The last few weeks have shown that so-called pro-family organizations are some of the most useless, money-sucking scams in the world. With real families suffering from economic hardship in America, a declining birthrate in Europe and Google doubling the price of daycare for employees, the only thing right wing family […]
Tag: women
Anything But Straight: City of the Future?
The United Arab Emirates has ambitions of being the New York City of the Middle East. Dubai already boasts the world’s tallest building, the first indoor ski resort, the world’s largest manmade island and upscale shopping malls that dwarf Super Wal Marts. Brad Pitt is even designing an eco-friendly hotel, […]
Broderick Moves On After Successful ’08
Finishing his career with George Mason High School on a high note with a run to the Virginia Group A state semifinals in girls basketball, varsity basketball coach Bill Broderick is moving on. Broderick has accepted a position at Elon University, where he will serve as an assistant coach […]
Jim Moran’s News Commentary
Tuesday marks Earth Day, the annual event reminding all Americans that a livable, sustainable world cannot be achieved without action. In the last year, the New Direction Congress has taken up that challenge, beginning to reverse the old, failed energy policies of the past, breaking ground on new measures to […]

Community News and Notes
WELCOMING A NEW retail tenant to the nearly-completed Spectrum mixed-use project at 444 W. Broad, the Waterford Company’s Chris Ciliberti (left) greets Jamil T. Myrie, executive vice president of For Eyes. The eyeglass store will relocate from the 200 block of West Broad to its new digs in three months. […]
Maureen Dowd: Duel of Historical Guilts
Some women in their 30s, 40s and early-50s who favor Barack Obama have a phrase to describe what they don’t like about Hillary Clinton: Shoulder-pad feminism.

Picking Her Brain: Women Reveal Their Valentine Wish Lists
Listen fellas, your lady appreciates that you remembered Valentine’s Day, but that heart-shaped box of chocolates with Tweety Bird on the lid isn’t going to win you a seat in her heart, or even standing room for that matter. After scouring feminine hot spots in the Falls Church area, like […]
Maureen Dowd: Clinton Presents A Flawed Test Case For Women
WASHINGTON — Russell Berman, a young reporter for The New York Sun, trailed Bill Clinton around Maryland all day Sunday. The former president was on his best behavior, irritating the smattering of press.
Nicholas F. Benton: Male Chauvinism & Hillary Clinton
Back in the day, feminists and those like myself who supported them, called it “male chauvinism.” It remains a mighty force in our society, so pervasive that few of either gender are really attuned to detect it.
This Week
January 31 – February 6, 2008