent mem-
bers of the federalist Society gave
him the names of hundreds of
prospects to nominate for the
federal bench and worked with
him to create a list of potential
Supreme Court justices that he
promoted publicly. In office,
Trump drew from that roster and
other recommendations to stock
his administration with their al-
lies, shift the high court to the
right and appoint hundreds of
other federal judges. He claimed
credit for landmark conservative
victories such as the Supreme
Court overturning Roe v. Wade,
which had established a constitu-
tional right to abortion.
Trump now rails against the
federalist Society privately, ac-
cording to advisers. He no longer
speaks to many lawyers who were
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once instrumental, including for-
mer federalist Society leader
Leonard Leo, former White
House counsel and federalist So-
ciety board member Donald mc-
Gahn, or Senate minority Leader
mitch mcConnell (r-Ky.) 4 the
triumvirate who propelled much
of his judicial record in the first
term.
People close to all three men,
who like others spoke on the
condition of anonymity to be
more candid, said they have con-
cerns about Trump winning
again but are loath to fight him
publicly. Similarly, many in the
conservative legal movement
who have backed away from
Trump are reluctant to speak out
against him, and some have even
expressed openness about work-
ing in a second Trump adminis-
tration, sparking a larger debate
in the movement about whether
to do so, interviews show.
Trump has recently floated
combative lawyers from outside
the traditional legal establish-
ment who go on television to
defend him, such as mike Davis,
as top attorney general candi-
dates for a second term, telling
advisers and donors that his
picks for the job were a mistake
in the first term because they
were weak or defied him. Davis
has faced criticism for his com-
ments about imprisoning jour-
nalists and caging children if he
became attorney general, com-
ments which he said were made
in jest.
In an interview, Davis, presi-
dent of the Article III project, a
conservative judicial advocacy
group, said, <President Trump9s
next generation of judges will be
even more bold and tough.=
others, including former
Trump Justice Department offi-
cial Jeffrey Clark, one of six
unnamed co-conspirators re-
ferred to in Trump9s indictment
in a federal election interference
case, are at the center of informal
discussions about a second term,
prompting some alarm in con-
servative legal circles.
The former president9s actions
on Jan. 6, 2021, when a pro-
Trump mob stormed the U.S.
Capitol, left some conservative
lawyers 4 who resolved to reap
the benefits of Trump9s presiden-
cy while ignoring many of his
excesses 4 believing he had gone
too far. Some said they also are
concerned that Trump will be
convicted of felonies before he
can become president.
A spokesman for Trump did
not respond to multiple requests
for comment. A spokesman for
mcConnell declined to comment.
mcGahn did not return a request
for comment.
Leo said he felt Trump would
continue to nominate conserva-
tive judges who interpret the
meaning of the Constitution as it
was written because he does not
have much of a choice. He has
told others he no longer talks to
Trump9s advisers and is largely
focused on spending billions to
reshape the country in a more
conservative direction with a fo-
cus on non-election issues.
<I can9t see a situation where
Donald Trump doesn9t pick origi-
nalist judges if he gets a second
term, because the federalist Soci-
ety has won the philosophical
debate, and the current court is
now upholding the rule of law
and the Constitution more than
at any other time in modern
history. This remains a clear and
necessary path for victory for any
republican,= Leo said.
Frayed alliances
Trump9s 2016 campaign and
first term in the White House
received a boost from an enthusi-
astic push on the right for con-
servative judges and deregula-
tion 4 with many willing to
overlook other concerns about
Trump in pursuit of those goals.
Under the Trump administra-
tion, the GoP-controlled Senate
confirmed 174 district court judg-
es, 54 circuit court judges and
three Supreme Court justices 4
shifting the balance of the high-
est court to a 6-3 conservative
majority. During his campaign
rallies and events, Trump often
likes to highlight the total,
though he has exaggerated it.
In a 2022 interview with The
Washington Post, mcConnell re-
called that Trump9s first candida-
cy had worried many conserva-
tives at the time but that his
Supreme Court list and picks had
calmed their nerves and that his
bargain with Trump had moved
the country <right of center.=
That bargain has frayed in key
ways since Trump left office.
Trump and Leo, a prominent
conservative lawyer influential in
his first term, have not spoken
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since 2020, according to people
familiar with the matter. Their
relationship ended over a heated
fight in 2020 at mar-a-Lago,
where Trump accused Leo of
picking rod J. rosenstein to be
deputy attorney general, a person
familiar with the matter said.
Trump9s anger around rosen-
stein centered on his decision to
appoint special counsel robert S.
mueller III to oversee the Justice
Department9s probe of russian
interference in the 2016 election.
A person close to Leo said he did
not recommend rosenstein for
the job.
mcConnell and Trump have
not spoken since late 2020, and
Trump has repeatedly called for
mcConnell to be removed as the
GoP leader of the Senate.
most members of the federal-
ist Society board of directors
declined to comment on the rec-
ord or did not respond to a
request for comment. Interviews
with a dozen other prominent
lawyers suggested most had seri-
ous misgivings about Trump re-
turning to power but were re-
signed to the high likelihood he
will be the nominee, and many
expressed openness to working
for another Trump administra-
tion.
others described a president
with a transactional view of judg-
es but noted that the Senate
would still need to confirm his
nominees, offering a backstop for
those who are unqualified or too
extreme. Senators also have sig-
nificant influence over their
home-state lower court judicial
nominees.
<He9s the leading candidate, so
I don9t know that it matters what
I think,= said Brent o. Hatch, a
lawyer who is on the board of the
federalist Society.
Even while he was in the White
House, Trump grew frustrated
with some judicial nominees his
allies recommended to him and
whose decisions he disagreed
with, according to one person
familiar with Trump9s dynamic
with the federalist Society. He
also thought that Leo took too
much credit for his judicial rec-
ord, this person said.
In the first Trump term, Leo,
mcConnell and White House law-
yers learned that he usually ac-
cepted the names they brought
him and liked to brag about his
record number of appointees,
according to people familiar with
the White House dynamics.
<I think he became convinced
that what we were doing was
quote successful,= mcConnell
said in a 2022 interview, describ-
ing Trump as <frequently at war
with his own advisers.=
As he runs for another term,
Trump talks about judicial issues
in less detail than he did during
his first run. His unwillingness to
speak about the Supreme Court
and conservative judicial issues
has concerned some allies. The
former president talks less fre-
quently than he once did about
judges and does not plan to make
judges a centerpiece of his cam-
paign, campaign advisers say,
even though conservatives view
the topic as one of his most
substantial accomplishments
and one that motivated many of
his supporters in 2016. He has not
issued a new list of potential
nominees.
New tensions over a second
trump term
Trump is running on a cam-
paign focused, at least in part, on
vengeance and retribution. The
former president has made it
clear that loyalty would be a key
criteria in how he makes deci-
sions if returned to office.
Trump has signaled that he
wants the Justice Department to
go after his political opponents,
and his associates have drafted
plans to invoke the Insurrection
Act on his first day in office,
which would allow him to send
the military against civil demon-
strations. Near the end of his time
in the White House, he repeated-
ly complained that his White
House Counsel9s office wasn9t
doing enough to help him over-
turn the election results. His
attorney general resigned after
he would not back up his claims.
There is a heated debate un-
derway in conservative legal cir-
cles about how GoP lawyers
should interact with what in-
creasingly appears to be the likely
nominee, according to conserva-
tive lawyers who described the
private talks on the condition of
anonymity. The discussions in-
clude whether they would return
to work for Trump.
one prominent lawyer de-
scribed a November dinner he
attended where almost all the
attorneys in the room said they
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would prefer another nominee 4
but were split on whether to back
Trump if he wins. Another promi-
nent Washington lawyer de-
scribed debates at a federalist
Society meeting about what it
would be to work inside again
and whether they would popu-
late the agencies.
At the heart of that debate is an
aversion by many of Trump9s
advisers toward attorneys they
view as institutionalist republi-
can lawyers.
Leo, mcConnell and mcGahn
have expressed reservations
about what another Trump term
would look like, though they have
largely stayed away from a public
fight.
Some of the informal conversa-
tions and debates underway in
conservative legal circles about a
second Trump term include Proj-
ect 2025, a coalition of right-wing
groups that has outlined plans
for the next republican adminis-
tration. Clark, who is working on
the Insurrection Act for Project
2025, has been charged with vio-
lating Georgia9s anti-racketeer-
ing law, in the case alleging
Trump and co-conspirators of
interfering in the 2020 election.
Clark has pleaded not guilty.
The involvement of Clark with
that effort has alarmed some
other conservative lawyers who
view him as a potentially disas-
trous choice to take a senior
leadership role at the department
because of his past activities
around the 2020 election. A rep-
resentative for Clark did not re-
spond to a request for comment.
Despite the swirling concerns,
some attorneys on the right do
not expect a public outcry against
Trump, noting that many have
often fallen in line behind him.
rob Kelner, a prominent con-
servative lawyer, said more con-
servative lawyers should have
spoken up against Trump, but
that it would cost them business
and relationships.
<There were so many positions
he took and so many statements
that he made that flatly contra-
dicted the foundational princi-
ples of the conservative move-
ment and the federalist Society,
and yet it was so rare to hear
conservative lawyers speak out
against Trump,= Kelner said.
Devlin Barrett contributed to this
report.
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reer. He worked as a law clerk for
a state court judge and in private
practice before taking the bench
in 2003.
Engoron presided over
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trial this fall, interspersing con-
tentious moments with jokes and
sometimes growing impatient
and irritated with Trump9s antics
inside the courtroom and in pub-
lic remarks. The judge also some-
times had to referee disputes be-
tween Trump9s defense team and
the attorney general9s office.
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ance policy costs. Engoron ruled
for James, and wrote on Friday,
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science.=
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Fraud trial ruling puts Trump business9s continued family control in doubt
Judge restricts corporate
activities of former
president and 2 sons
BY J ONATHAN O 9 C ONNELL
For more than 100 years, since
Donald Trump9s grandfather
started buying land in New York
City, the Trump family has run a
real estate business in New York.
Barring a successful legal ap-
peal of Friday9s decision by a New
York Supreme Court judge, that
could change.
In his ruling during a months-
long civil trial brought against
Trump and his business by New
York Attorney General Letitia
James (D), Justice Arthur F.
Engoron prohibited Trump from
serving as an officer or director
of any New York firm for three
years. He barred Trump9s elder
sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric
Trump, from doing so for two
years.
Trump9s eponymous company,
Trump Organization, is already
operating without a chief finan-
cial officer or a controller, ac-
cording to the ruling.
<There is no one at the finan-
cial helm. There9s no CFO, no
controller, and now you don9t
have Eric Trump, Donald Trump
Jr. or Donald Sr. running it,= said
Boston College law professor Bri-
an Quinn.
Whoever takes over the com-
pany will face a host of challeng-
es in the short term.
After finding that Trump Or-
ganization executives had en-
gaged in years of fraud by inflat-
ing their property values to get
better insurance and tax rates,
Engoron ordered that the com-
pany operate under the close eye
of two overseers, a monitor and
an independent director of com-
pliance, to ensure compliance
with financial reporting obliga-
tions.
In other words, Trump can
remain the owner, but he has lost
control.
The ruling also bars a number
of the company9s units directly
implicated in the ruling from
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or director of any New York firm for three years 4 and his two elder sons from doing so for two years 4 barring a successful appeal.
<This is going to be
a business that will
look very different. ... It
can be a family-owned
business, but it won9t be
a family-run business
for the next several
years.=
Brian Quinn,
Boston College law professor
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York state for three years. That
includes entities affiliated with
the company9s office building at
40 Wall Street and its hotel in
Chicago, as well the Trump Or-
ganization itself.
There are enormous fines and
penalties to pay, provided they,
too, are not overturned on ap-
peal. Engoron ordered Trump to
pay $354 million in penalties for
ill-gotten real estate deals, such
as the sale of his luxury D.C.
hotel, plus around $100 million
in interest. His adult sons were
each ordered to pay more than
$4 million 4 an amount equal to
profits they made on the sale of
the D.C. hotel 4 while the Trump
Organization9s former financial
chief was ordered to pay $1 mil-
lion.
Since entering politics, Trump
4 who is again running for the
White House and is closing in on
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the Republican presidential
nomination 4 has moved some
of his wealth out of real estate
developments and into more liq-
uid, cash positions, according to
financial filings he9s made with
the government.
Bloomberg Billionaires Index
recently estimated Trump9s net
worth at $3.1 billion, with about
$600 million in cash assets. The
fines and penalties levied by
Engoron could eat into well over
half of that fortune, accumulated
over many years, and could
prompt the company to sell more
real estate if it wants to free up
cash. Last year, Forbes down-
graded its estimate of the former
president9s net worth to $2.5
billion, $600 million less than its
previous estimate.
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Trump9s business in a way that
hasn9t happened to date,= said
New York Law School adjunct
professor Steven M. Cohen, a
former top official in the New
York attorney general9s office,
citing Friday9s decision and the
recent $83.3 million verdict in E.
Jean Carroll9s defamation law-
suit.
Cohen said Trump would have
to post a bond covering full
amount he owes in penalties and
interest before he appeals En-
goron9s ruling.
The recent verdicts, he added,
are <the one-two punch that I
think are going to begin causing
real problems= for Trump9s fam-
ily business.
In response to the ruling,
Trump wrote on Truth Social, his
social network site, that the
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nothing other than having built a
GREAT COMPANY.=
Clifford S. Robert, an attorney
for the two elder Trump sons,
called the decision <gross injus-
tice= and said he was confident it
would be overturned on appeal.
Trump still has the ability to
make lots of money, not only
through the golf courses, hotels
and resorts that he operates but
through speeches and other pro-
motional businesses. A Washing-
ton Post review last July showed
earnings of about $1 billion since
his presidency ended. And on
Thursday, the parent company of
Truth Social won a key merger
approval, which could give
Trump a stake worth nearly $4
billion based on recent stock
values.
A silver lining for Trump on
Friday was that Engoron vacated
his own earlier order to cancel all
of Trump9s business <certificates=
in the state. Had that order,
which was already stayed by an
appellate court, been enforced,
experts said, Trump would have
had to sell or transfer his mar-
quee New York properties, in-
cluding Trump Tower.
The former president did not
say Friday who would lead his
company should Engoron9s rul-
ing stick, forcing out Trump9s son
Eric, who has been running the
Trump Organization since 2017.
Donald Trump could turn to
other Trumps to keep the compa-
ny in his family9s hands. His
daughter Ivanka was a senior
real estate executive before she
left business for politics. Her
husband, Jared Kushner, has real
estate experience. Perhaps Don-
ald Trump9s wife, Melania, the
former first lady, would want to
give it a go.
Otherwise, Quinn said, the
company may have to evolve
away from the model that
brought it success and notoriety
for generations.
<This is going to be a business
that will look very different,=
Quinn said. <It won9t be a family-
run business. It can be a family-
owned business, but it won9t be a
family-run business for the next
several years.=
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of spiritual
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chain saw, the pastor looked no
different from thousands of oth-
ers struggling to survive along the
Purus. But followers said he9d
been touched by divine provi-
dence. He was rumored to have
banished malevolent spirits and
cured illnesses. He claimed to be
illiterate but somehow read the
Bible with fluency. Wherever he
went, Catholics renounced their
church and followed him.
The next day, father moisés
would step up to the altar of the
Catholic church and be forced to
reckon with the pastor9s impact.
He didn9t know how many faith-
ful he9d find in the pews at the
annual mass or whether the com-
munity could still even be consid-
ered Catholic. He could only be
sure that whatever was happen-
ing in São miguel was not unique
to it.
In his 36 years, father moisés
had witnessed a marked retreat
of Catholicism across Latin
America, where evangelical Prot-
estants were increasingly chal-
lenging its historic dominance.
The collapse had been particular-
ly swift in the priest9s own Brazil
4 the church9s strongest redoubt
by measure of Catholic adher-
ents. His vast, deeply Christian
country, whose Catholic roots
reached back to Portuguese colo-
nization, was now being reborn
evangelical.
In the roughly two decades
since he entered seminary, the
number of evangelical churches
had tripled, according to the In-
stitute of Applied Economic re-
search, and now accounted for 7
out of 10 religious establish-
ments. Nearly 180 million of his
fellow Brazilians 4 84 percent of
the population 4 were baptized
Catholic, Vatican statistics show.
But so many had turned away
from his church that soon, de-
mographers say, if not already,
Brazil would for the first time no
longer be majority-Catholic.
father moisés left his boat on
São miguel9s riverbank and
walked toward the settlement.
Something already didn9t feel
right. At a time when most
Amazon communities would be
alive 4 villagers delighting in the
coolness of dusk 4 the village was
abnormally quiet. No music, no
laughter.
father moisés learned that the
pastor had just taken 18 village
converts with him to visit a dis-
tant evangelical church. Even
those who had once volunteered
inside the Catholic church were
turning away from it and toward
him 4 people like rosa Costa de
Souza, 23, once seen by church
leaders as one of São miguel9s
most promising Catholics. She9d
attended Thursday night prayer.
Contemplated a future in Catho-
lic ministry. Waked up in the
middle of the night to chant the
rosary. But her family, one of São
miguel9s most devout, splintered
after hearing the words of the
pastor. first went her aunt. Then
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her mother. Then she, too, began
to waver.
Tomorrow, rosa and the rest of
São miguel would have to decide.
Who would go to the annual
mass? Which faith would the
villagers choose?
As evening shrouded the settle-
ment in impenetrable black, fa-
ther moisés lowered his husky
frame into a hammock. He sat
looking out toward the river. out
there, in its dark waters, he heard
the rumble of a boat engine.
<That9s him out there,= a villag-
er said. <The pastor.=
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n the autumn of 2019, scores
I of bishops from the Amazon
forest traveled to rome with
an urgent warning for Pope
francis: The Catholic Church was
losing its hold on the region.
People were converting to more
expressive forms of evangelical
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ABOVE: A woman takes her
son to be baptized at the
Catholic church in São José do
Divino. Only the priest, who
visits once a year, can perform
baptisms, hear confession and
offer Communion. LEFT,
CLOCKWISE: Religious
imagery in the Catholic church
in São Miguel; Father Moisés
Oliveira at a Mass in São José
do Divino; children attend Mass
in the village of Praia dos Paus;
a child rests in a window at the
Catholic church in São Miguel.
Christianity 4 sometimes called
charismatic or Pentecostal 4
which often entailed speaking in
tongues and faith healing and
emphasized a daily struggle be-
tween good and evil. one promi-
nent poll showed that slightly
more people already identified as
evangelical than Catholic across
most of the Brazilian Amazon.
The unique challenges posed
by the rainforest 4 immense size,
wide dispersion of villages, few
roads 4 had exacerbated the
church9s shortage of priests. Some
communities were going a full
year without seeing a member of
the clergy. The bishops urged
radical change: Grant priestly
powers to married men, breaking
with the bedrock tenet of clerical
celibacy, and increase the reach of
the cloth. <We have to change,=
pleaded one Amazon bishop,
Wilmar Santin.
But the Catholic Church did
not, and father moisés, one of
only 78 priests in a swath of forest
larger than Illinois, returned to
the rivers of Acre state to do what
he could.
motoring down the Purus, sev-
eral days before his visit to São
miguel, he rubbed his beard and
squinted through rain-splattered
glasses at the horizon. He was
halfway through a religious expe-
dition along the Purus, which, by
some measures, was easier to
travel than the three other rivers
in his domain. Those trips often
involved 10-hour boat rides down
log-strewn creeks and jungle
treks by donkey. But the Purus
was challenging for other rea-
sons.
He passed one evangelical
church on the river9s edge, paint-
ed brilliant blue. Then another,
shining green. This entire river
had once been Catholic. But now,
many communities no longer
even warranted a priestly visit.
There were virtually no Catholics
left.
He sped up the boat.
So much about this land had
been foreign when he first arrived
as a priest here in 2016 and
assumed command of the parish
in nearby Sena madureira. Born
in the wealthy southern state of
Santa Catarina, he9d never before
slept in a hammock or piloted a
riverboat. He9d also never seen
the Catholic Church in such trou-
ble. In manaus, the Amazon9s
largest city, the number of evan-
gelical churches had quadrupled
in two decades, according to the
order of Amazon Evangelical
sunday, february 18 , 2024
ABOVE: A woman and her baby
under a mosquito net in São
José do Divino. The region has
been hit by dengue fever,
carried by mosquitoes. RIGHT:
The village of São Miguel.
BELOW LEFT: A girl in São
Miguel holds a rosary. She also
has a keychain with the image
of Nossa Senhora Aparecida,
patron saint of Brazil. BELOW
RIGHT: Rosa Costa de Souza,
23, at home in São Miguel.
Once a devoted Catholic, she is
now an evangelical Protestant.
Ministers, rising to a staggering
8,500. the situation of catholics
in the region9s rural hinterlands,
where he alone served 88 commu-
nities, was even more unsettling
to catholics.
For the faithful in the rural
amazon, where many have al-
most no access to priests, catholi-
cism9s most fundamental rituals
were largely out of reach. Only the
clergy can baptize children, mar-
ry couples, hear confession and
offer communion. these villag-
ers were, in the words of the
catholic church, <burdened= by
unfulfilled religious obligations.
the rain was picking up, pin-
pricking his bare arms. He pulled
on his black coat.
part of Father Moisés wanted
to believe that missions like his
kept catholics loyal. But most
days, he felt he was on the losing
side of Brazil9s holy war. it had
taken him 12 years to become a
priest. Every new catholic church
had to be registered by the archdi-
ocese. But anyone could pick up a
Bible, call themselves a pastor
and open an evangelical church.
pastors lived and preached in
villages he visited once a year.
catholics, freighted by so much
bureaucracy and history, couldn9t
compete. He couldn9t compete.
Father Moisés had witnessed
the fallout in places like São
Miguel, where catholic leaders
complained with increasing bit-
terness about the slipping loyalty
of people like Rosa, who was now
saying the pastor had shown her
god in a new way.
and Father Moisés had seen it
again earlier that very day, in the
village of São José do divino,
where every year seemed to bring
a new evangelical church.
<How many families are still
catholic?= the priest had asked
several villagers.
nervous laughter.
<i could count them on one
hand,= a person had finally said.
Father Moisés hadn9t replied.
He9d just lowered his head and
later walked along the river to the
village chapel. it had recently
been built with parish money and
painted a bright teal. But 10 min-
utes before he was set to celebrate
the annual Mass, it had sat va-
cant.
<people normally come at the
hour,= he said.
then, at the hour: <people
should still be coming.=
and: <Let9s wait a little longer.=
now, it was hours after that
Mass, which had been attended
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by six families, and Father Moisés
was trying to focus on the next
community ahead, so small it
didn9t even appear on the map.
When he arrived at praia dos
paus, he saw it had been swept by
dengue fever. no one came down
to greet him. Father Moisés began
to worry. the conditions weren9t
good for a high turnout.
But when he reached the
church, the scene looked
snatched from another time. it
was overflowing with people. in
the back, the faithful were stand-
ing shoulder-to-shoulder. an
ez re
evangelical pastor had recently
closed his church and moved
away. this time, for this moment,
it was the catholic church that
felt ascendant.
<this isn9t my work,= Father
Moisés rejoiced. <it9s god9s.=
the sky outside began to dark-
PhoTos by alexaNdre Cruz-NoroNha for The WashiNgToN PosT
en. Father Moisés climbed into
his boat. He motored onward to a
community where he feared the
reception would be different. as
he came around the final bend,
closing in on the village of São
Miguel, he saw atop the bluffs a
single wood-plank house. it was
A17
the home of his rival, the pastor.
igh above the river, Leudo
H alencar could see nothing
but forest, water and sky.
after so many years of religious
struggle along the purus, he en-
joyed the isolation of this house,
where, he liked to say, <i hide
myself away= from those who
might wish him harm. Seclusion
seemed particularly important in
São Miguel, where pastor Leudo,
50, knew that his work opening
the community9s first evangelical
church had made him powerful
enemies.
He was no stranger to risk.
that had been the life he chose
decades earlier, when he attended
his first evangelical celebration
and, at age 18, found not only a
new faith but his life9s mission: to
evangelize along the purus and
challenge the long dominance of
catholicism.
He had built his first church at
the river9s edge in the mid-1990s
in the community of novo
amparo. the reception was un-
like anything he had expected.
people came in droves, desperate
for god. it convinced him, he
said, of the weakness of the cath-
olic church. its priests, largely
outsiders, were entirely absent.
their scholarship was another
barrier. in a region where few had
much formal education, people
couldn9t relate to them. But they
did to him 4 an illiterate farm-
hand who hadn9t needed the vow
of poverty taken by some priests
because poverty was all he9d ever
known.
that first church led to an-
other, in Ramal. and another, in
Sardinha. His expansion along
the purus made him a figure of
respect among the area9s promi-
nent evangelicals, but also
plunged the river into religious
division. the catholics who
didn9t convert blamed him for it.
His wife, charide Luz de
albuquerque, 48, often asked him
to slow down. <they criticize and
reject us,= she said she told him
once. <they won9t let us up into
their houses.=
But he9d rarely encountered
such disdain as in São Miguel.
When he arrived in early 2020,
pastor Leudo found a community
whose geographic isolation had
largely buffered it from the reli-
gious transfiguration of the for-
est. the settlement9s social and
religious hierarchy was firmly es-
tablished.
at the top was the Queiroz
family, whose members owned
much of the land in São Miguel,
lived in concrete houses and ran
the catholic church. Below them
were impoverished congregants
like Rosa. She resided in a wood-
plank shack, washed clothing in a
creek below and didn9t own a
phone. She barely knew anyone
from outside São Miguel.
pastor Leudo, who believed
god had granted him vision and
the power to heal, said he saw a
demon at work in the village. it
had caused a woman to consider
suicide. driven a man to abuse
alcohol. Left a housewife twisted
by anger. When the village girl
Maírla campo de Souza, 12, was
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found dead, hanging from a cord

tied to her balcony9s rafters,
pastor Leudo was sure it had been
the demon that had killed her. at
her funeral, he warned the vil-
lage: if it didn9t find its way to
god, he prophesied, others would
perish.
His evangelical church grew,
and his followers believed that
god rewarded their faith. The
demon, he said, was expelled. No
one else died.
But he knew that the Catholics,
less likely to see the Devil in daily
struggles, didn9t view it his way.
They called him an interloper, a
charlatan. one man threatened to
physically destroy his church,
pastor Leudo said, others to do it
with a lawsuit. more painfully, he
said, some blamed him for
maírla9s death. They said he9d
brought the demon to são
miguel. The leader of the village9s
Catholic church, adelson
Queiroz, would barely speak to
him.
He wanted to tell adelson they
weren9t enemies, but allies. Those
whom adelson couldn9t reach
with Catholicism, pastor Leudo
could bring to god through evan-
gelicalism. But he didn9t know if
adelson would listen. many of the
villagers attending pastor Leudo9s
celebrations had been close to
adelson. Young rosa, whom
pastor Leudo had seen more and
more of in recent months, had
been like a daughter to adelson,
someone he had been grooming
for Catholic leadership.
pastor Leudo9s wife began to
worry that with feelings so raw,
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people in são miguel might want
to harm them.
adelson, she warned, was a ABOVE: Father Moisés baptizes a baby in São Miguel. LEFT:
dangerous man. Evangelical pastor Leudo Alencar sits with his Bible outside his
house on the Purus. The pastor, who came to São Miguel in early
nable to sleep, again, adel- 2020, is said to have banished malevolent spirits and cured

U son, 53, rose from bed just

before 4 a.m. and padded
through his darkened house to
illnesses. He claims to be illiterate but reads the Bible fluently.

the television. He had never slept

well. But lately, with father
moisés9s visit just two days away,
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take before he packed up and left? Moisés Oliveira took
adelson, a sturdily built cattle to São Miguel
rancher with a large scar on his
forehead, turned on Catholic pro-
gramming. a prerecorded prayer
service was on. He sat, folded his
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adelson knew são miguel had
never been an easy place to live.
many of its 27 families had little
to eat beyond what was grown,
fished or hunted. illiteracy was
widespread. The nearest town
was three hours away by boat. But
to adelson, são miguel9s wealthi-
est resident and owner of nearly
2,000 cattle, this had been a hap-
py place, unified by a common
faith and sense of community. He
said he9d always tried to help
those in need, slaughtering cattle
to feed the hungry, providing
internet access to anyone who
wanted it, building a Catholic
church beside his house so people
had a place to pray. Then, in early
2020, a wiry outsider arrived
looking for work, and everything
changed.
adelson couldn9t understand
the pastor9s appeal and, at first,
didn9t take him seriously. The
pastor had none of the religious
training of the Catholic priest-
hood. The services held at his
church 4 which he built gallingly
close to the Catholic church 4
made even less sense to adelson.
Just a lot of shouting and crying
and indecipherable tongues.
adelson didn9t know how anyone
could see god in that noise. it
stunned him that some did. and
that even more then followed.
But adelson recognized the ex-
tent of change in his community
only after the girl maírla was
found dead. adelson had known
her. so when the pastor stood
before the community and said
that a demon had killed her 4
and that its work wasn9t yet done
in são miguel 4 adelson was
outraged by this outsider9s temer-
ity. Then disturbed by how many
nodded in agreement.
He went home and prayed
harder than ever before, that the
pastor was wrong, that no one
else would die. When he finally
ended his prayers seven days lat-
er, he considered them answered.
No one else had perished.
But other prayers would go
unmet. são miguel would not
return to what it had been. The
pastor, whom he called a <false
prophet,= would not leave. The
village to which adelson had
committed his life would divide
along religious lines.
<for the sake of His sorrowful
passion,= he chanted a final time,
<have mercy on us and the whole
world.=
He opened his eyes. Daylight
poured into the house. He rose,
turned off the television and went
outside. The view from his balco-
ny was expansive 4 verdant pas-
tures, horses and cattle, a pond
rich with fish. Nowhere made
him feel closer to god. But adel-
son increasingly felt like he9d let
Him down. Catholicism had been
brought here by his forefathers,
but he hadn9t safeguarded that
tradition. The people didn9t want
his faith. They didn9t want him.
The humiliation was almost more
than he could bear.
Worst of all, he said, had been
rosa9s family. They were practi-
cally kin. He9d known rosa9s
mother, maria antônia, his whole
life. He was godfather to rosa9s
sister, maria Jesus. and he had
looked at rosa, who had so much
potential, as another of his kids.
Then at dawn one morning in
autumn 2022, maria antônia
came to his house and told him:
she9d searched her soul and had
decided to convert. afterward, he
was sent a video. it showed her
daughter maria Jesus kneeling
before the pastor in the purus,
babbling an incomprehensible
tongue. His goddaughter, whom
he9d sworn to shepherd in a Cath-
olic life, had been baptized as an
evangelical protestant.
and finally, there was rosa 4
raven-haired, dimple-cheeked
rosa. He9d done so much to keep
her in the church. Now he won-
dered whether she9d even come to
the annual mass.
here had been a time not
T long ago when rosa
thought little of the pastor.
Her family was one of são
miguel9s most faithful, and she
recalled never doubting that her
rightful place was in the Catholic
Church. That commitment only
deepened in spring 2022, as con-
versions spread through the vil-
lage and Catholic leaders pan-
icked. Hoping to rejuvenate the
community9s church, adelson
had turned to rosa, whom he
considered one of the faithful9s
most charismatic youngsters, and
given her new responsibilities.
rosa felt blessed. she said she9d
grown up admiring adelson and
had often had lunch at his house
after sunday service. That he and
his wife, valcir, took special inter-
est in her 4 counseling her to
study Catholic services and en-
couraging her to explore a life in
ministry 4 gave her the confi-
dence to assume the lectern her-
self. While others abandoned Ca-
tholicism, she embraced it, rarely
missing her Thursday night wom-
en9s prayer group at the chapel.
The evangelical church was
just a short walk away. she re-
membered hearing the shouts
and cries of its followers from the
Catholic church. But she never
went, worried that their church
harbored demons. she became
curious only after one aunt, who9d
struggled with depression, had
converted and appeared to im-
prove. so one Thursday evening,
rosa went to meet the aunt at her
worship service. she looked in-
side.
it wasn9t what she9d expected.
No demons. No pressure to con-
vert. The pastor was thin and
fatherly.
Then, one day, while watching
Catholic television, she learned of
something called baptism in the
Holy spirit. it was fascinating.
The process was similar to the
experiential, fervent baptisms
she9d seen performed by evangeli-
cals, but it was allowed under the
Catholic faith. she went down to
the purus and performed the act
of worship. others at the Catholic
church mocked her for it. They
said she was possessed by a de-
mon, just like an evangelical.
<it was such discrimination,=
she said.
adelson and his wife support-
ed her, she said. They told her
they still believed in her future in
Catholic ministry. But the ridi-
cule made her question every-
thing. she wondered, if un-
schooled evangelicals could be-
come pastors, why Catholic min-
isters had to earn a certificate.
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Miguel
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Didn9t the Word come from god,
not school? she also questioned
Catholic imagery: all the crosses,
chalices and clerical vestments.
Hadn9t the Bible forbidden idola-
try?
in late 2022, after her mother
and sister converted, she stopped
attending Catholic services. Her
grandfather, who ran the local
church with adelson, said she9d
betrayed them. Her father said he
didn9t understand. adelson said
nothing at all.
The loss of that relationship
brought her to tears. she wished
that adelson could see she was
still the same person. Just be-
cause her religion was changing
didn9t mean she was. Just because
she was rejecting Catholicism,
didn9t mean she was rejecting
him.
But that conversation never
happened, and over time, she
began to see the village schism
differently. for so long, she9d
thought it was about religion.
Now she believed it was really
about power and control. This
long-awaited Catholic mass
wouldn9t decide just which reli-
gion was dominant in são miguel.
it would determine who held
sway over the village.
he morning of the mass, a
T hard rain began to fall. The
turn in weather made the
Catholics who had gathered at
adelson9s house uneasy. mass was
set to begin in half an hour, and
the weather was sure to dampen
attendance. adelson, a tight smile
on his face, noted who was al-
ready waiting on his porch and
who was not. He saw his nephew
and his wife. He saw a fellow
Catholic leader and his wife. He
did not see rosa, or her family.
<i9m not nervous,= adelson
said.
father moisés, sitting nearby,
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2 Miles
didn9t reply.
Ten minutes past the sched-
uled start time, the priest stood
up. father moisés said he could
wait no longer.
<Let9s go,= he said.
far above the banks of the
purus, in a forested area people
called the highlands, one of the
absent was peeling cassava with a
long knife.
rosa had awoken early that
morning, as dawn broke across
the purus, flat and gray. in years
past, she would have been busy
preparing for the Catholic
church9s most important day of
the year. But instead, on this
morning, she had met with her
mother and sister, and they9d set
out into the forest.
rosa sat on a grassy patch,
foraged for cassava and smiled.
<i9ve made my decision,= she
said. <i9m evangelical. and i9m
happy.=
Down below, where the rest of
her village was deciding, father
moisés entered the church. He
stepped behind the altar and
pulled on his priestly robes. He
set down a gold chalice and,
murmuring a prayer over it,
closed his eyes. When he opened
them, he saw that the pews were
half-empty. fewer than 30 people.
Less than one-third of the com-
munity.
adelson took a seat in the front
row. He stooped his shoulders,
pinched his nose and rocked back
and forth in prayer. Not as many
people as he9d hoped. But he tried
to focus on those who were here:
the last Catholics of são miguel.
The true believers. They would
stay with him.
<at least,= he said as the mass
ended and the long wait for next
year9s began, <i hope so.=
Marina dias in brasília contributed to
this report.
sunday, february 18 , 2024
Putin basks in power
after announcement
of Navalny9s death
The Russian president
appears cheerful without
his most formidable foe
BY C ATHERINE B ELTON
When prison authorities an-
nounced the death of Alexei Na-
valny, Vladimir Putin9s most po-
tent political opponent, the Rus-
sian president appeared to be
overflowing with cheer.
Addressing a group of workers
and students at a machinery
plant in the Russian industrial
city of Chelyabinsk on Friday, a
smiling Putin, unsurprisingly,
made no mention of Navalny9s
death in a faraway Arctic prison
and instead professed himself to
be satisfied at the technological
progress he had just seen.
<Forward! Success! To new
borders!= Putin declared to one
young worker who had pro-
claimed her admiration for the
president.
With Navalny9s demise at age
47, further military assistance for
Ukraine still blocked in Congress
and Ukrainian forces retreating
on the battlefield, a lot seems to
be going Putin9s way a month
ahead of a presidential election
in Russia that he is certain to
win.
Before the trip to Chelyabinsk,
Putin was already riding high off
an obsequious interview recently
with former Fox News host Tuck-
er Carlson. Even sanctions im-
posed by <our quasi-partners,=
Putin boasted Friday, had result-
ed in a boost in orders for the
plant that he was visiting.
Putin is now <outside of any
competition,= said Andrei Kole-
snikov, a Moscow-based senior
research fellow at the Carnegie
Russia Eurasia Center.
Navalny9s death not only re-
moves a major 4 if distant 4
political thorn; it also is one more
development that puts Putin9s
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potential detractors on notice.
Last summer, the swift and
demonstrative downing of a jet
carrying Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the
Wagner mercenary commander
who led a mutiny against Russia9s
military leadership, sent a chill-
ing signal to any opponents of
the Kremlin9s current course.
This month, Russian election
authorities rapidly blocked a lib-
eral antiwar candidate, Boris Na-
dezhdin, from the presidential
ballot, claiming irregularities
with the signatures required for
candidacy. Nadezhdin stood vir-
tually no chance of winning, but
the Kremlin will not tolerate
even the slightest show of dis-
sent.
<Putin now remains alone,=
Kolesnikov said. <He is solus rex,
the lonely king. No one can stop
him triumphing.=
Some still cautioned that Putin
could overreach. They pointed to
Navalny9s stature among some
members of the Russian elite and
the possibility that he will be
viewed as a martyr, as well as the
risk that the West could toughen
its resolve against Putin9s regime
4 and perhaps even increase
assistance to Ukraine.
Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of
R.Politik, a Russian political con-
sultancy now based in France,
said it seemed clear Putin would
crack down further on the rem-
nants of Russia9s opposition, mo-
tivated by fears that the West
could exploit Navalny9s death to
stir more unrest.
<In Putin9s eyes, the risk of
Western interference remains
very serious,= she said.
But for Russia9s beleaguered
opposition, there9s little left for
Putin to do to completely cripple
the movement.
In January, Navalny had called
for a nationwide protest on the
day of the March presidential
election and for voters to gather
at the polls at noon as a sign of
dissent against Putin.
But analysts and opposition
politicians said it wasn9t clear
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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to students and workers at a machinery plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Friday. Putin made no
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how many would have responded opposition politician now in exile U.S. Republican Party to Russia9s
Russian President to the call given fears over Putin9s in Paris. point of view could come undone
increasingly repressive tactics. <Street protests can only work as a result of the death.
Vladimir Putin Still, they said, Navalny9s death if millions come out,= Gudkov Already on Friday, GOP mem-
may be a sign the Kremlin didn9t said. <But because people are not bers began denouncing members
<now remains alone. want to leave anything to chance. organized and don9t have any of the party who had recently
Authorities in Moscow <are resources, or newspapers, or po- sided with Putin, while President
He is solus rex, the very sensitive now to any details,= litical leaders or parties or trade Biden railed against Republicans
Kolesnikov added. unions, there is nothing.= for blocking passage of a bill that
lonely king. No one can The muted display of mourn- Others said the death in jail of included billions in aid for
ing for Navalny in Moscow, with such a prominent and admired Ukraine.
stop him triumphing.= few willing to dare challenge the political figure could still create <Putin does not need this now,=
authorities by leaving flowers, an array of problems for Putin. one Moscow business executive
Andrei Kolesnikov,
was a sign of Russia9s transfor- Navalny9s <unmatched recog- said, speaking on the condition
a Moscow-based senior
mation since the February 2022 nition, significance to the elites of anonymity to discuss sensitive
research fellow at the Carnegie
invasion of Ukraine. and involvement in domestic pol- matters. <It will now be very
Russia eurasia Center
Thousands had taken to Mos- itics distinguished him from any difficult for the Republican Party
cow9s streets to protest Navalny9s other opposition figure,= to object.=
arrest on his return to Russia in Stanovaya posted on X, previous- Opposition politicians called
January 2021 in scenes that some ly known as Twitter. <This creates for the West to strengthen its
observers likened to the August a significant political problem for response to the Putin regime.
2020 protests in Minsk that the regime 4 they will have to <The world should understand
threatened to topple the Belaru- deal with Navalny9s legacy,= she that Putin is not a human being.
sian president. said. He is a threat to civilization,=
But protesters in Moscow to- In Moscow, some Russian Gudkov said. <Without the col-
day would face <an enormous business executives were ner- lapse of the Putin regime, the
mass of armed people,= said Gen- vously watching whether inroads world will not be able to live
nady Gudkov, a senior Russian made in winning over part of the peacefully.=



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Navalny9s team
demands body be
returned to family
Spokeswoman conûrms
the Russian opposition
leader died in prison
BY R OBYN D IXON AND
N ATALIA A BBAKUMOVA
RIGA, Latvia 4 A spokeswoman
for Alexei Navalny, the Russian
opposition leader who died sud-
denly in an Arctic prison, demand-
ed on Saturday that authorities
hand over his body, as his mother,
Lyudmila Navalnaya, and lawyers
struggled fruitlessly with officials
to reclaim his remains.
Russia9s Investigative Commit-
tee refused a lawyer9s demand to
surrender the body until an offi-
cial medical investigation was
complete, according to the spokes-
woman, Kira Yarmysh.
<We demand that Alexei Naval-
ny9s body be handed over to his
family immediately,= Yarmysh
wrote in a statement on Saturday.
Navalnaya, who had visited her
son just on Monday in the harsh
prison camp known as <Polar
Wolf= in Kharp, a town in the far
north region of Yamalo-Nenets,
returned there Saturday morning
with Navalny9s lawyer and was
given documentation showing his
death occurred at 2:17 p.m. local
time on Friday.
Navalnaya, 69, faced a grueling
and absurd ordeal after she flew
into the town of Salekhard early
Saturday and drove 33 miles to the
Kharp prison, where officials said
that her son9s body was taken to
the morgue in Salekhard, assuring
her the facility was open and oper-
ating, according to Yarmysh.
But when Navalnaya and a law-
yer arrived, the morgue was
closed.
They phoned a number on the
door, only to be told his body was
not there, Yarmysh said.
Yarmysh said a second Navalny
lawyer visited the Investigative
Committee in Salekhard, where
officials said Navalny9s body was
undergoing a medical investiga-
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death. They refused to hand over
the body until the official investi-
gation is carried out, stating that
the results would be released next
week, she said.
<Only an hour ago, the lawyers
were informed that the investiga-
tion had been concluded and that
something criminal had not been
established,= Yarmysh posted on
Twitter shortly afterward. <They
literally lie every time, driving us
around in circles and covering
their tracks.=
The removal of Navalny9s body
from the prison for a potential
autopsy by Russian authorities in-
dicates that the true cause of his
death may never be known.
After Navalny was poisoned
with a banned nerve agent in Au-
gust 2020, he and his supporters
fought unsuccessfully for the re-
turn of the clothing he was wear-
ing when he was poisoned, hoping
to discover evidence. During an
investigation led by the Bellingcat,
maxim shemetov/reuters
the investigative journalism
group, Navalny later tricked an Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, and lawyer Vasily Dubkov arrive at the regional
agent of Russia9s Federal Security department of Russia's Investigative Committee in the town of Salekhard in the Yamal-Nenets Region, Russia, on Saturday.
Service, or FSB, into admitting
that he had been sent to clean any Navalny9s team initially said that In Moscow at the <Wall of Sor- contest that excludes any signifi- political capital, you lose your in-
traces of evidence from Navalny9s they did not trust statements by row,= a memorial to victims of cant opponent. fluence and so on 4 everyone who
underwear, which was in the cus- Russian authorities on Friday that political repressions, riot police Navalny9s death was seen as a talks like that and spreads this
tody of local authorities. he had died. But any lingering overpowered dozens of people watershed in Russia signaling that idea is an accomplice to murder,=
Lyudmila Navalnaya9s struggle uncertainty was dispelled Satur- who tried to lay flowers in memory no dissent will be tolerated, as he said bitterly. <I want you to stay
to recover her son9s body Saturday day. of Navalny and dragged them to a Putin shifts toward a highly cen- awake for the rest of your lives.=
echoes the stark bureaucratic cru- Ivan Zhdanov, a leader of Naval- nearby phalanx of security vehi- tralized, deeply repressive totali- OVD-Info, a Russian legal
elty when Russian security offi- ny9s Anti-Corruption Foundation, cles. tarian regime. rights group that provides legal
cials obstructed his wife, Yulia Na- which is now based in Vilnius, Muscovites left flowers at other An opposition figure and mem- assistance to detainees, said that
valnaya, from evacuating Navalny Lithuania, issued a statement say- highly symbolic locations, includ- ber of Navalny9s team in exile, more than 231 people had been
from the Siberian hospital after ing: <That9s it. It9s over. Alexei Na- ing the Solovetsky Stone, a memo- Vladimir Milov, said he believed arrested in more than 23 cities.
his poisoning in 2020. valny has been assassinated.= rial to victims of the Soviet gulag that Navalny9s death was simply The largest number of arrests was
He was only flown to Germany As recently as Thursday, Naval- and political repressions in Luby- murder. <Because they can do any- in St. Petersburg, where 126 peo-
two days later, after Yulia issued a ny was seen on video attending a anka Square, in front of the head- thing they want now,= Milov said. ple were detained.
personal appeal to Russian Presi- court hearing, in which he seemed quarters of the FSB, previously the <They can withhold the body in- Alexander Polupan, a doctor
dent Vladimir Putin, who granted in good health and good spirits, KGB. definitely.= who treated Navalny after his
the request. Navalny was taken to and was even joking with court And they placed flowers at a Milov said there could now be 2020 poisoning, said on Friday
a hospital in Berlin, where he officials. bridge near the Kremlin where no independent investigation to that an autopsy would be required
eventually recovered and re- Navalny embodied the resis- another of Putin9s opposition ri- establish the cause of death. to establish how he died.
turned to Moscow in 2021. He was tance to Putin9s regime more than vals, Boris Nemtsov, was shot to Milov, who tried to convince Asked about the possibility that
then immediately arrested, im- any other Russian opposition fig- death on Feb. 27, 2015. Navalny not to return to Russia Navalny may have been poisoned
prisoned and given several hefty ure, and in the numbing after- With the political opposition after his poisoning, expressed fury again, he said determining this
sentences, totaling 30 years, in math of his death, police arrested crushed inside of Russia and the at the members of his team who would require a chemical and toxi-
cases that he and international dozens of Russians who laid flow- opposition-in-exile divided, the encouraged him to do so, on the cological examination.
rights groups described as ers at spontaneous memorials. loss of Navalny9s powerful, charis- logic that he could not be a rel- <Right now we don9t have any
trumped up for political retribu- Late Friday, security officials with matic voice raised doubts about its evant opposition figure in exile. medical data to support either ver-
tion. trash bags removed piles of flow- future, just a month before Putin9s <The idiotic idea that if you go sion, was it violent death or natu-
Yulia Navalnaya and leaders of ers. certain reelection in a presidential into exile, that9s it, you lose your ral death,= Polupan said.
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Angry families demand return of Israeli hostages
Protesters take to the streets as frustration toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu9s approach to negotiations intensifies
BY S TEVE H ENDRIX
AND H EIDI L EVINE
TEL AVIV 4 Family members of
Israeli hostages held by Hamas
braved winter thunderstorms
Saturday for a second night of
protests since cease-fire negotia-
tions stalled last week, a develop-
ment that families blame on
Prime Minister Benjamin Netan-
yahu.
Thousands gathered outside
Israeli military headquarters
here chanting <Now! Now!
Now!= Demonstrators Thursday
shut down a major road in
downtown Tel Aviv; a group of
hostage family members hand-
cuffed themselves together and
blocked the gates during a meet-
ing of the war cabinet. Some
have set off colored smoke
bombs and carried posters de-
picting Netanyahu9s son Yair as a
hostage with the legend: <How
would it be different it was him?=
On Friday, protesters fired
flares in the air and demanded
Netanyahu step down. Mounted
police and trucks blocked their
way. Demonstrators blame the
prime minister for the security
failures leading to the Hamas
attack on Israeli communities on
Oct. 7 4 when authorities here
say militants killed 1,200 people
4 as well his handling of the war
in Gaza and the hostages since.
<Netanyahu has to leave or
we9ll never get the hostages
home,= said Karen Beltz, a Tel
Aviv film producer. She said the
protests were beginning to swell,
but were still not as large or
angry as the anti-government
demonstrations that rocked Isra-
el for months last year.
Hamas and allied fighters took
more than 253 people hostage on
Oct. 7. More than 100 were freed
in exchange for more than 200
Palestinian detainees during a
November pause in fighting. Is-
raeli authorities believe that
more than 100 hostages remain
AFgHANistAN
Report shows women
feel scared of Taliban
Afghan women feel scared or
unsafe leaving their homes alone
because of Taliban decrees and
enforcement campaigns on
clothing and male guardians,
according to a report from the
U.N. mission in Afghanistan.
The report, issued Friday,
comes days before a U.N.-
convened meeting in the Qatari
capital is set to start, with
member states and special
envoys to Afghanistan due to
discuss engagement with the
Taliban and the country9s crises,
including the human rights
situation.
. the washington post
TOP: Tali Attias holds a bouquet of yellow roses as she holds posters of her relatives being held hostage in Gaza as family members and
supporters protest in Tel Aviv. ABOVE: Over a dozen family members handcuffed themselves together outside the Israeli Defense Ministry.
in Gaza.
Advocates warn that time is
running out for the hostages,
who have been held in Gaza for
19 weeks. They were infuriated
when Netanyahu pulled Israel9s
team out of cease-fire negotia-
tions in Cairo on Wednesday.
The prime minister said fur-
ther talks were pointless until
Hamas dropped <delusional de-
mands= that Israel withdraw
from Gaza and free thousands of
detained Palestinians as part of
The Taliban 4 which took
over Afghanistan in 2021 during
the final weeks of U.S. and NATO
withdrawal from the country 4
has barred women from most
areas of public life and stopped
girls from going to school
beyond the sixth grade as part of
harsh measures it imposed
despite initial promises of a
more moderate rule.
The Taliban is also restricting
women9s access to work, travel
and health care if they are
unmarried or don9t have a male
guardian, and arresting those
who don9t comply with the
Taliban9s interpretation of hijab,
or Islamic headscarf.
The U.N. mission9s report said
the decrees are being enforced
through arrest, harassment and
The World
any hostage deal.
The Cairo meeting, reportedly
attended by Mossad head David
Barnea, CIA Director William J.
Burns and senior Hamas leaders
from outside of Gaza, followed
reports of progress in Paris talks.
Hope rose among the families of
the remaining hostages, some of
whom are elderly or injured.
Israel estimates that more
than two dozen hostages may
have died. Officials have made
the return of their remains part
Digest
intimidation.
4 Associated Press
HUNgARY
Orban tries to contain
political fallout
Hungarian Prime Minister
Viktor Orban sought to contain
the political fallout of a
presidential pardon scandal
during an annual state of the
nation address Saturday, his first
public appearance since
Hungary9s president, his ally,
resigned a week ago. The
nationalist Orban is under
intense pressure from multiple
angles as his obstructionist
conduct on the international
stage has spurred growing
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of the negotiations.
Netanyahu, under pressure
from right-wing members of his
narrow governing majority to
keep up the Gaza offensive, or-
dered his team out of Egypt in
defiance of not only the demands
of the hostage families but the
growing international outrage
over the soaring civilian death
toll in Gaza. In three months of
war, more than 28,000 Gazans
have been killed, according to
the Gaza Health Ministry.
frustration among his European
Union and NATO allies.
Meanwhile, widespread public
outrage has gripped Hungary
over a pardon the president
issued to a convict in a child
sexual abuse case. In his speech,
which marked the 25th
anniversary of his first address
to the nation during his
freshman term as prime minister
in 1999, Orban immediately
addressed the Feb. 10
resignation of President Katalin
Novak.
He said that 2024 <could not
have begun any worse= and that
her resignation was a
<nightmare= for the country.
International news
organizations, including the
Associated Press and Hungary9s
PHoTos by Heidi Levine for THe WasHingTon PosT
Diplomats said the negotia-
tions brokered by Egypt, Qatar
and the United States continue.
One Israeli familiar with the
discussion said Netanyahu9s pub-
lic statements did not mean he
has blocked Israeli negotiators
from engaging behind the
scenes.
<They are still talking,= said
the person, who spoke on the
condition of anonymity because
they were not authorized to com-
ment.
independent media, were not
permitted to attend the speech.
4 Associated Press
seNegAL
Protesters demand
quick balloting
Protesters took to the streets
in Senegal9s capital Saturday to
keep the pressure on President
Macky Sall to hold elections
quickly.
Hundreds of people walked
and biked through downtown
Dakar chanting <Macky dictator,=
while others called for the
release of imprisoned opposition
figures.
Sall issued a decree earlier this
month to postpone the
A21
But hostage groups reacted
with fury. They said Netanyahu
was prioritizing the appease-
ment of his right-wing political
base over reaching a deal.
<If the Cairo initiative fails,
134 children and parents will be
sacrificed and will die,= the larg-
est family umbrella group said in
a statement. <Do not sacrifice
them, do not abandon them
again.=
One family member after an-
other took the stage Saturday to
beseech the government to act.
<Leave politics out of this,= the
son of one hostage cried. <Bring
them home now.=
Thousands came out despite
heavy rain and cold winds
through the weekend. Netanya-
hu has seen his support drop to
all-time lows as citizens increas-
ingly hold him accountable for
policies that allowed Hamas to
flourish, and the collapse of
intelligence and security that
allowed the militants to lead the
Oct. 7 assault.
More than two-thirds of Is-
raelis want to see early elections,
polls show, and about a third are
ready for them even before the
Gaza war is concluded.
On Saturday, the leader of
Israel9s largest and most influen-
tial trade union group called on
Netanyahu to step down and face
the voters.
<We9re at a dead end, and
there9s only one way out 4
elections,= said Arnon Bar-David,
the head of Histadrut, local me-
dia reported.
Anger against the prime min-
ister is rising, but analysts say it9s
unlikely to reach critical mass
until the number of combat forc-
es in Gaza comes down, tensions
ease along the border with Leba-
non and the hostages are freed.
<There isn9t a sense that we9re
in a postwar situation yet,= said
Yohanan Plesner, president of
the Israel Democracy Institute.
<But we9re getting there.=
presidential election, originally
scheduled for Feb. 25, citing
unresolved disputes over who
could run. The National
Assembly then voted to
reschedule the election for Dec.
15.
However, the country9s
Constitutional Council ruled
Thursday that those moves were
unconstitutional and ordered
the government to hold the
election, presumably allowing
enough time for campaigning.
The panel acknowledged that
Feb. 25 wouldn9t now be feasible
but said the government should
act fast.
Sall said Friday that his
government will organize the
balloting as soon as possible.
4 Associated Press
A22
In Munich, Zelensky implores U.S., others to stick with Ukraine
BY E MILY R AUHALA,
M ICHAEL B IRNBAUM,
C LEVE R . W OOTSON J R.
AND S OUAD M EKHENNET
MUNICH 4 Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded on
Saturday for the United States
and other international support-
ers to stick with Ukraine, warn-
ing a gathering of political lead-
ers and security and defense offi-
cials that his country, if left alone,
will be destroyed by Russia.
Zelensky, in a speech at the
annual Munich Security Confer-
ence, seemed to speak directly to
members of Congress who are
blocking critical aid as he high-
lighted short-term deficits on the
battlefield as well as the longer-
term threat posed by Russia9s
aggression to the rules-based in-
ternational order.
His remarks came as Ukraine
withdrew from the strategic east-
ern city of Avdiivka, sealing Rus-
sia9s most significant territorial
victory since capturing Bakhmut
last spring, and as opposition
leader Alexei Navalny9s death put
renewed focus on President
Vladimir Putin9s brutal repres-
sion of dissent.
Adding to the unease at the
annual Munich conference, for-
mer president Donald Trump a
week ago suggested he would
encourage Russia to attack NATO
Ukraine withdraws from Avdiivka as Russia advances into strategic city
BY D AVID L . S TERN, A NDREW
J EONG AND J OHN H UDSON
KYIV 4 Ukrainian forces with-
drew from the strategic city of
Avdiivka in the eastern part of the
country Saturday, paving the way
for advancing Russian forces to
clinch their most significant bat-
tlefield victory in nearly a year.
Russian President Vladimir Pu-
tin congratulated the military on
the <important victory,= state me-
dia reported. A statement from the
Defense Ministry said Russian
forces took <complete= control of
the city in the Donetsk region but
were still clearing some areas, in-
cluding a coke and chemical plant
Ukrainian troops used as a final
stronghold in the battle.
Ukrainian President Volod-
ymyr Zelensky, speaking at the
Munich Security Conference, ac-
knowledged earlier on Saturday
that a pullback from Avdiivka was
underway. Ukrainian forces are
struggling with shortages of am-
munition, weapons and soldiers
as a roughly $60 billion aid pack-
age proposed by President Biden
remains blocked by Republicans
in Congress.
Ukrainian commanders sought
to put a positive spin on the pull-
back, but it amounted to a stinging
defeat. Col. Gen. Oleksandr Syr-
sky, Ukraine9s recently appointed
military chief, said the withdrawal
aimed to avoid Russian encircle-
ment and reduce casualties.
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countries if they do not spend
enough on defense, deepening
questions about American reli-
ability in the years ahead.
In Munich, top U.S. officials,
including Vice President Harris
and Secretary of State Antony
Blinken, have tried to reassure
allies. But since they have little
concrete to offer apart from sun-
ny words, they have made little
headway with alarmed and
gloomy Europeans. Many Euro-
pean policymakers here are ex-
pecting Trump to win in Novem-
ber, given President Biden9s low
poll numbers, and they are start-
ing to plan accordingly.
Questions about the deadlock
in Washington over aid to
Ukraine 4 and about U.S. global
leadership more broadly 4 have
dominated the annual conclave.
Zelensky last visited the con-
ference two years ago, just days
before Russia9s invasion. At the
time, a war seemed inevitable,
with thousands of Russian troops
massed at the border, although
Zelensky was saying he did not
expect an attack. Since then,
Ukrainian leaders have held on
against tremendous odds 4
although front-line troops warn
that they are quickly running out
of manpower and ammunition.
With the House just having
gone on a two-week recess de-
spite not having approved fresh
defense on more favorable lines,=
Syrsky said. <Our soldiers per-
formed their military duty with
dignity, did everything possible to
destroy the best Russian military
units, inflicted significant losses
on the enemy.=
Ukrainian military officials re-
ported that Russia had launched
large-scale attacks in the Avdiivka
area on Friday. Some Ukrainian
troops were captured while trying
to move to new positions, they
said, adding that it was difficult to
evacuate the wounded amid con-
tinued Russian shelling.
Ukrainian forces were greatly
outgunned, Gen. Oleksandr Tar-
navsky, commander of Ukrainian
forces in the Donetsk region, said
in a statement announcing the
withdrawal.
<In the situation where the en-
emy is advancing on the corpses of
his own soldiers with a 10-to-1
shell advantage, under constant
bombardment, this is the only cor-
rect solution,= Tarnavsky said.
Capturing the city would mark
the most significant battlefield
victory for Russia since Kyiv9s
counteroffensive last year ended
in heavy casualties and a failure to
retake large swaths of occupied
territory defended by well-forti-
fied Russian positions. The with-
drawal will also boost Russian mo-
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sary of the war on Feb. 24 and
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dryly that unlike politicians in
the West, Putin is moving quickly.
<Please, everyone, remember that
dictators do not go on vacation,=
he said.
Zelensky tried to make clear
the stakes without directly call-
ing out U.S. officials. When asked
by CNN9s Christiane Amanpour
what he would say to the Republi-
cans blocking Ukraine aid, Zel-
ensky quipped, <Is this being
shown on television now?= Then
he said he would not comment.
The Ukrainian leader, known
for fiery speeches and direct ap-
peals, took the time to politely
acknowledge the U.S. support to
Ukraine so far 4 and to invite a
certain Republican presidential
candidate to visit.
Trump9s threat against NATO
allies that underspend on defense
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president has also claimed that
he could settle the war within a
day 4 an assertion that has
alarmed supporters of Ukraine
who fear that Ukraine would be
forced to surrender large swaths
of sovereign territory.
Zelensky said he would be
pleased to work with Trump 4
and also to show him around. If
he comes to Ukraine, Zelensky
said, <I am ready to go with him
to the front line.=
A member of the Ukrainian Security Service at the Avdiivka coke plant, a final stronghold, on Feb. 6.
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European policymakers at the their uncertainty about U.S. com- plan B for how to help Ukraine
conference said they are increas- mitments. because plan A, passing the $61
ingly concerned that weakening Ukrainian leaders, meanwhile, billion in support for Kyiv
support from Washington means said that they were determined to through Congress, will eventually
that Putin might be tempted to keep fighting, but they also said succeed.
test NATO if Trump wins. Some that they were approaching a Many European policymakers
leaders are expressing fresh in- crucial and dangerous threshold in Munich said they don9t trust
terest in bolstering Europe9s nu- as they run out of munitions for that that will actually happen.
clear arsenal to hedge against a their air defense systems. If Kyiv They said that they lack good
wandering Washington. Others is no longer able to protect its substitutes for U.S. military aid
say they believe they need to skies, they said, civilians in while the European defense in-
deepen European defense coop- Ukraine9s cities will be vastly dustry ramps up but that they
eration in case Trump drops U.S. more at risk, and the country9s expect to be better able to pro-
guarantees for their security. economy will take a hit, too. duce large quantities of shells
Harris, speaking alongside Zel- The impact of the funding and more advanced equipment in
ensky on Saturday, told reporters delay is already being felt on the the coming years.
that <we are unwavering, and battlefield, NATO Secretary Gen- For now, some of them think
that has nothing to do with an eral Jens Stoltenberg told report- the best option might be Euro-
election cycle. It has to do with ers in Munich on Saturday. pean purchases of U.S. military
who we are and what kind of <There has been a reduction in equipment on behalf of Kyiv. But,
country we want to be 4 one that the flow of standard ammunition they add, such a move has uncer-
stands with our friends.= and air defense,= he said. <That tain political support on the con-
But one senior European dip- makes it urgent to have a decision tinent and is unlikely to lead to
lomat at the conference said that in the United States.= weapons deliveries at the speed
there was <a difference between The sheer size of the U.S. necessary to aid Ukraine amid its
the sound and the picture= in the economy and the strength of its current battlefield dilemma.
message coming from the United military make unblocking aid the <I don9t think there was a
States. The picture, the diplomat priority for Ukraine and for member of Congress of either
said, was obvious, especially with NATO allies, he said. party that didn9t stand up and
Republican lawmakers at the <Now the most important sin- swear on a Bible in the first few
conference talking about their gle decision is for the U.S. to agree weeks of the war that we will be
need for border security. That to a package of support for with Ukraine,= said one member
message fell flat with some of the Ukraine,= he said. <Just because of the large congressional delega-
Europeans, who noted that they of the magnitude and the mili- tion at the conference, Sen. Mark
had accommodated a wave of tary capabilities that the United R. Warner (D-Va.), chair of the
millions of Ukrainian refugees States has.= Senate Intelligence Committee,
for the past two years. The diplo- Speaking alongside Zelensky, who expressed frustration at
mat spoke on the condition of Harris repeated what has become House Republicans9 wavering
anonymity to speak frankly about a U.S. mantra: that there is no support for Kyiv.
conducting <a relatively con-
trolled withdrawal= while Russian
troops attempt to complicate or
prevent it, the Institute for the
Study of War, a Washington-based
think tank, said in a report pub-
lished Friday.
Ukrainian military leaders
praised troops for their efforts to
hold Avdiivka and the coke plant,
once a main employer in the re-
gion.
<I thank the fighters for the
worthy battle they gave to the en-
emy in Avdiivka, in the conditions
of the total numerical superiority
of the Russians in manpower,
equipment, and ammunition,= An-
driy Biletsky, commander of the
3rd Separate Assault Brigade,
wrote Saturday on Telegram, an-
nouncing their withdrawal from
the coke factory.
Russian forces <dropped 60-80=
aerial bombs <in one day= on the
plant, Maksym Zhorin, a member
Wojciech grzedzinski for the Washington Post
of the brigade, wrote Friday on
Telegram.
<There is a feeling that this is
8, replacing Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. er, Ukrainian forces also suffered the largest number of aerial
In his previous position as com- heavy casualties 4 raising ques- bombs on such a piece of land in
mander of Ukraine9s ground forc- tions of whether the losses were the entire time of the existence of
es, Syrsky was criticized for possi- justified, given Bakhmut9s rela- mankind,= he wrote. <These
bly waiting too long to withdraw tively low strategic value. bombs completely destroy any po-
from Bakhmut, another eastern By contrast, the decision to pull sition. All buildings and struc-
city, when it was under siege last back from Avdiivka, a more stra- tures simply turn into a pit after
year. tegically valuable location, was the arrival of just one.=
Bakhmut became a symbol of made just days after Syrsky took
Ukrainian tenacity, as Ukrainian overall command 4 a clear reflec- jeong reported from seoul and
defenders held on for months and tion of Ukraine9s difficulties on the hudson from Washington. emily
inflicted heavy losses on Russian front line and its need to preserve rauhala in Munich, and serhiy
forces before retreating and sur- ammunition and soldiers. Morgunov and serhiy korolchuk
rendering the city in May. Howev- Ukrainian forces appear to be contributed to this report.
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Covert disinformation operation aims to undercut Zelensky
UKrAInE from A1
at their inability to undermine
Zelensky and foment division.
one of them complained in one
exchange that the Ukrainian
president was like Brad Pitt, a
global star with an image that
couldn9t be sullied.
But with Gen. Zaluzhny now
out, the front lines frozen and
further military and financial
support from the United States
uncertain, some in Kyiv are con-
cerned that russia9s covert
propaganda efforts could begin
to erode national cohesion and
morale.
<The most difficult times are
ahead,= said one senior European
security official who, like others,
spoke on the condition of ano-
nymity to discuss sensitive mat-
ters. <russia survived and they
are preparing a new campaign
which consists of three main
directions: first, pressure on the
front line; second, attacks on
Ukrainian infrastructure; and
thirdly, this destabilization cam-
paign.=
Moscow9s four key objectives
The documents show how in
January 2023 the Kremlin9s first
deputy chief of staff, Sergei Kiri-
yenko, tasked a team of officials
and political strategists with es-
tablishing a presence on Ukrai-
nian social media to distribute
disinformation.
The effort built on an earlier
project that Kiriyenko, a long-
time Putin aide, had been run-
ning to subvert Western support
for Ukraine, including in france
and Germany, previous report-
ing by The Post shows.
The European propaganda
group was overseen by one of
Kiriyenko9s deputies, Tatyana
matveeva, head of the Kremlin9s
department for developing infor-
mation and communication
technologies, the documents
show.
By the end of 2022, after
Ukraine pushed back russian
forces in the Kharkiv and Kher-
son regions and officials in Kyiv
began to talk of a major spring
counteroffensive in the east and
south, Kiriyenko put together a
second team focused on destabi-
lizing Ukraine itself, the docu-
ments show.
That effort was headed by one
of his closest deputies, Alexander
Kharichev, a bureaucrat known
in some moscow circles as the
<fixer= or <election handler=
because he ensures that domes-
tic elections go the Kremlin9s
way.
At a Jan. 16, 2023, meeting,
Kiriyenko laid out four key ob-
jectives for the Ukraine propa-
ganda team: discrediting Kyiv9s
military and political leader-
ship, splitting the Ukrainian
elite, demoralizing Ukrainian
troops and disorienting the
Ukrainian population, the docu-
ments show.
The team9s success was to be
measured according to key indi-
cators: They were to <lower the
ratings of key personnel in Zel-
ensky9s office, the Ukrainian gov-
ernment, and the command of
Ukraine9s armed forces,= and in-
crease the belief among the
Ukrainian population that the
country9s elite was working only
for itself. <A growth in the num-
ber of government dismissals
and public conflicts= would also
be a sign of achievement.
To increase fear and anxiety,
Ukrainian war losses were to be
exaggerated, the documents
state.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry
Peskov, Kharichev and matveeva
did not respond to detailed re-
quests for comment on the con-
tents of the documents.
The documents show that
progress was monitored at near-
weekly Kremlin meetings, where
the strategists gave dashboard
presentations showcasing the
most widely read posts they9d
planted in Ukrainian social me-
dia and tallying the overall dis-
tribution of their output. They
also ran weekly opinion polls on
the level of trust in Zelensky and
the country9s military leader-
ship.
Among the material they high-
lighted was a fabricated face-
book post claiming that the fam-
ily of a fallen soldier had not
received any help from the state,
which garnered more than 2
million views, according to one
of the dashboard presentations.
According to another, a top post
for the goal of disorienting the
population was a fake video on
Telegram claiming that the main
war aim of authorities in Kyiv
was <to fight to the last Ukraini-
an.=
Beginning from zero
By early march, dozens of
hired trolls were pumping out
more than 1,300 texts and 37,000
. the washington post
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Gen. Valery Zaluzhny at an August ceremony in Kyiv. Even before Zelensky9s
firing of Zaluzhny as his top military commander, the Kremlin9s online strategists sought to amplify strains between the two men.
Sergei Kiriyenko, the Kremlin9s first deputy chief of staff, in 2018.
In 2022, he set up a team to target Ukraine with disinformation.
comments on Ukrainian social
media each week, according to
one of the dashboard
presentations. records show
that employees at troll farms
earned 60,000 rubles a month, or
$660, for writing 100 comments
a day.
most of the strategists9 re-
ports to their political masters
focused on the volume of con-
tent produced and total views,
but for the first five months,
they offered little in the way of
evidence that the effort was
having any impact on Ukraini-
ans. The Kremlin-conducted
polls showed that trust in
Zelensky remained consistently
high, with 68 to 73.3 percent of
Ukrainians trusting the presi-
dent from february to June.
By August, however, the Krem-
lin polls showed this measure
falling to 65.4 percent. It is
impossible to gauge the accuracy
of these polls, and it9s unclear
how the russians are conducting
them in Ukraine.
A poll by the Kyiv-based ra-
zumkov Center in July showed
trust in Zelensky at 81 percent.
The most recent poll published
by the center, on feb. 8, showed
trust in Zelensky had dropped to
69 percent.
The strategists were aware of
the difficulty of their task. <At the
current moment, we are having
to enter Ukraine9s media land-
scape practically from zero,= one
report in April said. <The pro-
russian segment has been com-
pletely purged from the mass
media and social networks.=
The strategists advised devel-
oping <a network of Telegram
channels in combination with
Twitter and facebook/Insta-
gram= as the most effective way
of penetrating Ukraine9s media
space, noting that the Telegram
audience in Ukraine had grown
600 percent over the previous
year. After the invasion, Zel-
ensky9s government had created
a single source of television
news, but Ukrainians had drifted
away from the programming,
saying Ukraine9s military strug-
gles were not sufficiently report-
ed or discussed.
<Telegram became the most
important source of news, even
more important than main-
stream media,= the senior Euro-
pean security official said. <It9s
impossible to block it.=
The moscow strategists em-
phasized the need to avoid bla-
tant pro-russian propaganda to
build trust with the audience.
<It9s clear that we can9t fly with
war in ukraine
Mikhail Svetlov/getty iMageS
our old resources,= one of the
strategists wrote on April 5 after
a Kremlin meeting.
By the first week of may, a post
the Kremlin strategists had
planted on facebook, saying that
<Valery Zaluzhny can become the
next president of Ukraine,= had
garnered 4.3 million views, one
of the dashboard presentations
shows. The Kremlin then issued
orders to create similar posts or
<additional reality= 4 a term
used by russian officials for fake
news 4 including reports that
Western leaders were looking for
a replacement for Zelensky and
that Zaluzhny intended to halt
the counteroffensive.
meta, the parent company of
facebook, said in a statement
referring to the russian posts
about Zaluzhny and the alleged
lack of state aid for the fallen
soldier that it had been <moni-
toring and blocking accounts,
Pages and websites run by this
campaign= since 2022, <includ-
ing these two Pages that were
quickly detected and disabled by
our security team.=
Undeterred, the strategists
planted a plethora of articles in
Ukraine via social media, with
one in may headlined <Zelensky
is holding on to the throne. In
Ukraine democracy is being liq-
uidated,= the documents show.
Another in June sought to play
up what it claimed was the
prolonged disappearance of
Zaluzhny from public view, with
bloggers instructed to post com-
ments declaring: <This is why
Zaluzhny disappeared: Because
he could have and should have
taken Zelensky9s place.=
recycling disinformation
The strategists also sought to
exploit Kiriyenko9s campaign in
Western Europe by recycling its
disinformation for use in
Ukraine. The tactics in the Euro-
pean campaign included cloning
and usurping media and govern-
ment websites, such as those for
Le monde and the french for-
eign ministry, and then posting
fake content on them denigrat-
ing the Ukrainian government,
in an operation dubbed Doppel-
gänger by European Union offi-
cials. They also included creating
fake accounts on X, or Twitter,
for prominent figures including
German foreign minister An-
nalena Baerbock. The strategists
sought to place stories or posts
from those websites or accounts
on Ukrainian social media as
genuine European reporting or
commentary.
eZ re
After the fake Baerbock ac-
count declared in September
that <the war in Ukraine will be
over in 3 months,= the German
authorities launched an investi-
gation and found more than
50,000 fake user accounts coor-
dinating pro-russian propa-
ganda, including those promot-
ing the tweet. officials be-
lieve the fake accounts were
an extension of the Doppelgän-
ger campaign, Der Spiegel re-
ported.
The Doppelgänger operation
was first exposed by meta in
September 2022 and then by
french authorities last summer
and tied to reliable recent
News, a fake news site traced
back to two russian companies,
the Social Design Agency and
Structura National Technologies.
The Kremlin documents show
that the heads of Social Design
Agency and Structura 4 Ilya
Gambashidze and Nikolai Tu-
pikin 4 worked directly with
Kiriyenko and another Kremlin
official, Sofiya Zakharova, who
coordinated efforts in Eu-
rope and Ukraine. <She is the
brain,= a European security offi-
cial said.
The E.U. imposed sanctions in
July on Gambashidze, Structura
National Technologies and Social
Design Agency for what it said
was their role in creating fake
webpages and social media ac-
counts <usurping the identity of
national media outlets and gov-
ernment websites= as part of <a
hybrid campaign by russia
global iMageS Ukraine/getty iMageS
against the EU and member
states.= Gambashidze and Tu-
pikin were named by the U.S.
State Department in November
for their role in Kremlin efforts
to spread disinformation in Lat-
in America
Zakharova, Gambashidze and
Tupikin did not respond to de-
tailed requests for comment on
the contents of the documents.
Gambashidze, Tupikin and
their colleagues proposed narra-
tives they hoped would destroy
Zelensky9s image in the West as
<the hero of a small country
fighting a global evil,= one of the
documents sent in April shows.
They suggested portraying Zel-
ensky as an actor only capable of
following a script written for him
by the United States and NATo,
and his Western backers as tiring
of him. They proposed distribut-
ing fake Ukrainian government
documents as evidence of cor-
rupt military procurement
schemes, and suggesting that
Zelensky and his family had
Western bank accounts, the doc-
ument shows.
The plans led to hundreds of
articles and thousands of social
media posts translated into
french, German and English
that targeted Zelensky, the docu-
ment trove shows.
one article, for a french audi-
ence, was headlined: <The con-
ductor has gotten bored of Zel-
ensky9s concerts: the actions of
the U.S. in Ukraine lead one to
believe that Washington soon
intends to get rid of Zelensky,
A23
without discussing this with
Paris.=
on the basis of this article, one
of the strategists ordered a troll
farm employee to prepare social
media posts in french saying,
<Washington will replace Zel-
ensky with a more capable presi-
dent. And france will have to
silently continue arming and
financing Ukraine.=
Another article described how
Zelensky had pushed for Ukrai-
nian forces to defend Bakhmut
against Zaluzhny9s wishes, lead-
ing, it said, to the deaths of
250,000 Ukrainian troops, a
wildly exaggerated death toll in
what was nonetheless a brutal
battle for the city. The troll farm
employees were asked to write
comments such as <Why do
Ukrainian generals hate
Zelensky? Pr out of the blood of
fighters= and <To shoot the
exhausted president? In
Ukraine, a generals9 conspiracy
is brewing.=
one of the strategists9 aims,
European security officials said,
was to ensure that the themes
placed in European social media
filtered back into Ukraine,
through reposts and amplifica-
tion, or by being picked up by
Ukrainian politicians keen to
boost their profiles with provoc-
ative posts.
<They look for weak spots. &
They use what they create them-
selves and whatever is lying
under their feet,= a second Euro-
pean security officials said. <Ev-
erything is aimed at demoraliz-
ing people.=
The strategists also had price
lists for planting pro-russian
commentary in prominent West-
ern media and for paying social
media <influencers= in the Unit-
ed States and Europe <willing to
work with russian clients.= The
documents say the russians
were willing to pay up to $39,000
for the planting of pro-russian
commentary in major media out-
lets in the West.
<Practically everywhere this
will be columnists, leaders of
public opinion, former diplo-
mats, officials, professors and so
on,= a note attached to the price
list states. It is unclear from the
documents whether the Kremlin
was able to get material into
Western publications or whether
anyone was paid.
But the Kremlin political
strategists were not above lining
their own pockets in the process:
<I added 20 percent,= one of them
wrote to a colleague.
As winter descended on Kyiv, a
number of deepfake videos por-
traying Zaluzhny calling Zel-
ensky an enemy of the people
and calling for a coup began to
appear. The videos were quickly
denounced as fake and did not
have any real impact in Ukraine.
But the senior European security
official said he worried the
Kremlin was only testing the
ground for future deepfakes.
<It9s very expensive, but it can
work,= he said. <In the proper
time, it can be used.=
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the opinions essay
How Trump
A
s it turned out, it was capitalism after all.
If I had to pick the moment when it all
went off the rails for the tech industry, I9d
choose saturday morning, Dec. 10, 2016,
when I was at a farmers market consider-
ing some epic Meyer lemons with my
pushed oldest son, who liked to cook. It was there
in the san Francisco sunshine that I got a tip: The
crowned heads of silicon Valley9s most powerful tech
companies had been summoned to tromp into Manhat-
tan9s Trump Tower and meet the man who had unexpect-
Silicon Valley
edly just been elected president and was the antithesis of
all they supposedly represented.
<skulk= was more like it. The only reason I was hearing
about the tech summit was because one of tech9s top-tier
players had not been invited because of his <liberal
leanings= and <outspoken opposition= to President-elect
ob the rails Donald Trump. The outcast called me in a lather.
<sucking up to that corpulent loser who never met a
business he didn9t drive straight into a wall, it9s
shameful,= he said. <Can you believe it? Can you believe
it?=
After decades of covering the nascent internet indus-
by Kara Swisher try from its birth, I could believe it. While my actual son
filled me with pride, an increasing number of these once
fresh-faced wunderkinds I had mostly rooted for now
A25
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made me feel like a parent whose progeny had turned
into, well, assholes.
My first call was to one of the potentates who was
sometimes testy, often funny and always accessible. of
everyone I had covered, I could count on elon Musk, chief
executive of Tesla and spaceX, to engage with me on a
semihuman basis. While Musk would morph later into a
troll-king-at-scale on Twitter, which he would rename X,
he was among the few tech titans who did not fall back on
practiced talking points, even if he might have been the
one who most should have.
so, what did Musk think of Trump9s invitation? The
meeting had no stated agenda, which made it clear to me
that it had nothing to do with policy and everything to do
with a photo op.
<You shouldn9t go,= I warned him. <Trump9s going to
screw you.=
Musk disagreed. He told me he would attend, adding
he had already joined a business council for the
president-elect, too. When I brought up Trump9s constant
divisive fearmongering and campaign promises to unrav-
el progress on issues ranging from immigration to gay
rights, Musk dismissed the threats.
I can convince him, he assured me. I can influence him,
he told me.
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Apparently, musk thought his very presence
would turn the fetid water into fine wine, since he
had long considered himself more than just a man
but an icon and, on some days, a god. Good luck
with that, I thought to myself as we hung up.
I moved on, calling other C-suiters for comment.
The guest list had been compiled by contrarian
investor and persistent irritant Peter Thiel, who
had made a fortune betting on visionary technol-
ogies. Still, his latest vision for the future was his
most outlandish: backing Trump. It was certainly a
bold bet by Thiel, and it had panned out magnifi-
cently.
I didn9t even attempt to contact Thiel. The
entrepreneur had long since stopped communicat-
ing with me, especially after a lengthy video
interview in 2007 in which we agreed on exactly
nothing. After the camera stopped rolling, I pressed
Thiel on the need to ensure LGBTQ+ people had the
same rights to be married and have children as
straight people. famously, both Thiel and I are gay,
but he argued that gay people should not get
<special rights,= even as I asserted that we had no
rights at all. We had exactly nothing in common.
And, while we would both go on to get married and
have kids (me, twice), it was probably a good
instinct on his part to avoid me.
But I talked with other invitees, a few of whom
said Thiel had pressured them to get on board.
others welcomed Thiel9s invite and insisted Trump
did not mean the terrible things he had said
repeatedly on the stump. Another tried to convince
me that meeting Trump <was a public show of
truce.= Like musk, many insisted they would bring
up substantive issues, except behind closed doors.
<Look, this is obviously a circus,= one person told
me. <Everyone in tech just wants to be invisible
right now when it comes to this administration but
has to participate since we9ve done it before.=
he sticky part was that many of the tech
T leaders 4 including facebook9s Sheryl Sand-
berg, who had been a prominent supporter of
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
4 had openly opposed Trump9s stances during the
campaign. Almost all of them pushed back when
Trump called for <a total and complete shutdown of
muslims entering the United States= and announced
a plan to severely limit immigration. In fact, two of
the invitees 4 musk and microsoft CEo Satya
Nadella 4 were immigrants themselves. And most
had privately derided Trump to me as a buffoon.
This kind of casual hypocrisy became increasing-
ly common over the decades that I covered Silicon
Valley9s elite. over that time, I watched founders
transform from young, idealistic strivers in a
scrappy upstart industry into leaders of some of
America9s largest and most influential businesses.
And while there were exceptions, the richer and
more powerful people grew, the more compromised
they became 4 wrapping themselves in expensive
cashmere batting until the genuine person fell deep
inside a cocoon of comfort and privilege where no
unpleasantness intruded.
When people get really rich, they seem to attract
legions of enablers who lick them up and down all
day. many of these billionaires had then started to
think of this fawning as reality 4 suddenly
everything that came out of their mouths was
golden. History gets rewritten as hagiography. But
if you knew them in the Before Times and have
some prior knowledge of their original selves, you
either become an asset (truth-teller) or a threat
(truth-teller) to them.
Still, I hoped even they had some limits, and
there was a way to view the meeting as an
opportunity, an opening to voice one9s opinion. I
advised the people who called me back to make a
strong public joint statement going into the meet-
ing on key values and issues important to tech and
its employees.
<Isn9t that the point of a democracy?= I urged one
CEo. <Let the public know that you9re not going to
Trump Tower to bend the knee to a king but to stand
up to a bully. You can resist Trump9s stances against
immigrants because it is immigrants who built
America and immigrants who most definitely built
tech. You can defend science because climate
change is a big threat and tech can be a crucial part
of fixing it. You can insist we invest in critical
technologies that point the way to revolutions in
things like health and transportation and not get
bogged down in the politics.=
Admittedly, I was monologuing.
my advice, of course, was completely ignored.
These famed <disrupters= accepted Trump9s invita-
tion with no conditions. They gave up their dignity
for nothing. Hewlett-Packard9s meg Whitman,
whom I had tangled with over her opposition to
same-sex marriage in 2010 when she ran for
governor of California (a stance she later recanted),
was the rare exception and was therefore not at the
meeting. Despite being a staunch republican, she
had accurately pegged Trump as <a dishonest
demagogue= and shifted her support to Clinton in
August before the election.
Investor Chris Sacca, who also was not invited to
the meeting, likewise seemed to grasp what was
happening, boiling it down beautifully. <It9s funny,
in every tech deal I9ve ever done, the photo op
comes after you9ve signed the papers,= he told me.
<If Trump publicly commits to embrace science,
stops threatening censorship of the internet, rejects
fake news and denounces hate against our diverse
employees, only then it would make sense for tech
eZ re the washington post
the opinions essay
Doug Chayka for the Washington Post
The Trump tech summit was a major
turning point for me and how
I viewed the industry I9d been
covering since the early 1990s.
The lack of humanity was
overwhelming.
leaders to visit Trump Tower. Short of that, they are first Amendment. They have weaponized civic
being used to legitimize a fascist.= discourse. And they have weaponized, most of all,
Did Sacca change minds where I had failed? politics.=
Nope. And on Dec. 14, the people 4 or, more The tech titans would argue they were no worse
accurately, <sheeple,= as I described those who had than cable networks such as fox News (true, but a
helped invent the future slipped in through the very low bar) and that there was no easily provable
back entrance of Trump Tower to enable a fascist. causality that they polarized the populace (a nearly
Even though the president-elect had openly at- impossible thing to measure). most of all, they often
tacked Amazon and Apple by name, Jeff Bezos (who dismissed any weaponization as <unintended con-
owns The Post) and Tim Cook joined a dozen or so sequences.=
others to compete in a nontelevised episode of <The maybe so, but it was not an unimaginable
Apprentice: Nerd Edition.= consequence. french philosopher Paul Virilio has a
quote I think about a lot: <When you invent the
hat none of these CEos wanted to admit ship, you also invent the shipwreck; when you
W were the real reasons they flocked to the
wolf 9s gilded den: There was a heap of
money at stake, and they wanted to avoid a lot of
invent the plane, you also invent the plane crash;
and when you invent electricity, you invent electro-
cution. Every technology carries its own negativity,
damage the incoming Trump administration could which is invented at the same time as technical
do to the tech sector. As much as tech execs wanted progress.=
visas, they also wanted contracts with the new
government, especially the military. They wanted et me be clear: Hitler didn9t need Instagram.
profits repatriated back to the United States from
foreign countries where they had been stashing
their lucre. more than anything, they wanted to be
L mussolini didn9t need to tweet. murderous
autocrats did not need to Snapchat their way
to infamy. But just imagine if they9d had those
shielded from regulation, which they had neatly supercharged tools. Well, Trump did, and he won
and completely avoided so far. the 2016 election, thanks in large part to social
Normally, sucking up to power isn9t news in the media. It wasn9t the only reason, but it9s easy to see a
corporate world, but Silicon Valley was supposed to direct line from fDr mastering radio to JfK
be different. In 2000, Google incorporated the mastering TV to Trump mastering social media.
motto <don9t be evil= into its code of conduct. At And Trump didn9t do it alone. Purveyors of
Tesla, musk insisted that his dedication to humani- propaganda, both foreign and domestic, saw an
ty led him to make cool electric cars for the mass opportunity to spread lies and misinformation.
market and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Today, malevolent actors continue to game the
facebook was supposed to be a tool to create platforms, and there9s still no real solution in sight
<stronger relationships with those you love, a because these powerful platforms are doing exactly
stronger economy with more opportunities, and a what they were designed to do.
stronger society that reflects all of our values.= on the 25th floor of Trump Tower, the tech
All these companies began with a gauzy credo to leaders managed to nix the photo op 4 but not the
change the world. And they had indeed done that 4 video op. In the four minutes that have been
but in ways they hadn9t imagined at the start, publicly released, we can see a grinning Trump
increasingly with troubling consequences from a flanked by Vice President-elect mike Pence and
flood of misinformation to a society becoming Thiel, whom Trump awkwardly pats on the hand
isolated and addicted to gadgets. So had I, so much and praises for being <very special.=
so that I had taken to joking at the end when I made reporters were quickly shooed out when the
speeches: <I leave you to your own devices. meeting commenced. Afterward, Bezos
I mean that: Your phone is the best called it <very productive,= and Safra
relationship you all have now, the first Catz, oracle9s chief executive and a
thing you pick up in the morning and the Trump transition team member, flashed
last thing you touch at night.= a thumbs-up to cameras. most other
It always got a laugh, but by the time attendees slipped out the same way they
Trump was halfway through his term, it had sneaked in.
was much less funny and it was dead I was not surprised the tech summit
clear that I had underestimated how attendees didn9t release a statement,
compromised the tech companies would either collectively or individually. But
become. you know who did? Trump. His team
<facebook, as well as Twitter and went public with a list of 13 topics of
Google9s YouTube, have become the digi- Excerpted from discussion with no mention of immigra-
tal arms dealers of the modern age,= I <Burn Book: A Tech tion, even though I9d called around and
wrote in 2018 in one of my first columns Love Story= by Kara learned that microsoft9s Nadella had
for the New York Times. I later added: Swisher. Copyright asked specifically about H-1B visas,
<They have mutated human communica- © 2024 by Kara often called the <genius visa.= reported-
tion, so that connecting people has too Swisher. Reprinted ly, Trump responded with, <Let9s fix that.
often become about pitting them against with permission of What can I do to make it better?=
one another, and turbocharged that dis- Simon & Schuster. Instead, his administration made it
cord to an unprecedented and damaging All rights worse, eventually issuing a proclama-
volume. . . . They have weaponized the reserved. tion to suspend the entry of H-1B visa
. sunday, february 18 , 2024
holders. only successful litigation stopped the
action.
It was a massive embarrassment for an industry
that had promised to be better than anything that
had come before it.
In November 2018, I interviewed musk for my
<recode Decode= podcast. I reminded him that I
had called and warned him about Trump before
that tech summit.
<I said you shouldn9t go because he was going to
screw you, remember?= I said. <We had a whole4=
musk interrupted me. <Well, you are right,= he
said.
<I am right, thank you, Elon. I know that,= I
replied.
I do enjoy being right, but I took no pleasure in it
this time.
he Trump tech summit was a major turning
T point for me and how I viewed the industry I9d
been covering since the early 1990s. The lack
of humanity was overwhelming. my minor in
college was in Holocaust studies. I studied propa-
ganda, and I could see Trump was an expert at it. I
knew exactly where this was headed. I ended my
original recode column that broke the story with
this epigram: <Welcome to the brave new world,
which is neither brave nor new. But it9s now the
world we live in, in which it9s Trump who is the
disrupter and tech the disrupted. Yeah, you can say
it: F---f---f---.=
maybe that wasn9t the most professional sen-
tence I9ve ever written, but I was trying to express
my deep disappointment. I love tech, I breathe tech.
And I believe in tech. But for tech to fulfill its
promise, founders and executives who ran their
creations needed to put more safety tools in place.
They needed to anticipate consequences more. or
at all. They needed to acknowledge that online rage
might extend into the real world in increasingly
scary ways.
Instead, far too many of these founders and
innovators were careless, an attitude best summa-
rized by the ethos on early facebook office posters:
<move fast and break things.= I know it9s a software
slogan and it would later change (facebook CEo
and co-founder mark Zuckerberg jokingly changed
it to <move fast with stable infra,= as in infrastruc-
ture, in 2014), but I still think it reflects a
deep-seated childishness. Children like to break
things. I9d have initially preferred <move fast and
change things.= or, even more adult, <move fast and
fix things.=
But they decided to start with <break,= and such
carelessness has led to damage around the globe
that, in turn, helped me understand what was
happening to our own country. In August 2016,
investigative journalist maria ressa gave facebook
alarming data about people in the Philippines who
were being targeted for graphic online abuse after
criticizing then-President rodrigo Duterte9s drug
war. facebook did not take down the pages until
two years after her report.
So, in 2017, maria contacted me and asked if I
could help convince facebook of the burgeoning
threat. <We9re the canary in the coal mine, and it9s
coming to you,= said the woman who would later
win the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to shed
light on the murderous reality in her country. <Can
you help me stop them?=
As it turned out, as much as I tried to sound
alarms, I could not stop them.
Each year since has brought bigger and fresher
tech messes. Twitter, stupidly renamed X, has
mutated into a platform where the richest man in
the world offers his retweet support to racist, sexist
and homophobic conspiracies. AI9s deep fakes and
misinformation open a virtual Pandora9s box, with
the potential to unleash troubles to plague human-
kind faster than any actual plague. Chinese-owned
TikTok makes parents feel better by employing
safety features for teens, while the platform could
be extending the Communist Party9s surveillance
state across the globe, according to increasing
numbers of government officials I have interviewed
around the world.
over time, I9ve come to settle on a theory that
tech people embrace one of two pop culture visions
of the future. first, there9s the <Star Wars= view,
which pits the forces of good against the Dark Side.
And, as we know, the Dark Side puts up a
disturbingly good fight. While the Death Star gets
destroyed, heroes die and then it inevitably gets
rebuilt. Evil, in fact, does tend to prevail.
Then there9s the <Star Trek= view, in which a crew
works together to travel to distant worlds like an
interstellar Benetton commercial, promoting toler-
ance and persuading villains not to be villains. It
often works. I am, no surprise, a Trekkie, and I am
not alone. At a 2007 AllThingsD conference tech
columnist Walt mossberg and I hosted, Apple
legend Steve Jobs appeared onstage and said: <I like
8Star Trek.9 I want 8Star Trek.9 =
Now, Jobs is long dead, and the <Star Wars=
version seems to have won. Even if it were never the
intention, tech companies became key players in
killing our comity and stymieing our politics, our
government, our social fabric, and, most of all, our
minds by seeding isolation, outrage and addictive
behavior. Innocuous boy-kings who wanted to make
the world a better place and ended up cosplaying
Darth Vader feels like science fiction. But it all really
happened.
kara swisher is the host of the podcast <on with kara
swisher.= she was the co-founder and editor at large of
recode.
sunday, february 18 , 2024 . the washington post
Dana milbank
The bomb-thrower caucus expands the GOP debris ûeld
n Tuesday night, after House
O Republicans lost a closely
watched special congressional
election in New York, longtime
Republican pollster Frank Luntz warned
them that the result was <a rejection of
House Republican chaos= and a House
majority that <gave voters nothing to
vote for.=
<Tonight is the final wakeup call for
the @HouseGOP,= he posted on X (for-
merly Twitter). <If they ignore or attempt
to explain away why they lost, they will
lose in November as well.=
On Wednesday morning, House Re-
publicans attempted to explain away the
loss.
Walking out of the Republican caucus
meeting in the Capitol basement,
Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) explained that
part of the district was in the <liberal
cesspool= of New York City 4 yet at the
same time argued that the vanquished
Republican <should have embraced
Trump.=
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
attributed it to <a bunch of stupid
decisions= by a <bad campaign.=
<Snow played a factor,= offered
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.).
Rep. Marc Molinaro (R.-N.Y.), wearing
a tie with an ice-cream-cone pattern,
sugarcoated it by saying that <special
elections suck.=
<Let9s not try to make this into some
big narrative on November,= proposed
endangered Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.).
The loss had absolutely nothing to do
with the fact that House Republicans,
after 14 months in the majority, had
produced nothing but mayhem! To judge
from House GOP leaders9 message at
their Wednesday morning news confer-
ence, the only thing they had to do
differently was to call President Biden
senile more often.
House Republican Conference Chair-
woman Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) led off with
her view that the president9s <deteriorat-
ing mental state= left him <mentally
unfit= to serve.
Majority Whip Tom Emmer (Minn.)
concurred that Biden was <unfit= and
had <zero business occupying the Oval
Office.=
And Speaker Mike Johnson, leaning
as the others did on the medical exper-
tise of special counsel Robert Hur, a
Republican lawyer, opined: <A man too
incapable of being held accountable for
mishandling classified information is
certainly unfit for the Oval Office.=
To emphasize the point, Republicans
invited to the microphone Rep. Ronny
Jackson (R-Tex.), who, as the White
House physician, was known as the
<candyman= for his liberal dispensing of
pills. <We need a cognitive test,= the
doctor ordered.
But if there is anybody in public life
whose actions scream out for the Mon-
treal Cognitive Assessment, it is John-
son. A couple of weeks ago, the Louisi-
ana Republican got Israel and Iran
mixed up during a <Meet the Press=
appearance. Now, he seems to be forget-
ting what he did just last week.
On Monday, Johnson issued a state-
ment rejecting out of hand an emergen-
cy foreign aid package that was sailing
through the Senate en route to passage
by an overwhelming, bipartisan vote of
70-29. <House Republicans were crystal
clear from the very beginning of discus-
sions that any so-called national security
supplemental legislation must recognize
that national security begins at our own
border,= he wrote.
Apparently, he just plum forgot that he
was the one who, a week earlier, had
killed a bipartisan border security bill 4
the toughest in a generation 4 that he
had originally demanded but now called
<dead on arrival.= He had earlier said that
congressional action was indispensable
but now claimed Biden already had <all
CatheRine Rampell
Trump9s family business eyes a new piggy bank: The RNC
he Trump gravy train is about to
T run over the Republican National
Committee.
Former president Donald
Trump officially endorsed his daughter-
in-law Lara Trump to become co-chair of
the RNC. This would be her first leader-
ship role within the party, but she9s none-
theless considered qualified for the job
because she9s related to the likely
2024 nominee. Hey, it definitely says
something when your foremost profes-
sional achievement is marrying Eric
Trump.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump has en-
dorsed two other staunch allies for top
RNC posts: Michael Whatley, chair of the
North Carolina Republican Party and a
rabid 2020 election denier, to be chair-
man; and Chris LaCivita, a Trump cam-
paign senior adviser, to be chief operating
officer. LaCivita would still keep his role
with the Trump campaign, CBS News
reports.
These positions are not exactly ap-
pointments; chair and co-chair must be
elected by RNC committee members. But
given Trump9s stranglehold on every oth-
er GOP-connected institution 4 up to and
including the U.S. House of Representa-
sunday opinion
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) takes questions during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
Maybe, deep down,
the speaker recognizes the
moral urgency of helping
Ukraine. But it doesn9t really
matter what he believes,
because by his actions he is
choosing his own job security
over national security.
the tools and the executive authority
necessary= without legislation.
Mr. Speaker, please remember these
words: Person. Man. Woman. Camera.
TV.
f Johnson has not taken leave of his
I mental faculties, the alternative is
worse: He is deliberately and know-
ingly sabotaging the functioning of the
U.S. government because he thinks it in
his interest.
First, he killed border security. Now,
he9s blocking aid to Ukraine. He told
Republicans Wednesday that there9s <no
rush= to get military aid to Ukraine as it
struggles to hold off Russian invaders. He
proposed discussing the legislation at
the House GOP retreat 4 a month from
now.
It9s not as though he has anything
better to do. GOP leaders this past week
scheduled a vote on a bill, desired by New
York Republicans, to expand deductions
for state and local taxes. But 18 Republi-
cans blocked it from being taken up for
debate 4 the sixth time during this
Congress that a <rule= for debate had
failed. Before these guys took over, it
hadn9t happened in more than 20 years.
The majority also abandoned (for a
second time) plans to renew the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act last week
because of more GOP infighting. With
hard-liners howling about the <deep
JaBin BoTsford/The WashingTon PosT
Lara Trump in March.
tives 4 they should be shoo-ins.
Trump critics have chided Republicans
for these choices. They argue that the
former president9s picks are just another
sign that the party is a subsidiary of
Trump Inc. That he9s attempting to run
the party like his incompetently run fam-
ily business. That the plan is to fleece GOP
donors in service of paying off Trump9s
mounting legal bills and subordinate the
party9s national interests to his own.
By golly, let9s hope so.
eZ re
state= spying on ordinary Americans,
Republican leaders pulled the bill from
the floor, canceled votes and left for
recess a day early.
The House isn9t scheduled to recon-
vene until Feb. 28, barely 24 hours before
the government shuts down without
congressional action. And the House still
has no spending plan.
At Wednesday morning9s news confer-
ence, PBS9s Lisa Desjardins asked John-
son pointedly about his plans for border
security and Ukraine: <Are you actually
going to do nothing?=
Replied the speaker: <We are not going
to be forced into action by the Senate.=
Nor, apparently, by anything else.
Finally, after lawmakers had already
left town for their break, House Republi-
cans9 allegations of bribery and corrup-
tion against Biden unraveled when a
special prosecutor announced that the
FBI informant at the heart of their case
had been indicted on charges of provid-
ing <false derogatory information to the
FBI= about the president and his son,
Hunter. The informant9s story about the
Bidens had been a <fabrication,= the
indictment charged.
The week9s lone accomplishment for
House Republicans: Impeaching Home-
land Security Secretary Alejandro
Mayorkas on the second try, even though
the Senate will quickly set aside the
error-laced articles. Republican
Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) has called it
<the worst, dumbest exercise and use of
time.=
Even that dubious achievement,
passed by a single vote, required a
legislative sleight-of-hand, scheduling
the vote right after Rep. Steve Scalise
(R-La.) returned from weeks of cancer
treatment and about 90 minutes before
the polls closed in New York, which gave
Democrats an additional seat in the
House.
Johnson9s growing debris field of legis-
lative wreckage has already led to some
dire consequences in the real world. As
The Post9s Nick Miroff first reported, the
killing of the border security bill, which
would have sent $6 billion in emergency
funding to Immigration and Customs
Trump has already run his own busi-
ness and charitable foundation into the
ground 4 and sometimes outside the
contours of the law. You might recall the
bankruptcies, the unpaid bills, the de-
frauding of banks and insurers, the ap-
pointments of unqualified family mem-
bers who proved equally allergic to the
truth, the criminal convictions of staff
and attorneys. Trump himself has legal
restrictions on his ability to serve on
charity boards after he admitted to per-
sonally misusing funds.
Trump ascended to office on promises
to run government like a business, and as
president, that he did 4 by taking those
exact kleptocratic, nepotistic business in-
stincts and applying them to the execu-
tive branch.
He managed to siphon money away
from taxpayers through exorbitantly
priced Secret Service rentals of Trump-
owned properties. Also from Saudi,
Chinese and Turkish government offi-
cials, plus U.S. corporate lobbyists and
GOP bigwigs hoping for favorable
government treatment. Astonishingly,
once he left office and sold off the Trump
International Hotel in downtown D.C., it
became a much less popular location for
leah Millis/reuTers
Enforcement, has forced ICE to prepare
plans to release thousands of migrants
from detention to cover a budget
shortfall.
The abandonment of Ukraine will
have even graver consequences.
Writing in the Hill on Wednesday,
British Foreign Secretary David
Cameron, the Conservative former
prime minister, thanked the Senate for
acting and pleaded with those blocking
the aid. <I believe our joint history shows
the folly of giving in to tyrants in Europe
who believe in redrawing boundaries by
force,= he wrote. <I do not want us to
show the weakness displayed against
Hitler in the 1930s. He came back for
more, costing us far more lives to stop his
aggression.=
Asked about Cameron9s words by Brit-
ain9s Sky News, Greene replied: <David
Cameron needs to worry about his own
country, and frankly he can kiss my a--.=
In that, Congresswoman Space Lasers
has an ally in Donald Trump, who
threatened anew to blow up NATO and
said he would not protect allies attacked
by Russia if they don9t spend more for
their own defense. Instead, he would
<encourage [Russia] to do whatever the
hell they want.=
On Tuesday morning, 22 Senate Re-
publicans, including Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell, defied Trump and
stood by Ukraine.
<Why am I so focused on this vote?=
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), one of the
honorable 22, asked on the Senate floor.
<Because I don9t want to be on the pages
of history that we will regret if we walk
away. You will see the alliance that is
supporting Ukraine crumble. You will
ultimately see China become embold-
ened, and I am not going to be on that
page of history.=
Another of the 22, Sen. Jerry Moran
(Kan.), urged his colleagues not to undo
in a moment all that had been built, at
the cost of great blood and treasure, in
the postwar years. <We owe something to
those who served,= he said. <We owe
them to live up to our responsibilities to
preserve what they have defended and
protected and made available to me, to
political events.
Trump9s family relations also did okay
in this arrangement. For instance, Trump9s
son-in-law Jared Kushner ran the admin-
istration9s Middle East policy 4 then
shortly after leaving office, secured a
$2 billion investment from a fund led by
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal-
man, known as MBS. When asked this past
week about this investment and the
U.S. intelligence report finding the crown
prince had murdered Post contributor Ja-
mal Khashoggi, an exasperated Kushner
responded: <Are we really still doing this?=
Meanwhile, MBS recently affirmed he
would maintain his investment in Kush-
ner9s private equity fund if Trump gets
reelected.
I dredge all this up partly because
right-wing outlets have tried to memory-
hole it 4 more fun to talk about Hunter
Biden9s shady art sales, I guess. But also
because it9s a useful preview of what
Trump familial leadership of the RNC
could look like. Trump9s grift-first-and-
govern-later management style might
have been disastrous for democracy when
his people ran the White House, but it
could be terrific when applied to ravaging
the GOP.
a27
Americans today.=
Invoking Trump9s nativist phrase, Mo-
ran went on: <I believe in America First.
But, unfortunately, America First means
we have to engage in the world. Taking a
sober view of history, there should be no
doubt of the importance of the outcome
in Ukraine . . . and what it means to the
United States.=
Cutting and running in Ukraine, and
abandoning an ally to Vladimir Putin9s
depredations, would, as Sen. Angus King
(I-Maine) memorably put it, <echo
throughout the history of this country
and the history of the world for genera-
tions,= as surely as the appeasement of
Hitler in 1938.
And King said that before House
Intelligence Chairman Michael R. Tur-
ner (R-Ohio) sounded a public alarm
Wednesday about a <serious national
security threat= that turned out to be a
new Russian nuclear weapon that could
be used in space against satellites.
Opponents answered with Russian
propaganda. Sen. Tommy Tuberville
(R-Ala.), echoing Putin, claimed on X that
<Russia is open to a peace agreement,
while it is DC warmongers who want to
prolong the war.= He also claimed that
Ukraine <can9t win= against Russia.
On the Senate floor, J.D. Vance
(R-Ohio) blended his isolationism with a
vulgar appeal to ethno-nationalism. <Not
a single country 4 not even the U.S. 4
within the NATO alliance has birthrates
at replacement level,= he complained.
<We don9t have enough families and
children to continue as a nation, and yet
we9re talking about problems 6,000
miles away.=
Maybe, deep down, Johnson recogniz-
es the moral urgency of helping Ukraine,
and the cramped arguments of Putin9s
apologists. But it doesn9t really matter
what he believes, because by his actions
he is choosing his own job security over
national security. One of the anti-
Ukraine zealots, Rep. Warren Davidson
(R-Ohio), told CNN9s Manu Raju that
Johnson would face a motion to vacate
his speakership if he let the Senate9s aid
package come to a vote, and that this is
<not an empty threat.=
Though the foreign aid bill would pass
the House easily, Johnson blocks it from
getting a vote to preserve his own weak
speakership. Is it any wonder that vet-
eran lawmakers are running for the exit?
This past week, Chairman Mike Gallagh-
er of the Select Committee on the Chi-
nese Communist Party and Chairman
Mark Green of the Homeland Security
Committee announced their retire-
ments, joining Financial Services Chair-
man Patrick T. McHenry, Appropriations
Chairwoman Kay Granger, and Energy
and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy
McMorris Rodgers.
Gallagher announced he was quitting
just a few days after he opposed the
Mayorkas impeachment on grounds
that it would <pry open the Pandora9s
box of perpetual impeachment.= The
zealots were already threatening to ex-
communicate him in the Liz Cheney
tradition. <I firmly don9t believe that the
best use for the next chapter of my
career is staying in Congress for another
decade,= Gallagher told the Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel.
A year ago, I celebrated Gallagher as a
leader who <puts country before party=
in the <bipartisan, serious and produc-
tive= way he ran his committee: <Gallagh-
er is exactly the sort of person you want
in this role as China9s growing aggres-
sion pushes us toward a new cold war. A
39-year-old Princeton graduate and for-
mer Marine captain with a PhD in
international relations, he noted with
satisfaction . . . that his panel has 8no
bomb throwers.9 =
Alas, there is no place for such a man
in this House GOP conference. Only
bomb throwers need apply.
For instance: Lara Trump recently said
on Newsmax that, if elected RNC co-chair,
she9d ensure <every single penny= of RNC
funds goes toward putting her father-in-
law back in the White House. This might
unsettle down-ballot candidates, who
also need a few pennies here and there.
But hey, if past is prologue, they might be
able pry away some RNC money for their
own events 4 assuming those events are
held at Mar-a-Lago or another venue that
channels donor money to their party lead-
er9s bank account.
In any case, the RNC is on its worst
financial footing in at least a decade. With
the Trump family in charge, it seems likely
that any available funds will be diverted
not toward the races where they9re put to
best use but to wherever they9re most
advantageous (politically, legally or finan-
cially) for the paterfamilias.
Good. The RNC needs to go broke, to be
as poorly run as possible, if the Grand Old
Party is to ever shake out of its Trump
trance.
None of this means incompetent man-
agement of the party will doom Trump in
November. This is a man adept at failing
upward. But win or lose, Trump will be
laughing all the way to the bank.
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ONVICTED SEX OFFENDER Jeffrey
C Epstein9s suicide and mob boss Whitey
Bulger9s murder both made headlines as
shocking failures of the federal prison sys-
tem. But the shortcomings that led to these famous
men9s deaths weren9t the exception 4 they were the
rule.
The Justice Department9s inspector general last
week released a report on the
EdiTOriaL Federal Bureau of Prisons9 manifest
difficulty keeping inmates alive.
Between 2014 and 2021, the investigation reveals, a
total of 344 individuals died by suicide, homicide,
drug overdose or other accident. The number has
been increasing steadily, even as the prison popula-
tion has decreased. The majority of these deaths by
unnatural causes were suicides; the majority of
those suicides involved inmates in single cells. The
evidence suggests they were preventable.
It9s not news that the bureau is beset by
problems. This summer, the inspector general
released a separate report on a surprise inspection
conducted at the Federal Correctional Institution
Tallahassee, a women9s prison. There, inmates
dined on moldy bread and rotting vegetables, as
well as cereal from bags with insects in them
stored in warehouses contaminated with rodent
droppings. This disgraceful treatment surely low-
LETTErs TO ThE EdiTOr
Be careful with abortion pledges
Voters in Maryland should beware of
Republicans, including former Maryland governor
Larry Hogan, who pledge not to restrict abortion
rights and claim abortion rights to be settled law
in Maryland, as reported in the Feb. 10 Metro
article <Hogan running for U.S. Senate.= Even if a
future Sen. Hogan were to vote against a
nationwide abortion ban, that same senator would
contribute to the Republican Party being the
majority party, thereby allowing a proposed ban to
come to a vote in the first place.
That same Sen. Hogan would empower that
same Republican Party to make all sorts of efforts
to defund Planned Parenthood and other
agencies whose purpose is to provide health care,
including reproductive health care, to women.
Worse, by voting with a Republican majority, a
future Sen. Hogan would empower the same
Republican Party to bring to a vote in the Senate
the nominations of judges whose prime
qualification will be to remove reproductive
choice from women9s health care.
Voters who place a priority on freedom of choice
in reproductive care and maintaining a right to
abortion across the country must vote against all
Republicans these days. Mr. Hogan is a wolf in
sheep9s clothing, telling voters to look the other
way while his election helps the Republican Party,
as if by magic, do the dirty work in its efforts to
eviscerate reproductive freedom.
Marc Springer, Brookline, Mass.
Covid isn9t over
Regarding the Feb. 15 news article <CDC plans
to drop five-day covid isolation guidelines=:
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention9s potential loosening of coronavirus
isolation guidelines is a reckless, anti-public-
health policy that goes against science, encourages
disease spread and puts everyone at greater risk.
The bare minimum we should have learned from a
devastating pandemic that has killed and disabled
millions is that we should stay home when we are
sick. Yet, inexplicably, by caving in to corporate
interests, governments are encouraging people to
not even do the bare minimum.
The truth is that covid is still killing and
disabling way too many people, and too many
people are locked out of society and can9t even
access medical care safely because of high levels of
covid transmission. We still need science-based
isolation guidance, and we need better public
health protections. For some, there are
understandable financial reasons they can9t take
time off work for an extended period. But instead
of weakening isolation guidance for everyone,
governments can more effectively reduce harm by
pushing for increased structural supports that
reduce virus spread, such as free N95 masks and
more paid sick leave and clean-air infrastructure.
The pandemic isn9t over, and covid isn9t over.
The coronavirus might look different than in
2020, but it is still harming many people, and we
need to make long-term adjustments to make
society healthier and accessible to everyone.
Lucky Tran, New York
The writer is a public health advocate and
science communicator at Columbia University.
Mr. Trump and the 14th Amendment
Regarding the Feb. 11 news article <Much unease
in blue states as Supreme Court weighs the Trump
ballot case=:
In oral arguments for Trump v. Anderson held on
Feb. 8, justices steered the discussion away from the
point that President Donald Trump had instigated
an insurrection from November 2020 to January
2021, including pressuring Georgia9s secretary of
state to falsify Mr. Trump9s vote count. They dealt
mostly in pedantic legal technicalities, which are
useful only if they are grounded and embedded in a
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Death behind bars
ers the quality of life of those in residence. But
other operational flaws at Tallahassee mirror the
ones last week9s report identifies as contributing to
avoidable deaths: short staffing among correction-
al officers; crumbling infrastructure; insufficient
coverage by security cameras as well as haphazard
screening for contraband.
Some of the missteps the latest report spotlights
could be averted by revising department policy.
The Bureau of Prisons, for example, has been
scrutinizing its rules on single-celling inmates 4
which, when those individuals are also in restric-
tive housing, amounts to placing them in solitary
confinement. (Bulger, after his stay in a single cell
pending a transfer, declared he had <lost the will to
live.=) But no policy update has come, and in
multiple instances the inspector general discov-
ered that individuals deemed at risk of self-harm
were nonetheless housed alone; one of these
inmates died by suicide a day after his placement
in a single cell at a transfer center. The bureau
ought also to modernize its security camera
apparatus 4 a priority recommendation from the
inspector general 4 and conduct random searches
of staff to guard against illicit substances making
their way inside prisons9 walls.
Other issues plaguing the country9s prison
system aren9t a matter of setting new standards
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matrix of common sense.
And their technicalities were not even accurate.
Some justices asserted or implied that Section 3 of
the 14th Amendment was intended to apply only to
appointed officers and not to elected ones. But that
section9s wording refers to <any officer=; justices
ignored a colloquy in the 1866 Senate wherein the
word <any= was emphasized. They claimed that the
president is not an officer, ignoring that Webster
defines <president= as <the highest executive officer=
and <any presiding officer= and that the amendment
was written while President Andrew Johnson had
referred to himself as the nation9s <chief executive
officer.=
The amendment9s developers were concerned that
some candidates for elective office who violated oaths
to honor the Constitution would be very popular, as
Mr. Trump is. The Supreme Court whitewashed
Mr. Trump9s violation of the emoluments clause. Now,
despite knowing that many members of Congress are
obsequious to Mr. Trump, justices repeatedly implied
that Congress should decide whether Mr. Trump is
disqualified. They didn9t seem to recognize that they
have any responsibility.
Gilbert Wootton, Annapolis
As the Supreme Court considers the Colorado
Supreme Court9s decision to implement the
14th Amendment9s Section 3 to exclude the former
chief executive officer of the United States from state
ballots for the next presidential election, public
attention focuses exclusively on this amendment9s
post-Civil War context. Yet, the threat of insurrection
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but of adhering to existing ones. More than 100 of
the 187 suicides in the report were by inmates in
the lowest category of mental health care. The
disconnect likely results in part from inadequate
training for those conducting assessments; many
staff, the report says, didn9t attend the requisite
sessions with psychologists. Worse, sometimes
How to stop the suicide crisis
in federal prisons.
those assessments didn9t even take place 4 either
prisoners weren9t evaluated at intake, or they
didn9t receive follow-up evaluations even when
they exhibited behaviors, such as giving away their
possessions or refusing meals, that suggested they
were at risk.
Sometimes, lapses in communication led to
disaster. One service (say, health services) might
recognize an inmate9s condition but fail to tell
another (correctional services, for example) 4 or
vice versa. And neglecting to complete searches of
inmates9 cells could be fatal. Just as officers
claimed they had searched Epstein9s cell but
was a concern of the Founding Fathers as they
crafted the Constitution.
Their classical educations had taught them of the
inescapable struggles of long-dead empires against
such internal strife. Though the Founders could not
visualize insurrectional traps awaiting their new
republic, they knew such menaces would arise. The
best they could devise was introducing a body of
respected but unelected electors as a vehicle for
moderating the factional enthusiasms they could
foresee in popular elections for the president.
Alexander Hamilton gave evidence of the drafters9
hope that this had addressed this issue in Federalist
Paper No. 9: <A firm Union will be of the utmost
moment in the peace and liberty of the States, as a
barrier against domestic faction and insurrection.=
James Madison went even further in Federalist 10
to address blunting the effects of factional excess by
a majority. In 1861, the Founders9 premonitions of
insurrections became concrete. The leaders of the
surviving republic crafted and ratified the 14th
Amendment. Applied in the wake of the Civil War, it
has seen little use until now.
What places the 14th Amendment in question is
only the fortuitous truth that the United States has
had only infrequent experience with political actors
as truly dangerous as the insurrectionist confronting
us now. He assaulted the Founders9 electoral college
defense against insurrection by his actions
surrounding Jan. 6, 2021, and is attacking the
14th Amendment9s defenses before the Supreme
Court now.
John J. Kohout III, Williamsburg, Va.
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somehow left him enough sheets to hang himself,
one stunning story featured in the report is of an
inmate found dead with 1,000 pills in his unit 4
though it was reported searched the previous day.
Staff also didn9t conduct rounds as frequently as
protocol required. In one instance, following the
rules could have allowed patrollers to spot an
inmate braiding the rope he eventually used to kill
himself.
Perhaps most troubling of all, prisons have no
way of knowing the extent of their own deficien-
cies. For more than one-third of the deaths covered
by the report, records were lacking. No wonder:
Key information on many of the bureau9s problems
is absent. Director Colette Peters, asked on CBS9s
<60 Minutes= last month how many additional
officers the agency needed to mitigate its person-
nel crisis, said the bureau will specify the number
<very soon= 4 by October, she expects.
Fixing the bureau9s shortcomings will require
sustained focus, which we hope Ms. Peters brings
to an institution that has had six directors in as
many years. It will also require money from
Congress and support from the president. Unlike
Jeffrey Epstein and Whitey Bulger, the more than
300 individuals who died preventable deaths in
prisons over the past seven years didn9t make the
news 4 but they mattered just the same.
The frightening NATO threat
Regarding the Feb. 12 front-page article
<European allies riled by Trump comments=:
As a Republican who watched with shock and
dread as Donald Trump completed his coup of my
party nearly eight years ago, I ask those still with
him: Does his refusal to stand up for NATO and our
other allies and reject the tyranny of autocrats
around the world not mark a bridge too far?
Throughout his first term, our nation saw
Mr. Trump employ an isolationist, nativist
mentality, embracing human-rights-abusing
dictators such as Russian President Vladimir Putin
and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while
shunning and disparaging the leaders of our
longtime allies. His recent comments that he would
<encourage= Russia to attack NATO allies without
fear of a U.S. response is more than troubling; it9s
disqualifying from the presidency.
When our world is so fragile, we need a
commander in chief who firmly stands against
autocracy and for democracy. The former president
is not that person, and shame on us if we refuse to
see that.
Kiran Bhatia, Brookline, Mass.
On Feb. 10, former president Donald Trump said
that if a NATO country had not spent 2 percent of
its gross domestic product on defense, he would not
only refuse to defend the NATO member if it were
attacked; he would also encourage an attack.
I expected a mass outcry following the
announcement, but, in my view, the pushback has
been dangerously muted. In fact, the lack of an
outcry is itself an encouragement to Russia to
attack.
For all the complaints about aid to Ukraine, the
fact remains that Ukraine is fighting for us. If
Russia conquers Ukraine, Poland is next and the
NATO Article 5 pledge is on the line. It is only the
threat of a united opposition to an attack on Poland
4 or Finland or Estonia 4 that provides some
assurance that Europe will not refight World War II.
I am frightened 4 and so should Europe be 4
that there is minimal outcry over Mr. Trump9s
express encouragement of Russian aggression.
Katherine Davies, Bethesda
Former president Donald Trump9s latest
absurdity 4 encouraging Russian leaders to do
<whatever the hell they want= to low-paying NATO
members 4 is further evidence that he could be the
Democrats9 best electoral asset. I find it unlikely
that the American electorate, writ large, will ever
again allow Mr. Trump to be in a position to act
upon his myriad lunacies. By giving vent to them,
he reminds the electorate of his twisted mind-set.
As a loyal Republican of some 84 years, I have
confidence, despite Mr. Trump and his loudly
caterwauling, cowardly, lemming-like base, that the
essential goodness and common sense of the
American people will prevail in the general
election.
Mr. Trump is a demonstrable liar, loser and
generally reprehensible human being. His active
desire to return to the White House should
nauseate, if not scare the hell out of, the majority of
thinking Americans.
Grant Heggie, Nellysford, Va.
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ruth Marcus
What Trump9s
next Supreme
Court might
look like
f Donald Trump is elected again, the
I impact won9t last for just four years. One
of the biggest consequences of a second
Trump presidency, and one of the least
discussed, would extend for decades: a rein-
forced, reinvigorated conservative majority
on the Supreme Court.
Unless the unexpected happens, Trump
isn9t likely to be able to add a seventh
conservative to the existing six-justice super-
majority. But what a Republican in the White
House can do is deliver a younger set of
conservatives to the high court and entrench
the existing majority for another 20 or 30
years.
The oldest justices are Clarence Thomas,
75, and Samuel A. Alito Jr., 73. They could be
expected to seize the moment of a Republican
presidency to step aside; the pressure on
them to do so would be enormous. That would
give Trump the opportunity to name two
more justices, on top of the three he selected
during his first term 4 Neil M. Gorsuch, 56;
Brett M. Kavanaugh, 59; and Amy Coney
Barrett, 52.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is 69. I
don9t see him giving Trump the opportunity
to replace him; remember, this is a chief
justice who took Trump to task after the
then-president denounced an <Obama judge.=
None of the liberal justices 4 Sonia Soto-
mayor, 69; Elena Kagan, 63; Ketanji Brown
Jackson, 53 4 is going anywhere voluntarily if
Trump is reelected, even if their lot with the
conservative majority is rather grim. <I live in
frustration,= Sotomayor said in revealing re-
marks to law students at the University of
California at Berkeley last month.
If the thought of a more youthful conserva-
tive majority fills you with dread, it should 4
and this is a danger that Democrats are
underemphasizing. Their party has reaped
political benefits from the backlash to the
court9s overruling of Roe v. Wade, and Presi-
dent Biden plans to make the threat to
abortion rights a centerpiece of the campaign.
But Biden and other Democrats have been
largely silent on the bigger stakes for the
court. Much damage has already been done
under the Trump-enhanced majority 4 an
enormous expansion of gun rights, an end to
affirmative action in higher-education admis-
sions, a hobbling (with more on the way) of
regulatory agencies. But there9s a lot of mis-
chief left to do, and the prospect of extending
this remarkable period of conservative domi-
nance is terrifying.
And the threat is asymmetric. Not much
would change if Biden won reelection; it9s
possible Sotomayor, who turns 70 this year,
would retire, but the rest of the court would
likely remain. A more closely divided court 4
or even a liberal majority 4 will take years, or
the happenstance of unanticipated depar-
tures, to come about.
I used to say that a Thomas retirement
would probably move the court to the left, for
the simple reason that there weren9t many
Supreme Court candidates as conservative.
That9s no longer true. A victorious Trump, and
his advisers, would reap the benefits of having
installed scores of stalwart conservatives on
the lower federal courts 4 and have been
monitoring their performance ever since.
We don9t have to speculate wildly about
who the most likely nominees might be. In
September 2020, the week before the death of
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump helpful-
ly updated his list of potential nominees,
including 10 jurists he placed on lower courts.
There are also a few Trump appointees who
did not make that list but might well be
considered in a second Trump term.
If first-term Trump was wowed by poten-
tial nominees with glittering Ivy League résu-
més and good looks, second-term Trump
would bring to the selection process the
experience of having been disappointed by
what he perceives as some of his nominees9
subsequent disloyalty and lack of courage.
So, he might fish from a different pond
entirely, looking outside the federal judiciary
and instead tapping Republican senators
such as Utah9s Mike Lee or Missouri9s Josh
Hawley. Another difference: He would likely
manage the process without the guidance of
the Federalist Society9s Leonard Leo, who has
been on the outs with Trump. Instead,
Trump9s judge-picking guide appears likely to
be Mike Davis, who helped shepherd Gorsuch
through the confirmation process and then
served as the Senate Judiciary Committee9s
hyperaggressive chief nominations counsel
during the Kavanaugh nomination. Recently,
he has been leading the campaign to de-
nounce the Trump indictments as politically
motivated <lawfare.=
A Trump shortlist seems likely to include
three judges from the ultraconservative
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit:
James Ho, a former Thomas clerk; Andrew
Oldham, who clerked for Alito; and Kyle
Duncan, a target of student protests when he
spoke at Stanford Law School. Also on the
potential list: Amul Thapar of the 6th Circuit,
who wrote a book last year praising Thomas;
Elizabeth Branch of the 11th Circuit, who
joined Ho9s boycott of hiring clerks from Yale
Law School after student protests of con-
servative speakers there; Lawrence VanDyke,
who has been a strident dissenter on the
liberal-leaning 9th Circuit; and Patrick Bu-
matay, also of the 9th Circuit.
These are not your George W. Bush-era
Republican nominees. For the most part, they
would make Trump9s first-term picks look
mild by comparison. That is saying something
4 something that should be getting more
attention as the prospect of another Trump
term seems ever more possible.
An injured Palestinian child in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 18.
The U.S. should go it alone on
humanitarian relief for Gaza
BY J EFF M ERKLEY,
D ICK D URBIN,
E LIZABETH W ARREN,
C HRIS V AN H OLLEN
AND P ETER W ELCH
he United States must act
T immediately to address the
humanitarian catastrophe in
Gaza.
Israel has every right to pursue
those who carried out Hamas9s hor-
rific terrorist assault on Oct. 7. But
the war strategy chosen by Israeli
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya-
hu9s government has had a massive
and unacceptable impact on Pales-
tinian civilians. Israel9s campaign of
bombing and shelling has killed an
estimated 28,000 Palestinians, ac-
cording to the health ministry in
Gaza, more than 70 percent of them
women and children. Many more are
seriously injured. Acute shortages of
medicine, food, water and shelter,
combined with power and communi-
cation blackouts, have created a cas-
cading disaster.
For months, the Biden administra-
tion has made urgent and repeated
requests to the Netanyahu govern-
ment to pursue a more targeted cam-
paign against Hamas and to dramati-
cally increase the facilitation of hu-
manitarian aid delivered through the
Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossing
points. Israel has largely disregarded
these appeals. In addition, the Netan-
yahu government is considering a
military campaign in Rafah, where
more than 1 million displaced Pales-
tinians are living, which would make
the humanitarian crisis even worse.
Given the lack of a meaningful
response to the Biden administra-
tion9s appeals to the Netanyahu gov-
ernment, the responsibility to lead
falls upon the United States. It falls on
the United States because we are the
largest provider of military assistance
to Israel. It falls on us because the
United States has supplied many of
the bombs and artillery shells that
Israel has employed in its Gaza cam-
paign. It falls on us because the
United States has a massive sealift
capability to deliver aid and might be
the only nation Israel would allow to
coordinate the direct provision of aid
to Gaza to address the suffering.
Moreover, our values demand the
provision of lifesaving humanitarian
alexandra Petri
Who is Mike Johnson always calling?
peaker of the House Mike John-
S son is still on hold, and so is
everything else.
The House is in recess now,
having produced enough legislation to
fill the navel of a gnat, and also Republi-
cans held two votes to impeach Home-
land Security Secretary Alejandro May-
orkas, either for doing his job or for not
doing his job 4 they are not sure. (<Not
only is Secretary Mayorkas horrible at
his job, he is willfully refusing to do it,=
complained Rep. Brian Mast.)
You could see Johnson, a Louisiana
Republican, in the halls of Congress,
waiting with his phone to his ear 4
conspicuously, continuously 4 even
before he declared a recess.
Some suggested the phone was a
ruse to avoid reporters. Or possibly he
was trying to listen very quickly to an
audiobook about how House rules
worked so he could stop having to pass
things via a suspension that required a
two-thirds majority, as though the
chamber were a sort of unwieldier
Senate that had to include Marjorie
Taylor Greene for some reason.
Through all this noise and chaos,
Johnson keeps the phone pressed to his
ear, listening hard for word. This call
must be very important to him.
So he waits. <Shouldn9t you be legis-
lating?= people ask him. Hush! If you
are too loud, he will miss the message.
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opinion
support to Gaza. In conflict after
conflict around the world, we shine a
light on humanitarian tragedies and
admonish the governments responsi-
ble. We stand against bombing cam-
paigns that result in high civilian
casualties. We coordinate aid to assist
those suffering. Because of our close
partnership with Israel, it is even
more imperative that we act in Gaza.
Up until now, the administration
has emphasized two strategies in this
matter: urging Israel to greatly ampli-
fy the delivery of aid, and pursuing a
diplomatic strategy to finalize a pause
in fighting that will stop the bombing
and provide an opportunity for an
infusion of aid. These strategies mini-
mize conflict with the Netanyahu
government and avoid the complexity
and responsibility for coordinating
direct assistance. But these strategies
have failed. The Palestinians cannot
wait any longer, and our country
needs to act now.
The role of the United States in this
operation should be to get medical
aid directly to hospitals by air and
supplies of food, water and necessi-
ties to the shore. Humanitarian or-
ganizations must take over from
there to distribute and utilize the
supplies. In this intense conflict, the
presence of U.S. troops or personnel
on the ground inside Gaza would be
an invitation to direct involvement in
the conflict. We must not make that
mistake.
We should immediately launch
<Operation Gaza Relief.= It would
address four key needs:
First, supply desperately needed
medicine and medical equipment.
The 11 partially functional hospitals
remaining in Gaza cannot provide
care needed by thousands of Palestin-
ians with life-threatening injuries.
Children are going through amputa-
tions and mothers through Caesarean
sections without anesthesia. The
United States should mobilize and
support airlifts to provide those hos-
pitals with supplies including basic
medicines, from antibiotics to insu-
lin. We should also consider deploy-
ment of the Navy9s two hospital ships,
each with a 1,000-bed capacity, to the
eastern Mediterranean 4 and coordi-
nate help from hospital ships operat-
ed by other nations and the nonprofit
Mercy Ships. The United States
should also work with Israel to coor-
What is he awaiting, exactly? What
voice is so important that the speaker of
the House has to walk around with his
phone glued to his ear, listening for it?
Well, until he hears, nothing can get
passed. It is too important.
He remembers when he took the
gavel for the first time, feeling that it
was Someone9s will that he 4 not Jim
Jordan, not Kevin McCarthy, not Steve
Scalise 4 was now speaker. This was all
part of a larger plan.
But since that numinous moment,
the plan has been much more difficult
to discern. That9s why he thought it
might be better to call and find out
what is going on.
And surely this is the right line. He
had been explicit in his request: <Put
me on with the one all-powerful entity
who is in charge of my life and the life of
every Republican here, without whom
nothing can come to pass for the Re-
publican Party, neither good nor evil,
the one whose will I must obey to keep
my position and retain my honor with
the people. Let me hear his voice and
know his will.=
Then someone on the other end said,
<Would you mind being placed on a
brief hold?= and he has been on hold
ever since. And so have the rest of us. A
fine way to govern!
But the longer he waits on hold, the
more he starts to wonder 4 not doubt,
LoAy Ayyoub for the WAshington Post
dinate the transportation of Palestin-
ians with serious injuries to hospitals
in the region and to establish no-fire
zones for field hospitals.
Second, the impending famine
must be stopped through immediate
onshore deliveries of food. Extreme
hunger is widespread after months of
grossly inadequate deliveries. Nine
out of 10 Palestinians are surviving on
less than one meal a day. Successfully
feeding that many people will also
require the delivery of fuel to restart
bakeries and cooking stoves.
Third, address the acute water
shortage. Contaminated water is al-
ready driving widespread illness;
cholera and other diseases could
spread quickly, with devastating ef-
fects. Two of the three lines that
previously supplied Gaza with clean
water from Israel have been out of
commission for weeks. Israel should
be pressed to repair and activate
them. The United States should also
ensure that the water desalination
plants on the coast have the fuel they
need to operate and should use its
sea-to-shore assets to deliver water
and water purification equipment.
Fourth, provide safe shelter. The
Netanyahu government has repeated-
ly directed Palestinians to locations
that have subsequently come under
military attack. Netanyahu9s threat-
ened military operation in Rafah
would cause massive and unaccept-
able additional displacement. Opera-
tion Gaza Relief should facilitate as-
sistance for aid organizations to deliv-
er and erect emergency shelters in
areas coordinated with Israel and the
United Nations to make sure they are
safe zones.
To improve the humanitarian con-
ditions in Gaza, the United States
should continue to push for a cease-
fire coupled with the release of hos-
tages, to advocate for a more targeted
effort against Hamas that prioritizes
avoiding civilian harm and to encour-
age Israel to deliver more aid.
But given the dire circumstances,
these efforts alone are not enough.
Operation Gaza Relief is essential.
Our values demand action. There is
no time to waste.
Democrats Jeff Merkley (ore.), Dick
Durbin (ill.), elizabeth Warren (Mass.),
Chris Van hollen (Md.) and Peter Welch
(Vt.) are u.s. senators.
of course, but wonder. The hold music
is, frankly, a little odd. <Angel of Music=
and <You Can9t Always Get What You
Want,= followed by <YMCA=? Of course,
he is not questioning. He would never.
The Voice will let him know what to
do next. But it is so hard to know his
will. Is now the moment to pass legisla-
tion about the border, or is now the
moment to call for someone else to take
action at the border, or some unknown
third thing? Is now the moment to pass
foreign aid? If so, to whom?
He is the speaker, so you might think
he would get to decide, but Johnson
knows that humility is proper for one in
his position. One might think one is
acting righteously, as Sen. James Lank-
ford (R) did when, with Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell9s blessing, he went out
to seek collaborators on a bill about the
border. But that is pride. Pride cometh
before a fall. Better to call and just check.
For a moment, the hold music on the
other end gives way to silence. Could it
be 4 the longed-for Voice? Explaining
what to do? It can9t just be to wait until
the election, can it? He can9t just be
supposed to keep doing that? His arm is
going to get tired, and he is going to run
out of paradoxical reasons to impeach
people.
No, never mind. It9s just <You Can9t
Always Get What You Want.= The wait
continues.
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george F. Will
Biden9s
dishwasher
rules are a
dirty joke
ndustrial policy 4 government plan-
I ning the billions of variables generated
by hundreds of millions of people mak-
ing economic choices 4 provides some-
thing there is never enough of: comic relief.
And when industrial policy mates with cli-
mate policy, there is surplus merriment.
Topics for another day are the difficul-
ties of electric vehicles, which supposedly
will ameliorate global boiling 4 if they can
be coaxed into functioning during some-
thing that evidently was left out of the
planners9 plans: winter. Instead, today con-
sider another of the Biden administration9s
aspirations: planet-friendly dishwashers.
The Energy Department9s busy beavers,
with their unsleeping search for reasons to
boss us around for our own good, decided
that dishwashers use too much water and
energy, there presumably being a shortage
of the former and a stigma attached to
using the latter. So, in 2012 the department
issued regulations so annoying to consum-
ers, the Trump administration relaxed
them. That was sufficient reason for the
Biden administration, on its first day, to
order a reversal of the reversal.
This issue was catnip for the admirable
Competitive Enterprise Institute, which
was founded 40 years ago to be a nuisance
to government that makes a nuisance of
itself. The CEI9s prodding in 2018 produced
the Energy Department9s 2020 ruling per-
mitting dishwashers that were better (for
the reasons, read on) at washing dishes
than were machines that complied with
the 2012 regulations.
Responding to the Biden administra-
tion9s reinstatement of those regulations, a
slew of states sued the Energy Department,
asserting standing to sue because they buy
dishwashers and are injured by being pre-
vented from buying a product precluded by
a regulation. This dispute reached the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit,
which, in its Jan. 8 ruling, swatted away
what it tartly called the department9s
<government-always-wins= argument for
denying the states9 standing: Because the
Energy Department9s regulations prevent-
ed manufacturers from producing never-
made machines, the states cannot prove
that anyone would actually have purchased
them.
Then the court termed the rule repealing
the 2020 rule <arbitrary and capricious.= It
noted:
<DOE stated that its energy conserva-
tion program must promote 8water conser-
vation9 and regulate 8water use.9 But it is
unclear how or why DOE thinks it has any
statutory authority to regulate 8water use9
in dishwashers and washing machines.=
The pertinent statute authorizes regulat-
ing energy use <or= water use. <So it seems
obvious that the statute gave DOE power to
regulate energy use for energy-using appli-
ances= such as dishwashers, or <water use
for non-energy-using appliances,= such as
shower heads.
So, the court said, not only has the
Energy Department acted in excess of
statutory authority, but the record also
contains <ample evidence= that the depart-
ment9s new rules reduced efficiency in both
energy and water use because <purportedly
8energy efficient9 appliances do not work.=
People <may use more energy and more
water to preclean, reclean, or handwash
their stuff before, after, or in lieu of using
DOE-regulated appliances.=
Says who? Says the Energy Department,
citing commentators reporting that <many
consumers end up running their dishwash-
er multiple times to get dishes clean.= The
court said the department <appeared to
agree that the frustratingly slow pace of
modern dishwashers caused consumer
substitution away from dishwashers and
toward handwashing.= And: <DOE itself
estimated in 2011 that handwashing con-
sumes 350% more water and 140% more
energy than machine washing.=
The court: <What did DOE say in re-
sponse? Basically nothing: It acknowl-
edged the concern and moved on.= But: <It9s
a well-worn principle of arbitrary-and-
capricious review that an administrative
agency 8must examine the relevant data
and articulate a satisfactory explanation
for its action including a rational connec-
tion between the facts found and the choice
made.9 =
Imagine how many government under-
takings 4 in industrial policy, climate pol-
icy and elsewhere 4 might perish if held to
the reasonable requirement of connecting
facts and choices in non-arbitrary, non-
capricious ways.
The Washington Examiner9s Jon Milti-
more, noting the probability that many
people respond to low-flow shower heads
by taking longer showers, recalls the <Sein-
feld= episode in which Jerry, Newman and
Kramer are distraught and disheveled be-
cause they cannot get properly cleaned
using the government9s preferred shower
heads. Kramer (<There9s no pressure; I
can9t get the shampoo out of my hair!=)
solves the problem by buying on the black
market a shower head made before the
ascendancy of the climate scolds.
The Energy Department, whose Loan
Programs Office has dispensed hundreds
of millions of disappearing dollars in bad
investments, has a lengthening menu of
mischief. The implementing regulations
are produced by people who went to law
school to be qualified to write such annoy-
ances. Amazing.
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book world Sunday, feBruary 18 , 2024
27 years later,
Kirsten Bakis is back
She beguiled readers with 8Lives of the Monster Dogs.9
To write her second novel, she had to find her voice again.
BY J ACOB B ROGAN
f you were a bookish teenager in the late 1990s, the
I odds are good that <Lives of the Monster Dogs,= Kirsten
Bakis9s first novel, arrived in your life like a spirit
visitation. I remember it staring out at me from the
fiction shelves at a seattle bookstore, not long after it
was published in 1997, cover-forward among a thicket of
variegated spines. And what a cover it was, a faded photo-
graph of a dignified malamute standing, presumably, on his
hind legs, his body sheathed in an antiquated silk smoking
jacket, cravat at the collar, one paw 4 or was it a hand? 4
balanced rakishly on a cane. staring into his eyes, you
couldn9t not pick it up; picking it up, you couldn9t not read it;
reading it, you never forgot it.
The story Bakis told 4 one that unfolded in the style of
<Frankenstein= or <Dracula,= through a patchwork of diary
entries, magazine articles, letters and even a lengthy opera
libretto 4 was as melancholy as it was beguiling: A Prussian
mad scientist in the 19th century sets out to create a race of
perfect canine soldiers for the kaiser, and his followers
spend decades completing his work in isolation after his
death. When their plans at last come to fruition, the
Novelist kirsten Bakis at Croton Gorge Park in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Feb. 2.
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otherwise genteel canines turn on their masters and even-
tually make their way to 21st-century new York City, where a
human woman named Cleo Pira lovingly documents their
follies and their fall.
1997 was a formidable year in publishing. As Jeff Vander-
Meer noted in his introduction to the 20th-anniversary
edition of <Monster Dogs,= Bakis9s debut was competing for
attention with Charles Frazier9s <Cold Mountain,= as well as
canonical doorstops like Don DeLillo9s <Underworld= and
Thomas Pynchon9s <Mason & Dixon.= even in that company,
<Monster Dogs= clearly marked the arrival of a major talent,
a writer of prodigious commitment, capability and imagina-
tion. It was a book you spoke about in whispers, less out of
cultish secrecy than awe in the face of a sui generis classic.
And yet, Bakis herself remained largely silent in the
decades that followed, publishing almost nothing. If you
loved the book, you might occasionally wonder what had
happened to its author, but mostly you just kept talking
about what she had written. Pete simon, the editor in chief
of Liveright Publishing, found himself doing just that in
see Bakis on B8
eight ideas to counteract the inhumane logic of the economy. B3
What is romantasy? The mega-selling book trend, explained. B7
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hat if ?
W What if the smallpox that was
imported to the Americas by
Europeans during the <Age of
Discovery= had been a milder
variant of that virus 4 one that merely
sickened the Indigenous population, rather
than decimating it? (Historians estimate that
up to 95 percent of Native Americans died of
European diseases, chiefly smallpox.) What if,
in this alternate reality, the country that came
into being was one where Indigenous people
were a force that wielded political power?
This is the United States that Francis
Spufford imagines in his atmospheric new
novel, <Cahokia Jazz.= Spufford, one of our
most powerful writers of wayward historical
fiction, sets his book 4 a hard-boiled crime
story 4 in an America that9s recognizable yet
disquietingly not.
<Cahokia Jazz= is weirder and more austere
in tone than Spufford9s preceding works of
fiction, <Golden Hill= (2016) and <Light Per-
petual= (2021), which take place in pre-revolu-
tionary New York City and World War II
London, respectively. Perhaps that9s because
<Cahokia Jazz= is the most timely of the trio in
its nightmare visions of a democratic concord
strained to the limits. Here, Spufford book-
ends what some critics have categorized as his
first work of fiction, the genre-bending <Red
Plenty= (2010), a subterranean history of the
Khrushchev-era Soviet Union. In <Cahokia
Jazz,= he aims to tease out the tensions within
that other great national experiment of mo-
dernity, the United States.
Much of the action of this novel plays out in
the shadows, beginning with its opening scene
4 at first glance, a classic noir tableau. On a
chilly, wet night, two police detectives stand
on the roof of a downtown office building and
stare down at a corpse of a White man splayed
out on a skylight. But look closer: The corpse
has been eviscerated, his innards scooped out.
The brilliant short stories of a writer who died too young
BY J ACKIE T HOMAS- K ENNEDY
iane Oliver was a graduate student at the
D University of Iowa Writers9 Workshop
when she died in a motorcycle crash at age
22. Before her death in 1966, she published four
stories in such journals as the Sewanee Review.
It9s hard to know what brilliance she might have
bestowed on the world had she lived longer, but
the newly published collection <Neighbors and
Other Stories= provides some inkling. Oliver9s
perceptive, insightful work reflects great talent
and ambition. The ease and elegance of her prose
are striking, as is her faith in her readers9 intelli-
gence 4 the certainty that they will see glints of
subtext without the need for explication.
Oliver9s characters 4 primarily Black women
in the American South during the era of the civil
rights movement 4 must often rely on silence
andimplication.In<TrafficJam,=Libby,oneofthe
few characters to appear in multiple stories,
shows up for work at Mrs. Nelson9s house only to
endure her employer9s invasive, personal ques-
tions and ill-conceived advice. <Libby nodded her
head the way she always did, mumbled some-
thing that sounded like 8yes, ma9am,9 and busied
herself arranging the kitchen curtains until she
was certain Mrs. Nelson had left the room.=
In this seemingly understated moment, Oliver
develops both character and setting. She shows
that Libby has a method for managing Mrs.
Nelson safely, without truly engaging. And her
response 4 <something that sounded like 8yes,
ma9am,9= 4 adheres to social rules, though she
keeps her actual words to herself, affording her a
sliver of privacy. There is an echo of this self-pos-
eZ ee
A grisly killing in an
alternate America
BY
<This was a heartless crime,= wisecracks the
meaner of the two detectives, named <Phin=
Drummond. Here9s something else to consid-
er: The skylight the victim was bound to with
rope is shaped like a pyramid. In another city,
that would be a curious but relatively inconse-
quential detail. But this is Cahokia. In this city,
the gutting of a White man atop a pyramid
invokes Aztec ritual sacrifices and, thus, the
Indigenous civilization that once flourished in
the area.
In the real history of the Americas, Cahokia,
a site outside present-day St. Louis, was the
largest urban center built north of Mexico
before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
Today, some 80 man-made mounds testify to
the remains of the ancient city. In Spufford9s
invention, Cahokia endured and evolved into
a modern metropolis whose Indigenous,
White and Black populations live in cautious
harmony. The grisly murder threatens to
destabilize that harmony. This story, after all,
is set in 1922, a time when the Ku Klux Klan is
ascendant, especially in the Midwest. Cahokia
is an outlier, a place where <the color line=
doesn9t exist. Utopia it isn9t 4 much of the city
is dirty, cramped and dangerous 4 but Ca-
hokia is a rough zone of democratic possibility.
It takes brick upon brick of details to erect a
city that never was onto the foundations of
one that9s vanished. Spufford layers this novel
PeeLeR STUDiOS
session in <Before Twilight,= after four friends
stage a sit-in at a tea room. When a police officer
asks, <Who put you kids up to this?= the response
from one of the four is, <Nobody,= followed by a
pause <to make noticeable his omission of 8sir.9=
The policeman calls the sit-in participants
<kids,= while Reverend Honeycutt, the <little
black man= who appears at the jail to secure their
release, greets them, <Good evening, children.=
He adds: <The officer tells me you children are a
little confused. I told him you all weren9t doing
nothing but playing games.= The word <children=
appears seven times in a single scene, becoming a
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with fictitious maps, backstories and histori-
cal documents allegedly authored by Jesuit
missionaries and Founding Fathers. He even
draws upon an old trade jargon to flesh out a
language, <Anopa,= that9s used in Cahokia. The
three most useful Anopa words 4 helpfully
supplied by an excerpt from a chipper (and
bogus) Better Business Bureau guide in the
front of the novel 4 identify the three races
predominant in Cahokia: <A takouma 4 is a
person native to the continent; a taklousa 4 is
CahOKia Jazz
a person of African ancestry; a takata 4 is a
By Francis
person of European extraction.= Anopa phras-
Spufford
es are scattered liberally throughout the story
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that follows, sometimes with translations,
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sometimes not.
World-building can be a tedious project,
and there are stretches, especially early on,
where <Cahokia Jazz= threatens to buckle
under the weight of all these details. Fortu-
nately, the other police detective on the roof
that night comes to the rescue of this novel
and its dark, desperate promise of American
redemption.
Joe Barrow is the brooding moral center of
this story: the man who leads readers through
the maze of this mystery and makes us care
about who is generating 4 and profiting from
4 all this chaos. Like every tough-guy detec-
tive who9s ever walked the mean streets of
pulp, Barrow is both within and without. He9s
kind of plea for mercy.
Oliver gives most of her characters children. In
the case of college-bound women who are not
parents, their days are still full of child care,
tending to their younger siblings. Their mothers
work, as Oliver beautifully describes it, in a
<world of pots and pans and narrow back doors.=
There is no need to rank the heartache among
these pages, but surely a moment in the titular
story would rise to the top of any list. Ellie has
finished bathing her younger brother, Tommy,
neighbOrS
who is preparing to integrate his local school in
and Other
the morning. As she begins to dress him for bed,
StOrieS
Tommy asks, <Are they gonna get me tomorrow?=
By Diane Oliver
Ellie deflects with a joke, but hours later the
Grove.
house is attacked, and the family is on the floor,
272 pp. $27
surrounded by broken glass. Tommy and Ellie9s
parentsdebatewhethertosendTommytoschool.
<How we are going to tell him we9re afraid of
them?= their father says. Oliver rarely expounds
on who her characters9 antagonists are; often, she
uses only pronouns. Here is Jenny in <Before
Twilight,= reflecting on the loss of her father:
<Sometimes when she was thinking by herself,
she wondered how her mother could forgive
them for not sending the ambulance right away
and then carrying him right past the big hospital
to reach the one that would take him.=
Diane Oliver Several stories stand out either stylistically or
published a thematically. The hint of defiance and menace in
few stories the title of <Mint Juleps Not Served Here= fore-
before dying shadows a surprising bolt of violence (though
in a violence erupts in other stories as well). <Frozen
motorcycle Voices=isanatypicallylong,kaleidoscopic,senso-
crash in 1966, ry-driven work; <Spiders Cry Without Tears,=
at age 22. about an interracial relationship, covers a greater
. sunday, february 18 , 2024
a cop who itches to throw his badge away and
play jazz piano. He is put off by the mercenary
cynicism of his White (takata) partner, Drum-
mond, and is resolutely loyal to him. Barrow
himself is part takouma, part taklousa 4 a
<Thrown-Away Boy= who was raised in an
orphanage and understands fewer phrases of
Anopa than his White partner does. Now, in
the wake of the pyramid murder, the city
splinters into racial factions, and Barrow, the
man without a fixed sense of identity, must
choose one. In a cinematic scene, he finds
himself in the wrong place at the wrong time
as a mob of Klan members pours into the
center of the city to stake a claim for White
rule. Here9s the climactic moment where the
mob and Barrow meet:
<Barrow looked at the mob and saw in them
his undoing. Not just the chance of his death,
but the undoing of his doubts. He might be
endlessly uncertain what he was. They
weren9t. They would see 4 they were seeing &
a big brown man to play with. A toy for people
angry that till now they9d not been allowed,
here, to be the biggest things in the world.=
Spufford clearly has a blast in <Cahokia
Jazz,= summoning up the language and all the
traditional tropes of a 1920s hard-boiled tale
4 the femme fatale; the shady land deals; the
crooked cops, politicians and rich guys; and
the working-class resentment as bitter as
bathtub gin 4 and wedding them to an
alternative American history narrative that
pointedly comments on the present. In the
compelling character of Barrow 4 a mostly
decent man trying to make sense of a fallen
<what if= world 4 many of us will recognize
our own held-breath bafflement, caught, as we
are, on the darkling plain of our own barely
believable times.
Maureen Corrigan, who teaches literature at
Georgetown University, is the book critic for the
NPR program <Fresh Air.=
span of time than most of its fellows. Oliver
carefully documents the exhausting nature of
domesticlabor,butshedepictsidleness4in<The
Visitor= and <Spiders Cry Without Tears= 4 as
having its own painful qualities.
In <The Visitor,= Alice, a doctor9s wife, silently
bemoans her efforts to impress her peers (and
manage her great distaste for her stepdaughter):
<Lies, lies, they were the center of her life.= Oliver
is curious about the line between deceiving one-
self and harboring hope. Nora9s family in <Key to
the City,= for instance, takes a bus from Still Creek,
Ga., to Chicago, hoping that her absent father will
greet them there. It swiftly becomes clear that he
will not. When Nora asks her mother, <Did you
know all the time?= she receives this answer: <I
couldn9t know for sure. & We had to work toward
something. Don9t you see? We wouldn9t have ever
gotten out if we didn9t work toward something.=
As in other moments throughout this collection,
Oliver imbues this one with a kind of sorrowful
determination, a dignified uncertainty.
Jackie thomas-Kennedy is a former Stegner fellow
at Stanford University.
Charles and
Dirda are away.
Their columns
will resume when
they return.
Ron Michael
Charles Dirda
sunday, february 18 , 2024 . the washington post
In 1991, long before
Lawrence Summers
claimed, while president of
Harvard, that women were
innately disinclined toward
science, he served as chief
Becca economist of the World
Rothfeld Bank. In this capacity, too,
he distinguished himself.
<I9ve always thought that under-
populated countries in Africa are vastly
UNDER-polluted,= he wrote to his
colleagues in a memo. <I think the
economic logic behind dumping a load of
toxic waste in the lowest wage country is
impeccable and we should face up to
that.= After all, he reasoned, the rest of
the world would not lose out on much
money or value if poor people with
shorter life spans sickened and died; it
would be far more profitable to keep
healthier populations with higher
incomes alive. (Summers later told a
Senate committee that the memo was
satirical and <never intended in any way
as a serious policy recommendation.=)
José Lutzenberger, Brazil9s environment
minister, replied to the memo: <Your
reasoning is perfectly logical but totally
insane.=
According to Nick Romeo, we could say
much the same thing to the majority of
contemporary economists. In Romeo9s
diligently researched and admirably
principled new book, <The Alternative:
How to Build a Just Economy,= he argues
that the world wrought by neoclassical
economics is <perfectly logical= 4 but
horrifically inhumane.
Fortunately, it is not the only option.
The eight case studies in <The
Alternative= present diverse solutions to
the problems of paltry wages, rampant
unemployment, unstable housing and
exploitative labor practices. At a time
when global and national politics often
overshadow local victories, it is
heartening to hear of a successful
workers9 cooperative in Spain, or of the
small city in Portugal that empowers its
residents to determine how to allocate its
budget, or of the handful of American
cities where there are plans to establish
<a public-sector platform to create more
humane and efficient labor markets= 4 in
effect, to reconceptualize gig work as a
public utility so as to protect workers
while allowing them to enjoy flexible
schedules.
<The Alternative= is a brisk and
sensible book that details bold and
ingenious proposals in measured tones.
Romeo, a writer for the New Yorker and a
professor of journalism at the University
of California at Berkeley, has the
approachable style of a moderate but the
bold convictions of a radical. Though the
tactics he chronicles differ dramatically,
they are all designed to reimagine <the
economy as a place of moral action and
accountability,= and they are all examples
of the sort of compassionate creativity
that Summers and his ilk should, but
probably won9t, dare to muster. Indeed,
<The Alternative= is the sort of book that
Summers and his ilk should, but probably
won9t, read and learn from.
It was not always thus. <The insight
that economics is in essence a subfield of
philosophy was once widespread,= Romeo
writes wistfully. In an earlier era, many of
the subject9s leading lights were
commendably humanistic: Adam Smith is
renowned as both a moral philosopher
and the founder of the dismal science.
But in the intervening centuries,
mainstream academics have adopted what
Romeo describes as <a technocratic, quasi-
Activists with the One Fair Wage coalition, which advocates for restaurant workers, take part in a demonstration outside Old Ebbitt Grill in May 2021.
Nick Romeo9s book examines similar on-the-ground efforts to tackle economic issues such as low wages, unemployment and worker exploitation.
8Children are the . . . people
who deserve the best books9
BY R ON C HARLES
t the end of 2023, I mentioned that I9d
A read a smuggled copy of a spectacular
fantasy novel for young readers called
<Impossible Creatures,= by Katherine Rundell.
The first of a planned trilogy, it9s about a boy
from the ordinary world and a girl from a
magical realm who team up to save mythologi-
cal animals. The Brits were going crazy for it,
but alas, at that time, there was no U.S. edition.
My fellow Americans, we have a publication
date: On Sept. 10, Knopf Books for Young
Readers will release a first printing of 250,000
copies.
Given my unhinged excitement about this
novel, the publisher put me in contact with
Rundell as she was traveling in India:
Q: <Impossible Creatures= is so wildly
propulsive. Were you writing in reaction to
some unexciting children9s books that we9ve
all endured? (I9m looking at you, <Wind in
the Willows.=)
A: I want something that will grab children
by the wrist and pull them along, fast enough
that they have to run to keep up. I want to
give them a story with bite and sweep and
joy. But if I9m writing as a corrective to
Book World
Eight case studies economists
should read 4 and won9t
scientific vocabulary,= an arcane lexicon
that <obscures the ethical and political
questions that lie at the heart of the
discipline.= Although <the major topics of
economics are inescapably moral and
political,= many of today9s thinkers refuse to
countenance value judgments, much less
acknowledge that their supposedly neutral
methods are rife with questionable
assumptions.
Romeo suggests that their approach is
not merely intellectually dishonest: It
also plays straight into the hands of the
wealthy. By framing the market as <a
realm of immutable laws and forces,= he
writes, neoclassical economists deter us
from <pursuing alternative
arrangements= 4 ones that might allow a
much broader swath of people to live
fulfilling and comfortable lives.
Because mainstream economists refuse
to rethink their field, the task has fallen
to organizers and policymakers on the
ground, and the bulk of <The Alternative=
is dedicated to the quietly heroic figures
who are implementing novel initiatives in
their own communities. Romeo writes of
the Austrian town of Gramatneusiedl,
which has pioneered a job guarantee
program in which <participants shape the
work they do,= coming together to
<brainstorm with social workers about
their skills and interests=; the annual
climate budgeting process in Oslo, during
which every department in the city
<identifies specific policies and actions to
reduce its emissions=; and the <true
price= system at De Aanzet, an
independent grocery store in the
Netherlands, that takes the
environmental and social costs of
production into account. For instance, De
Aanzet charges 3.97 euros (about $4.25)
for a kilo of tomatoes when it would
normally charge 3.75 euros (about $4).
One pathbreaker who features
prominently in <The Alternative= is Aaron
Seyedian, founder of Well-Paid Maids, a
cleaning service in Washington that pays
workers $22 an hour before tips and
anything, I think it would be the fashion,
currently in the U.K., for celebrities to write
(or have ghostwritten for them) children9s
novels as part of their brand expansion. I
think we should be more furious about that
than we are, because those books are often
dashed off over a month or two, and children
are the group of people who deserve the best
books. Children have such a hunger for
living, and that hunger deserves to be met
with the finest we can give them: the
funniest, warmest, cleverest, boldest, most
generous, truest, most original work possible.
To feed the hungry on books that are cheap,
thin, shoddy, bogus, disingenuous, trite: That
does children a powerful disservice.
Q: I knew you first as the author of a
brilliant biography of John Donne called
<Super-Infinite.= Is there a connection
between writing about the great
metaphysical poet and creating this magical
world for kids?
A: I9ve loved John Donne since I was a child.
My parents paid me to memorize his poetry,
and I was a mercenary kid with an insatiable
hunger for plastic dog figurines called Puppy
in My Pocket, and so I9ve been carrying his
words around, under my skin, for a long time.
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provides them with <an expansive
benefits package with twenty-four days of
paid time off annually, predictable
schedules, employer-paid commuting
costs, and excellent health, dental, and
vision benefits.= In depressing contrast,
<the median hourly wage for cleaners in
Washington, D.C., is $15.44 an hour, and
many lack sick leave, vacation, or
unemployment insurance.=
Federal minimum-wage legislation is
tHE no help whatsoever: Since 2009, it has
altErnativE guaranteed only the meager and
How to Build a unlivable sum of $7.25 an hour. The living
Just Economy wage calculator favored by a number of
by Nick Romeo prominent corporations, a tool devised by
Publicaffairs. MIT economist Amy Glasmeier, shows
372 pp. $32 that <a typical American single parent of
two children earning $7.25 per hour
would need to work 138 hours per week to
earn her living wage standard.= Even
those who support a more generous
<living wage= are often woefully
unambitious.
By Romeo9s own admission, the
measures he surveys are only stopgaps.
Neither companies offering living wages
of their own volition nor programs
awarding living wage certifications to
unusually upstanding employers are a
Nick Romeo suitable substitute for laws mandating
the fair payment of workers. Romeo is
emphatic that <only living wage
legislation can prevent some firms from
undercutting their more ethical
competitors.= We could 4 and Romeo
generally does 4 tell a similar story about
most of the proposals in <The
Alternative.=
Still, as long as the powers that be
continue to twiddle their thumbs and
consult Lawrence Summers, the
strategies in <The Alternative= have an
important place: They are not a
<replacement for these political
instruments,= Romeo tells us, so much as
<a preparation for them.= At a minimum,
many of them could induce companies
and consumers to behave better.
Orthodox economists are likely to regard
NiNa SubiN
Katherine Rundell
I think the thing he taught me was that
language is not a set of rules but a set of
possibilities 4 something to be shaken, bent,
spun. I find him liberating: a joyful and
galvanic presence.
Q: What research did you do to assemble
your collection of mythological animals?
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these interventions into the market as
inefficient. As Romeo points out, however,
the costs of prioritizing capital gains over
human and planetary flourishing are
already vast, even if they are difficult to
measure and quantify (and even if the
ruling classes have every incentive to turn a
blind eye to them). While true prices may
prove higher for Western consumers, they
do not represent an increase in total cost
but <a shift in who pays.= Criminally
undercompensated child laborers and
victims of climate-induced displacement in
other parts of the world already pay an
unconscionably high price for the groceries
we buy so cavalierly.
Similarly, as the founder of Well-Paid
Maids tells Romeo, the wages he offers
his employees are <what it costs, right?
You9re either paying for it now by actually
paying the price of the service in a way
that allows somebody to live, or you9re
paying for it in the externality, where
you9re supporting a business model that
doesn9t allow people to take care of
themselves. You9re paying for it in the
societal and generational costs of how
that person9s kids are going to grow up
and what choices people are going to
make in an environment of scarcity.=
It also happens to be true that many of
the initiatives in <The Alternative= prove
straightforwardly lucrative. <Multiple
academic studies have found that
cooperatives with worker governance and
ownership are as or more profitable than
conventional firms,= Romeo reports, and
Well-Paid Maids has flourished in a way
that even the most conventional
economist could appreciate: The
company was yielding $600,000 in
annual revenue just two years after its
founding.
But Romeo stresses in no uncertain
terms that ethical scruples come before the
bottom line. Even when we would
hemorrhage money by acting morally, we
stand to lose something much more
important if we fail to devise an economy in
which we can treat one another like human
beings.
This is precisely the sort of appeal that
has no place in neoclassical economics.
Its champions will no doubt object that
consumers, whom they think of as
ruthlessly rational actors, are unwilling to
make financial sacrifices in the name of
high-minded ideals. But in fact, people
have consistently demonstrated that they
are willing to pay more to protect the
workers responsible for the goods they
purchase. After De Aanzet adopted a true-
price model, <business increased by 5
percent.=
Does it follow that the store9s
customers were simply irrational? Romeo
does not sound irrational in the least
when he writes, <It feels wrong that the
person who cares for your children or
delivers your packages is not paid enough
to go out to dinner once a month, save
anything for retirement, or take a
vacation.= Like the clientele of De Aanzet,
he is simply embracing a more expansive
and more intuitive form of rationality 4
one that counts moral and social harms
as costs.
For who, at the end of the day, is more
logical? The companies willing to
countenance child labor to produce cheap
coffee, and the economists willing to dump
toxins on the most impoverished people?
Or Romeo, who wants to live in a world
where everyone has a chance at a decent
life?
Becca rothfeld is the nonfiction book critic for
the Washington Post.
A: Oh, it was one of the great delights of my
working life! I spent hundreds of hours in
libraries, reading bestiaries, encyclopedias
of mythical beasts, old manuscripts 4 and
finding creatures like the al-miraj, which is
a gold-horned hare, and karkadanns,
which are unicorns hungry for blood. And
then it9s the work of trying to make those
creatures as real as possible so that you feel
you can smell the peculiar sweetness of a
unicorn9s breath, feel the brush of the two-
tailed fox, the kanko, against your palm,
heft the weight of a baby griffin on your
shoulder.
Q: Many young people are feeling alarmed
about the plight of the Earth. How does
<Impossible Creatures= address those
fears about the environment without
becoming preachy?
A: I wanted the book to be an exciting story,
first and foremost and always. I dislike
books through which the moral bellows like
a foghorn. I find it intellectually dishonest,
to promise a child a story and then deliver a
sermon. But I did also, very urgently, want
to say something with the book, both to
children and to adult readers who pick up
the book: that your wit, your endurance,
your loving anger, your hope, your care for
the world will be needed in these hard years
to come, and they are worth the pain and
work that will come in the giving of them.
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B4
The lavish life and
nightmarish job of a
billionaire9s assistant
BY J ENNY G . Z HANG
Copying, copyright and the history of human creation
BY M ADHAVI S UNDER
efore Claudine Gay, there were Virgil,
B Helen Keller, George Harrison and
Taylor Swift.
Virgil9s <Aeneid= was attacked as plagia-
rizing Homer9s <Iliad.= Helen Keller stood
accused of copying work that had been read
to her aloud before she could read Braille.
George Harrison was found guilty of <sub-
consciously= copying the Chiffons9 1962
chart-topper, <He9s So Fine,= to make his
1970 hit, <My Sweet Lord.= More recently,
Taylor Swift settled a copyright lawsuit
alleging that she stole the lyrics <players
gonna play & haters gonna hate,= the
memorable riff in her 2014 megahit <Shake
It Off.=
These examples 4 save for that of the
ex-Beatle 4 plus scores more are explored
in <Who Owns This Sentence?: A History of
Copyrights and Wrongs,= a new book by
David Bellos, a literature professor and
translator at Princeton, and Alexandre
Montagu, an intellectual-property lawyer.
This encyclopedic yet refreshingly breezy
book takes readers across time 4 from
ancient honor codes policing plagiarism to
the first modern copyright statutes, World
Trade Organization rules and developments
in copyright in China. The result is a
compelling history of human creation,
which for better or worse inevitably in-
volves copying.
Today, artificial intelligence could use
such an eloquent defender. This book may
very well be it. Bellos and Montagu argue
that <cryptomnesia,= a term psychologists
coined for involuntary copying, is not a
<mental disorder= but simply a part of how
humans learn and create. The centuries-old
stories and lessons in this book have
implications for very modern questions, as
creators sue companies like OpenAI for
feeding their machines others9 content.
Machine learning replicates human learn-
ing, to an exponential degree, mimicking
how we from birth ingest knowledge from
all around us.
Of course, a book that argues, essentially,
that there are no new ideas under the sun
must tread carefully. Indeed, this is not the
first work to ring alarm bells about the
creep of copyright into every corner of our
lives, or to point out the pitfalls of requiring
permissions and royalties to create new
works. Siva Vaidhyanathan9s <Copyrights
and Copywrongs= (2001) and James Boyle9s
ez ee
nonFiction
BeOWULF sHeeHAN
PArivAsH MOAzed
<The Public Domain= (2008) cover similar
territory.
Still, <Who Owns This Sentence?= is a
welcome and timely addition to our under-
standing of this complex issue, particularly of
the political economy of copyright. Though
invisible to most people, copyright, the
authors point out, is the legal matrix underly-
ing the wealth of nations today, with copy-
rights in design, software and popular cul-
ture accounting for nearly all the valuation of
<six of the largest corporations in the world 4
Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta
and Disney.= The lesser-known and abstract
law of copyright, they reveal, is <the world9s
greatest money machine= and the engine of
contemporary empires, funneling billions in
royalties from poor to rich countries.
The authors spend considerable time
recounting how copyright proliferated
without rigorous public debate. They also
debunk the myth that copyright helps
artists. To the contrary, they write, <most
copyrights of commercial value now belong
not to artists, but to corporations.= The
authors bemoan that, to play the music of
Bruce Springsteen, generations will pay
royalties not to the artist but to Sony Corp.,
which bought the copyrights in the Boss9s
work for more than half a billion dollars.
In their efforts to warn about the harms
of copyright overprotection, Bellos and
Montagu at times miss out on explaining
F
or as long as there has been wealth,
there have been those who can9t help
but flicker their envious gazes up-
ward at those who possess it. And as
the past decade of mass media and
popular culture suggests, the appetite for
stories about the lives of the 1 percent has
never been more voracious. Hit shows like
<Billions,= <Succession,= <The White Lotus,=
<Gossip Girl= (the original and the less-suc-
cessful reboot) and <The Crown= have enticed
viewers with depictions of not just wealth9s
luxurious trappings 4 the extravagant man-
sions and diamond jewelry 4 but its under-
belly, what it costs those heiresses and pluto-
crats and corporate (or literal) princes to live
the rarefied lives that they do.
A tension has emerged, however, in how
audiences and critics receive these works. Do
such depictions ultimately glorify or condemn
the obscene levels of wealth and privilege
enjoyed by those in the highest stratum of
society? There are some 4 the more pedagogic
among us, one might say 4 who would
demand that a more explicit message be
delivered through the layers of satire, absurdi-
ty and complexity: that billionaires are bad
and should not be objects of either idolatry or
aspiration.
Enter the view from below. You9d be
hard-pressed to find many of the super rich
willing to give the world an unfiltered
account of what it9s like to be them, but the
common people whose livelihoods revolve
around those stars 4 the help, the hench-
men, the hangers-on 4 may have no such
qualms (barring any nondisclosure agree-
ments). Through their eyes, we are granted a
front-row seat to the glittering drama,
grounded in the perspective of someone
whose moral selling point is that they9re just
like you or me.
<Private Equity,= a memoir by Fidelity-ana-
lyst-turned-MFA-graduate Carrie Sun, docu-
ments her years as a personal assistant to
Boone Prescott, the founder of a hedge fund
named Carbon. (Sun has given pseudonyms to
both the fund and its founder.) Carbon is not
just any hedge fund; it was described to Sun as
<a rock star of a fund= and <the world9s hottest
hedge fund,= and Boone as a <once-in-a-gener-
ation investor.= He is also 4 according to the
headhunter who recruited Sun for the job 4
supposed to be <the nicest,= which is evidently
odd enough for a billionaire, let alone a hedge
fund guy, to be worth highlighting.
Money, like Sun herself in her role as
Boone9s right hand, greases the wheels of all
that makes Carbon 4 and by extension, the
world 4 run. It9s what allows the company to
maximize its returns, leveraging existing capi-
tal for access to information that helps to
create more profits, in an accelerating feed-
back loop of success. It9s what enabled Sun to
make every element of her boss9s life seamless,
from lavish vacations to private jets to opulent
office parties. It9s what Boone showered Sun
with, in the form of compensation 4 her
salary, bonus and the ultimate reward, invest-
ment in the fund itself 4 and perks: spa days,
designer goods, shopping sprees, all-expens-
es-paid trips, private fitness classes. <Remem-
ber,= he told her early on, <money can solve
nearly everything.=
With this one statement, Boone told Sun all
she needed to know about him. She didn9t
realize this initially, or at least she professed
not to. After her first day of work, she was
OLgA KOLLeeNy
important ways in which copyright is a
sophisticated instrument for handling com-
plex disputes. Plagiarism is a case in point.
Moralistic honor codes often indiscrimi-
nately decry the mere repetition of words.
Copyright makes finer distinctions, protect-
ing original expression of an idea (<It was
the best of times, it was the worst of times.=)
but not underlying ideas and facts. And
copyright recognizes that sometimes there
are just a few effective ways of expressing an
idea 4 like when explaining the rules of a
game 4 and law does not preclude copying
in those situations.
In short, archaic honor codes policing
plagiarism moralize without much room for
nuance. Copyright9s modern approach of
built-in limitations and exceptions is, in the
Supreme Court9s words, <the engine of free
expression.=
But Bellos and Montagu are absolutely
right that, though well-meaning, copyright
has become a monstrous Frankenstein that
is now out of control. Copyright started in
early 18th-century Britain to wrest control
of printing from the Crown and monopolis-
tic publishers. It gave a limited property
right to authors to spur new works that
would promote learning among the public.
The first copyrights lasted for a maximum
of 28 years and were limited in scope. Today,
copyright covers not only literature, film,
photography and music, but also video
the washington post . sunday, february 18 , 2024
ready to declare herself <a believer again= in
<the possibility of good billionaires.= The
naiveté is striking, almost to the point of
incredulity. It takes some mental gymnastics
to buy that Sun, an otherwise smart and
competent individual, could be so guileless
that she earnestly believed at one point that
working at Fidelity would allow her to find
fulfillment <after helping the rest of America
achieve their financial dreams,= and that
working at Carbon would mean <serving
PrivATE
humanity.=
EquiTy
And yet, why else would she stay in a job
A Memoir
that would become hellish, demanding not
By Carrie sun
just her time, attention and labor but her
Penguin Press.
physical and emotional well-being? That9s the
339 pp. $29
underlying question that animates the major-
ity of the book, as the stresses of Sun9s role
result in an injury, disordered eating, and the
abandonment of any pursuit of writing or
other personal joys. She deftly weaves togeth-
er multiple threads 4 a childhood of love and
abuse, the complications that come with
being the child of Chinese immigrants, surviv-
ing and sublimating a trauma in college 4
that suggest a psychology of sorts, a blurry
portrait of the kind of person who could
willingly damage herself for such a job. But
the individual paint strokes, although exqui-
sitely and vividly rendered, never quite come
together to form a convincing whole; there is
something about the artist that remains
elusive, as if, even in her own memoir, she9s
reclaiming a modicum of the private peace she
forfeited during her stint at Carbon.
Sun is much more forthcoming about why
she finally decided to call it quits. <I used to
think that Boone was driven by a love of the
game= and <that making money was a side
effect,= she writes about one moment of
realization. <No. There was only money. Ev-
erything else was a side effect.= From there, the
epiphanies come fast and furious, each more
ham-fisted than the next in its grasping of
class consciousness:
<For billionaires, the distraction of others
was the point. & Every delay 4 every stale-
mate, TBD, or indecision about billionaires9
lives, their management styles, their tax
avoidances or excessive influence 4 was a win
for them. They were the ones with the luxury
of time to wait out storms in palatial shelters,
while the rest of us, with no areas of refuge,
watched the weather to stay alive.=
And: <As the world burns, as life gets more
difficult for everyone outside the 1 percent, I
worry that those in precarious situations
(often women, people of color, and other
marginalized and disadvantaged groups and,
especially, their children) will develop an
increased sense of alienation & an alienation
that is then exacerbated and exploited, as Karl
Marx predicted, by the system that is capital-
ism.=
While I can appreciate a good Marx shout-
out, there is a clumsiness to Sun9s invocation,
as if, in the final scene of <Succession,= Cousin
Greg had turned directly to the camera and
urged the workers of the world to seize the
Carrie Sun means of production. As a political message, it
writes about may have its merits, but it falls flat as a
her years as conclusion to an otherwise absorbing memoir
the personal with enough damning details to stand on their
assistant to own. Some lessons about the world don9t need
the founder of to be taught so much as felt.
<the world9s
hottest hedge Jenny G. Zhang, a Book World contributing writer,
fund.= is a senior culture editor at slate.
games, software, architecture, choreogra-
phy, kitsch and ephemera, from stripes on
cheerleading uniforms to adult banana
costumes. And copyrights endure for the
life of the author plus another 70 years.
While the book does a nice job discussing
the excesses of copyright, it does not explore
emergent claims of cultural appropriation
by traditionally disempowered creators,
many of whom seek copyrights themselves.
A new case brought against Martha Stewart
wHO Owns by an employee alleging theft of her cranber-
THis ry nut torte recipe is one example. Academic
sEnTEnCE? plagiarism cases raise the question of how
A History of much of a scholar9s published work is the
Copyrights fruit of uncredited research assistants. A
and wrongs recent Supreme Court decision finding that
By david Bellos Andy Warhol has no <celebrity-plagiarist
and Alexandre privilege= against a lesser-known female
Montagu photographer whose photograph he appro-
W.W. Norton. priated brings claims of fairness and power
384 pp. $28.99 front and center. Creators suing AI compa-
nies echo the language of fairness and
livelihood. How do we reconcile these
reparative claims with the necessity of
copying to promote speech and culture?
The authors weave in and out of various
intellectual-property domains. A careful
reader will need to pay attention to the
distinctions between trademark, patent and
copyright. For instance, it9s possible that
even if a particular action does not violate
one area of intellectual-property law, it may
violate another. To take one recent example,
even though the earliest images of Mickey
Mouse finally entered the public domain at
the start of this year, those depictions could
still be protected by trademark, so long as
the iconic mouse signals Disney.
But these are quibbles in a book that
grapples with some of the biggest and most
challenging questions of our time. Which
approach to copying will resolve the great-
est copyright question of the 21st century,
over the future of AI? An archaic, moralistic
approach that extracts tolls from every
person and machine that has learned from
Alexandre another creator? Or a balanced approach
Montagu, left, that recognizes, in Mark Twain9s prophetic
and David words, that <the kernel, the soul & of
Bellos use virtually all human utterances is plagia-
examples from rism?=
ancient Rome
to Taylor Swift Madhavi sunder is the Frank sherry professor
to explore the of intellectual-property law at georgetown
history of University Law Center and a fellow at the
intellectual Berkman Klein Center for internet and society
property. at Harvard University.
sunday, february 18 , 2024 . the washington post
How the anti-tax movement captured the GOP
BY BRIAN ROSENWALD
H
ow did the GOP go from being a
center-right party epitomized by
the likes of Gerald Ford, Bob
Dole and George H.W. Bush to an
extreme-right party largely inca-
pable of governing and hellbent on political
warfare? There are many familiar answers:
the rise of conservative media; the increas-
ing import of an evangelical Christian base
that craves hypermasculine, bellicose lead-
ership; the role of structural factors tied to
primary elections and geographic polariza-
tion. Michael J. Graetz9s <The Power to
Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hi-
jacked America= provides a comprehensive
account of another key factor.
Graetz narrates how, beginning in the
late 1970s, activists discovered the political
potency of railing against taxes. As he
shows, that issue would slowly become the
main glue holding together various fac-
tions of the GOP. Graetz9s book is concise
and well written, and spotlights key players
who don9t always receive as much credit (or
blame) for the state of the party as they
deserve. The story it tells is key to
understanding the modern GOP, the $34
trillion national debt and the dysfunction
rampant in our political system.
One of the key benefits of <The Power to
Destroy= is its comprehensive coverage of
the roots of the anti-tax movement and its
takeover of the GOP. Popular memory tells
a simple story: Economist Arthur Laffer
drew his famous curve depicting the
relationship between income tax levels
and government revenue on a cocktail
napkin for Dick Cheney and Donald H.
Rumsfeld, opening up the tantalizing
possibility that tax cuts might pay for
themselves by increasing economic pro-
ductivity. Laffer and other key boosters,
like the Wall Street Journal9s Jude Wannis-
ki, won over Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), and
Kemp9s eponymous tax cuts eventually
became the centerpiece of Ronald Rea-
gan9s agenda. But the rise of <supply-side
economics= isn9t the only reason the GOP
went from championing fiscal responsibil-
ity and balanced budgets to worshiping
tax cuts.
Instead, the real story starts, as Graetz
explains, with Howard Jarvis, a right-wing
political gadfly in California who finally hit
upon a political moment auspicious for
advancing his anti-tax, anti-government
agenda. Jarvis was <never taken seriously
in California politics= before 1978, when he
ignited the anti-tax wave by successfully
shepherding Proposition 13 4 which limit-
ed property taxes 4 to passage, an event
that sent shock waves throughout Ameri-
can politics.
Though most of the factors driving the
approval of Proposition 13 were local,
politicians saw the result as a sign that
voters were against government programs
and the taxes that financed them. Republi-
cans also started to grasp that tax cuts were
the way out of their <Scrooge= problem. For
decades, they had screamed about fiscal
responsibility while Democrats promised
new programs to make Americans9 lives
easier. Tax cuts gave them something
enticing to offer voters instead.
The other pivotal forgotten episode that
Graetz spotlights is a 1978 uprising among
evangelical Christians over new IRS rules
designed to ensure that segregated private
schools did not receive tax exemptions.
The situation stemmed from a federal
court ruling and had been percolating
throughout the 1970s. In fact, it was
Richard M. Nixon9s IRS that had initially
announced that it would deny the exemp-
tions and tax deductions for charitable
contributions to segregated private
schools. But when Jimmy Carter9s IRS
commissioner issued stricter rules on what
constituted desegregation 4 imperiling
many Southern religious schools 4 con-
A Japanese war bride, a feisty journalist
and an up-and-coming opera singer are
three of the compelling characters in five
new historical novels that transport
readers to other times and places.
8The Phoenix Crown,9
by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake is
the sensational backdrop in this seamless
collaboration of two terrific novelists. The
story centers on forward-thinking women
and a priceless Chinese relic, the Phoenix
Crown. Looted from the Summer Palace in
Beijing, the crown9s magnificence pulls the
novel9s characters into its orbit. Gemma
Garland is an aspiring opera soprano, and
Suling Feng is a talented embroideress
trying to avoid an arranged marriage. The
authors write vividly of the struggles
Gemma, Suling and other women face as
they fight for rights and opportunities
springing up in the new century. The crown
is part of what draws them into the
clutches of an enigmatic tycoon, and this
history-based novel tips into thriller
territory when his true nature is revealed.
The novel builds toward the quake, then
paints cinematic pictures of its destructive
powers. (William Morrow, Feb. 13)
8The Turtle House,9
by Amanda Churchill
This meticulously researched novel is
inspired by the life of Churchill9s
grandmother, who, like thousands of
Japanese women, married an American
Book World
servative evangelicals erupted. The Rev.
Jerry Falwell told viewers of his <Old Time
Gospel Hour=: <The Infernal Revenue
Service has been questioning the taxabili-
ty, the exempt status of Christian schools.
Why? Because they9re motivated by the
devil in this business, that9s why.=
The ensuing uproar was enormous, in-
cluding 150,000 comments on the rule
changes and four days of angry public
hearings. It enabled conservative political
operatives Paul Weyrich and Richard
Viguerie to coax leading conservative reli-
gious leaders, especially Falwell, into
launching a political crusade. Reagan de-
nounced the IRS move, and the episode
helped bring religious conservatives into a
Republican Party that increasingly loathed
taxes and championed conservative Chris-
tian values.
Once Graetz establishes the roots of the
anti-tax movement, the story becomes a
more typical one of high-level politics,
tracing the changes in tax policy over 40
years and explaining their implications.
The most critical moments in this story
come in the early 1990s. First, George H.W.
Bush broke his famous <read my lips, no
new taxes= vow in 1990 and then went
down to defeat in 1992. Soon after, Bill
Clinton raised taxes and witnessed his
party9s evisceration in the 1994 midterm
elections 4 Democrats lost control of the
House for the first time in 40 years. These
losses solidified the idea that supporting
tax cuts was political gold, while increasing
taxes promised doom.
That newly received political wisdom
broke the back of whatever traditional
budget-balancing conservatism remained
in the GOP. Dole had spearheaded a tax
increase in 1982 after Reagan9s seminal
1981 tax cuts produced an alarming rev-
hIstor I C A L FI C tI o N
serviceman and emigrated to the United
States after World War II. With empathy
and heart, Churchill portrays the
challenges these women faced. Likable and
quirky Mineko Cope is a Japanese war
bride who struggles to fit into the small
Texas community where she9s the only
person of Asian heritage. Equally
compelling is Mineko9s relationship with
her granddaughter Lia, who also feels like
an outsider. Churchill ably captures the
stings of racism that biracial Lia endures
and portrays with sympathy the people of
Japan, whose lives, like those of people
around the world, were decimated by the
war. (Harper, Feb. 20)
8The American Queen,9
by Vanessa Miller
Miller9s stirring novel begins as the Civil
War ends. Its intrepid heroine, Louella
Bobo, is a young Black woman who dreams
of a place called the Kingdom of Happy
Land where Black people can live away
from prejudice and hate. Miller9s novel is
EZ EE
enue shortage. He also had refused to sign
Americans for Tax Reform9s anti-tax pledge
when he ran for president in 1988. But
before launching his 1996 campaign, he
signed the pledge. Dole knew he couldn9t
capture the nomination if he refused. He
even made a tax cut the centerpiece of his
campaign.
Henceforth, Republicans wouldn9t meet
a tax cut they didn9t like and would
steadfastly refuse to increase taxes even in
the Power wartime or moments of crisis, when legisla-
to Destroy tors had traditionally done so to cover
how the costs. But Graetz also highlights how
Antitax Democrats, too, bought into the new
Movement politics, gradually coming around to oppos-
hijacked ing any new taxes on all but the super-
America wealthy.
By Michael J. Graetz9s narrative spotlights three cru-
Graetz cial figures: activist Grover Norquist, who
Princeton dreamed up the anti-tax pledge; Rep. Newt
University Press. Gingrich, who grasped the value of taxes as
359 pp. $29.95 an issue for Republicans; and Rush Lim-
baugh, who championed their views of
taxation over the airwaves. The latter two
are major figures in every account of the
rise of the more extremely right-wing GOP,
but Graetz9s insertion of Norquist into the
narrative is crucial. While the activist is
well known in political circles, he9s far less
recognizable to average Americans than
Grover Gingrich or Limbaugh is. Nonetheless, his
Norquist pledge helped create and enforce the new
addresses tea Republican orthodoxy, and his efforts
party activists brought together social and economic
in 2010. He conservatives.
was a key Graetz illuminates how savvy framing
figure in and political organizing by the anti-tax
making taxes a movement changed how the public per-
winning issue ceived taxes, especially the estate tax,
for the GOP, which it successfully rebranded as the
Michael J. <death tax.= That linguistic shift, along with
Graetz argues. the selection of sympathetic figures to be
by Carol Memmott
based on a little-known piece of history
about formerly enslaved people who
traveled from Mississippi to North
Carolina, where they established a
socialist-like society. Residents of Happy
Land are self-supporting and thriving, but
it doesn9t stop the Ku Klux Klan and the
marauding Night Riders from threatening
them. The dialogue sometimes feels overly
formal, but it doesn9t distract from this
quintessential story of brave people
fighting for what they know they deserve.
(Thomas Nelson, Jan. 30)
8The Mayor of Maxwell Street,9
by Avery Cunningham
It9s the Roaring Twenties in Chicago and
Nelly Sawyer, daughter of the richest Black
man in America, is hurtling toward a future
of her choosing. Nelly9s parents want her to
be a high-society wife, but Nelly wants to
be a reporter for the Chicago Defender, an
influential Black newspaper. Her articles
are lauded but only because she9s forced to
write under a man9s name. She cuts a deal
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BiLL o'LEary/thE WashinGton Post
the faces of the push, generated broad
popular opposition to the tax, despite it
affecting only the wealthiest of the wealthy.
Graetz closes by discussing the myriad
and negative impacts of 40 years of
never-ending tax cuts combined with an
unwillingness to cut spending or pro-
grams. He points out that this means
average Americans essentially pay a hid-
den tax to cover interest payments necessi-
tated by deficit spending that has resulted
from tax cuts for the wealthiest Ameri-
cans.
There are some small flaws in <The
Power to Destroy=: It9s clear that Graetz
abhors the anti-tax movement and its
impact, and scorns some of the key players
he spotlights, which may prompt some to
dismiss the book as a political hatchet job
4 though it9s not. More important, the book
loses a bit of focus once he turns the
spotlight to attacks on the estate tax and
Republicans9 demonization of the IRS in
the 2000s. His brief coverage of individual
tax battles sometimes leaves readers want-
ing more on the debates within administra-
tions and among legislators. Similarly, the
narrative would have benefited from a
more detailed discussion of why the bala-
nced-budget conservatives didn9t fight
back harder as their party got overtaken by
anti-tax zealots.
But those are minor quibbles. <The
Power to Destroy= belongs in the growing
pantheon of books that help us understand
how the GOP became what it is today. It9s
also an essential resource for understand-
ing the fiscal storm clouds that Graetz sees
on the horizon.
Brian rosenwald is a political historian and a
scholar in residence at the University of
Pennsylvania.
with the paper9s founder: She9ll ferret out
the name of the anonymous gangster 4
known as the Mayor of Maxwell Street 4
who controls bootlegging and gambling in
the city. In return she9ll have her name on
the story. The narrative in this superlative
debut is propulsive, and the dialogue burns
hot as the fiery and fearless Nelly endures
racism and misogyny as she tracks down
the Mayor. (Hyperion Avenue, Jan. 30)
8Sisters of Belfast,9
by Melanie Maure
An estimated 9,000 children died in
Ireland9s horrific <mother and baby homes,=
where unwed pregnant women endured
unimaginable abuse at the hands of the
people meant to protect them. Babies born
in the homes were often stolen from their
mothers, and the children who perished
were buried in unmarked graves. This
tragedy is at the heart of Maure9s powerful
debut novel. It begins with the Nazi
bombing of Belfast that kills the parents of
10-year-old twins Aelish and Isabel
McGuire. They are sent to an orphanage,
where they are abused by the nuns who live
and work there. Down the road from the
orphanage is a <mother and baby home,=
and when Isabel witnesses a terrible event,
the truth about what goes on there
gradually comes to light. Despite its bleak
storyline, this is an achingly beautiful
novel about redemption and the power of
sisterhood. (Harper, Feb. 27)
Carol Memmott is a writer in austin.
B6
10 noteworthy books for February
Leap into stories of hidden towns, sibling bonds, a tropical brothel and more
BY B ECKY M ELOAN
F
or book lovers in 2024, an extra day in
February means more time for read-
ing. Fiction set on a tropical island,
an otherworldly war novel and a
memoir about the demands of corpo-
rate finance are just some of the ways to keep
everyone happily occupied.
8Greta & Valdin,9
by Rebecca K Reilly
Siblings Greta and Valdin are young, queer
and at that stage in life when the future feels
urgent yet unknowable; when today looks like
$7.49 in the bank and lots of time spent waiting
for things to happen. Valdin is really, really
okay with his breakup a year ago, but when
he9s thrown back into the path of his former
lover, he is forced to consider what he genuine-
ly wants. Younger sister Greta is similarly
ambivalent about her career in academia, but
when she attempts to improve her life, a new
family drama always gets in the way. Already a
best-selling novelist in her native New Zea-
land, Reilly creates charming multicultural
characters whose struggles feel at once mod-
ern and universal. (Avid Reader, Feb. 6)
8A Love Song for Ricki Wilde,9
by Tia Williams
The author of <Seven Days in June= weaves
the history of the Harlem Renaissance into a
modern-day romance. Owning a flower shop
has put Ricki on a path toward the life she has
always wanted, but when she meets a mysteri-
ous gentleman in a garden, things take an
unexpected turn. The enigmatic stranger
turns out to be Ezra, a musician with a hazy
past, and as the two are drawn to each other,
they uncover a transcendent connection that
neither expected. (Grand Central, Feb. 6)
8Nightwatching,9
by Tracy Sierra
Home alone at night with her two small
children, a mother hears footsteps on the
stairs. Using her knowledge of her nearly
300-year-old New England farmhouse9s lay-
out, she safeguards her family while plotting a
way to escape. But when help finally arrives,
the police question her sanity. Sierra9s debut
offers hold-your-breath suspense while delv-
ing into psychological and emotional fear,
informed by the author9s work with dom-
estic-violence survivors whose stories were
often doubted. (Pamela Dorman, Feb. 6)
8The Warm Hands of Ghosts,9
by Katherine Arden
Freddie Iven, wounded and trapped with an
enemy soldier, Hans Winter, under a pillbox
during World War I, wouldn9t mind dying, but
after he and Hans claw their way out, return-
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Book World
ing to fight against each other seems impossi-
ble. When a mysterious stranger offers them
shelter and a way to forget their trauma, the
lines between reality and imagination start to
blur. Months later, Freddie9s sister, Laura, is
notified of his death, but whispers of battle-
field hauntings call her to the trenches to see
whether Freddie has survived or fallen victim
to something more sinister. Arden, best
known for her Winternight fantasy trilogy,
weaves together a tale of supernatural folklore
and war that emphasizes the ghastliness of
both. (Del Rey, Feb. 13)
8Private Equity: A Memoir,9
by Carrie Sun
Sun9s candid memoir is at once an intro-
spective look at one woman9s experience work-
ing for the billionaire founder of a well-known
hedge fund and a frank depiction of the
corporate financial industry that often favors
those who are already part of the entrenched
culture of wealth. After acing multiple inter-
views, Sun dove headfirst into a world opti-
mized for efficiency. Despite the trappings of
modern success 4 high-end, neutrally deco-
rated offices featuring plush carpets and soft-
closing drawers 4 and luxe gifts from an
appreciative boss 4 a Balenciaga tote, a $2,500
SoulCycle gift certificate 4 it wasn9t long
before the extreme workload exacted its toll on
her mental and physical health. The harder
she worked, the more she felt herself disap-
pearing, and she realized something would
have to change so she could find herself again.
(Penguin Press, Feb. 13)
8Ours,9
by Phillip B. Williams
Williams9s Antebellum novel uses history as
a springboard to imagine a town called Ours,
built by formerly enslaved Black people, and
headed by their liberator, a woman named
Saint who has the magical ability to hide the
town when it comes under threat. Despite her
intention of offering a safe haven, the trauma
she carries casts a shadow over the residents,
and her temper and ego may lead to dangerous
repercussions for all. <Ours= considers the way
individuals who have experienced vastly dif-
ferent forms of suffering from enslavement
might define their freedom. (Viking, Feb. 20)
8Mrs. Gulliver,9
by Valerie Martin
Lila Gulliver is the madam of a tropical
island9s legal high-end brothel when Carità
Bercy, a beautiful young blind woman, arrives
desperate for work. After quickly becoming an
asset to the house, Carità catches the eye of Ian
Drohan, the son of the island9s wealthiest
family. Lila knows Carità is self-sufficient and
ambitious, so she isn9t surprised when Carità
and Ian elope. But when the Drohan family9s
lITera ry Ca leNd a r
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How this writer

ûnally escaped a
8prison of denial9
BY J ESSICA F ERRI

S
ince childhood, the writer Lucy Sante 4
formerly Luc Sante 4 knew she was
transgender. In a recent online message
to librarians interested in her new book,
<I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of
Transition,= Sante says she knew at age 9 or 10: <It
was the consuming furnace at the center of my
life.= As she puts it in the book, Sante9s <egg
cracked= in 2021, when she wrote an email to
I HeArd Her
about 30 friends announcing the news. <The
CAll my NAme
fortification of secrets I9d spent nearly sixty years
A memoir
building and reinforcing had crumbled to dust in
of Transition
a little over a week,= she writes.
By Lucy Sante
<I Heard Her Call My Name= is a two-tier
Penguin Press.
narrative, bouncing between Sante9s experience
226 pp. $27
of her transition in 2021 and the details of her
entire life. Best known as a writer of essays on art
and culture at the New York Review of Books and
as the author of the wonderful <Low Life= (1991),
about the less-glamorous corners of New York
City at the turn of the 20th century, Sante recent-
ly retired after 24 years teaching at Bard College.
This new book is about the often paralyzing cost
of trying to live two different lives: as a man or a
woman, but also as a human being and a writer.
Sante was born in 1954 in Belgium. Her moth-
er had previously suffered the stillbirth of a
daughter. <The death certificate is the only proof
I have that she existed at all, but she was nonethe-
less a living presence throughout my childhood.
My mother could not let go of her,= Sante writes.
<Sometimes she was a phantom, sometimes she
was my imaginary playmate and bedfellow, and
sometimes she was me.=
When Sante won an Arbor Day essay contest at
school as a 12-year-old, the winners appeared in
the local paper. <I was the only boy,= Sante writes.
<When a photo of the five of us was published in
the New Providence Dispatch, I appeared in the
caption as 8Lucy Sante.9= A typo of momentous
proportions. It seemed fated 4 and yet, what
followed were decades of struggle, of half-life.
Sante writes: <I see how close my trans identi-
ty was to the surface in my adolescence and
twenties, when I was completely befuddled
about it, almost totally ignorant, and had no idea
what to do but try to escape it.= Living in New
York in the 970s, there was little to dissuade Sante
from pursuing that call from Lucy. But she was <My work
driven into denial by fear. Sante spent most of the
970s at clubs like CBGB and Max9s taking amphet- had always
amine-based <black beauties= and rubbing el-
bows with Warhol superstar Jackie Curtis and been my
Patti Smith. (<I was instantly in love, and I also
wanted to be her.=) She describes passing refuge from
through the same circles as <[trans artist] Greer
Lankton and [trans model] Teri Toye, although I the rest
was too scared to ever talk to them; they seemed
like mythological creatures come to earth.= of my life,
But even if New York in the 970s 4 the city of hence
<ruins,= as Sante writes, <the ruins of ideals, of
struggles, of the university, of the city, of housing,
of transit, of expectations, of ambitions= 4 didn9t
divorced
help affirm her gender identity, becoming Bar- from aNNaNN PuTTITHaNaSorN

bara Epstein9s assistant at the New York Review

of Books gave her the greatest gift a writer can
receive: <the ability to arrogate unto myself the
authority to speak. It9s the reason I can write
meaningfully on an array of subjects, without
being an expert on any of them; it9s the reason I9m
able to write this book.=
Diving headlong into adulthood, Sante got
married, not once but twice, became a father,
and used the tools she had learned <from the
Jesuits= (<I was brought up in strict and even
fanatical Catholic observance=) to act as her own
judge, jury and executioner; her guilt, in the
form of denial, self-consciousness and pure ter-
ror, would stifle any peep Lucy tried to make. As
the writer Hélène Cixous puts it in <Three Steps
on the Ladder of Writing=: <Each human being9s
story is always the greatest and cruelest of
stories. We are the ones who reduce and annihi-
late them to nothing.=
gender.=
Of course, coming out as trans is nothing less
lucy Sante, than earth-shattering, but most of Sante9s
in <I Heard Her friends, at least the female ones, were not sur-
Call My Name= prised. Less than two weeks after the initial email
to friends, Sante wrote one retracting 4 or at
least qualifying 4 her statement, saying she was
<sticking with Luc for now= but would be <in
daily conversation with Lucy.= She now calls this
follow-up letter, which she never sent, a <desper-
ate flailing attempt= to preserve a 14-year roman-
tic relationship. <In a larger sense, it was caused
by my inability to square my gender identity with
my attraction to women.= There was also her
reputation as a writer to consider. <Would I be
risking my public identity as a writer by chang-
ing it?= And: <Do I deserve this?= Could there be a
more devastating question than whether we
deserve to live our lives as ourselves?
Reading this book is a joy. Sante is funny and
warm, and her new life (or her newfound owner-
ship of her life) gives her journey, in retrospect, a
rosy tint. But Sante is aware that a transition of
gender identity isn9t as relatively comfortable for
everyone. <Not only am I lucky to have had my
egg crack at something close to the last minute,
I9m also lucky to have survived my own repres-
sion,= she writes. <I suspect that many in my
position have not.=
Sante is partly able to square her identity as a
woman and a writer, she says, because her writing
has never been about her gender. <I was still very
much aware of the presence of Luc, whom I
sometimes liked to think of as my sad-sack ex-
husband. It would happen to me that if I had been
writing & or had gotten into a conversation about
books, say, I would suddenly look up and realize
that I felt genderless. And that made sense be-
cause my work had always been my refuge from
the rest of my life, hence divorced from gender.=
<I Heard Her Call My Name= has much to say
about the trans journey and will undoubtedly
become a standard for those in need of guidance.
But the book speaks to a wider audience, too: for
anyone who needs to break out of their self-im-
posed <prison of denial,= as Sante puts it, or to
stop punishing themselves for wanting what
they want. When Sante told a younger friend in
an online forum that she had come out, the
friend responded, <The sky out my window liter-
ally just brightened.=
Jessica Ferri is a writer based in Berkeley, Calif., and
the author, most recently, of <Silent Cities San
Francisco.=

Romantasy: It9s a little romance, a little fantasy and yes, a little hot
BY S ARAH W ENDELL romantic elements and a romantasy: In the originally published in 2007, has a new cover The Mead Mishaps series,
latter, without the romance, the book falls that reflects romantasy9s influence on mar- by Kimberly Lemming
t9s been awhile since a single book could apart. keting imagery. Bramble, a new fantasy and The titles say it all 4 <That Time I Got

I summon thousands, but in November and

again in January, fans lined up outside
bookstores in the cold, awaiting the stroke of
midnight. The draw? Romantasy.
Rebecca Yarros9s <Iron Flame,= which
broke a preorder record, arrived on Nov. 7
and shot to the top of bestseller lists
worldwide. Then came Sarah J. Maas9s
<House of Flame and Shadow,= the third
volume in the Crescent City series. Released
on Jan. 30, it sold more than 120,000 copies
in the first week and was an instant bestseller
too. Maas9s biggest competition may be
herself 4 she has four novels on the New York
Times bestseller list and 13 on the USA Today
list 4 and Yarros, whose books are on five
bestseller lists.
Romantasy is hot, in more ways than one.
It9s one of the fastest-growing genres, accord-
ing to market researcher Circana, with sales
increasing by 42 percent from 2022 to 2023.
Maas alone has sold 40 million copies of her
books worldwide.
What is romantasy anyway?
Like all fun indulgences such as brunch,
Botox and Bennifer, romantasy is a portman-
teau combining <romance= and <fantasy.=
These books feature all the fantasy hall-
marks, such as magic systems, mythology,
high stakes and abundant worldbuilding, but
the love story is central to the narrative.
Romance gets top billing in part because
<fantamance= is a terrible name, and because
there9s a difference between a fantasy with
The fastest way to tell if you9re looking at a
romantasy is to note the title. Is there a
common noun, followed by two that involve
something terrestrial and something corpo-
real? A <House of Earth and Blood=? A <Song
of Blood and Stone=? You9ve got romantasy.
You may also encounter a verb, followed by
disaster and anger nouns (<Fall of Ruin and
Wrath,= <King of Battle and Blood=), or an
authority figure of weather (<Queen of
Shadows=). Don9t worry, though: Click one
and your friendly neighborhood algorithm
will show you many more.
Romantasy may be a new-sounding term,
but the genre is not. Among the earliest titles
is <War for the Oaks,= by Emma Bull (1987),
which won the Locus Award for best first
novel. It follows a young rock singer whose
band and relationship fall apart just in time
for her to be drafted into a fairy war. In the
years since, romantasy has more often been
found within other genre headings like
<urban fantasy,= <epic fantasy= or <paranor-
mal.=
With the increasing popularity of roman-
tasy as a search term and a genre 4 the
#romantasy tag has some 800 million views
on TikTok, for example 4 some of the early,
influential books are getting new covers that
move away from the classic clinch of two
people fervently embracing in favor of more
current styles, such as bas-relief illustrations
of something on fire, encased in ice or both.
C.L. Wilson9s <Lord of the Fading Lands,=
romance imprint from Tor, is publishing <The
Spellshop,= by Sarah Beth Durst, in a hard-
cover edition with purple tinted edges and a
luminous cover that adds a hefty dose of
<cozy= to the romantasy.
Long-running romantasy series can fill
miles of shelves with books from Jennifer L.
Armentrout, Nalini Singh, Kresley Cole, L.
Penelope and Jennifer Estep. Indie publish-
ers have their own romantasy titles of every
flavor as well, such as <Daughter of No
Worlds,= by Carissa Broadbent, and the
impossibly lush <Trial of the Sun Queen,= by
Nisha J. Tuli. There are online reader spaces
like StoryGraph and subreddits like r/fanta-
syromance that are actively swapping book
suggestions 4 and of course BookTok and
Instagram. But if you9re new to romantasy
and want to see what the fuss is about, here
are a few recommendations:
8House of Flame and Shadow,9
by Sarah J. Maas
The latest in the spicy and rich Crescent
City series that began with <House of Earth
and Blood= in 2020, this story finds the lead
characters worlds apart and yearning for
home, and may include special surprises for
well-read Maas fans as well. And an added
treat for audiobook fans: A new audio
version of the first book featuring a full cast
of voice actors, with music and sound
effects, will be released in two parts,
beginning Feb. 29.
Drunk and Saved a Demon,= <That Time I Got
Drunk and Yeeted a Love Potion at a
Werewolf.= Kimberly Lemming is having
blast playing with the tropes and clichés of
romance and fantasy.
8Consort of Fire,9 by Kit Rocha
and 8Dragon Actually9 by G.A. Aiken
If you like your romantasy with dragons,
particularly horny ones, look no further. Kit
Rocha9s new series features a seductress, a
handmaiden/assassin and a dragon who
wants to possess them both. Much of the hot
dragon romantasy can trace its lineage to
books like <Dragon Actually,= by G.A. Aiken,
the first of a series that features a ferocious
heroine named Annwyl the Bloody who
trains with a mysterious, arrogant knight
during the day and shares her secrets at night
with a dragon named Fearghus the Destroyer.
The Bliss Wars trilogy,
by L. Penelope
In <Savage City,= a captive Fai must heal a
princess of the Nimali, his sworn and hated
enemy, in a world that blends high fantasy,
fae and shifters in an urban post-apocalyptic
landscape. The concluding book in this
trilogy, <Brutal Fortress,= arrives in March, so
you have time to catch up.
Sarah Wendell is the author of three books and
a co-founder of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, an
online community devoted to romance fiction.
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Kirsten Bakis reclaims her voice
BaKiS from B1
2022 while in a meeting with the agent Lynn
Nesbit, when he recalled reading <monster
Dogs= for a book club in the late 990s. <She just
lit up,= Simon told me. <She was like, I have
something to show you.=
That something was an early draft of <King
Nyx,= Bakis9s second novel 4 or, at least, the
second that she will have published when it
makes its way into bookstores at the end of
february.
If <monster Dogs= is a descendant of 19th-
century horror, <King Nyx= is a close cousin of
feminist gothic stories in the key of <Wuthering
Heights.= During the 1918 flu pandemic, the
writer Charles fort 4 a real-life notorious
researcher of paranormal and unexplained
phenomena 4 and his wife, Anna filing fort,
make their way to the secluded island of an
obscenely rich and possibly mad industrial
magnate who has promised Charles the free-
dom to finish his book. There, they encounter a
strange series of circumstances 4 mysterious
girls who lurk at the edges of the orchards,
rumors of murder, humanoid automatons 4
that sometimes seems to have been designed
for Anna9s benefit alone.
<King Nyx= is a book that understands that
the crumbling mansions of gothic fiction mere-
ly materialize the minds of their female protag-
onists. It also understands that they must
understand this fact, too, if they are to reclaim
what is properly theirs. or, as Bakis put it to me
when I made my way to see her in New York9s
Hudson Valley on a snowy day last month, it is
about finding your voice again when it has been
taken from you 4 perhaps as much by circum-
stance as by malice.
In this regard, if in almost no other, <King
Nyx= reads almost autobiographically. <I kind
of lost my voice,= Bakis told me. And so, too, she
said, did her version of Anna, who in the novel
has sacrificed something of her <inner compass
voice= to carry on living.
Whereas Bakis wrote much of <monster
Dogs= in a Lower manhattan apartment above
an Irish bar, she has lived since 2010 in Croton-
on-Hudson, a village about an hour9s drive
from the city. (This is the other, smaller way in
which the novel is almost autobiographical:
The older Anna who narrates the novel lives on
a farm just outside Croton.) As we drove to
lunch, she gestured to the rented two-family
home where she lives with her children 4
18-year-old Theo and 15-year-old Charlotte, her
new novel9s dedicatees 4 as well as one dog,
two cats and four chickens.
<I don9t want to think of myself as blocked,=
she told me. <I wasn9t stuck, in that I was
writing, but I was stuck in that I couldn9t get to
the heart of it.=
Bakis speaks deliberately, often pausing af-
ter every few words, as if composing a sentence
instead of merely letting it sprawl forth. Later,
she would characterize this as a product of
nervousness, but I took it to be of a piece with
her desire to get things right. or to <get to the
heart of the thing,= as she kept saying in one
way or another.
She has attentive, busy eyes set in a calm
face, and sports the heavy, turquoise-framed
glasses of a considerate librarian. on the day
<A life that contains different kinds of work, instead of one straight career trajectory, is a rich life.=
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we spent together, she was wearing an unas-
suming zippered sweatshirt and a coat that
seemed almost too light for the afternoon
freeze. The filmmaker Chris Wedge 4 who
spent years working on an adaptation of <Lives
of the monster Dogs= that he was never able to
produce 4 describes her in an admiring spirit:
<Walking down the street, you wouldn9t know
that she was carrying these kinds of worlds
inside her. She doesn9t come across with any of
the affectations you9d expect,= he said. <When I
knew her, her kids were young, and she seemed
like a mom who was doing what she could.=
At a restaurant called 105 Twenty Bar & Grill,
Bakis and I ate surprisingly excellent polenta-
and-quinoa burgers; she used a knife and fork,
treating it like an open-face sandwich. She9s
been a vegetarian since she was 11, when a
babysitter told her that it was the right thing to
do if you loved animals, which she did, very
much. <I was not scared of any animal,= she
said. <I just wanted to run up and hug every
animal that I saw. It9s so native to who I am.=
She hasn9t eaten meat in the 45 years since,
with one exception. A neighbor was slaughter-
ing some turkeys he9d raised, and she volun-
teered to help, wanting to give them a clean
death. She recalls picking up the 40-pound
birds from behind, hugging their wings in
place with her arms while the farmer cut their
throats. <The guy who raised them was like, Oh,
this vegetarian is going to run crying out of the
room,= she recalled, laughing. <Well, guess who
ran crying out of the room? It wasn9t me.= And
yet, she still felt it, <felt the weight of taking
their life. To be so close and to feel them
fighting and dying. So I ate some.=
But never since, and never again. Today, the
birds she lives with are retired laying hens,
rescued from a farming system that typically
gives up on fowl when they9re just 2 or 3 years
old, even though they can live into their teens.
At one point while we were talking, one of her
kids called and a busy clucking noise emerged
from her bag 4 she had recorded the chatter of
her chickens in the yard and made it her
ringtone.
<monster Dogs,= too, had emerged out of her
love for animals, germinating from a question
she9d asked herself for most of her life: <What if
my dog could talk?= Bakis was a student at the
Iowa Writers9 Workshop when she sold the
novel, in the 1990s. The short-story writer
Deborah Eisenberg, who was then a teacher at
the workshop, was one of the book9s first
readers, and she recalls being <flabbergasted=
by its excellence. <It is enchanted,= she told me.
<I mean, it is enchanting, but there9s also
something sort of enchanting and enchanted
about the book. It floats into you; it floats
around you. The depth of feeling is so intense.=
Wedge shared similar feelings about his first
contact with it, telling me, <It9s a beautiful,
romantic tragedy. I felt consumed by it.=
The book9s successes 4 the positive reviews,
the award nominations, the interest from Hol-
lywood 4 were ultimately overwhelming for
Bakis. <It9s weird to say this, but I was kind of a
little traumatized by it, which I feel bad for
saying, because I was so fortunate. I always
recognize that,= she said. She recalled being
backstage at an event with Ann Patchett when
they were both in the running for the orange
Kirsten Bakis, whose new novel, <King Nyx,= is coming out this month
the washington post
Prize for fiction. <I always remember her say-
ing, Yeah, I9m a workhorse; this is part of the
job,= Bakis said. <I was like, Next time, I9m going
to have that attitude.=
But next time just & didn9t come, though not
for want of effort. <I don9t know whether to be
proud of this or embarrassed by this, but I
never stopped writing,= she said. <I pretty much
wrote every day, all that time.= But she wasn9t
satisfied with what she was producing. <mon-
ster Dogs,= which had taken her seven years,
KiNg Nyx may have been acclaimed, but it hadn9t made
By Kirsten Bakis her rich, and around 2004, when she was
Liveright. pregnant with Theo, she sold a second book out
306 pp. $28.99 of financial panic. She worked on it for years in
dialogue with her editor, Jonathan Galassi,
who also edited <monster Dogs= and whom she
describes as unfailingly supportive. <I finished
it three times, but it was just dead,= she said.
<They wanted to publish it. They were like: Just
do these couple more things. Just fix this and
this. But the patient was dead.= She abandoned
it for good in 2009, right around the time she
gave birth to Charlotte.
The day after I visited, Bakis sent me an
email, reflecting on her lost book. <I don9t know
if I mentioned everything else I was doing
while I was working on it: for example, for some
of the time, I had a baby, a toddler who was
having challenges, three dogs, and we were
broke so I was cooking all our meals and baking
our bread too. I9d sit up writing after the kids
were asleep, cutting into my already short sleep
time. It was a level of exhaustion that9s hard to
even describe,= she wrote. <A life that contains
different kinds of work, instead of one straight
career trajectory, is a rich life.=
Still, she made progress on other novels in
the years after and tried her hand at other
projects, including some screenplays. But
nothing quite came of any of it. There was still
no pulse to her projects, not until she started
<King Nyx= in 2020. Though it is not a pandem-
ic novel, the traces of that year9s isolated days
crop up here and there 4 as they do, for
example, when a gas-masked chauffeur ferries
Kirsten Bakis the forts to a secluded cabin, where they are
in Croton-on- forced to quarantine before they can meet their
Hudson, in benefactor. She wrote the book 4 and has
New York9s continued to write since 4 standing up at the
Hudson kitchen counter. She likes it there because she
Valley, where can see the chickens pecking about in the
she has lived backyard while also remaining attentive to the
since 2010. movements of her children, which she couldn9t
She published be if she were locked away in her room.
her acclaimed After lunch, we decamped to the Black Cow,
first novel, a coffee shop around the corner with an at-
<Lives of the tached bookstore. Around 3 p.m., teenagers
Monster spilled in, fresh out of school. As we were
Dogs,= in 1997 chatting about the turkeys she had helped kill,
but almost three of the kids approached our table, and one
nothing since. tapped her on the shoulder. It was her daugh-
ter, Charlotte, and two of her friends, and for a
while, Charlotte and Bakis bantered amiably in
the way that mothers and daughters do 4
mostly phatic, but no less loving for it. <I just
want to buy a house for my kids,= Bakis told me
after Charlotte departed and the Black Cow
emptied out again.
for a while after she moved to Croton, Bakis
taught writing workshops in the Black Cow,
though she had to schedule them around the
times and days when the shop9s roaster and
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grinders were noisiest. She cobbled together a
lot of work in the decades between her novels,
mostly teaching and freelance editing, the lat-
ter typically for people trying to finish novels of
their own. In passing, she mentioned that she
actually lost income the year she finalized
<King Nyx,= since it had taken time away from
the other, more immediately lucrative services
she provided.
She might not have written <King Nyx= if it
hadn9t been for her teaching and editing. <I
partly taught myself to come back to writing by
seeing other people struggling with the same
things I was,= she said. <When you see someone
else doing it, you9re like, Oh, you can fix it like
this. I would kind of take that back and apply it
to myself.=
I got a sense of what it might be like to learn
from Bakis when we were driving through
town and she started eagerly peppering me
with questions about my own perpetually-in-
progress novel. When I told her that I knew the
beginnings of my story but not where I wanted
it to go, she enthusiastically quoted a phrase of
E.L. Doctorow9s, about writing being like driv-
ing a car at night, such that <you can only see as
far as your headlights.=
<Lives of the monster Dogs= was a big,
important book, at least in Bakis9s life, and it
took her decades to get out from under its
shadow. It is no spoiler to say that Cleo, the
book9s protagonist, spends her later life won-
dering if her youthful days with the dogs were
the most important thing that ever happened
to her. In some ways, Bakis said, it was a little
like that for her, though <not really, because I
had a very full life. I wasn9t sitting there with a
bottle of whiskey looking out the window.=
When she dropped me off at the train sta-
tion, I asked her one more time about her hopes
for <King Nyx= and what it felt like to finally
have a follow-up to <monster Dogs.= She told
me that although she9s always grateful when
people tell her how much they love her first
book, she hasn9t even read it since it came out.
She wants the new one to be a success, of
course, and I9d argue that it very much deserves
to be. mostly, though, she9s eager not to simply
be <Kirsten Bakis, the author of 8Lives of the
monster Dogs9= anymore. That was the person
she9d become right around the time she turned
30. All this time later, she said, <I really want to
be a working writer.=
Earlier in the afternoon, we had stopped by
the New Croton Dam, a dauntingly massive
structure on the edge of town that was finished
in the early 20th century. Dams resemble barri-
ers, and they are, but what really matters about
them is the water they ultimately cannot con-
tain, whether by accident or design. Bakis,
working writer, walked through the snow
toward the base of the terraced spillway, where
once-restrained water rushed down in torren-
tial sheets, past tree branches bowed by scab-
bards of ice. As she turned her back to it, I
stared up at the hand-hewn stones above, but
really I was watching her as she looked out
toward the landscape beyond, through which
the descending current cut streams into the
frozen ground. Little capillaries branching out,
pulsing with stories from the heart of the thing.
Jacob Brogan is an editor in Book World.

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Yorktown
battlefield
diary sells
at auction
Rare account from
8citizen soldier9 on fight
that led to independence
BY M ICHAEL E . R UANE
The cannon fire from the be-
sieged British was deadly. one
shot had just killed four Ameri-
cans. Another had killed a drum-
mer who had stepped from cover.
Yet, as the Americans dug their
trenches closer and closer, one
man stood in the open, taunting
the enemy gunners.
Each time the British shot and
missed he waved his spade in
defiance, saying he9d be damned
if he would duck. <Possessed of
more bravery than prudence. . . .
He had escaped longer than
could have been expected,= Capt.
James Duncan, an American offi-
cer, recorded in his diary.
But the unnamed soldier was
foolish, Duncan wrote, and final-
ly <a ball came and put an end to
his capers.=
It was oct. 3, 1781, during the
siege of Yorktown, Va., in the
Revolutionary War. Duncan9s
battlefield diary is a rare account
from a <citizen soldier= of the
historic fight that would end the
war and lead to full American
independence.
Last month, the diary was put
up for auction at sotheby9s in
New York, where it was anticipat-
ed to bring between $300,000
and $500,000. But the bidding
that day only reached $240,000,
short of the expected minimum,
and the diary was not sold.
But last week, a spokeswoman
for sotheby9s said the diary sold
privately the day after the auc-
tion. she declined to identify the
buyer or the exact price but said
it was above $300,000.
<To have an English-language
contemporary journal written by
a Continental [Army] soldier . . .
is exceptionally rare,= selby
Kiffer, sotheby9s international
senior specialist for books and
manuscripts, said before the
auction.
<The content, the fact that it
was about such a pivotal event,
that fact that it just reads won-
derfully 4 this gripping, first-
person narrative 4 that fact that
it9s still in the family of Captain
Duncan,= he said.
Most such accounts that have
come to the market recently are
in French. <Which is wonderful,=
Kiffer said. <obviously, our
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Adults and kids alike combat empty shelves in Md. school library
A fourth-grade
girl with Velcro
straps on her
pink and white
tennis shoes
theresa wishes her school
vargas library had
enough books to
ensure that when
she finishes reading one she
enjoys, she could walk over to a
shelf and pick a similar one.
<sometimes I just choose the
same book, because I can9t find
one I like,= she says as she sits at
a table in her school9s cafeteria.
Near her sits a long-legged
fifth-grader who wishes the
library had more comfortable
chairs. The chairs there now
have short legs and hard backs.
Next to her sits a fifth-grade
girl who is tired of looking at
the library9s brown and bare
shelves. she wishes those
shelves were at least painted in
brighter, <more fun= colors.
Getting children to read more
can sometimes pose a challenge.
But students at oxon Hill
Elementary school in Prince
George9s County, Md., know
exactly what would help pull
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Leaking 500-gallon propane tank
appears to be cause of massive home blast
Authorities identified the firefighter killed in the explosion as 45-year-old Trevor Brown
J USTIN J OUVENAL,
BY
N ICKI J HABVALA,
O LIVIA D IAZ
AND C LARENCE W ILLIAMS
sean Mohseni had just stepped
out of the shower Friday night
when <a sonic boom,= as he put it,
rocked his Loudoun County, Va.,
home. The ceiling of the master
bedroom suddenly collapsed on
his head and on his 2-year-old son.
The windows in the room shat-
tered inward, showering his wife
with glass.
A massive explosion, likely
caused by a leaking 500-gallon
propane tank, had destroyed his
next-door neighbor9s home and
killed a firefighter, officials said.
Mohseni described the moment
as one of <complete terror,= as he
charged into his 10-year-old son9s
tOP: Authorities investigate the aftermath of an explosion at a home in Sterling, Va., on
Saturday. A woman listed as a resident of the home said she was <alive and well= but said
she had been told not to talk about the blast. ABOVE: trevor Brown, 45, of the Sterling
Volunteer Fire Company died in the line of duty on Friday. <He was such a good person. He
was so much better than me,= thomas Brown, the firefighter9s father, said.
them into their school9s library
and make them want to stay
there. They also know that the
grown-ups around them have
been trying to fulfill their
wishes.
While the nation has been
focusing on book bans, school
libraries all around us have
gone without enough
(noncontroversial) books. Or
inviting furniture. Or amenities
that would help create a sense
of community.
oxon Hill is one of those
schools.
For the past year, staff
members and parents have been
working to raise money to give
students at the school the
library of their dreams.
But they remain far from
their goal.
I hadn9t planned to tell you
about the library, but then I saw
it while visiting the school
recently for another purpose.
It9s impossible to walk through
the building and not notice the
library. It sits smack in the
middle of an open space
between hallways.
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bedroom. It was a little before
8:30 p.m., and the boy, improba-
bly, was sleeping peacefully, cov-
ered in insulation, dry wall and
pieces of a closet door. Mohseni
said he grabbed the child and his
7-year-old daughter and fled the
home with the rest of the family.
outside, they were stunned by a
hellish scene: a house engulfed in
flames and smoke, debris strewn
in the trees and firefighters
scrambling amid the destruction.
The explosion on silver Ridge
Drive, heard for miles around,
killed volunteer firefighter Trevor
Brown, 45, and injured 13 others,
officials said. Brown, a member of
the sterling Volunteer Fire Com-
pany, lived in Ashburn, Va., was a
married father of three and had
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the library inside Oxon Hill Elementary School in Prince George9s County, Md. the school9s librarian,
Jannie Cobb, said she has had trouble stocking the shelves because of the school9s limited resources.
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bob moore, 94, was the
amiable face of natural
foods as the founder of
bob9s Red mill. c6
Bill sets
luggage
rules for
foster kids
tRAsH BAGs still
used in some moves
Advocates hope law will
instill dignity for youths
BY E LLIE S ILVERMAN
Javier9s clothes were stuffed
into a black trash bag and
thrown into the trunk of a car,
according to a photo taken last
month and recently shown to
Maryland lawmakers. As he was
being transferred from one fos-
ter home to another, this bag,
secured by a red tie at the top,
held all of his life9s belongings.
The practice, detailed by fos-
ter youth advocates to Maryland
state lawmakers in testimony
earlier this month, is still hap-
pening despite insistence from
state officials that luggage is
already provided to youths.
Front-line workers who report
seeing it are leaning on the state
General Assembly to enshrine in
law a requirement that every
foster child receive new luggage.
Unlike many of the complex
problems that land children in
the state9s systems of care, they
told delegates at a House com-
mittee hearing, the dehumaniz-
ing issue would be simple to fix.
<This can improve the lives of
the children that we serve,= Erica
LeMon, director of advocacy for
children9s rights at Maryland Le-
gal Aid testified at the Maryland
House Judiciary Committee on
Thursday, using Javier as a
pseudonym for the foster child to
protect the boy9s identity. <We
would like for Maryland to treat
our foster children like we would
treat our own children, with
dignity and respect.=
The Maryland Department of
Human services opposes the bill,
introduced in the House by Del.
Joe Vogel (D-Montgomery), ac-
cording to a spokesperson who
said it would create administra-
tive burdens on social workers.
Rafael J. Lopez, secretary of
Maryland9s Department of
Human services, said in written
testimony that children are al-
ready given luggage. Brian
schleter, a department spokes-
man, further clarified to The
Washington Post that local de-
partments across the state are
able to use their existing luggage
supplies for foster youth.
<No child should ever suffer
the needless humiliation and
trauma of being forced to move
their belongings in a disposable
bag, no matter the circum-
stances,= schleter said. <DHs has
longtime practices in place to
ensure this does not happen in
Maryland.=
Laws relating to giving lug-
gage to foster youth were passed
last year in oregon and Texas.
There is not a law to regulate this
issue in the District, but Keena
Blackmon, a spokeswoman for
the D.C. Child and Family ser-
vices Agency said children re-
ceive duffels or backpacks
through partnerships with local
nonprofits and donations from
individuals, churches and other
organizations.
<We strongly believe in ensur-
ing that children in foster care
are not using trash bags as they
move from one home to another,=
Blackmon said in a statement. A
spokesperson for the Virginia
Department of social services
did not immediately provide a
comment on whether foster
youth use trash bags or luggage.
There are about 3,800 chil-
dren in foster care across Mary-
land each year, according to an
estimate in the bill9s fiscal and
policy note. If the bill is imple-
mented, the note estimates the
total cost of providing this new
luggage would be a minimum of
$76,560. The bill would also
require the human services de-
partment to record when chil-
dren use a disposable bag to
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Blast will
take days to
investigate,
chief says
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been a firefighter since 2016.

<We lost a family member,= said
Chief Keith Johnson of the Lou-
doun County fire department.
<Quite frankly, we are probably
lucky we only had one fatality.=
mohseni agreed, calling it a
<miracle= that his family survived
the blast unscathed.
Thomas Brown, the firefight-
er9s father, said his son9s children
are ages 6, 9 and 11. <He was a
fantastic father,= Thomas Brown
said. <He was such a good person.
He was so much better than me.
He and his wife poured every-
thing into those children. You just
don9t see that in the world today.=
Johnson said it will take days to
definitively determine what
caused the explosion. He said 11
firefighters and two civilians
were injured and four people re-
mained hospitalized Saturday. All
are expected to survive.
<our hearts are with the Ster-
ling community and we are pray-
ing for the family of the brave
firefighter who gave their life,=
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin
said in a social media post. <We
MoRiah RaTneR foR The WashingTon PosT
are grateful for these fearless
heroes who run toward danger to The aftermath of an explosion at a home in Sterling on Saturday. A gas leak is being examined as the cause. Chief Keith Johnson of Loudoun County9s fire department said that
protect and serve their fellow he was forming a team that will examine how the incident, which resulted in the death of one volunteer firefighter, was handled by the department.
Virginians every day.=
Johnson said a 911 call about a Another who arrived on the scene counted for. Brown was pro- and a half earlier, and I smelled garage. dled by the department. It will
possible gas leak came at 7:38 a short time later remarked grim- nounced dead on the scene. The gas.= mohseni9s house, which was include members from outside
p.m. friday. firefighters arrived ly: <The house is pretty much injured firefighters and occu- michelle Barbiere, who lives a heavily damaged, had its win- the department.
at 7:48 p.m. and found the leaking leveled.= pants of the home were transport- half mile from the explosion, said dows boarded up Saturday and When reached by phone Satur-
underground propane tank on a firefighters immediately be- ed to hospitals for treatment. the vibrations jolted her. part of its siding hanging off. day, a woman listed as a resident
side of the home. Johnson said gan trying to rescue their col- residents in Sterling, near <I thought for sure a big truck mohseni said he was unsure of the home that was destroyed
propane had seeped into the leagues trapped in the debris, and Seneca ridge and Silver ridge ran into my house,= she said. whether it would be habitable said she was <alive and well= but
house. a rapid response team was de- drives, felt the ground tremble at But Barbiere said she and her again or would need to be rebuilt. had been told not to talk about the
Two occupants of the home ployed to help with the effort, the time of the blast. People living husband could not find anything Johnson said other homes in the blast. She declined to comment
and some pets were evacuated, he Johnson said. radio traffic indi- on the other side of the Potomac wrong inside the house. It was neighborhood were less severely further. Property records indicate
said. firefighters donned special cated firefighters were trying to river, in montgomery County, only when they cracked open the damaged. she purchased the home in 2015.
protective gear and entered the knock down flames and remove md., also felt shaking. front door that they smelled the Thomas Brown said his son Thomas Brown said his last
dwelling. Then, at 8:25 p.m., came debris to enter the basement. Aerial videos of the scene gas, she said. <Then all of a sud- was a volunteer firefighter and a communication with his son was
the enormous blast. At 8:36 p.m., another firefight- showed what could be taken for a den, it was like every siren you stay-at-home father, and his wife a text message friday 4 a video of
recorded traffic from depart- er trapped in the debris issued a disordered lumberyard, with could hear in our community works for the federal govern- a puppy that the family had just
ment radios captured the harrow- mayday, Johnson said. Around pieces of the wooden skeleton of a started coming. And then heli- ment. He said his son enjoyed gotten. Brown said he got busy
ing moment. muffled cries and that time, a firefighter could be house strewn all over the inter- copters started coming.= working on computers, barbecu- and forgot to reply.
shouts of <mayday!= could be heard saying on the radio that he section, partially obscured by ris- Padgett, who does not know ing, traveling and being outdoors. <I didn9t respond to it,= he said,
heard. Some yelled that firefight- was trapped in the basement and ing smoke. the residents of the house that The fire marshal was at the site his voice cracking. <I guess I9ll
ers were trapped beneath debris flames were nearby. <The whole house shook,= said blew up, said the aftermath was of the blast Saturday to investi- never have the chance now.=
in the basement. By 9:15 p.m., Johnson said, all John Padgett, a neighbor on Sene- <horrific.= The only pieces of the gate its cause. Johnson said he
<We just had a catastrophic the firefighters had been re- ca ridge Drive. <I had walked my house left standing Saturday was forming a team that will ex- Martin Weil and Monika Mathur
explosion!= a firefighter shouted. moved from the rubble and ac- dog earlier, about an hour, hour were its chimney and part of its amine how the incident was han- contributed to this report.

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Capital Weather gang
Why the
D.C. snow
forecast
was a bust
BY J ASON S AMENOW
Weather forecasting has come a
long way since the 1970s and is
among the greatest science success
stories of our time. Forecasts are
generally quite accurate, even as
far out as five to seven days into the
future, and have improved enor-
mously since the 1970s. They save
countless lives, and their economic
value is estimated to be over $30
billion annually (that estimate is
from 2009; the value has probably
grown considerably since).
But they9re not perfect, and
that9s especially true when it comes
to snow. Forecasters, like our-
selves, obsess over every detail in
snow forecasts and still sometimes
struggle to get it right. That was
clearly the case with Friday night9s
forecast. We9re not wrong for lack
of trying; the tools we have just
aren9t quite good enough yet. Ask
forecasters in Boston how they feel
about predicting 7 to 13 inches of
snow last monday when only 0.1
inches was ultimately measured.
There was sound logic and effort
for that forecast, but the storm
subtly shifted.
A similar dynamic played out
here Friday night, in a less dramat-
ic way.
Our Capital Weather Gang fore-
cast called for about 1 to 5 inches of
snow across the Washington re-
gion from south to north. Just trace
amounts to a few inches fell. The
forecast wasn9t wrong everywhere,
and it9s not the worst miss we9ve
ever had, but it is among the more
notable ones in the last few years.
Here9s how much snow fell in
some select locations:
" Damascus, Westminster and
Elkridge: 3.0 inches
" Gaithersburg: 2.8 inches
" Lovettsville: 2.5 inches
" BWI marshall Airport: 2.2 inches
" rockville and Laurel: 1.8 inches
" Crofton: 1.5 inches
" Silver Spring: 1.4 inches
" Herndon: 1.2 inches
" Dulles Airport: 1.1 inches
" Fairfax: 1.0 inches
" Northeast Washington:
0.8 inches
" Springfield: 0.5 inches
" reagan National Airport: 0.1
inches
Amounts missed the mark as the
snow arrived later, departed earli-
er and fell at lighter intensity than
we expected.
So why did we get it wrong? In
short, the models we used as tools
to make the forecast simulated too
much precipitation and the heavi-
est amounts shifted to the north.
On Friday morning, when we ana-
lyzed about a half-dozen different
models, they all supported the
forecast we made.
But trouble started to appear in
the afternoon. Ironically, about 15
minutes before the National
Weather Service issued a winter
storm warning for our western
counties, the European computer
model 4 which has the highest
skill score of all models 4 suggest-
ed no location in the region would
see warning-criteria snowfall,
Md. foster kids still use trash bags to move, advocates say. A bill would end that.
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transport belongings and why
they were not given luggage.
Advocates for foster youth
pushed back on the notion that
foster youth are already being
given luggage. The photo of
Javier9s trash bag of belongings,
which Lemon showed to the
committee Thursday, was taken
last month. Delora Sanchez
Ifekauche, who was in the mary-
land foster care system and men-
tors former foster youth, testified
that she carried her belongings
in a trash bag more than 25 years
ago and has heard from mentees
that they had that same experi-
ence.
Del. Aaron m. Kaufman (D-
montgomery) asked why officials
in the human services depart-
ment believe youth are already
being given luggage while advo-
cates on the ground say that is
not happening.
<So where is the disconnect?=
he asked.
The answer is not clear, Ifeka-
uche said.
<I can tell you from my own
personal experience and young
people that I continue to mentor
in foster care, that is not the
case,= Ifekauche testified. <They
are carrying their only worldly
belongings in garbage bags.=
Vogel said the mandatory re-
porting aspect of this bill would
clarify whether the practice of
giving children luggage 4 not
. the washington post
A pedestrian makes their way past a dusting of snow on Saturday in Springfield, Va. On Friday, the Capital Weather Gang forecast called for about 1 to 5 inches of snow across
the Washington region from south to north, but just trace amounts to a few inches fell.
which is 5 inches or more. Its
forecast suggested that if every
flake stuck, amounts would range
from about 1 to 4 inches from south
to north.
We were reluctant to scale back
our forecast based on the Euro-
pean model by itself. Even though
it9s the most accurate model on
average, it9s not the best-perform-
ing in every single storm. And its
snow forecast was only slightly
lower than other models. But it
presaged a steep decline in
amounts in the other models dur-
ing the afternoon and evening.
A big warning sign was that the
high-resolution NAm model 4
which is among the more reliable
in the short term 4 cut its predict-
ed snowfall by 50 percent between
its simulations released Friday
morning and Friday evening.
The NAm model9s decrease mo-
tivated us to lower our predicted
totals at 9:30 p.m. Friday. Impor-
tantly, another high-resolution
model known as the Hrrr had
also consistently shown under-
whelming amounts of snow since
the morning 4 it was another clue
that more aggressive snowfall fore-
casts 4 like a forecast for 4 to 6
inches from the American (GFS)
model 4 would be wrong.
Of course, the adjustment we
made at 9:30 p.m. to lower
amounts was still inadequate. Ac-
tual snow totals were on the low
side of our revised prediction.
When a forecast is going wrong, it9s
psychologically difficult to pull the
plug entirely, and there was still
some modeling (e.g. the American
model) that supported a snowier
forecast.
All of this model talk may raise
the question: Why do forecasters
like us rely so much on them? It9s
simple 4 they9re the best tools we
A foster child9s belongings inside a trash bag in January. <No child should ever suffer the needless humiliation and trauma of being forced
to move their belongings in a disposable bag= Brian Schleter, a spokesman for the state9s Department of Human Services, said.
Dog tracks mark a dusting of snow in Leesburg, Va., on Saturday.
Predictions ranged from a dusting to 6 inches.
have to predict the weather and,
without them, weather forecasting
would be set back many decades.
We get a lot of snowstorm forecasts
pretty close to right, and it9s largely
because of models. That said,
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Mark Miller/The WashingTon PosT
they9re guidance, not gospel.
Skilled forecasters analyze the
models and apply their experience
and knowledge to adjust for their
errors and biases. Did we not ad-
equately do that with Friday night9s
forecast?
One could make that criticism
but without appreciating our
thought process. Weather systems
that come in from the west like
Friday night9s are often moisture-
deprived, especially after they pass
over the Appalachians. So should
we have been more skeptical of the
model simulations for at least 4 to 6
inches of snow? Also, temperatures
were only marginally cold enough
for snowfall. Highs on Friday
reached 45 to 50 degrees and were
still hovering around 40 at 10 p.m.
just a couple of hours before pre-
cipitation began. Shouldn9t we
have taken that into account?
Trust me when I say we consid-
ered both of these factors. It was for
these reasons I wrote the following
in our briefing for this forecast:
Amounts could end up on the low
end of forecasts or in our <bust=
range if precipitation intensity is a
little lighter than simulated and
temperatures are on the warm end
of predictions. The risk of a bust is
highest around downtown Wash-
ington and to the south, where
above-freezing temperatures could
eat into amounts. Also, if the snow
moves through more quickly than
forecast, that would also reduce
totals. Some models show just a
couple of hours of moderate to
heavy snow.
Even though we knew moisture
could be limited and temperatures
were marginal for accumulation,
there were two meteorological in-
gredients we thought could over
come these factors. First, models
were showing the potential for
strong <frontogenesis= 4 a process
in which clashing air masses result
in the formation of a localized front
and narrow zone of particularly
heavy snow. Second, they showed
frigid air about 5,000 feet above
alfredo Perez
MaTT MCClain/The WashingTon PosT
the ground. Our thinking was that
these two factors would work to-
gether to cool the air and dump
snowfall.
The zone of frontogenesis ended
up shifting to the north 4 and
plastered parts of east central
Pennsylvania with up to 14 inches
of snow. One of the hardest aspects
of predicting snowstorms is figur-
ing out where very localized bands
of heavy snow will set up because
models are bad at this. In the days
leading up to this forecast, the
models consistently showed strong
potential for such a band over
Washington. It just shifted.
I hope this perspective offered a
helpful, under the hood, lens into
our forecast process. And the point
of this review is not to apologize for
our forecast but to explain that
errant snow forecasts like this are
still simply a fact of life. The Na-
tional Weather Service and televi-
sion meteorologists predicted
comparable amounts or even more
than we did. But, once in a while,
despite all of our best efforts, we9re
just going to miss the mark be-
cause the tools we have aren9t quite
good enough.
In such situations, the best we
can do is to continue to try to
provide the best possible forecast
and communicate its uncertainty. I
believe we did that in this case
although, with the benefit of hind-
sight, we probably should have
done so more forcefully.
Despite this missed forecast,
there are a lot exciting develop-
ments in weather forecasting that
should, over time, reduce the likeli-
hood of these <busted= snow fore-
casts. The rapid advancement of AI
and machine learning, for exam-
ple, shows great promise to im-
prove forecasts 4 but this technol-
ogy is still in its infancy.
trash bags 4 is actually happen-
ing.
<This is a very, very common-
sense first step to making sure
that we affirm the dignity of
every person, every child, in our
foster care system,= he said in an
interview.
rob Scheer testified earlier
this month, in support of the bill
in hopes that foster children
receive hope and dignity through
their own luggage.
When Scheer9s five children
arrived at his door through foster
care, they showed up the same
way Scheer did more than four
decades ago 4 with a trash bag.
In an interview, Scheer explained
that his eldest son arrived at his
maryland home in 2019 and he
thought <how the hell could this
still be happening?=
Scheer co-founded Comfort
Cases, a rockville-based
nonprofit that delivers care
packages and luggage to foster
children with the goal of eradi-
cating trash bags from the sys-
tem.
<A trash bag for kids like me in
the system, it makes us feel
disposable. It makes us feel that
we don9t matter, that we9re invisi-
ble,= Scheer said. <We know at a
young age why a trash bag was
made and that was to put trash in
it. And so when all of a sudden
you9re putting children9s clothing
in it, including my own, it can do
nothing but take away your self-
worth.=
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Theresa Vargas
School community turns to fundraisers to restock its library9s emptying shelves
VargaS from C1
The library, in some ways, is
like many school libraries.
It is decorated with posters
that feature cartoonish animals
and words that encourage
young minds to get lost in
books. <reading Helps you
Imagine,= reads one. <Come.
Stay. read a great tale!= reads
another.
But, unlike some libraries, it
also has this: empty shelves
that are about to get emptier.
A few years ago, the school
had to remove a large number
of books as part of a weeding
process that is required by the
state to make sure old and
damaged books don9t remain
on the shelves. The school9s
librarian, Jannie Cobb, said
another weeding process will
require her to remove 5 percent
more of the school9s books by
April.
<I understand the reasoning,
because you do want to have
up-to-date collections,= Cobb,
whose official title at the school
is media specialist, told me
when I asked about the state of
the library.
removing the books has not
been the problem, she said.
replacing them and adding
more popular titles has been
the challenge because of the
school9s limited resources.
About
80 percent of the school9s 229
students qualify for free and
reduced lunch, and the school
does not have an active PTA,
which is how many schools
raise extra funds. The library
collects some funds through
the Scholastic Book fair, but
that money does not stretch far,
Cobb said.
right now, a child at the
school who finishes <Diary of a
Wimpy Kid= and wants to keep
reading through the series will
find the library9s collection
incomplete. The same is true
for the popular graphic novels
by Dav Pilkey.
Dramatic account of bloody Yorktown battle is part of diary sold at auction
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french allies played an enor-
mous role, not only in Yorktown
but in winning our independ-
ence.=
Duncan9s diary <is very much
the narrative of a citizen soldier,=
he said. <It shows us, I believe,
that the revolutionary War was
won by people like Duncan and
people like his comrades, the
ones who were being killed or
maimed by cannonball.=
Kiffer added: <It9s one thing to
read a letter from Washington in
which he9s discussing strategy.
Here is war stripped down to its
real horrors.=
The 23-page Yorktown account
is contained in a 110-page note-
book 4 about 8 inches by 6
inches 4 that includes other
jottings unrelated to the war as
well as some blank pages.
It9s a story of bloody trench
warfare that sounds more like
World War I than 1781, with
soldiers hunkering in dugouts
under enemy shellfire and charg-
ing across no man9s land.
on oct. 14, as Duncan and two
friends were sitting in a crowded
trench around midnight, a sentry
called out a warning of an incom-
ing shell.
Duncan had jumped up to see
where it was headed as it landed
in the trench about two feet from
him and blew up. <I immediately
flung myself = aside, he wrote.
<Although the explosion was
very sudden and the trench as
full of men as it could possibly
contain, yet not a single man was
killed,= he wrote. <only two of my
own company [were] slightly
wounded.=
He added: <We all counted it a
most miraculous escape. Were I
to recount all the narrow escapes
I made that night it would almost
be incredible.=
Duncan mentions several his-
toric figures who fought in the
siege and the war: the french
officers Lafayette and rocham-
beau, the Prussian Baron von
Steuben and the impetuous
24-year-old Lt. Col. Alexander
Hamilton.
Duncan respected Hamilton
as <one of the first officers in the
. . . army= but criticized him for
one reckless maneuver.
on oct. 7, Duncan recounted,
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Students and officials at Oxon Hill Elementary School in Prince george9s County, Md., are advocating for more books and amenities for
their school library. The school community has held two fundraisers for the library, and has reached about $9,000 of their $25,000 goal.
<There are so many series
that are incomplete because we
don9t have the resources to put
them in place and put them in
kids9 hands,= Cobb said.
<It really tears at my heart
when kids come into the library
and they are looking for books
and they aren9t finding the
books they want. Then they say,
8There are no books in there for
me,9= Cobb added.
Cobb has wishes, too, for the
SoTHebY'S
a rare handwritten journal by
Capt. James Duncan, an officer
in george Washington's army
during the 1781 siege.
<Although I esteem him
& I must beg leave in
this instance to think he
wantonly exposed the
lives of his men.=
Capt. James Duncan,
criticizing a strategic maneuver by Lt.
Col. Alexander Hamilton during the
siege of Yorktown, in his diary
<We were ordered to mount the
bank, front the enemy, and there
by word of command go through
all the ceremony of soldiery,
ordering and grounding our
arms.=
Although the British had been
firing, <they did not now give us a
single shot,= he wrote. <I suppose
their astonishment at our con-
duct must have prevented them,
for I can assign no other reason.=
Duncan wrote, <Colonel Ham-
ilton gave these orders. Although
I esteem him . . . I must beg leave
in this instance to think he
wantonly exposed the lives of his
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library.
She would like to see it get
more comfortable furniture,
partitions that offer some
soundproofing so she can give
lessons without surrounding
noises distracting students and
more <books, books and books.=
<I hope that the library will
be transformed into an inviting
place of wonder where kids will
want to come in and lose
themselves in the stories
The siege of Yorktown culminated with the surrender on Oct. 19, 1781, of the 8,300-man British army under Lt. gen. Charles Cornwallis to
a combined american and French force under george Washington.
men.=
(The Broadway hit musical
<Hamilton= includes a dramatic
song about Yorktown.)
Duncan described events as
the Americans and the french
gradually closed in on the Brit-
ish, who were pinned against the
York river in Yorktown, about
160 miles south of Washington.
on oct. 11, he wrote:
<Last night commenced a very
heavy cannonade and the enemy
returned the fire with no less
spirit. . . . The largest of the
enemy9s vessels was set on fire by
the bursting of a shell or red hot
ball from some of our batteries,
themselves returning to it frequently= (rockcellarmagazine.com).
contained on the shelves, so
that they forget about whatever
problems may exist at home or
in their lives, at least for a little
while,= she said. <This will, I
hope, help to transform their
lives as well so that they begin
to see themselves as future
teachers, lawyers, doctors,
policemen and firefighters, and
know that it is attainable.=
Sibigi Lipford-Transou, who
became the school9s principal
and communicated it to another,
both of which were burnt down.
<They must have lost a consid-
erable quantity of powder in the
last, as there was an explosion
which made a heavy report. The
whole night was nothing but one
continual roar of cannon, mixed
with the bursting of shells and
rumbling of houses torn to
pieces.=
Duncan, who was about 25,
was born in Philadelphia. He
gave up his preparations for the
ministry as the war broke out
and volunteered to serve in
George Washington9s Continen-
tal Army, Sotheby9s said.
the washington post
THereSA VArgAS/THe WASHingTon PoST
last year, said she noticed the
state of the library the first day
she walked through the
building.
She recalled her first
thought: <I can9t be the only
one this bothers.=
Since then, school officials
have met with an architectural
firm to get ideas for making
improvements, and the school
community has held two
fundraisers for the library.
At Yorktown, he became a
member of Brig. Gen. moses
Hazen9s brigade. Duncan was
well educated. He wrote legibly,
using an ink bottle and a quill
pen, said Kiffer, the Sotheby9s
expert. <He writes very well and
very vividly,= he said.
The siege of Yorktown oc-
curred at the end of the revolu-
tionary War, which lasted from
1775 to 1783 and led to independ-
ence from Britain.
The siege culminated with the
surrender on oct. 19, 1781, of the
8,300-man British Army under
Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis to a
combined American and french
. sunday, february 18 , 2024
Lipford-Transou said the
estimated cost for making the
improvements is about
$25,000, and the fundraisers
have so far brought in about
$9,000.
<It9s nowhere near the
amount we need,= she said.
Even so, she said, the
children and their families are
proud of what they have been
able to raise.
Last year9s fundraiser ended
with Lipford-Transou and the
school9s vice principal sitting
on a stage, taking pies to the
face. They had agreed to that
public punishment if the
fundraising amount hit a
certain benchmark.
<That took me out of my
comfort zone,= Lipford-Transou
said. <That9s how much I
wanted to improve that library.=
Lipford-Transou said she
hopes to create the library
students and the staff want.
She also wants to add
computers, so that parents who
may not have access to one at
home can come in to fill out
forms and take care of other
online needs.
The school, which has a
student body that is mostly
Latino and African American,
faces many of the same
challenges as schools across the
country. one is absenteeism.
Another is the lack of
transportation for some
students who are left to walk
routes that aren9t ideal. Those
issues take time and
collaboration to fix. Improving
a library just takes will and
money 4 and the school has
one and is working on the
other.
Cobb said the fundraisers
have energized the students,
and now they don9t only ask
her if she has the latest <Dog
man= book.
<They come to me and say,
8When are they going to
renovate the library?9= she said.
<I tell them, 8We9re still working
on it.9=
LibrArY of CongreSS
force under George Washington.
<It was the pivotal event in
American history,= Jerome A.
Greene wrote in his 2005 book
about the siege, <The Guns of
Independence.=
<Its successful conclusion vir-
tually assured [the creation] of
American democratic institu-
tions from which all subsequent
events followed,= he wrote.
Duncan survived the war, So-
theby9s said. He became a court
official in Adams County, Pa., and
was later elected to the U.S.
House of representatives but
resigned before the 17th Con-
gress assembled. He died in 1844.
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MarylanD

Annapolis acquires site on bay9s historical 8Black Coast9

BY M EGAN L OOCK
The city of Annapolis an-
nounced Thursday that it has
acquired a cottage that once
belonged to Parlett L. Moore, an
educator and former president of
Coppin State University, from his
grandchildren for $1.6 million.
The property, approximately
two-thirds of an acre, is located
next to Elktonia Beach, a five-
acre tract of land the city ac-
quired in 2022. Elktonia Beach is
the last remaining piece of a
once-vibrant 180-acre property
known as Carr9s and Sparrow9s
beaches, two popular resorts on
the Chesapeake Bay that served
as a place for the Black commu-
nity to find refuge during segre-
gation.
Moore9s property along Edge-
wood and Bembe Beach roads
was used as a summer cottage
since the 1940s for family and
friends to have access to the
Chesapeake Bay, according to
Vincent Leggett, founder and
president of Blacks of the Chesa-
peake Foundation. The proper-
ty9s current owners, Paul and
Pierre Beauchemin, are grand-
children of Moore9s.
Leggett called the acquisition
a <historic milestone= in a
two-decade journey to preserve
Black historical sites along the
Chesapeake Bay.
<The historic locations of the
Carr9s, Sparrow9s, Elktonia
beaches, and now the Parlett
Moore family cottage, represent
the 8Black Coast9 of the Bay,=
Leggett said. <Working with
Mayor [Gavin] Buckley, the di-
rector of Recreation and Parks,
and public/private partners, our
vision is to open a state-of-the-
art educational, environmental,
and cultural heritage center de-
signed to train and motivate the
next generation of African
American land conservation and
heritage preservation champi-
ons.=
Annapolis and Anne Arundel
County both contributed
$500,000 to purchase the prop-
erty. The Conservation Fund, a
Annapolis announced the acquisition of a cottage that once belonged to Parlett L. Moore, an educator and onetime president of Coppin
State University. The property is a significant acquisition due to its proximity to the historical Black-owned beaches in the city.
nonprofit based in Virginia, the
Chesapeake Conservancy, Blacks
of the Chesapeake, the Maryland
Heritage Area Authority, as well
as private donors, also helped
fund the transaction.
<Annapolis is a city with so
much history, but I always feel
like we just tell one set of history
4 it9s amazing colonial history.
But the modern history and the
things that come out of Mary-
land, those modern stories need
to be told,= Buckley said at a news
conference announcing the deal.
The event was attended by an
array of state and local leaders.
State Democrat Dels. Dana Jones
and Shaneka Henson; County
Executive Steuart Pittman; Wes-
ley Wood, a member of the
Maryland Commission on Afri-
can American History and Cul-
ture; County Council member
Lisa Rodvien, a Democrat from
District 6; and members of the
Annapolis City Council were also
in attendance.
<This is really the nexus of the
past and present and future,=
said Joel Dunn, president & CEO
of the Chesapeake Conservancy.
<It9s a special place that connects
us to nature and culture and it
will fuel the wisdom and com-
passion that our society, our
community needs.=
The Carr9s and Sparrow9s
beach resorts were operated by
sisters Elizabeth Carr Smith and
Florence Carr Sparrow and were
commonly referred to as <The
Beaches.= Known as <a miniature
Woodstock,= the beaches hosted
some of the country9s well-
known Black musical performers
of the 1940s, 950s, 960s and the
early 970s including stars such as
Chuck Berry, James Brown, Duke
Ellington, Sarah Vaughan, Stevie
Wonder, Patti LaBelle and the
JeFFrey F. Bill/BalTimore sun
Temptations.
<This was a place to gather to
give people access to the Chesa-
peake Bay, particularly during a
time when we were not given
access to places such as these
wonderful locations on the bay,=
Leggett said.
In March 2022, the city ac-
quired the Elktonia Beach prop-
erty through a patchwork of
federal, state and local funding.
The city, Blacks of the Chesa-
peake, Chesapeake Conservancy
and the state entered into an
agreement with the Conserva-
tion Fund, to acquire the proper-
ty from developer Theo Rodgers.
The state of Maryland put up
$4.8 million toward the purchase
with an additional $2 million
from the federal government.
With the properties in hand,
the city9s Recreation and Parks
Department will develop a mas-
ter plan and solicit community
input. The plan will incorporate
historical components and a
coastal restoration plan in part-
nership with the Annapolis and
Anne Arundel County Resilience
Authority. The new park will be
managed by the Recreation and
Parks Department and open to
the public. The coastal restora-
tion should be completed in
about 18 months, said Roslyn
Johnson, director of Recreation
and Parks.
<Acquiring the Elktonia prop-
erty and adding the adjacent
Moore property to the City9s
Recreation and Parks portfolio is
part of a continuing effort to tell
a more complete history of the
City of Annapolis and provide
equitable public water access to
all,= Johnson said.
<This acquisition makes sure
these key properties belong to
the people for centuries to come
for future generations to learn,
experience, and enjoy.=
Born in Wetpquin in Wicomi-
co County, Moore was the son of
a Chesapeake Bay steamboat
captain. From 1930 to 1956,
Moore served as principal in
three different schools, including
St. Claire High School in Cam-
bridge, Lincoln High School in
Rockville and Carver High
School and Junior College in
Montgomery County.
In 1956, Moore was named the
second president at Coppin State
University in Baltimore, where
he served for 14 years before
retiring in 1970. Following his
retirement, Moore spent time at
the summer cottage on the Ches-
apeake Bay, the same property
that is now owned by the city of
Annapolis. Moore died in his
sleep in January 2000 at the age
of 92.
4 Baltimore Sun

the District

Guns, ammunition found at home

of animal-cruelty suspect, police say
BY P ETER H ERMANN
Investigators found three
handguns, two rifles and hun-
dreds of rounds of ammunition
while searching a house in
Southeast Washington a day af-
ter three D.C. police officers
were shot at the start of an
armed standoff Wednesday, au-
thorities said Friday.
Police also said that a review
of video from cameras worn by
officers serving an arrest war-
rant in an animal cruelty case
revealed that one officer fired a
gun during the incident in the
5000 block of Hanna Place SE.
Police said they later found 31
dogs in the house.
Authorities said they had
gone to the home Wednesday
morning but the man refused to
front door partially open and
were confronted by dogs. A po-
lice spokesman said an officer
fired during this initial encoun-
ter, but would not say whether
that officer was one of the three
who were wounded. The man
was not injured.
Police arrested a suspect after
a 13-hour standoff at the house
on charges that include assault
with intent to kill, assault on
police officers and cruelty to
animals. In court, the man said
his name was Julius James. Po-
lice had initially identified him
as such and said he was 46 years
old. The U.S. attorney9s office
filed criminal charges under a
different name 4 Stephen C.
Rattigan 4 and authorities said
he was 48.
James9s attorney argued in
and said he had fired warning
shots and did not know who was
coming into the house. Prosecu-
tors rejected that assertion. An
arrest affidavit says James told
police negotiators that he was
afraid police would kill his dogs.
That arrest affidavit, filed in
D.C. Superior Court on Thursday
morning, said police had found
one disassembled firearm in a
second-floor bedroom. Police
said Friday that a more extensive
search later revealed the addi-
tional guns, along with ammuni-
tion and a bullet-resistant vest.
The Humane Rescue Alliance
took possession of the dogs, 20
adults and 11 puppies, which
they said appeared to be Ameri-
can Bullies. An official with the
rescue group said staffers identi-
fied <injuries associated with craig Hudson For THe WasHingTon PosT

come out. Police said he started court Thursday that his client [the dogs] fighting among each A dog is removed from the home where a man barricaded himself for 13 hours and allegedly shot
shooting as police forced the needed a mental health exam, other.= officers serving a warrant. Police said they recovered 31 dogs from the house, 11 of which were puppies.

MarylanD
Pr. George9s sheriff9s deputy found guilty of rape
BY O MARI D ANIELS
After a four-day trial, a jury
found a Prince George9s County
sheriff 9s deputy guilty of
second-degree rape in the assault
of a woman with whom he had
previously been in a relationship,
Prince George9s County State9s At-
torney Aisha Braveboy said at a
news conference Friday.
Cpl. Brandon Joel Burroughs
will be sentenced in May.
Braveboy said officers are not
exempt from the law.
<We9re talking about violation
of an individual in the worst pos-
sible way. When you rape some-
one, you9re trying to take away
their dignity,= she said.
An attorney listed for Bur-
roughs did not immediately re-
spond to a request for comment.
The assault occurred Oct. 22,
2022, according to the county
sheriff9s office. The victim said
Burroughs contacted her that
day and asked whether he could
come over. She agreed.
While at her home, the two had
an argument, according to court
documents. Burroughs followed
her into different rooms and re-
fused to leave when asked. He
Cpl. Brandon Joel Burroughs will be sentenced in May in the 2022
assault of a woman he had previously been in a relationship with.
forced off the woman9s clothes
and repeatedly struck her before
raping her.
Burroughs then left. The next
isTock
day, the woman contacted the
Prince George9s County Commis-
sioner9s Office and obtained a
protective order.
<This in no form or fashion was
ever her fault,= Assistant State9s
Attorney Chanel Jackson said. <I
commend her for her courage= in
coming forward.
Burroughs had been suspend-
ed without pay and placed on a
no-duty status.
Sheriff John D.B. Carr said that
the internal investigation has
been completed and that his de-
partment is moving forward in
accordance with the Police Ac-
countability Act of 2021 to ad-
dress Burroughs9s employment
at the sheriff9s office.
Carr said his department has
handed details of the investiga-
tion to the Police Accountability
Board and was waiting for it to
hear the administrative portion
of the case, but the criminal por-
tion came first. Carr said he is
awaiting word from the board on
when a hearing will be held.
<Our first and foremost con-
cern is dealing with our survivor
of this incident and our commu-
nity,= Carr said. <No one wearing
a uniform is above the law. We are
here to serve you.=
Jasmine Hilton contributed to this
report.
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obituaries
bob Moore, 94

Folksy, Santa-like ûgure who was the face and founder of Bob9s Red Mill
BY H ARRISON S MITH

Bob Moore, who became an

amiable face of the natural foods
industry as the bearded, bolo
tie-wearing founder of Bob9s Red
Mill, the whole-grain food brand
known as a favorite of vegans,
home bakers, health-food enthu-
siasts and gluten-free diners,
died Feb. 10 at his home in Mil-
waukie, Ore., the former mill
town where the company is
based. He was 94.
A company spokeswoman
confirmed his death but did not
give a cause.
A folksy, almost Santa-like fig-
ure who often donned a red vest
or coat, Mr. Moore was immedi-
ately recognizable to anyone who
ever bought a package of Bob9s
Red Mill barley, bulgur or buck-
wheat. An illustration of his face,
gently smiling under a flat cap
and wire-rimmed glasses, adorns
each of the company9s more than
200 products, alongside a saluta-
tion that conveyed some of the
onetime seminarian9s easygoing
charm: <To Your Good Health.=
Under Mr. Moore and his wife,
co-founder Charlee Moore, the
private company grew from an
artisanal Oregon business into a
global empire of stone-ground
grains, cereals and flours, with
annual sales of <well over $100
million,= Mr. Moore told podcast
host Guy Raz in 2018. The compa-
ny went on a hiring spree in 2020,
buoyed by a surge of interest in
baking during the coronavirus
pandemic, and says it now has
more than 700 employees, with
sales in more than 70 countries.
Mr. Moore, who retired as
chief executive in 2018 and con-
tinued to serve on the board until
his death, was initially hesitant
to embrace the health-conscious
approach that his brand promot-
ed from its founding in 1978. He PhoTos by Leah nash for The WashingTon PosT

once thought that gluten-free di-
eters <were nuts,= he said, and
was skeptical of his wife9s interest
in books like <Let9s Get Well,= by
nutritionist Adelle Davis.
But his father9s death from a
heart attack at age 49, along with
his wife9s experiments in whole-
grain baking in the 1960s, began
to pique his interest in healthy
eating. <Our world needed better
food, it needed whole grains,= he
recalled in an episode of Raz9s
podcast <How I Built This.=
While managing a J.C. Penney
auto shop in Redding, Calif., Mr.
Moore came across a library
book, <John Goffe9s Mill,= in
which Harvard anthropologist
George Woodbury chronicled his
attempts to restore a derelict mill
that belonged to his family in
New Hampshire. The book, with
its evocative descriptions of tra-
ditional milling techniques and
the glories of stone-ground flour
and corn meal, inspired Mr.
Moore to think that he might be
able to run a mill of his own.
Mr. Moore began writing let-
ters to millers across the country,
seeking out antique equipment,
and eventually acquired a few
sets of 19th-century quartz mill-
stones from a defunct mill in
North Carolina. He went on to
find modest success with his first
milling company, Moores9 Flour
Mill, which he founded in 1974
with his wife and two of his sons,
working out of a vacant Quonset
hut in Redding.
But a few years later, on the
verge of turning 50, he decided to
turn the milling business over to
Bob Moore, founder of the natural foods brand Bob9s Red Mill, outside the company9s manufacturing facility and grain storage in Milwaukie, Ore., in 2011. Under him and his
wife, co-founder Charlee Moore, the private company grew from an artisanal Oregon business into a global empire with annual sales of <over $100 million,= Mr. Moore said.
his children. He sold most of his
possessions, moved to Portland,
Ore., with his wife and enrolled at
Western Evangelical Seminary,
now part of George Fox Univer-
sity, where he sought to fulfill a
long-held ambition of learning
Hebrew and Greek so that he
could read the Bible in two of its
original languages.
<That was my goal in life, one
hundred percent,= he said in an
oral history for Oregon State Uni-
versity. <I gave myself over to it.=
Within six months, Mr. Moore
was again seized by visions of
stone-ground flour and grains.
He and his wife were quizzing
each other on Greek nouns and
verbs, going over flashcards dur-
ing a walk in nearby Milwaukie, a
few miles south of downtown
Portland, when they spotted an
old mill and a <for sale= sign out
front. Inside were bucket eleva-
tors and grain cleaners, along
with virtually all of the milling
equipment that Mr. Moore knew
he needed to get started.
<I call it my emotional epiph-
any,= he told the Oregonian news-
paper, recalling his first encoun-
ter with the building. <Whatever
excuse I care to give, I was just
sucked into it like a vortex.=
Using a set of 1870s millstones
he acquired from another old
mill, he soon launched Bob9s Red
Mill. His wife did the bookwork
and packaged many of the origi-
nal products while Mr. Moore set
to work promoting the business,
Items for sale at the Bob9s Red Mill Whole Grain Store. Mr. Moore9s
smiling face adorns the company9s more than 200 products.
getting on the evening news
within a few weeks of opening
the mill and filling the parking
lot shortly after that.
The company grew with help
from the Fred Meyer superstore
chain, which began carrying its
products in the Pacific North-
west. After a fire destroyed the
mill in 1988 4 an arsonist report-
edly set the building ablaze 4 Mr.
Moore moved the company into a
larger plant in Milwaukie, ex-
panding from about 18,000 to
60,000 square feet. Within a few
years, the business was supply-
ing wholesalers across the coun-
try. It started overseas sales in the
early 2000s.
For years, Mr. Moore turned
down prospective buyers, insist-
ing on maintaining ownership of
the company. In 2010, on his 81st
birthday, he began transferring
control to his staff through a new
employee stock ownership plan.
<The Bible says to do unto others
as you would have them do unto
you,= he later told Portland
Monthly, explaining his belief
that sharing profits and owner-
ship would <make things more
fair and more benevolent.= Lakes, Calif., before relocating to
Mr. Moore continued to come Sacramento, where he sold lawn
into the office daily, driving to mowers and hardware supplies
work in one of his two 1931 Ford at a Sears. For a time, he and his
Model As, and sometimes played family lived on a five-acre goat
piano duets for visitors, perform- farm, where Charlee baked with
ing Gershwin or Cole Porter whole grains, raised chickens
songs with his executive assis- and tended to a garden. Mr.
tant. More often he could be Moore described it as <heaven on
found checking the mill equip- earth.=
ment, conducting product tests He and his wife later set aside
three times a day and singing the $30 million to launch two aca-
praises of old-fashioned tech- demic hubs, the Moore Family
niques that he sought to marry Center for Whole Grain Foods,
with modern machinery. Nutrition and Preventive Health
<We built these machines,= he at Oregon State University in
told The Washington Post in 2011, Corvallis and the Bob and Char-
showing off the mill. <The others lee Moore Institute for Nutrition
that existed, they screamed, got and Wellness at Oregon Health
hot and went 94 miles per hour. I and Science University in Port-
don9t live my life that way, and I land.
don9t want my food that way.= Charlee died in 2018. Survi-
The older of two children, Rob- vors include their three sons,
ert Gene Moore was born in Port- Ken, Bob Jr. and David; nine
land on Feb. 15, 1929. He grew up grandchildren; and six great-
in San Bernardino, Calif., where grandchildren.
his father drove a truck selling At age 87, Mr. Moore traveled
Wonder Bread, according to the to the village of Carrbridge, in the
<How I Built This= podcast. Scottish Highlands, where he
After graduating from high won the Golden Spurtle World
school, Mr. Moore served three Porridge Making Championship
years in the Army, helping build using a batch of his company9s
roads and bridges on Enewetak steel cut oats. The honor was for a
Atoll in the Marshall Islands, traditional porridge, made only
where the military conducted with oats, water and salt, al-
nuclear testing. He returned though Portland Monthly report-
home to work as an electronics ed that Mr. Moore preferred to
technician and married Charlee make a few concessions to mo-
Lu Coote in 1953, a year after they dernity, preparing his daily oats
met on a blind date. with <flaxseed meal, walnuts,
Mr. Moore ran service stations sliced banana, turbinado sugar,
in Gardena and Mammoth and skim milk.=

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BrookE Ellison, 45
Resilient disability rights activist was
paralyzed at 11 after being hit by a car
BY E MILY L ANGER
Brooke Ellison9s <first life,= as
she called it, ended on Sept. 4,
1990, when she was 11 years old.
It was the day before the start of
seventh grade. She was crossing
a busy street on her walk home
from orientation at her junior
high school in Stony Brook, Long
Island, when she was hit by a car.
The impact cracked open her
skull, broke nearly every major
bone in her body and left her in a
coma for 36 hours. When she
awoke, she learned she had been
paralyzed from the neck down.
For the rest of her life 4 her
<second life,= she said 4 she
depended on a ventilator to
breathe and a motorized wheel-
chair, which she controlled with
her mouth, for mobility.
Defying all expectations, she
underwent months of rehabili-
tation and returned to school for
the beginning of eighth grade.
She graduated from high school
and was admitted to Harvard
University, where she studied
cognitive neuroscience.
She remained at Harvard af-
ter her undergraduate training
to receive a master9s degree in
public policy and then earned a
doctorate in sociology from
Stony Brook University, where
she joined the faculty, teaching
courses that touched on medical
ethics, stem cell research and
sociology.
Dr. Ellison, who outlasted by
nearly a quarter-century the
nine-year life expectancy she
was given at the time of her
accident, and who emerged as a
tireless advocate for disability
rights, died Feb. 4 at a hospital in
Stony Brook. She was 45. The
cause was complications from
quadriplegia, said her parents,
Edward and Jean Ellison.
Dr. Ellison recounted her sto-
ry in a memoir, <Miracles Hap-
pen= (2001), which she co-wrote
with her mother and which
inspired a 2004 TV movie, <The
Brooke Ellison Story,= directed
by Christopher Reeve. Reeve, the
<Superman= actor who was para-
lyzed from the neck down in an
equestrian accident in 1995, died
Brooke Ellison, left, earned degrees from Harvard and Stony Brook University, where she taught until
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<I didn9t want people to focus
on what I had lost in my life, but
rather on what I still had in my
life,= Dr. Ellison told the New
York Times in 2005. <Thankfully
my accident did not rob me of
my ability to think, reason or
remain a vital part of society. My
body would not respond, but my
mind and my heart were just the
same as they had always been.=
Brooke Mackenzie Ellison was
born in the Long Island town of
Rockville Centre on Oct. 20,
1978, the second of three chil-
dren. Her father worked for the
Social Security Administration.
Her mother, who had started a
job as a special-education teach-
er the day of Brooke9s accident,
became her daughter9s constant
caregiver and champion.
Before her accident, Brooke
filled her after-school life with
dance, sports, karate, cello les-
sons and choir practice. When
she emerged from her coma, she
asked immediately if she would
be held back in school. With help
from tutors, and through her
own determination, she was not.
Beginning in Brooke9s eighth-
grade year, her mother attended
school with her to tend to her
medical needs, which the school
nurse was not trained to meet.
Jean Ellison raised her hand on
her daughter9s behalf when
Brooke had a question in class.
She turned the pages of the
books her daughter was as-
signed to read. But Brooke did
the work.
When Brooke entered Har-
vard, her mother also moved
into the dormitory suite, which
the university had renovated
with features including a hy-
draulic lift and an electronic
door opener. Brooke started a
student group on disability
rights and received a bachelor9s
degree in 2000 with an honors
thesis on <The Element of Hope
in Resilient Adolescents.= She
received her master9s degree
from the Harvard Kennedy
School in 2004.
She paused her schooling to
run as a Democrat for a Long
Island-based seat in the New
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York state Senate in 2006, the
year she turned 28. She lost to
the incumbent Republican, John
J. Flanagan.
Returning to graduate school,
she received her doctorate in
2012 from Stony Brook Univer-
sity, where she taught in the
university9s School of Health
Professions until her death.
Dr. Ellison served on the Em-
pire State Stem Cell Board,
helping to oversee New York
state policy on stem cell re-
search, which has shown prom-
ise in the treatment of spinal
cord paralysis.
In other advocacy efforts, she
worked with health-care and
technology companies to im-
prove products for disabled peo-
ple. For years, her independence
was vastly increased by a retain-
er-like device that sat on the roof
of her mouth and allowed her to
control her wheelchair and com-
puter 4 and even turn the televi-
sion or lights on and off 4 by
tapping her tongue.
When the company that made
the retainer went out of busi-
ness, Dr. Ellison was left with a
more primitive device that al-
lowed her to control only her
chair. She felt as though she had
been paralyzed again, her par-
ents said. Until her death, they
said, she was testing new devices
that might enhance the lives of
people with disabilities.
Besides her parents, both of
Stony Brook, survivors include a
sister and a brother.
Dr. Ellison wrote a second
memoir of her life after her
accident, <Look Both Ways,=
published in 2021.
<There9s not a day that goes by
that I don9t think what if . . .
what if I didn9t cross that road
that day or didn9t decide to walk
home from school that day.
Where would I be right now,
what would I be doing?= she
once told an interviewer.
<It didn9t [take] long for me to
realize that all of those things
are purely hypotheticals no less
real than any other way we could
have envisioned our lives,= she
continued. <What we have right
now is all that matters.=
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ROCKELLI
CARLA KING ROCKELLI
November 10, 1941 - February 19, 2019
In Loving Memory
Loving wife of the late Paul E. Rockelli
and sister of the late Barbara A. King;
and survied by loving Sister Brenda
J. King.
DEATH NOTICE
ADAMS
WILLIAM WELLS ADAMS <Bill=
On Thursday, February 15,
2024, William Wells <Bill= Ad-
ams of Silver Spring, Maryland,
died peacefully. Beloved hus-
band of Elizabeth Shaw Adams
and devoted father of Ruth
and Sarah (Dwight Shank) Adams, loving
grandfather of Aaron, Hannah and Dylan,
and dear brother of the late Carol Steele.
Bill was a ûrst generation college student
who received his undergraduate degree
from UCLA and his Ph.D. from Columbia
University. He devoted most of his career
to teaching and research in Mathemat-
ics at the University of Maryland, writing
many articles and a few books on Number
Theory. Bill was an avid birder who spent
much of his free time looking to the trees
in search of ever more elusive birds to add
to his extensive life list (2,746 species). Bill
shared his birding passion with his wife,
Liz, and daughter, Ruth, many friends, and
his grandson, Dylan. When not birding, Bill
could be found ushering at many theaters
in the area, cheering on his grandchildren
in all their activities, solving Kenken, read-
ing, playing cards, boating in Southold and
cheering on the Washington Nationals and
Maryland Terps. Funeral services will be
held on Sunday, February 18, 2024, 1:30
p.m. at Boulevard-Riverside Chapels, Hew-
lett, NY, with interment at New Monteûo-
re Cemetery, West Babylon, NY. Memorial
contributions may be made to Nature
Forward, www.natureforeward.org. Local
arrangements entrusted to TORCHINSKY
HEBREW FUNERAL HOME, 202-541-1001.
DEATH NOTICE
CONNOLLY
BARBARA ANN CONNOLLY
Barbara Ann Connolly (nee Bechtold) died
peacefully on February 14, 2024 with her
husband, Donald at her side. Born in 1926
in Cle Elum, WA, grew up in Seattle. In 1957,
joined the Navy Nurse Corp; assigned to
Naval Hospital Bethesda. Married in 1961,
had three children, Paul, Ann and Matthew,
lived in the Bethesda, MD and Washington,
DC area until her death. Grandmother of
Sarah, Sam, Evan, Grant, Quinn and Alexis.
Visitation is at St Bartholomew9s Church,
6100 River Rd., Bethesda at 10 a.m. Sat-
urday, February 24, followed by a mass at
11 a.m. For more information please go to
www.devolfuneralhome.com
DEATH NOTICE
DAVIES
PATRICIA CROFTON DAVIES
Patricia Crofton Davies of
Bethesda, Maryland passed
away on February 11, 2024.
She was predeceased in death
by her beloved husband, Dea-
con Gary R. Davies. Pat was
born in Washington, DC on November 29,
1932, to the late Josephine and Dr. George
Crofton. She graduated from the Academy
of the Holy Cross and Georgetown Visi-
tation Junior College and was an active
volunteer at her church and in her com-
munity.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be held
at The Church of The Little Flower, 5607
Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, Maryland
on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 10 a.m.,
preceded by a visitation at the Church at
9 a.m. In lieu of ûowers, donations in her
memory made be made to The Church of
The Little Flower and JSSA Hospice, 6123
Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Interment private; arrangements by DeVol
Funeral Home, Washington, DC.
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EDWARDS
VINCENT JESSE EDWARDS JR.
(Age 72)
Vincent, formerly of Washington DC, de-
parted this life on February 5, 2024 at his
home in Tallahassee FL. He is survived
by his wife Emma; son Brandon; and two
sisters, Janis Belk and Geraldine Edwards.
He is predeceased by parents Vincent Jes-
se Edwards Sr. and Hattie Edwards, sister
Joan Bradshaw and brother Michael Ed-
wards. Family plans a private Memorial
Service.
FELRICE
HELEN FELRICE
Helen Ruth Felrice, 78 passed
away peacefully in the pres-
ence of her family on Feb-
ruary 13, 2024. Helen was a
loving wife to Joel Felrice, her
husband of 58 years, devoted
mother of Scott (Tricia), Andrew (Ali), and
Matthew (Erin) Felrice. Cherished grand-
mother of Julia, Ryan, Leo, Will, Dylan,
and Ben Felrice. Funeral services are to
be held on Thursday, February 15 at 1
p.m. at The Chapel at the Garden of Re-
membrance Memorial Park, 14321 Comus
Road Clarksburg, Maryland, or via lives-
tream at (https://venue.streamspot.com/
b57031dd). The family will be observing
Shiva on Thursday, February 15 from 3 p.m.
to 9 p.m. at the residence of Matthew and
Erin Felrice.
Helen was born in Brooklyn, NY, and re-
located to Gaithersburg, MD where she
raised her family and lived for 40 years. She
worked at the National Institute of Stan-
dards and Technology for 30 years where
she was honored for her service and was
also a founding member of Gaithersburg
Hebrew Congregation (Kehilat Shalom). In
2014 Helen and Joel moved to Boynton
Beach Florida where they enjoyed their re-
tirement in the Valencia Cove community.
Helen enjoyed playing Canasta, Mah Jongg,
casino visits, and cruising with her many
friends.
Memorial contributions may be made to
the Multiple Myeloma Research Foun-
dation (https://themmrf.org), American
Cancer Society (http://www.cancer.org),
or JNF 3 Plant a Tree in Israel (https://usa.
jnf.org/jnf-tree-planting-center/) Services
entrusted to Sagel Bloomûeld Danzansky
Goldberg Funeral Care.
www.sagelbloomûeld.com
FORD
JEANETTE FORD <Sue=
Jeanette Ford, of Arlington VA, passed
away on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the
age of 83. She was a loving wife to the late
James Ford; mother to Steven and Ben-
jamin Ford; mother-in-law to Dixie Ford
and Hope Redwine-Ford; sister to Steven
Kenna and wife Mary Lou. A loving and
caring grandmother to Spencer and Con-
ner Ford. She led a wonderful life with 35
years at the FBI, before enjoying 10 years
of retirement with her family. After grow-
ing restless in retirement she went on to
a second career with BAE Systems for 18
years. Jeanette enjoyed everything life had
to offer, but some of her favorite moments
were spent at the Outer Banks with her
family and friends. Whether it was metal
detecting on the beach, playing in the pool,
or building puzzles, family vacations were
always special. She was an avid reader,
and collector of literature. Always welcom-
ing, especially to any animals, big or small,
that needed a home. She had a beautiful
soul and wanted nothing but the best for
those around her. The world will be a little
emptier without her. A celebration of life
will be held at a later date. Please view and
sign the family guest book or light a candle
at https://obituaries.virginiacremate.com
HUGHES
GEORGE HUGHES
On Friday, February 9, 2024,
George Hughes of Bowie,
Maryland entered into eter-
nal rest. Loving husband of
Particia Hughes. Also sur-
vived by many other relatives
and friends. Family will receive friends on
Tuesday, February 20, from 10 a.m. until
the time of funeral service at 11 a.m., at
First United Methodist Church Bradbury
Heights, 4323 Bowen Road SE, Washington,
DC. Interment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
www.wisemanfuneralhome.net
JACOBOWITZ
HERBERT JACOBOWITZ
On February 16, 2024. Beloved
husband of Barbara Esterman
Jacobowitz; devoted father of
Robin Small and Karen Gallo;
cherished grandfather of Zoe
Elyse Gallo.
Herb received his B.S. from Brooklyn
College, his M.S. from the University of
Maryland and his PhD from MIT. As an at-
mospheric physicist at NOAA, Herb was
a leader in the development of weather
satellite experiments and in studies of cli-
mate change. At retirement, he fulûlled his
lifelong wish to teach mathematics as an
adjunct professor at Montgomery College.
His greatest joys were his adoring family
and his wide circle of precious friends who
appreciated his lovable and caring nature.
Services will be held at Temple Shalom,
8401 Grubb Road, Chevy Chase, MD at 12
noon on Tuesday, February 20. Interment
will be at the Judean Memorial Gardens,
16225 Batchellor9s Forest Road, Olney, MD
at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20. Shiva
will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 20 and Wednesday, February 21 in
the event room at 15000 Pennûeld Circle,
Silver Spring, MD 20906. In lieu of ûowers,
memorial contributions may be made to
Children9s National Hospital, Temple Sha-
lom, or the charity of your choice.
www.hinesrinaldifuneralhome.com
LOUGHRIN
MICHAEL J. LOUGHRIN
Michael J. Loughrin passed
away on February 14, 2024, af-
ter a brief illness. He was born
on February 13, 1936, and was
the only son of Joseph and
Katherine Loughrin. Michael
was a lifelong resident of the District of
Columbia. He attended Holy Trinity School,
Gonzaga College High School, and George-
town University. He is survived by cousins,
Ann Flagg and Dorothy Jordan.
Mass of Christian burial will be offered on
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 10 a.m.
at St. Ann Catholic Church, 4001 Yuma St.,
NW. Memorial contributions may be made
to St. Ann. Arrangements by DeVol Funeral
Home.
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DEATH NOTICE
MEARS
JEFFREY DAVID MEARS
It is with great sorrow we announce the
passing of Jeffrey David Mears on January
15, 2024, in his adopted home state of Col-
orado. He was 58 years old.
Born in Silver Spring Maryland in 1965 he
was the son of John Conrad Mears, Sr.
(deceased) and Jeanette Mears-Kyle. Jeff
moved to Colorado in 1991 and made his
home in Longmont.
He is preceded in death by his father, John
Conrad Mears, Sr.; his brother, John Conrad
Mears, Jr.; and sister, Jamie Mears Fitzpat-
rick.
Those who mourn him include his wife,
Tracie Rubin Mears; daughter Lilyana Rose
Mears; his mother, Jeanette Mears-Kyle
(John); brother Joseph Mears, and sister
Julie Mears Brust (Leon); nephews Stephen
Mears (Melissa) and Eric Mears (Katie), as
well as many extended family and friends.
Memorial service to be held at 11 a.m. on
Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Our Lady
of Grace Catholic Church, 15663 Norbeck
Blvd., Silver Spring, MD 20906.
A Celebration of Life will be held in Long-
mont, Colorado on April 13, 2024.
In lieu of ûowers donations in Jeff9s honor
can be made to The Arc of Montgomery
County, Maryland, the Longmont, Colorado
Humane Society or the Bird Conservancy
of the Rockies.
MILLNER
MARLENE P. MILLNER 1936 - 2024
It is with heavy hearts that the Millner
family announces the passing of our Mom
and Matriarch on February, 1, 2024. She
is survived by her loving children Pamela
Martin, LaShawn Millner-Green (Trimmer)
and Kenneth Millner (Belinda). Viewing will
be held Friday, February 23, 2024, 10 a.m.
until the time of service 11 a.m. at Marshall
March Funeral Home, 4308 Suitland Road,
Suitland, Maryland 20746. Interment Res-
urrection Cemetery.
MITTINO
JOHN ANGELO MITTINO
John A. Mittino passed away in Springûeld,
VA. on January 30, 2024. John is preceded
in death by his wife, Florence Mittino,and
his former wife in earlier years, Eunice Mit-
tino; and his son, John R. Mittino. John is
survived by is two daughters, Janice Mit-
tino and Parricia Mittino Brown and his
step-daughter Mary Louise Markland. He
is also survived by three grandchildren:
Stephen W. Brown, Christian B. Brown and
Michael Markland.
A visitation will be held on February 21 at
2 p.m. at Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home,
Dale City, VA. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be held at 11 a.m. on February 22, 2024 at
St. Frances of Assisi in Triangle, VA. Burial
will be held at Arlington National Cemetery
at a later date. Funeral Services being han-
dled by Mountcastle Turch Funeral Home,
Dale City, VA, where full obituary maybe
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HACKER
RUTH HACKER (NÈE FALLON)
Of Potomac, MD, passed away peacefully
February 10, 2024 in Richmond, VA, just shy
of her 99th birthday. She was born in Dan-
ville, PA, to the late Edward F. and Katherine
(nèe Rogers) Fallon. She had fond memo-
ries of living with her brothers and sisters
above their parents9 confectionery shop on
Mill Street in Danville. She graduated from
Danville High School in 1942. She moved
to the Washington, DC area after gradua-
tion to work for the federal government.
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for Joseph Gillespie, Senator John Warner,
and Bob Short. She retired from the De-
partment of Health and Human Services/
FDA in Rockville, MD after a long career.
HERMAN
ALAN I. HERMAN
Alan I. Herman, 87, an attorney living in Ar-
lington, VA, passed away on February 10,
2024 after a long illness. He is survived by
his wife, Irene Szopo; two children, Cyn-
thia Herman and Gregory Herman, as well
as an abundance of friends. A second son,
David Herman, predeceased him. He also
leaves behind four grandchildren, Audrey
Herman, Caroline Morin, Samantha Morin,
Benjamin Morin, and his brother Seymour
Herman. Alan was born in New York City, NY
in 1936, received a B.S. degree in accounting
from New York University, a J.D. from Syra-
LYONS
WILLIAM JOSEPH LYONS
William Joseph <Bill= Lyons passed away on
February 6, 2024, following a long battle
with Alzheimer9s. Born on October 6, 1943
in Denver, CO, Bill was the oldest son of
William and Jeannie Lyons. His youth was
spent in Needles, CA and Bountiful, UT with
his three siblings. Following his high school
graduation Bill joined the Air Force, serving
as a Communications Specialist from 1962-
1966. During this time, while stationed at
Andrews in Camp Springs, MD, Bill met his
wife Ruth - a blind date arranged by mutu-
al friends in 1965. As blind dates go, it was
a bit of a rocky start but Bill managed to
sweep the young las off her feet and they
married on August 20, 1966.
When not working his job of 38 years at the
Census Bureau, as Branch Section Chief,
Bill enjoyed playing golf, spreading his loy-
alty for Ford vehicles, and maintaining the
best kept yard in the neighborhood. Bill was
MASON
JOHN MASON SR. (Age 89)
John Mason, 89, of the City of Fairfax, Vir-
ginia, died of natural causes at The Virginian
care facility in Fairfax on Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 7, 2024.
John Mason was the former and lon-
gest-serving mayor of the City of Fairfax,
and was a devoted husband, father, grand-
father, friend, soldier, and public servant.
John was born on Sunday, January 27, 1935,
in Springûeld, Massachusetts, the ûrst child
of Anders and Magda Mason. Anders Mason
was born in Sweden (1903) and Magda was
born in Denmark (1900).
John attended Classical High School in
Springûeld, earned the rank of Eagle Scout
with Troop 30 at Trinity Methodist Church,
and spent many rewarding years as a scout
at Camp Woronoak before matriculating at
the University of Massachusetts at Amherst,
where he studied political science and en-
rolled in its ROTC program. Upon graduation
in 1956, John was commissioned in the Unit-
ed States Army in its Armored Division, with
assignments at Fort Benning, Fort Bliss, and
a three-year posting to Hawaii, followed by
an assignment to Fort Hood in central Texas,
where he met and subsequently married
Jeanette Funk on May 11, 1963. In 1965, he
served his initial Vietnam tour as an advisor
to a Vietnamese railway security battalion,
followed by thee-years as a Senior Armor
Instructor at the United States Military
Academy at West Point. His second Vietnam
assignment in 1970 included command of
the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, followed
by a command tour with the 5th Battalion,
68th Armor, 8th Infantry Division, and as G3,
1st Armored Division in Germany. John9s û-
nal assignment was as Assistant Director,
Operations and Readiness, Ofûce of Deputy
Chief of Staff, HQDA. He retired as a colonel
MOSER
WILLIAM MOSER JR. <Bill=
10/16/1924 - 1/21/2024
On January 21, 2024, God reached down and
invited William <Bill= Moser to join his be-
loved wife, Virginia, for eternity. He gratefully
and peacefully accepted the invitation. Bill
had a full and valued life and thanked God
for the body that he wore out after 99 years
of use. He and his beloved wife will spend
eternity painting the heavens for all to enjoy.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents,
Virginia (wife of 61 years), and three siblings.
He is survived by his sister Leah Brokhoff, his
children Bill lll, Ginger Moser-Morse, Gretch-
en Sanders, and their families including ûve
grandchildren and three great grandchil-
dren.
Born in Mahanoy City, PA, Bill called Potts-
ville home. He loved music, sports, and art.
Although he hoped to become a writer, he
DEATH NOTICE
She was a devout Catholic with strong
Irish roots. As a member of St. Rapha-
el Catholic Church, Rockville, MD since
1968, she was active in the Rosary Al-
tar Society and Sodality. She had a great
love for family, knitting, and traveling.
Ruth and her late husband Richard B.
Hacker (LCDR US Navy) were married for
more than sixty-four years and were long-
time residents of Potomac, MD. Along
with their two sons, they traveled the
U.S. extensively, but their favorite fami-
ly vacations were in Daytona Beach, FL.
Ruth is predeceased by her husband Rich-
ard Hacker; son John Hacker, daughter-
in-law Linda Hacker; two brothers, Robert
Fallon and Edward Fallon; and three sis-
ters, Jean Fallon, Rosemary Fallon, and
Frances Papas. She is survived by son
Brian Hacker, daughter-in-law Mary Hack-
er; three granddaughters, Jessica Triv-
izas (Andrew), Tracy MacDonnell (Mark),
Michelle <Shelly= Hacker; and ûve great
grandchildren Demetri, Xavier, and Niko
Trivizas, and Maeve and Shay MacDonnell.
The family will receive friends at Pumphrey
Funeral Home, 300 W. Montgomery Ave.
Rockville, MD 20850 on Thursday, Febru-
ary 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at St. Raphael Catholic
Church, 1513 Dunster Rd., Rockville, MD
20854 on Friday, February 23 at 10:30 a.m.
www.pumphreyfuneralhome.com
cuse University and an LLM from Yale Law
School. He enlisted in the United States Air
Force as a Judge Advocate, his career taking
him to Germany, the Philippines, and ûve
years each as a professor at the Air Force
Academy and as an Appellate Judge on the
Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals, among
other assignments. After retiring from the
U.S. Air Force, he was employed as the
Clerk of the D.C. Court of Appeals and lat-
er worked for AARP9s Legal Counsel for the
Elderly. Since 1989, he was an active medi-
ator for the D.C. Superior Court Multi-Door
Dispute Resolution Division and helped train
new mediators. A strong proponent of low
bono legal services, he assisted in founding
DC Refers, a network of affordable lawyers
who represent modest-means clients at be-
low-market rates. He was also a member of
the Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop
Harmony Society and the Arlington Phil-
harmonic. A voracious reader, he appreci-
ated the arts, traveling, and museums. He
also enjoyed spending time with his family
and at his cabin in the mountains. He was
a lifelong animal and wildlife lover. He was
an avid tennis player at the ANCC, where
he was a member. We will forever miss his
great sense of humor and positive outlook
on life. A memorial service and celebration
of his life will be held at a later date. In lieu of
ûowers, contributions may be made to the
Alexandria Chapter of the Barbershop Har-
mony Society, or the Arlington Philharmonic.
also active in the Jaycees, where he won
several awards and served as President in
1976/1977.
Bill had a unique sense of humor, always
ready with a quip or quirky remark to ût any
situation, or family member. When the fam-
ily was preparing to go somewhere, it was
Bill who would remind them <if you9re not
15 minutes early, you9re 15 minutes late.=
And everyone who visited the Lyons9 swim-
ming pool on Pagnell Circle knew to watch
out for the alligator lurking at the bottom.
Throughout his retirement years Bill ûlled
his time with crossword puzzles, more golf,
and spending time with his grandchildren -
but rest assured that cup-of-coffee always
remained in his hand.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded
in death by his granddaughter Katie Murray
and bother-in-law Ken Pollard. Left behind
to celebrate his life are his wife of 57 years
Ruth Lyons; his son John Lyons, his daughter
Christy Murray and her husband Stephen;
and his grandchildren Billy and Robbie Lyons
and Ellie Murray; and his siblings Donna Pol-
lard, John and Sandy Lyons, and Becky and
Ralph Vigil. And, of course, a good number
of nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws and
friends; all of whom called him family.
While we are all saddened by his passing we
take comfort knowing he is in a better place
where golf rounds are free, the coffee is al-
ways ready, and your favorite crime shows
run all day.
Services will be held at Raymond Funeral
Chapel in La Plata, MD on Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 21, 2024. Visitation will begin at 10
a.m. until the Service at 12 p.m. Interment
will immediately follow.
In lieu of ûowers, please make a donation
to your favorite local charity in honor of Bill.
Please visit
www.RaymondFuneralService.com
in 1976. Following his military service, John
served as vice president at SAIC as Direc-
tor of the Transportation Policy and Analysis
Center. In 2001, he served as chairperson of
the national board of the American Metro-
politan Planning Organization (AMPO).
John became a citizen activist in the City
of Fairfax, serving as President of the-then
Old Lee Hills Civic Association, and then a
member of the city9s Planning Commission
before serving four years on the Fairfax City
Council (1986-1990) and subsequently serv-
ing as mayor for 12 years (1990-2002). Sub-
sequently, he served as the ûrst executive
director of the Northern Virginia Transporta-
tion Authority and later the chief executive
ofûcer of the Workhouse Arts Center. He
also served on the boards of the National
Capital Area Chapter of the American Red
Cross, the National Capital Area Council of
the Boy Scouts of America, the Fairfax Sym-
phony, the Arts Council of Fairfax County,
Fall for the Book Festival, and Mason Hous-
ing at George Mason University.
John is survived by his wife Jeanette of 60
years, son John, Jr. (Karen); daughter Joan-
na, and son Jeff (Billie Jo) four grandchildren,
and two great grandchildren, as well as his
brother, Karl (Nancy).
Visitation will be on Friday, March 1 from
4 to 8 p.m. at the Demaine Funeral Home,
10565 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030. The funer-
al service will be held on Saturday, March
2 at 11 a.m. at Fairfax United Methodist
Church, 10300 Stratford Ave, Fairfax, VA
22030, followed by a private burial at the
Fairfax City Cemetery. A reception will be
held immediately following at the Old Town
Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax, Virginia
22030.
won several art contests before graduation,
thereby planting the seed for his future ca-
reer.
In 1943, Bill served his country and enlisted
in the U.S. Navy. He served in three theaters:
the Mediterranean; the Atlantic and the Pa-
ciûc. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
He attended the Washington School of Art
in DC, where he met Virginia. They married
in 1950, started a family and eventually set-
tled in Potomac MD where they spent 56 yrs
until Virginia passed in 2011. Bill was a govt
employee where he advanced to become
the founding Art Director for the Navy Re-
cruiting Command in DC and VA. He retired
after 38 yrs of service, continued to paint,
and spent his last 5 years in Frederick, MD.
Bill was a devoted sibling, husband, and fa-
ther.
We would like to extend our most sincere
thanks to the many caregivers from Home
Instead and Visiting Angels. We owe a spe-
cial thanks to the staff at Silverado Memory
Care Community, in Frederick, MD.
A memorial service will be held on April 20,
2024, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730
Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817, begin-
ning at 11 a.m. As an artist, Bill was ada-
mant that people wear colorful clothing to
his funeral so please honor him by wearing
something colorful.
In lieu of ûowers, any contributions can be
sent to the William <Bill= Moser Art Schol-
arship, Pottsville High School, 600 Elk Ave-
nue, Pottsville, PA 17901, payable to PAHS
Auxiliary.
Please visit www.rollinslifecenter.com to
view the full obituary
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DEATH NOTICE
ALBERT
STANLEY MYRON ALBERT
Stanley Myron Albert of
Potomac, MD passed away on
Friday February 16, 2024, at the
age of 90. He is survived by his
RICHARDSON
NINA LEAKE RICHARDSON
Nina Leake Richardson, of Washington, DC
passed away on February 7, 2024, at the age
of 79, following a two-year battle with glio-
blastoma. She is survived by her husband of
42 years, John Dennett Richardson; son Scott
Richardson, daughter-in-law Nicole Richard-
son, grandsons John <Jack= Richardson and
Maclean Richardson, sister Nora <Tooey=
Cameron, niece Nora <Nonie= Cameron;
nephew Roderick <Rory= Cameron, nephew
Nicholas Richardson, niece Rachael Brewer,
and four great nephews and great nieces.
Nina was born in New York, NY, on Septem-
ber 11, 1944, to Eugene Walter Leake, Jr. and
Nora Bullitt Leake. She grew up in Louisville,
KY, and attended Louisville Collegiate School
before going to boarding school at The Ship-
ley School in Bryn Mawr, PA, where she grad-
uated in 1962.
Nina moved to New York, where she studied
at Parsons School of Design and began work
in publishing, which included stints at Vogue
Magazine and National Geographic. In 1969,
Nina moved to Washington, DC, where she
ROSE
GERALD S. ROSE
Gerald <Jerry= S. Rose passed away peace-
fully on January 19, 2024, with his wife by
his side at his home in Falls Church, Vir-
ginia. Jerry was ûrst and foremost a loving
husband, father, and civil servant. Jerry was
born in Long Beach, California and resided
in Falls Church, Virginia since 1993. Jerry will
be interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
Jerry grew up during the depression and
chose his direction to serve his country.
First as an Army Ofûcer and then as a For-
eign Service Ofûcer, Gerald S. Rose served
his country for 42 years. His Army career
was highlighted by leading an inter-agency
task force that established the camps for
Vietnamese refugees that ûed during the
fall of Viet Nam in 1975. During his Army
career Jerry served as a medical evacuation
helicopter pilot and ûew in Korea and Viet
Nam. He later was the ûrst non-physician
to hold the title Staff Surgeon of the Infan-
try School at Ft. Benning (now Ft. Moore),
SANCHEZ
LEVEO VICTOR SANCHEZ
Leveo Victor Sanchez III, beloved son, broth-
er, uncle and great uncle died on Friday, Jan-
uary 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. Leveo was
born August 22, 1966 in Washington, DC and
was the son of Leveo Victor Sanchez II and
Patricia Marshall Sanchez. Leveo is survived
by his father, Leveo Victor Sanchez II of San-
ta Fe, New Mexico; his sisters, Lia Patricia
Sanchez of Arlington, Virginia, Victoria Elena
Sanchez (Mitchell D. Gabor) of Santa Fe, New
Mexico and by six nieces and nephews and
their husbands, Ryan Stites, Melissa Stites
Miller (Matthew), Kimberly Stites (Daniel
Hartigan), Morgan Stites, Austin Griggs and
Marselina Griggs. He was a great uncle to
Juliet Miller, Alice Miller and Cary Hartigan.
Leveo graduated from Clemson Univer-
sity with a BA in Economics and Business
Administration and went on to be a very
successful loan ofûcer. He moved from
SPANO
LEO J. SPANO
Leo J. Spano, 100, of Rockville,
Maryland, departed this life on
January 23, 2024. A native New
Yorker, Leo was born on April 30,
1923 in Manhattan and raised
in Astoria, Queens. He was the
son of Italian immigrants, Michael and An-
toinette Spano. The beloved husband to
the late Elizabeth (née Meehan), Leo will be
lovingly remembered by his children John
(Christine), Catherine (Drew), and Marie
Spano and his beloved grandchildren Wil-
liam, Anthony, Elizabeth, Gabriella, and Car-
oline. He was the brother of the late Charles,
Joseph and Philip Spano and is also survived
by several nieces and nephews.
DEATH NOTICE
wife, Ellen Albert; children, Michael (Fran)
Albert, Nanette (David) Bender; grandchildren
Steven Albert, Sami Albert, Jake Bender, Ross
(Hanna) Bender; twin sister Barbara Sandler
(the late Robert). He was predeceased by his
parents, Ruth and Simon Albert.
Stanley was a native Washingtonian where
he was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson
High School and attended the University of
Maryland. He was the founder of S. Albert
Glass Co. Inc., and a long-time member of
Adas Israel Congregation.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday,
February 19, 2024 at 1 p.m. at Judean Me-
morial Gardens9 Chapel, 16225 Batchellors
Forest Road, Olney, MD 20832 with burial
to follow. The family will be mourning and
observing Shiva at Park Potomac Condo-
minium 12500 Park Potomac Ave., Potomac,
MD 20854, Monday and Tuesday Evening.
The family asks that in lieu of ûowers contri-
butions in his memory can be made to the
Suburban Hospital Nursing Care of Bethesda
Maryland or the Adas Israel Congregation of
Washington, DC.
SagelBloomûeld.com
would live the rest of her life. She opened a
photography studio with Lisa Berg and con-
tinued taking photos for many years.
In 1981, she married John, of Providence, RI,
and in 1984, they welcomed their only child
Scott. Nina went back to school in her late
40s, ultimately obtaining her college degree
from American University in 1997. She could
be found well into her 70s auditing classes
at Georgetown University and the Osher Life-
long Learning Institute at AU. She served as
a member of the boards of the Initiative to
Educate Afghan Women and the Friends of
Volta Park, and spent time volunteering at
a women9s prison in Maryland and making
short videos for nonproût organizations.
In 2018, Nina became <Nana= to Jack, a role
that she cherished. She was able to meet
and hold her second grandson Maclean, who
was born in December 2023. Nina was a
member of the Sulgrave Club and the Chevy
Chase Club, and she was an avid golfer and
ûerce bridge player. Nina will be missed ter-
ribly by her family and friends throughout
Washington, Kentucky, Rhode Island, and
elsewhere. She will be remembered for her
kindness, humor, and appetite for learning
and seeing the world.
A memorial service will be held on Friday,
February 23, 10:30 a.m. at Christ Church,
Georgetown, in Washington, DC, followed by
a reception at the Sulgrave Club. A visitation
will be held at Joseph Gawler9s Sons funeral
home on Thursday, February 22, 5:30 p.m.
in Washington, DC. In lieu of ûowers, gifts in
memory of Nina may be directed to support
the brain cancer research program at the
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.
Georgia. While at Ft. Benning he also served
as an Adjunct Professor for the American
University teaching graduate classes in Ed-
ucation. He commanded the Medical Battal-
ions of the 4th Infantry Division and the 5th
Mechanized Division and served as a senior
planner in the Joint Chiefs of Staff before
his retirement as a Colonel in 1976 to join
the U.S. Foreign Service. Among his awards
and decorations earned during his military
service were the Legion of Merit, Bronze
Star, the Meritorious Service Medal (2), the
Army Commendation Medial (4), the Army
Aviation Badge, Joint Chiefs of Staff Badge,
and The Expert Medical Badge.
His Foreign Service career led him to senior
management assignments in Washington
and abroad, where he served as Deputy
Chief of Mission of our Embassy in Liberia
during the darkest days of the Liberian Civil
War during which he supervised the evacu-
ation of all American citizens as the rebels
closed in on Monrovia. He conducted sever-
al negotiations with warlord Charles Taylor,
including successful release of Senegalese
soldiers held captive by the rebel forces. Fol-
lowing retirement from the Foreign Service,
Jerry served as an international consultant,
was a member of the Peace Operations
Policy Program of George Mason University,
was a free-lance writer, and attempted to
spur action that would bring to justice the
murderers of ûve American citizen nuns in
Liberia during the conûict. During his For-
eign Service he was twice presented the
Presidents9 Meritorious Service award.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Peggy
Hampton Rose; as well as two daughters,
Janice Rose Mullins of Athens, Georgia, and
Joyce Rose Cruickshank of Broadlands, Vir-
ginia; a granddaughter, Heather C. Wolford
of Wellington, Colorado, and a grandson,
Wilice G. Mullins of Athens, Georgia.
Northern Virginia to Albuquerque, NM in
1995, and continued his work in mortgages
for many years while helping families there
become homeowners. While in New Mexico
he joined touch football and volleyball clubs
and enjoyed his involvement with Highlands
University. He frequently rode his Harley up
in the Northern part of the state into Chama,
one of his favorite rides. He then returned
to the Washington, DC area and continued
in the same industry until just the last few
years.
Leveo savored life! He loved to travel, ex-
perience new places, eat all kinds of foods,
and expose himself to interesting cultures.
Summers he could be found at the beach
hanging out with his large group of friends
who all enjoyed his company in part be-
cause of his incredibly quick sense of hu-
mor. Everyone that knew him knew how
much he loved music and attended hun-
dreds of concerts. He relished in all that
there was to know about the music industry
and could recall all sorts of trivia to every-
one9s amazement. His memory to recall his-
torical and scientiûc facts was another area
in which he took great pride. He traveled all
over the world including Thailand, Argenti-
na, Uruguay, Mexico, Costa Rica and many
countries in Europe.
He was kind and caring and learned much
from his Abuela, Victoria D. de Sanchez as
he tried to emulate her generosity and em-
pathy. He will be greatly missed by all his
family and many friends around the coun-
try. No services planned. In lieu of ûowers,
please support his favorite causes, The Hu-
mane Society, ASPCA and any other organi-
zation that will help your own community
keep animals from being euthanized and
encourage adoption.
Leo was a veteran of WWII, serving as a Mer-
chant Marine with the United States Coast
Guard in the Atlantic and Paciûc Combat
Zones. He then went on to become a Lieu-
tenant Commander in the United States Na-
val Reserve for 30 years. A graduate of New
York State Maritime Academy, he served as
a pilot in New York Harbor. After the war Leo
settled in Washington, DC, receiving a B.S.
from Georgetown University and an MBA
from American University. He then went
on to work as a Transportation Ofûcer with
the Military Sealift Command, Department
of Defense. Leo worked tirelessly for many
years with active Merchant Marine retirees
and Congress to substantiate their war ser-
vice for retiree pay and beneûts.
A lifelong, natural athlete, Leo played street
hockey in the streets of New York while
growing up, earning him the nicknames of
Rocky and Gooch. He also played compet-
itive baseball as a shortstop and second
baseman. As an adult, he was an active
tennis player and later a dedicated and suc-
cessful coach to his children9s youth sports
teams.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered
at St. Mary9s Catholic Church, 520 Veirs
Mill Road, Rockville, MD on Friday, February
23, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. with a visitation be-
forehand at 9:30 a.m. Interment, St. Mary9s
Cemetery, Rockville, MD. In lieu of ûowers
memorial contributions may be made to NY
State Maritime College (https://www.suny-
maritime.edu/donate-now). Please sign the
online guest book at
www.DeVolFuneralHome.com
the washington post
DEATH NOTICE
ROSENBERG
ZETA ROSENBERG
Zeta Rosenberg, formerly of Washington,
DC, died peacefully February 14, 2024 in
Douglassville, PA. She was born in South
Africa in 1940 and lived for many years in
England before emigrating to Canada and
then to the U.S. She met and married her
husband, David C. Jordan, while they were
both serving in the Peace Corps in Sierra
Leone. The couple returned to Washing-
ton, where she earned a master9s degree
in economics. She was a vice president of
ICF, a major energy consulting ûrm, and
worked on key projects in the U.S. and for
the World Bank, many African countries,
and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. She traveled widely and enjoyed
collecting art. In her spare time she was
an avid reader, gardener, and knitter. Zeta
was predeceased by her husband. She is
survived by her sister, Gale Rosenberg;
her sisters-in-law Pat Jordan, Martha Ha-
vens, Jane Haag, and Dorrie Jordan; and
extended family in England, the U.S., South
Africa, and Australia. Houck & Gofus Fu-
neral Home in Pottstown, PA, is handling
arrangements. A service will be held at 10
a.m. Monday, February 19, 2024.
ROSENTHAL
JERRY ROSENTHAL
On Saturday, February 17,
2024, Jerry Rosenthal of Silver
Spring, MD. Beloved husband
of Micheline Rosenthal; de-
voted father of Norene (Mark)
Rosenthal, Craig Rosenthal
(Mindy), and Janice (George) Kinigopou-
los; and cherished grandfather of Joshua
(Kat), Eric (Nicole), Jeremy (Casey), Ste-
phen, Alexa (Brian) and Zoe (Bre); loving
great-grandfather of Felicity, Molly, Ron-
nie, Mya, and Cal; brother-in-law of Betty
Rosenthal. Dear Son of the late Louis and
Ida Rosenthal. The Rosenthal Family wish-
es to acknowledge with gratitude Jerry9s
compassionate aides; William, Noeli, Sally,
Merci, and Kelvin. Funeral Services will
be held at Shaare Teûla Congregation in
Olney, MD on Monday, February 19, 2024,
at 10:30 a.m. with interment to follow at
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Adelphi, MD. The
family will be receiving immediately fol-
lowing services in the Leisure World Party
Room at 3005 S. Leisure World Blvd., Silver
Spring, MD. Shiva will resume on Tuesday,
starting at 1 p.m. In lieu of ûowers, me-
morial contributions may be made to the
Holocaust Memorial Museum (ushmm.
org) or JSSA (jssa.org). Services entrusted
to Sagel Bloomûeld Danzansky Goldberg
Funeral Care.
www.sagelbloomûeld.com
ANDERSON
JOHN MORGAN ANDERSON (Age 77)
John Morgan Anderson, 77, of Washington,
Virginia, passed away on January 31, 2024.
John started his career in 1964 with the
Interstate Commerce Commission in Wash-
ington, DC. He later joined the management
consulting ûrm A.T. Kearney, Inc., where he
became a Vice President and Partner. He
worked there for over 40 years until his
retirement in January 2022. He especially
loved his family which included his beloved
dog Einstein, his consulting work, and Rap-
pahannock County, where he grew up. He
was an avid storyteller, often sharing tales
of his father, Loring Anderson, Sr. or of his
extensive work and travel adventures. He
was most proud of his home, Jessamine
DEAN
ANNE MACK DEAN (Age 97)
Anne M. Dean died on January 13, 2024, after
a brief illness. She was 97. Her warm, cheer-
ful, and generous nature endeared her to all
who knew her.
She was born Anne Elizabeth Mack in Brook-
lyn, NY. She earned a BA in Physics from
Western College for Women in Oxford, OH,
in 1947. She taught Physics and Astronomy
at Connecticut College for Women in New
London, CT, before moving to Chicago to
pursue a MA in Astronomy at Northwestern
University. She was a technician in Harold
Urey9s laboratory at the University of Chicago
where she met Laurence B. Dean, Jr. <Larry=,
and they were married in 1951. When Larry
taught at Harvard, she worked at the cyclo-
tron. They moved to the DC area in 1953 and
she left the workforce to bring up ûve sons.
When Larry died in 1975, Anne became a sin-
gle parent. She worked as a teacher9s aide
in Science at Rollingwood Elementary and
Chevy Chase Elementary. There she touched
the lives of many children especially through
Outdoor Education and the annual Science
Fair, for which she established a mentoring
program that paired children with working
scientists. Anne also served as precinct chief
DIGGS
WALTER PRESTON DIGGS (Age 95)
Walter Preston Diggs of Washington, DC,
passed away on February 11, 2024, sur-
rounded by his family.
Walter, fondly called Preston by family, was
born to Edgar and Mary Diggs on September
27, 1928, in Wilson, North Carolina. Walter
was an energetic and innovative thinker
with countless talents. He was an accoun-
WILL
JOHN W. WILL
John W. Will, 90, of Fairfax, VA passed away
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at his home. Born
May 15, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri, he has
resided in northern Virginia since the early
19609s. John is survived by his wife, Lynn;
son, John, Jr. (mother Barbara); daughter-in-
law, Melody; grandson, John III and grand-
daughter, Morgan; stepsons, Scott Smith (Ve-
ronica), and Steven Smith (Cassie), and their
children Connor and Adrian.
John graduated from Washington University,
. sunday, february 18 , 2024
DEATH NOTICE
WARNER
HOMER ELKINS WARNER (Age 79)
Of Falls Church, VA, passed away February
8, 2024 after a year-long illness. The son of
Hubert and Margaret Warner, he grew up in
Elkridge, MD and graduated from Howard
High School. After proudly served his coun-
try as an airman at Loring AFB, he worked
over 36 years for United Airlines, and he
helped ensure that school groups from
across the country had worry-free visits
to the Nation9s Capital. Homer is survived
by his son Brad, partner Samira Cherif, and
siblings Maureen and Laurance. A service
will be held at a later date. An extended
obituary can be found at
www.everlyfuneralhome.com
WHITE
CHESTER LEWIS WHITE
Chester Lewis White, 79, of Washington,
District of Columbia, passed away on Feb-
ruary 7, 2024, at his home. Beloved hus-
band of Barbara Powell White. Services
will take place on Wednesday, February 21.
2024 at 9420 Marlboro Pike, Upper Marl-
boro, MD 20772. Viewing 11 a.m. followed
by funeral services at 12 p.m. Arrange-
ments by Dunn and Sons Funeral Service.
DEATH NOTICE
Hill Farm, which he bought in 1998 in his
hometown of Washington, VA. There you
could catch him riding his tractor, mowing
grass, or hosting events. John generously
gave back to his community, with both his
service and his resources.
He was preceded in death by his parents,
Loring and Ada Mae Anderson; siblings, Lor-
ing Anderson Jr., Virginia Herold, Grace All-
man and Donald Anderson.
John is survived by his four children, Michael
C. Anderson (Carrie) of Fairfax, VA, Jennifer
A. McWhirter (Jeff) of Leesburg, VA, Stacey
L. Anderson of Ashburn, VA and Scott M. An-
derson of Fairfax Station, VA; a sister, Alice
Anderson of Washington, VA; ûve grandchil-
dren, Mackenzie, Christian, Tatum, Sawyer
and Hailey; his former wife and mother of
his children, Christine M. Anderson of Fair-
fax, VA; and numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins, and friends.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday,
March 2, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Jessamine Hill
Farm. The burial and a Celebration of Life re-
ception will immediately follow the service.
Visitation will be held at the Moser Funeral
Home in Warrenton, VA, on Friday, March 1,
2024, from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of ûowers, donations may be made
to the Rappahannock Food Pantry, 11763
Lee Highway, Sperryville, VA 22740; the Rap-
pahannock Benevolent Fund, PO Box 133,
Washington, VA 22747; or to the Washing-
ton Volunteer Fire Dept., 10 Firehouse Ln.,
Washington, VA 22747. Online condolences
may be expressed at moserfuneralhome.
com.
election judge capping decades of service.
Anne had a great gift for personal connec-
tion. Throughout her life she was at the
heart of a large extended family. She loved
to gather family and friends and was always
up for an adventure. She loved reading, book
groups and her cakes and gingerbread hous-
es were legendary as were her 10th birthday
trips with her grandchildren. She formed life-
long friendships with classmates, colleagues,
neighbors, sons9 friends, and not least mem-
bers of the Women9s Club of Chevy Chase,
where she was an active member for de-
cades, serving as President and honored as
Maryland Club Woman of the Year.
Anne is survived by ûve sons, Jeffrey Dean
(Penelope Gouk) of Manchester, England,
Peter Dean (Charlotte) of Chevy Chase, MD,
Robert Dean (Monica) of Bethesda, MD, Rus-
sell Dean (Amy) of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA,
and Bruce Dean (Ellen) of Frederick, MD, by
12 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren
and eight nieces and nephews. In addition
to her husband, Larry, she was predeceased
by her brother John D. Mack and her sister,
Mary Hurst. Service March 16, 11 a.m. at the
Women9s Club of Chevy Chase, MD.
tant, musician, painter, builder, jeweler, trav-
eler, gardener, boater, ûnancial planner, in-
vestor, and collector. Walter graduated with
his bachelor9s degree from North Carolina
Central in 1951, and Master of Science in
1958. He served in the U.S Air Force for four
years and retired from the Federal Govern-
ment to enjoy a happy retirement.
Walter Preston Diggs held many roles in life,
yet his favorite role was being a husband,
father and grandfather. He loved spending
time with his wife, children, and grandchil-
dren. Walter was a generous and steady
head of the family.
Walter is survived by his devoted wife, Thel-
ma; two daughters, Brenda and Sheila; and
three granddaughters, Jasmine, Alexandra,
and Shannon.
Walter Preston Diggs will be laid to rest on
Monday, February 26 at 1 p.m. in a brief in-
terment at Parklawn Memorial Park in Rock-
ville, MD.
There will be a Celebration of Life service on
April 20, 2024, at Northminster Presbyterian
Church, 7720 Alaska Ave NW, Washington,
DC 20012.
www.mcguire-services.com
St. Louis in 1959 with a degree in Industri-
al Engineering. He then came to Virginia to
accept a patent examiner position with the
USPTO. He retired from the USPTO in 1992
as Director of the Mechanical Classiûcation
Division. During his career, he won many
awards for his work at the USPTO and lec-
tured extensively about the U.S. patent clas-
siûcation system at many locations including
various USPTO Patent & Trademark Deposi-
tory Libraries and the Korean Patent Ofûce
in 1983.
He donated his time when his son was young
helping coach baseball and soccer, and was
an intense Washington Redskins fan.
John was a proud member of Phi Delta Theta.
He kept in touch with his many of his broth-
ers, and attended their reunions throughout
the years in St. Louis.
He was also a member of the Little Theater of
Alexandria where he performed in dramatic
and musical productions as well as serving
in various administrative positions, including
President.
In retirement, he and wife Lynn were blessed
with being able to travel to many countries in
Europe and the Caribbean. Their most inter-
esting trip was a cruise from St. Petersburg,
Russia to Moscow. Their most beautiful trip
was in northern Italy, including the lake dis-
trict and into southern Switzerland. He was
well-loved and will be missed by all of us.
Services will be held at a later date.
sunday, february 18 , 2024
DEATH NOTICE
BELLINI
LILY DIANE BELLINI
Lily Diane Bellini of Falls Church, VA, passed
away on October 30, 2023 at the age of 58
due to unexpected health complications.
Lily is survived by her three children, her
BENNETT
JOY LYNN BENNETT
Joy Lynn Bennett passed away peacefully
on October 23, 2023, in her home in Santa
Barbara, California with her daughter Lisa
and sister Susan by her side. Joy was born in
Ottawa, Iowa on August 4,1937. The eldest
daughter to Edward Eugene Furry and Helen
Louise Howel. Raised in Plymouth, Indiana
along side her siblings Judy, Bill and Susan.
Joy was Homecoming Queen and Valedicto-
rian, graduating from Plymouth High School
in 1955. She graduated Northwestern Uni-
versity in 1959 with a major in English and
a minor in American History and was an
CAPPELLARI
JOSEPH STEPHEN CAPPELLARI
6/7/35 - 11/9/23
Joseph Stephen Cappellari, <Joe,= died on
Friday, November 9, 2023 in Fairfax, Virginia.
Joe, the son of James and Alverta Cappellari
of Logan County, West Virginia, was born
on June 7, 1935. He was a graduate of Mar-
shall University in Huntington, WV where he
earned a degree in Accounting and met his
wife, Joyce, who died in 2018. Joe received
an MBA from the American University in
DEMARS
BRUCE DEMARS (Age 88)
ADMIRAL, U.S. NAVY (RET.)
Admiral Bruce DeMars passed away Febru-
ary 3, 2024 in Falls Church, VA at the age of
88 after a brief illness.
Admiral Bruce DeMars was born in Chicago,
IL, on June 3, 1935, and graduated from the
United States Naval Academy in 1957. On
graduation night, he married his high school
sweetheart, Margaret Ann Milburn, in the
Naval Academy Chapel. Following commis-
sioning, he served in the attack transports
USS TELFAIR and USS OKANOGAN and,
after Submarine School, the diesel-elec-
tric submarine USS CAPITAINE. Following
nuclear power training, he served in the
nuclear-powered submarines USS GEORGE
WASHINGTON, USS SNOOK, and USS STUR-
GEON before reporting for duty as Com-
manding Ofûcer of USS CAVALLA.
Shore duty tours included instructor duty
at Nuclear Power School and Submarine
School and attendance at the Armed Forc-
es Staff College. Following staff duty with
Squadron TEN, Admiral DeMars served
as Senior Member of the Nuclear Propul-
sion Examining Board, U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
He commanded Submarine Development
Squadron TWELVE in New London, Connecti-
cut and then served as Deputy Director, At-
tack Submarine Division in the Ofûce of the
Chief of Naval Operations, until selected for
promotion to Rear Admiral in 1981.
As a ûag ofûcer, Admiral DeMars served as
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Marianas,
Commander, U.S. Naval Base Guam and
Commander in Chief, Paciûc Representative
for Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pa-
ciûc Islands; and as Deputy Assistant Chief
and then Deputy Chief of Naval Operations
ECKERLIN
RALPH PETER ECKERLIN
It is with profound sadness that we an-
nounce the death of Ralph Peter Eckerlin,
PhD of Annandale, VA on February 9, 2024.
He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Mary
Peay Eckerlin; daughters, Laura Inlow (Dan),
Linda Wiersch (John); and grandsons, Kevin
(Jordan) and Connor Inlow.
Ralph was born in 1938 in New York. He
obtained a BA in Biological Sciences from
Rutgers in 1960, MS in Zoology from the Uni-
versity of Miami in 1962, and a PhD in Para-
sitology and Zoology from the University of
Connecticut in 1975.
In 1971, Ralph joined the faculty at NVCC
where he taught multiple science classes for
41 years, remaining on as Professor Emeri-
tus after retirement. His students praised
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mother Diane Kling, and many extended
family and friends. She is predeceased by
her husband, Christopher Bellini. Lily was
born on December 16th, 1964 in Baton
Rouge, LA, and was the ûrst child of Joseph
and Diane Kling. After graduating Summa
Cum Laude from Louisiana State University,
Lily went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude
from Georgetown University Law Center.
She then pursued her legal career for sever-
al years at Jones Day until dedicating herself
to motherhood.
Lily was a beloved wife, friend, and mother,
and was a pillar of support to those around
her. She had a brilliant mind, and loved to
read, learn, and travel throughout her life.
Her favorite place was at the beach in Nova
Scotia, where she could often be found
running along the coast listening to music,
or enjoying the sunset. Her amazing sense
of humor, strength of spirit, and unceasing
love for her family will be sorely missed. A
celebration of life will be held at a later date.
The online guestbook is available at
www.moneyandking.com
active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta
sorority. She went on to receive a masters
in Education from the University of Pennsyl-
vania. She then moved to Washington, DC
to begin working for the Ofûce of Economic
Opportunity, the anti-poverty agency head-
ed by Sargent Shriver and served as a Com-
munity Action Program Field Representative
in eastern Kentucky, one of the poorest re-
gions in the US.
In 1968 she met Walter Edward Bennett
who was a White House Press photogra-
pher for Time Magazine. They fell in love and
married in 1970 and celebrated the arrival of
their ûrst and only child, Lisa Lynn Bennett
in July of 1971. Joy was an active participant
for the National Organization for Women,
working to push through the passing of the
Equal Rights Amendment. She went on to
have a 17 year career working for Nation-
al Education Association, traveling to all 50
states advocating for teachers.
Joy had a passion for politics and believed
that one person could make a difference,
always working to support the underdog.
She was an avid traveler, reader, art enthusi-
ast, loved Jazz and Irish music and was well
known for her yearly Irish parties. She is sur-
vived by her daughter Lisa Bennett Lerner
and grandchildren Jake Bennett Lerner and
Caroline Chase Lerner.
Services are private.
Washington, DC.
Joe had a long career in pharmaceutical
sales. He had numerous hobbies and en-
joyed lively discussions about economics,
history and current events. Joe9s retirement
years were ûlled with a variety of activities
ranging from spending time with his grand-
children, attending family and school re-
unions, vacationing at mountain and beach
locations, and always working around the
house with a cigar in his hand. All the while,
Joe remained a generous and gregarious
host with an infectious sense of humor and
a life-long love of West Coast jazz.
Joe Cappellari is survived by his son Joseph
Stephen Cappellari II; his daughter Susan
and son-in-law Kenneth Johnson; and his
son John Thomas Cappellari and daughter-
in-law Stacy. Joe also leaves his six grand-
children; Samantha Cappellari, Joseph Ste-
phen Cappellari III, John Edward and Thomas
Cappellari, and Spencer and Madelena
Johnson. Joe is survived by his two broth-
ers; James Oliver Cappellari II and John Jesse
<Jack= Cappellari
Funeral Serivice, Fairfax United Methodist
Church, 10300 Stratford Ave., Fairfax, VA
22030 on February 24 at 11 a.m.
for Submarine Warfare. He was promoted to
Vice Admiral December 5, 1985.
On September 30, 1988, he was conûrmed
by the U.S. Senate for promotion to four-
star rank. On October 22, 1988, he relieved
Admiral McKee as Director, Naval Nuclear
Propulsion.
Admiral DeMars retired on October 1, 1996,
after 44 years of service to his country. Upon
his retirement, both houses of Congress
honored Admiral DeMars with resolutions
recognizing his distinguished service.
Admiral DeMars9 decorations include two
awards of the Distinguished Service Med-
al, four awards of the Legion of Merit, two
awards of the Meritorious Service Medal,
two awards of the Navy Commendation
Medal, three awards of the Meritorious Unit
Commendation Medal, the Navy Achieve-
ment Medal, and the Navy Unit Commen-
dation.
After retiring from active duty, he served on
the boards of Exelon Corporation, McDer-
mott International Inc., Duratek Corporation,
Yellow Ribbon Fund, and OceanWorks Inter-
national Inc. Admiral DeMars was a member
of the Corporation of the Draper Laboratory
and served as an advisor to industry and
government. He was Chairman of the Naval
Submarine League and the Naval Historical
Foundation. Admiral DeMars was presented
the 2009 U.S. Naval Academy Distinguished
Graduate Award, the 2011 Ellis Island Medal
of Honor, the 2012 National Maritime His-
torical Society Distinguished Service Award,
and the 2016 Naval Submarine League Dis-
tinguished Submariner Award.
Admiral DeMars was a member of Burning
Tree Golf Club, the Army & Navy Club, the
Military Order of the Carabao, and the Alibi
Club.
Admiral DeMars is survived by his loving
wife of 66 years Margaret; his brother Lee
(Joanne); his son Bruce Fitzhugh DeMars
(Patty), Midlothian, VA, his daughter Mar-
garet Troup (Jamie), Bethesda, MD; three
grandchildren, Rebecca Gills (Matthew),
Bruce (Brinn) and Catherine Troup, three
great grandchildren, Grace Gills, Everly Gills,
and Hattie DeMars. He was predeceased by
his brother Charles E. DeMars (Pat). A private
service will be held at the Naval Academy in
Annapolis, MD. In lieu of ûowers, please con-
sider a donation to the Dolphin Scholarship
Foundation (dolphinscholarship.org).
Friends and family may offer condolences at
www.demainefuneralhomes.com
his unique ability to make difûcult concepts
understandable. In 1979 he married his
present wife, Mary. Ralph was awarded the
Virginia State Council of Higher Education9s
Outstanding Faculty Award in 2009 and was
an Adjunct professor at George Washington
University from 1980 to 2004, teaching his
true passion, Parasitology.
In addition to being a gifted teacher, Ralph
was a proliûc researcher and writer, collect-
ing and describing at least six new species
in several countries. He authored over 70
peer-reviewed publications, a biology lab
manual, multiple book chapters, and edited
a volume on Appalachian Biogeography for
the Virginia Museum of Natural History. He
was a world-renown ûea specialist. He is the
co-author of an exhaustive compendium,
The Siphonaptera (ûeas) of North America,
soon to be published in the Annals of the
Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Ralph was active in at least 14 professional
societies, holding ofûces in most. He be-
came a member of the prestigious Wash-
ington Biologists9 Field Club in 2000, serv-
ing as president from 2017 to 2021. After
retirement, he was a Research Assistant at
the Smithsonian Institute of Natural History.
In the ultimate scientiûc honor, a ûea and a
shrew have been named after him.
Ralph was most proud of his family, and
fully appreciated Mary9s unwavering love
and support. Their annual Groundhog9s Day
party was legendary. He loved his jokes and
limericks, trips to the Chincoteague house,
playing cards, his cats, and a good cocktail.
In lieu of ûowers, donations may be made to
the National Wildlife Federation. A memorial
will be held at a later date.
IN MEMORIAM
MORRIS
BETTY S. MORRIS
1944 - 2020
In Remembrance of Betty
She was an effective and well-liked leader
and DCPS educator, an engaged and ador-
ing parent/grandparent, a great buddy to
many friends and relatives, and a wonder-
ful wife and marital friend.
Thankful Husband, Joel
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CALOMIRIS
GEORGE PETER DONALD CALOMIRIS
George Peter Donald Calomiris, 64, of
Washington, DC, passed away peacefully
on February 14, 2024. He was the beloved
husband of JoAnn Deoudes Calomiris and
the devoted father of Alexa Helen and Julia
Marie.
A viewing will be held at 9 a.m., followed
by funeral services at 10 a.m. on Tuesday,
February 20, at Saint Sophia, Greek Ortho-
dox Cathedral in Washington, DC. Inter-
ment will take place at Saint Paul9s Rock
Creek Cemetery in Washington, DC.
In lieu of ûowers, donations may be made
to the Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathe-
dral Narthex Campaign.
MACKEY
JENISE JOHANNA MACKEY
Jensie Johanna Queen Mackey was born
February 16, 1940, in Fauquier County,
Virginia, and transitioned on February 6,
2024. Survived by devoted husband Rod-
ney Mackey and a host of other relatives
and friends. Services will be held at St.
Judah Spiritual Baptist Church, 43 Anacos-
tia Road NE, Washington, DC on Monday,
February 19, 2024. Viewing 10 to 11 a.m.
Funeral 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Arrangements
by Robinson Funeral Home, Inc.
BEECHER
WILLIAM BEECHER
William <Bill= Beecher, 90, passed away
peacefully surrounded by family members
on February 9, 2024, in Wilmington, North
Carolina.
Born on May 27, 1933, in Framingham, Mas-
sachusetts, Bill earned a bachelor9s degree
from Harvard University and a master9s de-
gree from the Columbia School of Journal-
ism. He worked his way through college and
graduate school and served a short tour in
the U.S. Army before embarking on a career
in journalism. Focusing on foreign and do-
mestic policy, national security and defense,
Bill was a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspon-
dent who reported for The New York Times,
The Boston Globe, and The Wall Street Jour-
nal, as well as serving as the Washington bu-
reau chief for The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Bill broke a number of signiûcant stories
during his career, including the story expos-
ing the U.S. secret bombing of Cambodia
on the front page of the New York Times
OVERBEY
ANNE TOWNSEND OVERBEY
Anne Townsend Overbey was born in Wash-
ington, DC on July 8, 1952 and died Decem-
ber 18, 2023 at her home in Reston, VA.
Anne was the ûrst child of Joseph John
Crowley, Jr. and Eleanor Townsend Crowley.
She grew up in ReBeach, DE and attended
Abbot Academy in Andover, MA for high
school.
Anne earned her BA in anthropology at Oc-
cidental College in Los Angeles.
After college Anne moved to the Washing-
ton area where she had close childhood and
college friends as well as a large and loving
extended family. She worked on Capitol Hill
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MILLER
DORIS MILLER
Doris Miller, 76 of Lorton, Virginia, peace-
fully entered into eternal rest on Saturday
February 3, 2024. Predeceased by her hus-
band Edward Miller Jr. She is survived by
her son, Andre Gooden; two grandchildren
Justin and Destini; three great grandchil-
dren Riley, Sienna and Zimari, two sisters
Shirlee Gordon and Clara Gray, and a host
of other relatives and friends.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, Febru-
ary 22, 2024 at 10 a.m. Bethlehem Baptist
Church, 7836 Fordson Rd., Alexandria, VA.
Service starts at 11 a.m.
SAMPSON
CORRINE DELORES PANNELL
SAMPSON (Age 93)
Departed this world peacefully on Friday,
February 9, 2024. Preceded in death by
her beloved husband of 57 years, Dr. Calvin
Sampson. Loving mother to Cathy Samp-
son (Evelyn Branic) and Judy Smith (Jeff);
the most amazing grandmother to David
(Bridget), Jordan (Michael) and Kathryn
(Xhuljo) and great-grandchildren Eliana
and Kieran. Survived by numerous nieces,
nephews and countless friends.
On Thursday, February 22, friends and rel-
atives may call at Michigan Park Christian
Church, 1600 Taylor Street NE, Washington
DC 20017 for viewing from 9:30 a.m. until
start of services at 11 a.m.; repast imme-
diately following. Interment: Ft. Lincoln
Cemetery.
In lieu of ûowers, her daughters respect-
fully request contributions be made to her
favorite and most impactful local charity:
The Sharon Hall Scholarship Fund (c/o
Michigan Park Christian Church).
SMITH
ALFRED RICHARD SMITH JR. (Age 86)
Peacefully entered into eternal rest on
Sunday, January 21, 2024. A celebration
of life will be held on Friday, February 23
at Ebenezer AME Church, 7707 Allentown
Road, Ft. Washington, MD 20744, Visitation
at 11 a.m., Service at 12 p.m.
on May 9, 1969. Bill9s reporting led him on
frequent lengthy assignments in the former
Soviet Union, Eastern and Western Europe,
the Middle East and the Far East, including
ûve trips to Vietnam during that war. On
one of those trips, his helicopter was shot
down over the Mekong Delta. On another
assignment, a single engine Cessna in which
he was ûying over the Sinai desert had its
engine knocked out by a riûe shot. In both
cases skillful pilots were able to land safely.
Bill also served two years at the Pentagon
as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs (Acting) and ten years as Director of
the Ofûce of Public Affairs for the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. After retiring, Bill
served as an adjunct professor of journalism
at the University of Maryland. He authored
eight novels inspired by his love of national
security and defense analysis, as well as a
memoir and a cookbook.
While Bill will be remembered for his sto-
ried journalistic career, he was treasured
by his family for the love, wit, compassion
and generosity he shared so freely. He took
great pride and interest in each of their lives.
His was a life well-lived.
Bill is preceded in death by his beloved wife,
Eileen Beecher. He is survived by his four
daughters and their spouses: Debbie Spartin
(Peter), Diane Beecher (Mark Morris), Lori
Beecher (Marc Burstein), and Nancy Kotz
(Ken), and 10 adoring grandchildren: Sam,
Ally, Jack, Caroline, May, Will, Jay, Andy, Mi-
chael and Nick.
A private family burial service will take
place. Memorial contributions may be made
to fund a journalism scholarship in Bill9s
memory at the Columbia School of Journal-
ism (https://journalism.givenow.columbia.
edu/#) or at the University of Maryland (go.
umd.edu/WMBeecher).
for Rep. John Anderson and had several jobs
in ûnancial planning and business.
But her heart was always in the arts and her
passion was pottery. She ûrst took lessons
at Jill Hinkley9s Studio on Wisconsin Avenue
in the 1970s.
Anne also loved to travel and learn of other
cultures through reading, meeting people,
art, and cuisine.
She and Sandy, her loving travel partner and
husband for 38 years, enjoyed Europe, Asia,
South America, and Africa. They explored
the natural world, museums, city streets, art
studios, theatres, and more.
But for pure joy and vacation they always
went to the beach, especially Culebra, Puer-
to Rico.
Always giving and welcoming, Anne and
Sandy enjoyed a large and diverse group
of friends. Due to illness combined with the
Covid pandemic, the past several years al-
lowed for only virtual travel and visiting. But
Anne continued to engage with friends and
loved sharing books.
Anne is survived by her husband, Sandy
Overbey; his son Christian (Karen Middleton)
Overbey; his grandson, Jasper Overbey, and
Karen9s daughter, Zoe. Anne is also survived
by her sister, Sue (Bill) Birchard; and neph-
ews, Kye Birchard and Jake Birchard, and
Jake9s wife, Dani, and their child, Warren.
A Memorial will be heid March 2, 2 p.m. at
Langley Hill Friends Meeting on 6410 Old
Georgetown Pike in Langley, VA. All are wel-
come. In lieu of ûowers, please send dona-
tions to Doctors Without Borders.
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PERKINS
JOHN E. PERKINS
MARCH 3, 1942 3 FEBRUARY 8, 2024
John E. Perkins of Washington, DC, passed
away on February 8, 2024, in Chevy Chase,
Maryland. He was 81 years old.
John Edward Perkins was born on March
3, 1942, in Piqua, Ohio, the only child of
Charles W. <Bill= Perkins and Frances G. Per-
kins. His family moved to Orlando, Florida,
in 1948, where John graduated from Boone
High School. He received bachelor9s and
master9s degrees in Music History and Lit-
erature from Florida State University, where
he also played trumpet and produced and
directed programs for WFSU-FM and TV.
Following college, John served two years in
the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War work-
ing at the Pentagon and earning the rank of
Specialist-5. He settled in Washington, DC,
where he held senior management posi-
tions with the Council on Post-Secondary
Accreditation, Trade Communications, Inc.,
the National Association of Student Person-
nel Administrators, and at George Washing-
ton University, where he was the Assistant
THOMAS
LYDIA DUBBELDE THOMAS <Deanie=
(Age 92)
Died peacefully with her family at her side
on Monday, December 25, 2023, in Fred-
ericksburg, VA. She was the beloved wife
of the late Col. Gerald C Thomas Jr., USMC
(Ret.) for 49 years. She was the daughter of
the late Col. John J. Dubbelde Jr and Jose-
phine Dubbelde.
Born in Newport, RI in December 1931, she
was raised an army dependent and moved
every year to various army bases through-
out the US and other countries around the
world. They included The Philippines, Ger-
many, France, Minnesota, Georgia, Kansas,
Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Virgin-
ia. Each one offered her a new opportunity
to adapt to various climates, cultures, and
traditions.
She graduated from St. Agnes in Alexandria,
VA and Wheaton College in Norton, Massa-
chusetts with a bachelor9s degree in music.
She studied classical music from the age
of 7 onward. In early 1954 she met USMC
Captain Gerald C Thomas Jr. on a blind date,
and they were married six months later. To-
gether they raised three children, and she
supported him as they travelled from duty
station to duty station around the US and
the world including Virginia, Hawaii, Taiwan
(twice), California, Pennsylvania, Rhode Is-
land, North Carolina, and Italy.
With each new home she dove into learning
about the history and traditions of the area.
While in Taiwan she taught Taiwanese sol-
diers English, designed furniture to be made
TIMPANE
GENEVIEVE L. TIMPANE
There is a special place in heaven for the
mother of four boys. Genevieve LaGrua
Timpane, of Arlington, Virginia, passed away
peacefully on February 4, 2024, to take her
place there with her husband and soulmate
Mike (2022), and her son Joe (2016). A life
full of love, laughter, and friendship is to be
celebrated and remembered, and Gen9s life
was full of all of that and more. Throughout
the many locations Gen lived with Mike over
the years, each was always a home, not only
to her family but to all who entered. Warmth,
welcome, and well-being energized all who
knew Gen and her deep wellspring of giving
and kindness.
Genevieve LaGrua was born on June 24,
1935, to Michael Vincent LaGrua and Eliz-
abeth Kelly LaGrua, known to all as Mick
and Did. Gen (called <Jim= as a child) grew
up in Union City, New Jersey, and although
an only child grew up surrounded by a large
family. She attended St. Michael9s Elemen-
tary and the Holy Rosary Academy for high
school. In her own words, Gen loved <every-
thing= about her parents, and had a young
life <full of fun=. Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers
ûlms, summers at the Jersey shore, and the
<Let9s Pretend= radio show were favorite
pastimes.
As a high-achieving young woman, in 1952
Gen attended The Catholic University, and
in 1953 began dating Mike. They wed on
November 30, 1957, and were married
for more than 64 years. The young couple
ZAGER
ZOFIA ANIELA ZAGER <Sophie=
Zoûa <Sophie= Aniela Zager, aged 73, passed
away on February 6, 2024. She was the
daughter of Weronika Szwast Tadla. Her
survivors include husband William <Bill=
Repsher; daughter Kathy, son Martin (Mar-
ty); daughter-in-law Carrie; grandson Mason;
and granddaughters Zoe and Phoebe. Born
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Vice President for Student Affairs.
John became the second full-time exec-
utive director of the Gay Men9s Chorus of
Washington, DC (GMCW), in 1997. He was
involved with the Chorus since its founding
in 1981, serving as Chairman of the Capital
Club and Secretary of the Board of Direc-
tors. He received the GMCW President9s
Award in 1994. John also served on the
Mayor9s Advisory Committee on GLBT Af-
fairs in Washington, DC, and on the boards
of directors for the Northern Virginia AIDS
Ministry and the Wolf Trap Foundation for
the Performing Arts.
John moved to Orlando in 2001 to care for
his parents at the end of their lives. While
there, he co-founded The Orlando Chorale
and served as the Executive Director for
eight years. He was also an organizational
consultant for the Orlando Children9s Cho-
rus and a volunteer for Mad Cow Theatre.
In 2011, John returned to his beloved Capitol
Hill neighborhood in Washington, DC, where
he spent the last years of his life enjoying
music, theatre, and friends. John was an en-
thusiastic entertainer, hosting many dinner
parties and introducing his friends to his
passions for music, theatre, architecture,
and cuisine. John read and traveled exten-
sively, always sharing his experiences at
the many gatherings he held at his house,
ûrst on A Street, SE, then Walter Street, SE.
Involved in his communities, whatever and
wherever they were, John quickly made
friends, invited them into his life, and held
onto them.
John Perkins is preceded in death by his
parents. He is survived by his chosen family,
which is too large to list, and several cous-
ins. A memorial service will be held at a later
date. Contributions in his memory may be
made to Federal City Performance Arts As-
sociation/Gay Men9s Chorus of Washington,
DC.
for their home and took up Chinese brush
painting. In Hawaii she learned Hula dancing,
she studied Ikebana ûower arranging which
led her to later become an active member
of the Potomac Valley Chapter of the Ikeno-
bo Ikebana Society. She was a member of
various church groups and Ofûcer9s Wives
Clubs and a member of the China Tifûn Club
in DC. After her husband9s retirement from
the Marine Corps in 1979 they moved to
Fauquier Country where she lived for almost
40 years. They built a home, Greenstone, on
Pignut Mountain. No challenge was insur-
mountable to her. Once she set her mind to
doing something she followed it through to
completion. For her new home she learned
the art of stone wall building and built a dry
stack stone wall along the driveway up to
the house. She also took up mural painting,
painting several scenes from their tour in
Gaeta Italy. After her husband9s passing, she
moved to Vint Hill where she lived for 18
years. There she designed a Japanese gar-
den for her back yard. She was a member
and president of the Warrenton Antiquarian
Society and was a docent at Weston.
She loved the Marine Corps and followed
her husband9s dream for the National Mu-
seum of the Marine Corps by becoming a
docent from its opening until 2020. She car-
ried pamphlets about the museum in her
purse and would hand them out to those
she met who had not yet visited the muse-
um encouraging them to visit. She loved to
share her knowledge of history, especially
military history.
She is survived by daughters, Virginia (Gini)
Robins and her husband Robbie, Susan Mas-
talski and her husband Tony and son Gerald
(Jerry) Thomas III and his wife Kelly. She is
also survived by four granddaughters and
four grandsons and two great granddaugh-
ters.
Funeral services will be held at the Semper
Fidelis Memorial Chapel near the entrance
of the National Museum of the Marine
Corps, 1701 Semper Fidelis Way, Triangle,
VA on February 26, 2024, at 11:30 a.m., fol-
lowed by a reception in the Medal of Honor
Lobby in the Museum.
In lieu of ûowers, memorial contributions
can be made to the Marine Corps Heritage
Foundation or Wounded Warrior Project or a
charity of your choice. Online condolences
may be shared on the Moser Funeral Home
website www.moserfuneralhome.com.
began their lives in Tacoma, Washington,
where son Michael was born, then moved
to Arlington, Virginia, where sons Joe (de-
ceased), Paul and David were born. The fam-
ily9s Montana Street home was the epitome
of the warm, welcoming, and energized life
and upbringing that Gen gave to her hus-
band and children. She later made wonder-
ful homes in Tenaûy, New Jersey (a house
she never saw pre-purchase), Manhattan,
Spring Lake, New Jersey and then back in
Arlington. Even a staid Teachers College
president9s house was transformed into one
of Gen9s homes for family and friends visit-
ing New York City.
Outside of all these amazing homes, Gen
re-commenced her professional career in
the early 19709s, working in nursing and
guidance counseling in Virginia before two
unique jobs in New Jersey-one organizing a
World Day of Prayer and the other running
Broadway music into high schools. Gen was
also deeply involved with Arlington politics,
and she was one of the ûrst women to serve
as chair of her Nova Catholic community. A
talented artist, Gen was a sculptor, sketch
artist and cross-stitch master. A fantastic
knitter, Gen passed this passion on to both
of her granddaughters.
Gen is survived by her sons Mike, Paul and
David; cherished daughters Jane, Sharon
and Anne; grandchildren Veronica, Michael,
Brandon, Marcus, Rob, Julia and Peter, and
close cousins Mark, Patti and Mary Levins.
Gen also joins in heaven her close friends
Donna Courtney, Midge and Joe Wholey, and
Delores and Tom Leckey.
There will be a wake for Gen on Thursday,
March 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Murphy
Funeral Home on Wilson Boulevard in Arling-
ton. A funeral mass will be held on Friday,
March 15, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of
Peace on S. 17th Street also in Arlington, to
be followed by an interment and reception
at Columbia Gardens cemetery on Route 50
in Arlington. In lieu of ûowers, please send
any memorial donations to The NOVA Cath-
olic Community.
www.murphyfuneralhomes.com
in WrocCaw, Poland, on April 17, 1950, she
graduated from a technical high school in
1969 specializing in building construction,
and earned a degree in Civil Engineering
from the Polytechnic Institute of Wroclaw in
1976. She was a draftsman at the Bureau of
Industrial Design and Research in Wroclaw,
Poland from 1969 to 1970. She emigrated to
the United States in December 1976, earn-
ing an MS in Civil Engineering from George
Washington University in 1983. In May 1985
she was the recipient of the Outstanding
Women in Fairfax Award from the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors. Zoûa worked
for Fairfax County9s Department of Planning
and Development and eventually became
Director of Inspection Services until her re-
tirement in April 2004. Zoûa also engaged
in poetry, traveled extensively in retirement
and was active in her grandchildren9s lives.
Zoûa is also survived by former husbands
Jurek Omelan and Edward Zager. A Celebra-
tion of Life service will be held at the Uni-
tarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax,
2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 22124 at
11:30 a.m., April 20, 2024. In lieu of ûow-
ers, memorial contributions can be sent to
Friends of the Forum (friendsoftheforum.
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sunshine through the day. Milder,

with highs in the 40s to near 50.
Winds are a bit gusty again, but this
time from the southwest. Some gusts
around 20 or 25 mph are possible. It should
remain clear at night. Lows make the 20s in the
coldest spots to perhaps around freezing
downtown.
49° 31 ° 49° 30 ° 53° 33 ° 56° 38 ° 56° 43 ° 54° 32 °

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CHNCE PRECIP: 0% P: 5% P: 5% P: 10% P: 25% P: 85%
WIND: SW 8–16 mph W: NW 6–12 mph W: SE 6–12 mph W: ESE 6–12 mph W: W 7–14 mph W: NNE 10–20 mph
HUMIDITY: Low H: Low H: Low H: Moderate H: Moderate H: Moderate
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REGION NATION Weather map features for noon today.

National Dulles BWI
High 42° 1:55 p.m. 41° 12:09 a.m. 40° 12:31 a.m.
Low 33° 2:25 a.m. 33° 2:00 a.m. 32° 3:00 a.m.
Harrisburg Philadelphia
44/29 Normal 49°/32° 47°/27° 47°/27°
43/27 Record high 79° 1976 75° 1976 76° 1976
Hagerstown Record low 5° 1958 –4° 1979 3° 1958
Baltimore
44/27
49/28 Dover Difference from 30–yr. avg. (National): this month: +5.5° yr. to date: +3.5°
45/29
Davis Cape May Precipitation PREVIOUS YEAR NORMAL LATEST
Washington Annapolis
32/20 49/31 45/34
48/30 OCEAN: 44°

Charlottesville Ocean City

54/28 45/32
OCEAN: 43°
Lexington
51/24
Richmond
51/27 Virginia Beach
49/36 National Dulles BWI
Norfolk OCEAN: 45°
49/34 Past 24 hours 0.10" 0.12" 0.24"
Total this month 1.09" 1.22" 1.30"
Kitty Hawk
Normal 1.57" 1.56" 1.71"
47/38
OCEAN: 46° Total this year 6.97" 7.22" 8.07"
Normal 4.43" 4.50" 4.79"
Pollen: Moderate Air Quality: Good Snow, past 24 hours 0.1" 1.1" 2.2"
Grass Low Dominant cause: Ozone Snow, season total 8.0" 11.7" 11.3"
Trees Moderate
Weeds Low UV: Moderate Moon Phases Solar system
Mold Low 4 out of 11+
Rise Set
Sun 6:56 a.m. 5:48 p.m.
Blue Ridge: Today, mostly sunny, winds gusting past 40 Moon 12:10 p.m. 3:10 a.m.
T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Feb 24 Mar 3 Mar 10 Mar 16
mph. High 33 to 37. Winds west 30–40 mph. Tonight, clear. Yesterday's National World
Full Last New First
Venus 5:39 a.m. 3:30 p.m.
Low 25 to 30. Winds west–northwest 10–20 mph. Monday, High: Fort Lauderdale, FL 85° High: Paraburdoo, Australia 116° Mars 5:48 a.m. 3:37 p.m.
Quarter Quarter
<–10 –0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110+ Low: Lake Yellowstone, WY –23° Low: Delyankir, Russia –70° Jupiter 9:56 a.m. 11:33 p.m.
sunny. High 37 to 42. Winds west 10–20 mph. Tuesday, for the 48 contiguous states excludes Antarctica Saturn 7:27 a.m. 6:29 p.m.
partly sunny.
NATIONAL Today Tomorrow Des Moines 43/23/s 53/26/pc Oklahoma City 55/32/pc 61/38/s WORLD Today Tomorrow Islamabad 63/53/sh 61/48/r Rio de Janeiro 85/76/t 84/76/t
Atlantic beaches: Today, sunny, but some clouds in Detroit 39/23/pc 41/27/s Omaha 48/26/s 54/25/pc Addis Ababa 78/56/pc 75/57/sh Istanbul 48/40/c 49/40/c Riyadh 75/51/pc 77/55/pc
the south. High 44 to 49. Winds southwest 10–20 mph. Albany, NY 37/25/c 36/18/s El Paso 64/42/pc 73/47/pc Orlando 62/51/r 67/46/pc Amsterdam 51/45/r 50/43/r Jerusalem 55/45/pc 53/40/sh Rome 63/48/s 61/40/pc
Tonight, clear. Low 30 to 35. Winds west 7–14 mph. Albuquerque 57/34/c 63/39/s Fairbanks, AK 14/4/c 24/17/pc Philadelphia 44/29/s 44/26/s Athens 64/45/s 62/48/s Johannesburg 85/60/t 84/60/t San Salvador 90/66/pc 91/64/s
Monday, sunny. High 43 to 49. Winds north 7–14 mph. Anchorage 34/30/i 40/36/c Fargo, ND 34/22/s 41/23/s Phoenix 76/51/s 79/53/c Auckland 78/62/c 80/65/pc Kabul 44/35/r 39/20/r Santiago 97/56/s 88/57/s
Tuesday, mostly sunny. High 45 to 50. Atlanta 54/35/s 59/36/pc Hartford, CT 37/26/pc 40/19/s Pittsburgh 38/22/pc 43/24/s Baghdad 69/48/s 71/52/s Kingston, Jam. 87/77/pc 87/76/sh Sarajevo 56/25/c 57/37/pc
Austin 56/35/s 69/46/s Honolulu 79/67/pc 78/69/pc Portland, ME 34/27/pc 33/16/s Bangkok 94/78/c 94/79/s Kolkata 85/69/s 88/72/s Seoul 55/49/r 55/34/r
Waterways: Upper Potomac River: Today, sunny. Wind southwest Baltimore 49/28/s 48/28/s Houston 59/39/s 67/47/s Portland, OR 51/42/r 52/41/sh Beijing 50/32/c 41/21/c Kyiv 43/24/sn 36/26/c Shanghai 81/59/pc 72/44/r
7–14 knots. Waves 2 feet or less. Visibility unrestricted. • Lower Billings, MT 40/29/c 47/34/s Indianapolis 40/20/s 51/28/s Providence, RI 38/26/pc 40/21/s Berlin 52/45/c 47/44/r Lagos 91/82/t 91/82/t Singapore 90/78/pc 92/79/pc
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay: Today, sunny. Wind southwest 8–16 Birmingham 52/26/s 61/33/pc Jackson, MS 53/27/s 61/37/pc Raleigh, NC 52/31/c 59/30/s Bogota 74/44/pc 74/48/sh Lima 84/74/c 85/74/pc Stockholm 34/29/pc 34/29/i
knots. Waves 1–2 feet on the Lower Potomac; 1–3 feet on the Bismarck, ND 41/17/s 41/17/s Jacksonville, FL 54/40/r 63/38/pc Reno, NV 57/40/sh 53/35/sh Brussels 51/46/r 52/42/r Lisbon 68/54/s 68/52/pc Sydney 83/73/pc 78/69/t
Boise 52/36/sn 50/40/c Kansas City, MO 54/29/s 58/29/pc Richmond 51/27/s 53/27/s Buenos Aires 81/70/t 83/71/pc London 59/44/r 56/41/sh Taipei City 84/65/s 89/68/pc
Chesapeake Bay.• River Stages: The stage at Little Falls will be
Boston 38/30/pc 38/24/s Las Vegas 69/50/s 69/52/pc Sacramento 66/54/r 63/52/t Cairo 69/55/s 70/53/pc Madrid 62/43/pc 66/39/s Tehran 53/37/pc 50/39/c
around 5.40 feet today, falling to 5.30 Monday. Flood stage at Little Buffalo 33/22/sf 32/21/c Little Rock 57/29/s 63/38/pc St. Louis 50/26/s 61/37/pc Manila 90/78/s 91/76/pc Tokyo 61/55/s 64/59/c
Caracas 79/67/s 79/67/pc
Falls is 10 feet. Burlington, VT 32/17/sf 25/14/pc Los Angeles 64/55/c 61/55/r St. Thomas, VI 85/74/s 85/75/pc Copenhagen 43/39/r 43/38/c Mexico City 70/44/pc 76/44/s Toronto 35/19/sn 33/20/pc
Charleston, SC 54/35/c 63/37/s Louisville 48/27/s 55/32/s Salt Lake City 52/40/r 55/41/c Dakar 89/72/s 89/72/pc Montreal 32/12/sn 21/4/pc Vienna 53/40/pc 55/43/r
Charleston, WV 44/22/s 50/24/s Memphis 50/31/s 58/39/pc San Diego 65/54/c 65/57/c Dublin 56/45/r 53/47/c Moscow 34/16/sn 25/12/c Warsaw 41/30/pc 43/39/r
Today’s tides (High tides in Bold)
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Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, r-rain,
Washington 2:56 a.m. 9:32 a.m. 3:14 p.m. 10:40 p.m. Cheyenne, WY 46/30/c 49/35/s Milwaukee 41/23/s 43/31/pc San Juan, PR 89/74/s 89/73/pc Frankfurt 53/46/r 54/42/c Nairobi 89/64/pc 89/63/s sh- showers, t-thunderstorms, sf-snow flurries,
Chicago 43/27/s 48/31/s Minneapolis 36/19/s 41/26/pc Seattle 50/40/r 49/40/sh New Delhi 80/59/pc 81/60/s sn-snow, i-ice
Annapolis 5:58 a.m. 1:13 p.m. 7:25 p.m. none Geneva 54/40/c 56/36/c
Cincinnati 43/23/s 49/29/s Nashville 50/26/s 60/36/s Spokane, WA 36/29/sn 43/35/sh Oslo 34/28/sn 36/21/c Sources: AccuWeather.com; US Army Centralized
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Cleveland 36/25/s 40/27/s New Orleans 57/41/s 64/45/pc Syracuse 35/22/c 30/14/c Helsinki 30/8/s 32/24/pc Ottawa 30/8/sn 20/4/s quality data); National Weather Service
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Driesell was a character, a comic and a great coach

Among the many He was a great yet often championship game between greatest games I9ve ever seen,= he
descriptions underrated coach. He won 786 Maryland and North Carolina said. <I was proud of my team,
people have come games and reached the Elite State. The Wolfpack won, and I9m proud of you. You9re a
up with for Lefty Eight four times 4 twice at 103-100 in overtime, in a game great team. I hope you win the
Driesell, the best Davidson and twice at Maryland. played with no shot clock, no national championship. You
one came from a But he had the misfortune to three-point shot and virtually no deserve it.=
John late colleague, coach in the ACC for 17 years turnovers. The Wolfpack won the
Feinstein longtime against Dean Smith, Mike That was the last season in championship after upsetting
Washington Post Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, Norm which only conference Bill Walton9s UCLA in the
columnist Ken Denlinger. Sloan and his former pupil, Terry champions went to the NCAA semifinals.
Lefty, he wrote in 1984, was Holland 4 who, among all of tournament, what was then a SEE FeiNSteiN ON D4
<God9s unique [Christmas] gift to those who did Lefty imitations, 25-team event. After the N.C.
the world= in 1931. Unique did the best one of all. State players got on their bus, Obituary: A basketball legend at
indeed. He also was part of what was they looked up to see Lefty maryland and beyond dies at 92. A1
ElISE AmENDolA/ASSocIATED prESS Lefty died Saturday morning considered at the time the standing in front of them.
Lefty Driesell, who revived Maryland9s basketball program and led at 92 after as unique of a life as greatest college game ever <Men, I just wanted to tell you On the court: An emotional day at
four schools to the NCaa tournament, died Saturday. He was 92. anyone has ever led. played, the 1974 ACC I thought you played one of the Xfinity center ends in a defeat. D4

As downtowns struggle to recover from the pandemic,

Capitals9
what happens if the games that help them thrive leave, too? fourth lead
is the one
that sticks
Capitals 4,
Canadiens 3
BY B AILEY J OHNSON

MONTREal 4 It was never com-

fortable.
The Washington Capitals never
had the luxury of a multi-goal lead
or the feeling they were in control
Saturday night at Bell Centre. The
momentum swung wildly, and the
Capitals couldn9t take a deep
breath until the final horn sound-
ed on their 4-3 victory over the
Montreal Canadiens.
<I loved the resiliency,= Capitals
Coach Spencer Carbery said. <This
game, for us, as we try to stay in
this fight, we had to have two
points. There9s no skirting around
it. We needed two points tonight,
so for us to deliver 4 we give the
lead back, and then we get that
game-winner. Liked a lot of the
things we did tonight.=
Goaltender Darcy Kuemper
made 28 saves for Washington,
which got the winning goal from
Aliaksei Protas with 8:03 to go.
Jake Allen stopped 30 shots for
Montreal.
Anthony Mantha, who grew up
crAIG huDSoN For ThE WAShINGToN poST
just outside Montreal, gave Wash-
Games at Capital one arena bring thousands of people to D.C.9s Chinatown neighborhood, but the Wizards and Capitals might soon move to Virginia. ington (24-21-8) the lead just 3:40
in. Defenseman Nick Jensen9s shot
from the top of the right circle was
tipped by Protas in front of the net,
Two hours before the
Washington Capitals play in
Chinatown on a crisp
November evening, a man
The crucial link war, looks like a makeshift D.C. police
headquarters; its entrances are blocked off,
only motorcycles and cruisers occupying the
city block.
and Allen couldn9t control the
puck. Mantha was waiting on the
back post to tap in the rebound.
But the lead quickly vanished.

Candace
Buckner
stretches out on the pavement
near Sixth and F streets NW,
wrapped beneath a gray
between sports Welcome to our living room. Downtown.
There9s a rhythm to downtown America. It
pulsates and moves, and yet in city after city,
Just 84 seconds later, Montreal9s
Arber Xhekaj fired a blistering
one-timer 4 the broadcast on
hoodie that he9s using as a
blanket. Around the corner, a
woman rolls a blunt outside the arena9s
sportsbook entrance, and soon the waft of
and U.S. cities the American downtown is sputtering in an
attempt to find its heartbeat four years after
the pandemic shutdown. I remember when it
was alive and well.
Sportsnet registered it at
102.2 mph 4 off the rush that
Kuemper didn9t see coming. Kue-
mper, who was partially screened
marijuana will perfume the area. There9s a
spillage of vomit, green, near the tree on the
sidewalk. Another man, this one cradling his
is fraying While growing up where all the ranch-style
homes looked the same, I was fascinated by
downtown. And I glamorized it as a faraway
by winger Tom Wilson, glanced up
at the video board after the red
light went on, a near-universal
arms behind his back and mumbling, doesn9t place where busy people in business suits sign that the goalie wasn9t quite
seem to notice the mess as he walks over it worked in the tall buildings and the cool and sure what happened.
and bends over to pick up old cigarette butts. mysterious types lived in those factories- The fast-paced first period led
Because it9s a game night, a guitarist plugs turned-condos with the oversized windows. to winger Max Pacioretty, who
into his amplifier and plays a bluesy melody The things I could see only on television captained the Canadiens (22-25-8)
for tips. Fans wearing the Capitals9 red, white procedurals happened downtown, I assumed. from 2015 to 2018, drawing a trip-
and blue exit the Metro escalator with a It was where I wanted to be. ping penalty on Joel Armia about
purpose. And F Street, the center of the How we got here: Inside leonsis9s decision My sports heroes were already there. midway through. The tone for a
region9s fiercest political and financial tug of to move Wizards, capitals to Alexandria. A1 SEE BuCkNer ON D3 power play is often set in the early
SEE CapitaLS ON D5

Devils at Capitals
Tuesday, 7 p.m., monumental

Long live the NBA9s three ageless kings Nats9 Gore seeks consistency
Well into their 30s, James, Durant and Curry are still holding court after all these years to pair with off-speed arsenal
BY M ICHAEL L EE not to become relics anytime BY A NDREW G OLDEN more like it. <Nice, nice,= Ruiz
soon. Not when they still have so said.
One day, LeBron James will much to give to the game. WEST PalM BEaCH, Fla. 4 Dur- <Everybody throws bad ones 4
take his breakaway tomahawk <Basketball is going to end at ing a recent bullpen session, left- even the best in the game throw
dunk and tuck it in his back some point,= Curry says. <I9m hander MacKenzie Gore snapped bad ones,= Gore said. <It9s just
pocket, the same way Kareem trying to get everything I can out off a curveball that sailed wide to understanding how to make that
Abdul-Jabbar did his sky hook. of this.= his glove side, forcing catcher adjustment.=
Eventually, Kevin Durant9s pull- The NBA relies on its stars Keibert Ruiz to reach to reel it in. Consistency 4 that9s the pri-
up midrange jumper will be des- more than any other league, and Gore knew he could do better. So mary challenge for Gore, 24, who
tined for a time capsule, like Tim it has leaned on James, Durant he snapped his fingers twice, then will enter his second full season
Duncan9s bank shot. And at some and Curry for nearly a decade as twirled his index finger to get the with the Nationals hoping to
point, Stephen Curry9s post- the game has grown globally. Led ball back quickly as he kicked dirt build off his growing pains from
three-pointer shimmies will be by the Milwaukee Bucks9 Giannis on a mound at the Washington 2023. Gore ended last season with
relegated to memes, much like SEE NBa ON D6 Nationals9 spring training facility. a 7-10 record and a 4.42 ERA, but
Michael Jordan9s shoulder shrug. Another curveball followed. those numbers overshadowed
But that day is not today, and NBA All-Star Game The pitch started at the top of the how dominant he looked at times.
the trio are headlining NBA All- 8 p.m., TNT, TBS strike zone, then dropped into He had a 2.56 ERA in his seven
Star Weekend again. These late Buckner: As Bilal coulibaly tries to Ruiz9s mitt above the black on the wins and a 2.59 ERA in his seven
30-somethings are determined fit in, it9s obvious he9s different. D5 right side of home plate. That was SEE NatioNaLS ON D7
IlluSTrATIoN By mIchAEl DomINE/ThE WAShINGToN poST; GETTy ImAGES AND ASSocIATED prESS

wOmeN9S COlleGe BASKetBAll KeviN B. BlACKiStONe HiGH SCHOOl BASKetBAll

Ashley owusu is thriving again for penn State, her third After gun violence ruined its Super Bowl parade, The Jackson-reed boys and the Dunbar girls are
college team. She returns to college park today. D4 Kansas city has a chance to make a difference. D5 DcIAA champions after surging to the finish line. D8
d2
SOCCER
MLs will start season
with replacement refs
MLS said Saturday it will start
the season this week with
replacement game officials after
the referees9 union
overwhelmingly rejected a
tentative labor agreement with
the organization that oversees
officiating in this country.
The league opener is
Wednesday in South Florida,
featuring Lionel Messi and Inter
Miami against Real Salt Lake. A
full slate of matches is scheduled
for next weekend.
The Professional Referee
Organization informed MLS that,
as of midnight Sunday, it will lock
out members of the Professional
Soccer Referees Association,
which on Saturday turned down a
five-year package that PRO says
would have increased overall
compensation by 25 percent.
Almost 96 percent of voting
members voted against the
proposal.
4 Steven Goff
Big wins for Liverpool and
Arsenal felt even bigger after
Manchester City lost ground in
the race for the English Premier
League title.
Leader Liverpool won, 4-1, at
Brentford and Arsenal routed
host Burnley, 5-0, before City was
held by visiting Chelsea to 1-1.
It took a deflected strike from
Rodri in the 83rd minute for City
to salvage the draw after former
player Raheem Sterling gave
Chelsea a first-half lead. . . .
Kylian Mbappé came off the
bench to convert a late penalty as
French league leader Paris
Saint-Germain won, 2-0, at
Nantes and moved 14 points clear
of second-place Nice. . . .
Tennis balls rained on the
German Bundesliga in protest as
Bayer Leverkusen consolidated
the top spot by beating
Heidenheim, 2-1, on the road.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
no. 1 Huskies men roll,
take control in Big east
Connecticut is the No. 1 men9s
team in the nation and the
defending national champion, yet
the Huskies went into their
matchup with No. 4 Marquette
coveting something the Golden
Eagles won a year ago: a Big East
championship.
Donovan Clingan finished
with 17 points and 10 rebounds to
power Connecticut to an 81-53
rout of Marquette in Hartford,
Conn., taking control of the
conference race.
Tristen Newton had 15 points,
eight rebounds and eight assists
for the Huskies (24-2, 14-1), who
have won 14 straight. . . .
Jordan King scored 24 points
as Richmond (18-7, 10-2 Atlantic
10) defeated George Washington
(14-11, 3-9), 90-74, at Smith
Center. . . .
Terrence Edwards scored
19 points for James Madison
(24-3, 12-3 Sun Belt) in an 87-80
victory over Georgia Southern
(5-22, 5-9) in Harrisonburg,
Va. . . .
Marcus Dockery had
26 points, Bryce Harris added 23
and Howard (11-14, 5-3
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)
earned a 90-82 victory over North
Carolina Central (13-10, 5-3) at
Burr Gymnasium. . . .
MJ Collins had 18 points and
reserve Mylyjael Poteat scored 15
to lead Virginia Tech (14-11, 6-8
ACC) in a 96-81 loss to No. 7 North
Carolina (20-6, 12-3) in Chapel
Hill, N.C. The Hokies have lost
four of five. . . .
Matt Rogers posted 17 points
and seven rebounds as American
(14-13, 8-6 Patriot League) fell,
68-62, to Lafayette (11-16, 10-4) at
Bender Arena. . . .
Austin Benigni had 19 points
for Navy (8-17, 4-10 Patriot) in a
74-65 loss at Boston. . . .
Reserve Maggie Doogan
scored 20 points as the Richmond
women9s team (23-4, 13-1 A-10)
took over first place in the
conference with a 75-71 home win
over Loyola Chicago. . . .
Grace Hutson finished with a
career-high 16 points off the
bench to power VCU (22-4, 11-3
A-10) to a 60-49 win over
Massachusetts (3-24, 1-14) in
Amherst, Mass. . . .
Jazmyn Doster had 17 points
and eight rebounds and Paula
Suarez added 16 points to help
George Mason (20-5, 11-3 A-10)
take down George Washington
(10-16, 3-11), 60-57, at EagleBank
Arena. . . .
Peyton McDaniel led all
scorers with 22 points as James
Madison (18-9, 10-4 Sun Belt)
defeated Coastal Carolina (8-19,
2-12), 73-60, in Harrisonburg. . . .
Zanai Barnett-Gay finished
with 26 points for Navy (9-15, 5-8
Patriot) in a 69-60 loss to Boston
(15-9, 7-6) at Alumni Hall. . . .
Anna LeMaster led American
(9-15, 7-6 Patriot) with 21 points in
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THE DAY IN SPORTS
$2.8 million. He is eligible for free
agency after this year9s World
Series. . . .
The Arizona Diamondbacks
and outfielder Randal Grichuk
agreed to a one-year, $2 million
contract that includes a mutual
option for 2025. . . .
The Kansas City Royals
acquired right-hander John
Schreiber from the Boston Red
Sox in exchange for minor league
righty David Sandlin.
TENNIS
swiatek wins in Qatar
for third year in a row
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek won
the Qatar Open for a third
straight year in Doha.
Swiatek defeated No. 4 Elena
Rybakina of Kazakhstan, 7-6
(10-8), 6-2 in the final.
Rybakina led 4-1 but cut her leg
in her serving motion and needed
medical attention. Swiatek rallied
to 4-4. Rybakina broke again for
6-5 and a chance to serve out the
set, but Swiatek broke back.
In the tiebreaker, the
defending champion from Poland
missed three set points as the
score reached 8-8. But then
Swiatek hit a backhand winner
and snatched the 90-minute set
with a backhand passing shot. . . .
No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz
was upset by Nicolás Jarry of
STACy ReVeRe/GeTTy ImAGeS Chile, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, in the
semifinals of the Argentina Open
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Jarry, after the biggest win of
Stephen Curry beat Sabrina Ionescu, 29-26, in a first-of-its-kind three-point shootout during the NBA9s All-Star Weekend.
his career, will face home crowd
favorite Facundo Díaz Acosta in
the final Sunday. It will be their
first tour-level meeting. . . .
Jannik Sinner eased into the
final of the ABN Amro Open in
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Australian Open.
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player Tallon Griekspoor, 6-2,
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overcame poor free throw shooting to
Beekman leads the way lead to 46-42, but both teams failed to 6-4, 6-3.
beat Wake Forest, 49-47, on Saturday. score for more than two minutes before
The Cavaliers (20-6, 11-4 ACC) also got on ugly day at free throw line Cameron Hildreth9s powerful layup GOLF
12 points from Isaac McKneely, who had pulled the Demon Deacons to within
their only made free throw on their 11th 46-44 with 1:07 to play. Cantlay9s lead shrinks
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III scored 10. Wake Forest was denied a scorer and he did torch us last time we a one-and-one. The Cavaliers were 0 for 10 favorite Los Angeles course. He
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Sallis came in averaging 18.7 points and Virginia used a 10-2 run to open its second of a pair with 6.7 seconds left to end in the Genesis Invitational.
scored 21 when the Demon Deacons beat largest lead at 41-34 with 9:14 left but then raucous cheers from the crowd. Cantlay got up-and-down from
Virginia, 66-47, at home Jan. 13, but Beek- went scoreless for nearly four minutes as 4 Associated Press short of the 18th green to save par
for a 1-under-par 70, giving him a
two-shot lead over good friend
Xander Schauffele and Will
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replacement for the Philadelphia Bears great McMichael infection. arguments Friday. final. Pan and China won the
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Conference starting lineup for defensive tackle was voted into and 12 saves in 16 chances last 4 From news services
Sunday night9s NBA All-Star Chicago Bears great Steve the Pro Football Hall of Fame this season, when he made and staff reports
sunday, february 18 , 2024 . the washington post eZ su d3

candace Buckner

Downtowns
and sports
are better
together
BuCkNER fRom D1

They would play baseball in a

downtown St. Louis stadium, and
the most iconic of the bunch
would turn into bronze statues,
remaining there forever. To me,
sports meant excitement. And
that excitement lived downtown.
of all the cultural themes that
testify to America 4 race,
religion, politics, sexuality 4
sports is our true identity, the
thing closest to unifying us. We
come together to watch sports,
crowding stadium seats and
experiencing the shared yet low-
stakes trauma of our favorite
team losing or the breakthrough
in group therapy when it finally
wins the big one. And for sports
fans in so many American cities,
that binding experience happens
downtown.
But in this new and strange
world, where things never quite
returned to what they used to be,
that synergy between our city
centers and our sports no longer
feels the same. Travel across
downtown America and you will
feel it, too. When attending a
craig hudson for the Washington Post
Super Bowl victory parade in a
midwestern downtown could
cost you your life because of
America9s undying allegiance to
guns, you will wonder whether
there9s a way to fix what has been
broken. In Washington, it might
be too late.
This past week, Ted Leonsis,
the owner of Capital one Arena,
and his monumental Sports
& Entertainment continued to
defend plans to move the
Capitals and Wizards to the
Virginia suburbs. In october, on
the same night the Wizards
played their home season opener,
a 13-year-old boy allegedly
attempted to carjack an off-duty
federal agent three blocks from
the arena. The boy was shot and chris Bergin for the Washington Post

killed, a tragedy that magnified TOP: Anthony Davis and Camille Cannady danced together while
complaints made by <Mr. Handtastic= Spencer Lancaster plays guitar near Capital One
monumental executives about Arena in November. LEFT: People walked toward Rocket Mortgage
the deteriorating condition of FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland before a Cavaliers game this
Chinatown. The city9s woes could season. ABOVE: In downtown Indianapolis, which hosts the NBA
just be an easy cover for Leonsis All-Star Game on Sunday, streets can be empty 4 and to some
to expand his sports kingdom people feel unsafe 4 when the city9s sports teams aren9t playing.
into more fertile land, but the candace Buckner/the Washington Post

billionaire owner isn9t the only

one who feels the unsettling
cadence of a downtown that no
longer implies excitement.
<I9ve been yelled at. I9ve been
offered a lot of drugs,= a 28-year-
old Capitals fan named Aaron
recalls. Aaron and his girlfriend
live in Washington9s Navy Yard
neighborhood and still take the
Green Line to the arena, but now
they avoid the exit near Seventh
and H streets NW.
<That bus stop is very, very
crowded,= he says. <There9s a lot
of weed smoking going on.
There9s a lot of open booze going
on.=
Downtown has changed for
the worse 4 or at least that9s how
some perceive it. Not just in
Washington but in other
communities9 living rooms 4 in
downtown Indianapolis and
downtown Cleveland and
uptown Charlotte, where some
members of the city9s unhoused
population congregate near
Spectrum Center on game nights.
Sports once provided the
soundtrack to a thriving
American downtown, but lately,
the rhythm has been off.
Downtown Indianapolis
The vision of downtown
Indianapolis comes alive on a
Sunday such as this one in
November. Years ago, before the
city hosted Super Bowl XLVI in
2012, leaders reimagined the
neighborhood as the perfect
sports and convention hub. The
city9s two major league
professional franchises play
about a half a mile away from
each other, and on a cold Sunday
4 midwest cold, mind you 4 all
these Colts fans really don9t have
to venture outside because an
indoor walkway connects the
convention center to Lucas oil
Stadium.
But because they9re Hoosiers
and apparently used to freezing,
they walk outside anyway, and so
that funny cocktail of blue
horseshoes and red and white
candy stripes fill the streets.
Basketball 4 the state9s true
obsession 4 tips off later when
the Indiana men9s team plays
Harvard at Gainbridge
fieldhouse. This is what they call
a good day in Indianapolis. And a
great one for Todd Johnson9s
sports bar.
Johnson seems rational
enough when we chat. He9s 58,
married with a 9-year-old son,
effortlessly sprinkles in a
younger man9s patois such as
<that9ll be dope!= and has owned
clubs and bars throughout his
adult life. Yet he did something
many people might find insane.
Last may, he opened Walk-on9s
Sports Bistreaux, a family-
themed bar and restaurant on
meridian Street, about three
blocks from Gainbridge
fieldhouse and a couple of steps
from an underpass. Ever since, he
has been trying to convince
scared Hoosiers that it9s okay to
come downtown again.
<most of my friends don9t want
to come downtown to visit me.
They9ll do DoorDash and
whatnot because they just don9t
feel safe. And that9s a direct
reflection, you know, on
perceptions,= Johnson says.
The people here have long
memories. I learned that when I
moved to Indianapolis in 2013,
and the Pacers had a fun team 4
winning and sitting atop the
Eastern Conference 4 but I
heard from some native Hoosiers
that they still withheld their
support because of <The Brawl,=
which happened a decade earlier.
Seriously? Seriously. So I
understand what Johnson is up
against.
four years ago, the pandemic
cratered downtown businesses,
and its impact is still felt
nationwide, with one study
suggesting that downtown office
vacancy rate reached 17.3 percent
in 2023. Indianapolis was no
different. Before covid,
approximately 155,000 workers
were downtown on a daily basis,
according to Downtown Indy
Inc., but those numbers dwindled
during the shutdown. Then the
murder of George floyd led to
protests on the streets. The
nightly demonstrations turned
destructive and deadly. Two
people were gunned down. That
vicious one-two combo (work
from home, which led to higher
building vacancies, and the fear
of returning to the city center)
made downtown an undesirable
visit, and by the end of 2020,
56 restaurants and bars had
reportedly closed their doors.
While the neighborhood has
moved forward 4 new spots have
opened, and features that
suburbanites might love dot the
area, such as that ice skating rink
outside the arena 4 many people
have not.
<We continue to have
challenges with what I describe
as our suburban neighbors. for
so many, their perception may be
[steeped] in previous
experiences,= says Taylor
Schaffer, CEo of Downtown Indy
Inc., explaining the ripple effect:
<I think coming down to empty
streets, coming down to a
downtown that felt empty, that
didn9t feel like the downtown
they knew. I think especially at
the height of the pandemic, there
was an uptick in those
experiencing homelessness in
really visible ways. And so, as I
said, I think that can really shape
how people feel about a space. If
it doesn9t feel welcoming, if it
doesn9t feel cared for, if it doesn9t
feel safe 4 regardless of reality.=
Schaffer says downtown
Indianapolis is responsible for
less than 3 percent of crime that
occurs in marion County, and the
hours of off-duty foot and bike
patrols have increased from
10 hours a week to almost 120.
The perception for some,
however, is that downtown still
looks like a sound stage for a
post-apocalyptic zombie flick.
<They get locked in on that
stuff. They do,= Johnson says. <We
are not doing up to our
expectation level [at Walk-on9s],
but we are holding our own. . . .
The stretches in between
conventions and big sporting
events, it9s very slow. And all my
compadres up and down
meridian Street tell me the same
thing. All the other bars and
restaurants. They9re very, very up
and down, which hasn9t been the
case before 2019.=
Thanks to the sports
doubleheader of Colts and
Indiana hoops, followed by a
Pacers game the next night,
Walk-on9s remains busy during
this November stretch, its best
weekend since opening. And
Johnson seems excited about the
crowds that would come when
Indianapolis hosts NBA All-Star
Weekend. But when thousands of
fans flood downtown
Indianapolis before Sunday9s All-
Star Game, the family-friendly
bar and restaurant at 247 South
meridian Street won9t be there.
After only eight months, Walk-
on9s closed its doors and is
moving to fishers, a suburb to
the north.
Perception 4 that undefeated
foe 4 won again.
Downtown Cleveland
It9s a night after one of those
lake-effect snowstorms dumped
13 inches of snow on Northeast
ohio, and a man on East Ninth
Street is curled up atop the metal
grate on the sidewalk so that the
rising steam provides some
measure of heat. It doesn9t
appear as if he has anywhere else
to go.
I walk past him, like so many
others. The downtown streets are
packed. Because its people aren9t
afraid of the cold, I can see why
downtown Cleveland ranks
among the top midwestern cities
in pandemic recovery. A
University of Toronto study has
tracked 66 North American cities
and how they have bounced back
since 2020, based on downtown
visitors. In the latest update,
Cleveland came in at 31st overall
and fourth among its
midwestern peers, with
78 percent recovery, behind
Indianapolis at 79 percent.
<Cleveland has a bona fide
downtown comeback story,= says
Karen Chapple, the director of
School of Cities at the University
of Toronto.
The progress can be seen in
the business openings 4 a net
increase of 61 since march 2020
4 and office-to-residential
conversions. Pro sports seems to
be aiding this renaissance.
Bedrock, Cleveland Cavaliers
owner Dan Gilbert9s real estate
company, has struck a deal with
the city on a massive $3.5 billion
riverfront development. Partly
because of this undertaking,
Downtown Cleveland CEo
michael Deemer calls the
Cavaliers <phenomenal partners
in building a vibrant downtown.=
The team also gives back in direct
ways; according to the Cavaliers9
2022-23 Community Impact
report, the franchise has donated
more than $48 million since it
moved to downtown Cleveland in
1994. However, that averages out
to less than $2 million every year
4 a fraction of what taxpayers
have given the team.
Cleveland9s three pro sports
stadiums are located downtown,
with the nonprofit Gateway
Economic Development
Corporation serving as landlord
for the Guardians and Cavaliers.
When the facilities need repairs
and renovations, each individual
team can get approximately
$92 million from taxes collected
on alcohol and cigarettes 4 the
county9s <sin tax= 4 through
2034. Rocket mortgage
fieldHouse, where Gilbert9s
Cavaliers play, has received
$82 million from taxpayers. The
arena should have just
$10 million remaining from the
pot, but in August, Gateway
approved the Cavaliers9 request
for an additional $24.4 million
for more upgrades.
Though Gilbert would profit
immensely from a thriving city
where his NBA team plays, his
commitment to overhaul the
downtown riverfront makes me
wonder about billionaire sports
owners and their civic
responsibilities. In return for
more than $100 million in public
financing, what do Clevelanders
get?
They get a night out after a
snowstorm.
What other community event
can gather 19,000 people
together on a frigid evening? The
superficial draw might be
watching their guys beat the
Atlanta Hawks. But the true
benefit is the feeling of belonging
and connection, which is why
Natalie Harris comes downtown.
Harris, that brave woman.
She9s conducting street
interviews about Cleveland9s
beloved sports 4 without gloves
on 4 for a class assignment. She
energetically chats up a parking
lot attendant on Prospect
Avenue, laughing at his musings
about the Browns and holding a
lavaliere microphone near his
mouth.
She9s good at this. Charming
and gregarious, she9s like the fan
you would want to pull up a seat
next to at a sports bar and debate
Joe flacco vs. Deshaun Watson.
At 41, Harris serves drinks at her
day job. But last year when she
sent her oldest to college, Harris
decided to make a leap herself,
and now she9s studying to
become a sports broadcaster.
much like her city9s downtown,
Harris is making a comeback,
and sports is at the center of it.
Downtown America
Downtowns, at their core,
reflect their cities. When you go
to an arena located in the 9burbs,
you will sit and wait in traffic on
the interstate, pay too much for
parking, watch a game and then
leave, to get stuck again behind a
sea of red taillights. But when
you go downtown for sports, the
game day experience should feel
like an immersive one. You will
eat, walk around, interact with
the city 4 its electricity as well as
its distress. In America9s post-
pandemic reality, that distress
has most visibly been seen in a
rise in homelessness.
Although some measures have
helped curb the uptick of
homelessness, the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development reported, on
a single night in January 2023,
more than 650,000 people in
America were without
permanent shelter, an increase of
12 percent from the previous
year.
In Portland, more than half of
people in families with children
experiencing homelessness were
unsheltered, according to HUD9s
2023 annual report; last year a
TikTok video showed a fire
around a homeless camp in
downtown Portland near moda
Center, where the Portland Trail
Blazers play. City officials in San
Diego 4 which ranked fourth in
homelessness among major cities
4 cleared homeless camps near
Petco Park ahead of the Padres9
home opener last year.
In Indianapolis, Reynaldo
Garcia, who once earned $1,000 a
week installing drywall before
drinking it all away, tells me he
lost his apartment in 2020. When
the Pacers play, he will sit across
the street from Gainbridge
fieldhouse. on a good night he
will make 20 bucks.
<Do you think I9m happy to be
here? No! Nobody9s happy to be
here,= Garcia tells me. <I don9t
want to die like a dog in the
street.=
Three teenage boys in Pacers
gear exit the parking garage
where Garcia places his seated
walker, and while waiting for the
light to turn green, the one with a
head of mop top curls reaches for
his wallet.
<Got any words of advice?= the
boy asks Garcia, dangling the
money.
Garcia doesn9t respond.
<It don9t matter. Here9s a
dollar,= the boy says.
Back in D.C., where the electric
guitarist strums the blues, the
marijuana 4 this particular
strain smells like dead skunk 4
fills the air and the fans stream
past the man with the gray
hoodie, the Caps are about to
play. Downtown.
I wonder what our living room
will look like if the teams that
occupy Capital one Arena leave.
for now, however, the Caps and
the Wizards still play in
Chinatown, in a neighborhood
that composes our city9s
wretched and beautiful song. It9s
far from perfect, but it9s ours.
And so for now, the rhythm goes
on.
D4
Emotional day ends with a tight loss
illinois 85,
Maryland 80
BY G ENE W ANG
The maryland men9s basketball
team opened Saturday9s game
against No. 14 Illinois with energy
and exuberance that had been
sorely lacking recently. Part of the
reason for the renewed vigor: The
opponent provided one of two
remaining Quadrant 1 victory op-
portunities for the Terrapins9 fiz-
zling NCAA tournament aspira-
tions.
The death of beloved former
maryland coach Lefty Driesell at
92 on Saturday morning provided
plenty of inspiration as well, but
the Terps could not honor the
Basketball Hall of famer with a
win. Instead, maryland failed to
get critical stops down the stretch
during its 85-80 loss at Xfinity
Center.
Jahmir Young led the Terps
(14-12, 6-9 Big Ten) with a game-
high 28 points but made just 8 of
23 field goal attempts, missing
several shots deep in the painted
area during the closing minutes
of maryland9s fourth loss in five
games. Julian reese added 18
points and 11 rebounds, but the
Terps made just 4 of 18 three-
pointers and shot 41.3 percent
overall 4 including 34.3 percent
in the second half.
maryland, which has the top
scoring defense in the Big Ten,
allowed its most points of the
season. Transition defense was
particularly troublesome, with
the fighting Illini (19-6, 10-4)
holding a 19-2 advantage in fast-
break points.
maryland also played with a
limited roster because of injuries
to, most notably, Jordan Geroni-
mo and Noah Batchelor. fifth-
year forward Donta Scott, nor-
mally a starter, missed the begin-
ning of the game after slipping in
a tunnel near the court but wound
up playing 34 minutes and scor-
ing 17 points.
Illinois got 27 points from
guard Terrence Shannon Jr. to
avenge a 76-67 loss last month in
Champaign and end a three-game
slide in the series. The second-
leading scorer in the Big Ten
missed the first meeting while
suspended amid a rape charge.
This time, maryland tied the
score at 68 with 5:39 to play
before the Illini went on a decisive
11-5 burst to close a day devoted to
recognizing Driesell9s vast contri-
butions to the Terps9 program.
At Penn State, Owusu is making up for lost time
BY K AREEM C OPELAND
Ashley owusu remembers go-
ing on her recruiting trip to Penn
State last year when Coach Caro-
lyn Kieger broke out the visuals.
She essentially described being
presented a pair of vision boards.
one focused on the Nittany
Lions9 goals as a team. The other
centered on owusu9s personal
goals.
<It was like a six- to seven-
month plan,= owusu said. <What
we were going to do from the day I
stepped on campus and what
we9re going to do in order for me
to achieve not only my team goals
but also my personal goals. And
that9s something that I don9t think
that I experienced since I9ve been
in college.=
The clock is ticking on a col-
legiate career that has had more
twists and turns than a Holly-
wood thriller as owusu returns to
the place where it all began. Penn
State on Sunday visits maryland,
where she arrived in 2019 as
ESPN9s seventh-ranked freshman
in the country.
owusu, an All-met selection at
Paul VI, was named freshman of
the year, all-Big Ten first team as a
sophomore and a third-team all-
American as a junior while win-
ning the Ann meyers Drysdale
Award as the top shooting guard
in the nation. That 2021-22 season
ended in a Sweet 16 loss for the
Terrapins as team chemistry dete-
riorated despite a stretch being
ranked as high as No. 2 in the
country.
owusu decided it was time for a
change.
<Kind of just looking for a fresh
start,= owusu said, <and just kind
of looking for a coach, a coaching
staff and a program that not only
understood my team goals, what I
wanted to achieve with my team-
mates and everything that9s
around me, but also my personal
goals.=
Virginia Tech, in her home
state, signed owusu out of the
transfer portal last season in what
became a disastrous year. A bro-
ken finger suffered in December
Jahmir Young (1) led Maryland with 28 points but could not convert on key chances late in the game.
<obviously today is 4 in the
overall scheme of things 4 a real-
ly sad day for maryland basket-
ball,= second-year coach Kevin
Willard said. <I want to give con-
dolences to Lefty9s family. obvi-
ously Lefty was a huge part of
maryland basketball, but he was
also a really big part of college
basketball. So it9s tough when you
lose a legend, especially at your
school, but I think college basket-
ball today really lost someone
who gave a lot to the game.=
fans rose from their seats
shortly before tip-off for a mo-
ment of silence for the coach re-
sponsible for moving maryland
onto the national landscape, de-
claring the school would become
the <UCLA of the East.= The Terps
never reached that level, but Drie-
sell9s teams captured local loyal-
ties thanks to indelible achieve-
ments such as winning the 1984
ACC tournament.
members from that team who
played for Driesell were recog-
nized during a 40th-anniversary
halftime ceremony, as was the
2004 team that won the ACC tour-
nament championship under
Gary Williams. Williams played at
Paul Vi grad Ashley Owusu transferred from Maryland to Virginia
tech, then to Penn state, where she is averaging 18.5 points a game.
required surgery, and she fell out
of the rotation upon her return.
owusu logged double-digit min-
utes just three times afterward
and didn9t play at all in the post-
season as the Hokies advanced to
the final four. Virginia Tech
Coach Kenny Brooks insisted the
decision was based on how the
team was playing, but the lack of
playing time remained a curious
situation that spilled into social
media, as teammates, former
teammates and owusu9s father
commented online. Brooks told
the roanoke Times that the injury
caused owusu to miss critical de-
velopment time and that she
wasn9t able to get <incorporated
into what we were doing.=
Transfers are commonplace in
today9s NCAA. Even the same
player transferring multiple
times in consecutive years isn9t
strange anymore. To have a for-
mer all-American who was named
the best shooting guard in the
country not even get off the bench
was an oddity that remains un-
clear. The Virginia Tech experi-
ment ended after the team9s final
four loss, and owusu was looking
for a new home again. Yet things
still weren9t smooth after she
headed to Happy Valley.
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maryland during lean times 4
before Driesell arrived in College
Park 4 and then came back to
direct the Terps to the national
championship in 2002.
Driesell coached at maryland
from 1969 to 1986. He went 348-
159 while packing the stands at
Cole field House.
<Having played here in the
mid- to late 960s and seeing how
the basketball program was then
compared to when Lefty came in,
what he did with Cole field House
and then becoming a factor in the
ACC, which we really weren9t
when I was here, and then on the
national level, beating UCLA, not
being afraid to put maryland9s
basketball program out there,=
said Williams, the only coach with
more wins at maryland than Drie-
sell, <that takes some guts to do
that.=
other notable achievements
under Driesell included six ap-
pearances in the ACC title game,
eight NCAA tournament berths
and the 1972 NIT championship.
maryland was ranked as high as
second in the Associated Press
poll for four consecutive seasons
from 1972 to 1976 and attracted
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owusu worked closely with
WNBA guard Natisha Hiedeman,
who is an assistant on the Penn
State staff, but the school said a
health issue kept her from making
her debut until Jan. 14. When it
came, she poured in 18 points to
go with five rebounds, five assists
and two steals.
<A little 8I9m back9 game,= Hiede-
man said with a laugh.
Ten games in, owusu is averag-
ing career highs in points (18.5)
and rebounds (6.3) while handing
out 4.2 assists per game. Her focus
has been on getting back a feel for
the game while learning the new
system and teammates. Penn
State has lost four in a row, but
owusu is looking more like the
player who shined in College Park.
<She9s doing what you would
expect a fifth year to do,= mary-
land Coach Brenda frese said.
<She9s got that kind of experience,
so she9s leading her team. She9s
always been a talented player. She
can score; she can distribute.
She9s a tough matchup for anyone.
She9s really tried to put her team
on her back, like you would expect
with a grad senior.=
Sunday won9t be her debut
against her former team. mary-
land had its most disappointing
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some of the top high school talent
in the country.
He coached one of the greatest
athletes in school history, Len
Bias, who was the No. 2 pick by the
Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA
draft. The Prince George9s County
legend never played in the NBA,
dying two days after the draft of a
cocaine overdose. one day after a
tragedy that still resonates in Col-
lege Park, Driesell delivered an
emotional tribute to Bias to an
overflow crowd in the lobby at
Cole field House, calling him <the
greatest basketball player that
ever played in the Atlantic Coast
Conference.=
<There9s so many stories,= said
Keith Gatlin, a standout fresh-
man on the 1984 team. <The one
for me was just how personable
Coach was, how he was so loving.
The best times I had with him
were actually at his house. on
Saturdays, we9d play one-on-one,
go to church with his family on
Sundays 4 those are things I don9t
think Coach got a lot of credit for.
He was way before his time.=
Maryland at Wisconsin
tuesday, 9 p.m., peacock
loss of the season when it was
trounced, 112-76, late last month
in State College. Shyanne Sellers
suffered a knee injury in that
game and played just nine min-
utes.
Brinae Alexander acknowl-
edged it was an emotional game
playing against owusu, and she
expects it to be again as the Terps
need every win they can get as
they sit on the NCAA tournament
bubble.
<It9ll mean a lot to them as well
. . . knowing that Ashley used to
play here,= Alexander said, <and
playing for her and playing
against Coach [frese]. I think it
will be high emotions all around.=
Nothing has been particularly
easy in these past two years,
owusu acknowledged. The bas-
ketball court is her safe haven, the
place where she9s comfortable
and confident. But after that was
lost for a while, building it back up
has been a process. And time is
running out on catching the eyes
of WNBA coaches and front offic-
es. owusu recently talked to for-
mer teammate Diamond miller,
and it really hit her that the finish
line is rapidly approaching.
owusu has been working on
being more vocal, something
Hiedeman has stressed knowing
that9s a necessity for point guards
in the pros. She also said her
tribulations have helped her im-
prove from a mental standpoint,
learning how to overcome the
unexpected and outlast the tough
times.
<Playing in the WNBA has been
a goal of mine since I was 6 years
old,= she said. <And everyone goes
through stuff. I think it9s what you
do after you go through that, is
what [defines] you as a person.
obviously it9s easier said than
done. I had good and bad days.
But just staying positive and just
staying focused on my goal, and
also just allowing the love from
my parents, friends, stuff like that
to fill me, and just keep my head
down and working.=
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Lefty9s greatest rival 4 and
nemesis 4 was Smith. Years ago,
when the NCAA was considering
adding a third referee, I asked
Lefty how he felt about it.
<I9m against it,= he said.
<Why?= I asked.
<Because that way, when I
play Dean,= he said, <it9ll be eight
against five instead of seven
against five.=
one year when maryland was
playing Carolina in Carmichael
Auditorium, Terps assistant
coach Dave Pritchett walked into
the bathroom and found Lefty
standing on a toilet seat.
<Coach, what in the world are
you doing?= Pritchett asked.
<I just know Dean9s got a
microphone here somewhere,=
Lefty said.
Yes, Lefty was paranoid. In
that sense, he was like most
coaches 4 only more so.
He was also funny. once,
when introducing Dean at a
banquet in Hawaii, he said,
<Dean Smith9s the only coach in
history to win 800 games and be
the underdog in every one of
them.=
And yet, when word began to
circulate that Smith had
dementia, the coach he heard
from most often was Lefty.
<He called at least once a
week,= said Smith9s wife, Linnea.
<Even when Dean was fading,
Lefty could still make him
laugh.=
Lefty9s most repeated line was
the one from his opening news
conference in College Park,
when he declared maryland
could become <the UCLA of the
East.=
No one has ever done that, but
maryland did beat UCLA at Cole
field House in December 1982.
of course, that was the same
night Chaminade beat top-
ranked Virginia in Hawaii,
rendering maryland9s victory a
footnote.
It was Gary Williams who
finally took maryland to the
promised land, winning the
national title in 2002. Williams
and Lefty had their differences
over the years but eventually
became friends.
<I9m not sure if anyone ever
turned a program around faster
than Lefty turned maryland
around,= Williams said Saturday
morning. <I was there just before
he got there, and playing in Cole
field House was like playing in
an old, dark museum. He came
in 1969, and three years later
they won the NIT when it was
still a big deal. Then they played
in that classic game in 974. He
put seats on the floor, and the
fans lit up the place every night.
<He started midnight
madness. He made maryland
matter. When they write the
book someday about the game9s
all-time giants, he has to be one
of them.=
Lefty is still the only college
coach to win more than 100
games at four schools: Davidson,
maryland, James madison and
Georgia State. He also took all
four to the NCAA tournament.
In 2001, after Georgia State
upset Wisconsin in the first
round, someone asked Lefty to
describe the differences between
coaching in the ACC and
coaching at a mid-major such as
Georgia State.
<mid-major,= Lefty roared.
<mid-major! I ain9t never been
mid-anything. Go over and ask
Wisconsin if we9re mid-major.=
Lefty was forced to resign at
maryland in the wake of Len
Bias9s death. An urban legend
grew that Lefty had wanted to
clean the room of any evidence
that Bias died of a cocaine
overdose, but a grand jury
cleared Lefty of any wrongdoing.
Largely because of that
Lefty Driesell, center, was forced to resign at Maryland after star
player Len Bias, left, died of a cocaine overdose on campus in 1986.
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fiction, it took Lefty until 2018 to
get into the Hall of fame. I wrote
about that injustice frequently
before finally figuring out that
no one cared what I thought. I
called former NBA
commissioner David Stern and
asked for help, knowing people
did care what he thought. He
agreed to look into it.
Sure enough, Lefty got in that
spring. I have no illusions as to
why it happened when it
happened.
Soon after the announcement,
I got a call from Lefty. <I9d really
like to invite you as my guest,= he
said. <But they only give me 10
seats, and I have 11
grandchildren.=
I understood.
Lefty had his battles through
the years with Georgetown Hall
of famer John Thompson Jr.
And yet, when Lefty was finally
inducted to the Hall, he was
escorted to the podium by
Thompson and Krzyzewski. And
Krzyzewski gave the induction
speech.
<I honestly believe if
maryland hadn9t made him the
scapegoat in the Bias case, he
might have been the all-time
winningest coach,= Krzyzewski
said Saturday. <He was that
good. . . .
<I wish I could have spent
more time with him the last few
years. We talked all the time. I
loved hearing his voice. He and
[wife] Joyce were such an all-
American couple 4 four kids,
grandchildren, great-
grandchildren. They were great
people.=
Joyce and Lefty, high school
sweethearts in Newport News,
Va., were together for 70 years.
once, doing a magazine piece on
Lefty, I discovered for all his self-
deprecating talk, he had been an
honor student as a senior at
Duke. When I asked him how
that was possible, he said,
<That9s because mama [Joyce]
wrote all my papers for me.=
Joyce died suddenly in 2021.
<I never thought she9d go first,=
Lefty said to me a few days later.
<Never.=
Not surprisingly, he was never
quite the same, although his
mind was as sharp as ever. He
called often with ideas on how to
fix college basketball. The only
noticeable difference was that he
started calling me <John=
instead of <faahnsteen.=
Several years ago, Lefty9s son,
Chuck, who is the coach at
maret School in Northwest
Washington, had a player named
Luka Garza. After seeing him
play, Lefty called maryland9s
mark Turgeon and Krzyzewski
and urged them to check Garza
out. They both did 4 in a token
fashion. Garza landed at Iowa.
During his sophomore year,
Garza scored 20 points in an
NCAA tournament first-round
win over Cincinnati. It was an
afternoon game. Perfect column
for me: D.C. kid makes good.
I called Lefty. He answered on
the first ring: <faahnsteen,= he
said. <I told you he could play.=
one story that sums him up
best happened on Halloween
night 1984. I made a recruiting
visit with Lefty and assistant
coach ron Bradley to a Dunbar
senior named Sean Alvarado,
who lived in Anacostia.
As we got out of the car, about
a dozen little kids ran up to us
screaming, <Trick or treat!=
Lefty pulled out his billfold
and peeled off bills until all were
gone.
As the kids ran off, Lefty
shook his head, laughed and
said, <Damn, I hope I didn9t have
any big bills on there.=
Typical Lefty: He would give
away his last dollar and laugh
about it. on and off the court, he
was a unique gift. And he sure
could coach.
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The United States has a gun problem. The Super Bowl champions could help.
mark Sharp wasn9t
certain what he
was seeing on a
television
Wednesday inside
Kansas City9s
Kevin B. Union Station
Blackistone where he had been
bused with other
missouri state legislators for the
city9s Super Bowl parade.
<I couldn9t figure out why the
hell everybody was running back
inside [Union Station],= Sharp, a
Democrat in his second term
representing missouri9s Jackson
County, told me Thursday.
It wasn9t until he got home
hours later that he learned the
mad scramble resulted from a
shooting that left a local DJ dead
and 22 people, at least half
children, injured among an
estimated million people who
turned out for the Super Bowl
party. Police said they detained
two juveniles and recovered
several firearms.
<I9m figuring it9s just one
dummy out there shooting his
gun in the air,= Sharp said.
Because that9s what so many
Kansas Citians and missourians
do, if you can believe it, when
celebrating their NfL team9s
championships. or the new year.
or the fourth of July. It9s known
around there as celebratory
gunfire. It killed an 11-year-old
girl, Blair Shanahan Lane, on the
fourth of July in 2011. It prompted
Sharp to draft a bill known as
Blair9s Law to crack down on the
increasingly dangerous gunplay.
To be sure, in the NfL postseason
just concluded, the Kansas City
Beacon reported that the Kansas
City Police Department9s
ShotSpotter technology recorded
130 rounds after the city9s football
team won the AfC championship
game to advance to the Super
The Wizards9 Bilal Coulibaly (0) played in Friday9s Rising Stars event. Before that, he was at ease as he navigated the NBA9s media gantlet.
Coulibaly stands out but wants to prove he belongs
INDIANAPOLIS 4
more than 30 NBA
and G League
players
participated in the
rising Stars event
Candace friday night, and I
Buckner imagine only one
of them waited his
turn at a hotel coffee stand to
order hot chocolate. Can9t say for
sure, but I9m also willing to bet
that only one responded with <I9m
fine= when his mom 4 who can9t
help but nurture her teenage son
4 offered to pay for his drink.
Washington Wizards rookie
Bilal Coulibaly spent his
introduction to the league9s
splashiest weekend as both a
blossoming NBA player and a
humble kid from the suburbs of
Paris. NBA assistant coaches
noticed Coulibaly9s game, so they
voted him into the showcase
event for the league9s best young
players. Coulibaly was so excited
to be included among the next
group in the league that he had
his hair braider creatively twist
his cornrows into a star on the top
of his head. And because
Coulibaly grew up watching NBA
All-Star Games while talking on
the phone with his best friend 4
sometimes as early as 4 a.m.,
given the time difference 4 he
remained in Indianapolis all
weekend to soak up the
experience.
<I9m staying to watch all the
contests and everything,= he said.
<I used to watch it on TV, and I
just wanted to see it live. I9ve got
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Bowl. A year earlier on the same
weekend, the system counted
102 shots.
But Sharp has failed to get the
governor or fellow elected officials
to make it law.
more disheartening, he said, he
has failed to get the back-to-back
Super Bowl champions to back his
cause.
<I live in South Kansas City,
where it happens a lot,= Sharp
said. <So I did reach out to the
Chiefs9 [lobbyist] rich AuBuchon.
He said he would take that
message up to the higher-ups.
And my message was basically,
could somebody with the Chiefs9
staff, or maybe the Chiefs9 social
media platform, just [say] two
words, 8Celebrate safely.9 That9s it:
8Celebrate safely.9 I didn9t think
that was a huge ask.
<We give the Chiefs whatever
they ask for,= Sharp lamented. <So
I was a little taken aback that I
couldn9t even get a response back.=
I haven9t heard back from the
franchise about Sharp9s plea,
either.
The tragedy that unfolded
Valentine9s Day in the heart of
Kansas City was not connected to
the team beyond it being the
center of that day9s attention. But
the Kansas City team, as Sharp9s
unanswered entreaty suggests,
also isn9t absolved from not being
part of the solution to the scourge
of gun violence in its community
and this country. And I would
have thought the Kansas City
franchise would be particularly
sensitive to the problem. After all,
one year after Blair was killed,
Kansas City linebacker Jovan
Belcher shot and killed his
girlfriend and then drove to
Arrowhead Stadium and killed
himself in front of his coach and
general manager.
But the only protest heard from
my best friend coming here.=
many fresh-faced giants
roamed the city during All-Star
Weekend, those with bright
tomorrows as future all-stars and
superstars. Given their rising
prominence, those players spent
their first day here saddled with
media obligations. Coulibaly, a
19-year-old millionaire whose
sweet mother still instinctively
reaches for her credit card, took
his turn in the spotlight as well.
Though Coulibaly arrived from
New orleans early Thursday, he
started his day by leaving the
players9 hotel to meet his family
once they landed. After hanging
out in the hotel lobby 4 just your
average 6-foot-8 teen in a gray
Nike sweatsuit 4 Coulibaly put on
an easy smile while providing
sound bites for every camera
trained on his baby face.
<I9m here at All-Star Weekend.
Come follow me!= Coulibaly
announced in one of the many
lines he was asked to repeat
throughout the morning.
Besides the Wizards9 content
team following Coulibaly, a
videographer from his agency
also tracked his every move. He
said he would have loved
watching behind-the-scenes
footage such as this of his favorite
NBA player when he was a kid 4
which, of course, wasn9t that long
ago. So when Coulibaly entered
the darkened room with the
<NBAE Content= sign on the door,
his team came along.
The interview was simple.
Coulibaly had heard many of the
A vigil was held Thursday for the victims of the shooting during Kansas City9s Super Bowl parade.
the team came from a couple of
players. Defensive lineman
Charles omenihu wrote in part:
<A time of celebration ends in
tragedy. When are we going to fix
these gun laws? How many more
people have to die to say enough is
enough? It9s too easy for the
wrong people to obtain guns in
America and that9s a fACT.= He
was joined by safety Justin reid
on the X platform, who wrote in
part: <We cannot ourselves . . .
become numb and chalk it up to
8just another shooting in America9
and reduce people in statistics
and then move on [tomorrow].
This is a SErIoUS ProBLEm!! I
pray our leaders enact real
solutions so our kids9 kids won9t
know this violence.=
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questions before, but he answered
each one as if he was excited to tell
the world (again) about the
memories he wanted to make
friday, how he hopes to establish
himself in the league, the way he
would describe his game and the
most difficult thing about being a
rookie. (for the record, Coulibaly
wishes he would get more calls
from the officials.)
After he repeated yet another
tag line 4 <Go behind the scenes
with me with the NBA App!= 4
Coulibaly9s first interview came to
an end. But first, he asked for a
photo of himself on the set. After
each of his four interviews,
Coulibaly would give his phone to
someone in the room and request
a photo. He said he was told to get
pics for a media outlet that he was
partnering with, but Coulibaly
admitted he wanted to capture
the moment for himself as well.
<Please, hold it this way,= he
would instruct whomever was
holding his phone, asking for
shots to be taken horizontally as
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The rest of their teammates
who took to social media offered
only prayers despite being in a
state with gun laws stronger than
only two other states in the
country, according to the Giffords
Law Center to Prevent Gun
Violence. missouri allows open
carry and doesn9t require a license
to carry a firearm. Kansas City
allows open carry with a permit.
Kansas City Police Chief Stacey
Graves said at the scene
Wednesday that the <tragedy
occurred even in the presence of
uniformed law enforcement
officers.= But when someone can
carry a weapon openly as if it9s
Dodge City of the Wild, Wild West,
police presence doesn9t seem like
an adequate deterrence.
Kyle TeRAdA/ASSoCiATed pReSS
well.
Every room brought more
questions, and in the <NBA on
TNT= room he had to show off his
acting chops while imitating the
network9s most outspoken
analyst. A staffer directed
Coulibaly to read <Chuck9s lines=
off the screen, to which the kid
from the suburbs of Paris replied,
<Charles Barkley, right?=
Coulibaly proved to be a
natural at pretending to be
<Chuck,= and then he looked
equally at ease friday during his
nearly eight-minute run on Team
Pau. Coulibaly streaked down the
middle of the lane for a feed from
Golden State Warriors rookie
Brandin Podziemski and finished
with a two-handed slam. He was
playing on national television for
the first time in his NBA career
(beyond the league-operated
channel), so that moment might
have been the first time casual
fans heard the name Bilal
Coulibaly.
<I just want to show them I9m
here to compete,= he said. <I9m just
trying to show, yeah, I can play.
I9m one of them ones. I9m just
trying to show that.=
Among the rising stars who
powered through interview after
interview, surely only one made
the polite request for a personal
photo on set. And only one
arrived with a star braided on top
of his head. As much as Coulibaly
wants to show he belongs, he is
different. He9s a future star but a
forever fan, and that should help
him stand out among the best.
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What Kansas City9s football
team should be doing at the least
is joining a movement such as the
one in the nation9s capital in June,
Gun Violence Awareness month,
when the pro teams joined to fund
gun violence prevention groups
and sensitize more people to gun-
related killings that may be
interpreted as only affecting
marginalized communities of
color.
<There are some guys on the
Chiefs team that if they say
anything, it9s like scripture,
right?= said Sharp, a former minor
league baseball player. <If
[quarterback Patrick mahomes]
gets out there and says something,
if [Travis] Kelce gets out there and
says something, if [Coach] Andy
Caps 8scratch and claw9
for a victory in Montreal
CAPiTAlS from D1
seconds of the man advantage,
and after center Dylan Strome
won the faceoff to begin the se-
quence, it was clear Washington
was in sync.
The Capitals snapped the puck
around the zone in a way they
haven9t for much of the season,
and winger T.J. oshie capitalized
on Washington9s sixth shot in un-
der a minute to score his 300th ca-
reer goal at 10:00.
<Power play had a little bit of a
different look, a little bit more
movement tonight, which we9ve
been trying to get to,= oshie said.
<We got there tonight and ended
up finding the back of the net.
That9s a good little bit of momen-
tum for the PP moving forward
here.=
The second period quickly
turned frantic and may have fea-
tured more turnovers and icing
calls than it did scoring chances.
The Capitals clung to their slight
edge until, with 3:45 left, mon-
treal9s Alex Newhook benefited
from a fortuitous bounce after
Capitals winger Beck malenstyn
blocked his shot. The rebound
came directly to Newhook, who
slotted it past Kuemper to tie it.
Washington got its own fortu-
itous bounce early in the third
period when winger Sonny mila-
no, playing his first game since
Dec. 10 after missing 27 games
with an upper-body injury, redi-
rected a blind pass from Pacioretty
past Allen to give the Capitals their
third lead of the game at 3:27.
That was not the end of the
roller coaster. Nick Suzuki, who
had two goals against the Capitals
in montreal9s 5-2 victory feb. 6 at
Capital one Arena, evened the
score again with a power-play tally
at 9:45. His shot from the top of the
left circle appeared to deflect off
defenseman Trevor van riemsdyk
on the way to the net, giving Kue-
mper little chance.
But just over two minutes later,
Protas, who hadn9t scored since
Dec. 7, finally found the back of the
net 4 for his fourth goal of the
season and Washington9s fourth
Capitals center Aliaksei Protas scored the game-winner midway
through the third period Saturday, his first goal since Dec. 7.
d5
reid gets out there and says
something, people will listen.
People will write. Will everybody
listen? No, but I mean, we can9t act
like there9s not an issue there, and
that9s what we9ve been doing.=
mahomes did chime in more
friday. He announced on social
media that he and his wife were
leading a club effort to help people
most affected by gun violence.
It is too little, too late, of course,
for what happened Wednesday or
even last year.
As Sharp lamented, in 2023,
Kansas City set a record for
homicides, most by guns. And
there are new gun law proposals
in missouri, such as one to exempt
ammunition sales from sales tax.
That9s what should be included in
mahomes9s reaction, promoting
legislation to make the city safer
rather than just cleaning up the
aftermath of lax gun laws.
<I mean, these are their fans,=
Sharp said of the city9s beloved
football team. <K.C. is getting
ready to host six World Cup games
in 2026. What happens? What
happens if this happens then? The
Chiefs have to get out in front of
this a little bit. Sending out a press
[release] and sending out a
statement after it9s already
happened just doesn9t do
anything.=
The team9s newest chance is to
support the missouri Senate bill
mimicking Blair9s Law. Then it
should join legislators such as
Sharp on the missouri House
Committee on Crime Prevention
and Public Safety working to get
guns in the city and state off the
streets.
Kevin B. Blackistone, eSpN panelist
and professor at the philip merrill
College of Journalism at the University
of maryland, writes sports
commentary for The Washington post.
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lead of the game. Allen stopped
center Nic Dowd9s initial shot, but
Protas, battling for position at the
front of the net, followed up the
rebound and fired it home.
<That9s a big one,= Protas said.
<As a forward, you always want to
score. You just have to get to the
net, get in there and just battle
through that in there. I found one,
so that9s great. Hopefully it will get
me going.=
Even after Protas scored what
became the game-winner, the
Capitals couldn9t relax. Wilson
took a high-sticking penalty with
just 1:27 to play, giving montreal a
six-on-four advantage as it sought
the tying goal with its net empty.
Defenseman John Carlson had to
block a shot by Juraj Slafkovsky as
time expired to seal the win.
<There9s not a point out there
that we don9t need right now,=
oshie said. <To get it done, to get it
done in regulation and really just
scratch and claw. . . . We want to
protect leads better than we did
tonight, but for the guys to gut it
out until the very end, it9s some-
thing we9ve seen a lot from this
group. We9re going to need it, defi-
nitely, going down the stretch
here.=
Note: Defenseman martin fe-
hervary left early in the first peri-
od with a lower-body injury and
did not return. He skated just two
shifts, totaling 96 seconds. The
injury appeared to happen on an
awkward fall behind the Caps9 net.
Carbery didn9t have an update on
the severity of the injury, but fe-
hervary was using crutches as he
departed the dressing room.
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Is league scoring boom something to get defensive about?
Some NBA coaches want
rules that limit defenders,
boost offenses rolled back
BY B EN G OLLIVER
INDIANAPOLIS 4 When the NBA
descended upon the American
heartland friday, it was greeted by
snow flurries and a host city eager
to flex its basketball bona fides.
All-Star Weekend visitors were
treated to hand-knit beanies, in a
blue-and-yellow Indiana Pacers
color scheme, and handwritten
welcome notes hailing the sport9s
impact on midwest communities.
A downtown statue of John Wood-
en, one of the game9s great philos-
ophers, was caked with snow, and
it stood not far from artistic trib-
utes to the movie <Hoosiers= and a
massive mural of Pacers star Reg-
gie miller launching a jumper.
Before friday9s opening events,
Jalen Rose, one of miller9s former
teammates, played to the home
crowd9s old-school values with a
well-worn slogan.
<In 49 states, it9s just basket-
ball,= Rose declared. <But this is
Indiana.=
Though the NBA is returning to
Hard work,
passion fuel
longevity of
NBA royalty
NBA fRom D1
Antetokounmpo (Greece), the
Denver Nuggets9 Nikola Jokic
(Serbia) and the Philadelphia
76ers9 Joel Embiid (Cameroon),
international players have
claimed the past five mVP
awards, with the Dallas maver-
icks9 Luka Doncic (Slovenia), the
oklahoma City Thunder9s Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada)
and the San Antonio Spurs9 Vic-
tor Wembanyama (france)
emerging as potential heirs.
Even as Americans such as
Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, An-
thony Edwards, Tyrese Halibur-
ton and Paolo Banchero have
reached the cusp of superstar-
dom, none has given the NBA9s
broadcast partners reason to
turn away from James, Durant
and Curry, who continue to defy
what9s expected of players their
age.
<If they can figure it out, good
luck,= Draymond Green, Curry9s
teammate for the past 12 seasons,
a former Durant teammate and
James9s good friend, says of the
next wave of American players.
<You got to remove them off the
throne. I think we got some
young guys, they9re starting to
make a petition, but it don9t just
happen because they get older.=
from painstaking preparation
to competitive commitment,
James, Durant and Curry know
what it takes to get there 4 and
stay there.
<We9re true to the game,= James
says. <And when you9re true to the
game, the game continues to give
back to you.=
The trio visited the East Coast
in early february and discussed
how they continue to go extra
rounds with father Time.
Feb. 3 in New York
It9s a little past 11 p.m., and
James has just completed a per-
formance at madison Square
Garden in which he scored 25
points to help end the New York
Knicks9 nine-game winning
streak. That included a late-game
fadeaway that gave him a chance
to talk some smack to Spike Lee.
James is shirtless, his feet are
buried in a tub of ice, and both
knees are covered with ice bags.
The faded ink from the tattoo
across his back that reads <The
Chosen 1= serves as a reminder of
how long he has lived in the fish
bowl of social media and mind-
less debate shows while meeting
the NBA9s hopes that he would
provide a marketable name while
avoiding any serious off-court
scandal. He has flexed his power
in a manner that exceeds any of
his predecessors, building him-
self into the only billion-dollar
business empire who can still
physically dominate a game.
James is the oldest player in
the league 4 at 39, he is older
than three NBA head coaches 4
and holds the unusual distinc-
tion of having competed against
35 percent of the players in
league history. He has battled
legends of different eras, outlast-
ing not only his contemporaries
but several stars who came a
generation or two later. James
doesn9t have a clock in his head
an East-vs.-West setup and a stan-
dard four-quarter format for Sun-
day9s All-Star Game after recent
dalliances with teams drafted by
captains and an <Elam Ending=
that sought to prevent blowouts,
the modern game has evolved into
a fast-paced, perimeter-oriented,
high-scoring affair that would
make Wooden blush and leave
Jimmy Chitwood green with envy.
Appropriately, the NBA9s all-star
Saturday events were set to be
held on a state-of-the-art LED
glass court rather than traditional
hardwood.
When miller and Rose battled
michael Jordan9s Chicago Bulls in
the 1998 Eastern Conference fi-
nals, the Pacers averaged 96
points per game 4 just slightly
above the league9s average of 95.6.
This season, Tyrese Haliburton
has guided Indiana to the NBA9s
highest-scoring offense 4 a whop-
ping 123.7 points per game 4 and
the league average of 115.6 makes
this its highest-scoring season
since 1969-70 (116.7). Since Janu-
ary 2023, four all-stars 4 Dono-
van mitchell, Damian Lillard, Joel
Embiid and Luka Doncic 4 have
crossed a once-rare threshold by
scoring 70 points in a game.
<Talent is at an all-time high in
every position,= Golden State War-
riors guard Stephen Curry said.
The Suns9 Kevin Durant (age 35), the Lakers9 LeBron James (39) and the Warriors9 Stephen Curry (35) continue to thrive. <I think we all just love to hoop,= Curry said.
for how long he plans to play but
also won9t limit himself with a
number because, as he says, <I
already exceeded it.=
<The league9s given me so
much,= James says. <I just try to
set an example for the next gener-
ation. I never got into, like, 8oh,
I9m the face of the NBA.9 I never,
ever even said that. I9ve always
just understood it as a responsi-
bility with being a professional.
And I9ve always wanted to be that
and always have done that.=
No other player over 36 is
averaging more than nine points,
but James (24.8) is averaging
more points than all but 15 play-
ers and more assists than all but
seven. In 21 seasons, James has
evolved from a fresh-faced wun-
derkind to a literal graybeard
who inspires wonderment.
And he continues to put in the
work. more than two hours be-
fore tip-off, well before most fans
are allowed to enter his favorite
road arena, James shot turn-
around fadeaways and three-
pointers with Los Angeles Lakers
assistant Phil Handy before
throwing down a two-handed lob
dunk and leaving the court.
<He doesn9t skip any steps,=
Lakers Coach Darvin Ham says of
James, who potentially has posi-
tioned himself to be the first NBA
player to share the floor with his
son. Bronny is a freshman at
Southern California, and Bryce is
a junior in high school.
When James came on the
scene, smartphones were still
years away. In the years since, his
brain has become one, filled with
apps that allow him to take ad-
vantage of opponents9 tendencies
and manipulate defenses with
craftiness, guile and no wasted
motion. His dedication to invest-
ing seven figures into his body
every season is well-documented,
and he has managed to reinvent
himself multiple times, turning
his accumulated knowledge and
skill into an unprecedented pack-
age.
<You always hate to see when a
great player retires,= Knicks
Coach Tom Thibodeau says. <You
want him to play forever.=
eZ su
<Shooting ability, scoring ability,
five-man units where everybody is
a threat to shoot the ball 4 the
game has changed dramatically. =
While this sharp scoring boom
has been cause for excitement, it
has prompted confusion and con-
sternation, too. NBA Commis-
sioner Adam Silver criticized last
year9s All-Star Game for its lack of
competitiveness 4 Team Giannis
beat Team LeBron, 184-175, in a
pickup game snoozer 4 and
league executive Joe Dumars
stressed to the league9s players
that they need to put on a better
show this time.
The All-Star Game dud in Salt
Lake City and the rise of eye-pop-
ping scoring totals have contrib-
uted to a perception that defense
is a dying art in the NBA.
<Wilt [Chamberlain] scored
100, so it9s never too much [scor-
ing]:= milwaukee Bucks Coach
Doc Rivers said. <I don9t know
what is too much. I think what
stands out is that so many guys
have [scored a lot] this year. You
have [guys scoring in the] 50s, 60s
and 70s, and it makes the layper-
son say, 8What9s going on?9 I can
tell you the guys are playing de-
fense, but it9s harder to defend
with the rules.=
Whether the superstar class
cranks up the intensity at Gain-
NIck WAss/AssocIAted press
James is trying.
Feb. 4 in Washington
At the 80-minute mark on the
pregame clock, Durant leaves the
visiting locker room at Capital
one Arena and jogs to the main
court to begin his routine.
Before getting into his compli-
cated shooting drills from above
the foul line 4 hopping one-
legged from side to side before
shooting, lowering himself and
spinning around like a top into
more jumpers 4 Durant, 35, does
strength and flexibility exercises
behind the basket with aqua
sandbags. He concludes his 15-
minute workout by making a
360-degree spin while throwing
down a lob dunk.
Durant is back home, but he9s
not interested in stealing the
show from teammate Bradley
Beal, who spent his first 11 sea-
sons with the Wizards and is
returning to face them for the
first time. The Suns win easily,
giving Durant a light day9s work,
and he makes time for some
quick postgame weightlifting.
<I was just trying to get to 10
years in the league, and that was
my goal. But then once you get to
nine, eight, you9re like: 8I feel
great right now. I can keep go-
ing,9 = Durant says, adding that
he, James and Curry could play
into their 40s.
After winning the last of his
four scoring titles at 25, Durant
has spent the past decade focused
on scoring efficiency, not volume.
Last season was the second time
in his career that he reached the
coveted 50-40-90 shooting per-
centage splits. He has shot better
than 50 percent from the field in
each of his past 10 seasons, better
than 40 percent on three-point
attempts six times and at least 90
percent from the free throw line
five times.
Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Dirk
Nowitzki and James were the
standard-bearers when Durant
was drafted second overall in
2007. Durant managed to beat all
four in the postseason, taking
down the first three in his first
run to the NBA finals in 2012.
bridge fieldhouse on Sunday
night is less important than
whether the league9s decision-
makers believe they need to make
structural adjustments to restore
the balance between offense and
defense or whether the increased
fireworks are the new normal in a
sport that has undergone a three-
point revolution.
Silver acknowledged Saturday
that some coaches have cam-
paigned for rule changes to favor
defenders, who are asked to cover
more distance because of the
growing prevalence of three-
point shooters. However, the com-
missioner said he was <pleased
with the state of the game= and
said he <disagree[d] with the peo-
ple who feel like teams aren9t play-
ing defense.=
<I want to dispel any notion
that the league office feels that
high-scoring games are good,= Sil-
ver said. <What we want are com-
petitive games.=
In the early 2000s, the NBA
banned hand-checking and took
other steps to boost scoring and
appeal to television audiences.
more recently, the NBA has short-
ened the shot-clock reset to 14
seconds to pick up the pace of play
while also implementing free-
dom-of-movement rules that pre-
vent defenders from being too
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Now that he has become a
player others measure their tal-
ent against, Durant stands firmly
rooted in the present so that he
remains relevant.
<Those older guys didn9t want
to just say, 8Here, young9un, you
the next one up.9 You had to try to
take that from them,= Durant
says. <I9m not going out there and
relying on my name and what I9ve
done in the past to get that
respect. I respect that about the
young players. They don9t give a
s--- about what you did in the
past. It9s about today. So that
keeps me on point.=
His late-career objective is
mastering the game. He9s not
worried about his body betraying
him before he meets the impossi-
ble standard that he9s chasing.
Seventeen years after he was
drafted, Durant, a player once
reluctant to acknowledge his
height, is being used as a small-
ball center while devastating de-
fenses with the latest develop-
ment in his game.
<Whatever curveball they
throw at you, you still got to hit
it,= he says. <And I feel my experi-
ence helps me with that and my
fundamental skills help me with
that.=
Feb. 7 in Philadelphia
Game shorts dripping, torso
blushed red, Curry enters the
visiting locker room at Wells far-
go Center, fresh from an ice bath
on a rare night in which the
Warriors didn9t need his bril-
liance to defeat a Philadelphia
team missing reigning mVP Joel
Embiid.
Unlike Durant and James 4
who have the benefit of all-star
teammates in Booker and Antho-
ny Davis, respectively 4 Curry
isn9t afforded many off nights
such as this one, when he is held
to nine points just five days after
matching Bryant as the only play-
ers 35 or older to score at least 60
in a game. He still keeps with a
postgame routine that can be
strenuous and monotonous 4
and freezing cold. It has resulted
in Curry scoring at a higher clip
in his 30s than he did in his 20s.
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handsy and physical.
During a recent nine-day span,
the Atlanta Hawks were burned
by Doncic for 73 points and Curry
for 60 points.
<Great offense is going to beat
great defense all the time,= Phoe-
nix Suns forward Kevin Durant
said. <I watched Luka9s 70-point
game 4 he was making tough shot
after tough shot. I feel somebody
can break 80 points.=
After seeing the outbursts by
Doncic and Curry up close, Hawks
guard Trae Young said Chamber-
lain9s record could be in jeopardy.
Paolo Banchero, a first-time all-
star, pushed back on the notion
that lackadaisical defense is the
culprit; his orlando magic ranks
fifth in defense. of course, good
defense is relative: The magic con-
cedes 110.9 points per game; or-
lando allowed 94.4 points in
2008-09, when it made its most
recent trip to the finals.
<We guard,= Banchero said. <We
try to shut down guys and high-
paced offenses. I think the offense
and the shooting is at a level it9s
never been at.=
Some coaches, including Steve
Kerr of the Warriors, have won-
dered aloud whether it9s time to
allow defenders to get away with
more contact so there is more
give-and-take, especially during
Two of Curry9s three highest-
scoring seasons occurred after he
suffered a broken hand in the
2019-20 season, and he is on pace
to make it three of four. A month
shy of his 36th birthday, Curry,
who is averaging 28.0 points this
season, is the most unexpected
member of the trio to be in this
position despite being the son of
an NBA standout. He wasn9t
drafted first or second, wasn9t
challenged to make champion-
ship runs upon his arrival or
heavily criticized for not doing so.
Yet he has the same number of
championships as James, he
helped Durant win two, and his
incomparable shot ushered in the
league9s love affair with the three-
pointer.
<I never thought I9d be here to
begin with,= Curry says.
That has contributed to his
appeal, a pandemonium that fol-
lows him wherever he plays. He
has sculpted his body to better
handle the rigors of extended
playoff runs, but the added mus-
cle hasn9t made him any less
relatable or fun. He can still hit a
full-court shot in warmups, refus-
ing to limit his showmanship.
fans swarm the basket where
Curry gets ready for games with
his legendary workout.
When he darts to the court in a
black hoodie for his workout,
fans cheer his arrival as though a
prizefighter is entering the ring,
and it9s impossible to tell whether
this is his first game or his 927th.
His enthusiasm hasn9t waned.
The switch that Curry flips, he
says, goes back to what Durant
used to say during their three
seasons together in the Bay Area:
<Get your feet on the floor.= mean-
ing: Just having the opportunity
to play is sufficient because it
provides a purpose and justifies
all of the hours invested in the
gym to be among the all-time
greats.
The drills Curry runs with
assistant Bruce fraser include
fancy dribbling, half-court shots
and a closing two-handed dunk
that comes after he volleyball
serves the ball and catches it off
the bounce.
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an 82-game regular season dotted
by huge scoring totals and blow-
outs.
In addition to letting more con-
tact go in the paint and basket
area, the NBA could alter its de-
fensive goaltending rules, loosen
or remove illegal defense viola-
tions or push back the three-point
line. one radical proposal would
see the corner three-point shot be
eliminated altogether.
This year, eight teams have
topped 150 points in a game,
something no team did during the
2013-14 season. With two months
to play, there have already been 51
games won by a margin of at least
30 points. There were only 39 such
games during the 2013-14 season.
Perhaps it9s time for a correc-
tion.
<All the rule changes over the
last 10 or 15 years have all been
offensive rule changes,= Rivers
said. <my guess is they will bring
back the way the game is allowed
to be played 4 it will be a little
more physical. The playoffs will be
that way 4 don9t worry. over the
last 20 years, the same teams win
it: the teams that are in the top five
or 10 in offense and defense.
That9s not going away. You can
score all you want, but you better
be able to defend, too, if you want
to win.=
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<How I approach anything
is how I approach everything,=
Curry says. <And so there9s a
reverence and a respect for what
that responsibility comes with.
The business of basketball gets
to you every once in a while. All
the hard work is stuff you do in
the weight room and recovery
and strength and conditioning.
The mental stuff. And then you
get on the court, it9s fun. It9s
kind of an automatic trigger. It9s
not every night you hit that 10 out
of 10 in the joy, but it9s pretty
close.=
The next wave
The late 30-somethings aren9t
playing for championship con-
tenders, but their presence still
makes their teams relevant, and
their résumés allow their voices
to resonate. To anyone hoping
one day to fill James9s size 15
sneakers, Durant9s size 18s or
Curry9s size 131/2s, James explains
that <the game gods= will reward
players based on their levels of
commitment. And he offers some
advice:
<Learn the history of the game.
Respect the ones that came be-
fore you, even when they do
disrespect you. It9s okay. It9s abso-
lutely okay. Know who paved the
way. Pour it all into the game 4 if
you want to be great and if you
want to be someone that will
never be forgotten in this league.
The cars and the jewelry and all
the other dumb s--- that don9t
matter means absolutely noth-
ing. Worry about the game. Wor-
ry about your family, and then
worry about the game some
more. And be selfish, too. It9s okay
to be selfish because you have to
be a little bit selfish to be able to
be great. Some people have to fall
to the wayside at times.=
<If it9s meant for you, it9ll
happen,= Curry says. <I think we
all just love to hoop. People might
think that9s a given, but I don9t
think it is.=
Says Durant of that love for the
game: <once that fades away,
then I9ll move on to something
else.=
But that day is not today.
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Miami ......................................... 30 25 .545 4 Metropolitan gp w l ot pts gf ga overtiMe Connecticut 81, Marquette 53 Dartmouth 48, Cornell 44
Orlando....................................... 30 25 .545 4 N.Y. Rangers............... 54 35 16 3 73 179 151 Cornell 89, Dartmouth 80 Fairfield 61, Mount St. Mary9s 59
Atlanta ....................................... 24 31 .436 6 x-Carolina ................... 53 31 17 5 67 178 154 scoring: 7, Edmonton, Bouchard 14 (Draisaitl), 0:30 (pp). Delaware State 66, Coppin State 56 Fairleigh Dickinson 68, St. Francis (Pa.) 48 saul MarTiNEz for ThE WashiNgToN PosT
Charlotte .................................... 13 41 .241 161/2 x-Philadelphia............. 55 29 19 7 65 164 159 Drexel 81, Campbell 66 Iona 54, St. Peter9s 35
Washington.................................. 9 45 .167 20 2 shots on goal Duquesne 66, Saint Joseph9s 56 Lafayette 64, American 57
1/
x-New Jersey.............. 53 27 22 4 58 177 182 MacKenzie Gore went 7-10 with
N.Y. Islanders ............. 53 22 18 13 57 155 177 eDMonton ....................... 7 10 6 1 4 24 Fairleigh Dickinson 93, St. Francis (Pa.) 74 Le Moyne 55, Stonehill 44
central w l pct gb Washington ................ 53 24 21 8 56 131 167 Dallas .............................. 6 16 5 0 4 27 Harvard 80, Columbia 75 Maine 57, Vermont 55 a 4.42 ERA in his first season
Cleveland.................................... 36 17 .679 4 Pittsburgh .................. 51 24 20 7 55 150 137 power-play opportunities: Edmonton 1 of 4; Dallas 2 of 3. Hofstra 82, Northeastern 62 Manhattan 72, Quinnipiac 66 (OT) with the nationals in 2023.
Milwaukee.................................. 35 21 .625 21/2 x-Columbus................. 52 16 26 10 42 153 194 goalies: Edmonton, Pickard 7-2-0 (27 shots-24 saves). Howard 90, North Carolina Central 82 Niagara 90, Marist 64
Indiana........................................ 31 25 .554 61/2 Dallas, Oettinger 20-9-3 (24-20). a: 18,532 (18,532). t: Illinois 85, Maryland 80 Princeton 70, Yale 25
Chicago ....................................... 26 29 .473 11 2:32. La Salle 82, Massachusetts 81 Rhode Island 61, Davidson 49
central gp w l ot pts gf ga Lafayette 68, American 62 Sacred Heart 79, Wagner 55
Detroit .......................................... 8 46 .148 281/2 Dallas.......................... 55 34 14 7 75 208 167
western conference
southwest
New Orleans............................... 33
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Colorado...................... 55
x-Winnipeg ................. 51
St. Louis...................... 54
Nashville..................... 55
33
32
29
28
18
14
23
25
4 70 205 178
5 69 152 117
2 60 160 168
2 58 167 179
Predators 5, Blues 2
nashville .............................. 1 1 3 4 5
Le Moyne 75, Stonehill 67
Lehigh 75, Loyola (Md.) 70
Massachusetts Lowell 86, Bryant 77
Morgan State 70, Maryland Eastern Shore 65
Pittsburgh 86, Louisville 59
Seton Hall 91, DePaul 78
VCU 63, Massachusetts 49
West Virginia 70, Oklahoma 66
Wisconsin 61, Rutgers 43
south
Nationals
left-hander
Dallas.......................................... 32 23 .582 1 Minnesota .................. 54 25 23 6 56 164 176 Providence 81, DePaul 70
Arizona ....................... 53 23 26 4 50 154 168 st. louis ................................. 1 0 1 4 2 Alabama A&M 64, Mississippi Valley State 51
Houston...................................... 24 30 .444 81/2 Richmond 90, George Washington 74
Memphis..................................... 20 36 .357 131/2 Chicago ....................... 55 15 37 3 33 115 193 UMBC 80, Albany (N.Y.) 75 Alabama Birmingham 87, Rice 74
first perioD Alcorn State 51, Bethune Cookman 40
San Antonio................................ 11 44 .200 22 Vermont 68, Maine 57
pacific gp w l ot pts gf ga scoring: 1, Nashville, Sissons 14, 4:11. 2, St. Louis, Kyrou Appalachian State 93, Georgia State 67
south

Gore seeks
x-Vancouver ............... 55 37 12 6 80 203 142 19 (Thomas, Krug), 19:05 (pp). Arkansas Pine Bluff 70, Alabama State 47
northwest w l pct gb Alabama 100, Texas A&M 75 Austin Peay 73, Lipscomb 60
Minnesota .................................. 39 16 .709 4 x-Vegas....................... 53 31 16 6 68 172 146 seconD perioD
Edmonton ................... 51 32 18 1 65 181 147 Appalachian State 85, Louisiana Lafayette 73 Chattanooga 56, East Tennessee State 41
Oklahoma City............................ 37 17 .685 11/2 Arkansas State 76, South Alabama 73 Coppin State 53, Delaware State 46
Los Angeles ................ 52 26 16 10 62 163 144 scoring: 3, Nashville, Evangelista 10 (Lauzon), 13:09.
Denver ........................................ 36 19 .655 3 Cincinnati 76, Central Florida 74 Drake 77, Belmont 71
Utah............................................ 26 30 .464 131/2 Seattle ........................ 54 23 21 10 56 149 155

Portland...................................... 15 39
pacific w l
L.A. Clippers ............................... 36 17
Phoenix....................................... 33 22
Sacramento ................................ 31 23
L.A. Lakers.................................. 30 26
Golden State .............................. 27 26
friDaY9s results
Rising stars challenge:
Team Jalen 40, Team Tamika 35
Team Detlef 41, Team Pau 36
Team Jalen 26, Team Detlef 13
saturDaY9s results
No games scheduled.
sunDaY9s gaMe
All-Star Game, 8
MonDaY9s gaMes
No games scheduled.
tuesDaY9s gaMes
No games scheduled.
GOLF
PGA Tour
genesis invitational
At Riviera Country Club; in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
purse: $20 million
Yardage: 7,322; par: 71
thirD rounD
Patrick Cantlay .............................. 64 65 70
Xander Schauffele ......................... 70 66 65
Will Zalatoris ................................ 66 70 65
Luke List ........................................ 65 69 68
Jason Day ...................................... 65 69 69
Harris English ................................ 69 69 65
Corey Conners ............................... 70 65 70
Hideki Matsuyama ........................ 69 68 68
J.T. Poston ..................................... 68 71 66
Adam Hadwin ................................ 69 70 67
Tom Hoge ...................................... 66 70 70
Beau Hossler ................................. 68 70 68
Mackenzie Hughes ........................ 69 65 72
Adam Svensson ............................ 67 72 67
Eric Cole ......................................... 73 69 65
Tony Finau ..................................... 70 67 70
Ben Griffin ..................................... 72 69 66
Adam Scott ................................... 72 68 67
Cameron Young ............................. 72 66 69
Christiaan Bezuidenhout .............. 69 69 70
Lucas Glover .................................. 69 71 68
Russell Henley .............................. 70 69 69
Max Homa ..................................... 73 65 70
Kurt Kitayama ............................... 70 69 69
Scottie Scheffler ........................... 68 70 70
Brendon Todd ................................ 68 71 69
Byeong Hun An .............................. 67 72 70
Sam Burns ..................................... 70 71 68
Tommy Fleetwood ........................ 70 68 71
Viktor Hovland .............................. 70 69 70
Rory McIlroy .................................. 74 66 69
Seamus Power .............................. 74 68 67
Nick Taylor .................................... 70 69 70
Ludvig Aberg ................................. 68 72 70
Rickie Fowler ................................. 70 69 71
Brian Harman ................................ 69 70 71
Tom Kim ........................................ 69 69 72
Taylor Moore ................................. 69 73 68
Cameron Davis .............................. 65 73 73
Sungjae Im .................................... 71 71 69
Denny McCarthy ............................ 69 74 68
Collin Morikawa ............................ 70 71 70
Sahith Theegala ............................ 72 69 70
Lee Hodges .................................... 69 74 69
Si Woo Kim .................................... 69 74 69
Andrew Putnam ............................ 71 70 71
Gary Woodland .............................. 70 72 70
Nicolai Hojgaard ............................ 70 71 73
Emiliano Grillo ............................... 70 71 74
Charley Hoffman ........................... 69 74 72
Chase Johnson .............................. 72 70 73
Jordan Spieth ............................... 66 73 DQ
Te NNIS
ATP
abn aMro open
At Ahoy Rotterdam (Netherlands)
purse: $2,300,117
surface: Hardcourt indoor
singles 4 seMifinals
Alex de Minaur (5), Australia, def. Grigor Dimitrov (6),
Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-3; Jannik Sinner (1), Italy, def. Tallon
Griekspoor, Netherlands, 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles 4 seMifinals
Robin Haase and Botic Van de Zandschulp, Netherlands,
def. Jack Withrow and Nathaniel Lammons (3), United
States, 6-4, 4-6, 10-8; Nikola Mektic, Croatia, and
Wesley Koolhof, Netherlands, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia,
and Austin Krajicek (1), United States, 7-5, 6-4.
DelraY beach open
At Delray Beach (Fla.) Stadium & Tennis Center
purse: $661,585
surface: Hardcourt outdoor
singles 4 seMifinals
Tommy Paul (3), United States, def. Frances Tiafoe (2),
United States, 6-2, 6-2; Taylor Fritz (1), United States,
def. Marcos Giron, United States, 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.
Doubles 4 seMifinals
Julian Cash, Britain, and Robert Galloway (3), United
States, def. Hugo Nys, Monaco, and Jan Zielinski (2),
Poland, 6-4, 7-5; Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, and Neal
Skupski (1), Britain, def. Cristian Rodriguez, Colombia,
and Diego Hidalgo, Ecuador, 7-6 (11-9), 7-6 (7-5).
argentina open
At Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
purse: $642,615
surface: Red clay
singles 4 seMifinals
Facundo Diaz Acosta, Argentina, def. Federico Coria,
Argentina, 6-2, 6-3; Nicolas Jarry (3), Chile, def. Carlos
Alcaraz (1), Spain, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.
Doubles 4 seMifinals
Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos (1),
Argentina, def. Matwe Middelkoop, Netherlands, and
Marcelo Melo (4), Brazil, 6-3, 6-3; Simone Bolelli and
Andrea Vavassori (3), Italy, def. Nicolas Barrientos,
Colombia, and Rafael Matos, Brazil, 7-5, 6-3.
WTA
Qatar open
At Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
in Doha, Qatar
purse: $3,211,715
surface: Hardcourt outdoor
singles 4 chaMpionship
Iga Swiatek (1), Poland, def. Elena Rybakina (3),
Kazakhstan, 7-6 (10-8), 6-2.
Doubles 4 chaMpionship
Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Luisa Stefani (5), Brazil,
def. Desirae Krawczyk and Caroline Dolehide, United
States, 6-4, 6-2.
TR ANSAC TIO NS
Mlb
seattle Mariners: Claimed RHP Levi Stoudt off waivers
from Cincinnati. Designated OF Canaan Smith-Njigba for
assignment.
nhl
vancouver canucks: Recalled F Arshdeep Bains from
Abbotsford (AHL). Returned D Jett Woo to Abbotsford
on loan.
consistency
thirD perioD Coastal Carolina 74, Marshall 67 Florida Atlantic 67, South Florida 55
.278 23 2
1/ Calgary........................ 55 25 25 5 55 166 174
Anaheim ..................... 54 19 33 2 40 139 190 scoring: 4, Nashville, Forsberg 26 (Josi, O9Reilly), 6:48 Delaware 62, North Carolina A&T 54 Florida Gulf Coast 86, Queens (N.C.) 60
x-San Jose .................. 53 15 33 5 35 113 203 (pp). 5, Nashville, Schenn 1 (Sherwood, McDonagh), Duke 76, Florida State 67 Florida International 68, Louisiana Tech 51
pct gb 7:51. 6, St. Louis, Walker 5 (Hayes, Leddy), 12:52. 7, Florida 88, Georgia 82 George Mason 60, George Washington 57
.679 4 x-Late game Nashville, O9Reilly 20 (Nyquist, Forsberg), 18:28 (en). Georgia State 68, Old Dominion 65 High Point 67, Radford 50
.600 4 Georgia Tech 65, Syracuse 60 Jackson State 71, Florida A&M 44
.574 51/2 friDaY9s result shots on goal Hampton 67, Towson 61 Jacksonville 73, North Florida 60
.536 71/2 Carolina 5, at Arizona 1 High Point 99, Radford 74 James Madison 73, Coastal Carolina 60 nAtionAls from D1
nashville .............................. 8 12 13 4 33
.509 9 st. louis ............................... 12 16 9 4 37 James Madison 87, Georgia Southern 80 Liberty 86, Sam Houston State 56
saturDaY9s results Kentucky 70, Auburn 59 Marshall 89, Old Dominion 75
power-play opportunities: Nashville 1 of 4; St. Louis 1 of LSU 64, South Carolina 63 no-decisions. But in his 10 losses,
Washington 4, at Montreal 3 Memphis 72, East Carolina 70
4. goalies: Nashville, Saros 21-21-2 (37 shots-35 saves). Longwood 81, Presbyterian 73 Nicholls 81, McNeese State 67
Los Angeles 5, at Boston 4 (OT) St. Louis, Binnington 19-15-2 (32-28). a: 18,096 he pitched to a 7.71 ErA.
at Chicago 3, Ottawa 2 Louisiana Tech 75, Florida International 68 Norfolk State 87, South Carolina State 25
(18,096). t: 2:27.
Edmonton 4, at Dallas 3 (OT)
Mississippi State 71, Arkansas 67 North Alabama 88, Bellarmine 66 Gore9s high-riding fastball is an
Norfolk State 71, South Carolina State 67 (OT) North Carolina Central 70, Howard 64 (OT)
Detroit 5, at Calgary 0 North Carolina 96, Virginia Tech 81 Northern Iowa 89, Murray State 87 electric pitch. He has the second-
Nashville 5, at St. Louis 2 North Carolina State 78, Clemson 77 Presbyterian 67, Longwood 52
Buffalo 3, at Minnesota 2 (OT) Sabres 3, Wild 2 (OT) Southern Mississippi 78, Texas State 74 Richmond 75, Loyola Chicago 71
ary pitches to pair with it. But
Florida 9, at Tampa Bay 2 buffalo ........................... 0 0 2 1 4 3 Tennessee 88, Vanderbilt 53 South Carolina Upstate 73, Gardner Webb 56 finding consistency with those
at Toronto 9, Anaheim 2 Minnesota ...................... 0 0 2 0 4 2 The Citadel 76, VMI 51 Southern Mississippi 68, Texas State 58
Philadelphia vs. New Jersey at MetLife Stadium, late Troy 85, Louisiana Monroe 57 Stetson 64, Kennesaw State 54 secondary pitches and using
thirD perioD Virginia 49, Wake Forest 47 Tennessee Martin 70, Morehead State 54 them at the right time could turn
Winnipeg at Vancouver, late
scoring: 1, Buffalo, Mittelstadt 13 (Jokiharju), 0:39. 2, Western Carolina 70, ETSU 65 Troy 81, Louisiana Monroe 77
Carolina at Vegas, late Western Kentucky 72, New Mexico State 58 him into an ace. fortunately,
Columbus at San Jose, late Minnesota, Eriksson Ek 25 (Kaprizov), 4:02. 3, Minne- MiDwest
sota, Chisholm 1 (Johansson, Rossi), 11:21 (pp). 4, MiDwest Akron 65, Buffalo 54 Gore9s arsenal includes a curve-
sunDaY9s gaMes Buffalo, Greenway 9 (Dahlin, Thompson), 19:23. Central Michigan 69, Western Michigan 42 Ball State 75, Ohio 60
N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at MetLife Stadium, 3 Creighton 79, Butler 57 Cleveland State 64, Milwaukee 51 ball, a slider and a change-up 4
overtiMe
Arizona at Colorado, 6 Dayton 78, Fordham 70 Illinois Chicago 68, Bradley 47 all above-average options. Those
Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 scoring: 5, Buffalo, Jokiharju 3 (Thompson, Tuch), 1:29. Eastern Michigan 69, Bowling Green 60 Illinois State 78, Valparaiso 64
Fort Wayne 83, Detroit 69 Kansas State 60, Central Florida 58 pitches had whiff rates of 37.9,
MonDaY9s gaMes shots on goal Iowa 88, Wisconsin 86 (OT) Kent State 77, Central Michigan 54
buffalo ......................... 12 3 12 1 4 28 Iowa State 82, Texas Tech 74 Miami (Ohio) 58, Western Michigan 50
37.5 and 38.2 percent in 2023. But
Anaheim at Buffalo, 12:30
Dallas at Boston, 1
Minnesota .................... 12 10 10 0 4 32 Kent State 85, Northern Illinois 47 Minnesota 88, Northwestern 63 he threw his curveball and slider
power-play opportunities: Buffalo 0 of 3; Minnesota 1 of Miami (Ohio) 80, Ball State 59 Missouri State 73, Evansville 56
Toronto at St. Louis, 1
4. goalies: Buffalo, Luukkonen 14-13-2 (32 shots-30 Michigan State 73, Michigan 63 Nebraska 77, Purdue 65 just 18.8 and 18.2 percent of the
Vancouver at Minnesota, 2 saves). Minnesota, Gustavsson 15-13-3 (28-25). a: Missouri State 82, Valparaiso 74 North Dakota State 86, Denver 65 time. And he rarely used his
Detroit at Seattle, 3:30 19,276 (18,064). t: 2:33. Nebraska 68, Penn State 49 Northern Illinois 61, Eastern Michigan 52
Edmonton at Arizona, 4 TCU 75, Kansas State 72 TCU 79, Cincinnati 72 change-up.
Vegas at San Jose, 4 southwest Toledo 88, Bowling Green 68 <We9re not trying to necessarily
Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 Wichita State 74, Tulsa 65
Houston 82, Texas 61
Chicago at Carolina, 7 Kansas 67, Oklahoma 57 southwest improve his secondary pitches,=
4 199 -14 Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7 Red Wings 5, Flames 0 Oklahoma State 93, BYU 83 Grambling State 60, Texas Southern 55 pitching coach Jim Hickey said.
4 201 -12 Sam Houston State 83, Liberty 73 Houston 65, Oklahoma State 57
4 201 -12 Detroit .................................. 2 2 1 4 5 <They9re all legitimate. They9re all
calgarY ................................. 0 0 0 4 0 Tulsa 93, Rice 82 (OT) Middle Tennessee 56, Texas El Paso 41
4 202 -11 Texas 81, Iowa State 60
4 203 -10 C A P I TA L S 9 N e x T THRee first perioD
west good enough.=
4 203 -10 Boise State 90, Fresno State 66 west
4 205 -8 scoring: 1, Detroit, Kane 9 (Seider, Fabbri), 14:56 (pp). 2, California 82, Washington 80 Colorado State 75, Wyoming 70
Hickey wanted Gore to rely on
4 205 -8 vs. New Jersey devils Detroit, Compher 13 (Raymond, DeBrincat), 15:59. Colorado State 75, Utah State 55 Eastern Washington 74, Weber State 54 his curveball more a season ago,
4 205 -8 Idaho 55, Idaho State 53 Fresno State 74, San Jose State 59
4 206 -7
seconD perioD UC Santa Barbara 77, Hawaii 71 Gonzaga 91, Pacific 78 and he thinks Gore will use it and
4 206 -7 Tuesday 7 Monumental scoring: 3, Detroit, Larkin 24 (Gostisbehere, Kane), 5:12 Washington State 72, Stanford 59 Idaho 49, Idaho State 48 his change-up more in 2024. Gore
4 206 -7 (pp). 4, Detroit, Perron 12 (Copp, Veleno), 6:41. Kansas 70, BYU 62
4 206 -7 Montana 72, Montana State 50 said developing consistency
4 206 -7 at Tampa Bay Lightning thirD perioD Northern Arizona 89, Portland State 73
4 207 -6
No. 21 Virginia 49, Nevada 68, Boise State 65 (OT)
starts with understanding how he
scoring: 5, Detroit, Raymond 15 (Seider), 15:40.
4 207 -6
Thursday 7 EsPN Wake Forest 47 New Mexico State 64, Western Kentucky 61 is releasing the ball. He wants to
4 207 -6 shots on goal San Diego 66, Loyola Marymount 50
4 207 -6 Detroit .................................. 8 8 5 4 21
wake forest (16-9) San Diego State 90, Utah State 62 make sure his fingers are on the
Carr 1-7 2-2 4, Reid 5-11 0-0 10, Hildreth 2-10 0-1 4, Santa Clara 66, Portland 58
4 207 -6
at Florida Panthers calgarY ............................... 12 16 10 4 38 Miller 3-8 2-2 9, Sallis 5-10 0-0 12, Friedrichsen 2-5 0-0 5, UC Irvine 72, CS Bakersfield 68
proper part of the seams upon
4 208 -5 power-play opportunities: Detroit 2 of 5; Calgary 0 of 5.
4 208 -5 goalies: Detroit, Reimer 5-6-2 (38 shots-38 saves).
Monsanto 1-4 0-0 3, Marsh 0-0 0-0 0. totals 19-55 4-5 47. UC Riverside 50, UC Davis 41 release so his secondary pitches
4 208 -5 virginia (20-6) Utah Tech 89, Seattle 75
saturday 6 Monumental Calgary, Vladar 7-7-2 (9-8), Calgary, Markstrom 17-15-2 Minor 0-1 0-2 0, Beekman 9-16 0-1 20, R.Dunn 3-8 0-3 6, spin the way he wants. After every
4 208 -5 (12-8). a: 17,854 (19,289). t: 2:41.
4 208 -5 McKneely 5-12 1-2 12, Rohde 1-6 0-0 3, Buchanan 3-7 0-3 few pitches during a bullpen ses-
4 208 -5 6, Groves 0-2 0-0 0, Harris 1-2 0-0 2, Murray 0-0 0-0 0.
4 208 -5
Radio: WJFK (106.7 FM) totals 22-54 1-11 49. No. 5 Texas 81, Iowa State 60 sion Saturday, Gore would check
4 209 -4 halftime: Wake Forest 22-21. three-point goals: Wake
4 209 -4 Blackhawks 3, Senators 2 Forest 5-21 (Sallis 2-4, Miller 1-2, Friedrichsen 1-4, iowa state ...................... 18 15 17 10 4 60 an iPad for information gathered
Capitals 4, Canadiens 3 Monsanto 1-4, Hildreth 0-2, Reid 0-2, Carr 0-3), Virginia texas ................................ 22 21 15 23 4 81 from a Trackman machine. occa-
4 209 -4 ottawa .................................. 1 1 0 4 2
4 209 -4 4-13 (Beekman 2-3, Rohde 1-3, McKneely 1-4, Groves iowa state (14-10)
4 209 -4
washington ......................... 2 0 2 4 4 chicago .................................. 1 1 1 4 3 0-1, R.Dunn 0-2). rebounds: Wake Forest 37 (Reid 12), Brown 4-11 1-2 11, Crooks 10-19 4-6 24, Belanger 1-6 0-0 sionally he would yell a number 4
Montreal .............................. 1 1 1 4 3 Virginia 33 (R.Dunn 9). assists: Wake Forest 11 (Hil- 3, Jackson 2-6 3-4 9, Ryan 3-6 0-0 7, Bristow 0-0 0-0 0,
4 209 -4 first perioD
dreth 4), Virginia 11 (Beekman, Rohde 4). total fouls: Natabou 1-3 0-0 2, Joens 1-3 1-2 4, totals 22-54 9-14 60
his guess about the amount of
4 209 -4 first perioD
4 210 -3 scoring: 1, Chicago, Foligno 12 (Kurashev, Bedard), Wake Forest 13, Virginia 11. a: 14,637 (14,593). texas (24-3) break on his pitch.
scoring: 1, Washington, Mantha 17 (Protas, Jensen), 13:29. 2, Ottawa, Stutzle 12 (Joseph, Giroux), 15:57. Booker 6-11 6-6 18, Jones 2-5 2-4 6, Moore 5-10 2-2 12,
4 210 -3 Gore9s fastball and curveball
3:40. 2, Montreal, Xhekaj 2 (Armia, Roy), 5:04. 3, Gonzales 8-15 0-0 18, Holle 6-13 1-2 16, Gaston 4-5 0-0 8,
4 210 -3 seconD perioD
Washington, Oshie 10 (Strome, Ovechkin), 10:00 (pp). No. 7 North Carolina 96, Muhammad 0-1 1-2 1, Mwenentanda 1-1 0-0 2, totals play off each other. Sean Doolit-
4 210 -3
4 210 -3 scoring: 3, Ottawa, Chychrun 9 (Tarasenko, Stutzle), 32-61 12-16 81
seconD perioD 8:13 (pp). 4, Chicago, Bedard 16 (Kurashev), 10:54. Virginia Tech 81 tle, the Nationals9 pitching strat-
4 211 -2 three-point goals: Iowa State 7-15 (Brown 2-3, Crooks
4 211 -2 scoring: 4, Montreal, Newhook 8 (Armia), 16:15. 0-1, Belanger 1-2, Jackson 2-5, Ryan 1-1, Joens 1-3), egist, said the two pitches are on
thirD perioD virginia tech (14-11)
4 211 -2 Beran 0-2 0-0 0, Kidd 5-7 1-1 11, Cattoor 3-10 4-4 11, Texas 5-15 (Booker 0-1, Gonzales 2-6, Holle 3-8).
thirD perioD scoring: 5, Chicago, Dickinson 17 (T.Johnson, Anderson), assists: Iowa State 15 (Ryan 7), Texas 19 (Booker 10). the same spin axis, but Gore9s
4 211 -2 Collins 7-15 2-2 18, Pedulla 3-13 4-6 10, Nickel 5-8 0-0 14,
4 211 -2 scoring: 5, Washington, Milano 5 (Edmundson, Pacioret- 18:08. fouled out: None. rebounds: Iowa State 27 (Brown 5),
4 212 -1 ty), 3:27. 6, Montreal, Suzuki 20 (Matheson, Slafk-
Poteat 5-8 5-5 15, Young 0-2 2-2 2, Wessler 0-1 0-0 0,
Texas 38 (Jones 13). total fouls: Iowa State 15, Texas fastball spins backward while his
shots on goal Rechsteiner 0-1 0-0 0. totals 28-67 18-20 81.
4 212 -1 ovsky), 9:45 (pp). 7, Washington, Protas 4 (Mantha, north carolina (20-6) 15. Technical Fouls_None. a: 7,013. curveball has topspin, making it
4 212 -1 Dowd), 11:57. ottawa .................................. 7 22 13 4 42 Ingram 4-11 4-5 12, Bacot 11-16 3-3 25, Cadeau 4-7 0-0 8,
4 212 -1 chicago .................................. 8 6 8 4 22 Davis 6-13 5-6 20, Ryan 4-11 4-4 16, Trimble 1-2 2-2 4,
difficult for the hitter to deter-
shots on goal
4 214 +1
washington ....................... 16 9 9 4 34
power-play opportunities: Ottawa 1 of 2; Chicago 0 of 1. Washington 3-4 1-2 7, Withers 2-4 0-1 4, Wojcik 0-0 0-0 No. 7 Kansas State 60, mine which pitch is coming. It is
4 215 +2 goalies: Ottawa, Korpisalo 13-18-2 (22 shots-19 saves). 0. totals 35-68 19-23 96.
4 215 +2 Montreal ............................ 11 7 13 4 31 Chicago, Mrazek 13-21-2 (42-40). a: 18,888 (19,717). t: halftime: North Carolina 50-39. three-point goals: Central Florida 58 even harder to react because of
4 215 +2 power-play opportunities: Washington 1 of 1; Montreal 2:28. Virginia Tech 7-26 (Nickel 4-6, Collins 2-6, Cattoor 1-6, how quickly his fastball gets in on
1 of 3. goalies: Washington, Kuemper 12-12-3 (31 central floriDa ............ 18 6 12 22 4 58
Beran 0-1, Rechsteiner 0-1, Young 0-2, Pedulla 0-4),
shots-28 saves). Montreal, Allen 5-11-3 (34-30). a: Kansas state ................. 10 17 19 14 4 60 the hitter9s hands and how late
North Carolina 7-21 (Ryan 4-7, Davis 3-8, Cadeau 0-2,
21,105 (21,288). t: 2:31. Ingram 0-4). rebounds: Virginia Tech 29 (Poteat 8), central florida (12-12)
North Carolina 40 (Ingram 17). assists: Virginia Tech 13 Ngodu 0-1 0-0 0, Burns 5-9 0-0 10, Jewett 3-10 0-0 8, his curveball breaks.
HIGH S CHOOLS (Pedulla 5), North Carolina 18 (Davis 5). total fouls: Peterson 10-22 5-6 26, Robinson-Nwagwu 2-5 2-2 6, Akot Hickey and Doolittle also raved
Virginia Tech 19, North Carolina 18. a: 21,750 (21,750). 0-1 0-0 0, Gibson 1-2 0-0 2, Kelly 1-3 0-0 2, Godbolt 0-0 0-0
Kings 5, Bruins 4 (OT) 0, Todd 1-3 0-0 2, Ware 1-4 0-0 2, totals 24-60 7-8 58 about Gore9s improved change-
Kansas state (22-4)
los angeles .................... 1 1 2 1 4 5 saturDaY9s results Sanchez 0-3 1-2 1, Brylee Glenn 0-6 0-0 0, Jaelyn Glenn up. Gore didn9t change his grip,
boston ............................. 2 1 1 0 4 4 boYs9 basKetball
D.c.
No. 14 Illinois 85, Maryland 80 2-8 0-0 5, Gregory 7-14 4-5 19, Sundell 5-8 0-4 10, but he has noticed a difference in
first perioD Maupin 5-6 5-9 15, Sides 0-3 0-0 0, Walker 4-7 2-2 10,
Jackson-Reed 66, Cardozo 52 illinois (19-6) totals 23-55 12-22 60 the pitch9s movement. He
scoring: 1, Boston, van Riemsdyk 10 (Shattenkirk, Freder- Hawkins 4-6 5-5 14, Shannon 6-16 14-16 27, Domask three-point goals: Central Florida 3-20 (Burns 0-1,
ic), 8:03. 2, Los Angeles, Roy 3 (Lewis, Englund), 11:02. 3, MarYlanD
7-14 4-5 19, Guerrier 2-5 4-5 9, Rodgers 1-1 2-2 4, Jewett 2-7, Peterson 1-9, Robinson-Nwagwu 0-1, Todd
wouldn9t go into specifics but
Boston, van Riemsdyk 11 (Pastrnak, McAvoy), 14:45 (pp). Chopticon 52, Thomas Stone 48
Harmon 3-6 3-3 10, Goode 0-1 0-0 0, Dainja 1-1 0-0 2, 0-1, Ware 0-1), Kansas State 2-15 (B.Glenn 0-1, J.Glenn hopes the ball will drop more and
seconD perioD virginia Hansberry 0-0 0-0 0. totals 24-50 32-36 85. 1-3, Gregory 1-8, Sides 0-2, Walker 0-1). assists: Central
South County 49, Mount Vernon 43 Maryland (14-12) Florida 14 (Jewett 7), Kansas State 13 (Sundell 5). get more separation from his fast-
scoring: 4, Boston, Richard 1 (Lauko, Boqvist), 13:04. 5, Thomas Jefferson 64, West Springfield 46 Kaiser 1-3 1-2 4, Reese 6-8 6-7 18, Traore 0-0 0-0 0, fouled out: None. rebounds: Central Florida 37 (Kelly 7), ball. And he hopes to maintain
Los Angeles, Gavrikov 4 (Dubois, Clarke), 16:38. West Potomac 77, Falls Church 30 Harris-Smith 4-11 0-1 8, Young 8-23 11-11 28, Scott 5-11 Kansas State 35 (Maupin 11). total fouls: Central
thirD perioD Woodson 77, Annandale 56 6-7 17, Long 2-6 0-1 5, Swanton-Rodger 0-1 0-0 0. totals Florida 19, Kansas State 13. Technical Fouls_None. a: the shape of his slider.
26-63 24-29 80. 6,316.
scoring: 6, Los Angeles, Laferriere 7 (Dubois, Byfield), 5:51.
private halftime: Illinois 43-38. three-point goals: Illinois 5-20 <It9s just understanding that,
DeMatha 74, St. John Paul the Great 62 (Domask 1-2, Harmon 1-3, Hawkins 1-3, Guerrier 1-4,
7, Boston, Frederic 15 (van Riemsdyk, Geekie), 7:12. 8, Los
St. Andrew9s 72, Flint Hill 71 Shannon 1-7, Goode 0-1), Maryland 4-18 (Kaiser 1-2,
like: 8man, your stuff is so good.
Angeles, Kopitar 17 (Doughty, Arvidsson), 18:25 (pp).
girls9 basKetball Long 1-3, Young 1-4, Scott 1-5, Harris-Smith 0-4). No. 17 Gonzaga 91, Pacific 78 You don9t have to do anything
overtiMe fouled out: Kaiser, Harris-Smith. rebounds: Illinois 30
D.c.
(Domask 12), Maryland 35 (Reese 11). assists: Illinois 9 gonzaga .......................... 21 24 30 16 4 91 extra other than execute,9 = Doolit-
scoring: 9, Los Angeles, Clarke 1 (Danault), 4:33. Dunbar 51, Eastern 36 pacific .............................. 26 20 14 18 4 78
(Domask 3), Maryland 9 (Young 6). total fouls: Illinois tle said. <And then the next step is,
shots on goal virginia 22, Maryland 25. a: 17,950 (17,950). gonzaga (26-2)
los angeles .................. 16 6 12 1 4 35 Lake Braddock 46, Justice 39 Ejim 12-22 4-6 28, Hollingsworth 5-9 0-0 12, Maxwell 2-7 during the game, when there9s a
boston ............................. 8 9 10 4 4 31 South County 65, Thomas Jefferson 39 5-6 10, Kaylynne Truong 5-11 0-0 15, Kayleigh Truong 4-6 little bit of adrenaline going, can
West Springfield 50, Falls Church 41 1-2 12, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Huijbens 4-6 0-0 9, Little 0-0 0-0
power-play opportunities: Los Angeles 1 of 2; Boston 1 Richmond 90, you stay disciplined enough to
Woodson 67, Mount Vernon 41 0, O9Connor 0-0 0-0 0, Stokes 1-3 2-2 5, totals 33-64
of 4. goalies: Los Angeles, Rittich 8-2-3 (31 shots-27
12-16 91
saves). Boston, Ullmark 16-6-4 (35-30). a: 17,850 private George Washington 74 pacific (14-11) just trust yourself and trust your
(17,565). t: 2:48. Bullis 62, Georgetown Visitation 47
Example Academy National 69, Mount Zion 65 richmond (18-7) Holmberg 4-8 2-2 10, Elliott 6-6 2-4 14, Deaton 5-13 1-1 mechanics and not try to do too
Bigelow 4-8 2-2 12, Quinn 9-12 1-2 19, Bailey 8-12 0-0 16, 12, James 5-9 2-2 13, Smith 4-9 2-2 11, Glazier 4-8 0-0 8,
Montverde Academy 81, Sidwell Friends 72
Hunt 2-8 0-1 4, King 7-13 8-8 24, Tyne 3-6 0-0 8, Walz 2-3 0-0 Kent 0-0 0-0 0, Schweizer 2-5 4-4 8, Lowery 1-1 0-0 2, much?=
Panthers 9, Lightning 2 friDaY9s results 4, Roche 1-2 0-0 3, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. totals 36-64 11-13 90. Ward 0-1 0-0 0, totals 31-60 13-15 78 It9s only mid-february, but
three-point goals: Gonzaga 13-30 (Ejim 0-2, Hollings-
boYs9 basKetball george washington (14-11)
floriDa .................................. 4 2 3 4 9
D.c. Buchanan 3-9 1-4 7, Akingbola 2-6 0-0 4, Autry 0-3 0-0 0, worth 2-5, Maxwell 1-5, Kayly.Truong 5-9, Kayle.Truong Gore9s trademark snarkiness per-
taMpa baY ............................ 1 0 1 4 2 Bishop 7-20 4-4 23, Hutchinson 5-9 2-2 15, Edwards 6-10 3-5, Huijbens 1-2, Stokes 1-2), Pacific 3-11 (Deaton 1-4,
Capital City PCS 64, Don Bosco 51
4-4 19, A.Smith 3-7 0-1 6, Schroder 0-0 0-0 0. totals James 1-3, Smith 1-3, Ward 0-1). assists: Gonzaga 28 sisted even during his bullpen
first perioD Friendship Collegiate 69, Georgetown Day 66
School Without Walls 50, BASIS 36 26-64 11-15 74. (Kayle.Truong 10), Pacific 17 (James 9). fouled out: sessions.
scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Hagel 20 (Cirelli), 0:24. 2, Florida, halftime: Richmond 52-37. three-point goals: Richmond Pacific Schweizer. rebounds: Gonzaga 35 (Ejim 9,
Montour 3 (Bennett), 7:01. 3, Florida, Bennett 12 MarYlanD 7-18 (Bigelow 2-4, King 2-4, Tyne 2-4, Roche 1-2, Bailey Hollingsworth 9), Pacific 29 (Glazier 6). total fouls: <Not where you want it, but
(Kulikov, Tkachuk), 12:28. 4, Florida, Stenlund 9 Annapolis 81, Chesapeake 63 0-1, Quinn 0-1, Hunt 0-2), George Washington 11-27 Gonzaga 13, Pacific 16. Technical Fouls_None. a: 1,183. that9s okay= was his comment
(Lomberg, Mahura), 17:44. 5, Florida, Forsling 8, 18:38. Arundel 71, Broadneck 65 (Bishop 5-9, Hutchinson 3-3, Edwards 3-7, Akingbola
seconD perioD
Blake 78, Richard Montgomery 65 0-1, Autry 0-2, Buchanan 0-2, A.Smith 0-3). rebounds: after one pitch. <Don9t do that=
Glen Burnie 77, South River 73 Richmond 32 (Bigelow 9), George Washington 29
scoring: 6, Florida, Tkachuk 19 (Barkov, Montour), 0:23 (pp). Huntingtown 78, Northern 55 (Akingbola 9). assists: Richmond 21 (Quinn 7), George
No. 24 West Virginia 70, came later in the session as he
7, Florida, Tkachuk 20 (Verhaeghe, Montour), 1:37 (pp). Paint Branch 66, Sherwood 59 Washington 10 (Bishop 4). total fouls: Richmond 12, No. 23 Oklahoma 66 stared at the ground. Toward the
Seneca Valley 72, Watkins Mill 56 George Washington 14. a: 2,233 (5,000).
thirD perioD Severna Park 54, Meade 38 oKlahoMa ....................... 18 14 16 18 4 66 end, he clicked his teeth together:
Springbrook 74, Wheaton 49 west virginia ................. 18 13 16 23 4 70
scoring: 8, Florida, Verhaeghe 29 (Bennett, Tkachuk),
Thomas Stone 64, St. Charles 60 oklahoma (18-7)
<one more.=
1:05. 9, Florida, Bennett 13 (Rodrigues, Lundell), 1:56
(pp). 10, Florida, Verhaeghe 30 (Forsling, Reinhart), 4:09. Westlake 65, North Point 60 Lafayette 68, American 62 Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Keys 3-7 2-2 11, Tot 5-10 0-2 12, Vann But there also were a few per-
11, Tampa Bay, Point 27 (Hedman, Kucherov), 10:51 (pp). Wise 67, Atholton 51 5-14 0-0 11, Verhulst 7-14 0-0 20, Johnson 1-2 2-5 4,
lafayette (11-16)
Jenkins 3-5 2-2 10, Vander Baan 4-9 0-1 9, Butler 2-2 1-2 Culliton 0-3 0-0 0, Joens 0-0 0-0 0, Scott 2-3 1-2 6, Tucker
fectly deceptive change-ups that
virginia
shots on goal 5, Hines 6-11 3-3 20, Sondberg 1-7 3-4 6, Pettit 0-3 0-0 0, 0-0 0-0 0, totals 24-57 5-11 66 started in the bottom half of the
Hayfield 49, Edison 42
floriDa ................................ 14 8 9 4 31 Potomac Falls 57, Riverside 50 Savicevic 5-7 0-0 14, Rubayo 2-2 0-0 4, Wyche 0-1 0-0 0. west virginia (22-3)
taMpa baY ............................ 9 16 5 4 30 South Lakes 57, James Madison 34 totals 23-47 9-12 68. Blacksten 0-2 0-0 0, Fields 1-4 1-4 4, Harrison 2-10 5-6 strike zone and looked like fast-
10, Quinerly 8-18 1-2 18, Watson 4-11 1-1 11, Arigbabu
power-play opportunities: Florida 4 of 4; Tampa Bay 0 of private
american (14-13)
3-5 0-0 6, Diggs 6-9 0-2 12, Hemingway 1-3 6-6 9, totals
balls until, at the last moment,
4. goalies: Florida, Bobrovsky 26-10-2 (30 shots-28 Mayock 6-11 2-2 16, Rogers 5-12 6-7 17, Ball 2-5 5-7 10,
saves). Tampa Bay, Vasilevskiy 19-11-0 (22-16), Tampa Bullis 82, St. Albans 37 Donadio 1-6 0-0 3, Stephens 2-4 0-0 4, G.Jones 4-8 0-0 9, 25-62 14-21 70 they dove toward the dirt. A nod
DeMatha 95, The Heights 62 Samuels 1-3 0-0 3, Gleaton 0-1 0-0 0, Whittaker 0-3 0-0 three-point goals: Oklahoma 13-21 (Keys 3-5, Tot 2-4,
Bay, Johansson 10-7-5 (9-6). a: 0 (19,092). t: 2:37.
Georgetown Prep 75, Landon 41 0, N.Jones 0-1 0-0 0. totals 21-54 13-16 62. Vann 1-3, Verhulst 6-8, Scott 1-1), West Virginia 6-23 of approval from Gore followed
Paul VI 84, Bishop McNamara 38 halftime: Lafayette 27-26. three-point goals: Lafayette (Blacksten 0-2, Fields 1-4, Harrison 1-5, Quinerly 1-4, after each pitch.
Severn School 61, Annapolis Area Christian School 56 13-27 (Hines 5-7, Savicevic 4-5, Jenkins 2-3, Vander Watson 2-7, Hemingway 1-1). assists: Oklahoma 10
Maple Leafs 9, ducks 2 Sidwell Friends 87, St. James 43 Baan 1-4, Sondberg 1-5, Wyche 0-1, Pettit 0-2), Ameri- (Tot 3), West Virginia 13 (Harrison 9). fouled out: None. <If you9ve got four good weap-
St. Andrew9s 58, Maret 48 rebounds: Oklahoma 41 (Vann 14), West Virginia 31
anaheiM ................................ 1 0 1 4 2
St. John9s 58, Bishop O9Connell 53
can 7-22 (Mayock 2-5, Samuels 1-1, Ball 1-2, Donadio
(Watson 9). total fouls: Oklahoma 18, West Virginia 16.
ons, it9s nice to use them all,= he
toronto ................................ 4 4 1 4 9 1-3, G.Jones 1-3, Rogers 1-4, Gleaton 0-1, Whittaker 0-1,
girls9 basKetball Stephens 0-2). rebounds: Lafayette 27 (Vander Baan 7), Technical Fouls_None. a: 3,715. said. <We9re going to see where
first perioD American 27 (Rogers 7). assists: Lafayette 15 (Vander
D.c. Baan, Butler 4), American 11 (Ball 4). total fouls:
we9re at in the spring. It9s going to
scoring: 1, Toronto, Matthews 46 (Knies, Marner), 3:41. Seed 58, Washington Latin Public Charter School 22
2, Toronto, McMann 6 (Robertson, Lajoie), 6:06 (pp). 3, Lafayette 14, American 17. a: 1,087 (4,500). No. 25 Princeton 70, Yale 25 be fun, though. Do things a little
Toronto, McCabe 5 (Domi, Nylander), 10:33. 4, Anaheim, MarYlanD
Vatrano 24 (Strome, Silfverberg), 11:32 (pp). 5, Toronto, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 56, Whitman 45 princeton ........................ 19 13 28 10 4 70 different, see what happens.=
Nylander 28 (Matthews, Liljegren), 17:37 (pp). Broadneck 65, Arundel 20 Boston U. 74, Navy 65 Yale ..................................... 8 7 6 4 4 25
seconD perioD
Leonardtown 63, Great Mills 49
navy (8-17)
princeton (20-3) nats sign right-hander Davies
Northern 50, Huntingtown 41 Hill 4-4 0-0 8, Mitchell 2-3 1-1 5, Belker 2-3 0-0 4, Chen
Richard Montgomery 64, Blake 48 Draper 2-6 1-3 5, Fischer 0-0 1-2 1, Benigni 6-12 7-7 19, 7-9 3-4 18, St. Rose 4-9 2-4 10, Amanze 4-5 1-3 9, Charles
scoring: 6, Toronto, Matthews 47 (Marner, Nylander),
Severna Park 43, Meade 35 MacDonald 0-3 0-0 0, Rehnstrom 4-12 0-0 12, Woods 0-1 0-0 0, Morton 0-1 0-0 0, Thiers 0-0 0-0 0, Bickley 3-7
The Nationals signed right-
0:50 (pp). 7, Toronto, Bertuzzi 7 (Matthews, Liljegren),
2:51 (pp). 8, Toronto, Matthews 48 (Knies, McCabe), Southern 45, Crofton 35 5-10 2-5 12, Pennick 4-9 0-0 9, Inge 2-4 0-0 5, Kehoe 1-2 0-0 7, Chea 1-7 0-0 2, Hutcherson 2-2 0-0 4, Osgood 0-2 handed starter Zach Davies to a
Springbrook 52, Wheaton 18 0-0 2, Howard 0-1 0-0 0. totals 24-59 11-17 65. 0-0 0, Tall 1-3 0-0 3, totals 30-56 7-12 70
5:39. 9, Toronto, McMann 7 (Liljegren, Domi), 17:58. minor league contract with an
St. Charles 64, Thomas Stone 26 boston (11-16) Yale (6-17)
thirD perioD Suitland 51, Parkdale 43 Landrum 6-8 7-8 19, Nobili 5-9 0-0 11, Alexander 6-12 5-6 McDonald 2-7 2-2 6, Astrom 0-2 0-0 0, Capstraw 0-5 0-0 invitation to spring training, ac-
19, Brewster 2-6 1-2 6, Okwuosa 0-5 2-2 2, Roy 1-4 1-2 4, 0, Clark 2-7 3-7 8, McGill 2-5 1-2 5, Thybulle 1-4 0-0 2,
scoring: 10, Anaheim, Strome 9 (Lindstrom, Killorn), virginia Morales 2-5 0-0 5, Baptiste 1-1 2-2 4, McNair 2-3 0-0 4. cording to a person familiar with
15:36. 11, Toronto, Robertson 8 (McMann), 17:54. Egger 1-3 0-0 2, Lesmond 0-1 0-0 0, Lynn 0-0 0-0 0,
Briar Woods 43, Stone Bridge 34 totals 25-53 18-22 74. McCann 1-1 0-0 2, totals 9-35 6-11 25
shots on goal
Edison 45, Hayfield 40 halftime: Boston 36-28. three-point goals: Navy 6-23 three-point goals: Princeton 3-9 (Chen 1-1, St. Rose 0-2,
the deal. Davies, 31, is a nine-year
McLean 42, Langley 36 (Rehnstrom 4-10, Inge 1-2, Pennick 1-5, Benigni 0-2,
anaheiM ................................ 3 10 8 4 21 Robinson 50, West Potomac 29 Draper 0-2, MacDonald 0-2), Boston 6-13 (Alexander
Bickley 1-1, Chea 0-3, Osgood 0-1, Tall 1-1), Yale 1-7 veteran with a career 4.36 ErA.
(McDonald 0-1, Capstraw 0-3, Clark 1-2, Lesmond 0-1).
toronto .............................. 18 9 4 4 31 private 2-3, Nobili 1-1, Roy 1-1, Morales 1-2, Brewster 1-3, assists: Princeton 12 (Chen 6), Yale 7 (Clark 4). fouled He spent the past two seasons
power-play opportunities: Anaheim 1 of 3; Toronto 4 of Okwuosa 0-3). rebounds: Navy 26 (Draper 7), Boston 32
5. goalies: Anaheim, Gibson 11-19-1 (13 shots-8 saves),
Elizabeth Seton 55, Bishop O9Connell 50
(Alexander 7). assists: Navy 9 (MacDonald, Woods 2),
out: None. rebounds: Princeton 34 (Amanze 6), Yale 25 with the Arizona Diamondbacks,
Mount Zion 54, Lincoln Prep (Canada) 36 (Clark 4, Thybulle 4). total fouls: Princeton 12, Yale 12.
Anaheim, Dostal 8-14-1 (18-14). Toronto, Jones 10-7-1 Boston 12 (Landrum, Alexander, Roy 2). total fouls: going 2-5 with a 7.00 ErA in
St. John9s 64, Paul VI 50 Technical Fouls_None. a: 545.
(21-19). a: 19,247 (18,819). t: 2:23. Navy 20, Boston 16. a: 1,175 (1,800).
18 starts in 2023.
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VIrgInIA gymnAStICS ChAmpIonShIpS
Bruins are undeniable Tigers pounce in second half to return to the top
in pulling off three-peat jaCkson-reed 66,
Lake Braddock prevails
in all four events to cap
another dominant season
BY T AYLOR L YONS
Before the dominant Lake
Braddock gymnastics team as-
cended on Ocean Lakes High for
the Virginia state champion-
ships, the Bruins took a quick
detour to a nearby Chick-fil-A.
Filling up on chicken sand-
wiches, french fries and milk-
shakes has become a tradition
for the group before the past two
state championships. It helps
calm nerves before competitions
and has been a constant through
the Bruins9 three-year run of
supremacy.
<My team believes in a little
superstition,= Coach Michael
Cooper said. <They have their
own little quirks about what they
do to prepare for a meet, and
that9s one of them.=
When Lake Braddock finally
took to the bars, vault, beam and
floor, the squad again displayed
why it has been impossible to
beat. The Bruins captured their
third consecutive Class 6 state
title Friday in Virginia Beach.
With 148.325 points, Lake
Braddock breezed past second-
place Battlefield (142.300). The
Bruins finished first in all four
events. Madi Bell posted a 9.775
on vault and a 9.750 on beam,
and Maggie Suson scored a 9.725
on bars, with both juniors finish-
ing far ahead of the second-place
finishers in those events.
<Five of my girls competed on
beam, and all five stuck their
landing,= Cooper said. <We start-
ed on beam, and that just set the
tone for the whole meet. You
could tell the other teams, after
they saw what we did on beam,
got a little rattled.=
Woodgrove finished third and
Stone Bridge placed fifth in the
VIrgInIA wreStlIng ChAmpIonShIpS
Woodgrove takes down
all comers, wins Class 4
Chantilly is runner-up
in Class 6 on strength
of Keel9s dominant meet
BY M IKE H OLTZCLAW
VIRGINIA BEACH 4 The Wood-
grove Wolverines finished what
they started Saturday at Virginia
Beach Sports Center, winning the
first state wrestling champion-
ship in school history.
The Class 4 title capped a per-
fect season in which Woodgrove
went unbeaten in 22 dual meets
and won its region championship.
Senior Austen Watson, who won
at 150 pounds, said the roots of the
team championship were planted
long before the season.
<Everyone on this team was do-
ing the right things 4 lifting, eat-
ing right,= he said. <So much work
gets done in the dark, when no one
else sees it. That9s how you suc-
ceed. That9s how you win state
championships.=
In addition to Watson9s victory,
Woodgrove was buoyed by a state
title from sophomore Sawyer
Jones at 144 pounds. Early in the
season, Watson was wrestling at
144 and Jones was struggling to
make weight at 138, so the friends
and wrestling partners each
bumped up a weight class.
<It was a decision we made to-
gether,= Watson said. <We figured,
why win one state title between us
when we could bump up and win
two? And it all came together to-
day.=
Woodgrove, which sent 13 wres-
tlers to the state meet, also re-
ceived runner-up finishes from
Ben Spagnoli at 126 pounds, Cam-
eron Owens at 157 and Luke Ben-
kelman at 190.
Coach Mike Skinner said the
team9s depth was its biggest
strength throughout the season.
<These guys have the talent and
the work ethic, but it9s more than
that,= Skinner said. <We brought
two state finalists back from last
year, so we knew we9d be good. But
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Class 1 through 5 session.
In Saturday9s individual com-
petition, Colgan9s Natalya Shir-
ley won on vault with a 9.675.
Battlefield9s Ryan Grothoff and
Jordan Ignacio finished first and
second on floor, respectively,
with scores of 9.750 and 9.725.
Saturday9s field featured few
of the area9s top gymnasts be-
cause the Excalibur Cup, a highly
regarded club meet in Virginia
Beach, also was taking place that
day and drew many of the ath-
letes who qualified for states.
The Excalibur Cup is a key event
for college recruiting.
Lake Braddock9s third straight
team championship marks the
first time a Class 6 program has
won three consecutive titles
since the Bruins won five
straight in the 1990s. Cooper also
coached those teams, then re-
turned to the school after a
two-decade hiatus to spark this
current run.
Winning by wide margins has
become the norm for Cooper9s
team. That has forced him to find
ways to keep his gymnasts moti-
vated. Often at practices
throughout this season, he
pointed to the championship
banners that hang from Lake
Braddock9s gym walls to remind
the Bruins what they were chas-
ing.
The team will return nearly all
of its top gymnasts next season.
Bell and Suson have won a title
in each of their first three sea-
sons. Sophomores Sophie Bod-
ner and Abby Parrish were also
key in the Bruins9 victory.
Next year, this 2024 champi-
onship will be staring at Lake
Braddock during workouts. The
coach9s mid-practice lectures
will hold even more validity. The
quest will continue for another
championship 4 and another
stop at Chick-fil-A.
<It9s just a great feeling,= Coo-
per said. <Our [juniors and sen-
iors] that have been together
have won three titles now. You
don9t come across that too often.=
it9s about the other guys who came
in here and worked so hard and
got to state and earned points for
the team. I9m just so proud of these
guys.=
In Class 6, Chantilly placed sec-
ond behind state champ Moun-
tain View. Last year, Chantilly ju-
nior Ezekiel Keel won the state
title at 113 pounds, and this time
around he went one better 4 win-
ning at 120 pounds and not giving
up a single point in the meet. Keel
stopped Glen Allen9s Carl An-
drade, 6-0, in the championship
match.
<Giving up zero points feels
really amazing,= Keel said. <I put a
lot of work into my defense, in my
training. Defense is probably
50-50 mental and physical. You
can beat a lot of people if you
wrestle smart.=
Chantilly also scored a state ti-
tle from Carter Shin at
106 pounds. Robinson secured
state championships
113 pounds from Caden Smith and
at 132 pounds from Tristan Corb-
in. Both seniors came in as defend-
ing state champs.
Smith defended the weight
class he had taken as a junior,
dominating Western Branch9s
Brandon Cynar for a 10-4 decision.
<It feels good, but it9s also a little
sad that it9s my last time wrestling
in high school,= said Smith, who is
committed to wrestle at Virginia
Tech. <I was confident coming in.
There was some pressure, given
that I won state last year, but I
have confidence in my skills and in
the way I9ve trained.=
Also winning state titles in
Class 6 were Kross Cassidy from
Fairfax at 157 pounds, Lucas Ma-
theny from Lake Braddock at 175,
Ethan Osborn of Hayfield at 190
and Marshall9s Soren Pirhoun at
215.
In Class 4, Loudoun County
boasted three individual champi-
ons: Lincoln Kelley at 126 pounds,
Justin Lowery at 157 and Octavian
Ashford at 175.
In Class 5, Aidan Shufelt of In-
dependence took the title at
113 pounds. Cox won the Class 5
team title.
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High schools
dCIAA boyS9 bASketbAll fInAl
Cardozo 52
BY M ICHAEL E RRIGO
The Jackson-Reed Tigers, long
seen as the team to beat in the
D.C. Interscholastic Athletic As-
sociation, gathered in their locker
room at halftime of Saturday9s
boys9 basketball championship
game and reviewed some basics.
Cardozo guard Wisdom Carter
had just nailed a buzzer-beating
three to close out the second
quarter, sending his team sprint-
ing into the locker room with a
hard-earned and somewhat sur-
prising one-point lead. Momen-
tum, it seemed, was not on the
side of the heavily favored Tigers.
<I reminded them that a game
only needs be won by one point,=
Tigers Coach Tee Johnson said. <I
think a lot of times we win by a lot
in this league, so the guys start to
feel defeated when the game is
close. But it9s simple: We just
needed to get one basket at a
time, one stop at a time.=
That reminder proved to be the
Demi Marshall helped Dunbar close the game on a 23-11 run 4 after Eastern pulled within three 4 en route to a fifth straight DCIAA title.
dCIAA gIrlS9 bASketbAll fInAl
Calmed Tide sweeps away Ramblers
dunbar 51,
eastern 36
BY M ICHAEL E RRIGO
Midway through the third
quarter of Saturday9s D.C. Inter-
scholastic Athletic Association
championship, Dunbar girls9 bas-
ketball coach BreAnna Gross
at called a timeout to try to bring her
team back to reality. The Crimson
Tide had led Eastern for most of
the afternoon, but its advantage
had just been cut to three, and
Gross9s players looked rattled.
<I9m just calling this timeout so
you can get it together,= she told
them. <You9re frantic out there,
playing like you9re losing the
dCSAA wreStlIng ChAmpIonShIpS
Gonzaga dominates as sport sees growth in the city
BY E MMETT S IEGEL
Beck Holtzman had his path to
tying the score all planned out.
Facing a five-point deficit enter-
ing the third period, the George-
town Day junior told his coaches
precisely what he would do: an
escape and two takedowns.
Once he executed, Holtzman
didn9t let Ethan Glessner 4 one of
his club teammates who wrestles
for St. John9s 4 free, denying him
an escape and sending the match
into a sudden-death period.
Holtzman pushed the pace and
recorded a takedown, granting
him a 12-10 win and the
132-pound crown Saturday at the
s0108 2x1
D.C. State Athletic Association
wrestling championships at
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JJ Massaquoi receives the MVP award after scoring 19 points for
the Tigers, who have won five of the past seven DCIAA titles.
turning point in what would be a
66-52 win.
No. 3 Jackson-Reed (32-2)
emerged from its locker room
with less than a minute remain-
ing on the halftime clock, giving
itself barely enough time for a few
warmup shots. Nevertheless, the
Tigers were ready to pounce.
game. We are winning this game
4 look at the scoreboard.=
Dunbar can be forgiven for
equating a close game to a crisis.
Entering Saturday, the Tide had
won every league game by double
digits. More than once, it held its
opponent to single digits. The
players knew they had the talent
to beat the Ramblers at Coolidge
on Saturday; their coach just
needed to remind them.
Dunbar closed out the game
with patience and poise, earning a
51-36 win and the program9s fifth
straight DCIAA title.
<There9s pressure every sea-
son,= junior guard Emorean
Thomas said. <People are doubt-
ing us, rooting against us. That9s
hard. And it feels good to do some-
thing I always knew we could do.=
St. Albans School in Northwest
Washington.
Gonzaga dominated the team
competition, but performances
such as Holtzman9s had seven
other schools leaving the gym
with state champions.
<It9s all a blur. I9m not even
thinking when I9m wrestling. It9s
too much of an adrenaline rush,=
Holtzman said. <I9ve never cel-
ebrated a big win, but it was a big
deal.=
After winning a state champi-
onship last year, Holtzman
missed much of this season after
tearing his meniscus over the
summer. He continued wrestling
for multiple months before ulti-
mately getting surgery in the fall.
He didn9t return to competition
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They opened the third quarter
with an electric 11-0 run, capped
by a thundering dunk from junior
Jayden Fort that forced a timeout
by Cardozo (21-4) and brought
half of the fans to their feet.
<We just wanted to swing the
energy,= Fort said. <We knew the
championship was ours if we
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Knowing it can be hard for a
team to grow without challenge,
Gross and her staff sought out a
tough nonconference schedule
featuring private school powers
such as St. John9s and Georgetown
Visitation. When league play ar-
rived, the Tide talked about play-
ing every quarter as if it was
trailing. On Saturday, as Eastern9s
pressure mounted, the coach had
to tell her team that wasn9t actual-
ly the case.
Dunbar outscored the Ram-
blers 23-11 after that timeout in
the third quarter. Sophomore for-
ward Kirsten Holt, who earned
game MVP honors, gave the Tide
(20-9) an unmatchable presence
down low and freed up an athletic
stable of guards to make plays on
the outside. Eastern (19-6), having
until January but made no mis-
take defending his championship.
As a team, though, nobody
matched Gonzaga, which ran
away with the title with
202 points, well ahead of second-
place Jackson-Reed (167.5) and
third-place St. John9s (150).
The Eagles, who won the 2022
title, had all but locked up the
victory entering the finals as they
held a 41.5-point lead. They added
to their total with three individual
champions: Connor Meeker
(106 pounds), Matt Van Sice (157)
and Bojan Sulc (165), who was
named the event9s most outstand-
ing wrestler. Four other Eagles
earned top-three finishes.
<We only had two guys that
were top-two seeds and ended up
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really wanted it.=
Fort finished with 17 points.
Junior forward JJ Massaquoi led
the Tigers with 19 points and took
home game MVP honors.
The Tigers have won five of the
past seven DCIAA titles, falling
short in 2020 and 2023. Last
winter, the program was stunned
in the semifinals by a Bard squad
that went on to win it all. The
Tigers bounced back this season
with an undefeated league cam-
paign, reaffirming themselves as
kings of the DCIAA and one of the
best teams in the D.C. area.
<We had a chip on our shoulder
in practice every day,= senior
guard Joseph McRae said. <It
feels like we really deserve this
moment right now.=
The Tigers can turn their atten-
tion to the D.C. State Athletic
Association tournament, which
they last won in 2018. Last year,
Jackson-Reed fell to Sidwell
Friends in the state title game.
<We9re going to try to find the
balance between keeping our
guys as fresh as possible while
also keeping them focused,= John-
son said. <We want to be locked
in.=
its best season in years, never got
within one score again.
When it was all over, the Dun-
bar players crowded around their
trophy and held five fingers in the
air, proud to repeat a tradition.
<Every game we play, we know
that if we lose the other team will
be on Instagram talking about it,=
Holt said. <It would be a big deal.
And we never want that.=
Next up is the D.C. State Athlet-
ic Association tournament, in
which the public school power-
house will have another chance to
prove itself against private
schools.
<We played those tough games
early on to prepare us for games
like today,= Gross said. <And hope-
fully they prepared us for states,
too.=
with six guys in the finals, so that
was a testament to the teamwork
and full team effort,= Gonzaga
Coach Reggie Snowden said.
<They represented themselves
with some pride today.=
At the 2022 DCSAA champion-
ships, only two non-private
schools were present, with the
sport still in its infancy among
public and charter schools. Last
year, private schools had their
own competition, so this event
featured only public and charter
schools 4 nine total, with just
48 wrestlers competing.
But Saturday, there was a true
blend as 17 schools and 143 wres-
tlers participated. Every corner of
the city was represented, offering
testimony to the sport9s growth.
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Filmmaker Ed Zwick is not afraid
to name names in candid memoir
C HRIS K LIMEK he TL;DR distillation of vet-
T
BY
eran screen storyteller Ed
Zwick9s candid new memoir,
<Hits, Flops, and Other Illu-
sions,= doesn9t come until Page
242 of a 289-page book.
<My hope as a Hollywood filmmaker
who at times has chosen to dramatize
provocative subjects,= Zwick observes, <is
to reach beyond the natural constituency
for such subjects. I9m betting some 18-
year-old will walk into a multiplex in
pursuit of a good movie with great actors,
maybe even some action, and be sur-
prised to find himself thinking deeper
about something he might never have
encountered otherwise. Maybe he9ll
someday watch a documentary about it,
or God help me, read a book.=
hIts, FlOps, and For anyone looking to (God help them)
Other IllusIOns read a book on how The Industry has
My Fortysomething changed in the half-century since a fresh-
Years in hollywood out-of-Harvard Zwick first entered it as
By Ed Zwick an assistant to 4 there9s no way to
Gallery. 289 pp. sugarcoat this 4 Woody Allen, this name-
$27.99 dropping but also rewardingly name-
naming look back from the director of
19899s <Glory= and other consequential
films is a surprisingly strong choice.
Surprising, I say, because its author is not
quite an auteur. While objections to the
Auteur Theory are well-known and well-
founded, cinephiles like me can9t seem to
stop thinking of the movies we love as the
product of a single and singular genius: a
Wilder or a Kubrick, a Kelly Reichardt or
a Jordan Peele.
Not a Zwick, whose 13 feature films as
EZ EE the washington post . sunday, february 18 , 2024
books
Filmmaker Ed Zwick
in 2019. Zwick has
directed some of our
biggest movie stars,
including two films
with Tom Cruise and
three with Denzel
Washington, who won
his first Academy
Award for Zwick9s
1989 film <Glory.=
director from 1986 to 2018 are varied and
generally strong, but do not cohere into a
consistent aesthetic or worldview the
way our most-remembered filmmakers9
oeuvres tend to do. I9d thought of the
director of <About Last Night= (an adap-
tation of David Mamet9s play <Sexual
Perversity in Chicago= shorn of its sala-
cious title) and the (first) Iraq War drama
<Courage Under Fire= as a reliable but
unexciting company man in the vein of
Ron Howard. His memoir convinced me
that my assessment was unfair 4 not that
Zwick is pleading for anyone9s approval.
In addition to co-creating (with his
lifelong creative partner Marshall Hers-
kovitz) three TV shows that channeled
the zeitgeist of their eras 4 the late 980s
yuppies-have-feelings-too ABC drama
<Thirtysomething,= then the shorter-
lived <My So-Called Life= and <Once and
Again= 4 Zwick cast the gone-too-soon
Andre Braugher and the stayed-too-long
Josh Gad in their first film roles. He
butted heads with Matthew Broderick
and Brad Pitt on (respectively) <Glory=
and <Legends of the Fall.= He directed
Denzel Washington in three films (in-
cluding <Glory,= which brought Washing-
ton his first Academy Award) and Tom
Cruise in two, of which 20039s <The Last
Samurai= was the more notable. For
anyone wondering how, exactly, one di-
rects stars of such herculean charisma
and power, Zwick supplies anecdotes
that essentially boil down to him know-
ing when these titans need a small
obstacle to push against, and supplying
that obstacle.
Zwick punctuates his chapters with
palate-cleansing lists: <Nine Thoughts on
Assistant Directors,= wherein he praises
the sacrifices made by filmmakers whose
names the public seldom knows; <Ten
Tips from Long Lunches with Sydney,=
wherein he shares wisdom cribbed from
his longtime friend and mentor, the
filmmaker and character actor Sydney
Pollack.
One of the liveliest chapters recounts
how Zwick9s dreams were dashed when
Julia Roberts abruptly pulled out of the
version of <Shakespeare in Love= he was
set to direct in 1992, taking the entire
production with her. Retaining a pro-
ducer credit on the version that got
made, Zwick would be elbowed out of the
way from the podium by the justly reviled
Harvey Weinstein when the John Mad-
den-directed <Shakespeare in Love= took
best picture at the Academy Awards
seven years later. (Gwyneth Paltrow won
best actress in what would have been the
BiLL o9LEary/thE washinGton Post Roberts role.) As the person who realized
Tom Stoppard was the man to alchemize
Marc Norman9s solid-but-earthbound
script into the magical document it be-
came 4 and who talked the legendary
playwright into taking the assignment 4
Zwick does deserve our gratitude. (He
also takes credit for prodding Stoppard
to put more sex into the script.)
The point is that Zwick has seen things
and done things, and he9s reached a stage
of his career 4 and, 15 years after being
diagnosed with non-Hodgkin9s lympho-
ma, in his life 4 where he9s unafraid
whom he might offend.
In rare instances this comes off as
arrogance. His 1998 action drama <The
Siege= imagined the U.S. Army enforcing
martial law and interning American citi-
zens of Middle Eastern descent after a
series of terrorist attacks in New York
City. When the film became the target of
protests organized by the American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee, Zwick
responded with a New York Times op-ed,
which he reprints in full. Without elabo-
rating on his 1998 sign-off (<So, I9m sorry
I offended anyone. But I9m really not.=),
he recalls how the weeks after 9/11 found
him moonlighting awkwardly as a TV
talking head.
Ultimately, Zwick seems less troubled
by the suspicion that his own time may
have passed than by the near-certainty
that the types of movies he makes 4
entertainments, but entertainments of
weight and substance 4 have gone ex-
tinct, at least at the big studios that
funded his. He recalls an incident follow-
ing the release of <Blood Diamond,= his
Leonard DiCaprio-headlined drama
about Sierra Leone9s civil war. Warner
Bros. chief Alan Horn told Zwick he was
hanging the film9s poster in his office,
because he was proud of the movie, and
he knew he9d never make another like it.
This somber, brilliantly acted film, sans
superheroes or merchandising tie-ins,
had been nominated for five Oscars and
courtEsy of Ed Zwick
earned a profit, but not enough of one.
<Forty million doesn9t move the needle
Zwick in the <Thirtysomething= offices with his wife, Liberty Godshall. on our stock price,= Horn told the author.
After that series, Zwick and his longtime creative partner Marshall Hers- <Blood Diamond= came out 17 years
kovitz went on to co-create <My So-Called Life= and <Once and Again.= ago.
sunday, february 18 , 2024
She9s dating a new guy and is mortiûed to discover she has started snoring
Dear Carolyn:
I9m a middle-aged
hetero woman
who has been
divorced for many
years. I gained 20
Carolyn pounds over the
Hax past couple of
years due to
hormone
imbalance (thanks, menopause!).
I9ve also recently discovered that
I snore. Over the past few
months, I would sometimes
wake myself up during the night
with a single <snort.= I
downloaded an app that records
sounds while I9m sleeping, and to
my dismay, I learned that while it
isn9t horribly loud, there9s no
denying I snore.
Why this has become a
problem now is that I started
dating New Guy about four
months ago. Although we9ve
been intimate, we9ve so far had
only two sleepovers. I have never
been super comfortable sleeping
with someone overnight, so I try
to keep those at a minimum. But
now that I know I snore, I can9t
bear the thought of an overnight
visit.
So what do I say to New Guy?
Do I apologize for probably
snoring during our two
overnight visits? I don9t want any
more overnights now 4 I9m so
embarrassed 4 but he deserves
to know the reason. I9m under a
doctor9s care for my menopause
symptoms and working on losing
the weight, but I don9t know
what to do in the meantime.
For reference, my ex-husband
snored so badly we had to sleep
in separate rooms, so I know
how unbearable it can be.
4 Anonymous
Anonymous: My goodness, are
you always so tough on yourself?
You have a body. It9s changing
with time. You9re working on
mitigating whatever negative
effects you9re able to mitigate
within reason, or at least by your
definition of it.
So what else are you supposed
to offer anyone beyond that? At
some point, every one of us
becomes a love-it-or-leave-it
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adventure. Slighted: I feel this, as a current motive for his choice that is the
You snore, he loves it or leaves payer of college tuitions that least personal, least insulting
it, at least till you and your pinch. and absolute least reflection on
doctor address underlying I can even join you in some of your daughter (or you).
causes. (ASAP.) your mystification, since lifting Maybe: He believes more in
And stop dodging. My advice up one9s own family through helping many disadvantaged
upon winning this and other future generations is much more kids through college than in
corporeal jackpots is to own your our cultural style right now than helping one who9s in pretty good
humanity, out loud: <I just lifting up nameless others. Your shape.
figured out that I snore. I hope father-in-law does seem outside Best part, this doesn9t even
you find that adorable.= the norm. have to be true. You just need to
If you can9t imagine being so But I can9t sign on to the decide it is to reverse your
frank, then my advice victim narrative you9re nurturing bitterness: <I won9t lie, we9d love
prerequisite is to work toward here. She is <not worthy=? And the help, but how can we
crossing that honesty threshold. being <slighted,= so you9re complain when he9s a hero to so
Learn to accept yourself before <hurt=? many kids?=
you worry about whether anyone That is not a facts-at-face- Before you decide whether to
else accepts you. value approach. You9ve added a start framing it this way in your
You might be surprised by filter of your choosing, which own mind, think of your
how much of the hard work of escalates a pretty normal <10 daughter: What example are you
relationships is behind you once grand would sure be nice right setting for her?
you complete that first step. now= to bitterness. You9re in
Never forget, too, that all our protective and angry parent-bear Write to carolyn hax at
faults, real or perceived, are mode where acceptance would tellme@washpost.com. get her
filters. You don9t want someone serve you much better. column delivered to your inbox each
who can9t get past your less- For acceptance, dial back to morning at wapo.st/gethax.
than-smoking-hot traits. facts at face value: Your father-
The man who sees your faults in-law focuses on public õ Join the discussion live at noon
as a small price to pay for the joy philanthropy over family. fridays at washingtonpost.com/live
of being close to you, and about nick gaLifianakis for the Washington Post Then from there, attribute a -chats.
whom you feel the same? That9s
the right fit for you both. And the
only way to find out whether you
have it is to let your snort flag fly.
Mike Du Jour By Mike Lester
Dear Carolyn: Our daughter is
nearing college age. We9ve been
saving, but we9ll probably still
have to take out loans to pay for
her education. My well-off
father-in-law has contributed a
very small amount to her college
fund over the years. On the other
hand, he regularly gives many
tens of thousands of dollars to
charities and organizations, and
even scholarship funds at
universities.
I9m so confused. She is the
ONLY grandchild. Why is she not
worthy of more financial
contributions? I know 4 his
money, his business 4 but at this
point, it9s almost hurtful. I just
don9t understand his reasoning,
and a bitterness is growing
within me.
I don9t want to feel that way,
but I just feel slighted on my
daughter9s behalf.
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Is it okay to visit an ex from two decades ago who is now in declining health?
Dear Amy:
Ask Amy Twenty years ago,
Amy <Sadie= and I
Dickinson divorced after 12
years of marriage
and two children.
Sadie developed a cocaine habit,
which destroyed our finances
and threw us into debt. She also
had a string of affairs and then
divorced me.
After the divorce, while I was
in shock, <Deana,= a co-worker,
asked me out. Deana and I had
an affair that lasted for several
months. Although she was a
wonderful woman, and I was
falling for her, I was not ready. I
broke it off and left the
company for another job. After
five years taking care of my
children, I remarried. Deana
married at about the same time.
Her husband is a terrific man
who adores her.
Now I hear that Deana, who
lives in another state, is in an
assisted-care facility with
multiple sclerosis and in
declining health. Although the
timing was not right for Deana
and me after my divorce, I have
always retained 4 but have not
acted on 4 my admiration and
affection for her. I would like to
fly out to see Deana before she
passes, but I think it would be
inappropriate to do so. I sent a
holiday card to her and her
husband, expressing my
sympathy for her illness.
Should I leave it at that?
4K
K: If you think it would be
inappropriate to get on a plane
to visit this long-ago inamorata,
then carefully examine your
motives, and decide not to do it.
<Deana9s= illness has not robbed
her of her memories or
relationships. Aside from your
recent contact, you don9t seem
to have maintained a friendship
with her. Years ago, after she
pursued you and you two
engaged in a relationship, you
broke up with her and left.
My point is that she might
not have lingering fond
memories of you and might not
want to see you. And feeling
sorry for her or closing the
circle on your own unresolved
feelings for her would not be the
best reason to connect now.
Before hopping on a plane, you
should at the very least contact
her and ask if she would like for
you to visit.
Dear Amy: I have a teenage son,
<Theo,= from a previous
marriage. Theo lived primarily
with me and my second wife,
<Margaret.= Theo and I had an
extraordinarily strong
relationship. Margaret passed
away three months ago. Then
Theo moved back in with his
biological mother without much
of an explanation.
Everyone tells me that he9s
grieving and that I need to give
him time. I think it9s time to
confront him about his choice to
move back in with his mother,
because I think the real reason
he moved in with her is that life
is just easier for him without
guidelines. What do you think?
4 Sad Dad
Sad Dad: Because you are stung
by two momentous losses, I
think you should take the issue
of <Theo= living with you off the
table for now, and focus instead
on ways to maintain a positive
and compassionate relationship
with him during this period of
extreme change and instability.
You should pursue grief
counseling, which will help you
to express and work through
your sadness and anger.
Most teens over a certain age
(depending on where you live)
are legally allowed to choose
which parent they want to live
with. You should review your
custody agreement. However, in
my view, you should NOT
attempt to legally force your son
to return to your home, unless
living with his mother presents
threats to his health or safety.
You don9t offer any details
about your wife9s recent passing,
and I9m assuming that this was
a fairly traumatic time for both
of you. Now you are both
behaving in a way designed to
avoid dealing directly with your
grief 4 or each other 4 to shield
your wounded hearts from your
vastly altered reality. Be patient.
Reach out with kindness and
concern. Offer Theo options to
see you on weekends if he would
like, and do your very best to be
his loving dad, even from a
distance.
Dear Amy: I appreciated your
advice to <Cheerful Giver,=
whose <love language= is giving
material gifts, but was
disappointed that on her
birthday, her friends and family
members didn9t reciprocate.
Thank you for pointing out that
calls, texts and cards represent
caring relationships, and that
these are gifts, too!
4 Grateful
Grateful: As I pointed out,
<Words of Affirmation= is
another love language. She
should become fluent.
Amy's column appears seven days a
week at washingtonpost.com/advice.
Write to askamy@amydickinson.com
or Amy Dickinson, P.O. Box 194,
Freeville, N.Y. 13068. ù You can also
follow her @askingamy.
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Carell, Fiennes among headliners
to take the stage in productions that
include music, comedy and romance
A
-list names and buzzy productions will grace
stages in Washington and New York this spring, as
Steve Carell, Eddie Redmayne and Jeremy Strong
head to Broadway, Ralph Fiennes comes to D.C.,
and new shows liven the musical scene with a bit
of romance. But the following 10 productions only scratch the
surface of the inviting offerings up and down the Mid-Atlantic.
The Notebook
Indie-folk darling Ingrid Michaelson
wrote the music and lyrics for this stage
version of Nicholas Sparks9s 1996 novel 4
already adapted into a popular 2004 movie
4 about a yearning, decades-spanning ro-
mance in the back half of the 20th century.
Bekah Brunstetter, co-writer of the charm-
ing musical <A.D. 16,= penned the book for
this production, and Michael Greif and
Schele Williams return to co-direct after
overseeing a well-received tryout run at the
Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2022. (If
Sparks isn9t your speed, Broadway has an-
other romance novel adaptation on offer:
<Water for Elephants,= based on Sara Gruen9s
2006 potboiler, begins previews Feb. 24.)
Opened on Saturday at the Schoenfeld Thea-
tre, 236 W. 45th St., New York. notebookmu-
sical.com.
Teeth
Michael R. Jackson, the Tony- and Pulitzer
Prize-winning writer behind <A Strange Loop,=
collaborated with Anna K. Jacobs on the book
and score for this world-premiere off-Broad-
way musical, adapted from the 2007 hor-
ror-comedy film of the same name. Alyse Alan
Louis (a veteran of Jackson9s <White Girl in
Danger=) stars as Dawn, an abstinence-preach-
ing teen whose genitalia bites back in this
bloody riff on the folk myth of vagina dentata.
And Steven Pasquale, fresh off a scene-stealing
turn in the posthumously completed Stephen
Sondheim musical <Here We Are,= plays her
evangelical stepfather. Feb. 21-March 31 at
Playwrights Horizons, 416 W. 42nd St., New
York. playwrightshorizons.org.
WINNER OF THE
2022 TONY AWARD
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TRILOGY
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Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
theater
Indira Varma and Ralph Fiennes head to D.C. for a production of <Macbeth.= The
show opens in April and will be performed on a former BET Studios soundstage.
An Enemy of the People
<Succession= star Strong, the method act-
ing maestro who broke into show business as
a creature of New York theater, returns to the
stage for the first time in more than a decade
for playwright Amy Herzog9s adaptation of
Henrik Ibsen9s 19th-century standby. The
Emmy winner plays Thomas Stockmann, a
small-town doctor whose attempts to raise
the alarm about a local health hazard are
opposed by those in power. Michael Imperioli
also appears in the Sam Gold-directed pro-
duction, which follows in the footsteps of last
year9s Jessica Chastain-starring revival of <A
Doll9s House= 4 another Herzog-adapted
Ibsen classic. Feb. 27-June 16 at Circle in the
Square Theatre, 235 W. 50th St., New York.
anenemyofthepeopleplay.com.
Unknown Soldier
This elegiac musical, from Daniel Goldstein
and the late <Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson=
composer Michael Friedman, premiered in
2015 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in
Massachusetts before its lauded but truncated
off-Broadway production in March 2020. Trip
Cullman is back to direct the century-travers-
ing tale, in which a woman embarks on a
journey of familial discovery after finding a
photo of an anonymous soldier in her grand-
mother9s home. March 29-May 5 at Arena
Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW, Washington.
arenastage.org.
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Macbeth
Fiennes takes a crack at the throne-usurping
king in director Simon Godwin9s audacious stag-
ing of the Scottish play, which stars <Game of
Thrones= alum Indira Varma as the conniving
Lady Macbeth. The innovative production, which
has already finished runs in Liverpool and Edin-
burgh and is now onstage in London, will be
mounted not at the Shakespeare Theatre9s Har-
man Hall or Klein Theatre but at a former BET
Studios soundstage in Brentwood 4 complete
with an enveloping set design that drops theater-
goers into a contemporary war zone. April 9-May
5 at Shakespeare Theatre, 1301 W St. NE, Wash-
ington. shakespearetheatre.org.
Hair
Fresh off a triumphant revival of <Ragtime,=
which racked up 11 nominations for D.C.9s Helen
Hayes Awards, director Matthew Gardiner piv-
ots to another ambitious endeavor: Galt Mac-
Dermot, Gerome Ragni and James Rado9s rock
musical about counterculture, tribalism and
Marc Brenner
civil disobedience in 1960s America. It9s sure to
be an intriguing undertaking from a director
who has proved particularly adept at tackling
sprawling shows 4 <Into the Woods,= <Rent=
and <A Chorus Line,= among them 4 and
reimagining them for Signature9s intimate
space. April 16-July 7 at Signature Theatre, 4200
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Campbell Ave., Arlington, Va. sigtheatre.org.
Redmayne reprises his Olivier Award-win-
ning turn as the Emcee in this hyped West End
transfer, which puts an immersive twist on Joe
Metamorphoses
Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb9s hedo- Esteemed D.C. theater-maker Psalmayene
nistic depiction of Germany9s descent into 24 directs this revival of Mary Zimmerman9s
Nazism. Joining Redmayne in his return to 1996 play, which adapts Ovid9s classic poem
Broadway 4 for the first time since his into vignettes ruminating on the human
Tony-winning performance in 20109s <Red= 4 condition through the gaze of gods and mor-
is <Perry Mason= actor Gayle Rankin as eccen- tals. Although the under-renovation Folger
tric ingenue Sally Bowles (stepping in for welcomed back audiences to its Elizabethan
Jessie Buckley, who played the role in Lon- Theatre in November, this production will
don). The stacked cast also features stage coincide with the June reopening of the rest of
stalwart Bebe Neuwirth as the jaded Fraulein the Capitol Hill facility 4 including an exhibi-
Schneider. Begins April 1 at the August Wilson tion hall publicly showcasing the library9s 82
Theatre, 245 W. 52nd St., New York. volumes of Shakespeare9s First Folios for the
kitkat.club/cabaret-broadway. first time. May 7-June 16 at Folger Theatre, 201
E. Capitol St. SE, Washington. folger.edu.
Uncle Vanya
Carell makes his Broadway debut in a new
Topdog/Underdog
translation of the Anton Chekhov staple, cour- Jamil Jude, the artistic director of Kenny
tesy of <What the Constitution Means to Me= Leon9s True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, helms a
playwright Heidi Schrek. Carell plays Vanya, a revival of Suzan-Lori Parks9s modern classic,
bitter man wrestling with regret while oversee- which follows a pair of African American broth-
ing his brother-in-law9s estate, in a cast that ers grappling with familial strife, socioeconomic
also includes Alison Pill, Anika Noni Rose, entrapment and hopeless aspiration. The sear-
William Jackson Harper, Jayne Houdyshell and ing, Pulitzer-winning two-hander is having a
Alfred Molina. Lila Neugebauer, the director moment of renewed appreciation: A Broadway
behind the blazing, Sarah Paulson-starring staging starring Corey Hawkins and Yahya Ab-
staging of <Appropriate= on Broadway through dul-Mateen II claimed last year9s Tony for best
June 23, helms this production as well. April revival of a play. May 29-June 23 at Round House
2-June 16 at Lincoln Center9s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 4545 East-West Hwy., Bethesda, Md.
Theater, 150 W. 65th St., New York. lct.org. roundhousetheatre.org
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FLUTE
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BASED ON THE OPERA BY MOZART
Produced in association with Goodman Theatre
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brittany Diliberto

Synetic gears up its riveting

revival of 8Romeo & Juliet9
I
BY R EBECCA t9s often said that successful rela-
R ITZEL tionships are all about timing, and
Synetic theater9s propulsive pro-
duction of Shakespeare9s <Romeo
and Juliet= is entirely built upon that
principle. the fair Verona where the
troupe convenes is styled as the inner
workings of a clock, with a giant pendu-
lum swinging from the rafters and a
gaggle of oversize gears, made
from foam but painted to re- theater
semble tarnished brass, scat-
tered across the stage. Wielded by cast
members, the cogs become shields, re-
volving doors and spinning wheels of fate.
the star-crossed lovers may be
trapped in a metaphor they can9t escape,
but audiences are lucky to be stuck in a
theater for 85 intermission-less minutes.
Synetic9s original 2008 production of
<Romeo & Juliet= elevated the young
The cast of company from local oddity to Washing-
post-Soviet poverty and unrest. She was a
dancer, trained by the same academy
that turns out star ballerinas; he was
already established in eastern european
movement theater, which combines
movement with acting, music and mime.
Since 2002, the company has mounted
more than 90 shows, almost all adapted
from stories in the public domain. a few
feature dialogue, some have
review voice-over narration, many
have no words at all.
traditional theater troupes bring in
new creative teams and concepts each
time they revisit a classic. Synetic9s prac-
tice is more in step with ballet companies
that pull the same sets and costumes out
of storage, banking on nostalgia and
casting changes to bring audiences back.
Synetic9s seamless and searing <Ro-
meo & Juliet= should do just that, espe-
cially as it9s unclear where the company

BEGINS MAR 13
BY BRYNA TURNER Synetic Theater9s ton treasure. co-founders paata and iri- will perform next. JBg Smith, the Bethes-
DIRECTED BY TOM STORY <Romeo and na tsikurishvili immigrated to the unit- da-based mega developer, is not renew-
Juliet.= ed States from georgia in 1995, fleeing continued on next page

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ing synetic9s lease when it expires april

30, the theater company says, and <ro-
meo & Juliet= will be its last production
in the former Crystal City movie theater
that9s been its home for 15 years. a
representative for JBg smith said the
company has no comment on the thea-
ter9s account or its plans for the space.
synetic9s plan, executive director Ben
Cunis says, is to become <semi-itinerant.=
The company is inking deals to share
other Washington-area arts spaces, in-
cluding some that have reduced pro-
graming since the pandemic. However,
synetic will still need a dance studio
where it can rehearse its movement-in-
tense shows and offer year-round teen
programming as well as summer camps
for kids.
several former teen company mem-
bers are onstage in <romeo & Juliet,=
including irina Kavsadze, who has grown
into a graceful and expressive leading
lady. The original couple, Cunis and
Courtney pauroso, played up the lovers9
headlong rush, while Kavsadze and her
romeo, Zana gankhuyag, opt for ele-
gance. <Love is a smoke made from the
fumes of sighs,= romeo says in fully
staged versions of the play, while synetic
emphasizes the line with an onstage fog
machine and romantic duets.
irakli Kavsadze (irina9s father), repris-
es his role as the loving, morally conflict-
ed friar Lawrence, who, in synetic9s
production, also takes on functions of the
prince, apothecary and father figure for
romeo. more than some of synetic9s
other wordless shakespeare adaptations,
<romeo & Juliet= assumes audiences
have knowledge of the plot. There9s little
indication, for example, that romeo is
banished for killing Tybalt, or that Juliet
gulps a sleeping draft.
The trade-off is vigorous combat, an
enviable masquerade ball and a sex scene
that9s been seared on my retinas for
sixteen years. ensemble members hold a
sheet in front of the lovers, while others
illuminate their bodies by flashlight.
What audiences see are silhouettes en-
gaged in a shadow play of entwined
hands and arched backs, sensual but not
X-rated.
Note that synetic9s shows are often
appropriate for adolescents who would
balk at two hours of shakespearean
dialogue. That9s true of <romeo & Juliet=
with one exception: The nurse (Janine
Baumgardner) is portrayed as a no-non-
sense lady-in-waiting rather than an in-
dulgent nanny. Baumgardner is fabulous,
but while on her message-delivering mis-
sion to romeo, she is forcibly kissed by
Jennifer Bartlett
In and Out
of the Garden
Through April 30, 2024
Dive into the light
and color of France
brittany Diliberto
mercutio and one of his pals. synetic Irina Kavsadze
would be wise to tone this down; Baum- and Zana
gardner seizes her girl power moment, Gankhuyag
but it is 2024, and most audience mem- deliver an elegant
bers recognize unwanted kissing as sex- interpretation of
ual assault. a little ribald teasing would the titular couple March 2-June 2, 2024
be plenty to incite the rough-and-tumble in Synetic
street fight that proceeds romeo and Theater's
Juliet9s clandestine exchange of vows. <Romeo &
The clock ticks toward tragedy once Juliet.=
the couple weds, propelled by a score
from Konstantine Lortkipanidze. His
music mixes radiohead-esque rock with
arvo pärt-inspired classical minimalism.
There9s no prince to announce <all are
Up Close with
punished= when romeo and Juliet are
found dead in the Capulet crypt. instead, Paul Cezanne
a percussive heartbeat goes silent like a
vital signs machine fading out. fans have
to hope that synetic Theater, unlike the
doomed lovers, will rise again someday
soon.
April 17-July 14, 2024
Romeo & Juliet, adapted from William
Shakespeare by nathan Weinberger. Directed
by Paata tsikurishvili and choreographed by
irina tsikurishvili. original music and sound
design, Konstantine lortkipanidze; scenic
designs, Phil Charlwood; remount costumes, Visit Today!
alexa Cassandra Duimstra; lighting, brian S.
allard; additional sound design and PhillipsCollection.org
engineering, Paata tsikurishvili and brandon
Cook. about 85 minutes. through March 24
at Synetic theater, 1800 S. bell St., arlington.
Jennifer Bartlet, Pool (detail), 1983, Oil on canvas, 84 x 140 in., Private Collection © Jennifer Bartlet. Courtesy Locks Gallery, Philadelphia
synetictheater.org.
and The Jennifer Bartlet 2013 Trust; Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room on the Garden, 1935, Oil on canvas, 50 x 53 1/4 in., Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By giv © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris;
Paul Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1886-87, Oil on canvas, 23 ½ x 28 ½ in., The Phillips Collection, Acquired 1925
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Dive into the thrilling challenges

of these ambitious exhibits
BY S EBASTIAN S MEE
illuSTraTion by Shira inbar for The WaShingTon PoST

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Brilliant Exiles: American
Women in Paris 1900-1939
Just as Paris has had an enormous impact
on artists, writers, actors and dancers from
Museums spotlight photographers, other lands, so in turn have those exiles
affected Paris. <Brilliant Exiles: American
painters, weavers who imbue their Women in Paris 1900-1939= will celebrate this
reciprocity as it presents such transformative
works with wit and compassion figures as Josephine Baker, Isadora Duncan,
Anna May Wong, Loïs Mailou Jones, Edna St.
Vincent Millay, Anaïs Nin and Gertrude Stein.
April 26-Feb. 23, 2025, at the National Portrait

W
hen you know how much creativity, time,
money and high-level negotiations go into
organizing museum exhibitions 4 often
two to 10 years in the making 4 you can9t
help but marvel at how many we have
every year to choose from. America has some of the world9s
best, most ambitious and, frankly, most productive mu-
seums. ¶ This spring? It9s going to be great. Below are some
of the shows I9m most keen to see. Take your pick. But also:
Do your own research. Every museum website has an
<upcoming exhibitions= page. Mix and match, or dig into
your favorite style or period of art. Make travel plans, if need
be. Take a friend, your dad, an aunt, your anarchic little twins
4 one of whom likes drawing, the other throwing punches.
See how things go. (Or don9t risk it?) If you9ve left them at
home, find a nice place (maybe the museum cafe) where you
can retire for lunch or an early evening glass of wine. Try to
appreciate all the work and logistics that go into bringing
you so many beautiful, challenging, fascinating things to
look at, and enjoy the freedom to come and go as you please.
Matisse and the Sea
A new angle on Henri Matisse? Is that even
possible? In this case, yes. Matisse drew,
painted and made cutouts on marine themes
throughout his career. The French artist voy-
aged long distances by ship. And of course, he
loved the color blue. <Matisse and the Sea,= at
the Saint Louis Art Museum, will include
paintings, sculptures, paper cutouts, draw-
ings, prints, ceramics and textiles. If nothing
else, it9s bound to make everyone who sees it
breathe more deeply. Through May 12 at the
Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis. slam.org.
Bonnard9s Worlds
Pierre Bonnard, at his best, is hard to beat.
Intensity of color, intimacy, reverie, bliss: He
could turn colored oil paint and banal domes-
ticity into pure enchantment. A selection of the
Frenchman9s finest works is coming to the
<Momme= (2008) is part of the <LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity=
exhibition on display starting in May at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
nation9s capital this spring. The exhibition,
<Bonnard9s Worlds,= was organized by the
Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, where it
showed last year. March 2-June 2 at the Phillips
Collection, Washington. phillipscollection.org.
Marisol: A Retrospective
Marisol, one of the most fascinating artists
of the 1960s, is enjoying a revival. People are
discovering that the Venezuelan American
artist (born María Sol Escobar) made power-
ful work (mostly wooden sculptures, but also
drawings and installations) before and well
after the decade with which she9s mostly
associated. This major retrospective, which
opened in Montreal and will also travel to
Buffalo and Dallas, reveals the psychological
depth and compassion beneath Marisol9s
cool and witty veneer. March 2-June 2 at the
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo. toledo
museum.org.
Woven Histories: Textiles and
Modern Abstraction
Most of what we wear, and much else
besides, is woven. <Woven Histories: Textiles
and Modern Abstraction= will display more
than 160 paintings, weavings, basketry, net-
ting, knotting and knitting to show how these
latoya ruby Frazier/gladstone gallery
woven items are intricately connected to
modern art and to 20th-century society and
politics. March 17-July 28 at the National
Gallery of Art, Washington. nga.gov.
Käthe Kollwitz
With unrivaled expressive force, the great
German artist Käthe Kollwitz depicted suffer-
ing, love and despair. <Käthe Kollwitz= will
include drawings, prints and sculptures that
give voice to the working poor, children and
women, all of them animated by fierce com-
passion. March 31-July 20 at the Museum of
Modern Art, New York. moma.org.
Nicole Eisenman:
What Happened
<What Happened= is just the right subtitle
for this first serious survey of the work of
Nicole Eisenman. Based in Brooklyn, Eisen-
man is a poet of the absurd, the inexplicable,
the dislocated, the dismayed. The French-
born artist9s paintings, prints, sculptures and
installations are witty and heartfelt respons-
es to the ways in which personal and social
life are ineluctably entangled with 4 and
oftentimes stunned by 4 politics in the 21st
century. April 9-Sept. 22 at the Museum of
Contemporary Art, Chicago. mcachicago.org.
Gallery, Washington. npg.si.edu.
LaToya Ruby Frazier:
Monuments of Solidarity
The great contribution of the American pho-
tographer and activist LaToya Ruby Frazier has
been to blast holes in the wall separating the art
world from the plights of ordinary people.
<LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidari-
ty= will present an overview of her career so far.
A champion of the dispossessed, the overlooked
and the factored-out, Frazier uses old formats
(the photo essay, the monument) to pit herself
and her often-heroic subjects against historical
amnesia. May 12-Sept. 7 at the Museum of
Modern Art, New York. moma.org.
Dario Robleto: The Signal
For years, Dario Robleto has been obsessed
with the Golden Record, the gold-plated pho-
nograph disc containing sounds and images
selected by a team at NASA to portray life on
Earth to extraterrestrials. For many years, the
American artist has been examining the Gold-
en Record in films, sculptures and works on
paper that are hilarious, haunting and bril-
liantly inventive. <Dario Robleto: The Signal=
will present the artist9s meditations on this
unique object, which is hurtling through
space on the twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
May 12-Oct. 27 at the Amon Carter Museum of
American Art, Fort Worth. cartermuseum.org.
OSGEMEOS: Endless Story
Identical twins Gustavo and Otavio Pan-
dolfo, known as OSGEMEOS (Portuguese for
<the twins=), have been amazing street-art
audiences and charming museum-goers for
more than 20 years. <OSGEMEOS: Endless
Story,= at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculp-
ture Garden, will present an overview of the
Brazilian duo9s career in a year-long exhibition
of more than 1,000 works. It will include an
immersive installation dedicated to <Tritrez,=
a mystical universe the artists invented as
children that they continue to populate with
their signature small-bodied, large-headed
figures. May 24-July 6, 2025, at the Hirshhorn
Museum and Sculpture Garden.
hirshhorn.si.edu.

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Eerie prints and ominous sculpture hint at ecological ruin

BY M ARK J ENKINS

The world is almost entirely

black and white in <After
Thought 4 emotional
Landscapes,= a three-artist show
at Washington Printmakers
Gallery. But not all that black is
ink. erin owen9s <Dreams of
Glacier national Park=
haphazardly piles greenish glass
balls, partly filled with crude oil,
atop crisscrossed wooden
dowels. Those rods can be
removed, potentially sending the
spheres to tumble, crack open
and spill their messy black
contents.
The oklahoma-based artist9s
work, the exhibition9s
centerpiece, is an
environmentally minded update
of the vintage children9s game
KerPlunk. It9s also one of the
show9s most explicit ecological
statements, and a rare example
of sculpture on display at a
gallery that specializes in works
on paper.
The other two contributors,
William Demaria and oliver
stern, make starkly handsome
landscape prints, some realistic
and others partly abstracted.
The artists use etching and other
techniques to craft pictures that
contrast hard and seemingly soft
forms. Demaria, a Baltimorean,
produces some of the more
literal images, but also stripped
renderings of natural features
whose haziness (according to
two of the titles) is meant to
evoke distant memories. stern,
who works in Upstate new York,
depicts cracks, paths and
openings. some of these features
appear monumental, while
others could be microscopic.
In addition to a second
sculptural work that features oil-
filled glass spheres, owen offers
a single print, the only one in the
show that9s not monochromatic.
erin Owen <Free enterprise= is a toylike
<Free Enterprise,= a woodcut by Erin Owen, shows fires raging in a toylike small town. Owen9s work is on display at the Washington Printmakers Gallery through Feb. 25. see GallEriEs on E13

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small-town cityscape in which
both buildings and foliage burn
with red-orange flames. After
the oil spill comes the
conflagration.
William Demaria, Erin Owen and
Oliver Stern: After thought 4
Emotional Landscapes through feb.
25 at washington Printmakers
gallery, 1675 wisconsin Ave. nw.
washingtonprintmakers.com. 202-
669-1497.
Dupont & Mullins
In previous appearances at
Adah rose Gallery, Brian
Dupont has shown abstract
paintings characterized by an
industrial feel and the use of
stenciled lettering. His work in
<of Homage or of Hope,= a two-
person show, is a significant
departure from his earlier
output. The New York artist has
recently produced a series of
<Annotations,= mixed-media
pictures on paper that feature
handwritten excerpts from the
writings of Herman melville and
Walt Whitman.
The drawing-paintings are
smudged, layered and
apparently improvisational. Yet
they take cues from both the
content and form of the books
that inspired them. The green in
one picture is derived from the
color of the binding of the
original edition of <Leaves of
Grass,= and the oceanic blues in
another piece are arrayed at
levels derived from individual
chapters of <moby-Dick.= one of
the few pictures to include
stenciled text drops the word
<plumb= vertically into the
composition as if the letters
themselves constitute a plumb
line dropped into water to
measure its depth. Dupont9s art
is idiosyncratic, yet tethered to a
wider world of fact and fiction.
The show9s other artist,
Nathan mullins, is almost a
realist painter. His vignettes of
everyday life are easily
recognizable, yet flattened and
stylized in ways that make them
seem slightly eerie. While the
three figures in <Friends on Fair
Ground Fence= look ordinary,
they9re arranged to appear more
as formal elements than
everyday people. The mississippi
artist also occasionally
introduces surrealistic elements,
such as the large creature that
floats above a reclining nude
woman in <Dream of the Big
Fish.= mullins depicts the
commonplace in a manner that
allows reveries to sometimes
seep in.
Brian Dupont and Nathan Mullins:
Of Homage or of Hope through
March 1 at Adah Rose gallery, 3766
howard Ave., Kensington.
adahrosegallery.com. 301-922-0162.
Natural Blue
The ocean is both threatened
and threatening in <Natural
Blue,= a King Street Gallery show
that showcases four visual
artists, one of whom pairs her
work with a colleague9s verse.
The contributors suggest the
qualities of water with paint, ink
and wood, or simply with light.
Among local artist ruth
Lozner9s entries are frameworks
of model houses, made of
painted wood raised on stilts as
if in preparation for a great
flood. meredith Starr makes
blueprint-like cyanotypes whose
stark imagery complements
poems by Sarah Kain Gutowski,
a fellow New York area resident,
who writes about nature9s harsh
beauty.
Also featured are local artist
Jacqui Crocetta9s pretty but
ominous paintings of beaches
and tidal pools contaminated by
stray plastic, which are often
painted on actual plastic (from
the same series recently shown
at the mcLean Project for the
Arts).
The most ethereal works are
meredith Leich9s videos, filmed
on sea- and ice-forged locations
in Iceland, Alaska and a small
massachusetts island that may be
submerged by a rising ocean. The
Boston artist projects patterns on
boulders or a large boat propeller,
using stop-action animation to
suggest aquatic currents or
glacial movements. Leich9s
creations are delicately beautiful,
but they warn of such perils as
the slowing of the Gulf Stream
and the disappearance of
glaciers.
Natural Bluethrough March 1 at
King street gallery, Montgomery
LEEAnnA EARP/MontgoMERy CoLLEgE, VisuAL And PERfoRMing ARts dEPARtMEnt
CLOCKWISE of British artist David Nash9s
FROM TOP:
College, 930 King st., silver spring;
bit.ly/MC-VPA. 240-567-5821. charcoal drawing of his
<Faraway monumental charred-wood
Memories 13,= by Celebrating 45 Years sculpture, a rendering contained
William Demaria. by a frame that9s also blackened
<Rhino,= by Fifo of Robert Brown wood.
Stricker. Multiple Gallery Brown regulars will expect,
parts of the correctly, to see distinctive prints
<Natural Blue= In 1981, robert Brown moved by South Africa9s William
installation at King his three-year-old gallery from Kentridge and russia9s oleg
Street Gallery. New York to Washington, Kudryashov. other highlights
<Afternoon beginning his D.C. run with a are painstakingly intricate
Window With show by Swiss artist Fifo drawings and prints by Linn
Candles and Stricker. Two of Stricker9s meyers (abstract) and Ben
Hanging Plants,= by whimsical pictures of animals Tolman (surrealistic), and Frank
Nathan Mullins. who partly merge with Stewart9s photo of jazz pianist
inanimate objects are included Ahmad Jamal with an intent
in <45 Years,= the anniversary expression and his keyboard
tribute to Brown9s career at what reflected in his glasses. The
is now Gallery Neptune & detail is exquisite, yet not
Brown. surprising at a gallery that has
The venue, a collaboration long presented art of exceptional
with Brown9s spouse, Christine precision.
Neptune, often exhibits prints
and drawings, but this show also Celebrating 45 Years of Robert
encompasses paintings, Brown Gallerythrough March 2 at
photographs and sculptures. gallery neptune & Brown, 1530 14th
Sometimes a work on paper can st. nw. galleryneptunebrown.com.
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critic9s notebook
Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz
enlist some big names
for 8Giants9 Exhibition
BY S EBASTIAN S MEE
C
ute story: The rapper and record
producer Swizz Beatz (a.k.a. Kasseem
Dean) was late for a date with Alicia
Keys. Sitting waiting at the agreed
rendezvous, Keys wasn9t happy.
Let me just say that at this point in the story,
I9m not happy either. Who would be stupid
enough to be late for a date with Alicia Keys?
When he finally arrived, Beatz presented
Keys with a bag containing some expensive
glass. Still annoyed, she deliberately showed
more interest in the bag than what it con-
tained. After sharing a meal, they left the
venue, and it was only at this point 4 ta-da! 4
that Keys understood.
So keen, it turns out, had Beatz been to
make a fine impression that he had made a
painting for her, found it was too big to fit in
the car, eventually secured it to the top and
had it waiting for her when they came out. It
showed piano keys with paintbrushes on top,
an attempt to represent her as a musician and
him as a painter (he has always loved art).
<So he wasn9t really late,= concluded Keys.
<He was doing something sweet.=
I told you: cute. This story is told 4 with
charm and understatement 4 by the couple in
a video playing in the final gallery of <Giants:
Art From the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz
and Alicia Keys= at the Brooklyn Museum.
By the time I sat down to watch it, I was sold
on the show 4 and I think you9ll like it too.
There are lots of big names, including
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Nick Cave, Henry Tay-
lor, Deana Lawson, Mickalene Thomas, Ke-
hinde Wiley and Gordon Parks. But there are
also artists you9re less likely to know. Almost
all the artists are people of color, but they9re
not all American; others are from Africa,
Europe and the Caribbean. There9s a bias
toward living artists 4 although the show also
has a historical dimension 4 and toward
figurative art, particularly portraiture 4 al-
though there are also some abstract paintings
and sculptures.
<Every person [in this show] & is just like
you and I,= says Keys in the video interview.
<We want you to see that you are also a giant.
That you are special, incredible, unique.=
Collectors obviously stand to gain from
having their works hung together in mu-
seums. Museums can gain too. But none of
this is new, and similar arrangements occur
all the time at America9s major museums.
Swizz Beatz was on the board at the Brooklyn
Museum until last year; he stepped down to
avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
I9m fine with all that. Nor am I profoundly
disturbed by the Brooklyn Museum9s recent
obsession with the drawing power of celebri-
ties, from Hannah Gadsby to Spike Lee and
Paul McCartney. Like Swizz Beatz and Keys,
these people are all creative in different fields
and the idea, presumably, is to break down
barriers around art. Meanwhile, the museum
can step outside the mainstream: Right now,
for instance, it has mounted <Copy Machine
Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines,= an edgy
survey of the past half-century of countercul-
tural zines.
<Giants= is not one of those collection
shows in which everything is strenuously
blue-chip 4 where you can imagine the
obsessive collector (whose art adviser fees and
deep cash outlays have finally been validated
by a museum) responding to a fellow titan of
business mentioning his own forays into art
collecting with thin-lipped, how-nice-for-you
condescension.
No, this is a collection show that9s relaxed.
It9s open-armed. It has some very fine work in
it. It also has some duds. But somehow, that
doesn9t matter. As you walk around the
exhibition, you9re made to sense instead what
must be a big part of the appeal of collecting
work by one9s contemporaries: The process is
intimate. You become friends with the artists.
Your collecting leads to the formation of an ad
hoc, mutually supportive community, a fam-
ily. What9s more, it9s speculative 4 not in the
mercenary sense but in the sense that you9re
experimenting, following your instinct, devel-
oping your own taste, not emulating others.
So of course there are going to be duds. The
best work might not always be available, for
starters. But there9s a deeper dimension to it:
When you understand that creativity is a
process in need of support (as Keys and Beatz
surely do), you want to provide it, regardless
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys attend the opening of <Giants: Art
From the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys= at the
Brooklyn Museum earlier this month.
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of whether every single thing you acquire is
museum-worthy. (Is every single or album or
performance by Keys or Swizz Beatz a total
success? Of course not, and they get that.)
So that9s what I enjoyed about this show: its
big-hearted vibe, its generous spirit. The
atmosphere is reinforced by a sprinkling of
sofas for visitors to kick back in and by Bang &
Olufsen speakers emitting a Marvin Gaye-
heavy playlist compiled by Swizz Beatz.
The good stuff ? I love Jamel Shabazz, the
longtime Brooklyn-based photographer. The
selection of his work here reveals his dashing
eye for color, for unusual and telling physical
poses, and for amusing group dynamics. For
instance, in <Fly Girl, Brownsville, Brooklyn,=
1980, the tilted torso of the coy, grinning girl
in the white shirt and bright-red skirt, which
she spreads wide with her pocketed hands,
causes her head to intersect with a maroon-
colored car in the background. A diagonal
white line on the road, meanwhile, aligns
with her raised right shoulder. Color, contrast
and geometry all unify the picture, but the
result is not austere or mathematical: It9s
simply gorgeous.
I also loved photographs by Mali9s Malick
Sidibé, Burkina Faso9s Sanlé Sory, and Ameri-
cans Parks, Kwame Braithwaite and Lawson.
Two works from the beginning and end of
the career of Ernie Barnes (1938-2009), an
artist who grew up in segregated North
Carolina, were also engrossing. The Deans
befriended Barnes and championed his work.
His unfinished, large-scale charcoal drawing,
<Study for 8Spoken Word,9= is riveting: It shows
a woman reading poetry against a backdrop of
bookshelves. Disembodied hands emerge
from the shelves, making gestures of praise.
Stenciled over the lower part of Barnes9s
drawing are the names of six Black writers.
One of them, Langston Hughes, is also the
focus of the small Basquiat work in the
collection.
Other highlights, for me (your list will be
different), are the surprisingly sweet land-
scapes of Barkley L. Hendricks, an artist
better known for his portraits, and abstract
works, charged with conceptual content, by
Esther Mahlangu, Odili Donald Odita and
Hank Willis Thomas.
I adored, too, Cave9s <Soundsuit= and his
wall sculpture, titled <Tondo,= and Taylor9s
painting <Cornerstone,= which shows a Black
man against a green landscape. The man
holds a yellow sign that reads <FOOD.= Taylor,
the subject of a recent retrospective at the
Whitney Museum of American Art, has a
knack of combining incredible directness
with tender reticence.
I9ve said before that I9m no fan of Kehinde
Wiley, whose work forms part of the origin
story of the Dean collection. There are two
Wiley portraits of Keys and Swizz Beatz at the
start of the show and a massive Wiley painting
of a reclining youth in its largest gallery. For
me, they9re formulaic, conceptually fatigued.
But no matter: The same large gallery
contains a superb 4 and surprising 4 Arthur
Jafa sculpture, two arresting pendant por-
traits of Baltimore youths on dirt bikes, and a
superb, multi-panel painting, <Catfish,= by
Nina Chanel Abney. Calling to mind Henri
Matisse9s <Bathers by a River,= Abney9s paint-
ing electrifies the geometric severity and
pressurized introversion of that painting with
the explosive, syncopated energy of hip-hop
and the danger of online sex and deceit.
One long room is taken up with a remark-
able, multi-panel figurative painting by Me-
leko Mokgosi. It9s a slice-of-society mural that
touches on colonial history, political enfran-
chisement, nationalism and private life. It will
start great conversations about whether it
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succeeds or fails. I came away persuaded.
Less impressive, to me, were the works of
Titus Kaphar (arch), Tschabalala Self (unre-
solved) and Derrick Adams (dull). But I9ve
seen good things by those artists too. And,
again, what I like about this show and love
about this collection is the way, even in the
formalized context of a museum presentation,
it feels open to failure, adjustment and im-
provement.
It has, in other words, a pulse.
Giants: Art From the Dean collection of swizz
beatz and Alicia keys Through July 7 at the
Brooklyn museum. brooklynmuseum.org.
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<Deliverance,= 2022. Kehinde Wiley,
<Femme piquée par un serpent,= 2008.
Barkley L. Hendricks, <Fort Charles
Crocodile,= 1998. Kwame Brathwaite.
<Untitled (Model Who Embraced Natural
Hairstyles at AJASS Photoshoot),= circa
1970. Odili Donald Odita, <Place," 2018.
Gordon Parks, <Untitled, Miami, Florida,=
1966.

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Fall9s strike put shows on hold, most exclusive club. Working in her favor are a
comatose mother-in-law (Carol Burnett), a
but these buzzy, starry new hippie feminist trying to raise her conscious-
ness (Laura Dern) and a gay shopkeeper
miniseries are worth the wait (Dominic Burgess). Those against her include
the doyennes of the Palm Royale, played by
Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb and the incompa-
rable Julia Duffy. And one waiter (Ricky

I
t turns out a fall TV strike makes for a very lush TV
spring. ¶ A number of shows originally slated for
this past fall are finally airing, such as Donald Glover9s
<Mr. and Mrs. Smith,= a wryly unglamorous riff on the
2005 film. Co-starring Maya Erskine and featuring
guest stars including John Turturro, Parker Posey and
Michaela Coel, all eight episodes dropped on Prime Video on
Feb. 2. Other delayed shows include Season 3 of ABC9s
<Abbott Elementary= (Feb. 7) and Season 6 of CBS9s <The
Conners= (Feb. 7), which (rumor has it) may not be ending
after all. Also back from the maybe-dead: musical comedy
<Girls5eva= (originally a Peacock production), a third season
of which will air on Netflix on March 14. ¶ Series that are
ending this spring include Max9s <Curb Your Enthusiasm=
(the 12th season started Feb. 4) and CBS9s <Young Sheldon,=
which begins its seventh and final season Feb. 15.
Kristen Wiig as the social-climbing Maxine in <Palm Royale= on Apple TV Plus. The
series also stars Carol Burnett, Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Ricky Martin.
The New Look
The Nazis in German-occupied Paris want
pretty gowns for their girlfriends. You can
experience World War II through the lens of
couture designers Christian Dior and Coco
Chanel in Todd Kessler9s curious series inves-
tigating how two fashion pioneers navigated
the period9s moral hazards and practical traps.
APPle TV Plus
Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks) that it9s only
10 episodes long. Starring Cosmo Jarvis as
English pilot John Blackthorne (whose journey
from outsider to samurai the series tracks),
Hiroyuki Sanada as Lord Yoshii Toranaga and
Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko, the series 4
boasting a formidably deep bench of Japanese
actors 4 looks hard to resist. Feb. 27, FX
Martin). March 20, Apple TV Plus
The Girls on the Bus
Based on a chapter from Amy Chozick9s
book <Chasing Hillary,= this comedy about
journalists on the campaign trail follows Sadie
McCarthy (Melissa Benoist), a reporter whose
intense breakdown when her preferred candi-
date lost made her a meme and a laughing-
stock. Determined to try again, she9s told to
cover a presidential candidate on the road.
Also on the campaign bus are the people she9ll
be competing with for stories: a cynical
political reporter (Carla Gugino), a Black
reporter for a conservative network (Christina
Elmore), and a TikTok influencer with no
journalistic scruples and a massive following
(Natasha Behnam). March TBA, Max
Ripley
There9s a new talented Mr. Ripley, and it9s
Andrew Scott, the priest from <Fleabag=! Also

But the biggest story of the season is its

bumper crop of star-studded miniseries. Those
already in progress include Jodie Foster in
Max9s <True Detective: Night Country,= Mandy
Patinkin in Hulu9s <Death and Other Details,=
Austin Butler in Apple TV Plus9s <Masters of the
Air,= Tom Hollander in FX9s <Feud: Capote vs.
the Swans,= Sofia Vergara as Colombian drug
lord Griselda Blanco in Netflix9s <Griselda= and
Clive Owen in AMC9s <Monsieur Spade.= Nicole
Kidman headlines Lulu Wang9s <Expats,= a
Prime Video miniseries following three Ameri-
can women living in Hong Kong, along with
Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo.
Forthcoming limited series include Starz9s
<Mary and George= (April 5,) starring Julianne
Moore and Nicholas Galitzine as a mother-son
pair conspiring to seduce King James I;
Peacock9s <Apples Never Fall= (March 14), in
which Annette Bening plays a mom who
disappears; Alexander Woo and <Game of
Thrones= duo David Benioff and D.B. Weiss9s
adaptation of <The 3 Body Problem= (March 21
on Netflix); and a Max production based on
Viet Thanh Nguyen9s <The Sympathizer,= fea-
turing Hoa Xuande, Sandra Oh and Robert
Downey Jr. (date TBA). Hulu9s <We Were the
Lucky Ones,= an adaptation of the Georgia
Hunter novel, follows a Jewish family separat-
ed during World War II (March 28).
Here9s a closer look at 10 of the big, buzzy,
mostly <limited= shows coming your way this
spring.
Juliette Binoche stars as Chanel, Ben Mendel-
sohn as Dior, and Maisie Williams as Cather-
ine Dior, his sister. John Malkovich plays
Lucien Lelong, and a messy Emily Mortimer
steals the show as Chanel frenemy Elsa Lom-
bardi (an upper-crust Brit who married a
member of the Italian fascist party and even-
tually denounced Chanel as a Nazi collabora-
tor). Feb. 14, Apple TV Plus
Constellation
Noomi Rapace plays Jo, an astronaut on a
long mission aboard the International Space
Station that gets cut short when the corpse of a
female cosmonaut smashes into some vital
equipment, causing catastrophic damage. She
makes it back to Earth to find parts of her life
missing or different, including her relation-
ship with her husband (James D9Arcy) and her
10-year-old daughter. Jonathan Banks plays
an older ex-astronaut suffering from similar
gaps. Three episodes in, this disconcerting
sci-fi series about the observer effect might be
as eerie a fable about parenthood as <The
Changeling.= Feb. 21, Apple TV Plus
Shogun
The first draft of <Shogun,= James Clavell9s
1975 novel set during an explosive moment of
transition in feudal Japan, was 2,300 pages
long. It9s a testament to the ambition and
density of this FX adaptation (helmed by
Elsbeth
A spinoff of a spinoff is hard to get excited
about, but <Elsbeth= creators Michelle and
Robert King, who made <The Good Wife= and
spinoff <The Good Fight,= have a solid track
record. And Elsbeth Tascioni 4 the sunny,
eccentric attorney played by Carrie Preston in
both series 4 might be their finest joint
creation. Still set in the King universe (the
pilot mentions <Good Wife= character Cary
Agos), <Elsbeth= has Tascioni relocating from
Chicago to New York, where she9s observing
the NYPD as part of a consent decree. And
(you guessed it) solving crimes. Feb. 29, CBS
The Regime
Not much is known yet about this peculiar
and stylish production except that showrun-
ner Will Tracy, one of the writers for <Succes-
sion,= has Kate Winslet playing some kind of
(modern) mad king. Set in a fictional country
in Central Europe at a moment of institutional
collapse, the six-episode satire also stars An-
drea Riseborough, Hugh Grant, Martha Plimp-
ton and Matthias Schoenaerts. March 3, Max
Palm Royale
This period comedy set in 1969 chronicles
the misadventures of a sunny, social-climbing
grifter (Kristin Wiig) as she tries to penetrate
the sacred walls of Palm Springs9 wealthiest,
starring Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood
and Johnnie Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf, this
eight-episode limited series about Patricia
Highsmith9s obsessive grifter is written, di-
rected and executive-produced by Steve Zail-
lian. April 4, Netflix
Manhunt
In the wake of Abraham Lincoln9s assassina-
tion, Edwin Stanton (Tobias Menzies), his secre-
tary of war, spearheads the search for his
assassin, actor John Wilkes Booth (Anthony
Boyle). The slightly unstable tone of this histori-
cal thriller may be an artifact of the James L.
Swanson book on which it9s based (which
packages the historical events into a kind of
action-adventure). Combining period costumes
with unabashedly modern dialogue (including
plenty of swearing), the series features Patton
Oswalt, Matt Walsh and Lovie Simone. Also Lili
Taylor portraying a lively and intemperate Mary
Todd Lincoln. March 15, Apple TV Plus
Jerrod
Jerrod Carmichael9s comedy special
<Rothaniel= was a stunning capstone to 4 and
revision of 4 some of his previous specials. On
the strength of these and his two 2019 docu-
mentaries, <Home Videos= and <Sermon on
the Mount,= Max has greenlighted an autobio-
graphical <comedy docuseries= by the comedi-
an and filmmaker. I can9t wait. TBA, Max

A MUSICAL SPRING AT SIGNATURE

Immerse yourself in the Center9s two exhibition hangars

PRIVATE JONES
filled with nearly 200 aircraft, Space Shuttle Discovery,
satellites, rockets, and more. Enjoy free guided tours,
An exhilarating musical adventure films on the Airbus IMAX Theater9s six-story screen,
about a deaf soldier in World War I flight simulators, and so much more.
NOW THROUGH MARCH 10
Free admission; entry passes NOT required
If we are going to talk about the Trojan War, we need a drink Parking $15, free for vehicles entering after 4 pm

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Silver Line to Innovation Center,
A witty musical then Fairfax Connector 983
MARCH 5 3 APRIL 21
Let the Sunshine In

The rock musical

APRIL 16 3 JULY 7

A father and son take parallel journeys across America

35 years apart blurring time and the distance between
them in this beautiful folk-inspired musical

where the mountain meets the sea

MAY 21 3 JULY 7

See the first eight of our new galleries, take in a

Planetarium show, or enjoy some of our engaging
public programs. The Museum is currently in the midst
of a large-scale, multi-year renovation. More new
galleries will be unveiled over the next few years.
Free admission; timed-entry passes required
Reserve at airandspace.si.edu.

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Spring Arts Preview

The upcoming classical season

can barely contain itself
BY M ICHAEL A NDOR B RODEUR
illustration by shira inbar for the washington post

SONS OF THE PIONEERS

Romantic Classics. Living Composers.

Indian Classical Music. TEELIN IRISH DANCE:
CELTIC JOURNEY
Bach Reimagined. SATURDAY, MAR 16 " 7:00 PM

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

COMING SONS OF THE PIONEERS
SUNDAY, MAR 17 " 3:00 PM

THE YOUNG DUBLINERS

with Chief Conductor Lahav Shani,
feat. pianist Daniil Trifonov
March 11 / Kennedy Center Concert Hall

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

SOON FRIDAY, MAR 22 " 8:00 PM

ANIMANIACS IN CONCERT
STARRING ROB PAULSEN, MAURICE
LAMARCHE AND RANDY ROGEL
with Chief Conductor Sir Simon Rattle, SATURDAY, MAR 23 " 8:00 PM
feat. bass-baritone Lester Lynch
April 30 / Kennedy Center Concert Hall LEAHY
Zakir Hussain, tabla MONDAY, APRIL 15 " 8:00 PM
with Debopriya Chatterjee, bansuri,
and Sabir Khan, sarangi STEP AFRIKA!
March 20 / Sixth & I FRIDAY, APRIL 26 " 8:00 PM

Beatrice Rana, piano

Feb. 26 / Kennedy Center Terrace Theater BUY TICKETS
Alisa Weilerstein, cello TODAY! ANIMANIACS
April 6 / Kennedy Center Terrace Theater IN CONCERT

Rachel Barton Pine, violin

April 19 / Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

Anna Geniushene, piano

April 27 / Kennedy Center Terrace Theater

In Memory of Isaac Stern

Evgeny Kissin, piano TEELIN IRISH DANCE:
May 11 / Kennedy Center Concert Hall CELTIC JOURNEY
Children of the Gospel Choir
June 1 / Lisner Auditorium
...AND MANY MORE!
VISIT WEINBERGCENTER.ORG FOR
A COMPLETE LISTING OF EVENTS.
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World premieres, visiting orchestras ing the U.S. premiere of <Five Muses of Dun-
huang= (May 18 and 19). I9m most looking for-
trated vision of Blanchard9s refreshingly inti-
mate score. Music Center at Strathmore,
and real superstars promise packed ward to new music director Jonathon Heyward9s
<maiden Mahler voyage= as he leads the BSO in
www.washingtonperformingarts.org

classical music schedule this spring Symphony No. 6 (March 21- 24). bsomusic.org Vocal Arts DC
Alisa Weilerstein After welcoming mezzo-soprano Raehann
Bryce-Davis in January and tenor Russell

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his spring promises to be both unseasonably
warm and unreasonably busy 4 especially with
the classical music world in such full bloom. ¶ If I
had the space, I would tell you about the packed
lineup of free concerts at the Library of Congress,
or the Philips Collection9s mostly sold-out but still live-stream-
able season of Sunday concerts, or Washington Concert
Opera9s one-off performance of Puccini9s rarely heard <La
Rondine= (April 7), or Opera Lafayette9s modern premiere of
Jean-Joseph Mouret9s 1714 opera-ballet <Les Fêtes de Thalie=
(May 3 and 4). But I simply do not! ¶ I do, however, have room
to remind you to check out or revisit my Black History Month
preview to fill up February9s remaining weeks. And below are a
mere 10 highlights of the forthcoming season. Click through,
dig deep and explore 4 there9s so much to be heard.
Fortas Chamber Concerts
Violinist Jennifer Koh is already making an
impact as the new artistic director of the Fortas
Chamber Music Concerts. This forthcoming
season welcomes a powerhouse lineup of artists
to the Kennedy Center, including Abeo Quartet
(March 6), Hub New Music and special guests
performing Carlos Simon9s <Requiem for the
Enslaved= (March 14), Catalyst Quartet (March
21), Imani Winds (April 3) and Dover Quartet
with Leif Ove Andsnes (April 23). But before all
of these, Koh herself takes the stage with com-
poser Missy Mazzoli on piano for an evening-
length exploration of Mazzoli9s music in the
intimate setting of the Kennedy Center9s Studio
K. March 1-April 23, www.kennedy-center.org
Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera rounds out its
spring season with a pair of new productions.
Jacques Offenbach9s 1868 opéra bouffe <La
Périchole= is hatched anew as <Songbird=
(March 9-23), set in Prohibition-era New Or-
leans and jazzed up with brassy new arrange-
ments. Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard sings
the title role alongside the Tony-nominated
Ramin Karimloo as Piquillo. In May, Puccini9s
<Turandot= (May 11-25) gets its own glow-up.
The new production by Francesca Zambello
begins and ends unlike any other, with a world
premiere prologue and ending furnished by
composer-playwright Christopher Tin and
playwright-screenwriter Susan Soon He Stan-
courTesy of Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard will perform
<Fire Shut Up in My Bones= at the
Music Center at Strathmore.
ton. The title role will be split between sopra-
nos Ewa Plonka and Marjorie Owens.
www.kennedy-center.org/wno/home
Incoming orchestras
Washington Performing Arts welcomes two
internationally touring orchestras to the Ken-
nedy Center Concert Hall this spring. On March
11, Lahav Shani leads the Rotterdam Philhar-
monic in a program of Arvo Pärt (<Swansong=),
Mozart (superstar Daniil Trifonov playing his
Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major) and
Prokofiev (excerpts from <Romeo and Juliet=).
And on April 30, Sir Simon Rattle makes his
first visit to D.C. in two decades with his
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. For this
performance 4 one of only four in the States 4
the orchestra will play Wagner9s <Prelude und
Liebestod= from <Tristan und Isolde,= Beetho-
ven9s Symphony No. 6 (i.e. the <Pastorale=) and
Alexander von Zemlinsky9s <Symphony Gesän-
ge,= featuring bass-baritone Lester Lynch.
www.washingtonperformingarts.org
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 8Fire Shut Up in My Bones9
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has a
lively and varied season (see: its Fusion event
April 12 combining Kendrick Lamar9s <Damn.=
with Stravinsky9s <Petrouchka=) with plenty of
highlights: BSO artist-in-residence soprano
Christine Goerke returns to the stage with con-
ductor James Conlon for a program of Schubert
and Wagner (March 1 and 2). Music Director
Laureate Marin Alsop leads a program of Simon,
Ives and Rachmaninoff (April 26 and 28). And
composer Tan Dun conducts an evening split
between Stravinsky and his own pieces, includ-
Washington Performing Arts presents the
area premiere of Alisa Weilerstein9s <Frag-
ments.= The MacArthur-winning cellist collab-
orated with more than two dozen composers to
create 10-minute responses to Bach9s cello
suites. These <fragments= emerge in Weiler-
stein9s performances of the suites as unexpect-
ed intrusions, extensions, detours and distilla-
tions. On April 6, Weilerstein will put in double
duty, giving one hour-long performance at 4
p.m. and another at 7:30, each featuring differ-
ent repertoire and the latter doubling as WPA9s
annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital.
April 6, Kennedy Center Terrace Theater,
www.washingtonperformingarts.org
National Symphony Orchestra
For the National Symphony Orchestra, most
of February will be spent on the road. Starting
with a visit to Carnegie Hall, the orchestra9s first
European tour under maestro Gianandrea Nose-
da will include 10 performances across Spain,
Italy and Germany. And while the orchestra will
take a well-earned nap for much of March,
late-season highlights include Xian Zhang lead-
ing Dvorak9s <New World= Symphony and Steven
Banks playing Billy Childs9s <Saxophone Concer-
to= (April 11-13), guest appearances by Snarky
Puppy (April 17) and Chris Thile (April 23), and a
tribute to Leonard Cohen (April 26 and 27).
There are intriguing guest conductors 4 such as
the French Canadian Bernard Labadie leading
Fauré9s <Requiem= with the Washington Chorus
(April 4-6), or Simone Young leading <Also
sprach Zarathustra= (April 18-20) 4 and strong
soloists, such as pianist Benjamin Grosvenor
(May 9-11) and violinist Randall Goosby (May
16-19). For a season-closing dose of Noseda, catch
him leading Mahler9s Symphony No. 7 (a.k.a. the
<Song of the Night=) or conducting a concert
version of Verdi9s <Otello= (June 7 and 9).
www.kennedy-center.org/nso/home
If you haven9t made it to the Metropolitan
Opera to see Terence Blanchard9s <Fire Shut Up
in My Bones= 4 when the opera made history
as the company9s first by a Black composer 4
don9t miss this chance to hear it in concert. On
April 26, Washington Performing Arts and
Strathmore present a newly created <opera
suite= production from the team of Blanchard,
the E-Collective, two-time Grammy-winning
Turtle Island Quartet and visual artist Andrew
F. Scott. The duo of baritone Justin Austin and
soprano Adrienne Danrich sing this concen-
Thomas for a Valentine9s Day recital, Vocal Arts
DC concludes its strong spring season with a
pair of world premiere performances. Mezzo-
soprano Daniela Mack and pianist Keun-A Lee
will give the world premiere of a new song cycle
by Rene Orth as well as pieces by Rossini,
Ginastera, Piazzolla, Pauline Viardot and Car-
los Guastavino (April 18). And soprano Erin
Morley will be joined by pianist Gerald Martin
Moore for the world premiere of Ricky Ian
Gordon9s <Huit Chansons De Fleurs= as well as
works by Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rach-
maninoff, Berg, Zemlinsky and Sir Arthur
Sullivan (May 13). www.vocalartsdc.org
8Elijah Reimagined9
Baritone and multi-talent Will Liverman
helms this (re-) visionary treatment of Men-
delssohn9s well-known oratorio. Artistic direc-
tor Eugene Rogers and his formidable Wash-
ington Chorus will be joined by soprano Caitlin
Lynch, mezzo-soprano Antona Yost, tenor Nor-
man Shankle, the Children9s Chorus of Wash-
ington and the University of Michigan Cham-
ber Choir for what promises to be a power-
house choral performance. June 8, www.the
washingtonchorus.org/elijah-reimagined
The Duke
Last but by no means least, there is no bigger
birthday party in D.C. than Duke Ellington9s
quasquicentennial (that9s 125, for those keeping
count). The Duke9s big day is May 24, but his
timeless music will be the sound of the whole
spring. Many of the festivities fall under the big
tent of the Kennedy Center9s substantial Elling-
ton 125 festival: Legendary Rolling Stones backup
singer Lisa Fischer sings with the Duke Ellington
Orchestra (March 15); the NSO throws <Sympho-
ny Swing!: An Evening of Duke Ellington= (March
15 and 16) as well as a family concert of Ellington
favorites (March 17); Jason Moran plays an eve-
ning of solo piano works by Ellington (April 10);
PostClassical Ensemble goes deep with <Beyond
Category: The Concert Music of Duke Ellington=
(April 16); and cellist Tomeka Reid (April 24) and
pianists Justin Kauflin, José André Montaño and
Matthew Whitaker (April 26) all raise a glass. If
you9ve never experienced Ellington9s large-scale
<Sacred Concert,= pianist, composer and pro-
ducer Cyrus Chestnut presents his own genre-
spanning interpretation at the Kennedy Center
(April 29), and Cathedral Choral Society teams
with Heritage Signature Chorale and Pershing9s
Own U.S. Army Band for a free performance at
Washington National Cathedral (May 19).

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Spring Concerts
FEB 22
An Evening with J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion
Kerri Greenidge palm sunday, march 24 " 4 pm
29 Complex legacies in the untold
stories of an abolitionist family

FEB 29 In the Company of the Saints

Le Consort sunday, may 5 " 4 pm
Works by Baroque masters
alongside rare gems

MAR 14 Marin Alsop Conducts

SM Percussion with
Shodekeh
Beethoven's 9th Symphony
Beatbox and breath artistry sunday, june 30 " 6 pm
14 with boundary-pushing
percussion

FAMILY DAY
Celebrating Women9s History Month

MAR 9
Featuring Chelsea Clinton,
Rita Williams-Garcia
and Meg Medina

10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Family activities
2 p.m. Authors discuss
<She Persisted= book series

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locals come up big on top concert list
BY C HRIS R ICHARDS
illustration by shira inbar for the washington post
ashington is a music city. It isn9t a music indus- for it between sets when organizers announce
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this year9s complete festival lineup. Feb. 23 at
try city like New York, or Los Angeles or Nash- Songbyrd, songbyrddc.com.
ville. But against tremendous odds, important
sounds get made here 4 across various scenes, Initialize
styles and traditions, too. That all feels appar- Washington9s visionary Hast du Feuer DJ col-
lective has outdone itself right here. Initialize is a
ent this approaching concert season with roughly half of this one-night, festival-size dance party hosting a vari-
spring9s highlights originating right around the corner. Let9s get ety of planetary and hyperlocal rhythms under
one rooftop 4 District go-go originals Trouble
out there and see if the stars can outshine our neighbors. Funk; father-daughter Detroit techno duo Floor-
plan; a slew of DMV rap explorers (El Cousteau,
NappyNappa, Auto Lola); beat selectors (Amal,
Home Rule festival launch Dee Clark, Bri Mafia, Trilla Kay); polymaths who
Warning: The following is a preview of a pre- defy description (Anno); and more. If it sounds
view. Heading into its third summer, the District9s like too much to wrap your head around, put your
Home Rule music festival continues to celebrate body on the dance floor and see what happens.
the past, present and future of DMV jazz 4 and at Feb. 23 at Republiq Hall, linktr.ee/hdf.dmv.
this special launch party, the festival9s promoters
will be doing it all in the space of a few hours. The
evening begins with a screening of <Black Fire,= a
Jean Carne
documentary film about Black Fire Records, the
storied D.C. jazz label behind essential 1970s
<It feels like it9s my time now.= That9s what the
singer Jean Carne, now 76, told the Guardian in
recordings from Experience Unlimited and One- 2022, reflecting on a career that began in the
ness of Juju. After that, live performances from spiritual jazz of the early 1970s. Soon, recording
Oneness of Juju co-founder James <Plunky= studio doors were swinging wide open for Carne,
Branch and the flexible Baltimore trumpeter leading to collaborations with Earth, Wind &
Brandon Woody. The future? You9ll have to listen Fire, and Gamble and Huff, all the way to the
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singer9s most recent sessions with legendary
hip-hop producers Adrian Younge and Ali Sha-
heed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest. To-
gether, the intergenerational trio has made a
groove-minded album in which Carne9s voice
sounds both wispy and warm, like sunlight
pushing through curls of smoke. Feb. 29 and
March 1 at Blues Alley, bluesalley.com.
Ankhlejohn
One of this District native9s great talents in-
volves rapping in a sour, ornery sneer that can
often be traced back to a tender, hurting heart.
On a recent standout track, last year9s <I Miss
You,= he9s grieving an entire city that9s become
increasingly difficult to recognize. <There9s a lot
of men that died, and there9s a lot of men inside,=
Ankhlejohn seethes. <They got my city gentri-
fied; to the old D.C., just know I [miss you].=
March 2 at Union Stage, unionstage.com.
BabyTron
Is BabyTron still a rising rap star? Or is he
already approaching journeyman status? Such
are the uncertainties of today9s scrambled rap-
scape, where an artist roughly a half-decade into a
recording career can play the rookie and the
veteran at once. In BabyTron9s case, it9s a happy
paradox. He still sounds fresh, spontaneous and
funny, but more and more, his rhymes feel an-
chored by experience. Cue up <A2Z= from last
year9s <Out on Bond= EP, and check out the Michi-
gan trash-talker as he organizes his rhymes paral-
lel to the sequence of the Latin alphabet with a
stylishness that feels anything but predictable.
Feb. 28 at the Fillmore, fillmoresilverspring.com.
Mary Timony
For years, Mary Timony9s exquisite rock
songs have followed intertwining paths be-
tween neo-medieval balladeering and glammy
guitar heroics. She combined both modes to
great acclaim in the 990s indie rock band Heli-
um. Then she skewed toward more delicate,
ancient melodies on a pair of solo albums from
the early aughties that still sound ahead of their
time. After that, Timony turned her amp up to
11 in the bands Wild Flag, Ex Hex and Ham-
mered Hulls. And now this great Washingto-
nian is making music on her own again 4 her
new solo album, <Untame the Tiger,= is due out
this month. What will it sound like? When will it
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sound like? March 14 at Black Cat, blackcat
dc.com.
Kim Gordon
The world of song is far too unruly for your
tired bingo card jokes, but where does <Kim
Gordon makes a rap album= fit on any grid of
human expectation? <Bye Bye,= the startling first
single from the Sonic Youth co-founder9s forth-
coming solo record, finds Gordon reciting a
packing list 4 <Advil, black jeans, blue jeans,
cardigan, purse, passport, pajamas &= 4 over a
pummeling trap beat before everything bursts
into squeals of electric guitar. It9s like a lost Salem
track, only 10 times cooler. (And for the record, I
always liked Salem. But this is Kim Gordon.)
March 22 at Black Cat, blackcatdc.com.
Robert Glasper
If you9re surprised to hear that the pianist Rob-
ert Glasper has been booked by the Kennedy Cen-
ter to celebrate the expansive songbooks of Duke
Ellington and J. Dilla within the tight frame of a
single performance, here9s something Glasper de-
clared in an interview more than a decade ago with
a cool shrug: <Hip-hop is the new jazz. & It9s a
music that reflects a society. It9s a music that speaks
to things going on in the era you9re in.= March 30 at
the Kennedy Center, kennedy-center.org.
Bad Bunny
It9s hard to say if we9ve reached peak Bad
Bunny 4 or we ever will. The 29-year-old9s re-
nown only seems to grow bigger and brighter as
his albums continue to expand into new zones of
rhythm and rhyme. Onstage, he makes that ex-
pansiveness feel not only coherent, but riveting.
In other words, checking out one of the planet9s
most electrifying pop performers while he9s still
on top of the world sounds like a good idea. April 9
at Capital One, capitalonearena.com.
Mariah the Scientist
Let9s take her stage name literally. There9s
something almost clinical about the singing of
this Atlanta-raised R&B star as she continues to
steer the sang-froid she shares with SZA, Frank
Ocean and Jhene Aiko toward the absolute zero
of American soul music. She can reach for a high
note when she needs to, but how low can she go?
April 9 at Echostage, echostage.com.
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10 promising movies
soon popping UP on screens
The season9s highlights include a
8Dune9 follow-up, another Mad Max
saga, a 8Fall Guy9 and a 8Hit Man9
et9s face it: 2023 is going to be a hard year to
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follow, movie-wise. After <Barbenheimer,= Taylor
Swift, Beyoncé and sundry Super Marios and
Spider-Men, can Hollywood keep the sugar high
aloft? ¶ Sure! At least if the next few months are
any indication, and if your sweet tooth involves sci-fi and an
irrational craving for Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and
Austin Butler 4 all of whom happen to co-star in the season9s
biggest movie, as well as a few others. Filmgoers who aren9t
fans of those actors (who are you?) will have plenty to keep
them occupied, with Big Events like <Rebel Moon: Part 1,=
<Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,= <Kingdom of the Planet of
the Apes= and the <Road House= reboot on the horizon. Then
there9s a smattering of Sundance talkers and potential indie
sleepers to round out the offerings. Not bad for a movie
schedule that might look a little less pink this year, but no
less promising. ¶ Opening dates are subject to change.
Dune: Part Two
Because of the writers and actors strikes
last year, this hotly anticipated sequel to Denis
Villeneuve9s 2021 space-desert epic was punt-
ed to 2024 4 giving us that much more time to
re-watch the first installment so we know
what the heck is going on! Chalamet returns
as Paul Atreides, who9s on a revenge tour to
search for the villains who destroyed his
family. With luck, we9ll finally get to see the
chemistry Chalamet and Zendaya developed
in Part 1 pay off, and the addition of Butler and
Florence Pugh promises oodles of intrigue.
Opens March 1.
Problemista
Like <Dune: Part Two,= this comedy from
<Los Espookys= creator Julio Torres was re-
scheduled last year, to the disappointment of
Torres9s many fans. Finally, we all get to see
Torres9s highly anticipated feature debut as a
writer-director. Here, he plays a toy designer
from El Salvador who has come to New York to
make his creative dreams come true; when his
visa runs out, his only hope lies in an appren-
ticeship with a once-hip, now washed-up artist.
The fact that said has-been is played by Tilda
Swinton only heightens the intrigue of a film
that co-stars Isabella Rossellini, Greta Lee and
RZA. The combination of that creative team,
plus some potentially punchy satire involving
immigration reform, boho pretentiousness
and New York striving at its most Darwinian,
feels like it can9t miss. Opens March 1.
Love Lies Bleeding
Rose Glass9s eagerly awaited follow-up to
her horror movie <Saint Maud= stars Kristen
Stewart and Katy O9Brian as a gym manager
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and a bodybuilder who fall in love and embark
on a journey through the underbelly of the
American West. Ed Harris, Jena Malone and
Dave Franco co-star in the film, which re-
ceived strong reviews out of Sundance last
month. Opens March 8.
The American Society of
Magical Negroes
Like <Love Lies Bleeding,= Kobi Libii9s satire
4 starring Justice Smith as a young man who
is recruited into a secret society whose mem-
bers dedicate their lives to making White
people9s lives easier 4 comes by way of the
Sundance pipeline. Reviews out of Park City,
Utah, name-dropped <American Fiction= and
<Sorry to Bother You= 4 big shoes, for sure.
We9ll see if they fit. Opens March 15.
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JasiN BolaNd/WarNer Bros. PicTures
TOP: Timothée Chalamet and
Zendaya in <Dune: Part Two,=
which opens March 1. ABOVE:
Chris Hemsworth in <Furiosa: A
Mad Max Saga,= which opens May
24.
E21
Shirley
Regina King stars in this dramatization of
the life and career of trailblazing congress-
woman and presidential candidate Shirley
Chisholm, written and directed by John Rid-
ley. Ridley9s <Jimi: All Is by My Side= (2013) was
an exceptionally intriguing interpretive his-
tory of Jimi Hendrix; it will be fascinating to
find out how he reimagines Chisholm, whose
contributions to American political life have
gone unheralded for too long. Terrence How-
ard, Lance Reddick and Brian Stokes Mitchell
co-star. Opens March 22.
Challengers
Zendaya again! This time in a Luca Guadag-
nino confection set in the professional tennis
world, with Josh O9Connor and Mike Faist
completing a tantalizing romantic triangle. I
stipulate that the best tennis movie in recent
memory is 20179s <Borg vs. McEnroe= (watch it,
you9re welcome), but this looks like a thorough-
ly gorgeous diversion that9s a lot less taxing than
actually taking to the court. Opens April 26.
The Fall Guy
Ryan Gosling is sure to be Kenough as Colt
Seavers, a stunt man who9s enlisted to help
save a multimillion blockbuster that happens
to be directed by his ex. This looks silly and
maybe even dumb 4 but also smart, in that
way Gosling has perfected in <The Nice Guys=
and last year9s <Barbie.= And with Hannah
Waddingham and Emily Blunt along for the
ride? What9s not to like? Opens May 3.
IF
This fantasy-comedy, written and directed
by John Krasinski, revolves around a charm-
ing (and maybe alarming) premise, whereby a
girl copes with the difficulties in her life with
the help of other people9s imaginary friends,
who9ve been discarded or outgrown. Ryan
Reynolds stars, along with Krasinski, Matt
Damon and Blunt 4 and the voices of Phoebe
Waller-Bridge, Steve Carell, Maya Rudolph
and Sam Rockwell. Opens May 17.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Anya Taylor-Joy stars in George Miller9s
follow-up to the gangbusters Charlize Theron
vehicle <Mad Max: Fury Road,= an origin story
of Theron9s character, who epitomized steely-
eyed badassery and super-fancy driving. Chris
Hemsworth co-stars. Opens May 24.
Hit Man
If you thought Glen Powell had sparkle and
swagger in <Top Gun: Maverick,= and if you
thought he was downright adorable opposite
Sydney Sweeney in <Anyone but You,= just wait
until you see him in the movie that, more than
anything in his career, showcases his versatili-
ty and innate charm. Richard Linklater writes
and directs this adaptation of a true story,
about a mild-mannered professor who winds
up moonlighting as a hired assassin; Linklater
adds a steamy love interest played by newcom-
er Adria Arjona. Smart, sexy and fun, this one9s
the whole package. Opens June 7.
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topic
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Exhibitions and intimate events. Located in Pike & Rose

CONCERTS KAT WRIGHT / SETH WALKER

IN THE MUSIC CENTER
Tony Duran

Thu, Feb 22
Flawless acoustics and stunning surroundings.
ALMA ENSEMBLE Contemporary Americana and
Thu, Feb 29 blues collaboration
Centering on women in chamber
MAKAYA MCCRAVEN PAT METHENY music DERVISH
IN THESE TIMES DREAM BOX TOUR Sun, March 244Two shows
Fri, Feb 23 Wed, April 3 TALL
ROUGE Iconic Irish folk ensemble
Contemporary drummer Thu, March 14
Leslie Odom, Jr.
rooted in jazz and folk
SONA JOBARTEH Genre-bending viola duo SUSAN WERNER
Sun, April 7 AN EVENING WITH Thu, April 4
DAKHABRAKHA Trailblazing female kora maestro LESLIE ODOM, JR. LUCA MUNDACA Contemporary folk
Fri, March 1 Fri, May 3 MINHAS CORDAS singer-songwriter
Ukrainian <ethno chaos= band Tony and Grammy-winner, known Thu, April 4
CAETANO VELOSO
MEU COCO
for his role in Hamilton Jazz vocalist with Brazilian roots STACEY KENT
LADYSMITH BLACK Tue, Apr 93Limited tickets Fri, April 54Two shows
MAMBAZO HERB ALPERT & LANI HALL Luca
Grammy-nominated multilingual
Fri, May 17 Mundaca
jazz singer
Fri, March 8 BERNARD/EBB Grammy-winning jazz, pop, and
South Africa9s cultural SONGWRITING AWARDS Latin music icons
ambassadors to the world CONCERT & AWARDS CEREMONY ALEX CUBA
Fri, Apr 12 CHRIS BOTTI Sun, May 5
ARTURO SANDOVAL Celebrating the best songwriters Fri, May 31 Grammy-winning Latin pop artist
PEDRITO MARTINEZ in the region
Sun, March 10 KYSHONA
Fri, June 7
Cuban music masters AN EVENING WITH
DAVID SEDARIS Soulful singer and songwriter
DR. LEAH CLAIBORNE
NICKEL CREEK Sat, April 13
Thu, April 11 Kyshona
Thu, March 143Limited tickets Champion of piano music by
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF
Black composers
A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION Chris Botti
EMMET COHEN Thu, April 18
LIVE FROM EMMET9S PLACE
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Fri, March 15
ART EXHIBITIONS
Laura Schneider

FEATURED EVENT
Cedric Angeles

Terence
Jazz piano virtuoso Strathmore and Washington Blanchard
March 123April 12
Performing Arts Present
RHIANNON GIDDENS DESTINATIONS
TERENCE BLANCHARD
WITH CHARLY LOWRY With the E-Collective, Turtle Invitational Gallery VERONNEAU9S
Mon, March 183Limited tickets Island Quartet & Andrew F. Scott IN SEARCH OF WANDERING BLUE TAPESTRY
FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES: CALEB SPENCER Sun, June 234Two shows
Rhiannon
OPERA SUITE IN CONCERT
Francesco Turrisi / EbruYildiz

Giddens A tribute to Joni Mitchell and

Featuring Justin Austin and Carole King
April 203May 2, 2024
Adrienne Danrich
Fri, April 26 DRAWING FOR ART
Concert version of the <opera in jazz= Drawing takes place Thu, May 2

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DISTRICT Anyone But You: The Valentine Migration (PG) CC: 11:00-1:30-Wonka (PG) 10:10-10:35-1:10- Madame Web: The IMAX Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Out of Darkness (R) CC: Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Siren 7:30 Ooru Peru Bhairavakona
Encore (R) 7:20-10:10 4:00-6:30 1:30-4:25-7:25-10:20 Experience (PG-13) 12:40-3:40- 12:00-1:20-3:30-4:20-5:10-6:30- 4:25-9:30 Special Theatrical Engagement Wonka (PG) 3:35 11:30-2:50-6:10-9:30
AMC Georgetown 14 Madame Web (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Migration (PG) 11:40-4:50- 7:00-10:00 7:20-7:50-8:30-9:20-10:20-11:00 The Taste of Things (La (PG) CC: 2:05 Migration (PG) 4:55-6:40 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
3111 K Street N.W. 12:00-1:50-2:50-4:40-6:00-8:00- 11:45-6:00-9:00 7:20-9:50 Out of Darkness (R) 1:10-6:50 Argylle (PG-13) 12:05-3:20- passion de Dodin Bouffant) Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) 1:00 11:00-1:40-4:20-7:00-9:40
Madame Web (PG-13) CC: 9:10-9:30 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: Madame Web (PG-13) 11:00- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 7:10-10:40 (PG-13) 2:45-6:00 4:00-7:00 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 1:15 Eagle (Telugu) 11:50-3:20-
1:20-4:15-7:15-10:00 The Boy and the Heron (PG-13) 11:15-1:50-4:30-7:10-9:45 2:00-5:00-8:00-11:00 12:50-2:20-4:00-5:10-6:10-7:05- The Beekeeper (R) 5:40-10:10 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Anyone But You: The Valentine Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 6:50-10:20; 8:50
Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: 12:20-7:10 Land of Bad (R) CC: 10:45- Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 8:10-9:20-10:00 American Fiction (R) 4:50- CC: 2:00-4:45-7:30-10:15 Encore (R) CC: 1:05-10:30 9:30-10:50-11:25-12:15-2:10- Argylle (PG-13) 11:05AM
12:40-4:50-7:20-10:00 Argylle (PG-13) 11:50-3:00- 11:30-1:30-2:15-5:00-7:45-10:30
10:00-1:50-7:25-10:05 The Beekeeper (R) 1:35-4:20- 7:40-10:50 Argylle (PG-13) CC: 12:30-3:00- Pegasus 2 12:50-9:50 3:00-4:30-5:45-7:20-8:30 Turning Red (2022) - Pixar
Land of Bad (R) CC: 1:30-4:10- 6:20-9:40 Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 9:00 Land of Bad (R) 11:05-1:55- 7:05-10:00 Origin (PG-13) 6:40-10:25 7:15-10:30 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Argylle (PG-13) 10:35-12:20- Special Theatrical Engage-
7:00-9:40 Poor Things (R) CC: 9:00 4:45-7:35-10:25 Origin (PG-13) 11:50AM The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- The Beekeeper (R) CC: 12:15- CC: 11:30-5:20-8:10-10:55 6:30 ment (PG) 11:45AM
Poor Things (R) CC: 6:30-9:45 MARYLAND Madame Web: The IMAX Night Swim (PG-13) 11:55- The Monk and the Gun (PG-13) sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:00-6:00 2:45-5:15-7:45-10:15 AMC Worldgate 9 The Beekeeper (R) 1:55 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha
Out of Darkness (R) CC: Experience (PG-13) CC: 10:30- 2:30-7:40-10:15 10:00 Peppa's Cinema Party 11:50AM American Fiction (R) CC: 1:30- 13025 Worldgate Drive The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Jiya 12:00-3:20-6:40-9:55
AFI Silver Theatre
4:30-10:10 1:15-4:15-7:15-10:15 Out of Darkness (R) 1:30-6:45 Mean Girls (PG-13) 12:20-3:20- 4:15-7:45-10:30 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-
Cultural Center
6:20-9:30
Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13)
Origin (PG-13) CC: 12:15-3:30- Migration (PG) CC: 1:00-4:00- sodes 4-6 (PG) 10:05-2:00-6:50 13) 4:00-7:30
The Taste of Things (La 8633 Colesville Road Out of Darkness (R) CC: Ooru Peru Bhairavakona 12:40- 4:00-7:30 6:45-9:45 Madame Web (PG-13) 11:05-
passion de Dodin Bouffant) 1:30-4:00 7:25-10:30 God & Country (PG-13) 12:10- Anyone But You: The Valentine 6:45-10:00 2:30-4:45-5:25-8:20 Ambajipeta Marriage Band
Lost Horizon (1937) (NR) 2:35-5:00-7:50-10:30 Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 12:00- Madame Web (PG-13) CC: 5:45
(PG-13) 1:10-6:45 11:00AM
The Taste of Things (La Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Encore (R) 2:10 12:30-1:45-3:15-4:15-6:00-7:00- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
Perfect Days (PG) CC: 1:40- passion de Dodin Bouffant) 10:50-11:00-11:15-11:35-1:40- The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- 2:45-4:30-7:15-10:00
8:45-9:30 1:40 Jee Ve Sohneya Jee 12:45-
4:35-7:25-10:20
I Heard It Through the Grape- (PG-13) 11:30-5:45 2:25-4:30-4:55-5:15-7:20-7:45- sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:00-6:00 Regal Westview & IMAX
The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- 10:30
vine (NR) 1:45 5243 Buckeystown Pike
sodes 4-6 (PG) OC: 7:30 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: Argylle (PG-13) 3:50
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 2023 Oscar Nominated Short Ooru Peru Bhairavakona 8:05-10:20-10:35-10:55 Peppa's Cinema Party 11:30AM 1:45-4:30-7:00-9:45 Anyone But You: The Valen-
Wonka (PG) 12:40-3:30-6:30 Cinemark
CC: 12:30-3:10-5:50-8:30 11:30-6:00 Argylle (PG-13) 10:10-1:25- Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Fairfax Corner and XD tine Encore (R) 9:35
Films - Animation 11:05-9:20 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 6:45-10:00 Special Theatrical Engagement Migration (PG) 12:00-3:25-5:50 Special Theatrical Engagement Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Wonka (PG) 4:00-6:45
Argylle (PG-13) CC: 4:00- 2023 Oscar Nominated Short CC: 1:00-3:45-6:30-9:15 11900 Palace Way
7:10-9:20 CC: 12:00-2:45-5:45-8:45 The Beekeeper (R) 10:50-1:35- (PG) 12:15 Madame Web (PG-13) 12:50- (PG) CC: 1:00 Migration (PG) 3:20
Films - Live-Action 12:50-6:30 Argylle (PG-13) CC: 12:30-3:45-
7:05-7:45-9:50-10:30 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) 3:50-6:50-9:45 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Argylle (PG-13) CC: 12:45-3:30- Wonka (PG) 10:00-12:55-3:55-
American Fiction (R) CC: 4:00- 2023 Oscar Nominated Short 6:30-9:15 6:50-9:50 Argylle (PG-13) 3:00-6:15-9:30
6:40-9:30 7:00-10:15 Mean Girls (PG-13) 10:35-1:25- 4:00-7:30 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 4:00-7:00 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
Films - Documentary 3:40 The Beekeeper (R) CC: 11:10- 7:10-10:10 Amélie (2024 re-issue) (R) 2:30-5:10-7:50 Amélie (2024 re-issue) (R) American Fiction (R) CC: 1:15- Migration (PG) 10:25-12:55-
Origin (PG-13) CC: 2:00 4:00-6:45-9:30 3:25-5:55 sodes 4-6 (PG) 11:40AM
The Taste of Things (La 1:45-4:20-7:00-9:45 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- 3:50-9:15 Land of Bad (R) 12:10-3:10- CC: 12:00 Madame Web (PG-13) 11:20-
Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 5:20- passion de Dodin Bouffant) Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 9:15 Madame Web (PG-13) 1:05-
8:15-9:50 Origin (PG-13) CC: 4:20 sodes 4-6 (PG) 10:35-2:55-7:15 Altered Reality 2:00-4:50-7:30- 6:00-8:50 2024 Oscar Nominated Short 12:40-3:30-6:40-9:40
(PG-13) 10:45-1:25-4:05-6:45 Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 10:30- Peppa's Cinema Party 10:25- 10:20 Madame Web: The IMAX Films - Live-Action 1:15-6:30 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- 4:05-7:05-10:05
Anyone But You: The Valentine Scott Pilgrim vs. the World sodes 4-6 (PG) 12:45-5:00 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Regal Kingstowne & RPX
Encore (R) CC: 1:10-4:20-7:10- (PG-13) OC: 9:30 1:20-4:10-7:00-10:00 12:35-4:50 Anyone But You: The Valentine Experience (PG-13) 11:50-3:00- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha
6:10-9:10 1:15-4:15-7:00-9:55 5910 Kingstowne Towne Center
10:20 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Encore (R) 12:00-2:45-5:45 Jiya 9:00 Alamo Drafthouse Cinema -
A Place in the Sun (NR) 3:45 sodes 4-6 (PG) 2:45-7:30 Special Theatrical Engagement Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Altered Reality 6:45 One Loudoun The Boys in the Boat (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) 11:40-
Poor Things (R) OC: 3:20 The Deûant Ones (1958) (NR) Regal Germantown 10:20-1:20-4:20-7:20-10:20 1:40-2:40-4:40-5:40-7:40-8:40
The Zone of Interest (PG-13) Turning Red (2022) - Pixar (PG) 10:55-1:40-4:25 12:20-1:00-3:20-6:20-6:40-8:30- Anyone But You: The Valentine 20575 East Hampton Plaza
8:15 20000 Century Boulevard 9:20-9:25 Ooru Peru Bhairavakona Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
1:15-4:00-6:45 Special Theatrical Engagement Premalu 3:20-10:15 Migration (PG) 12:15-2:50- Encore (R) CC: 10:15 Titanic (1997) (PG-13) 12:00
The Night of the Hunter (NR) (PG) CC: 10:45AM Argylle (PG-13) 12:30-3:45-7:10 eXistenZ (R) 4:30 12:10-8:30 12:20-1:20-3:20-4:20-6:20-
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 6:15 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) 5:20-8:00 Pegasus 2 1:30-4:30-7:15-10:00 7:20-9:20
Amélie (2024 re-issue) (R) 4:00 American Fiction (R) 12:25 The Zone of Interest (PG-13) Ghost Dog: The Way of the Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
CC: 5:10-7:45-10:25 Madame Web (PG-13) 11:45- 10:40-11:10-1:25-2:00-4:10- The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
Argylle (PG-13) OC: 12:45 AMC Academy 8 CC: 2:45 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- 12:15 Samurai (R) 6:00
12:40-2:40-3:50-5:40-7:00-8:35 sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:10-6:40 4:50-6:55-7:40-10:30 sodes 4-6 (PG) 12:00
American Fiction (R) OC: 12:50 6198 Greenbelt Road Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya 7:05-10:25 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) The Virgin Suicides (R) 3:00
Jiya 2:50-9:15 Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Eagle (Telugu) 8:25 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-
Mean Girls (PG-13) OC: 1:50 Migration (PG) CC: 1:50-4:10 Siren 7:10-10:40 11:50-2:30-5:10-7:50 CC: 12:15-3:00-3:35-5:30-6:30- Madame Web (PG-13) 4:45- 13) 4:00-7:30
Altered Reality 12:15 Anyone But You: The Valentine Special Theatrical Engagement 8:00-9:15-10:30 8:00 Argylle (PG-13) 1:30-4:45-8:00
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Night Swim (PG-13) 8:40 The Beekeeper (R) 11:00-1:45- Madame Web (PG-13) 12:40-
OC: 2:30 1:10-4:00-7:00-9:50 Anyone But You: The Valentine Encore (R) 10:40-3:55-9:10 (PG) 11:40AM Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13)
Lal Salaam (Tamil) 3:10 AMC Potomac Mills 18 4:30-7:30-10:15 3:40-6:40-9:40
Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: Encore (R) CC: 10:30-1:15- Aquaman and The Lost King- Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) 2700 Potomac Mills Circle 12:15-3:30-6:30-9:30
Ooru Peru Bhairavakona 1:40- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema -
2:00-4:40-7:10-10:20 4:00-6:40 dom (PG-13) 4:35 4:00-7:30 Out of Darkness (R) 7:45-10:45 Mean Girls (PG-13) 1:35-7:15
DC Bryant Street
The Book of Clarence (PG-13) Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Wonka (PG) 4:50
5:00-8:15 Anyone But You: The Valentine Aquaman and The Lost King- The Taste of Things (La The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- 11:20-2:20-5:20-8:20
630 Rhode Island Ave NE Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Encore (R) 9:30 dom (PG-13) CC: 11:50-9:40 sodes 4-6 (PG) 12:00-4:50-9:40 Regal Manassas & IMAX
CC: 1:20-4:20-6:45-9:40 CC: 11:00-1:45-3:15-4:45-7:45-Migration (PG) 2:10 12:30-1:20-4:20-6:20-7:20 The Color Purple (PG-13) CC: passion de Dodin Bouffant)
Titanic (1997) (PG-13) 12:00 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 10:30 Madame Web (PG-13) XD: Madame Web (PG-13) 1:30- (PG-13) 12:00-3:45-6:45-10:00 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) 11380 Bulloch Drive
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Eagle (Telugu) 1:10-8:20 5:20-8:20 2:45-6:15 4:00
CC: 2:15-4:50-6:30-7:30-9:10- AMC Magic Johnson 10:00-1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 Argylle (PG-13) 11:15-3:15- Aquaman and The Lost King-
Samurai (R) 6:00 10:10 Capital Center 12 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 4:35
Argylle (PG-13) 1:30-4:50-8:10 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Wonka (PG) CC: 1:15-4:10- 7:30-9:15 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha dom (PG-13) 5:50
The Virgin Suicides (R) 3:00 The Chosen: Season 4 3:50 7:15-10:00 Jiya 9:45
Argylle (PG-13) CC: 1:00-4:00- 800 Shoppers Way Night Swim (PG-13) 5:05 American Fiction (R) 1:15-4:15 Wonka (PG) 1:00-3:55-6:50
Madame Web (PG-13) 11:30- 7:10-9:40 Episodes 4-6 (PG) 12:00-2:10- Oppenheimer (R) CC: 6:50 Anyone But You: The Valentine Madame Web (PG-13) 11:40-
The Color Purple (PG-13) CC: Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 4:20-6:30 Xscape Theatres Migration (PG) CC: 11:10- Madame Web (PG-13) 11:30-
Encore (R) 10:45-4:25-10:10
7:15-9:15 The Beekeeper (R) CC: 1:30- 2:05 Brandywine 14 6:15-9:30 12:40-2:40-3:40-5:40-6:40-8:40
Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 4:15-7:30 Turning Red (2022) - Pixar 1:30-3:50 Madame Web (PG-13) XD:
4:10-7:40-10:20 Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Argylle (PG-13) 3:30 7710 Matapeake Business Drive Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13)
1:30-4:30-7:45-11:00 Special Theatrical Engagement Madame Web (PG-13) CC: 11:15-2:15-5:15-8:15 1:20
Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 1:30- 1:15-3:00-6:00-9:00 The Beekeeper (R) 4:20 (PG) 12:10-3:00 Harry Potter and the Chamber 1:00-4:00-7:00-10:00 11:45-12:45-1:00-7:00-7:30-
The Taste of Things (La Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Madame Web: The IMAX
passion de Dodin Bouffant)
4:50-7:20-10:10 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: Mean Girls (PG-13) 4:15 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) of Secrets (PG) 1:00-7:00 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: 10:30 XD: 10:10-1:00-3:50-6:40-9:30 Experience (PG-13) 12:10-
AMC Annapolis Mall 11 1:10-3:40-6:15-8:45 Madame Web (PG-13) 10:30- 4:00-7:30 Migration (PG) 12:20-2:40-5:10- 11:00-1:45-4:30-7:20-10:10 Madame Web (PG-13) 2:45
(PG-13) 11:15-2:45-6:30-10:15 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Medal of Honor Theater - 3:10-6:10-9:10
Perfect Days (PG) 11:45-3:15- 1020 Annapolis Mall Road Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 1:10- 12:00-1:30-4:30-6:00-7:30- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha 7:20-9:30 Land of Bad (R) CC: 12:45-
3:40-6:10-8:40 9:00-10:25 Night Swim (PG-13) 2:35-4:50- 3:30-6:15-9:00 4:00 NMMC Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
6:45-10:30 Wonka (PG) CC: 11:05-1:50 Jiya 12:40-4:50 18900 Jefferson Davis Highway 11:50-12:20-2:50-3:20-5:50-
How to Have Sex 10:45AM Migration (PG) CC: 10:45-1:45 Madame Web: The IMAX Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Anyone But You: The Valentine 7:15-9:35 Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 10:30 Angelika Film Center Mosaic
Experience (PG-13) CC: 2:05- XD: 10:30-1:20-4:10-7:00-10:00 Madame Web (PG-13) 1:00- Flags of Our Fathers (R) 6:20-8:50-9:20
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Encore (R) 6:00 Madame Web: The IMAX 2911 District Ave Argylle (PG-13) 12:15-3:30-
4:45-8:00-11:00 11:00-1:00-3:50-4:40-6:40-7:30- 5:00-8:00 Cinépolis Gaithersburg Pegasus 2 12:05-6:40 1:40-4:05-4:40-7:00-9:40 Experience (PG-13) CC: 11:00- Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 2:15 10:30-2:00 6:45
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 629 Center Point Way Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 2:00-5:00-8:00-11:00 We, the Marines (NR) 9:45-1:00
Argylle (PG-13) 10:45-2:30- 9:30-10:30 2023 Oscar Nominated Short The Beekeeper (R) 11:55-
Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: CC: 1:00-2:30-3:40-5:15-6:20- Madame Web (PG-13) 1:15- 3:20 1:15-3:35-6:35-9:05 Out of Darkness (R) CC: 11:00- Films - Animation 5:20-10:25 Regal Ballston Quarter
6:15-9:45 8:00-9:00 2:50-5:40
American Fiction (R) 1:00-4:15- 11:50-2:25-4:50-7:20 3:45-7:30 Regal Hyattsville Royale
Land of Bad (R) 1:10-3:40-4:30- 1:20-10:20 The Zone of Interest (PG-13) 671 North Glebe Road
Argylle (PG-13) CC: 2:00- 7:10-9:50 The Iron Claw (R) 12:30-4:00-
7:30-10:45 Land of Bad (R) CC: 7:05-9:45 Ooru Peru Bhairavakona 12:30 6505 America Blvd. The Taste of Things (La 10:40AM Wonka (PG) 12:10-4:10 7:10
Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 10:00 5:15-8:30 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) American Fiction (R) 12:45-6:45 passion de Dodin Bouffant) The Taste of Things (La Migration (PG) 11:55-12:50-
Madame Web (PG-13) 3:30 The Beekeeper (R) CC: 1:00- The Color Purple (PG-13) The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Out of Darkness (R) CC: 12:30 12:15-12:45-1:15-3:15-4:00- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) (PG-13) 11:10-5:45 passion de Dodin Bouffant) 3:40 sodes 4-6 (PG) 12:00-4:30
3:35-6:10-8:45 12:15-3:30-6:45 12:00-12:40-2:30-3:20-5:00-
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CC: 12:00-2:40-5:20-8:00-10:40 Origin (PG-13) CC: 4:10-7:25 The Beekeeper (R) 6:45 6:00-7:30-8:30-10:00 CC: 12:30-3:30-6:30-9:30 Perfect Days (PG) 11:00-1:45- 12:40-3:40-6:00-7:10
Angelika Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 1:45- American Fiction (R) 12:00- Migration (PG) 12:45-3:15 Special Theatrical Engage-
Argylle (PG-13) CC: 11:20-1:40- The Beekeeper (R) 3:45-9:45 Argylle (PG-13) CC: 12:20-3:40- 4:30-7:20-10:00 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) ment (PG) 12:05-3:00
Pop-Up at Union Market 4:30-7:25 Madame Web (PG-13) 12:00- Origin (PG-13) 12:25-3:25- 7:10-10:30
4:05-7:10-10:20 3:00-6:00 12:40-3:00-3:40-6:00-7:00-9:00 Argylle (PG-13) 11:10-1:00- 5:20-8:10 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-
550 Penn Street NE - Unit E Turning Red (2022) - Pixar 6:25-9:25 The Beekeeper (R) CC: 11:30- 4:00-7:05-10:05
Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Land of Bad (R) 12:30-3:50-7:50
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) The Beekeeper (R) CC: 12:20- Special Theatrical Engagement Special Theatrical Engagement Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Turning Red (2022) - Pixar 2:15-5:10-7:45-10:20 American Fiction (R) 3:30-8:30 Poor Things (R) 1:05-4:20-7:40
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(PG) CC: 1:15 (PG) 12:15-3:10 Special Theatrical Engagement American Fiction (R) CC: The Monk and the Gun (PG-13) Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
Madame Web (PG-13) 1:30- Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 10:45- Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Wish (PG) 1:10-3:45-6:20 tine Encore (R) 1:40-4:40-7:40
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4:10-6:30 4:00-7:20 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Argylle (PG-13) 12:15-3:15- Origin (PG-13) 2:20 Regal Springûeld Town Center
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
12:45-3:30-6:15 12:10-12:40-4:00-5:40-6:40- 2024 Oscar Nominated Short The Beekeeper (R) 6:20 6859 Springûeld Mall
Origin (PG-13) 1:00 Land of Bad (R) 1:00-4:15-7:15 6:15-9:15 Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 1:10- Films - Live-Action 2:25-7:20 American Fiction (R) 7:30
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Turning Red (2022) - Pixar AMC Montgomery 16 Argylle (PG-13) 4:00-7:15 The Chosen: Season 4 4:00-10:50 Madame Web (PG-13) 11:30- God & Country (PG-13) Aquaman and The Lost
Argylle (PG-13) 6:45 Argylle (PG-13) 12:30-4:10- Episodes 4-6 (PG) 12:10-4:10- Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Kingdom (PG-13) 12:50-4:10-
Special Theatrical Engagement 7101 Democracy Boulevard 7:30-8:50 2:05-4:40-7:15-9:55 1:50-4:30
Landmark 7:40-8:20 Special Theatrical Engagement Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 7:20-10:25
Avalon Theatre (PG) CC: 2:30 Aquaman and The Lost King- Bethesda Row Cinema The Beekeeper (R) 1:30 Mean Girls (PG-13) 12:20
5612 Connecticut Avenue dom (PG-13) CC: 12:30-9:15 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) (PG) CC: 11:40AM 10:45-4:40-7:10-9:30 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Wonka (PG) 11:50-3:25
Anyone But You: The Valentine 7235 Woodmont Avenue American Fiction (R) 12:20-
Hugo (2011) (PG) 10:30AM Encore (R) CC: 5:00-7:40-10:15 The Color Purple (PG-13) CC: 1:50-4:20-6:50-9:20 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:00 Madame Web (PG-13) 11:40-
Madame Web (PG-13) 4:15- 3:25-6:25-9:15 3:45-7:00 12:10-12:40-3:10-3:40-6:00-
Poor Things (R) 1:15-4:15 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 3:45-7:05 7:00-9:45 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- iPic Pike & Rose 10:15-12:40-3:00-5:20-7:45- Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13)
Wonka (PG) CC: 10:15-1:15- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha 4:00-7:00 6:40-7:10-9:40-10:10
American Fiction (R) 1:30-7:30 CC: 10:50-1:30-4:10-7:00-9:50 Poor Things (R) 12:15-3:15- sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:00-5:50 11830 Grand Park Avenue 10:15
Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13)
Maestro (R) 10:45-7:15 AMC Center Park 8 4:15-7:15-10:15 6:30-9:00 Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Madame Web (PG-13) (!) 12:30- Jiya 1:40-4:40-7:40-10:45 CMX Village 14 Anyone But You: The Valentine
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Nyad (PG-13) 4:30 Migration (PG) CC: 12:00-2:30- 3:45-7:00-9:30 Altered Reality 6:45-9:15 Encore (R) 7:20
4001 Powder Mill Rd. The Zone of Interest (PG-13) Special Theatrical Engagement 1600 Village Market Boulevard Bob Marley: One Love
Landmark Aquaman and The Lost King-
5:00-7:30 1:45-4:45-7:45-9:55 (PG) 1:20 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) (!) Anyone But You: The Valentine Driving Miss Daisy (PG) 3:30 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
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Madame Web (PG-13) CC: 3:30-6:45 Encore (R) CC: 12:45-6:40 3:00
Atlantic Plumbing Cinema dom (PG-13) CC: 3:30 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Wonka (PG) 12:30-3:20-6:00- Argylle (PG-13) 1:20-4:40-8:00 3:30-4:00-6:30-7:00-9:00-
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Wonka (PG) CC: 2:30-5:30-8:15 7:00-10:00 CC: 11:15-12:00-2:00-2:45-4:45- 9:15 9:30-10:00
Madame Web (PG-13) 1:40- Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Argylle (PG-13) 12:00-3:00- Anyone But You: The Valentine 10:00 Migration (PG) 11:15-4:00-6:20 Regal Dulles Town Center The Beekeeper (R) 12:20-
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Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: 6:00-10:00 Encore (R) 4:20-7:10 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 5:30-7:30-8:15-10:15-11:00 Madame Web (PG-13) 12:00- 21100 Dulles Town Circle 3:20-6:10-9:20
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Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: American Fiction (R) 12:30- sodes 4-6 (PG) 2:30-6:15 2:50-5:40-8:30 Migration (PG) 12:00-2:30 American Fiction (R) 1:30-7:30
Land of Bad (R) CC: 4:30-7:15- 3:30-6:15-8:45 3:20 6:00-6:30-7:30-9:00-9:45-10:30
4:20-6:30-10:00 2:00-4:30-7:00-9:30 10:00 Madame Web (PG-13) 9:00 The Boys in the Boat (PG-13) Aquaman and The Lost King- Mean Girls (PG-13) 4:30-10:30
Poor Things (R) 1:10-4:00- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Origin (PG-13) 12:45-3:45- Regal Laurel Towne Centre Argylle (PG-13) 11:30-3:15- 6:40-9:00 dom (PG-13) 7:45 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 10:15 6:45-9:35 7:15-10:15 AMC Shirlington 7
7:00-9:50 CC: 1:30-3:15-6:00-7:15-8:30- 14716 Baltimore Avenue Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 1:00 sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:10-6:50
The Boys in the Boat (PG-13) 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Wonka (PG) 12:30 The Beekeeper (R) 11:45-4:00- 2772 South Randolph St.
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 9:45 CC: 11:45AM 11:50-2:40-5:25-8:00 Madame Web (PG-13) 12:40- Anyone But You: The Valen-
2:00-5:00-7:40-9:00 Argylle (PG-13) CC: 1:45-4:45- Films - Animation 1:30-7:30 Migration (PG) 12:20-3:35
7:30-11:00 Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 3:40-7:00 tine Encore (R) 6:25-10:20
Poor Things (R) CC: 10:20 2024 Oscar Nominated Short Madame Web (PG-13) 12:40- American Fiction (R) 11:15- 10:50-1:40-4:40-7:30
Argylle (PG-13) 1:00-3:50- 7:45-9:30 11:20-12:20-1:00-2:00-3:10- Land of Bad (R) 2:00-4:45-7:30 Argylle (PG-13) 11:30-2:50-
6:40-9:25 Out of Darkness (R) CC: Films - Live-Action 4:30-9:30 3:10-3:50-6:20-6:50-9:20-9:50 2:45-6:15-10:45 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: 3:50-4:45-5:45-6:30-7:30-
The Beekeeper (R) CC: 6:15 10:05-9:55 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 6:20-9:50
American Fiction (R) 1:30-4:30- American Fiction (R) CC: 1:45- Madame Web (PG-13) 1:15 Goldûnger (PG) 3:00 12:45-5:50-8:20 8:20-9:10 12:20-1:20-3:20-4:20-7:20
Anatomy of a Fall (R) CC: 8:30 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Land of Bad (R) CC: 10:35- Regal Virginia Gateway & RPX
7:10-9:35 4:00-6:45-8:45 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 1:30-4:30-7:20-10:00 Mean Girls (PG-13) 1:10-4:20- The Beekeeper (R) 1:30-4:30 8001 Gateway Promenade Place
Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 1:50 Turning Red (2022) - Pixar The Taste of Things (La
passion de Dodin Bouffant)
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Poor Things (R) CC: 11:00-4:50 Argylle (PG-13) 11:45-3:00-
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Landmark E Street Cinema Special Theatrical Engagement (PG-13) 10:10-3:30 Landmark at 6:30-9:40 AMC Courthouse Plaza 8 sodes 4-6 (PG) 12:30-6:00 6:20-9:00
(PG) CC: 4:30 Annapolis Harbour Center Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 2150 Clarendon Blvd.
The Zone of Interest (PG-13) 6:10-8:35 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13)
555 11th Street Northwest Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 2:10-7:10 Madame Web (PG-13) 12:50-
Poor Things (R) 6:30 AMC Columbia 14 CC: 10:15-11:30-1:00-2:15-3:45- 2474 Solomons Island Road Unit H-1 12:00-1:50-3:00-4:40-6:00-7:30- Madame Web (PG-13) CC: Popular Theory (PG) 1:35 4:00-7:30 4:00-7:10-10:00
Migration (PG) 10:40-1:20-4:10 8:45-10:15 The Taste of Things (La Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Anyone But You: The Valentine
The Zone of Interest (PG-13) 10300 Little Patuxent Parkway 5:00-6:30-7:45-10:30 11:20-2:10-5:00-7:50 passion de Dodin Bouffant) Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13)
12:45-3:10-7:25-10:10 Wonka (PG) CC: 12:15-3:05- Argylle (PG-13) CC: 12:30-3:50- Madame Web (PG-13) 11:10- The Beekeeper (R) 12:10-2:50- Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: (PG-13) 12:50-4:00 Special Theatrical Engagement Encore (R) 5:00-8:00 1:00
6:00-9:00 6:45-10:25 1:45-4:30-7:15 5:30-8:15 12:30-3:00-5:30-8:00 (PG) 11:25AM Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Land of Bad (R) 1:40-4:30-
The Taste of Things (La Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
passion de Dodin Bouffant) Madame Web (PG-13) CC: American Fiction (R) CC: Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) American Fiction (R) 2:00- The Boys in the Boat (PG-13) CC: 11:00-1:30-4:20-7:00 6:20 7:20-10:10
(PG-13) 12:25-3:35-6:45-9:30 12:00-6:00-9:00 11:15-1:30-5:15-8:00-10:45 10:50-2:05-4:50-7:25 5:00-8:00 CC: 1:00-4:00-7:10 sodes 4-6 (PG) 2:30-6:45 Argylle (PG-13) 12:10-4:00-7:10 Out of Darkness (R) 4:20-
Argylle (PG-13) CC: 1:15- 2024 Oscar Nominated Short
Perfect Days (PG) 1:15-4:00- Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: Origin (PG-13) 2:00 The Boys in the Boat (PG-13) Origin (PG-13) 2:20-5:50 Out of Darkness (R) CC: 4:25-7:40 Regal Fairfax Towne Center 6:10-9:10
7:10-9:55 12:20-3:00-7:20-9:55 Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 10:00- 10:35-1:25-7:20 Mean Girls (PG-13) 1:00 11:05-5:20 Films - Live-Action 3:25 4110 West Ox Road Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
American Fiction (R) CC: Anyone But You: The Valentine
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Land of Bad (R) CC: 4:10-9:55 12:45-3:30-6:15-9:00 Poor Things (R) 3:55-6:55 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 10:40-1:30-4:30-7:20 Migration (PG) 2:10 1:20-2:20-4:10-5:10-7:00-
1:00-3:45-7:45-10:25 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- The Zone of Interest (PG-13) sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:20-6:10 CC: 11:40-2:15-4:50-7:30 Encore (R) 11:35-6:05-8:45 8:00-9:50
Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 9:40 AMC Tysons Corner 16
Madame Web (PG-13) 12:30-
American Fiction (R) 3:00- sodes 4-6 (PG) 2:45-7:30 11:20-1:50-4:25-7:05 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Argylle (PG-13) CC: 1:05- 2024 Oscar Nominated Short 3:40-6:50 Argylle (PG-13) 12:10-3:30-
Madame Web: The IMAX 7850e Tysons Corner Center Films - Documentary 12:15
5:30-10:15 Experience (PG-13) CC: 1:00- Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 4:00-7:40 4:15-7:25 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) 6:40
All Of Us Strangers (R) 1:30- 4:00-7:00-10:00 Special Theatrical Engagement 10:30-11:30-1:00-2:00-3:30- Anyone But You: The Valentine The Beekeeper (R) CC: Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) 11:30- 4:40-7:40 The Beekeeper (R) 11:50-
4:15-7:35-10:30 (PG) CC: 12:45 4:45-6:30-7:30 Encore (R) 9:30 2:40-7:40 OC: 2:15 12:00-1:20-2:15-2:50-4:10-5:00- 2:50-5:50-8:40
Out of Darkness (R) CC: 1:35 Land of Bad (R) 12:10-3:10-6:10
Origin (PG-13) 12:00 The Taste of Things (La Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Argylle (PG-13) 11:00-1:10- Argylle (PG-13) 1:40-5:10-8:45 Mean Girls (PG-13) CC: 11:50- The Color Purple (PG-13) CC: 5:40-7:00-7:45-8:30 Poor Things (R) 1:00-4:30 Mean Girls (PG-13) 12:40-
2024 Oscar Nominated Short passion de Dodin Bouffant) 4:00-7:00 4:00-7:00 1:20-4:10-7:00 3:55-7:15 Cinema Arts Theatre 3:40-6:30-9:40
Regal Rockville Center Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
Films - Animation 12:15-3:25- (PG-13) 12:20-6:20 Anyone But You: The Valentine American Fiction (R) 10:45- 199 East Montgomery Avenue Anyone But You: The Valentine Fighter (Hindi) 2:35-9:35 9650 Unit 14 Main St. 12:20-1:20-4:20-6:20-7:20 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi-
8:00-10:00 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Encore (R) CC: 11:15-2:00-4:45- 1:40-4:15-6:50 Encore (R) CC: 12:00-2:35- Wonka (PG) CC: 11:05-1:55- Driving Madeleine 12:15-5:05 God & Country (PG-13) 1:30 sodes 4-6 (PG) 12:00-6:50
Wonka (PG) 12:50-4:00 4:45-7:45-10:40
2024 Oscar Nominated Short CC: 1:10-4:10-7:10-10:00 7:45-10:30 Phoenix Theatres Marlow 6 Madame Web (PG-13) 12:30- 5:10-7:50 The Teachers' Lounge 9:50- The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Turning Red (2022) - Pixar
Films - Live-Action 12:35- Argylle (PG-13) CC: 12:05-3:20- Pegasus 2 10:30-1:30-4:30- 3899 Branch Avenue Oppenheimer (R) CC: 9:55 2:40-7:10-9:15 sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:40-6:00 Special Theatrical Engage-
2:00-4:50-6:20-7:40-10:40 AMC Hoffman Center 22
7:00-9:45 6:30-9:40 7:20-10:10 Aquaman and The Lost King- Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) Migration (PG) CC: 11:45-2:10- The Zone of Interest (PG-13) Al Harifa (El Hareefa) 5:00- ment (PG) 12:30-3:20
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Poor Things (R) 3:15 The Beekeeper (R) CC: 1:05- AMC St. Charles Town Ctr 9 dom (PG-13) 11:15-2:00 1:10-3:50-6:40-9:30 9:45-7:40 7:50 Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) CC: 13) 4:00-7:10
Regal Gallery Place 3:50-6:30-9:15 11115 Mall Circle Madame Web (PG-13) 11:30- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) OC: 1:00 The Taste of Things (La Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13)
American Fiction (R) CC: 12:00-1:00-3:00-4:05-6:00-7:05- passion de Dodin Bouffant) 4:00-7:00 Anyone But You: The Valen-
701 Seventh Street Northwest Madame Web (PG-13) CC: 2:35-5:15-8:00 12:10-3:00-5:50-7:20-8:30-10:10 Origin (PG-13) 2:00 9:00-10:00
12:30-3:20-6:15-9:05 11:45-2:45-5:45-8:45 Night Swim (PG-13) 4:45-7:30 The Boy and the Heron (PG-13) (PG-13) 9:55-1:00-4:15-7:15- Anyone But You: The Valentine tine Encore (R) 1:50-4:50-7:50
Wonka (PG) 6:40-9:30 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: 10:00 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
Madame Web (PG-13) 12:40- Origin (PG-13) 1:00 Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 12:30-3:30-10:50 sodes 4-6 (PG) 2:45 11:50-2:35-5:10-7:50-10:25
Encore (R) 1:50-8:00
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Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13)
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The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Argylle (PG-13) 12:00-3:00-6:00 The Chosen: Season 4 Epi- Night Swim (PG-13) CC: 10:20 Origin (PG-13) 1:10-7:00-9:35 Argylle (PG-13) 12:40-4:10- 8:50
1:20-7:25 11:15AM Wonka (PG) CC: 1:30-5:00- Madame Web: The IMAX
Land of Bad (R) 1:10-4:00- sodes 4-6 (PG) 2:45-7:30 Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) The Beekeeper (R) 1:00-3:45- sodes 4-6 (PG) 1:00-6:30 7:45-10:30 The Monk and the Gun (PG-13) 7:30 Smithsonian -
Turning Red (2022) - Pixar 6:15-8:45
Experience (PG-13) CC: 11:00- 9:55-12:10-2:35-4:55-9:50 Airbus IMAX Theater
6:50-9:50 CC: 11:30-12:30-2:15-3:15-5:00- Turning Red (2022) - Pixar Oppenheimer (R) CC: 12:30 2:05-5:00-8:00-11:00 Regal Fox & IMAX
Out of Darkness (R) 2:10-4:50 Special Theatrical Engagement 6:00-7:45-8:45 Regal Cinemas Majestic Special Theatrical Engagement Migration (PG) CC: 12:00-2:15- Out of Darkness (R) CC: 2024 Oscar Nominated Short 22875 Brambleton Plaza 14390 Air and Space Museum Parkway
(PG) CC: 3:35 Argylle (PG-13) CC: 11:30-1:45- Stadium 20 & IMAX (PG) 12:15 Films - Animation 10:00-12:00- Aircraft Carrier: Guardian of
The Zone of Interest (PG-13) 5:30-7:45 11:20-1:45 4:20-6:10 SiREN (2016) (NR) 2:20-5:50-
Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) 5:00-8:15 900 Ellsworth Drive Dune 40th Anniversary (PG-13) Madame Web (PG-13) CC: the Seas 2:30
3:30-6:30-9:20 The Taste of Things (La 2024 Oscar Nominated Short 9:20
Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 4:00-7:00 The Beekeeper (R) CC: 11:45- Bob Marley: One Love (PG-13) 4:00-7:00 11:30-2:30-5:30-8:30 passion de Dodin Bouffant) Films - Live-Action 10:05-1:45- Fighter (Hindi) 2:10-6:00-9:35
To Fly! (1976) (NR) 1:50
12:10-1:00-3:10-4:00-6:10-6:50- Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha 2:30-5:15-8:00 3:10 Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Lisa Frankenstein (PG-13) CC: (PG-13) 11:25-6:25 4:00-8:00 Wonka (PG) 11:20AM University Mall Theatres
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these tips from security professionals
Tulum, seen in 2022, is beefing up security for tourists in Mexico. Ben Thorne, senior intelligence manager at risk management firm
Crisis24, said that, in any destination, it9s most important for visitors to keep a <heightened sense of situational awareness.=
BY H ANNAH S AMPSON
As spring break approaches,
some fun-and-sun destinations
are getting extra attention.
Tulum is beefing up security for
tourists in Mexico. A travel advi-
sory warned Americans to use
increased caution in the Bahamas
after a recent increase in murders.
And a reissued warning urged
U.S. citizens to reconsider travel
to Jamaica due in part to crime.
Jamaica and the Bahamas have
sought to reassure visitors, and
the head of a travel agency compa-
ny says he is not seeing cancella-
tions as a result.
<What we have heard is people
are calling resorts, working with
advisers to find out, 8Is there en-
hanced security? Is there con-
cern?9= said John Lovell, presi-
dent of Travel Leaders Group.
BY C OLLEEN G RABLICK
After a Turkish cruise compa-
ny reneged on the promise of a
lifetime 4 a three-year trip
around the world in more than
140 countries 4 customers who
spent millions in deposits are
asking a U.S. attorney for help
getting their money back.
In a saga seemingly destined to
join the canon of Netflix scandal
documentaries, Miray Cruises9
failure to launch the Life at Sea
sailing has left dozens of passen-
gers without homes, jobs,
cars, retirement funds and life
savings.
A letter sent to Markenzy
Lapointe, the U.S. attorney for
the Southern District of Florida,
identifies 78 of the passengers for
the Life at Sea sailing as <Victims
of Miray.= The letter, which was
reviewed by The Washington
Post, says passengers lost an
estimated $16 million from
Miray actions that amount to
misrepresentation and fraud.
The group includes citizens from
the United States, Australia, Eng-
land, Singapore and India,
among other countries. The ma-
jority of the customers were peo-
ple over 65.
<The failure of Miray to refund
passenger money as promised
has caused a significant number
of residents to literally become
homeless,= the letter says. <Many
are living out of suitcases in
motels or in spare rooms because
of the generosity of friends.=
Miray said in a statement to
passengers last month that re-
funds are slow-rolling because of
banking and credit card prob-
lems, according to the letter.
Spokespeople for the company
did not respond to a request for
comment Jan. 22. It9s unclear
whether Lapointe9s office will
take up an investigation. The
passengers9 letter, which is in-
tended to serve as a formal crimi-
nal complaint, says they suffered
damages worse than victims of
the Fyre Festival in the Bahamas;
organizer Billy McFarland went
to federal prison for wire fraud.
<They9ve not only dashed our
hopes and dreams and upset the
course of our lives, but they keep
Safety experts say travelers
should do that kind of homework
when deciding where to vacation,
and be on alert once on a trip.
Choosing where to go
There9s a lot to consider when
picking a destination: price,
transportation, activities, lodg-
ing. But travel advisories like
those issued by the U.S. State
Department are important to
bear in mind, too.
Ben Thorne, senior intelligence
manager at risk management
firm Crisis24, said travelers
should use those advisories as a
jumping-off point to ask more
questions: Are only pockets of a
country or city considered off-
limits? What are the specific con-
cerns? Guidance that other coun-
tries provide for their citizens
could also be a good resource.
Life at Sea canceled a 3-year cruise.
Passengers say it owes them millions.
A letter to Markenzy Lapointe, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, claims that
78 would-be Life of Sea passengers lost an estimated $16 million because of Miray Cruises.
wasting our time,= passenger
Shirene Thomas, a 58-year-old
retired social services worker,
told The Post. She said she moved
out of the house she was renting,
sold her car and condensed her
life into five boxes for the trip.
She9s now living with a friend in
North Carolina.
Between June and August of
2023, Thomas said she made 27
individual transactions across
eight credit cards to Miray,
amounting to nearly $157,000 for
the three-year trip. (Miray was
offering slight discounts to cus-
tomers who paid upfront for the
three years.) <It took so much
time and now, as you can imag-
ine, it9s taking even more time to
file disputes with 27 different
transactions and provide them
all the documentation.=
So far, only four passengers
have seen any of their money
returned to them, the letter says.
<One of the harder parts of it
all was the lack of communica-
tion and being gaslit,= Thomas
says. <It would have been much
easier if they had just come out
ez ee
Dave Komendat, senior secu-
rity adviser for International SOS,
a travel security firm, said poten-
tial visitors should also pay atten-
tion to the overall stability and
security environment of a desti-
nation and whether it has a his-
tory of unrest. The State Depart-
ment or the World Factbook from
the CIA are good resources,
he said.
The State Department offers
a page for travelers (bit.ly/
state-page) to search for informa-
tion about the country they9re vis-
iting and encourages check-
ing the U.S. Embassy9s website
for the destination as well. It
also compiles safety informa-
tion on an international travel
site (bit.ly/state-international).
Komendat and Thorne both
suggested checking review sites
such as Tripadvisor or other travel
and said this was falling
through, but that was not what
they did.=
In March 2023, Miray, a com-
pany that typically runs cruises
around the Aegean Sea, an-
nounced the 1,095-day cruise for
as low as $30,000 a year, includ-
ing lodging, food and other ac-
commodations. Although the
concept wasn9t particularly new,
what Miray was offering and the
price it advertised were some-
what rare. (Thomas says the price
tag didn9t end up being entirely
accurate, as it reflected the price
of only some double occupancy
cabins.) Prospective passengers
were informed that they would
be sailing on the Gemini, a vessel
owned by Miray. The boat
was scheduled to set sail in
November.
As the months elapsed, pas-
sengers paid their deposits, ac-
quired new visas, packed up their
lives and prepared for sea. Some
re-homed pets. Some sold hous-
es. Others dipped into their re-
tirement funds. Meanwhile, the
original management team be-
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forums to see what other guests
have experienced from staff at a
particular resort or the surround-
ings in general.
Visitors should also check
on safety features at their accom-
modations, whether they are stay-
ing at an Airbnb, a hotel or a
resort, Thorne said. Are there fire
alarms, carbon monoxide detec-
tors and fire suppression sys-
tems? Is there security at the front
desk or cameras?
<The last thing you want to do
is to go in completely blind to a
location,= he said.
Before you leave
The State Department said va-
cationers should make sure to
read the information page for the
country they9re visiting to be clear
on local laws and what might get
them arrested; examples the de-
KevIn Izorce/alamy
hind Life at Sea quit, apparently
over disputes regarding the Gem-
ini9s seaworthiness. During this
time, most communication with
passengers happened via webi-
nars with new Miray executives,
including former CEO Kendra
Holmes and COO Ethem Bayra-
moglu. In July, they announced
they9d found a bigger boat to
embark on the journey.
In October, passengers
shipped off their belongings to
Istanbul or Miami (where the
vessel was stopping after Tur-
key). Miray9s owner, Vedat Ugur-
lu, then announced that the voy-
age would be delayed until Nov.
11. Many passengers had already
bought plane tickets or were in
temporary lodging in Istanbul
waiting for departure. According
to the letter submitted to the U.S.
attorney9s office, Ugurlu claimed
that funds were being finalized
for the purchase of the boat 4 but
that the trip was still a go.
On Nov. 19, the letter says,
Ugurlu announced the complete
cancellation of the voyage; plans
to secure a larger vessel had
the washington post
partment provided include hav-
ing a stray bullet in luggage and
traveling with products that con-
tain THC, the psychoactive com-
pound in marijuana.
According to the department,
travelers should compile contacts
for the nearest U.S. Embassy
or Consulate, family members,
airlines and accommodations
and keep them handy during
a trip.
And spring breakers should un-
derstand what their health insur-
ance will cover in other countries
and get insured before traveling
with coverage that includes medi-
cal evacuation, the depart-
ment said.
Komendat recommended that
spring breakers sign up for
the State Department9s Smart
Traveler Enrollment Program
(step.state.gov), which delivers in-
formation about the destination
and helps the U.S. Embassy track
people down in an emergency.
At the airport
Experts stressed the impor-
tance of knowing what to expect
when arriving somewhere
new, especially in a foreign
destination.
Komendat said travelers
should familiarize themselves
with the process of going through
customs, picking up baggage and
especially arranging transporta-
tion from the airport at their
destination. In his own travel to
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, he said,
he walks through a pavilion
where tour operators and trans-
portation services make pitches
to new arrivals.
<If you didn9t know better, you
would stop in that pavilion and
someone would tell you they9re
here to get you to your hotel when
actually they9re not,= he said.
<Most hotels will provide specific
pickup and drop-off info.=
He said getting into the wrong
vehicle could result in a longer-
than-expected drive, one that is
more expensive than it should be,
or worse.
<I9m always very Point A [to]
Point B,= he said. <I don9t stop in
between. That9s when you can run
into problems.=
Thorne said that, depending on
where you are, sometimes taxis
can be better than a ride-hailing
service such as Uber or Lyft 4 or
they might carry a higher risk.
Ride hailing could be a good op-
tion in some places, or not-so-
good in others. Ask hotels for
advice on what to take, he
said; hotel-provided transporta-
tion is ideal.
fallen through. Miray promised
passengers a full repayment of
the trip and any additional funds
that would be paid out in three
installments, the first coming
Dec. 22, with payments following
in January and February.
In a statement to passengers
on Jan. 14, Miray said disputes
over credit card chargebacks had
delayed the refunds and prevent-
ed the company from processing
any transfers. Even still, the pas-
sengers claim, the company has
engaged in <significant and re-
peated illegal activity,= for mar-
keting a three-year cruise with-
out having a ship first.
Kara Youssef and her husband,
Joe, are one of the few who have
seen a fraction of the money they
sunk into Life at Sea come back.
The couple had been living in
Turkey for two years at the time
the cruise was announced. They
used up most of their retirement
fund, dug out a significant chunk
of their savings and sold both
properties they owned in Turkey.
Since Oct. 28, they9ve been living
out of three suitcases in a hotel
paid for by Miray.
<Our biggest concern at this
point is we9re not going to have
anywhere to go very soon,=
Youssef told The Post. <It9s not
that we9d be homeless, but we
may not be allowed to go back to
our lives since we sold the prop-
erty we did our [Turkish] resi-
dency under.=
About a month after the first
repayment was supposed to turn
up in all passengers9 accounts,
Youssef was able to arrange an
in-person meeting with Bayra-
moglu, the COO, who paid her
$10,000 in cash 4 12 percent of
what she and her husband had
paid for the cruise.
<I think that Miray has made
some horrible management deci-
sions and has been atrocious in
their communication, but if they
make their payment, if they re-
fund their passengers, as far as
I9m concerned, I9m good,= Youssef
says. <I9m not trying to ruin them
to make them pay or anything
like that.=
Not all passengers signed onto
the complaint. George Fox, a
67-year-old Maine resident, told
. sunday, february 18 , 2024
Spring breakers should also
pack as light as possible, so they
aren9t spending a lot of time drag-
ging heavy luggage between pick-
up and drop-off areas. It9s also
wise to try to avoid arriving or
leaving after dark, he said.
During the trip
In any destination, Thorne said
it9s most important for visitors to
keep a <heightened sense of situa-
tional awareness.=
<What this really is is not being
fearful or skeptical but alert and
attentive to your surroundings,=
he said. That means not being
buried in your phone or tuned out
listening to music or a podcast at
all times. <It will help you have a
little more attention to changes in
what9s around you.=
He said criminals are looking
for people who are distracted,
obviously unfamiliar with the lo-
cation or overwhelmed.
When drinking alcohol on va-
cation, Thorne said travelers
should always keep a close eye on
their beverage and never accept
free drinks from strangers. A good
approach is only drinking out of
bottles or cans that are sealed 4
and being the one to break the
seal. Earlier this month, two
women from Kentucky alleged
that they were drugged and raped
by staff members at a resort in
Grand Bahama, where they
stopped during their cruise. They
claimed their drinks were spiked,
according to multiple outlets. The
Royal Bahamas Police Force said
in a news release that it made two
arrests for sexual assault.
When visiting another country,
especially one where English isn9t
the primary language, Komendat
said people should make sure
they have a language translation
app and know how to use it. They
should also put an exchange rate
calculator on their phone, spend
the money to be able to use a
cellphone in foreign destinations
and learn the system to call for
help in an emergency. The State
Department said a U.S. citi-
zen who needs emergency help
should also get in touch with
the nearest U.S. Embassy or
Consulate.
To avoid extra scrutiny, medica-
tion should be in original pre-
scription bottles with a copy of the
prescription, Komendat said.
Thorne said visitors should be
cautious when people are ex-
tremely friendly: <Usually when a
situation is too good to be true,
particularly in a tourist destina-
tion, someone is trying to lower
your guard.=
The Post that he takes responsi-
bility for the money he lost on the
cruise. He had always been skep-
tical that it would happen 4 the
change of management and boat
gave him pause, as did his bank9s
refusal to wire Miray $30,000 for
a deposit 4 but he says he doesn9t
believe it was the result of inten-
tional fraud.
<Everybody that signed up
for this, they knew that it was a
risk,= says Fox, who after grow-
ing dubious of the launch,
changed his plans and decided
he9d embark in Florida, once
the ship had successfully set
sea. <It was just a lot of things
that kind of came together
and didn9t come together. It9s just
one of those things. & I mean,
what can you say? It9s a crazy
world.=
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Did Royal Caribbean go overboard
with the largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas?
n the fifth hour of their
O shore excursion, the
cruise ship passengers
were losing steam. Many
slumped in their seats as a
smaller boat shuttled them from
Nevis to St. Kitts. Others closed
their eyes and mechanically sang
along to such wedding recep-
tion standards as <Y.M.C.A.=
and <Cha-Cha Slide.= As soon as
the Icon of the Seas came
into view, however, everyone
perked up.
The group had toured a sugar
plantation, a rum distillery and
Alexander Hamilton9s birth-
place. Yet the biggest attraction
of the day was the mother ship
they had boarded three days
earlier in Miami. The hulking
vessel dwarfed the Caribbean
landscape and cast a long shad-
ow over the water. For several
seconds, the sun disappeared.
<It9s a monster, isn9t it?= a
passenger exclaimed as he
snapped photos of the world9s
largest cruise ship.
Royal Caribbean Internation-
al9s newest showpiece took its
maiden voyage on Jan. 27, de-
throning the previous titleholder
for size, the cruise line9s Wonder
of the Seas. Its stature is fright-
ening or exciting, depending on
your position. The 1,198-foot-
long ship weighs 250,800 gross
tons. Jay Schneider, the compa-
ny9s chief product innovation
officer, said it can accommodate
up to 7,508 guests, depending on
cabin occupancy. There is also
room for more than 2,000 crew
members.
<I was nervous about how
many people were going to be
stuck on this ship,= said Alecia
Bimonte, 45, a Tampa-based
teacher sailing with her hus-
band, Anthony. <But once we got
on and saw everything, it put me
at ease.=
The Icon is all about the
superlatives. It boasts the larg-
est ice skating rink at sea,
the tallest drop slide at sea and
the most expansive pool at sea.
Its long list of <firsts at sea=
includes a suspended infinity
pool, a walk-up champagne bar
and a chief dog officer named
Rover.
<For me, as a cruise ship nerd,
this ship puts it all over the top,=
said Danny Genung, a cruise
travel planner and the owner of
Harr Travel in California, who
was accompanying almost 70
clients. <I9ve never seen anything
close to the excitement or the
buzz.=
To experience the enormous-
ness of the Icon, we booked
passage on the inaugural cruise.
As we explored its 20 decks from
forward to stern, we would try to
answer the burning question: Is
bigger better, or did Royal Carib-
bean go overboard?
Boarding is a breeze
For Icon9s first revenue voyage,
Royal Caribbean capped the
number of passengers at just
under 5,000 to smooth out any
kinks. The company will gradu-
ally welcome more guests until it
reaches full capacity, just in time
for spring break.
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TOP: Royal Caribbean9s Icon of the Seas, the world9s largest cruise ship. <This ship puts it all over the
top,= said Danny Genung, a cruise travel planner. <I9ve never seen anything close to the excitement or
the buzz.= ABOVE: Passengers can take in sea views at the Overlook.
At the Miami terminal, Royal
Caribbean9s app has helped re-
move the pain points typically
associated with the check-in
process. After showing my pass-
port and grinning for the cam-
era, I waltzed on board 4 12
minutes flat. Before heading to
my stateroom to pick up my
SeaPass card, the room key with
onboard purchasing power, I
swung by the karaoke bar. A crew
member demonstrated how to
use a life jacket, checked my
name off on a clipboard, then
returned to singing softly to
herself.
The muster-at-your-leisure
drill may have confused some
passengers. Two and a half hours
before departure, the cruise di-
rector made an announcement:
700 people had not completed
their safety briefing. <They can9t
sail without checking in,= he
warned.
Fortunately, they figured it
out. At around 5:30 p.m., the
captain blew the horn, and the
Icon shuddered to life.
Icon tip: To expedite the arriv-
al process, check in on Royal
Caribbean9s app, fill out your
health questionnaire within 24
hours of departure, and dump all
of your liquids before security.
What to do
The Icon offers several eastern
and western Caribbean itinerar-
ies. The seven-day cruises in-
clude three ports and three at-
sea days, so cruisers have a lot of
ship time.
Royal Caribbean does its best
to prevent boredom. Passengers
can soak in nine whirlpools and
lounge at seven pools, including
the Hideaway, an adults-only
infinity pool with a glass wall
that reminded me of an aquari-
um exhibit.
<It was a lot of people in a tiny
space, and you see their legs,=
Bimonte said. <It was murky with
all the sunblock and everything
else. I didn9t want to go in there.=
BY A NDREA S ACHS
Most of the adventurous activ-
ities are on Thrill Island, one of
eight <neighborhoods,= or the-
matic zones. At Crown9s Edge, an
attraction that loosely combines
high lining and zip lining, partic-
ipants in jumpsuits and harness-
es step gingerly along the side of
the ship before the skyway drops,
catapulting them over the water
and back to the landing pad. The
highflying feat takes only a few
minutes, or longer if you stop to
pose for the staff photographer
shouting at you to smile.
There9s a water park featuring
six rides of varying scream levels.
Two towers include three rides
each; Schneider said this will
alleviate waits. Royal Caribbean
designed the attraction with
2,000 kids in mind, so no one will
have to stand in line for more
than 20 minutes.
At Storm Chaser, a mat race
down a twisty slide, my already
short wait was cut in half when a
crew member pulled me to the
front of the line because I was
solo. I raced against an Irishman
who bested me by four seconds.
He told me to not feel bad; his
slide was faster.
To recover from the adrena-
line rush, I attended a hair demo
at the spa9s beauty salon. Only
three of us showed up, and even
with those odds, I didn9t win the
free curl and comb. At the Ladies
Pamper Party, women with flaw-
less skin walked around the
room squeezing lotions and se-
rums onto our fingertips. The
lone man onstage flashed an
iridescent white smile and de-
scribed the virtues of teeth
bleaching. After the event, which
felt like a QVC taping, I grabbed
my $50 spa coupon and fled.
From then on, I swore off all
<self-improvement= activities. I
played pickleball, learned to
dance the bachata and attended
a stretch class with an instructor
who called out positions like a
drill sergeant.
Icon tip: To save money on the
Crown9s Edge, book a spot on a
ez ee
port day, when the price drops.
Check the Cruise Compass for
spa specials, such as $169 for a
75-minute massage.
Bars and restaurants
There weren9t enough hours in
the seven-day cruise to eat and
drink at all 40-plus restaurants,
bars and lounges. I created a
meal plan to prevent myself from
getting overwhelmed or overfed.
The dining options are split
between complimentary venues
and specialty restaurants that
charge a cover fee or a la carte
prices. For my one splurge, I
reserved a table at Izumi in the
Park, which serves Japanese cui-
sine including Benihana-style
teppanyaki and takeout sushi.
On a warm evening under an
oval cutout framing a starry sky, I
sat outside in the Central Park
neighborhood, slurping udon
noodles and sipping sake as
recorded birds chirped and
cruisers in tuxedos and ball
gowns strolled by. The dinner
probably wouldn9t pass muster
in Tokyo, but I grade on a curve.
Not one for formality, I ate
most of my meals at the Wind-
jammer buffet, where singing
crew members dressed in ham-
burger, taco and chicken leg
costumes remind diners to wash
their hands before eating. For
anytime snacks, I swung by Pearl
Café, the only venue open 24/7,
and the new AquaMarket, a food
hall with crepes, Mediterranean,
mac and cheese, and other casual
favorites.
The Dining Room evoked old-
school cruising, with set dining
times (unless you choose My
Time Dining), white tablecloths,
assigned tables and a team of
attentive servers who never let
your water glass drop below the
halfway mark. The cavernous
space covers three floors and fits
more than 2,600 diners, who dig
into such classics as escargot a la
bourguignonne and chicken cor-
don bleu.
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I ordered the spring pea risot-
to, which came with a surprise
hair. The head waiter was apolo-
getic, and I received numerous
phone calls from him and guest
services about the incident.
He even chased me down at
Windjammer, asking me to give
the Dining Room another
chance. Originally from India, he
offered to cook me any dish I
desired.
On the last night of the cruise,
he presented me with a bowl of
yellow dal that he said tasted like
his uncle9s back home. All was
forgiven.
Icon tip: If a specialty restau-
rant is booked for dinner, try
lunch, which usually has more
openings and costs less.
Shows sell out
weeks in advance
Royal Caribbean opens up its
reservations system months be-
fore the sailing, so cruisers can
start filling up their social calen-
dars with specialty restaurants,
shore excursions, onboard activi-
ties and entertainment. Icon pas-
sengers pounced.
A week before the ship set sail,
I scrolled through scores of sold-
out events and activities on the
app. I snagged a matinee ticket
for <The Wizard of Oz= and an
evening reservation for the pre-
miere of <Starburst: Elemental
Beauty,= an ice skating perform-
ance inspired by the periodic
table. However, <Aqua Action!= 4
a splashy spectacle with divers,
acrobats and aerialists 4 was
fully booked. So was the comedy
show at the Attic, one of the
smaller venues.
Schneider said passengers
without reservations should not
lose hope. The cruise line often
releases additional seats during
the sailing. You can pore over the
app or save time and go directly
to a box office, where the crew
members have all the listings at
their fingertips.
Outside the Attic, a cheerful
staff member booked me seats
for three headliners. (The acts
often change week by week.)
Though she could not find an
opening for <Aqua Action!= or the
stand-up comedy, she recom-
mended arriving 30 to 45 min-
utes before show time and join-
ing the standby line. Ten minutes
before the performance, the
staff will open up the venue to
everyone. (On the flip side, if you
have a reservation, don9t arrive
late, or a cruiser like me might
take your seat.) This strategy
worked for both shows, and my
seats were a safe distance from
the splashing and heckling
zones.
Icon tip: Cruisers often bail on
late-night performances sched-
uled on port days and on the last
evening of the cruise, so your
standby chances improve for
these shows.
Cabin options
The Icon offers nearly 30 cab-
in types. The 1,772-square-
foot, three-story Ultimate Fam-
ily Townhouse, which debuted
on the Icon, starts at $100,000.
F3
It is sold out through April
2026. The windowless, 157-
square-foot Interior Plus starts
at $3,600 per week and also
books up.
For the maiden voyage, a
member of a private Facebook
group for Icon cruisers orga-
nized a cabin crawl featuring 13
staterooms. The organizer9s fa-
ther, who was directing traffic to
the panoramic suite, told me that
an astounding 80 people showed
up for the free tour.
One the biggest debates
among cruisers pitted the tradi-
tional balcony against the infi-
nite balcony, a floor-to-ceiling
window whose top portion opens
halfway. The pro-infinite side,
which includes Genung, a fa-
ther of two, says the convertible
window is safer for families
with young children, because
kids can9t fall out of the open
upper portion. Genung said the
wall-length window also pro-
vides guests with more cabin
space.
The anti-infinite camp points
out that when the window is
down, the air conditioning turns
off. In a balcony room, you can
enjoy the sunshine and fresh air
outdoors while your travel buddy
cools off in the chilled cabin.
I was on Team Balcony. When I
wanted an audience with the
ocean, I simply stepped onto my
private balcony. The waves usu-
ally drowned out my neighbors9
talking and coughing.
My midship cabin was bright,
spacious and versatile, with a
couch, a desk-and-chair combo
and a smattering of art, decora-
tive pillows and outlets. I never
stubbed my toe, a rarity for me
on cruise ships. I had ample
storage, with wire baskets in the
closet and abundant drawers
and shelves. I actually unpacked
4 a first.
Icon tip: With the RoyalUp
program, you can bid on an
upgrade, such as an interior
cabin to an ocean-view balcony.
The cruise line ranks your offer
from weak to strong.
The takeaway
The Icon is massive and caters
to the masses. Even so, I could
carve out an experience that
aligned with my preferences and
travel style. The public spaces are
large and airy, with views of the
sea and sky, so I never felt
claustrophobic. The neighbor-
hoods flow together, so I rarely
got lost. I could always find a seat
around the pool, if not in the
pool. I never wanted for anything
or waited too long.
However, to squeeze the most
out of the ship, I needed to plan
better and pay more for extras. I
spent a lot of time scanning the
daily calendar on the app, plot-
ting my day instead of enjoying
it.
With a few exceptions 4 the
10,000-balloon drop and the
Ships Ahoy parade in the Royal
Promenade 4 I never felt
squished. However, once the ship
reaches full capacity, I worry that
Icon will become a literal sea of
humanity, and the sparkle of the
early cruises could fade.
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here was panic in the Port
T of Palm Beach. Cruise
ship passengers in flip-
flops and tank tops scat-
tered from the deck covered in
artificial turf to rendezvous at
their muster stations. it was only
a drill, but we did have an emer-
gency: We were out of margarita.
and this was a Margaritaville
cruise.
Yes, that Margaritaville. Be-
yond the restaurants, residential
communities, hotels and resorts
(RV, beach and ski), in the late
Jimmy Buffett9s hospitality em-
pire, there are also two cruise
ships, the Margaritaville at Sea
Paradise and islander. i em-
barked on the former for a two-
night sailing from Florida to
Grand Bahama. it9s one of the
cheapest cruises on the market,
constantly running sales such as
a $49 trip for teachers or buy one,
bring three friends <free.=
En route to our muster station,
an anxious bartender stopped me
and my fiancé, Dan, asking
whether we would like a refill.
This was the last opportunity to
get a drink for a while, he warned.
Dan and i exchanged worried
glances. Our novelty cup, shaped
like a blender, rattled with ice.
How long?
<about 30 minutes,= the bar-
tender said.
it was a warning shot. The
website had promised a <floating
island vacation,= but we seemed
to have boarded an extend-
ed booze cruise run by Spirit
airlines.
Fees lurking behind
every corner
i tried to book a solo reserva-
tion during a <Season9s Greetings
Sale,= but a pop-up said i couldn9t
book a cabin for one on my
particular sailing. That meant
Dan got to come.
For the price of $239.20, we got
the cheapest room with a window
on the 658-cabin ship, plus five
free drinks. a few steps into the
reservation process came the
add-ons: $57 for WiFi on two
devices and $188.80 for other
taxes and fees, making it $485 for
the two nights.
it would have been $50 cheap-
er if i had forgone a window, and
significantly more expensive if i
added a shore excursion or up-
grades, such as the $749 Ultimate
license to Chill package, which
included express check-in, priori-
ty luggage delivery, 10 premium
drinks and a $300 spa credit,
among other perks.
My rate covered meals at cer-
tain restaurants on board, some
nonalcoholic drinks such as juice
and tap water (but not soda, one
of the cheapest beverages on the
planet), and access to the ship9s
live entertainment and super-
vised kids9 programs during cer-
tain hours.
it did not include a <fuel sup-
plement= of $15 per person, per
night, or a gratuity fee of $18 per
person, per night. Both charges
appeared on my credit card after
we boarded.
By the end of our trip, adding
in specialty coffee, some food and
more cocktails, we totaled
$780.36 for the room and other
charges.
Big rooms, bare-bones
amenities
Without buying express check-
in, it took us 30 minutes to board
the ship after our arrival to the
port. We went through a metal
detector and couldn9t bring
drinks or food in our luggage,
which was scanned by an X-ray
(although i did get some plantain
chips through). There were signs
everywhere warning against
bringing marijuana on the ship.
The final challenge was getting
through an obstacle course of
salespeople vying for our atten-
tion like auctioneers, pressing
us to buy drink packages,
shore excursions and profession-
al photos.
On board, it was calm. The
<casual-luxe= vessel, formerly
known as Grand Classica, was
built in 1991. it9s considered old
for the cruise world but had a
multimillion-dollar renovation
to add Margaritaville touches.
Buffett references and beachy
decorations abound, including a
gargantuan teal flip-flop statue, a
brand signature we also saw at
the Margaritaville resort in Hol-
lywood, Fla. There9s a casino, an
arcade and a spa that charged
about $180 for massages. it
seemed well-worn, but more dat-
ed than run-down.
Outside there were deck chairs
around two tiny swimming pools
4 or if you9re a glass-half-full
kind of person, two huge plunge
pools 4 a pair of four-person hot
I took the Margaritaville cruise.
It9s like basic economy at sea.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Natalie B. Compton and her fiancé, Dan, set sail on the 658-cabin Margaritaville at Sea Paradise, built in 1991.
Fins Dining, which had two set seatings per evening. Compton9s breakfast from the buffet. The pair9s room was bigger than expected.
tubs, a jogging track, some corn-
hole boards and a pickleball
court with a scraggly net pushed
off to the side. Dan and i brought
paddles, but with the outdoor
court being vulnerable to wind
and rain, a game was out.
Our room was our silver lin-
ing: it was much bigger, brighter
and cleaner than we had expect-
ed. The title of the Buffett classic
<nothin9 but a Breeze= was paint-
ed over the porthole, and in the
closet we found robes and slip-
pers. The sheets were white and
crisp with a subtle parrot motif
etched into the bedspread.
The mattress and pillows were
comfortable. The shower got
hot fast and had good water
pressure. a corner table held
$4.95 bottles of water and a
$29.95 bottle of Robert Mondavi
red blend wine.
A confounding process
for buying drinks
at lunchtime, our options were
the Port of indecision Buffet or
the Cheeseburger in Paradise
Burger Bar 4 two of the three
places on the ship that serve the
food included in our rate. There
are three other <specialty dining=
options where you have to pay
extra, as well as in-room dining
and a bunch of bars.
The buffet had an off-putting
aroma reminiscent of a budget
cruise i took years ago, or a
retirement home cafeteria. May-
be it was the cleaning supplies, or
maybe the food. We grabbed
burgers (nothing to write home
about) that we dressed ourselves
at an unkempt salad bar sta-
tion and sat on the open-air
5 o9Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill
deck. <i can see how disease can
spread quickly on a cruise ship,=
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Dan, who9s a science teacher,
mentioned as we ate. We discov-
<The price [of the cruise] is fantastic, ered someone else9s hair on his
plate.
I9ll give them that. But they9ve When we flagged down a serv-
er to order margaritas, we found
approached us I think about out we couldn9t cash in our five
free drinks until we got a wrist-
25 times to buy drinks.= band on another floor. We asked
about the other drinks packages,
Peter Austin, a passenger from the Orlando area
and the server described them at
a rapid-fire clip:
For $99, we could get the Boat
Drinks package, a discount of 35
percent off 10 alcoholic drinks,
but only on drinks that cost $12
or less. The $119 no Doubts
Premium Drinks package cov-
ered 10 top-shelf drinks, and the
$119 Blender Cup Package got
you six 22-ounce drinks (more
than double the size of a typical
cocktail) from a certain menu
selection, served in a little blend-
er (sans blades) that looked like
an adult sippy cup. Each includ-
ed an 18 percent gratuity charge.
it felt like a riddle. We went
with no package, but panic-
ordered the sippy-cup version of
the Who9s to Blame margarita
with Margaritaville Gold Tequila,
triple sec and a <house margarita
blend.= it was $29 and just fine.
We watched others struggle to
order, such as the two ladies who
had to go back and forth with
their server for a few minutes to
figure out how to get a Grey
Goose and soda. The complex
system, combined with the con-
stant pressure from staff to pur-
chase more drinks, became a
shared bond between guests.
<The price [of the cruise] is
fantastic, i9ll give them that,=
said Peter austin, from the Or-
lando area. <But they9ve ap-
proached us i think about 25
times to buy drinks. it9s very, very
The drinks menu at Fins, a complimentary restaurant on the ship. aggressive.=
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Complimentary food 4
with a catch
We missed the complimentary
dinner at Fins Dining the first
night because we weren9t aware
there were only two set seatings
per evening until we had missed
both. (We never got our welcome
packet.) That left us with Frank &
lola9s Pizzeria, a specialty restau-
rant with red-checkered table-
cloths where we got a three-
course meal for two for $20.
The Caesar salads were ser-
viceable, but the pepperoni pizza
was too fatty, like they added
extra oil to the cheese or sauce. it
left us feeling queasy after, so we
took our lovely tiramisu back to
our room to eat later. Wine was
sold separately and couldn9t be
ordered at the pizza place; Dan
had to walk over to the coffee
shop to grab two glasses with our
drinks package.
There was no messing around
on night 2; We showed up to Fins
at 5:45 p.m. for the 6 p.m. seating.
The sprawling dining room was
decorated with white tablecloths
and gleaming light fixtures. Din-
ner came with a bread basket and
three courses. You could order
an extra entree for $7, which
some people around us did be-
cause the appetizers 4 three
slices of tuna and a couple of
arugula leaves for Dan, a slight
bowl of gumbo for me 4 were
comically petite.
My gumbo and signature pasta
with shrimp were all right. Dan9s
Tuscan mac and cheese with
grilled chicken, vegetables and a
<cacio e pepe sauce= was inedible.
<it9s like watered-down
Stouffer9s,= Dan said. We saw two
tables send theirs back. i gave
Dan my ice cream course to bulk
up his brownie sundae.
For breakfast at the buffet, i
got by with fresh fruit and Eng-
lish muffins; Dan went for break-
fast sausage and some French
toast he liked. The drip coffee was
free, but nearly as thin as tea 4
another reminder that Margari-
taville was cutting costs where it
could.
i talked to people on the
cruise who enjoyed the food,
people who hated it and one
group that had a great review of
their meals at JWB Prime Steak
& Seafood, a specialty dining
option.
<it9s been great,= said Mark
Seeley, 37, who came with his two
friends from new York after see-
ing an ad for the cruise on
instagram. <i thought it was real-
ly high quality.=
Parrotheads have
the best time
Despite the booze cruise repu-
tation, Paradise was pretty tame
after dark.
after catching a musical per-
formance at the Stars on the
Water Theater one night and a
stand-up comic the other, the
party died down fast. We could
always find live music, and no, it
was not strictly Buffett songs.
if you went in with low expec-
tations, you could have a nice
time on this bop to the Bahamas.
i loved watching people have
fun 4 like the rousing party
game we saw one night in the
Euphoria lounge that got partic-
ipants to do wild challenges
(men wearing bras on their
heads, people riding each other
like horses). i laughed so hard
my face hurt.
Most of the travelers i met felt
the same way, particularly those
traveling in big groups. <We hear
a lot of people have mixed Tik-
Tok reviews, but for the price, it
was great,= said Khaila Dennis,
23, a Miami resident traveling
with her family.
We skipped the shore excur-
sions sold by the cruise in favor
of going our own way, saving
money in the process. The aus-
tins did the same, as did a
handful of people we met. Dan
and i rented a scooter in Free-
port for $50, spent the day
exploring the island, its white-
sand beaches and the incredible
local cuisine. We shared a fat
lobster tail, fried on the spot for
$25, from a shack on the beach;
ordered two rum cocktails for
$10; and tried a fresh conch
salad, straight out of the shell,
for $11. it was a ball, one we
wouldn9t have had if we didn9t
take the cruise.
The takeaway
Unless you9re a die-hard Buf-
fett fan, i9m not convinced that
spending $780, plus the price of
airfare and transportation to and
from the ship, gets you the best
vacation for the price.
it9s definitely not the best place
to get a margarita, either.
sunday, february 18 , 2024
The best (and worst) drinks on the Margaritaville cruise
Margarita: 6/10
Unsurprisingly, the ship has a
ton of margaritas. We started
with the Who9s to Blame, served
on the rocks with Margaritaville
Gold Tequila, triple sec and a
<house margarita blend.= It was
very heavy on the mix 4 where9s
the tequila? 4 but was decent
overall.
We decided to upgrade our
marg to a <Booze in the Blender=
22-ounce serving, which the bar-
tender said was about three regu-
lar drinks and came in a faux
blender jar with a lid and a straw,
sort of like an adult sippy cup.
Carrying it around the ship all
night 4 full or empty 4 in case
we wanted another very big
drink made me feel like a toddler.
Worse yet, the sippy-cup pre-
sentation meant no salted rim, a
must for my margarita enjoy-
ment.
Piña colada: 8/10
Dan9s a piña colada obsessive;
he9ll order one on just about any
menu, which is not advisable
when you are far from a body of
water. That does make him a good
judge of the coconut beverage.
At the first taste of our Margar-
itaville piña colada, our eyes lit
up. It was glorious! The frozen
drink had been blended to near
perfection, featuring a luscious
texture and a rich coconut flavor.
Not too sweet. Not too heavy. Just
right.
The second one we shared
wasn9t as top notch, which brings
down the rating of this delight a
smidgen.
Negroni: 3/10
I know, I know. Who orders a
Negroni on a Caribbean booze
cruise? (Maybe Stanley Tucci?)
There9s a limit to how many
cheap-but-expensive tropical
cocktails the human body can
muster in a day. So we went for
the classic, not once but on three
different occasions. And they
were always bad. The quote about
the definition of insanity comes
to mind.
To our defense, the Negroni is
easy (on paper), made with equal
parts gin, Campari and sweet ver-
mouth. What could go wrong? A
lot, apparently. They were never
the right color, always off in pro-
portions and sometimes in ingre-
dients. We had one at dinner that
seemed to be made with dry ver-
mouth instead of sweet (which, it
turns out, is called a Cardinale).
Also, a Negroni served with
chip ice should be illegal.
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BY N ATALIE B . C OMPTON
shops, we wanted a crisp white
M
athematicians say the most difficult equation known to man may be the Riemann hypothesis. Calculating the wine. Even though the restaurant
prices of the drink packages on the Margaritaville cruise could be a close second. ¶ In January, I boarded the had wine listed on its menu, we
couldn9t order it with our server, or
Margaritaville at Sea Paradise for a two-night sailing from the Port of Palm Beach, Fla., to Grand Bahama. My even at the counter where we or-
assignment was to gauge the value of one of the cheapest cruises you can take. Over the course of my sailing, I dered our food. The server told Dan
that he had to walk over to the
inevitably sampled an ocean of beverages and decided to rate each one. ¶ The ship had a strong contingent of travelers who coffee shop and ask the barista. He
were there to let loose. Morning, noon and night, passengers hit the bar for shots, beers and blended tropical beverages rippled came back with two glasses of sau-
vignon blanc that had a weird,
with neon hues. Margaritaville at Sea does not sell a tidy unlimited drinks package, however, and the three options it did have sweet tinge to them.
were rife with caveats and confusion. ¶ My booking included five free drinks, but that wouldn9t put a dent in the extensive
menus. Trying to taste through the entire roster would have cost hundreds of dollars, which explains why we couldn9t judge Fresh coconut: 10/10
every drink on the menu. Anyone alarmed about my alcohol intake should know I shared most of the drinks with a highly Okay, this was not technically on
the Margaritaville at Sea, but next
vetted assistant (my fiancé, Dan). ¶ I scored my ranking on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being so unpalatable it9s not worth drinking, to it. At the port in Grand Bahama,
and 10 being delicious enough to shake the hand of the bartender. there was a bar kiosk that had a guy
hacking open fresh coconuts.
There was no way I was leaving the
Caribbean without drinking one. It
was a dream.
Gully Wash: 9/10
Same deal as the coconut, we got
this from the same little bar by the
cruise terminal. It9s a Bahamian
drink, also known as Sky Juice,
made with coconut water, sweet-
ened condensed milk and gin.
Don9t let the concept of mixing
dairy and gin dissuade you; this
was delicious and well balanced.
Blue margarita shot:
2/10
During our dinner at Fins, serv-
ers walked around the dining room
with a tray of shots: lemon drops,
blue margarita and something
with Kahlua, maybe. We were a
little despondent over our Negroni,
so maybe a shooter would be a silly
consolation beverage to share with
Dan. I waved over a server and
requested the electric turquoise
option.
Served chilled, this could have
been a jazzy jolt to the system. But
the blue margarita shooter ($7, ex-
cluding taxes and fees) was tepid
and tasted flatter than watered-
down Gatorade.
phoTos by NaTalIe b. CompToN/The WashINgToN posT Water: 9/10
TOP: Clockwise from left, a 22-ounce margarita on the rocks, served in a fake blender; a blue margarita shooter; and a Negroni. With the exception of our dinner
LEFT: Bottled water for sale in the reporter9s room. RIGHT: A fresh coconut from a bar kiosk at the port in Grand Bahama. at Fins, when servers automatical-
ly gave you a glass, water felt like a
precious commodity on Paradise.
with a handful of mint. We tried dispenser machine to their heart9s cortados, macchiatos and lattes, You could walk to the Port of Inde-
Mojito: 1/10 sucking down a few gulps hoping content. I didn9t try the juice, but I and once a delicious caramel frap- cision Buffet and get some from the
In an effort to get back to the it9d get less offensive. It never did. I did go for the caffeine. What came pé. He wasn9t working with the juice dispenser, or ask the bar or
tropical beverage category 4 but carried it around the remainder of out of the tank was the kind of thin best beans or milk or equipment waitstaff for a glass. I asked a crew
too full to drink another piña cola- the night like a punishment, and coffee with no spine that you9d get on the planet, but it was clear he member whether the water in our
da and too underwhelmed by the eventually dumped it down our at a sad continental breakfast. was doing his best, and that made stateroom sink was potable, and he
last margarita 4 I used the last of cabin toilet. us even happier. said, <It is not recommended.=
our five free drinks on a mojito. I Coffee (paid): 6/10 So when we did get our hands on
also spent $8 to upgrade it to
sippy-cup size.
Coffee (free): 3/10 Thank goodness for the ship9s
White wine: 3/10 a cup of ice water from the bar at
the Euphoria lounge, it was indeed
It was terrible, so off we At the complimentary Port of coffee shop. We developed a deep To pair with our dinner at Frank euphoric, even if it did taste a little
couldn9t drink it 4 like a pint of Indecision Buffet, passengers can appreciation for the barista, who & Lola9s Pizzeria, a specialty restau- strange, like it had passed through
soda water somehow gone bad guzzle drip coffee and juice from a we went to for espresso drinks like rant wedged by the coffee and gift a dusty filter.
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Marquee shows: 10/10
The Icon has a packed roster
of entertainers. On my voyage,
we had comedians, an a cappella
group and a joking juggler. The
headliners change, but the three
marquee productions 4 <The
Wizard of Oz,= <Aqua Action!=
and <Starburst: Elemental Beau-
ty= 4 are fixtures. They are also
phenomenal.
8The Wizard of Oz9
This show sticks to the origi-
nal script, with the exception of a
few modern diversions. The
opening scene of Dorothy sitting
in her bedroom, bent over a
smartphone, confounded several
people near me. Some of us
wondered whether we had the
wrong starting time. But once
the familiar plot kicked in 4 A
tornado is coming! The witch is
dead! 4 the audience stopped
fidgeting and fell silent.
Every aspect was Broadway-
caliber: the creative costumes,
the elaborate choreography, the
fanciful set design, the 16-piece
orchestra. The action didn9t stay
onstage, either. Dorothy flew
overhead in a bed that rivaled
<The Phantom of the Opera9s=
crashing chandelier. A puppet
played the role of Toto, but the
puppeteer was a star on his own
4 method acting at its finest.
8Aqua Action!9
Royal Caribbean introduced
this highflying AquaTheater
show in the Oasis class of ships.
The Icon takes the performance
to greater heights 4 and depths
4 in its new venue, starring
divers, dancers, slackliners, ar-
tistic swimmers and aerialists.
The enclosed space (earlier itera-
tions were open-air) features
high-diving platforms, a 55-foot-
tall water curtain, and robotic
arms that resemble Transform-
ers9 limbs and are part of the
ensemble. The show has the
superhuman dexterity and
steampunk edginess of Cirque du
Soleil.
8Starburst:
Elemental Beauty9
This performance, which takes
place on the largest ice skating
rink at sea, is a mad-scientist
version of Ice Capades. The show
is a whimsical, sometimes trippy
exploration of the periodic table
and celestial sky. The costumes
are clever (Day-Glo outfits for
neon, for instance), and the
soundtrack (<Titanium,= <Dia-
monds,= <Neutron Dance=) is
spot-on. The athletes perform
with the grace of ice dancers and
the muscle of gymnasts. As if I
were watching the Winter Olym-
pics, I held my breath until they
nailed their landings.
Category 6
water park: 9/10
Disclaimer: I tried only two of
the rides at the Category 6 water
park, because I was solo 4 and
chicken. So, my ranking is pri-
marily for Storm Chasers.
Hurricane Hunter and Storm
Surge require at least two people
per raft. Pressure Drop, the first
open free-fall slide at sea, scared
me after I met a Floridian who
said she sprained her ankle on
the ride. However, I did watch a
guy sail off the precipice and exit
without hobbling. The key is to
keep your arms and legs crossed.
Frightening Bolt, the tallest
drop slide at sea, resembled a
pneumatic tube that transports
humans instead of mail. The line
was shorter than the one for
Storm Chasers, but I saw several
repeat riders.
For Storm Chasers, I rode
face-first on a purple mat that
careened down twisty tunnels
with disco lights. A crew member
had advised me to keep my head
low, so I never swallowed any
water. I landed with a splash and
blinked at the race clock to
discover that I had lost the race
against a rival rider on my first
try, but I won on the second. My
only qualm is that I wish the ride
were longer, so I could spend
more time barreling down and
not standing in line on the stairs.
Crown9s Edge adven-
ture course: 2/10
Crown9s Edge, the cruise ship
equivalent of a ropes course, is
one of the few onboard attrac-
tions with a price tag. I paid $39
on a port day; the price increases
when the ship is at sea. The
per-minute expense of this short,
anticlimactic ride didn9t seem
worth it.
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Rating the activities
on the Icon of the Seas
BY A NDREA S ACHS
Before our group of four was
I
f you have the stamina, you can go from morning till after midnight on Royal Caribbean9s Icon of the Seas, the world9s allowed to step onto the Edge, we
largest cruise ship. Every day, the ship9s Cruise Compass guide releases its schedule of events. The activities cover two had to put on a jumpsuit, harness
and helmet. We also watched a
full pages 4 tiny print and single-spaced. ¶ I am active but not an ultramarathoner. For the inaugural cruise on Jan. short instructional video. At the
27, I could not try everything. Instead, I focused on the ship9s signature activities and amenities while avoiding such start of the course, a crew mem-
ber explained the route and what
cruising mainstays as trivia contests and climbing walls. I broke my no-cheesy pledge only once, to cheer on the to do. I only caught <look toward
contestants in the <world9s sexiest man= competition. ¶ Here are my reviews of the good, the meh and the awful, based on the photographer.=
The platform was made up of
a scale of 1 to 10. X9s and O9s with gaps in between.
I walked carefully to avoid slip-
ping and freaking out the people
below. I heard someone shouting
at me to swivel and smile. I never
saw my photo, but I imagine I
looked more annoyed than
frightened.
I had only a few milliseconds
to gaze at the ocean and CocoCay,
the cruise line9s private Bahami-
an island, when the floor
dropped. I hovered 154 feet over
the water, then swung around
the corner like dry cleaning on
an automated rack. A crew mem-
ber reminded me to bend my
knees for the landing. I arrived
with a thud.
The guide asked our group
whether we wanted to take an-
other spin. Only one of us said
yes, and it wasn9t me.
Music and parades on
the Royal Promenade:
9/10
Depending on the hour and
occasion, the Royal Promenade
feels like Fifth Avenue (especially
on Dress Your Best night), Dis-
ney9s Main Street, U.S.A. or Nash-
ville9s Broadway. Most of the big
public events take place here,
such as the 10,000-balloon drop
on the first night; the Ships Ahoy
parade, which features floats and
an eclectic cast of pirates, snake
charmers, Venetian gondoliers
and other characters; and the
sAul MArTinez for The WAshingTon PosT One Hit Wonders dance party,
with a guest appearance by the
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
The crew members go all out
for these charmingly hokey
shows. However, I should have
arrived earlier to secure a better
viewing spot. For the parade, I
had to crouch down and watch
the action between people9s legs.
For the One Hit Wonders party, I
wedged myself between two oth-
er passengers along the railing,
leaving little room to dance to
<C9mon N9 Ride It (the Train).=
Several bars with live music
line the concourse, such as the
Schooner Bar (piano), Boleros
(Latin music) and Point & Feath-
er (acoustic guitar). A rotating
cast of bands and soloists also
performs on a balcony overlook-
ing the promenade.
The musicians are equally tal-
ented but give off different vibes.
Some command your rapt atten-
tion, while others encourage
boisterous participation. At the
Dueling Pianos, for example, Sar-
ah and Tim pounded out such
singalong tunes as <Piano Man,=
<Toxic= and <Sweet Caroline.=
The bar was always raucous.
None of the spots have doors,
so the music spills out into the
central arcade. If you have sensi-
tive ears, you might be better off
in the Central Park neighbor-
hood, where the soundtrack is a
AndreA sAchs/The WAshingTon PosT mix of recorded birdsong and an
acoustic guitarist.
Swimming pools: 7/10
Each of the seven pools has its
own personality. The Royal Bay
pool on Deck 15 is the most
social. You can listen to live
music or a DJ here, take a water
aerobics class, or watch the
coronation of the world9s sexiest
man (according to a panel of
opinionated female passengers).
During peak times, the best
seating was often occupied, so I
had to sit in the outer ring.
The pools in the kid-friendly
Surfside neighborhood cater to
little tadpoles. Parents can grab
a stool at the Lemon Post and
watch their children splash
around while they nurse a spe-
cialty cocktail. Swim & Tonic has
a swim-up bar, but sober swim-
mers are welcome, too.
My least-favorite pool was the
Hideaway. The adult-only infini-
ty pool was as crowded as a seal
colony. Another guest sniffed at
its murky water. I stood at a safe
distance, just as I would in an
sAul MArTinez for The WAshingTon PosT
area teeming with wildlife.
TOP: The Pearl, a kinetic sculpture, onboard Royal Caribbean9s My No. 1 pick for pools was
Icon of the Seas cruise ship. CLOCKWISE FROM MIDDLE: <Aqua Cloud 17, on the highest deck. I
Action!,= a highflying AquaTheater show, is one of the marquee could peer through the glass
performances. The Royal Bay pool on Deck 15, which the reporter wall and imagine I was swim-
says is the most social. The Crown9s Edge adventure course. ming in the ocean, far from the
AndreA sAchs/The WAshingTon PosT masses.
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illusTraTion by Julia MaTa for The WashingTon PosT

Some ûnd it hard

to save, and science
can explain why
How a teen9s job violated
The question was a fair one.
<When do we hold people
personally responsible to save
for themselves? The math
laws on child labor
isn9t that hard.= BY L AUREN K AORI G URLEY, J ULIA M ATA AND E MMANUEL M ARTINEZ
The query came from a
Michelle participant at a conference

F
Singletary this week at north Carolina ast food companies fueled a surge in child labor violations in 2023, with thousands of teenagers
The Color state University sponsored by illegally scheduled to work late and long hours. Among them was high school senior sebastian
of Money the Institute for emerging
Issues. experts were gathered
Marek, who got a job at a McDonald9s in Los Angeles to help his mom pay rent. Managers scheduled
to debate and discuss Marek to work too long on school nights even though he was only 17. He lost sleep, missed classes and
weathering financial storms and the
challenges to saving.
received warnings that he might not be able to graduate high school. see labor on G3

Many folks who are wired to save can9t

understand those who don9t prioritize
building an emergency fund or share their
awe at the power of compound interest.
Born savers don9t wait to take full advantage
of an employer9s 401(k) contribution
matching program 4 seriously, who leaves
money on the table?
WORK ADVICE DEPARTMENT OF DATA
It9s so simple.
But is it? To friend or not to friend clients and co-workers Do partisan gaps in gun ownership contribute to gaps
The reason it9s so hard to save is partly on social media can be a tricky question. G2 in hearing loss? a new mapping effort suggests so. G4
see sinGletary on G2
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Fine to add clients, co-workers on social media? Spouses can agree to disagree.
reader 1: A few
of my business
clients and co-
workers with
whom I have a
collegial
Work relationship have
Advice friended me on
KarLa L. facebook. Anyone
MiLLer who scrolls
through my feed
sees pictures of
my dogs and other mundane
details of my life. I9m not
posting about politics or other
sensitive issues, and I tend not
to <friend= clients who do. I
would never post anything
about my boss, my work
situation or any personal stuff
that I wouldn9t want the world
to know.
my husband, however,
constantly points out that I
should not have any friends on
social media who are my clients.
Here9s the kicker: He has
facebook-friended some of my
co-workers because he thinks
they9re cool and interesting.
When I object, he says he
doesn9t have the same conflict
with my co-workers that I do
with my clients. But honestly, I
think it9s a huge overstep. I turn
down facebook requests from
anyone associated with his work
because I feel it9s too cringey.
What are your thoughts?
Karla: one thing I know about
social media is that it9s great at
creating conflicts even where
none should exist.
In some professions 4 think
financial services, the military,
health care 4 a stray comment
or photo can reveal damaging
details about deals, security or
client confidentiality, exposing
sensitive inside information to
anyone who knows what to look
(or phish) for. Employers in
those professions usually have
social media policies to prevent
that from happening.
Even if your employer has no
such restrictions, your husband
has a point about the risks of
mixing personal and business
contacts. If a client whose friend
request you declined sees you
have accepted an invitation
from another client, it can lead
Michelle Singletary
If you find it difficult to save money, your brain may be partly to blame
sinGletary from G1
attributable to behavioral
science, according to mariel
Beasley, co-founder of the
Common Cents Lab and
principal at the Center for
Advanced Hindsight at Duke
University.
To answer the man9s question,
Beasley used an illustration of a
small rider sitting on top of an
elephant. It9s a metaphor based
on the research of social
psychologist Jonathan Haidt.
The rider represents the
rational part of the brain. The
elephant stands in for your
emotional side.
In a perfect world, the rider
and elephant work together.
But, as you know, we aren9t
perfect, and often the rider can9t
control the much larger
elephant operating on instinct.
<Now a rider can kick that
elephant as hard as he wants,
but unless the elephant also
wants to go where the rider
wants to go, it9s not going to go
there,= Beasley said.
We often think 4 as the
participant at the workshop did
4 that the logical part of our
brain is mostly in control. or
should be. That9s why there9s a
propensity to blame an
individual for not having the
willpower to save.
<Unfortunately, a lot of the
times when we9re talking in
hypotheticals and we say, 8But
people can do this, or people
can do that, or 8I do this, I do
that,9 we are thinking about the
rider, not our elephant,= Beasley
said.
When we seek to shame
people for their financial
shortcomings, we neglect to
recognize the barriers they face.
We also don9t acknowledge the
path the rider and the elephant
are on, which includes lots of
roadblocks, such as the ease or
credit.
<They are operating in a
culture that is there to extract,
extract, extract,= she said.
We have an economy built
and dependent on consumer
spending. We are overwhelmed
with advertisements to spend;
how many commercials feature
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to concerns about favoritism
and unequal service. That9s why
many social media users find it
safer to draw hard lines by
declining requests from current
clients, setting up separate
public and private accounts or
keeping all their work
connections corralled on
LinkedIn.
But for some businesses,
personal online connections
with clients may bring more
benefit than risk. for example,
my real estate agent and
hairstylist have friended me on
facebook; my therapist has not,
presumably for professional
ethics reasons. (Presumably.)
meanwhile, your husband is
people happily saving for a rainy
day?
<Even facing a dip in savings,
elevated inflation and higher
interest rates, consumer
spending fueled a surprisingly
strong economy in 2023 that
expanded by 2.5% for the year,=
according to a report by U.S.
Bank. <In 20239s fourth quarter,
personal consumption
expenditures represented nearly
68% of the nation9s GDP. much
of that spending requires
financing, some for bigger ticket
items like homes, automobiles
and higher education and some
in the form of credit card debt
for day-to-day purchases.=
Now, back to the brain.
As Beasley put it, we tend to
do things that are:
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wrong if he thinks there9s no
potential conflict in his
connecting with your co-
workers. He may not have trade
secrets to spill about your
employer, but his postings and
comments can color your
reputation among your
colleagues, especially if they
don9t find him equally <cool and
interesting.= I would treat his
facebook schmoozing with the
same degree of caution as
bringing him to a work-
sponsored event with an open
bar.
Your husband has the right
and obligation to speak up the
first time he thinks you9re
overlooking something. You
easy
We are physically and
psychologically wired for ease.
Knowing this, financial
institutions have sped up the
spending process. You no longer
even have to punch in a code to
pay with plastic. You can just
tap your card.
attractive
We like immediate
gratification or rewards. Look
at credit cards. If you use your
card enough, you earn free
airline tickets or cash back.
reward cardholders like to
brag about all the swag they
get for charging their
purchases.
Who brags about saving?
Until interest rates rose
have the right to consider his
concerns, determine for yourself
whether your client interactions
are appropriate and decline to
discuss the topic further. He
needs to respect your
professional judgment on how
you manage your work
relationships 4 especially ones
he insists on inviting himself
into. And maybe, instead of
telling the goose what9s good for
her, the gander needs to find
cooler colleagues of his own to
flock with.
reader 2: my husband
interrupts his colleagues, and it
drives me crazy. I learned about
this during the pandemic when
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recently, the interest paid on
deposit accounts was so tiny it
made you sad to save, like you
were being a chump.
Saving is boring because the
payoff is often in the future. You
have to fight the elephant in you
that says, <Go ahead and spend
that money, honey. Let9s have
some fun now.=
social
<All of the behavioral science
research shows that we
underestimate the influence of
our environment on our
decisions,= Beasley said during a
follow-up interview.
Social media makes it hard
not to resist emulating the
luxurious lifestyle of the rich
and wannabe rich, who are in
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we were both working at home.
Now that he9s mostly in the
office, we cross paths during the
workday only once or twice a
week. But when I hear him
during work calls, I cringe.
His family is talkative, and
their conversations often
overlap, so he9s used to
interrupting and being
interrupted. I call it out when
he interrupts me, since I don9t
like it, and he has gotten better
about it at home.
In fairness, I don9t know how
often he interrupts at the office,
so I don9t know how he9s
perceived. Since he9s an
executive, I imagine his
employees don9t feel
debt trying to keep up
appearances.
We are bombarded with
images of consumption.
<We see all of the people
who are out eating,= Beasley
said. <We don9t see the nights
people chose to stay home and
do something free or low cost.=
We see the vacations people
go on, not what they9re putting
away in a retirement account.
During her presentation,
Beasley pointed to a federal
reserve Bank of Philadelphia
research paper that showed if
your neighbor wins the lottery,
you are more likely to file for
bankruptcy protection.
That was a <Wait, what?=
moment in her talk.
<What happens is, if your
. sunday, february 18 , 2024
comfortable objecting.
Should I mind my own house
and let his employer take care of
any issues in the office? or do I
say something without
understanding the entire
picture?
Karla: on the one hand, as I
said above, spouses of successful
professionals should generally
trust them to know how to
handle their jobs. Just as your
husband comes from a family of
chaotic conversationalists, he
may have gravitated to a
profession where filibustering is
the accepted way to get things
done. Not an environment I
could tolerate, but good on him
for making it to the top 4 and
for making the effort to stifle
that behavior off the clock with
you.
on the other hand: Early in
my career, I received an out-of-
the blue apology from an
intimidating colleague who had
snapped at me. He later said his
wife had been chiding him to be
more patient with others. We
had a much better work
relationship from then on, for
which his wife has my eternal,
anonymous gratitude.
So this may be a case where
you9re in a position to point out
things in your successful
spouse9s blind spot: <may I
share an observation? Earlier, it
sounded as though you were
talking over people in your
meeting the way you used to do
with me. I know you9re excited
and don9t want to lose your
train of thought, but do you ever
worry people might resent it or
not feel safe pushing back?=
This might land better if you
save it for a time when he9s
complaining about a relevant
work matter, such as a
communication breakdown or
lack of innovation. or you
could just randomly mention
how much you appreciate his
curbing his steamrolling
habits with you, and how
valued and respected it makes
you feel. It could trigger a
reward center in his brain that
he decides to replicate in the
workplace.
karla.miller@washpost.com
neighbor wins the lottery, their
consumption goes up,= she
said. <You see that
consumption and
subconsciously your
consumption goes up as well.=
It helps to understand the
science.
<Savings behavior is
particularly difficult because
it9s not easy, it9s not
immediately rewarding and is
not visible,= Beasley said.
okay, so once we understand
why saving is difficult, how do
we motivate ourselves and
others to overcome the
emotional side of our brains
that drives decisions not in our
best interest?
How can we make savings
more desirable and visible?
<When we talk about
behavioral science, we9re not
talking about changing people,
we9re about changing the
tools,= Beasley said.
for instance, saving rates
increased in one program
when people got cards that
were punched every time they
made a deposit.
People can save for
retirement on their own. But
we know that when employees
have access to a workplace
retirement plan, they are more
likely to save. Adding an
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W
e9re embarrassed to ad-
mit it, but at first we
saw nothing remarkable
about the most detailed map of
hearing loss we9ve ever seen.
The result of a broad effort
funded by the Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention, the
map revealed that about 38 mil-
lion Americans have at least
some trouble hearing in both
ears and that hearing loss is
greatest in areas with the oldest
populations.
That didn9t shock us, since
older folks, particularly men, are
at greater risk of hearing loss.
But as it turned out, we were
just getting started.
The hearing-loss model 4 led
by David Rein, a health-data vir-
tuoso at NORC at the University
of Chicago 4 teases out detailed
geographic estimates from hal-
lowed, top-shelf data sets from
across the government, includ-
ing professional measurements
of Americans9 hearing from the
National Center for Health Sta-
tistics, demographics from the
Census Bureau9s American Com-
munity Survey and Medicare
claims. (NORC had help from
Johns Hopkins9s Cochlear Cen-
ter for Hearing and Public
Health, the National Center for
Hearing Assessment and Man-
agement, the American Speech-
Language-Hearing Association
and Burness.)
About 12 percent of Ameri-
cans have at least some hearing
loss in both ears, the model
found. And many of those peo-
ple have something in common:
age. Hearing trouble hounds
35 percent of folks in their late
60s and early 70s, and 73 per-
cent of those 75 or older.
If we set aside those groups
and look only at people between
the ages of 35 and 64 4 people
who have yet to experience most
age-related hearing loss but are
old enough to have been ex-
posed to a lifetime of aural as-
sault 4 we see some patterns.
For example, hearing loss shows
up most frequently in communi-
ties with more jobs in the natu-
ral resources, construction and
maintenance industries, which
makes sense given the exposure
to workplace noise.
It9s also more common in ar-
eas with lower population densi-
ty and smaller minority popula-
tions, which again feels right
given that White Americans are
more than twice as likely to lose
at least some hearing as their
Black and Hispanic friends.
Given those associations, we
weren9t surprised to see that ar-
eas with higher hearing loss
tend to have higher rates of Re-
publican support.
After all, former president
Donald Trump dominates the
Republican Party, and his endur-
ing appeal among blue-collar,
White and older Americans has
defined American politics for al-
most a decade now. (Really! He
came down the Trump Tower es-
calator in 2015, and it9s now
2024.)
So, okay, hearing loss appears
to be yet another manifestation
of the urban-rural divide. At
most, we figured these trends
merited perhaps a brief mention
in one of the Department9s volu-
minous reports on other fresher
topics.
But then we read the paper
again and noticed a line we
hadn9t clocked before: <Those
living in rural areas experience
higher rates of [hearing loss],
perhaps due to potential noise
exposure from outdoor work
and recreation such as forestry,
all-terrain vehicles, and recre-
ational firearms.=
Emphasis ours.
Could gun ownership help ex-
plain the partisan divide in
hearing loss?
Americans who have fired
1,000 rounds or more face three
times the rate of hearing loss as
those who have never fired a
weapon, according to an analy-
sis of 2011 and 2012 observa-
tions from the National Health
and Nutrition Examination Sur-
vey. It9s a bit lower once you ad-
just for age and other factors 4
probably closer to 1.8 times the
rate.
<If ever there was an epidem-
ic in the hunting community,
it9d be hearing loss,= begins for-
mer editor Sam Lungren in
MeatEater, an outlet that em-
braces hunting but not the cul-
ture wars that often go with it.
<When target practice is a way
of life, it9s easy to become blasé
about earmuffs. When that buck
is about to get over the ridge,
jamming in ear plugs is the last
of our worries.=
That kind of heavy gun use
ranked up there with diabetes,
heavy smoking and prolonged
exposure to very loud noise at
work as one of the most signifi-
cant risk factors for hearing loss
in the 2011-2012 data. And it9s
not a niche hobby. In 2011 and
2012, 13 percent of U.S. adults
were heavy firearms users,
EZ EE the washington post . sunday, february 18 , 2024
department of data so pervasive and predictable
that it can be used as a reliable
Republicans are more likely to suber measure of gun ownership in an
area. While the impulse to kill
yourself may be somewhat even-
ly distributed, guns are not. And
hearing loss. A big reason may be guns. firearms make suicide attempts
much deadlier.
Overall, fewer than 2 in 20
suicide attempts are fatal 4 un-
less they involve a gun, in which
case 17 in 20 end in death, ac-
|e most detailed hearing-loss map you'll ever see shows rural and republican areas tend to struggle most cording to a recent analysis by
Catherine Barber of Harvard
Share of the population with any hearing loss, ages 35-64, 2019 University, Philip J. Cook of
Duke University and Susan T.
Parker, now at Northeastern
7.3% 9.8 12.2 14.7 18.1 23.7
University.
When we compare a state9s
rate of firearm suicide and the
rate at which its working-age
residents (ages 35 to 64) lose
their hearing, we see the stron-
gest relationship of any variable
we considered.
<The correlation between fire-
arm suicide and hearing loss
may be explained by the fact
that firearm suicide is a proxy
for rates of firearm ownership,
and using firearms exposes gun
owners to very high noise lev-
els,= said Michael Siegel, a Tufts
University public health special-
ist who has unpacked the fac-
tors driving gun deaths in scores
of published analyses.
In keeping with the partisan
divide in gun ownership, we
found that firearm suicides are
almost four times as common in
areas with the highest Republi-
can support as they are in Dem-
ocratic strongholds.
So do partisan gaps in gun
ownership contribute to gaps in
hearing loss? They must! It9s
hard to dispute the sonic effect
of exploding gunpowder, or the
common failure by kids who
grow up shooting deer and
whistle pigs (you may know
them as ground squirrels) to use
Source: David Rein, Carolina Franco, Nicholas. Reed, Evan Herring-Nathan, Phoebe Lamuda, Katelin Alfaro Hudak, Wen Hu, Alex Hartzman, Karl White and John Wittenborn
perfect hearing protection.
But Rein, the thoughtful data
|at9s partly because older and White people, and blue-collar workers, all face more hearing loss 4 and all lean right devotee behind the NORC proj-
ect, had a reminder ready.
Share with hearing loss in both ears, 2019 Trouble hearing speech, even in their best ear, 2011 to 2012, ages 20-69 <One thing I9ve learned look-
ing at problems in public health
SeX fIrearm roUndS fIred
over my career is it9s never one
Women 6.8% 10.1% Moderate, severe or deaf None 5.4% thing,= he said, pointing out that
Men 4.6 8.5 13.1 Mild
gun suicides could relate to oth-
Fewer than 1,000 8.0
er factors that predict high hear-
raCe and etHnICItY 1,000+ 15.2 ing loss, such as small popula-
tions and high disability rates
Black 4.4 6.2
oCCUpatIon noISe among working-age adults.
Hispanic 4.8 7.0 <It9s usually some combina-
Loud only (<5 years) 5.4
White 5.2 9.4 14.6 tion of factors,= Rein said.
Very loud (<5 years) 8.9 <There9s a lot of information
aGe (In YearS) Loud only (5+ years) 10.0 that we have about rural health
related to less access to care,
034 0.1 Very loud (5+ years) 17.8
higher rates of diabetes, hyper-
5317 0.3 tension, and general weathering
18334 0.7
HeaLtH from economic and other stress-
35364 7.2 8.9 Hypertension 11.6 es across the life span. Probably,
these things are interacting with
65374 10.0 24.6 34.6 Heavy smoker* 14.6
noise exposures, resulting in
75+ 35.9 36.8 72.7 Diabetes 14.6 higher rates of hearing loss.=
Grace Sturdivant, who earned
Source: David Rein, Carolina Franco, Nicholas. Reed, Evan Herring-Nathan, Phoebe Lamuda, Katelin *Deûned as 20-plus pack years, such as smoking a pack a day for 20 years, or two packs a day for 10 a doctorate in audiology and
Alfaro Hudak, Wen Hu, Alex Hartzman, Karl White and John Wittenborn Source: Analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Howard Hofman,
Robert Dobie and Katalin Losonczy
spent years helping folks regain
lost hearing, told us much the
same: You can9t draw a direct
But could it also be due to guns? republicans are about twice as likely to own ûrearms, especially in rural areas. line from firearm ownership to
hearing loss. But after her ump-
Percentage who keep a gun at home, by party identiûcation Firearm deaths, by Biden share of each county9s two-party vote, 2011 to 2020
tillionth patient said they
wished they9d worn earplugs
60% 12 deaths per 100,000 residents
when they were young, Sturdi-
Suicide vant did something the U.S.
republican health-care industry isn9t great
50 10 at: She pivoted to prevention.
In 2018, Sturdivant founded
OtoPro, which specializes in
40 8 helping folks find fancy hearing
protection. She grew up in a
hunting family in Mississippi,
30 6 and hunters make up about
democratic
80 percent of her client base
(others include law enforcement
20 Independent 4 and musicians).
<Shooting is a massive risk to
Homicide
your hearing,= she said. <There9s
Note: For counties where death data wasn't available, we
10 2 estimated it based on state-level data and population
no denying that.= Exposure to a
distribution. For Alaska, we used statewide vote ûgures single gunshot, which at 140
because of how it reports votes. decibels or higher is one of the
loudest sounds we encounter,
0 0
can cause damage equivalent to
1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 71.4- 60.5- 54.2- 45.2- 33.9- 3.1-
94.5% 71.3% 60.4% 54.2% 45.2% 33.9%
hours and hours of riding an all-
terrain vehicle or pushing a
MORE DEMOCRATIC MORE REPUBLICAN lawn mower.
Note: Republicans and Democrats include independents who lean toward either party.
Source: General Social Survey from NORC, methodology inspired by Randy Yeip Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growing up in the 980s and
990s, Sturdivant saw a macho re-
Sure enough, a map of hearing loss looks similar to a map of gun suicides (a proxy measure for gun ownership) sistance to using hearing protec-
tion. You9d tease your buddy
Share of the population with any hearing loss, ages 35-64, 2019 Firearm suicides per 100,000 residents, 2011-2020 that he couldn9t handle his gun-
shots. But that attitude has been
consigned to the dustbin of his-
tory, she said.
12.9% 11.24 <I see men who spent their
whole lives that way who now
11.5 10.2 are very aggressive about what
they9re outfitting their children
10.4 9.41 and their grandchildren with
when they go into the same situ-
9.4 7.93 ation,= she said. Turning the cor-
ner on hearing loss is <going to
7.03
take time,= she added, <but I can
8.9
see it happening.=
7.2 4.1
the department of data craves
queries. What are you curious
about: Who9s most likely to have
Source: David Rein, Carolina Franco, Nicholas. Reed, Evan Herring-Nathan, Phoebe Lamuda, Katelin Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tinnitus? Where you are most likely
Alfaro Hudak, Wen Hu, Alex Hartzman, Karl White and John Wittenborn DEPARTMENT OF DATA / THE WASHINGTON POST to experience an earthquake? Do
immigrants seek out familiar
climates in their new homes? Just
ask at wapo.st/data-department.
meaning they9d fired more than Republicans, according to the Republicans had guns at home, might honestly be the most de-
1,000 rounds, and nearly half long-running General Social compared with just 28 percent pressing fact we9ve learned in a If your question inspires a column,
said they were exposed to gun Survey from NORC (an organi- of Democrats. lifetime of data journalism 4 we we9ll send you an official
noise because of their hobby or zation that began as the Nation- So, is it possible that the par- do have a very good proxy: fire- Department of Data button and ID
job. al Opinion Research Center just tisan gap in hearing loss is actu- arm suicides. card. This week9s button goes to
And gun ownership tilts heav- in time to measure U.S. attitudes ally a gun-ownership gap? To Most gun deaths in America Bonnielin Swenor, the Johns Hopkins
ily rightward. As recently as the toward entering World War II). know for sure, we9d have to map are suicides, and most suicides University disability data advocate
early 1990s, Democrats were al- But a partisan divide has gun ownership, and we don9t in America involve guns. Aca- who put us in touch with the team
most as likely to own guns as emerged. In 2022, 52 percent of have that data. But 4 and this demics have found gun suicide working on hearing loss.
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BY C HRIS V ELAZCO
IN sAN FRANCIsCO
ve fallen asleep watching
I9 movies on a Vision Pro, the
$3,499 face computer Apple
released this month.
I watched virtual planes land
in Atlanta while listening to air
traffic control, then edited a
spreadsheet of addresses for
wedding invites. I examined a
roast through the headset9s cam-
eras, and ate it without stabbing
myself.
Take it from me: Life inside
this headset is equal parts mes-
merizing and messy.
When you get into the groove,
using the Vision Pro can feel
thrilling. But when things don9t
work the way you expect 4 which
Laws to keep children ob social media won9t work, FTC member says
BY C RISTIANO L IMA- S TRONG
As government officials in-
creasingly scrutinize how digital
platforms may harm children, a
growing number of states are
proposing sweeping restrictions
to limit their access to social
media.
That includes laws in Arkansas
and Utah requiring that parents
sign off on their children9s access
and a Florida proposal to ban
those 16 and under from going on
such sites altogether.
But a top federal enforcer ac-
tive on children9s safety issues
said Monday that he opposes
such limits, arguing that they are
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technology & innovation
in my case was pretty often 4 you
may wonder why you didn9t just
use the gadgets you already have.
To see what <spatial comput-
ing= could really do for me, I
wore the Vision Pro every day for
two weeks. Here9s what you
should know.
What it9s like to wear the
headset for hours
Comfort: I could wear the
1.3-pound Vision Pro for four or
five hours before my neck needed
a break, but I had to adjust the fit
often. (And, yes, taking it off is
always a relief.) I never felt
nauseous, and a colleague prone
to motion sickness found the
experience surprisingly bearable
4 but she still started feeling
uneasy after 45 minutes.
unlikely to work and may run
afoul of the Constitution.
<Meet a teenager, they will find
a way to get around that,= Alvaro
Bedoya, a Democratic member of
the Federal Trade Commission,
said during an interview at the
state of the Net conference in
D.C. <I can say clearly I do not
support that.=
Tech industry groups and digi-
tal rights advocates have ex-
pressed concern that to vet users9
ages and keep teens off, digital
platforms will have to collect vast
reams of information, raising
thorny privacy concerns.
Furthermore, enforcing the
laws could prove exceedingly dif-
sweater or tank top?
Chris Velazco tests the Apple Vision Pro.
I lived inside
a Vision Pro
for two weeks.
Here9s what
it was like.
Navigation: When you open
an app, it just floats wherever
you stick it in the world around
you, even if you walk away. Bring
an app close to you, and you can
interact with it the way you
would on an iPad.
But you9ll also have to get used
to navigating with your eyes. For
apps you9re not right next to, you
can look right at them and put
your thumb and index finger
together to select something. I9ve
watched total novices figure it
out instantly 4 but there9s still a
learning curve.
Frequently, I9ve looked at
something I wanted to select and
pinched my fingers, only for
nothing to happen. I9ve <clicked=
on the wrong thing because el-
ements of an app or webpage
The Technology 202
ficult because of the technical
challenges companies face in ver-
ifying users9 ages, both camps
have argued.
Efforts to keep children off
social media through <age-
gating= laws have also faced
mounting legal setbacks, with
several state measures halted in
federal court.
NetChoice, a tech trade group
challenging many of the laws, has
argued that they violate the Con-
stitution by blocking users from
engaging in protected speech.
The group counts Amazon,
Google and Meta as members.
(Amazon founder Jeff Bezos owns
The Washington Post.)
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were too close together. I9ve even
flicked app windows someplace
else completely, because I didn9t
realize my fingers were touching
before I moved my hand.
<Spatial= computing: If the
Vision Pro has one purpose, it9s to
let you put the content and apps
you want to use where you need
them. You can have nine or 10
apps running before the headset
starts to struggle, and I9ve spent
days trying apps in different
places to see what feels useful.
surprisingly, those floating apps
were most helpful when dealing
with daily drudgery.
I hand-wash dishes a lot, and
it9s supremely tedious. But it9s
less so when I have a YouTube
video floating above my sink, one
that I can interact with without
Bedoya echoed those concerns,
saying he has <a hard time seeing
how= laws to block teens from
accessing social media <would
survive First Amendment scruti-
ny.=
Bedoya has called children9s
online safety a top priority since
joining the FTC in 2022 and has
played a key role in the federal
government9s response to the is-
sue.
since he joined the agency, the
FTC has struck landmark settle-
ments with video game developer
Epic Games 4 maker of the
Fortnite series, which is wildly
popular with children 4 over
allegations that the company de-
stay one step ahead of the weather with the
capital Weather gang
drenching my phone or touching
my ear buds.
I also always forget about
clothes in the dryer. Now, when, I
do a load of laundry, I can hang a
virtual timer in my hallway as a
visual reminder.
And on short afternoon work-
outs, I kept slack and my email
floating off to my side while
(slowly) riding a stationary bike.
By spinning a small dial (the
<Digital Crown=), I could replace
my apartment with a craggy
Hawaiian landscape, complete
with the sound of a lonely wind. I
didn9t even need to reach for
another device when someone
needed me; I just pulled the app
window over with a pinch and
went to work.
silly? Maybe 4 but now that
I9ve tried these things, I really
want to keep doing them.
Work and play
In theory, the Vision Pro can
be a portable, private office 4
just strap in, arrange your work
apps, and get to it.
I tried this for a few hours each
day, and it9s definitely doable. It
helps to pair a Bluetooth key-
board and one of Apple9s track-
pads to the headset, since using
the built-in virtual keyboard is a
chore.
But to get work done fast, I had
to lean on the headset9s Virtual
Desktop mode, which connects
to a nearby Mac and turns its
screen into a virtual window you
can resize and stick where you
like. When I9m editing my photos
or tediously formatting all those
wedding-invite addresses, a big-
screen version of my computer
surrounded by vast, virtual envi-
ronments is tough to beat.
But even this comes with
quirks. If you have an Apple
laptop, you just have to look at it
4 a <Connect= button will appear
over the computer. But if you use
something like a Mac Mini, or a
closed MacBook hooked up to a
monitor, the Vision Pro may
struggle to find it. (As I sat down
to write this article, it took three
tries to get the Virtual Desktop
working.)
The headset9s super-sharp
screens also mean it9s wonderful
for just watching things. I missed
<Oppenheimer= in Imax, but cu-
ing it up on a virtual screen as big
as my living room wasn9t a bad
alternative. And the sound com-
ing from a set of lumplike speak-
ers was so good that I mostly left
my ear buds behind.
You9ll also want to keep the
Vision Pro9s battery pack plugged
in during longer movies; I gener-
ally got between two and three
hours of use from a single charge.
These are, arguably, what the
Vision Pro is best at right now.
The Vision Pro9s App store could
change that in time; for now, it9s a
funky blend of the practical (like
Microsoft9s Office apps), the gim-
micky (like <Day,= which lets you
spin VR turntables) and the odd-
yet-earnest (like <Xaia,= an im-
mersive AI therapy tool.)
A social experiment
People treat you a little differ-
ently when you9re wearing a
Vision Pro.
sure, you can see them almost
normally through the headset9s
cameras. I say <almost= because
you9ll see that video feed blur a
little while moving your head.
(Be careful walking over to them,
too, since the headset blocks your
peripheral vision.)
But assuming you9re looking
right at someone, they may be
peering back at a set of hazy
ployed deceptive designs to trick
consumers. In addition, the agen-
cy has proposed a plan to bar tech
giant Meta from monetizing chil-
dren9s data.
Bedoya is also a part of the
Biden administration9s task force
on children9s online safety, which
is working to develop federal
guidance for best practices com-
panies can follow to protect kids.
Bedoya largely declined to dis-
cuss ongoing enforcement ac-
tions, but he said one key issue for
the agency is ensuring <kids and
teens have to make the deliberate
decision to connect with other
people= so that <it isn9t imposed
on them.= Another is scrutinizing
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Chris Velazco9s FaceTime
<Persona,= a virtual stand-in.
digital eyes on the headset9s out-
er screen. Those <eyes= are pow-
ered by the Vision Pro9s still-in-
beta <Personas,= your virtual
stand-for FaceTime video calls or
Zoom meetings.
My traveling fiancée was hap-
py to cut our nightly FaceTime
calls short after seeing it.
I was nearly ready to write my
Persona off until a friend with a
Vision Pro FaceTimed me to
catch up. The first half-hour of
looking at his faux-face was un-
nerving. But as the conversation
stretched into an hour, and then
another, the weirdness had evap-
orated 4 it just felt as though I
was looking at my friend, not
some weird facsimile. And he felt
the same way.
You can, and probably will, get
used to these things. The real
question is how fast, and who
may avoid you until they get used
to it, too.
Unfortunately, the Vision Pro
also has a sharing problem.
A Guest User mode lets your
friends see what the fuss is about,
but two out of three people I9ve
tried it with struggled to get
through the setup process. (One
person put the headset on four
times before it even recognized it
wasn9t looking at me.)
And no support for multiple
users means communal use at
home isn9t possible the way it is
with a Mac or iPad.
Thankfully, there9s at least one
way the Vision Pro can make you
feel more connected to others:
You can use it to view immersive
videos captured with an iPhone
15 Pro, 15 Pro Max or another
Vision Pro. (Don9t worry: You can
watch them as normal 2D videos
on an iPhone.) They don9t always
feel lifelike, but when scenes
were captured just right, I felt
present 4 and a little less alone
4 in moments and with people
who weren9t really there.
So, why bother?
You probably know you don9t
need this right now. It9s bulky,
expensive and very much a first-
generation product. But it9s also a
glimpse at a new way of living
with technology, one I think a lot
of people could find helpful if
they get past some inherent
weirdness.
You might want to try it by
scheduling a demo at an Apple
store. Better to lose 25 minutes
than thousands of dollars.
After these two weeks, I9m sold
on what the Vision Pro can do. I
want to keep app windows
around me in just the right
places, shut out the world some-
times when I need some alone
time, and pop back in when I9m
ready. But I9m not ready to wear a
hefty headset long-term to be
able to do these things, or shell
out at least $3,499 for it.
the ways companies are trying to
keep children hooked on their
offerings through their product
designs, he said.
One way to stop children from
spending an unwanted or poten-
tially harmful amount of time
online, he said, is to limit how
much companies can target them
with ads.
Bedoya said he supports legis-
lation banning ads targeted to
children, something lawmakers
on Capitol Hill have proposed.
<It is a very compelling propos-
al to reduce the desire to keep
children online in perpetuity, and
targeted advertising is a key part
of that,= he said.
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progress from Q1 of 2022 to Q4 of 2023, the gap
widens signiûcantly, with a 44-point gap emerging
between mostly or fully remote employees versus those
who are mostly or fully on-site.
In addition, the number of employees in a hybrid work
situation remains stable. This suggests that the fully
on-site to fully remote gap has increased because more
companies are switching from fully remote to fully
on-site rather than a hybrid arrangement. We also are
slowly seeing companies move their employees into
a hybrid arrangement that involves more days on-site
than remote.
Global trends paint an intriguing picture, suggesting
that remote work is gradually losing its popularity, which
is a trend many expect. The industry data captured by
the survey question about work location provides a
better understanding of where on-site, hybrid and
remote structures are most popular.
The short answer? There are no industries where fully
remote work is the predominant work arrangement.
Instead, we see almost an even split where nine
industries are predominantly fully on-site, whereas eight
are predominantly hybrid. The distribution isn9t even
close in some industries, such as education. Yet in When looking at the core statements of the Energage fully on-site ratings. Even though the ratings are still
Workplace Survey, we found no areas where fully
others, such as life science, there are nearly equal higher for fully remote and hybrid workers, these will
employees in fully on-site and hybrid work situations. on-site work environments are rated more highly than tend to be areas where leaders will express concern.
hybrid or fully remote. Namely, remote employees are less connected to the
Looking at organizations that took the Energage
Workplace Survey in 2023, the results show that fully What we did ûnd, however, are certain areas where the broader company mission (e.g., the meaningfulness),
remote and hybrid employees are signiûcantly more experience gap is bigger. Fully remote employee ratings not learning and growing as they should be, and their
engaged than fully on-site employees. This data partially are 14 percentage points more positive for work-life physical distance from others hurts execution efûciency.
reûects the nature of industries that don9t permit hybrid ûexibility and 10 percentage points higher on meeting
quality, perceived open-mindedness, and feeling clued-in
work, such as education, where historically, employee Dr. Greg Barnett is chief people scientist at Energage, an
engagement tends to be lower. However, when people about the information needed to do the job. employee survey ûrm that is The Washington Post9s survey
have the ûexibility to work remotely, their engagement In contrast, aspects of effective execution, feelings that partner for Top Workplaces. The production of this section did
tends to increase. work has meaning, and formal training are closer to not involve the news or editorial staff of The Washington Post.

A JOBS
Staff Accountant (Dulles, VA)
Assist accounting manager to
prepare quarter-end and year-
end financial statements.
Record adjusting entries,
accruals, and deferrals. Main-
tain the chart of accounts
of all the companies within
the group. Analyze financial
information detailing assets,
liabilities, revenue, and
expenses. Ensure the timely
recording of the income from
sales and file the sales and
use tax within the deadline.
Bachelor9s degree or foreign
equivalent in Accounting,
Finance or related field. 1 year
of relevant work experience.
1 year of experience must
include Microsoft Excel, and
QuickBooks or similar
accounting software. Mail
resume to Bokhara Carpet
Palace, 22923 Quicksilver
Dr.#107, Dulles, VA, 20166.
Premion seeks Data Archi-
tects in Tysons, VA. Respon-
sible for architecting, build-
ing, and maintaining data
pipelines that facilitate analy-
sis and reporting. Apply @
www.jobpostingtoday.com
REF# 79427
Assistant (Alexandria, VA).
Support staff members for
salon customers. Resp for all
inventory mgmt of products,
eqpmt, supplies, retail items,
employee scheduling, vaca-
tion & other benefits tracking,
maintenance of applicable
licenses. Send application to
Salon Kate & Spa, Inc., 826
N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA
22314.
Assistant Manager (night
shift): Assist Manager and
coordinate employees,
respond to inquiries and
ensure good customer ser-
vice. Manage inventory, cash
control and process transac-
tions. Must be available 11PM
to 7AM shift, including week-
ends. Apply by mail: Rosecroft
Mobil, 6100 Oxon Hill Road,
Oxon Hill, MD 20746.
Associate, U.S. Real Estate
Transactions (The Carlyle
Group Employee Co. LLC
3Washington, DC); Mult. pos.
avail. Analyze and execute
invstmt opps in acqstn of real
estate. Perf extensive fin
modeling for single asset
deals and portfolios, incl sce-
nario and sensitivity analysis,
dev of sources and uses, disc
cash flows, promoted and
carried interests, and debt
and/or pref equity fin struc-
tures. F/T. Apply w/ resume to
HR3@carlyle.com. Ref. Job ID:
7391164
Attorney, senior level, Weil,
Gotshal & Manges LLP, Wash-
ington D.C. - Represent com-
panies before the US antitrust
agencies & advising clients in
antitrust matters, incl merg-
ers, cartel, monopolization &
compliance before the FTC,
DOJ, the European Commis-
sion, & other foreign antitrust
authorities. Min Req: Juris
Doctor or LL.M. or foreign
equiv + 4 yrs exp in US
antitrust attorney/lawyer
positions. 4 yrs experience
negotiating US antitrust law
issues in matters valued over
US$ 500 Million; understand-
ing the impact of US antitrust
law on commercial interests
(issues of cartelization,
monopolization, & compli-
ance); dvlpg effective strate-
gies enabling achievement of
commercial objectives while
remaining in compliance w/
US antitrust statutes as well
as antitrust agency prece-
dent; & drafting, negotiating,
& reviewing the impact of US
antitrust law on agreement
terms in transactions valued
over US$ 500 Million. Must be
an attorney in good standing
before the District of Colum-
bia Bar. Must be available to
work overtime & on week-
ends as needed to meet the
demands of the complex
antitrust matters in which
Weil represents its clients in
several different time zones.
Send CV to O. Smith WEIL,
2001 M Street NW, Ste. 600,
Washington, DC 20036
B JOBS
Bookkeeper: Falls Church, VA:
To keep financial records.
Reconcile and balances
account. Compile reports
accounts payable and receiv-
able, profit and loss. Prepare
payrolls and checks. 2 yrs
experience; 40 hrs/wk; Edu-
cation: High School; mail your
resume to United Care LLC,
6066 Leesburg Pike, Ste 220C,
Falls Church, VA 22041 Attn:
Mr. Humza
Boom Driver (mult pos)3
Kamco Building Supply,
Alexandria 3 CDL, wiling to
work at heights on tall
bldgs. Res., cov. let. to
bphillips@kamcosupply.com
Bridal Tailor 3 Washington, DC
- F/T, 1yr exp in job offered.
Call Ms. Stanis @ Carine9s Bri-
dal Atelier: 202-965-4696
Apply: Eastland Food Corp.,
8305 Stayton Dr., Jessup,
MD 20794
Business Development
Specialist: Research SE Asia
food vendor mrkt & distribu-
tion systms & consum mrkts
in US; eval comp prdks &
price; assess sales mthds &
custmr satisfaction; watch
sales for promo needs; Asst
mrkting & biz strategies; pro-
vide biz plans & devlpmnt
reprts. M-F; FT. MBA or MS
Mrkting. Sig knwldg in biz ana-
lytics req.
Management Analysts: Col-
lect & rev biz data in Asian
food mrkt; Analyze mgmt
mthds & econ models; Solve
mgmt problms; Improve
mgmt efficiency; Eval org
strcture, mgmt & superv
mthds, cost analysis & inven-
tory cntrl, transpo & delivery,
warehouse ops. Train staff in
new ops methds. M-F; FT. BS
in Mgmt, Econ, or BA. Sig
knwldg in mrktg mgmt & stats
Business Analyst
(2 positions): financial data
research and analysis. Mas-
ter9s degree in Finance/Biz
Analytics/Econ/Applied
Math/ quant rel. CV to
careers@novagigs.com;
NovaGigs, Inc. (McLean, VA)
Business Operations Special-
ist at Nedia. Req. bachelor9s
in project management, orga-
nizational leadership, or relat-
ed; & 6 months of exp. in
job offered or in the role of
business operations special-
ist, or in mgt. or ops. relat-
ed job. Work loc9n: Ashburn,
VA 20147 & other unanticipat-
ed locations throughout US,
travels required. Resume to
HR, Nedia, 44675 Cape Court,
Ste 120, Ashburn, VA 20147
or email spothen@nedia.com
Bussers
Assist servers to facilitate
food service. Set tables,
remove dirty dishes, & clean
tables. Bring food to cus-
tomers9 tables. Serve water.
Replenish supply of silver-
ware, glasses & dishes. Req.
Able to work evenings &
wknds. To apply, email
eat@akenosushibar.com.
Akeno Sushi Bar, LLC dba/
Akeno Sushi Bar & Thai
Restaurant 6550 Little River
Tpk, Alexandria, VA
C JOBS
Carpentry-Field Worker (2
openings) 3 Baltimore Co.,
MD; Henrico, Chesterfield &
Hanover Cos. in VA - F/T, No
exp req9d. Out of town travel
& OT req9d. Call Mr. Stevens @
Heil Builders; 410-355-1014
Cashier, Night Shift - Greet
customers, attend to pur-
chase nds, concerns & prov.
info on products loc. process
cash, credit/debit card pymnt
& issue receipt. Stock & fill
shelves & cooler as needed.
Operate cash register & mon-
itor clients' gas purchase.
Reconcile sales report to
ownr. H.S. req'd. Non-smkr
in premises, willing to work
wkends, holidays, & O.T.
Schedule: Fri. Sat, Sun. &
Mon. 11pm to 7 am. Submit
resume to: Z. Khan, Kings
Park Auto Care Inc., Kings
Park EXXON, 5239 Rolling Rd.,
Springfield, VA 22151.
C JOBS
Cleaner, Carpet 3 Northern VA
Area - F/T, No exp req9d. Must
have or be able to obtain a
Driver9s License. Call Cardinal
Cleaning Solutions @ 703-
368-5668
Cleaner - Northern VA Area
- F/T, No exp req9d. Call Mr.
Barahona @ RK Custom Paint-
ing: 703-975-6886
Chinese Specialty Cooks
Prepare & cook Chinese style
cuisine including hor d9oeu-
vres, seafood, meat and
vegetable dishes. Req: 2 years
of exp. 40 hrs/wk. Resume to
House of Dynasty,7550 Tele-
graph Rd. Alexandria, VA
22315.ll
COOK. Frederick, MD. Prep
trad'l Neapolitan pizzas
accrdg to recipes. Ensure piz-
zas meet stndrds of taste,
texture, & presentation. Over-
see oprn of wood-fired pizza
oven, maint'g perfect temp
for pizzas. Supervise prep'n
of all pizza ingredients, guar-
anteeing freshness & quality.
Offer excellent customer svc,
answering questions about
menu & providing
recomm'ns. Comply w/
health & safety regs, maint
clean & organized kitchen.
Req. High School Diploma.
Cert in Neapolitan pizza mak-
ing. $30,000/yr. Send resume
to: Bottling Plant Pizza LLC,
1705 N Market St Ste 100,
Frederick, MD 21701.
Cook Helpers, Fore Specialty:
Assist in prep & cook9g of
South Asian style dishes for
a 24x7 restaurant. Mul pos
avail. No exp req. Req to work
on mult shifts incl wkds, hol,
& ngts. FT. Kabob Palace Ltd
2315 S Eads St Arlington VA
22202. ATTN: M. Akbar.
Cook 3 Prepare, season, and
cook foods according to
recipes; Associate9s Degree in
Culinary Arts req.; 40hr/wk in
Annandale, VA. Mail resume
to CMC Annandale, Inc. t/a 92
Chicken, 7133 Columbia Pike,
Suite B, Annandale, VA 22003
Cook9s helper: Chantilly, VA;
O.T. Req9d; to apply email
resume to Airline Plaza Pizza,
LLC c/o John Qreitem to
jj14318@hotmail.com
Cooks, Thai Style: Cook &
prep var Thai style cuisine
dishes, etc. Mult pos avail.
1yr exp as cook or rel jobs
req. FT. Mail resumes to: SP
Stonebridge Inc 15200
Potomac Town Pl #110 Wood-
bridge VA 22191.
Cost Estimator (King George,
VA) Req. Bachelor9s Degree in
Architecture or foreign equiv.
+ 24 months of exp. in the job
offered. Verifiable references.
Send resumes to CCE Spe-
cialties, LLC, 11130 Dennis W
Kerns Pkwy, King George, VA
22485. Attn: Vivan Christman.
Customer Service Specialist:
give info, interact w/custm.
process orders, keep records
+ rel. duties. HS/GED. Send
cl/resume Gulati Insurance
Agency, LLC, Attn: Mr. Gulati,
at 7420 Alban Station Blvd.,
Ste B-224, Springfield, VA
22150
D JOBS
ComScore, Inc. seeks DevOps
Engineer II in Reston, VA to
work w/ dev teams to design,
implement, & deploy new
subsystems. 100% telecom-
mute permitted w/in U.S.
Apply jobpostingtoday.com
Ref #41917
Dieter Pluntke Decorating Inc.
is hiring a Decorative Artist.
Job duties include painting,
coating and decorating a vari-
ety of articles, art restoration
and decorative finishers,
cleaning and maintaining
tools and equipment, reading
job orders and inspecting
workpieces. The employee
will work throughout the DMV
area and managing time
across multiple projects is a
requirement. To apply email
resume to Charles.scheider@
icloud.com.
D JOBS
Director, Data Sciences,
Rockville, MD. May require to
travel/telecommute. Oversee
and implement analytical
solutions across the company
and its various projects. CON-
TACT: Lillie V. Huff-Suite, TISTA
Science and Technology
Corp., HR@TISTAtech.com.
Must use Job Code T3962-
00022. EOE.
Director of Medical
Laser Systems
Lead establishment of med-
ical laser dept. for home
health company. Oversee
tech staff & QA. Manage
safety & risks. Work with CEO
on sales. Req: 10+ yrs leader
exp. BA in Biology or Chem-
istry, or MA in Laser Science
pref. Member of Laser Med
Society. Exp. in training, mar-
keting, knowledge of indus-
try & mgmt. Resp: Supplier
mgmt, market research,
training center setup, sales &
marketing support, business
dev., product innovation,
team training. Resumes to
Elias Hoxha, ehoxha@va-hcs.
com No calls/faxes. Address:
7010 Little River Tpk, Ste 400,
Annandale, VA 22003
Director, Product Develop-
ment & Performance Analyt-
ics (Arlington, VA 3 Tlcmmt9ng
Prmssbl)(Mult pos). Ld strtgy
& intllgnc engns for prctce-
fc9ng IT pltfrm to drv physcn
ntwrk prfrmnc. Dsgn pltfrm9s
undrly9ng lgc, strctr, & cnfgrtn.
Req. Mstr9s deg or frgn eqvlnt
Qnttatv Mngmnt, Bsnss
Anlytcs, or a rltd fld & 1 yr
of exp in jb offrd or in a
pstn us9ng dta anlytcs to evlte
hlthcr-rltd prdcts. Must9ve
relvt work exp. Apply res/cvr
let to Evolent Health, LLC.,
Ref#: WL2024, human
resources@evolent.com.
Must have unrestricted
employment authorization
in the U.S. No calls. EOE
Dir, Global Assurance:provide
advice on risk manag't,inter-
nal controls sys & impact ops;
plan & conduct fin & compli-
ance audits to eval effective-
ness;perf annual risk assess;
dev audit strategies;comp
audits w/in audit plan & bud-
get;dev & eval policies & proc
for global assurance ops. Min
reqts:Bachelor's Bus Admin,
Acctg, Finance or rel field or
for equiv plus 5 yrs rel
exp.Telecommuting Benefit:
Nat'l Telecommuting position
allows employee to reside
anywhere in US & perform
work exclusively from work-
er's home. Send res & cvr:
IJM,PO Box 2227, Arlington VA
22202.No calls or emails.EOE.
Dry Cleaner Presser 3 Hay-
market, VA - F/T, No exp req9d.
Call Ms. Yang @ VIP Expert
Cleaners: 703-753-6911
Domestic
Childrcare Worker - Care for
physical/emotional nds of 6
wks infants to 5 yrs old chil-
dren. Observe/monitor activ-
ities at meals, play & nap
for safety; entertain/engage
children in special interaction,
teach self-conf., imagination,
exploration & creatvity.
Arrange educ. setting, ensure
safety. Org/execute develop-
mentally appropriate actvs. &
projects, based on curricu-
lum/goals; meet w/parents/
staff to report children's
progress/behavior. 12 mos.
exp. as teacher of young chil-
dren/care provider. Verif. refs.
Non-smkr on site. Avail for
O.T. Send resume to: C. Meyer,
Exec. Dir., Rockspring Chil-
dren's Ctr, 6555 Rockspring
Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817.
Housekeeper - cooking,
hsekping, grocery shopping,
house organ., taking care of
children & seniors. 24 mnths
exp. in job offer or related.
knowledge of or exper. in
coooking Indian foods & in
housecleaning/organization.
Verif. refs, able to work OT
incl. wknds & holidays. Non-
smkr on jobsite. Submit
resume to: S.K. Saraff, 12963
Gold Meadow Ct., Fairfax, VA
22033 or email
sajansaraff1950@gmail.com
Domestic
Nanny needed for Tanisha
Evans (Fort Washington, MD).
Care for children in pvt. home.
HS diploma or equiv. req. 24
mths exp. as nanny or child-
care worker req. Email to:
tmelliott1908@gmail.com
Nanny needed for Chelsea
Kadak (Aldie, VA). Care for
children in pvt. home. HS
diploma or equiv. req. 24 mths
exp. as nanny or childcare
worker req. Email to:
thekadakhouse@gmail.com
Nanny-Peter Hennessy seeks
Nanny in Washington, DC to
provide childcare to young
children including teaching
and performing age-appropri-
ate activities, assisting chil-
dren in the development of
health and personal habits,
preparing nutritionally bal-
anced meals for the children,
and performing light house-
keeping duties related to the
children9s care. Room and
board without charge offered.
Rqs 3 months9 exp in the role
offered. Must be willing to
work on short notice. Mail
CV to Peter Hennessy, Attn:
Nanny, 3519 Lowell St NW,
Washington, DC 20016.
E JOBS
Electrician: Install wiring,
electrical fixtures, apparatus
& control equip. Plan new
or modified installations to
minimize waste of material,
provide access to future
maintenance, & avoid
unsightly, hazardous & unre-
liable wiring. Prepare sketch-
es showing location of wiring
& equip. Measure, cut, bend,
thread, assemble, & install
electrical conduit. Splice
wires by stripping insulation
from terminal leads. Connect
wiring to lighting fixtures &
power equip. Install control &
distribution apparatus. Con-
nect power cables to equip
& install grounding leads. Test
continuity of circuit to ensure
electrical compatibility &
safety of components.
Observe functioning of
installed equip. or system to
detect hazards & need for
adjustments, relocation or
replacement. $70,678.00 p/y,
FT, 2yrs exp, Job in Silver
Spring, MD fax resume to
Amorim Construction Corp.
c/o Mr.Amorim (301)598-6791
Senior Consultant, Struc-
tural Engineer 3 (Herndon,
VA) WSP USA: Plan, sched
& perfrm bridge inspectns in
accrdnc w/the reqs of specifc
Bridge Owners. Reqs: Bach
deg (or frgn equiv) in Civil
Engineering or relatd; 5 yrs of
exp as a Structural Engineer
or a rel pos. 10% trvl to projct
sites req'd. Email resumes to:
Attn: Julia Savaneli, julia.
savaneli@wsp.com-Ref #2377
Environmental Systems
Research Institute, Inc. seeks
a Product Engineer in Vienna,
VA to write data science and
machine learning samples
using ArcGIS and open source
ecosystem. Can work
remotely. Reqs. BS+1 yrs. exp.
To apply, submit resume to
Vinesh Patel, 380 New York
Street, Redlands, CA 92373.
If you have questions, you
may contact Vinesh Patel at:
vinesh_patel@esri.com.
REQ#: 2024-423.
HARDWARE ENGINEER,
Paeonian Springs,VA. Design
new and improve existing
products; create prototypes;
create drawings, technical
specifications, ICDs and tech-
nical documentation, 3D
models and visualizations;
create programs for CNC
machines; optimize produc-
tion processes to reduce
costs and distribute the load
on production dept. Send CV
to office@inertiallabs.com
Find a job.
E JOBS
ENGINEERING
Gilbane Building Company
has opening for Preconstruc-
tion Engineer in Arlington, VA.
Project manage purchasing,
estimating, scheduling &
quality aspects of construc-
tion projects. May telecom-
mute. Email resume to
Maryann Daly,
TalentAcquisition@
Gilbaneco.com. Ref. #58.
Environmental Systems
Research Institute, Inc. seeks
a User Interface Designer in
Vienna, VA to help pioneer the
field of mapping and spatial
analysis through design.
Reqs. BS+1 yrs. exp. To apply,
submit resume to Vinesh
Patel, 380 New York Street,
Redlands, CA 92373. If you
have questions, you may con-
tact Vinesh Patel at:
vinesh_patel@esri.com.
REQ#: 2024-426.
Education
Montessori Elementary Class-
room Guide: Lee Montessori
PCS in Washington, DC. Prep
classroom curriculum &
materials, present lessons,
organize classroom meetings,
train staff members on the
Montessori method, commu-
nicate w/ parents/guardians,
conduct progress monitoring
& benchmark assessments, &
prep student reports. Req'd:
Bach deg in Education, 1 yr
exp as an elementary school
teacher/Montessori elemen-
tary guide, AMI (American
Montessori Institute) or AMS
(American Montessori Soci-
ety) Elementary (6-12)
teacher diploma. Resume to:
Lee Montessori PCS, Attn:
#223102, 3025 4th St NE,
Washington, DC 20017
F JOBS
Finance: MC Serviceco, LLC
DBA MidCap Financial, LLC
seeks Loan Operations Man-
ager in Bethesda, MD to
ensure Commercial Loans are
accurately & efficiently
entered onto ACBS Servicing
platform and in compliance
with legal contract govern by
Credit Agreements. Req:
Bachelors in Business,
Accounting, Finance, or rltd
field & 3 yrs exp in job offered
or rltd role in Commercial
Loan Banking or financial rltd
services. Must have gained
the following: analytical skills,
such as fundamental Com-
mercial Loan Servicing & with
lending/payment systems
such as ACBS, Loan IQ, or
WSO; Commercial loans prac-
tice & procedures along with
accounting principles & legal
interpretation; (iii) data min-
ing protocols & generating &
disseminating reports; & con-
ducting quality performance
tracking, process auditing, &
reporting of processes.
Telecommuting/working from
home is permissible. Salary:
$150,134/yr.
Email resumes to careers@
midcapfinancial.com;
Job Ref 101.
Food Service Supervisor
Supervise food prep&service.
Ensure quality, safety,presen-
tation. Manage staff, hir-
ing&training, manage inven-
tory. Coordinate w/ mgmt for
efficiency. Req: HS + 12mo
1st-Line Supervisor exp. Mon-
Fri, 8-5, $47.5k p/y. Mail 2
refs&cover to Ege Yildirim to
worksite: GMB Food Services
LLC, 4483 Connecticut Ave.
NW, DC 20008.
Foreman. Prepare plans,
schedule & ensure all gas sta-
tion attendants & cashiers
adhere to store policies &
procedures. Coord. activities
of staff. control inventory &
order as per req'd. Verif. refs.
Able to work OT incldn'g
wkends & holidays. Non-Smkr
on job site. Submit resume
to: S. Ashraf "Faateh Inc" -
Errols Gas. 1825 Univ. Blvd., E.
Hyattsville, md 20783.
Foreman 3 Washington Metro
Area ( VA, MD & DC) - F/T,
1yr exp in job offered or 1yr
exp in a related position. Call
FHR Contractor LLC: 703-220-
9645
H JOBS
Helper-HS Dipl/Frgn Equiv
reqd. Surf Prep snding fling &
rmving paint. pntg. surf w/tls.
SFX & wood wrk. incl scaff
lftg 50lbs. & stnd 7-8hrs/day.
Trvl reqd, Multi Pos avail-
$29598.00/yr. Mail CV- Reyes
Pro Painting@220 East Colo-
nial Hwy. Hamilton, VA 20158.
HVAC Lead Installer
F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating
& Air Conditioning, Inc. seeks
HVAC Lead Installer in
Rockville, Maryland. Requires
6 months of HVAC experi-
ence, daily travel to client
sites within the same MSA,
and a valid driver9s license. 2
positions available. Resumes
to: Recruiting@fhfurr.com
Healthcare - General
Child Psychiatrist
(Frederick, MD): Provide psy-
chiatry services for children
& adolescents in outpatient
setting. Medical degree or for-
eign equiv; possess or eligible
for MD medical license; com-
pletion of residency program
in Psychiatry & Fellowship in
Child & Adolescent Psychia-
try; possession of or eligible
for Board cert in Psychiatry.
Apply to emily.patrick@
sheppardpratt.org. Sheppard
Pratt Physicians, P.A.
DENTAL-Elite Dental Group
LLC seeks Dental Associate in
Rockville, MD to treat patients
& provide dental services.
Resume: 801 Pleasant Dr. Ste.
160, Rockville, MD 20850
MEDICAL ASSISTANT. Per-
form administrative & certain
clinical duties, under the
direction of a physician. Inter-
views patients, measures
vital signs, such as pulse rate,
temperature, blood pressure,
weight, and height, & records
information on patient9s
charts. Drapes patients with
covering & positions instru-
ments & equipment. Inven-
tories & orders medical sup-
plies & material. Operates X-
ray, electrocardiograph (EKG),
& other equipment to admin-
ister routine diagnostic test or
call medial facility or depart-
ment to schedule patients for
tests. Gives injections or
treatment, & performs rou-
tine laboratory tests Keeps
X- ray and other medical
records. H.S. Diploma, 2 yrs.
Exp. 40 hrs./wk. 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Verifiable refer-
ences. Decena Home Health
Care LLC. Job in Herndon, VA.
Send resume to:
mylegalspace@aol.com
I JOBS
Instructional Assistant - sup-
port faculty; high school or
equiv req'd; 40 hrs/wk; Ivy
College Inc, Vienna, VA;
ivyccedu@gmail.com
Inventory
Quality Control Warehouse
Managers in Hyattsville, MD
to coordinate warehouse ops;
standardize ops/storage/prep
procedures; work w/ sr. mgt
to create sys to opt efficiency
of warehouse & elim
lost/damaged goods. Req
Exp. Salary: $80,163/yr. Send
resumés to Spike, Inc. d/b/a
Olympia Moving & Storage,
17 Bridge St, Watertown, MA
02472 (Attn: A. Dorsey)
L JOBS
Laborer 3 Carpentry 3 North-
ern VA Area - F/T, No exp
req9d. Call Mr. Bonilla @ Air
Tech Solutions: 540-288-0950
Landscape Designer: MS in
landscape arch/urban design
related. 1 yr expr. in land-
scape designing. Expertise in
landscape theory, topography
& structure, plant tech, pro-
ficiency in software tools -
AutoCAD, InDesign, LandFX,
Illustrator & Hands Graphics.
Strong communication, tech-
nical & org. skills. Resume
to: Careers@lsginc.com , LSG
Landscape Architecture Inc.
8260 Greensboro Dr. Suite
325 McLean, VA 22102
M JOBS
Marketing Specialist - Assist
Vice President, Customer Ser-
vice & Sales Department to
evaluate effectiveness of co.
mktg efforts & dvlp recom-
mendations for increased mkt
share. Position req bach deg
& 6 mos exp. Job w/ Clear
Connection, Inc in Beltsville,
MD. Send resume & cvr ltr to
jzuckerman@
clearconnection.com
Marketing Specialist needed
to develop & execute restau-
rant9s marketing infrastruc-
ture. Identify new customers,
expand & maximize sales, &
partner w/ & support local
community to grow revenue.
Develop & manage creation
of content & schedules for all
social media platforms (Face-
book, Instagram, Twitter,
etc.); Ensure website(s) are
kept up-to-date w/ current
information including menus
& special events. Identity tar-
get customers to expand
catering unit to drive growth.
Create loyalty program &
respond to customer
inquiries. Bachelor9s degree
in Marketing, Communica-
tions or related field plus 1
year of relevant experience.
Send resume to Walid Bous-
tany, 6850 Piedmont Center
Plaza, Gainesville, Virginia
20155 or via email:
info@byblosgainesville.com.
No phone calls. EOE.
Mkt research analyst:
research local, national area
for sales of eservices, gather,
analyze info on food & similar
industries for e-products cre-
ation & mkting. FT. Req:
MBA/MS/eqv in Busi. w/ 6m
exp. Job in Rockville MD.
Resume to Peblla HR, 11820
Parklawn Dr. Ste 330,
Rockville MD 20852.
Molina Technologies, LLC.
(Herndon, VA & var unantic-
ipated locs throughout U.S.)
seeks multiple Software
Developers to anlyz user
reqmts., design, develop, test
& deploy var client-servers,
web based s/ware applica-
tions. Reqmts.: MS or For-
eign equiv. in Comp. Sc./IT,
Engg./Math/Science/ MBA w/
Comp. Sci. as major or
minor/or rltd. + 1 yr. of rel-
evant IT exp. in job offered
or rltd. occup. using Java,
Microsoft SQL Server, .Net,
Salesforce (or BS or foreign
equiv. in Comp. Sci/IT/Engg/
Math/Science/BBA w/ Comp.
Sci. as major or minor or rltd.
+ 5 yrs of relevant IT exp.
in job offered or rltd. occup.
using same IT skills listed
above. Positions involve trav-
el to client locs all over USA.
Send resume to HR Manager
3 Molina Technologies, LLC,
13800 Coppermine Rd, 1st Fl,
Herndon, VA 20171 or Email:
hr@molinatek.com.
N JOBS
Nanny (West Springfield, VA).
FT. Care for at least 3 children
(under 9). Prepare/plan
meals. Perform housekeeping
rltd to children's care. Provide
basic first aid. Provide instruc-
tion &amp; transport as need-
ed. Req: HS Dipl., GED or for-
eign equiv w/ 1 yr exp. as
Nanny, Au Pair, Childcare
Worker or any rtld position;
1 yr exp taking care of more
than 2 children; U.S. driver9s
license w/ clean driving
record; First Aid/CPR certified
(any type of cert. OK). Must be
available to work weekends
and evenings. Send Resume
to: Christopher Scheider,
cscheider09@gmail.com.
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for you.
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N JOBS
Night Cashier: Receive
cash/checks or complete
credit card charge transac-
tions. Make change, cash
checks, and issue receipts.
Read and record totals shown
on cash register, verify
against cash on hand and pre-
pare reports. Endorse checks
and list and total cash and
checks for bank deposit. Post
data and balance accounts.
Min. rqmts: Verifiable refer-
ences. Able to work overtime,
including late nights, week-
ends, and holidays. Non-
smoker on worksite.
Resumes to Job Loc: CONVE-
NIENCE MARKETING & SOLU-
TIONS, INC, DBA NATIONAL
HARBOR SUNOCO/SUBWAY,
111 NORTH COVE TERRACE,
NATIONAL HARBOR,
20745. ATTN: J. Troy.
MD
O JOBS
Office Clerk: Fairfax, VA; to
apply email resume to JL Tree
Service, Inc. c/o John Lewett
to jltreejohn@aol.com
P JOBS
Personal Care Aide: Assist
the elderly, convalescents, or
persons with disabilities with
daily living activities in the
private home. 40hr/wk. Mail
resume to Blake Thomas at
208 Ashcroft Ct. Ashton, MD
20861
President & Chief Strategy
Officer, Brandywine, MD:
Structure, establish and lead
cohesive high-performance
multi-ethnic C-suite/Execu-
tive team across multiple
time zones and cultures. Cre-
ate distinct strategic direction
for each brand of a multi ban-
ner home furnishings retail
organization to drive signifi-
cant network expansion both
domestically and internation-
ally. Frequent domestic and
international travel required.
Requires a Master9s degree or
foreign equivalent degree in
Business Administration plus
8 years of experience as a
Business Executive (C-
Suite/President). 5 years of
experience in the furniture
industry at the executive
level. 5 years of experience
with wholesale distribution at
the executive level. 5 years
of experience in Middle
East/North African market. 5
years of experience with new
market expansion and devel-
opment, both domestically
and internationally. Verbal flu-
ency in Turkish. Background
and Drug Test required. Send
res to: Regency Management
Services LLC at: qhubbard@
regencyfurniture.biz
Project Assistant (Fairfax, VA)
Assist projects mgmt. Build
customer relations & review
for extras & change orders
needed. Determine neces-
sary docs for billing & verify
for accuracy. Perform admin-
istrative works incl corre-
spondence, arranging confer-
ence calls & sched'g meet-
ings. Reqd Assoc deg. 40
hrs/wk. Forward resume tran-
scripts & diploma w/ cover
letter to Solid Construction,
Inc., 10803 Main St., Ste 600,
Fairfax, VA 22030.
Project Engr (mult openings/
work in Washington, DC) per-
form engineering duties in
planning, designing and over-
seeing construction in the
home building process. Reqs
Master + 12 mos relev exp.
Reqd exp must include 12
mos using AutoCAD. Will
accept foreign educ equiv of
reqd degree. Send resume to:
Szan Construction, L.L.C.,
1300 I Street Northwest, Ste
400E, Washington, DC 20005
Protiviti Inc. in McLean, VA:
Sr Manager, TC-Security & Pri-
vacy to partner w/ clts to
solve complex biz problems.
Partial telecommuting per-
mitted. Domestic travel to
client sites may
required, as needed. To
be
apply, send resume with ref-
erences specifying Req#JR-
252384 to globalmobility@
protiviti.com. EOE.
R JOBS
Infinity Spa, LLC is in need of
a Receptionist. Job location:
Reston, VA. Send resume to
Infinity Spa, LLC 12120 Sunset
Hills Rd., Ste. 105, Reston, VA
20190. Attn: Phuong Nguyen.
Regenerative Agriculture
Manager to ensure accurate
representation of German
themed farm, including a
command of the German lan-
guage and culture. Addition-
ally, will oversee German beer
brewing techniques. and
maintain farm structures.
Requires a certificate for
Regenerative Agriculture/
Farming, a command of both
the German and English lan-
guages. Submit resume and
interest to: Proper Peasant
Farm, LLC 2360 Millwood Pike
Winchester, VA 22602
Repair Technician
(Tysons Corner, VA) 3 Diag-
nose, troubleshoot & repair
mobile phones & tablets. Pro-
vide recommendations for
problem resolution. Will use
micro-soldering of very small
electronic components typi-
cally found on a circuit board
of the devices. Reqs 2 yrs
exp in the job duties. Fans
Wireless, Inc, 668 Main St, Ste
10, Wilmington, MA 01887.
Reporter I for National Public
Radio, Inc. in Washington, DC
to work with members of the
disinformation team, other
members of the NPR news-
room and public media jour-
nalists at Member Stations to
deepen our reporting on dis-
information. Requires: Bach-
elor9s (or higher) degree in
Journalism or related field
(willing to accept foreign edu-
cation equivalent) plus 4
years of experience in jour-
nalism or, alternatively, a
Master9s degree plus 2 years
of experience. Position
requires to travel domestical-
ly to 10% of time. Telecom-
mute Benefit: Telecommut-
ing is permitted. Submit
resume to National Public
Radio, Inc., Stuart Harding,
1111 North Capitol Street,
NE, Washington, District of
Columbia 20002. Reference
Position Number: 077692-
000095.
S JOBS
NATIONAL RESTAURANT
EQUIPMENT & SUPPLY locat-
ed in Laurel, MD, needs a
Sales Manager. Duties are
plan, direct, and coordinate
products9 distribution; over-
see sales and promotions;
direct sales distribution; plan,
direct and train new sales
representatives; prepare bud-
gets; approve expenses;
determine inventory require-
ments, and customer prefer-
ences; solve complaints and
address concerns to meet
customer satisfaction; set
sales quotas and goals; over-
sees and direct sales team.
Candidate requires two years
experience as manager or
supervisor in any capacity.
Experience in customer rela-
tionship, managing and
directing a team is preferred.
Must have bachelor9s or as-
sociate degree in Economics,
Administration, Manage-
ment, or Marketing. Knowl-
edge and practice with Excel,
AutoQuotes, and POS pro-
grams. Must be able to work
weekends and holidays. Must
provide own transportation to
place of business, this may
include traveling to cus-
tomer9s locations. No smok-
ing on the job. Job sites in
Laurel, MD. Schedule M-F
8:00am/5:00pm. To apply
contact Fariba Tavakoli send-
ing resumé, cover letter, and
references, only by email at
faribat07@yahoo.com, stat-
ing <Sales Manager= in the
subject of the message.
Senior Tax Specialists - Reqs
relevnt Bach deg, exper, CPA.
Benefits incld telecomutg.
Resume to The Wolf Group,
Fairfax, VA, joinus@
thewolfgroup.com. Ref
"STS2".
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S JOBS
Shift Supervisor: Chantilly, VA;
O.T. Req9d; to apply email
resume to Airline Plaza Pizza,
LLC c/o John Qreitem to
jj14318@hotmail.com
SHIPPING CLERK, LEVEL 1.
Assist customers with ship-
ping parcels, boxes & mailing
items. Verify mailing address,
weight items, provide cost,
affix labels & collect payment.
Scan, bind, print, fax &
process passport renewal.
Order materials, supplies &
equipment. H.S. REQ'D. Verifi-
able refes. able to work over-
time including late nights,
weekends & holidays. Non-
smoker on worksite. Mail or
email resume to: A. Elnaggar
at Ing. & Elnaggar LLC-Parcel
Plus-1390 Chain Bridge Rd.,
McLean, VA 22101
info@parcelplusmclean.com
Stockers (mult pos) 3 Kamco,
Alexandria VA 3 Move bldg.
materials from storage to
trucks, unload at const.
sites 3 Res., cov. Let. To
bphillips@kamcosupply.com
Store Manager in Kensington,
MD. Provide customer service
by assisting customers of the
Sri Lankan grocery store &
responding to customer
inquiries & complaints; direct
& supervise employees;
examine grocery merchan-
dise; review inventory & sales
records. 24 months of exp in
job offered or as Sales Assis-
tant or Supervisor req9d. Mail
resume to Trade Asia LLC
d/b/a Grocerylanka, Attn: HR,
10518 Detrick Avenue, Kens-
ington, MD 20895.
Supply Chain Coordinator
(Loc. Rockville, MD). Maint.
Integrity of forecast. sys DB.
Req. BS or frgn equiv in Ops,
Logistics, Supply Chain
Mgmnt, or r9ltd.+6 mos of
GDP exp. Apply to D. Droke,
HR, Charles River Laborato-
ries, Inc.,:
Rockville-HR@crl. com.
Marketing Administrator
Computer Packages Inc., a
world leader in intellectual
property software, is seeking
a Marketing Administrator to
work at our headquarters in
Rockville, MD. Will train a high-
ly motivated individual, how-
ever some marketing admin.
experience and strong com-
puter skills are preferred.
Excellent salary and benefits
including fully paid health
insurance, tuition reimburse-
ment, visa sponsorship and
strong opportunity for growth.
Resume only to cpijobs@
computerpackges.com
Systems Developers / Net-
work Analysts: Perform IT
systems, databases, net-
works, internet/intranet, and
applications, technical and
user requirement gathering,
analysis and speciation,
develop, testing-QA, and
implementation, deployment,
validation, customization,
and integration; assist with IT
Projects planning, scheduling,
coordination, monitoring and
management; prepare and
presentation of IT technical
proposals, solicitations and
other technical documenta-
tion to customers, tech.
teams and end-users, Provide
technical solutions to busi-
ness/ end-users; liaison
between development team,
business units and customers
and end-users, etc. Herndon,
VA with brief or occasional
domestic travels to cus-
tomer's project site nation-
wide. Bachelor's degree or
equivalent in Computer Sci-
ence, Engineering, MIS, IS/IT,
Physics, Math, Science or
related Technical fields and
5 years progressive experi-
ences in software, database
or network systems and
applications / IT analysis,
design, architecture, develop-
ment, administration, or relat-
ed experiences/occupations
using diversified technolo-
gies, tools and languages.
Employer will accept suitable
alternative combination of
education and experiences
that equips candidates with
the requisite skills and abil-
ities. Send detailed resume
with references to: Attn: HR,
VASS Inc., 459 Herndon Park-
way, Suite 18, Herndon, VA
20170.
Tech Jobs
Adaequare, Inc. (Chantilly, VA)
has multiple openings for
Software Engineers and Net-
work Security Engineers (incls
Sr. positions). Must be profi-
cient in one of these areas:
(1) Java, J2EE, and/or Mule-
soft; (2) .NET; or (3) Palo Alto
Networks. Requires ability to
travel/relocate to various
unanticipated U.S. locations
for short-/long-term assign-
ments. Email resume to
openjobs@adaequare.com &
reference job title & code
202402.
Navy Federal Credit Union has
F/T permanent position for
ISD Analyst III to conduct Bus.
process analysis & design IT
sol9ns. Reqs: Bach/equiv in
CS/IT & Management/Comp
Engg/ or rltd/+ 5 yrs exp as ISD
Analyst/or App Dvlpmt Asso-
ciate or in lieu Master9s/equiv
+ 1 yr exp. Job Loc9n: Vienna,
VA. Full time telecommuting
permitted. Mail Cvr Ltr & CV:
Venkatesh Kawthale, 820
Follin Lane SE, Vienna, VA
22180 or email openpositions
@navyfederal.org. Must use
Ref# "ISD Analyst III Ref #
240001
Associate Analyst
RiskSpan, Inc. seeks an As-
sociate Analyst in Arlington,
VA to identify, analyze, docu-
ment and interpret trends or
patterns in complex business
processes using data analysis
software and techniques.
Apply @
www.jobpostingtoday.com
Ref#50222
Tech Jobs
Automation Engineer:
Design, dev, doc & debug auto
sys. Gather requirements,
create mech models & test
prototypes, fabricate, & ed locations throughout US)
assemble sys. Ensure code
reuse, deploy, config & doc
full SDLC. Resp final dev &
integration sys w/ 3D
CAD/SolidWorks & COMSOL.
Requires:Master9s in Engi-
neering + 2 months exp. Prof:
3D CAD/SolidWorks and
COMSOL. Mail resumes to
AXLE INFO 6116 Executive
Blvd, Suite 400, N.Bethesda,
MD 20852
Application Developer
Computer Packages, Inc.
seeks Application Developers
in Rockville, MD to develop
and build proprietary digital
solutions and applications for
patent litigation and intellec-
tual property software. Code,
test, debug, document, and
implements applications.
Analyze technical require-
ments and implement
improvements for client appli-
cation systems. Convert
application systems with dif-
ferent data sources while con-
temporaneously performing
data analysis, data mapping,
and conversion testing.
Requirements: Bachelor's
degree in Computer Science,
Computer Engineering, or a
related technical field.
Coursework must include
application development,
including back-end applica-
tion development techniques,
multiple web technologies,
database conversions, web
security, and application con-
version. Coursework involv-
ing intellectual property man-
agement systems and the fol-
lowing: Asp.net, C#, Visual
Basic, SQL Server, HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and
API's. To apply, please send
resume to cpijobs@
computerpackages.com
Business Consulting,
Risk - Technology Risk
(FAIT) (Senior)
(Multiple Positions)
(1485265),
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP,
Tysons (McLean), VA
Perform IT-related external
and internal audit and attes-
tation procedures for private
and public companies.
Requires travel up to 50%,
of which 15% may be interna-
tional, to serve client needs.
Employer will accept any suit-
able combination of educa-
tion, training, or experience.
$140,005.00 per year. For
complete job description, list
of requirements, and to apply
online, go to: ey.com/en_us/
careers and click on
"Careers - Job Search=, then
<Search Jobs"
(Job Number - 1485265).
Computer/IT: ISD Engineer IV
(Navy Federal Credit Union-
Vienna, VA (part-time
telecommuting permitted).
To design & build DevOps
capabilities using Azure
DevOps focus on deployment
automation, environmental
consistency, & security con-
trols. Reqs BS in Comp Sci,
Info Sys or rel & 5 yrs of exp
in any ocup involving DevOps,
Infrastructure & Cloud tech-
nologies. Email cvr ltr & CV to:
openpositions@
navyfederal.org. Ref <ISD
Engineer IV 3 4030245=.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Architect in Fairfax,
VA to make high-level design
choices & dictate technical
standards, incl s/w coding
standards, tools, & platforms.
Job req Bach deg in Comp
Sci, Engg, Info Systems, IT or
a rel field & 5 yrs in any
job title involving exp using
microservices for app devel-
opment. Full time telework is
permitted. All offers of emp
are contingent upon success-
ful comp of a background
check, which may also incl
drug screen depending on
work assignment.
Email resume to recruiting@
cgifederal.com & ref job code
1294.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Developer in Fair-
fax, VA (& various unantic-
ipated locations throughout
US) to research, design,
devel, &/or modify enterprise-
wide systs &/or apps s/w. Job
req Bach deg in Comp Sci,
Engg, IT, or a rel field & 3
yrs in any job title involving
exp with Java, J2EE, HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax,
JSP, SQL, & Log4j. Up to 60%
Telework Permitted. Must be
willing to relocate to various
unanticipated work locations
throughout the U.S. All offers
of emp are contingent upon
successful comp of a back-
ground check, which may
also incl drug screen depend-
ing on work assignment.
Email resume to recruiting@
cgifederal.com & ref job code
1252.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Agile Scrum Master in Fairfax,
VA (& various unanticipated
locations throughout US) to
work with Application Scrum
team(s) to formulate solu-
tions for complex problems
related to systems design,
s/w development, or data
center ops. Job req Bach
deg in Comp Sci, Engg, IT,
Business Admin, or a rel field
& 2 yrs in any job title involv-
ing exp with client-facing IT
project planning or IT project
management in the banking
& financial services domain.
Must be a Certified Scrum
Master or SAFe Scrum Mas-
ter. 60% telework permitted.
Must be willing to relocate
to various unanticipated work
locations throughout US. All
offers of emp are contingent
upon successful comp of a
background check, which
may incl drug screen depend-
ing on work assignment.
Email resume to recruiting@
cgifederal.com & ref job code
1298.
Tech Jobs
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Developer in Fair-
fax, VA (& various unanticipat-
to research, design, develop,
&/or modify enterprise-wide
systems &/or apps software.
Job req Bach in Comp Sci,
Eng9g, IT, or a rel field & 5
yrs in any job title involving IT
experience with SDLC. Must
be willing to relocate to vari-
ous unanticipated work loca-
tions throughout US. All offers
of emp are contingent upon
successful comp of a back-
ground check, which may
also incl drug screen depend-
ing on work assignment.
Email resume to recruiting@
cgifederal.com & ref job code
1216.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Quality Assurance
Analyst in Fairfax, VA to per-
form installations & run qual-
ity assurance programs to
test, identify, reproduce, &
report defects in s/w. Job
req Bach deg in Comp Sci,
Engg, Veterinary Sci, Chem-
istry, Biology, or a rel field &
5 yrs in any job title involving
s/w test plans, test case
design, & test scripts. Full-
time telework permitted. All
offers of emp are contingent
upon successful comp of a
background check, which
may incl drug screen depend-
ing on work assignment.
Email resume to recruiting@
cgifederal.com & ref job code
1290.
COMPUTER/IT: American Col-
lege of Radiology seeks
Senior Application Developer
(Reston, VA 3 full-time
telecommuting permitted) to
dvlp & implmnt multpl layers
of softwr app & coordinate
w/ team on diff layers of app
infrstrcture. Job reqs Bach in
CS, or rel & 3 yrs of exp as
Softwr Dvlpr, Full-Stack Dvlpr,
App Dvlpr, or rel. Email cvr
ltr & CV to recruiting@acr.org.
Ref: <Senior Application
Developer=
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Developer in Fair-
fax, VA (& various unanticipat-
ed locations throughout US)
to research, design, devel,
&/or modify enterprise-wide
systs &/or apps s/w. Job req
Bach deg in Comp Sci, Engg,
IT or a rel field & 5 yrs in any
job title involving exp with
IBM WebSphere Application
server, IBM WebSphere MQ
Series, IBM WebSphere Mes-
sage broker, IBM Integration
Bus, IBM Business Process
Manager, IBM WebSphere
Process Server, & WebSphere
Integration Developer. Up to
40% Telework permitted.
Must be willing to relocate
to various unanticipated work
locations throughout US. All
offers of emp are contingent
upon successful comp of a
background check, which
may incl drug screen depend-
ing on work assignment.
Email resume to recruiting@
cgifederal.com & ref job code
1247.
Computer/IT: CGI Technolo-
gies & Solutions Inc. seeks
Software Developer in Fair-
fax, VA (& various unantic-
ipated locations throughout
US) to research, design,
devel, &/or modify enterprise-
wide systs &/or apps s/w. Job
req Bach deg in Comp Sci,
Engg, Info Systems, IT or a rel
field & 5 yrs in any job title
involving the design, develop-
ment, testing, & implementa-
tion of business apps. Must be
willing to relocate to various
unanticipated work locations
throughout US. All offers of
emp are contingent upon suc-
cessful comp of a background
check, which may incl drug
screen depending on work
assignment. Email resume to
recruiting@cgifederal.com &
ref job code 1251.
Computer Systems
Analyst: systems application
and analysis. Bachelor9s
degree (US or foreign equiv.)
in CS/IT/Math/Sys. Eng. rel,
2 yrs. work exp. CV to
careers@aktra.com; Aktra,
Inc. (Reston, VA)
Custom Software
Engineering Manager
(Accenture LLP; Arlington,
VA): Design, develop and test
custom software solutions
across multiple system com-
ponents or applications. Must
have willingness and ability
to travel domestically approx-
imately 80% of the time to
meet client needs. Multiple
Positions Available. For com-
plete job description, list of
requirements, and to apply,
go to:
www.accenture.com/
us-en/career
(Job# R00193977)
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Cybersecurity Engineer
Visa Technology & Operations
LLC, a Visa Inc. company, cur-
rently has an opening for
Cybersecurity Engineer
(REF68797M) (multiple open-
ings) in Ashburn, VA. Job
duties include: Responsible
for the development and
implementation of the Cyber
Security Engineering pro-
gram. Manage state of the art
detection tools and ensure
integrity and completeness of
the data they analyze. The
estimated salary range for a
new hire into this position
is $130,100.00 USD to
$208,300.00 USD. Salary may
vary depending on job-related
factors which may include
knowledge, skills, experience,
and location. In addition, this
position may be eligible for an
annual bonus and equity. Visa
has a comprehensive benefits
package for which this posi-
tion is eligible that includes
Medical, Dental, Vision,
401(k), Employee Stock Pur-
chase Program, FSH/HSA, Life
Insurance, Paid Time off and
Wellness Programs. Position
reports to the employer9s
Ashburn, VA office and may
allow for partial telecommut-
ing. Contact: Qualified appli-
cants should apply online at
https://usa.visa.com/
careers.html by searching job
#: REF68797M.
Data Analysts-CoStar Realty
Information, Inc. seeks Data
Analysts to collaborate across
the business to support mar-
keting programs and growth
goals. Report on perfor-
mance, determine measure-
ment approaches, create
insights, and set strategy to
translate business questions
into analytical projects to
devise strategic and tactical
business decisions. Build and
expand existing dashboards
to surface insights and
democratize data to shape
business decisions. Act as a
business partner to teams
within marketing to under-
stand, analyze, and provide
quantitative insight for deci-
sion-making. #LI-DNI Position
requires a Bachelor9s degree
in Information Technology,
Computer Science, Data Sci-
ence, Mathematics, Statistics,
or a related analytical field,
and 2 years of experience
with marketing analytics,
business analytics, and data
science in an enterprise envi-
ronment. Experience must
include a minimum of: 2 years
of experience with SQL,
Python, and BI reporting and
databases (dimensional and
relational), including data
ingestion and transformation;
2 years of experience with
developing analytical frame-
works and metrics to mea-
sure ongoing performance
and understand performance
drivers; 2 years of experience
transforming data into a
digestible and presentable
stories based on different
audiences; and 1 year of
experience with Google Data
Studio or similar data visu-
alization tools. Job location:
Washington, DC. To apply,
please visit https://www.
costargroup.com/careers and
enter Job Code R33189 Data
Analysts when prompted.
Alternatively, please send
your resume, cover letter, and
a copy of the ad to I. Ander-
son, Team Lead, Technical
Recruiting, CoStar, 17600
Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine,
CA 92618. CoStar Group is an
Equal Employment Opportu-
nity Employer; we maintain a
drug-free workplace and per-
form pre-employment sub-
stance abuse testing.
Data Engineering Manager,
Fannie Mae, Reston, VA. Lead
team in develmnt of data
infrastructures/pipelines & to
organize/integrate data into
readily available formats.
Lead in analys. of new data
sources/monitoring perf,
scalability, security of data.
Manage customer needs/
uses for data in develmnt of
database rqmnts & planning
of enterprise databases.
Determine tech reqmnts of
projects & assess how objec-
tives can best be met w/
staff resources. Hire, manage,
mentor, devel, & evaluate
staff. Req: Master's in Comp
Sci + 5 yrs exp in large enter-
prise data warehouse app
devel for fin'l svcs cos. Exp
must incl leading devel of
large enterprise data infra-
structure & pipelines using
AWS technologies & leading
teams on large complex
projects. Apply by searching
Data Engineering Manager at
fanniemae.com/careers.
Data Engineer needed in
Chantilly, VA. Reqs: MS in IT
Mngmnt or IT or equiv + 2 yrs
exp as Comp Software Prof.
Must have exp in Informatica,
XML, Tableau, Snowflake, Ser-
viceNow, Salesforce, AWS.
Travel within the USA may
be req. Mail resume to AJACE
INC, 14159A, Robert Paris Ct,
Chantilly VA 20151
Data Scientist
Dev analytics & implement
s/w solutions using Python,
MATLAB, R, or Java. Build
machine learning algorithms
& cloud platform to supp
imaging data assay dev &
drug discovery. Dev code for
analysis of datasets. REQ:
Master9s in Engineering. Mail
resumes to: Axle Informatics,
6116 Executive Blvd, Suite
400, N. Bethesda, MD 20852.
Devops Engineer
Uniplus Consultants, Inc., a
Manassas, VA-based Soft-
ware Consulting Services
Firm has multiple openings
for JOB ID 11118: Devops
Engineer. Education and
Experience requirements
along with remunerations as
provided on the website. Trav-
el/relocation may be
required. Details at
www.uniplus.com
Send resume to:
sharadg@uniplus.com
including the JOB ID
Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Director of Strategic
Accounts 3 Reston, VA
Seeking BS in Business
Admin. or related and 5 yrs.
account manager/IT technical
recruiter exp. req9d. Position
reports to headquarters in
Reston, VA; may telecom-
mute. Mail CV to Attn: HR/Job
#0209, eSolutionsFirst, LLC,
12020 Sunrise Valley Dr. #100,
Reston, VA 20191.
Eng 3, SW Dev & Engin
Comcast Cable Comm, LLC,
Washington, DC. Dsgn & dev
new sw & web apps use Ter-
raform, Grafana, Linux, &
GitHub; Reqs: Bach in CS,
Engin or rltd; 2 yrs exp dev
sw use Terraform, Grafana,
Linux, & GitHub; wrk w/ fol-
low AWS-based rsrcs: EC2,
S3, Dynamo DB, Route 53,
& API Gateway; create CI/CD
pipelines use Jenkins; prvisng
infrstrctr use Ansible; deploy
Docker apps; run apps in
orchstrtd pltfrms incl Docker
Swarm; create alert rules use
Prometheus; instll & maintn
ELK sw; & write ELK queries
to obtain stats from app logs.
Apply to: Job_Candidates@
comcast.com Ref Job ID#
2049
SDM Engineer
(Multiple Openings) sought
by Global Technology Asso-
ciates, LLC in Reston, VA. Freq
travel to unantic loc throu U.S.
BS in Eltrcl Engr or Electrnic
Engr + 2 yrs exp + special
skills. To apply send resumes
to Lorena Cerruto at 1890
Preston White Dr., Suite 150,
Reston, VA 20191, or
Lorena.Cerruto@
gtatelecom.com
Navy Federal Credit Union has
F/T permanent opening for
ISD Engineer IV-Data Engineer
pos. to dsgn & develop Master
Data Mngmt (MDM) sol9ns.
Reqs: Bach/equiv in CS/Info
Sys/Comp Engg/ or rltd + 5 yrs
exp as Data Engineer/MDM
Developer or in lieu Mas-
ter9s/equiv + 3 yrs exp. Job
Loc9n: Vienna, VA. Full time
telecommuting permitted.
Mail Cvr Ltr & CV :Venkatesh
Kawthale 820 Follin Lane SE,
Vienna, VA 22180 or email
openpositions@navyfederal.
org. Must use Ref# "ISD Engi-
neer IV Ref # 240003=
Navy Federal Credit Union has
F/T permanent opening for
ISD Engineer IV pos. to dsgn &
implement Privileged Access
Management (PAM) sol9ns.
Reqs: Bach/equiv in CS/Comp
or Management Info
Sys/Comp Engg/ or rltd + 5 yrs
exp as Information Security
Analyst or in lieu Mas-
ter9s/equiv + 3 yrs exp. Job
Loc9n: Vienna, VA. Full time
telecommuting permitted.
Mail Cvr Ltr & CV :Venkatesh
Kawthale 820 Follin Lane SE,
Vienna, VA 22180 or email
openpositions@navyfederal.
org. Must use Ref# "ISD
Engineer IV Ref # 240004=
Navy Federal Credit Union has
F/T permanent opening for
ISD Engineer III pos. to devel-
op 3 tier architecture for web
applicat9n. Reqs: Bach/equiv
in CS/Info Sys/Comp Engg/ or
rltd + 5 yrs exp as Application
programmer/developer or in
lieu Master9s/equiv + 3 yrs
exp. Job Loc9n: Vienna, VA.
Part time telecommuting per-
mitted. Mail Cvr Ltr & CV
:Venkatesh Kawthale 820
Follin Lane SE, Vienna, VA
22180 or email openposi-
tions@navyfederal.org. Must
use Ref# "ISD Engineer III Ref
# 240005=
Unified Patents Inc. seeks Full
Stack Software Engineer in
Chevy Chase, MD to prfrm
archtctr & dsgn for sftwr offer-
ings. Telcmm avail. $115K-
$130K per year
If interested send Cover Let-
ter and Resume to:
shawn@unifiedpatents.com,
Subject: Ref# FSSE
Information Security
Engineer
Monitr & dtct securty evnts
& incidnts usng Mcrosft Sen-
tinel & other Mcrosft 365
Dfndr prtls. Act as SME in
Mcrosft Sentinel (SIEM) & use
to optmze anlytcl rules &
notebks. Use Jupyter notebk
for threat hntng & takng rmdi-
atn actions thru custom logic
apps. Mnge securty anlysts in
24x7 SOC envrnmnt & act as
pnt of escltn for critcl incdnts.
Req: Mstr of Sci degree in
Elect Eng, Comp Eng,
Telecomms or clsly rltd fld + 1
yr exp in Security operatn cntr
(SOC)/Infrmtn security eng or
Bchlr of Sci degree in Elect
Eng, Comp Eng, Telecomms
or clsly rltd fld + 5 yrs exp
in Security operatn cntr
(SOC)/Infrmtn security eng.
Exp must also incld 1 yr of
exp in each of the foll: leadng
& mngng SOC team w/ 24/7
shfts in SOC envrnmnt; 24/7
monitrng SOC emrgncy on-
call rotatn; securty archtctrs
& stndrd securty solutns &
srvcs (such as EDR, SIEM, vul-
nrblty mngmnt, purple team
actvty & awarenss training);
securty evnt anlysis & triage,
incdnt hndlng & root-cause
idntfctn & rvwng & creatng
incdnt rspnse wrkflow;
installng & mngng McAfee
SIEM, Bit9, Coalfireone &
McAFee Epo; triaging & rslvng
alrts from Carbon Black &
Crowdstrike EDR; addng prvl-
gd accnts in psswrd vault
(CyberArk) to mnge psswrds,
dtct threats & rprt on prvlgd
accnt actvties & usng Jupyter
notebks for threat hntng.
Travel w/i U.S. reqrd less than
10% of time. Quzara, LLC,
Great Falls, VA. To apply, go
to https://quzara.com/
careers/information-security-
engineer, click Apply Today.
Complete & submit applica-
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Navy Federal Credit Union has
F/T permanent opening for
ISD Engineer IV pos. to design,
develop IAM/RBAC solutions.
Reqs: Bach/equiv in CS/Info
Sys/IT/Comp Engg/rltd/+ 5 yrs
exp in Identity and Access
Management domain or in
lieu Master9s/equiv + 3 yrs
exp. Job Loc9n: Vienna, VA.
Full time telecommuting per-
mitted. Mail Cvr Ltr & CV
:Venkatesh Kawthale 820
Follin Lane SE, Vienna, VA
22180 or email openpositions
@navyfederal.org. Must use
Ref# "ISD Engineer IV Ref #
240002"
IT Professionals
(Tysons, VA): Business Ana-
lysts, Business Systems Ana-
lysts, Software Engineers.
Mult positions. Various work-
sites. May travel to unantici-
pated client sites nationally.
Send resume to CloudWave
Inc., Attn: HRGC, 1775 Tysons
Blvd, Flr 5th, Tysons, VA
22102.
IT Professionals (Ashburn, VA)
Software Quality Assurance
Engineers, Software Develop-
ers, Software Engineers,
Application Developers, Busi-
ness Systems Analysts, Sr.
Database Administrators, IT
Project Managers, Database
Analysts, Software Applica-
tion Engineers. Multiple Posi-
tions. Various worksites. May
travel to unanticipated client
sites nationally. Mail resume
to PVK Corporation, Attn:
HRGC, 44081 Pipeline Plaza
Suite 105/5 Ashburn, VA
20147.
IT Professionals: Ent. Lvl to
Sen. Lvl (multiple positions)
Sys. Engnrs. Sftwr Dvlprs. are
needed for our Germantown,
MD Ofc. Must be willing to
travel to set up systems to
various clients at unanticipat-
ed locs across the U.S. Pls
send resume, Cvr Ltr., & Sal.
Req. to Q9 Software LLC at
13230 Executive Park Ter, Ger-
mantown, MD 20874
Lead AI Engineer: Des. &
impl. data warehouse strats
using data integration tools
for AI routing integration in
call center environments.
To apply: Please send
resumes to Afiniti, Inc., 1701
Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite
600, Washington, D.C. 20006;
recruitment@afiniti.com
Lead Developer - Multiple
openings available in Reston,
VA & unanticipated client
locs throughout the US:
Gather & review reqmts, pro-
vide estimates, create tech-
nical dsgns, testing strate-
gies & test plans w/ all
the stakeholders/Engineers/
Architects/Business Analysts.
Dvlp & maintain systems doc-
umentation such as dsgn
specs, user manuals, techni-
cal manuals, description of
applic operations, & method-
ology documentations. Write
well-dsgnd, efficient, &
testable code to make archi-
tecture & microservices high-
ly scalable, resilient, main-
tainable, & secure. Travel &
relocation possible to unan-
ticipated client locs through-
out the U.S. for all the posi-
tions. To apply: Please mail
resume, & position applied for
to Snowrelic Inc., Attn: HR
Generalist, 1920 Association
Dr, Ste 505, Reston, VA 20191;
e-mail resume to:
immigration@snowrelic.com.
Lead Software Engineer, Solu-
tion Street LLC, Herndon, VA
(w/ projects in DC/VA Metro).
Design/modify enterprise S/W
comprising complex business
rules, data models & Obj Ori-
ented design practices
employing Java (Spring,
Hivbernate), SQL, Oracle.
Req9s Bach9s in Comp Sci,
Comp Eng or Info Tech & 5 yrs
exp. Mail resumes to: Solution
Street LLC, Attn: HR Lead S/W
Engineer Posting, 505 Hunt-
mar Park Dr, Ste 325, Hern-
don, VA 20170.
Lead Software Engineer
(LSE)
Appian Corporation, McLean,
VA, seeks LSE, equipped with
Python, Java, Kubernetes and
Docker proficiency, and AWS
and/or GCP experience, to
leverage knowledge of data
structures, algorithms, and
design patterns to write soft-
ware in full-stack web/mobile
environments. Manage avail-
ability, latency, scalability and
efficiency of the product by
engineering reliability into
software/systems and con-
tributing to software perfor-
mance analysis and system
tuning. Identify opportunities
for code refactoring and per-
formance optimizations on a
regular basis and champion
these efforts within the
team, leading technological
changes to keep platform
modern. Mentor junior soft-
ware engineers by sharing
best practices and provid-
ing guidance on proficien-
cy. Share advanced/expert
knowledge with others in the
department, both on and off
team, maintaining a reputa-
tion as a key resource in those
areas. Required: Master's
degree in Comp. Sci. or relat-
ed + min. 2 year of exp. in
job offered or as Engineer
in a high-volume or critical
production service environ-
ment or in lieu of the employ-
er will accept a Bachelor's in
Comp. Sci. or related + min. 7
years of exp. in job offered or
as Engineer in a high-volume
or critical production service
environment. Reply to Box
Number M1000000773, The
Washington Post, Washington
DC 20071
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Machine Learning /Soft-
ware Developer: BS in com-
puter related. 6 months train-
ing/internship in software
dev. Expertise in software
engr, Data science & visu-
alization, computational lin-
guistics, computer vision,
machine learning, data struc-
tures & algorithms. Tech.
skills in AngularJS, JAVA
Spring, Python, PHP, MVC &
SonarQube. Travel/Reloc.
Resumes to: Biswas Informa-
tion Technology Solutions,
171 Elden Street, Suite 2CI,
Herndon, VA 20170 email:
hsbiswas@b-itsinc.com
Network Security Engineer
for Ashburn Consulting, LLC
to report to our Leesburg,
VA HQ loc. but working at
multiple unanticipated loca-
tions in USA. Troubleshoot
network solutions to support
client9s communications
needs. Teamwork to support
ops & ensure no impact to
services to enterprise net-
work. Work with all relevant
tools on implementation of
Firewalls, remote access VPN
solutions, & cloud security
(sec). Network switching/
routing & configure network
devices. Communicate & sup-
port sec policy, deployment,
& support needs. Teamwork
to manage sec of enterprise
network & enforce policies by
update & config. sec devices.
Communicate complex sec
concepts & mitigate sec
issues. Work with Info Sec,
Network & Server Infrastruc-
ture teams on op task, & eval
& test new solutions. Writing
& presentations. May under-
go background checks incl.
drug screen & ref check.
Requires communication
skills. Wage: $127,524 annu-
ally. Must have Bachelors in
Comp Sci, IT, or rel field; 4
yrs relevant exp in IT Security
and Networking; and required
skills. Alternatively will accept
8 years rel exp in IT Security
and Networking, and required
skills. Requires the following
skills (4 yrs exp): data com-
munications, Palo Alto, Cisco
ASA, Juniper SRX, Cisco Net-
work Device Configuration,
and tech documentation/net-
work diagram creation.
Apply at https://
smartrecruiters.com/
AshburnConsulting/ ref Job
<Network Security Engineer=
EOE
Packaged Application
Development Manager
(Accenture LLP; Arlington,
VA): Develop or update
project plans for information
technology projects, includ-
ing project objectives, tech-
nologies, systems, informa-
tion specifications, sched-
ules, funding, and staffing.
Must have a willingness and
ability to travel domestical-
ly approximately 70% of the
time to meet client needs.
Multiple Positions Available.
For complete job description,
list of requirements, and to
apply, go to:
www.accenture.com/us-en/
careers (Job# R00193963)
Equal Opportunity Employer3
Minorities/Women/Vets/
Disabled.
Programmer Analyst II
Analyze business processes
and data processing systems
while mapping business
processes to Oracle systems.
BS in Computer Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Elec-
tronics Engineering, or Com-
munication Engineering plus
5 years of exp. developing
Oracle HCM Cloud & Oracle
ERP Cloud apps, including
requirements gathering, fit
gap analysis, design & deliv-
ery of Data Conversions,
Reports, Integrations, Securi-
ty architecture & Configura-
tion of Oracle HCM Cloud &
Oracle ERP Cloud required.
Based in Sterling, VA. Up to
25% travel. Send resume to:
kim.coughlin@drivestream.
com with <Programmer Ana-
lyst II (VA-4044)= Drivestream,
Inc
Programmer Analyst: Work-
ing closely with Business
Users and providing the risk
reports and helping to resolve
the critical issues by debug-
ging the SSIS Packages. Sup-
port front office applications
like BMS and CRD to help
traders if any issue while per-
forming Trading. Must have
one year experience in ETL
Tools, SSIS, SQL Server, Qlik
Sense, c#, Windows Server,
sharepoint, PowerShell
Scripting. Must be willing to
travel & reloc to unanticipat-
ed client locations through-
out the US. Reqs MS in Comp
Sci, Sci, Engg or rel w/1yr
exp. Mail resumes to Hitec
Information & Technologies,
Inc, 13800 Coppermine Road,
1st Floor, Suite # 187, Hern-
don, VA 20171
Security Op Engr: Analyze
cyber threats IT systems; dev,
monitor, detect, report &
investigate security breaches;
study Governance Risk &
Compliance; evaluate/recom-
mend security products using
the following tools: AWS,
Splunk Agent, VirusScan
COBIT-2019,FedRamp, GDPR
REQ: Masters in Electronics
Engineering + 6 mos exp. Pro-
ficiency in: AWS, Splunk
Agent, VirusScan
2019,FedRamp, GDPR. Mail
COBIT-
resumes to: Axle Informatics
6116 Executive Blvd, Suite
400,N Bethesda, MD 20852
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Senior Database Engineer @
Mastercard International
Incorporated (Arlington, VA)
F/T. Prfrm systms maintnnc,
anlysis, prfrmnc tuning &
systms admnstrtion. Prfrm
daily systm health chcks &
mnthly prfrmnc metrics to
publish rprts. Reqs a Bchlr's
dgree, or frgn eqvlnt in Engn-
rng, Cmptr Scnc or rltd field &
5 yrs of exp in the job offrd,
or as an Anlyst, Engnr, or rltd.
Qlfyng exp must include at
least 1 yr with ech of the
fllwng: Oracle RDMBS; Oracle
Application Server; WebLogic;
JVM Tuning; SQL; PL/SQL; Ora-
cle EBS; Linux; Developing
scripts. Rate of pay:
$134,875.00 - 181,000.00 /
year. Emplyr will accpt any
suitbl combo of edu, training,
or exp. Telecommuting and/or
working from home may be
permissible pursuant to com-
pany policies. Send resume to
Kelsie Brough,
Kelsie.Brough@
mastercard.com, 2200 Mas-
tercard Blvd, O'Fallon, MO
63368. Reference MC5-2024.
Senior Engineer Consultant
needed by Verizon in Ash-
burn, VA (hybrid role, may
work from home) to develop
code and work as a full stack
developer with technologies
including micro services
frameworks, cloud technolo-
gies including AWS RDS and
perform cloud native deploy-
ments using DevSecOps
tools. To apply, email resume
to vz-apply@verizon.com. Ref.
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Senior Software Engineer
GTT Americas, LLC has mul-
tiple openings for a Senior
Software Engineer in Arling-
ton, VA. Job duties include:
Code, test, debug, document
and maintain software appli-
cations using established
coding standards and
methodologies. Troubleshoot,
debug, and resolve product
issues as they arise. Telework
permitted from within the US
100% of the time. Criminal
background check required.
Apply online at www.gtt.net.
Please refer to job requisition
number- #R0012356.
Senior Software Engineer
EAB Global, Inc. seeks Senior
Software Engineer in Wash-
ington, DC (Full-time telework
permitted) to work with
development managers,
product managers, and stake-
holders to obtain clarification
on business requirements
and implement solutions
including code development
and database design. Salary
within the range of $102,500
to $119,600 per year. To apply,
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CLOUDWARE LLC, a Gaithers-
burg, MD based Software Ser-
vices Firm has multiple open-
ings for JOB ID 11127: Soft-
ware Engineer. Education and
Experience requirements
along with remuneration as
provided on the website. Trav-
el/relocation may be
required. Details at
www.cloudwareit.com. Send
resume to: sri@cloudwareit.
com, including the JOB ID.
Equal Opportunity Employer.
Whereoware, Inc. in Mclean,
VA is seek9g Sr. Software
Quality Assurance (SQA)
Developers to manage SQA
testing. No trvl, No telecomm.
Job duties are proj-based @
unanticipated sites w/in U.S.
Relo may be req9d @ proj.
end. Send resumes to:
epayne@whereoware.com
Software Developer
Develop, create, test, imple-
ment, modify, & support com-
puter applications software,
using scientific analysis &
mathematical models to pre-
dict & measure outcome and
consequences of design. Pro-
duce scalable software solu-
tions, including making ongo-
ing modifications & improve-
ments to software. Describe,
assess, prioritize, & evaluate
requirements for verifying
software correctness, consis-
tency, completeness, & testa-
bility. Must have BS in Com-
puter Sci., Computer Engi-
neering, or Electrical & Com-
puter Engineering & 3 months
experience as Software
Developer or Software Engi-
neer (may include internship),
to include using Python & per-
forming UI/UX development.
Location: Sterling, VA; 40
hrs./wk.; Salary DOE. Must
have proof of legal authoriza-
tion to work in U.S. Send copy
of ad, resume & cover letter
to: Joseph Rinaldi 3 Director
of Operations; Secunetics;
23585 Overland Drive, Suite
108; Sterling, VA 20166 or by
email to
jobs@secunetics.com
Refer to Job #01292024 when
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Software Engineer
Monitor & analyze security
networks. Config/mon
servers, apps and Dbases.
Design, supp, implem, &
maintain sec sys & controls
using: Splunk Platform. REQ:
Masters in Info Tech Mangmt
+ 6 months exp. Prof: Splunk
Platforms. Mail resumes 6116
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N.Bethesda, MD 20852.
Software Engineer(s)
Nodal Exchange LLC seeks
Software Engineer(s) in
Tysons Corner, VA to develop,
design and modify software
solutions. May require travel/
telecommuting. Email
resume to blair@
nodalexchange.com;
reference job code
T3042-00150. E.O.E.
Software Engineer(s)
Nodal Exchange, LLC seeks
Software Engineer(s) in Vien-
na, VA to develop, design and
modify software solutions
with senior team members.
May require travel/telecom-
muting. Email resume to
blair@nodalexchange.com;
reference job code T3042-
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implement cloud-based IaaS,
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using: Weblogic, Web Focus,
Golden Gate, AppDynamics
Requires Masters Info Sys
Technologies + 6 months exp.
Prof: Weblogic, Web Focus,
Golden Gate, AppDynamics.
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matics, 6116 Executive Blvd,
Suite 400, N. Bethesda, MD
2062
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cycle software development.
Bachelor9s degree in CS/Data
Sci/IT rel, 2 yrs. work exp.
CV to careers@novagigs.com;
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Sr. Software Developer
Degree in comp/engr. MS
(3YRS) or BS (5YRS) expr. in
software dev. Expr. in SDLC,
C#, .Net Framework, ASP.Net
MVC, SharePoint, SSIS/SSRS,
WEB API, WCF, Rest, Azure,
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nal data sources to form a
complete patient profile for
patient medication adher-
ence. Apply at
www.jobpostingtoday.com
Ref #57062
Systems Analyst 3 Herndon,
VA. Seeking MS in Comp. Sci.,
IT, Project Mgmt., or closely
rel. Mail CV to Attn: HR/Job
0130, AttainX, Inc., 13873
Park Center Rd, #212N, Hern-
don, VA 20171.
TECH-Enliven Technologies,
Inc; mult openings; Ashburn,
VA: Systems Analyst
(Wage- $ 121,763/yr.):Create,
work, dsgn & dvlp test
servers, databases.
Database Administrator
(Wage- $ 132,309/yr.):Respon,
work, support, drive, dvlp,
implement & catalog data-
base w/Net backup.
Computer Programmer
(Wage- $ 101,358/yr.):Write,
collab, implement, correct,
debug, create & updt code
libraries.
Sr. Software Developer
(Wage- $ 165,173/yr.):Create,
test, use, review, participate
meetings w/client & dvlp
teams to build apps.
Software Engineer
(Wage- $ 139,589/yr.): Dsgn,
analyze, troubleshoot, dvlp
comp specs & layouts. All pos
req trav/relo to var unantic-
ipated client locs to U.S
w/expenses paid by emplyr.
Mail res & position to Dir.,
Enliven Technologies Inc -
20755 Williamsport Pl., STE
# 230 Ashburn, VA 20147 or
email sudhakar@
enliventech.net
TECHNICAL
Cisco Systems, Inc. is accept-
ing resumes for multiple posi-
tions in Herndon, VA:
Software Engineer
(Ref#: HER103A): Responsible
for the definition, design,
development, test, debug-
ging, release, enhancement
or maintenance of software.
Telecommuting permitted.
Please email resumes includ-
ing position9s reference num-
ber in subject line to
Cisco Systems, Inc. at
amsjobs@cisco.com. No
phone calls please. Must be
legally authorized to work in
the U.S. without sponsorship.
EOE. www.cisco.com
TECH-Noesys Inc has multiple
openings in Dulles, VA,
Sr. Software Engineer
($139,589.00/yr.): Dsgn,
dvlp, lead, maint, wrk,
prticpte & rslve custmr systm.
Sr. Software Developer
($165,173.00/yr.): Anlyz,
rview, cnslt, crte, pln & mentr
jr. dvlprs.
Software Engineer
($139,589.00/yr.): Dsgns,
anlys, troublshts, dvlp &
drct sftwre systm tsting.
Programmer Analyst
($114,026.00/yr.): Create,
wrte, prfrm, assist &
prep rprts on analyses.
Business Analyst
($100,069.00/yr.): Wrk,
review, prfrm, assist, prep
& prvide biz domain.
Sr. Business Analyst
($115,066.00/yr.): Anlyz,
imprv, wrk, create, use & over-
see implmntation prjcts.
Computer Programmer
($101,358.00/yr.) Write,
clbrate, implmnt, dbug, cre-
ate & updte cde libraries.
All positions reqs trvl/reloc
to var unanticiptd client loc
throughout U.S w/expenses
paid by emplyr. Mail res &
position to, President, Noesys
Inc, 22570 Markey Ct, Ste.
#210, Dulles, VA 20166 &
email ID:daljeet.singh@
noesysinc.com
TECHNOLOGY
Wal-Mart is seeking a Risk
Expert III in Reston, VA. Job
duties incl but not limited to
Cyber risk mgmt incl cyber
risk assessment & mgmt
techniques. Master's or equiv
in CS, IT, Eng'g, Info. Systs,
Cybersecurity, or rel. fld; OR
Bachelor's or equiv in CS, IT,
Eng'g, Info. Systs, Cybersecu-
rity, or rel. fld + 2 yrs of exp in
cybersecurity risk or rel. exp.
Skills req'd incl but not limited
to exp w/: anlyz'g web traffic
patterns on critical endpoints
(login & accnt creation); act-
ing as functional escalation
point for active attacks incl
both lrg scale (DDoS) &
sophisticated attackers;
Imperva Cloud App Security
platform; OWASP top 10,
SANS, CVE & CWE risks.
Employer will accept any
amount of exp w/ req'd skills.
For detailed job req'mts & to
apply, visit http://careers.
walmart.com, & apply to the
following Job ID # R-1785145.
EOE, AAE.
TECH JOBS G7
Tech Jobs
TECHNOLOGY
MicroStrategy Inc. seeks Prin-
cipal Cloud Product Specialist
in Tysons Corner, VA: Take
ownership of cross-team
issues & Cloud service issues.
Telecommuting an option.
Some travel to MicroStrategy,
Inc.9s Tysons Corner, VA office
required. Req9s: 5 yrs. exp.
Submit resume w/ ref. to:
Req.# 15-4922 at: ATTN: Jen-
nifer Frias, MicroStrategy,
Inc., 1850 Towers Crescent
Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA
22182 or at
onlinejobpostings@
microstrategy.com
MicroStrategy is an Equal
Opportunity & Affirmative
Action Employer. Education,
experience & criminal back-
ground checks will be con-
ducted.
TECHNOLOGY
MicroStrategy Services Cor-
poration seeks Cloud Sys-
tems Manager in Tysons Cor-
ner, VA: Manage team of engi-
neers & oversee activities
associated w/ providing tech.
services to customers.
Telecommuting an option.
Req9s: BS (or equiv.) +2 yrs.
exp. Submit resume w/ ref.
to: Req.# 22-106106 at: ATTN:
Jennifer Frias, MicroStrategy,
Inc., 1850 Towers Crescent
Plaza, Tysons Corner, VA
22182 or at
onlinejobpostings@
microstrategy.com
MicroStrategy is an Equal
Opportunity & Affirmative
Action Employer. Education,
experience & criminal back-
ground checks will be con-
ducted.
TECHNOLOGY
Success Factors (Reston, VA)
seeks IT Tech Services Spe-
cialist to design & develop
systems & apps to opti-
mize/automate SAP9s bus
processes. Telecomm perm
from any US location. Base
salary: $165,173. Apply to Req
ID 387248 at http://
www.careersatsap.com
Technology Architecture
Manager (Accenture LLP;
Arlington, VA): Design, imple-
ment, and/or support world-
class information technology
architecture for Accenture or
our clients, spanning simple IT
projects to large-scale, enter-
prise-level change programs.
Must have willingness and
ability to travel domestically
approximately 80% of the
time to meet client needs.
Multiple Positions Available.
For complete job description,
list of requirements, and to
apply, go to:
www.accenture.com/us-en/
careers (Job# R00189262)
Equal Opportunity Employer3
Minorities/Women/Vets/
Disabled.
TECHNOLOGY
Wal-Mart is seeking a Senior
Manager I, Software Engi-
neering in Reston, VA. Job
duties incl but not limited to
leading & participating in
medium- to lrg-scale, com-
plex, cross-functional proj's
by reviewing proj req'mts.
Bachelor's or equiv in CS, IT,
or rel. fld + 6 yrs of exp in SW
eng'g or rel. fld OR Master's
or equiv in CS, IT, or rel. fld
+ 3 yrs of exp in SW eng'g
or rel. fld. Skills req'd incl but
not limited to exp w/: Coding
in an object-oriented prog'g
language such as Java; Dsgn'g
& Implementing REST Srvcs in
Java using Spring Boot; Dvlp'g
Single Page Apps using Angu-
lar, React, NodeJs; Writing
Junit tests for Java Apps &
Jest for UI apps. Employer will
accept any amount of exp
w/ req'd skills. Supervises 7.
For detailed job req'mts & to
apply, visit http://careers.
walmart.com, & apply to the
following Job ID # R-1783918.
EOE & AAE.
TECHNOLOGY
Wal-Mart is seeking a Soft-
ware Engineer III in Reston,
VA. Job duties incl but not
limited to assisting in provid-
ing guidance to small groups
of 2 to 3 engrs, incl offshore
associates, for assigned Eng'g
proj's by providing pertinent
docs, directions, examples, &
timeline. Master's or equiv in
CS, IT, Eng'g, or rel. fld. Posi-
tion does not req. specific
yrs of exp but req's listed
skills. Skills req'd incl but not
limited to exp w/: dsgn'g &
implementing REST API Web
Srvcs using Java; dvlp'g &
maintaining apps in Microsrvc
arch. using IntelliJ w/ Spring
Boot frameworks; using
Apache Kafka & integrating
w/ Microsrvcs to enhance
bus. logic. Employer will
accept any amount of exp
w/ req'd skills. For detailed
job req'mts & to apply, visit
http://careers.walmart.com,
& apply to the following Job
ID # R-1783923. EOE, AAE.
TECH-Seer Solutions Inc. has
multiple openings in Sterling,
VA, Business Analyst
($100,069.00/yr):Determine,
Anlyze, Mange, Dvlp, Wrk,
Prepare, Prvide admin & coor-
dination supprt. Sr. Business
Analyst ($117,749.00/yr):
Anlyz, Imprve, Create, Use &
Oversee implmentation projs.
Computer Programmer
($101358.00/yr): Write, Col-
lab, Implmnt, Crrect, Debug,
Create & updte code libraries.
Software Developer ($139,
589.00/yr): Dsgn, Anlyz &
Troubleshoot issues. Sr.
Software Developer ($139,
589.00/yr): Dvlp, Condct,
Rsearch, Prvide & Serve as
a task leader. Sr. Software
Engineer ($165,173.00/yr):
Anlyz, Rview, Consult, Cre-
ate, Lead, Pln & Mentor junior
developers. All positions reqs
trvl/reloc to var unanticiptd
client loc throughout U.S
w/expenses paid by emplyr.
Mail resume & position to,
VP, Seer Solutions Inc, 22648
Glenn Dr, STE. #306, Sterling,
VA, 20164 & email ID: Kalyan@
seersolutionsinc.com
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Adventist HealthCare Registered Nurse (RN), Eligibility & Finance Registered Nurse (RN), Patient Access Registrar, Registered Nurse (RN),
Special Education
Day Shift, Intermediate Clearance, Day Shift, Night Shift, Heart and Evening Shift, Patient Day Shift, Heart and
Long Term Substitute
Employer Industry: Healthcare/Location: Gaithersburg/Openings: 5714 Care Unit3Gaithersburg Patient Financial3 Vascular Unit3 Access3Fort Washington Vascular3 Teacher, Weekdays,
We are a faith-based healthcare organization, based in Montgomery County, As an RN, you will Develop Gaithersburg Develop a plan of care ac- Fort Washington Medical Develop a plan of care ac- The Lourie Center
Maryland. We are the largest employer in Montgomery County with over a plan of care according to Adventist HealthCare seeks cording to patient population. Center seeks to hire an ex- cording to patient population. School3Rockville
patient population. Identify to hire an experienced Pa- Identify impending changes perienced Patient Access Identify impending changes in The Lourie Center School, Ad-
6,000 employees! Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute- impending changes in patient tient Financial Advisor who in patient condition accu- Registrar I who will embrace patient condition accurately ventist HealthCare is hiring a
care hospitals 3 Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medi- condition accurately and initi- will embrace our mission to rately and initiates corrective our mission to extend God's and initiates corrective action. Special Education Long Term
ates corrective action. Men- extend God's care through action. Mentor students, col- care through the ministry of Mentor students, colleagues Substitute Teacher who will
cal Center 3 as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, the ministry of physical, men-
tor students, colleagues and leagues and team members physical, mental and spiritual and team members in patient- embrace our mission to ex-
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nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Reha- centered care. Conduct pur- Patient Financial Advisor, you Conduct purposeful rounding Registrar I you will: Enters all poseful rounding from patient ministry of physical, mental,
poseful rounding from patient will: Conûrm coverage re- from patient and family per- demographic, insurance, and and family perspective. Report and spiritual healing. As The
bilitation and Mental Health services. Our mission is to extend God's care through the ministry of& and family perspective. quirements for scheduled& spective. patient notes& directly to the Clinical Nurse& Special Education Teacher&

George Mason University Immunization Assistant3 Tenure-Line Associate Pre-Award Research Assistant Director of International Assistant Director for
Fairfax Professor / Professor Administrator3Fairfax Athletics and Admissions Counselor3 Counseling and Special
Employer Industry: Education/Location: Fairfax/Openings: 1734George Department: University Life and Robert D. Johnston Department: College of Hu- Compliance3Fairfax Fairfax Programs3Fairfax
Mason University is a university with three campuses, each with a distinctive - Student Health Services. Professorship of manities and Social Sciences. Department: Division of En- Department: Division of En- Department: Division of En-
Classiûcation: Admin Ofûce Finance3Fairfax Classiûcation: Financial Svcs rollment Management. Job rollment Management. Clas- rollment Management. Job
academic focus that plays a critical role in the economy of its region. At each Specialist 3. Job Category: siûcation: Education Support
Department: Costello College Specialist 1. Job Category: Category: Administrative or Category: Administrative or
campus, students, faculty, and staff have full access to all the university's resources, while duplica- Classiûed Staff. Job Type: of Business. Classiûcation: Classiûed Staff. Job Type: Professional Faculty. Job Type: Spec 2. Job Category: Classi- Professional Faculty. Job Type:
tion of programs and support services is minimized through the use of technology. In addition to Full-Time. Work Schedule: 9-month Instructional Facul- Full-Time. Work Schedule: Full-Time. Work Schedule: ûed Staff. Job Type: Full-Time. Full-Time. Work Schedule:
Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk). ty. Job Category: Instructional Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk). Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk). Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk).
the main campus in Fairfax, the university has campuses in Arlington and Prince William Counties. Location: Fairfax, VA. Work- Location: Fairfax, VA. Work- FTE, 40 hrs/wk). Location:
Faculty. Job Type: Full-Time. Location: Fairfax, VA. Work- Location: Fairfax, VA. Work-
place Type: On Site Required. Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 place Type: Hybrid Eligible. place Type: Hybrid Eligible. Fairfax, VA. Workplace Type: place Type: Hybrid Eligible.
Pay Band: 03. Salary: Salary FTE, 40 hrs/wk). Location: Pay Band: 04. Salary: Salary Salary: Salary commensurate Hybrid Eligible. Pay Band: 03. Salary: Salary commensurate
commensurate with educa- Fairfax, VA. Workplace Type: commensurate with educa- with education and experi- Salary: Starting low $40,000, with education and experi-
tion and& On Site Required& tion and& ence. Criminal& commensurate with& ence. Criminal&

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metro College Internship SVP, Facilities Engineering, Manager, Digital Video Metro College General Superintendent, Apprenticeship /
Program- Procurement- Maintenance & Capital Evidence3Washington D.C. Internship Program- Car Maintenance3 Technical Skills
Employer Industry: Delivery and Transportation/Location: Washington D.C. Purchasing Agent3 Delivery3 At Metro, we are dramatically Department of This position is not a hybrid Program Coordinator3
/Openings: 114The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority oper- Washington D.C. The Ofûce of Infrastructure at expanding our video capabili- FInance3Washington D.C. opportunity. The incumbent Minimum Qualiûcations: Edu-
ates the second largest rail transit system and the ûfth largest bus network Minimum Qualiûcations and the Washington Metropolitan ties to better detect, respond Minimum Qualiûcations and will be required to be onsite. cation: Bachelor's degree in
Experience: Graduation from Area Transit Authority (Metro) to, and understand incidents Experience: Graduation from Do you enjoy serving at the Education, Vocational Educa-
in the United States. Safe, clean and reliable, "America's Transit System" transports more than a high school or the possession is seeking candidates for the that affect our public safety high school or the possession senior leadership capacity? tion, Management, or related
third of the federal government to work and millions of tourists to the landmarks in the Nation's of a high school equivalency role of Senior Vice President, and operations. If you have of a high school equivalency Are you a dynamic leader ûeld In lieu of a Bachelor's
certiûcate. Applicant must Facilities Engineering, Main- signiûcant experience man- certiûcate. Applicant must who has successfully led a degree, a High School diplo-
Capital. Metro has earned a worldwide reputation for security and architectural beauty. WMATA is be attending an accredited aging an enterprise video/ team of railcar maintenance/
tenance & Capital Delivery. be attending an accredited ma/GED, and four (4), years
clearly the employer of choice for over 10,000 area residents. The Authority was created in 1967 by college or university pursu- The Ofûce of Infrastructure CCTV system, we invite you college or university pursu- management professionals? of technical experience in the
an interstate compact to plan, develop, build, ûnance and operate a balanced regional transportation ing a degree in a discipline inspects, maintains, and re- to apply to become one of ing a degree in a discipline The Washington Metropolitan related ûeld(s), in addition the
deemed appropriate for the habilitates all ûxed assets our& deemed appropriate for the Area& experience stated below, will
system in the National Capital area. Construction of the Metrorail system began in 1969. Four area& position intern is seeking& throughout the& position intern is seeking& be considered&

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Adventist HealthCare
Healthcare3We are a faith-based healthcare organization,
based in Montgomery County, Maryland. We are the largest
employer in Montgomery County with over 6,000 employees!
Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community
includes three acute-care hospitals 3 Shady Grove Medical
Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medi-
cal Center 3 as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals,
Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care
Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician&
George Mason University
Education3George Mason University is a university with three
campuses, each with a distinctive academic focus that plays a
critical role in the economy of its region. At each campus, stu-
dents, faculty, and staff have full access to all the university's
resources, while duplication of programs and support services
is minimized through the use of technology. In addition to the
main campus in Fairfax, the university has campuses in Arling-
ton and Prince William Counties.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Delivery and Transportation3The Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority operates the second largest rail transit
system and the ûfth largest bus network in the United States.
Safe, clean and reliable, "America's Transit System" transports
more than a third of the federal government to work and mil-
lions of tourists to the landmarks in the Nation's Capital. Metro
has earned a worldwide reputation for security and architec-
tural beauty. WMATA is clearly the employer of choice for over
10,000 area residents. The Authority was created in 1967 by&
Dewberry
Engineering3Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional
services ûrm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 profes-
sionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors
are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent
and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our cli-
ents. Whether you9re an experienced professional or a new
graduate, you9ll have the chance to collaborate with the best
and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at
the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence&
Westat
Research3Westat, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, near
Washington, D.C., is an employee-owned research corporation
serving agencies of the U.S. Government, state and local gov-
ernments, businesses, and foundations. We conduct surveys
and program evaluations, provide statistical research, and offer
related services. Our multiproject environment provides career
opportunities in health, energy, education, transportation, the
environment, human services, and the workforce. We combine
the relevant research area expertise&

Patient Financial Advisor,
Day Shift (Hybrid), Ancillary/
Diagnostic Scheduler3
Gaithersburg
Adventist Healthcare seeks to
hire an experienced Patient
Financial Advisor (Scheduler)
who will embrace our mis-
sion to extend God's care
through the ministry of physi-
cal, mental and spiritual heal-
ing. As a&
Eligibility & Finance
Clearance, Day Shift,
Patient Financial3
Gaithersburg
Adventist HealthCare seeks
to hire an experienced Pa-
tient Financial Advisor who
will embrace our mission to
extend God's care through
the ministry of physical, men-
tal and spiritual healing. As a
Patient Financial&
Immunization Assistant3
Fairfax
Department: University Life
- Student Health Services.
Classiûcation: Admin Ofûce
Specialist 3. Job Category:
Classiûed Staff. Job Type: Full-
Time. Work Schedule: Full-
time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk). Lo-
cation: Fairfax, VA. Workplace
Type: On Site Required. Pay
Band: 03&
Tenure-Line Associate
Professor / Professor and
Robert D. Johnston
Professorship of Finance3
Fairfax
Department: Costello College
of Business. Classiûcation:
9-month Instructional Faculty.
Job Category: Instructional
Faculty. Job Type: Full-Time.
Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0
FTE, 40 hrs/wk)&
Metro College Internship
Program- Procurement-
Purchasing Agent3
Washington D.C.
Minimum Qualiûcations and
Experience: Graduation from
high school or the possession
of a high school equivalency
certiûcate. Applicant must be
attending an accredited col-
lege or university pursuing a
degree in a discipline&
SVP, Facilities Engineering,
Maintenance & Capital
Delivery3
The Ofûce of Infrastructure at
the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority (Metro)
is seeking candidates for the
role of Senior Vice President,
Facilities Engineering, Main-
tenance & Capital Delivery.
The Ofûce of Infrastructure
inspects&
Senior Staff Accountant3
Fairfax
Dewberry, a growing A&E
service company, is looking
for a Senior Staff Accountant
to join its Corporate Financial
Services Group (FSG). The po-
sition will be based out of our
Fairfax, Virginia ofûce. Dew-
berry is a leading, market-
facing professional services
ûrm with more&
Accounting Manager3
Fairfax
Dewberry has an immediately
available opportunity for an
Accounting Manager to join
our Corporate Accounting &
Finance Department at our
headquarters in Fairfax, Vir-
ginia. The Accounting Man-
ager position will report to
the Director of Finance and is
responsible for&
Research Assistant3
Rockville
Westat is an employee-
owned corporation providing
research services to agencies
of the U.S. Government, as
well as businesses, founda-
tions, and state and local gov-
ernments. Westat's research,
technical, and administrative
staff of more than 2,000 is
located at&
Helpdesk Agent
(Weekends) - Hourly3
Rockville
Westat is seeking a techni-
cal help desk agent, to work
Saturday and Sunday, 2:00
pm - 8:00 pm, with the ability
to support projects receiving
requests for assistance via
phone, email, and voice mail.
This important ûeld help desk
is critical to&

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Associations3The American Speech-Language-Hearing Asso-
ciation was founded in 1925. It is a not-for-proût scientiûc and
professional association for speech-language pathologists, au-
diologists, and speech and hearing scientists. ASHA is commit-
ted to the consumers of our services, the more than 42 million
Americans with communication disorders. ASHA's mission is
to ensure that all people with speech-language, and hearing
disorders receive quality services from well-educated profes-
sionals. The American Speech-Language-Hearing&
Fairfax County Government
Government and Public Services3Fairfax County, Virginia is a di-
verse and thriving urban county. As the most populous jurisdic-
tion in both Virginia and the Washington metropolitan area, the
County's population exceeds that of seven states. The median
household income of Fairfax County is one of the highest in the
nation and over half of its adult residents have four-year col-
lege degrees or more educational attainment. Fairfax County
also is home to an extensive commercial ofûce market and is
a major employment center. Fairfax County Government is a&
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Airport Operations/Management3The Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority operates a two-airport system that provides
domestic and international air service for the mid-Atlantic re-
gion. The organization consists of approximately 1,700 employ-
ees in a structure that includes central administration, airports
management, and police and ûre departments. In addition to
operating Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington
Dulles International Airports, the Airports Authority is respon-
sible for capital improvements at both airports and&
Fairfax Water
Science3Fairfax County Water Authority (Fairfax Water) is Vir-
ginia's largest water utility, serving one out of every ûve Vir-
ginians who obtain their water from public utilities. Nearly 1.5
million people in the Northern Virginia communities of Fairfax,
Loudoun, Prince William and Alexandria depend on Fairfax Wa-
ter for superior drinking water. That's 1.5 million friends, neigh-
bors and family members. We don't need any other reason to
demand the highest in water quality standards! Chartered in
1957 by the Virginia State Corporation Commission as a&
Alexandria City Public Schools
Education3Alexandria City Public Schools is one of the most di-
verse school systems in the country and we celebrate that di-
versity. Our students come from more than 80 different coun-
tries, speak more than 60 languages, and represent a rainbow
of ethnic and cultural groups. They are economically diverse,
but all are rich in that the residents of Alexandria are dedicated
to ensuring that each and every one of them achieves success.
The children of Alexandria have beneûted signiûcantly from the
strong support of City Council and the Alexandria&

Accounts Receivable Specialist3Rockville Accountant III3Fairfax
The purpose of this position is to provide courteous, knowl- Works as a high-energy ac-
edgeable service to ASHA9s customers (members, consum- countant preparing ûnancial
ers, and others) by serving as the primary contact for the reports in accordance with
Accounts Receivable Team. The incumbent will maintain ex- general accepted accounting
cellent customer relations through an effective system of& principles (GAAP) and govern-
mental accounting standards
board (GASB), review and
monitor fund activity, and
serve as the key point of con-
tact for the county9s General
Fund. The General&
Administrative Assistant IV3
Lorton
This position will support
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Industrial Electrician I/II3
Lorton
Assists with the daily elec-
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Alexandria
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Washington D.C.
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Gaithersburg
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Washington D.C.
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Alexandria
On the Potomac River within
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U.S. in 2023 and a Conde
Nast&
Registered Nurse -
Assertive Community
Treatment (ACT)3Alexandria
The City of Alexandria is lo-
cated in Northern Virginia and
is bordered by the District of
Columbia (Potomac River),
Arlington and Fairfax coun-
ties. With a population of
approximately 150,000 and
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miles, Alexandria is&
Registered Nurse Case
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a Registered Nurse (RN) Case
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VA Medical Center through
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Travis AFB, CA. Apply online
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Psychiatric / Mental
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