Petula Dvorak

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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First, Vice Admiral Yvette Davids became the first woman to lead the 178-year-old U.S. Naval Academy. Then, the nation got its first active-duty Miss America.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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Familiar rituals followed the shooting deaths of 14 people at Charles University. In mourning, many Czechs have little to say about the shooter.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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Witnessing your generosity has been an enduring gift over 14 years of writing this column.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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A sharp rise in the number of people unhoused for the first time drove the uptick. Meanwhile, fewer Americans are stepping up to help.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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My mother-in-law was intractable about decorating my house in her taste. It took me a while to figure out why.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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If the Caps and the Wizards move to a new sports arena in Virginia, they’ve lost the right to claim Washington.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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At 104, Betty Printz Sims was the oldest-living female Marine before she died last week.

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School board members in Lynchburg, Va., tried to negate their bias by refusing more money, this time a donation for volleyball.

• D.C., Md. & Va.
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A game at FedEx Field is a miserable experience. Maryland gets the Ravens, D.C. gets the Commanders.