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Washington, D.C.
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Washington Post transportation reporter, easily distracted by good stories and good food
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Peace-building or anger? A couple responded to D.C. killings differently.

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By Michael Laris
| The Washington Post Verified
Peace-building or anger? A couple responded to D.C. killings differently. (washingtonpost.com) Peace-building or anger? A couple responded to D.C. killings differently. By Michael Laris 2026050209012200 JoJo Drake Kalin was trying to keep from crying as she stood at a microphone in a tent beside her synagogue recounting the night a young couple was executed outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington.
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Frustrated by city response, DC residents step up to help clear 'snowcrete'

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By Brittany Shammas, Ruby Mellen, Michael Laris
| MSN Verified
Cindy Sherman didnt want to take her chances on city plows making their way to her block, a tidy cul-de-sac dotted with colonial houses on the D.C. side of Chevy Chase. So after a monster storm left the Washington region encased in ice-crusted snow, she sent an email to her neighbors: would anyone want to go in on hiring a private snowplow? The price she was initially quoted $1,500 for the stretch of road bounded by 44 houses struck her as steep.
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A Virginia woman’s epic paper napkin collection is being preserved

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By Michael Laris
| Detroit News Verified
Jan. 23, 2026, 11:00 p.m. ET When Charlotte LaRoy was in elementary school, she had a quiet revelation. Paper napkins are beautiful. It was the 1940s, she was the daughter of a federal food-safety scientist, and she was just discovering the spectacular variety of face-and-finger wipes. She noticed their size, shape, color, design, texture and “ability to do the business that they do, which is blow your nose, pick up something you spilled on the floor,” LaRoy said.
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