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June 27, 2019

June Cheers & Jeers

Did June seem to sneak up on anyone else — and then pass by in a flash? That’s the way summer goes, we guess. Cheers to 2019 grads: In honor…

June 20, 2019

We must do a better job of recognizing, understanding domestic violence warning signs

In his 2006 report for the United Nations Development Fund for Women, then Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan said violence against women and girls was “a problem of pandemic proportions” with at least one out of every three women having been “beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused in her lifetime” by someone she knew.

June 20, 2019

Family businesses America’s backbone

During the 1992 presidential campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton famously intoned, “I feel your pain,” reassuring voters he understood what they were going through. Since then, similar statements of empathy have become a staple for politicians. But it doesn’t always ring true for every constituent.

June 13, 2019
Rob Okun

Father’s Day and a woman’s right to choose

The old bumper sticker “Keep Your Laws Off of My Body” isn’t old and isn’t a bumper sticker. It’s a chilling reality for women today. And Father’s Day is a perfect time for men to wake up to women’s reality — to stand up and speak out on behalf of women’s reproductive health and rights.

June 6, 2019

Max jet fix critical for Washington

Last January, Boeing was poised for another record year. The company’s order book burst at the seams. Things seem to be going Boeing’s way.