Linda Kramer Jenning is an independent journalist who moved to Bainbridge Island after several decades reporting from Washington, D.C. She taught journalism at Georgetown University and is former Washington editor of Glamour.
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Turnout everywhere exceeded expectations earlier this month when people across the country took to the streets to tell Trump & Gang “hands off” our liberties, our bodies, our democracy.
Now...
Overall, the drop in women congressional contenders this cycle is significantly greater among Republicans. Only 17.6 percent of the Republican House candidates are women.
Are you feeling a bit “ho hum” about a woman running for President? Like it’s no longer a big deal?
After all, Kamala Harris is the second woman in our...
“I grew up around a bunch of women in particular who laughed from the belly. They laughed. They would sit around the kitchen, drinking their coffee, telling big stories with big laughs."
“If we could incarcerate our way out of the substance use disorder, we could have done that by the amount of people we have arrested and incarcerated over the last 30 years. It hasn’t resulted in an end to this epidemic."
At Post Alley, we don’t have press passes. And these days, I might hesitate to wear one if offered. I’m still proud to be a journalist, but the once-coveted pass has become more of a bullseye than an asset.
Like many Post Alley readers, I let out a tentative sigh of relief as election results rolled in last week. Voters in Ohio voted to amend their state constitution...