by Benji Cohen | Jun 1, 2016 | Education
Maryland — Zander Reed, an eighth grader from Ames, Iowa, competed in his fourth Scipps National Spelling Bee. He is the only speller in this year’s competition to participate four years in a row.
by Benji Cohen | May 19, 2016 | Topics
Washington– The Mystics were defeated 87-77 by the Wings in their second regular season home game. Head Coach Mike Thibault, Tayler Hill and Emma Meessemen spoke on the loss after the game. Hill led Washington in her second straight game with 20 points, followed...
by Benji Cohen | May 18, 2016 | Sports
Washington — The Washington Mystics lost its first game of the season to the New York Liberty without star point guard, Ivory Latta. The Mystics and Liberty played neck and neck in the first half, but the Mystics couldn’t match the Liberty’s fourth...
by Benji Cohen | May 9, 2016 | Sports
MARYLAND — Marine Veteran Adam Devine, 25, was on foot patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan, when he stepped on a landmine that blew off his legs. Before joining the Marines he played goalie on an ice hockey team for 11 years. He missed the sport, and now he plays...
by Benji Cohen | May 3, 2016 | Living
WASHINGTON – Holocaust survivor Nat Shaffir always looks forward to the somber Reading of Names ceremony in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Hall of Remembrance. “Out of 33 members of my family, 32 were murdered, and today was one of the times I can actually read...
