“Human trafficking” and “modern day slavery” aren’t words you hear every day in Bethesda —  we often think they’re concentrated in international communities. But the reality is more grim...

Mary McLeod Bethune was one of the most influential African American educators and political activists of the 1900s. She was a successful businesswoman, a political advisor to President Franklin Roosevelt,...

Some students’ names have been changed to protect their privacy.   The day after President Trump’s inauguration, the phones at Potomac Family Planning Center were ringing off the hook. People...

Mental health programs at Whitman have expanded significantly over the last decade. In 2014, former Principal Alan Goodwin created Stressbusters, a council of parents focused on reducing student stress....

Students’ names have been changed to protect their privacy.   The first time junior Colin placed an online bet, it was before British Youtube celebrity Olajide Olatunji, more commonly known...

Everyone knows about the “Bethesda Bubble,” that invisible barrier that separates Bethesda from the “real world.” It distances residents from the opportunity gap and diversity that exist elsewhere....

In 1963, Judith Welles walked into The Washington Post’s offices, a collection of writing samples in her hand. She had just graduated from Vassar College and was hoping to land a position as a beat reporter....

Every Thursday morning for the past 165 years, the Montgomery County Sentinel newspaper has arrived on subscribers’ doorsteps across the county, reporting on the biggest local stories of the week. Over...