by Mary Cirincione | Jul 6, 2015 | National Security
The Marine Band was in a state of transition when clarinetist Master Gunnery Sgt. Ruth McDonald auditioned 30 years ago. It had only been 12 years since the first female member joined “The President’s Own,” and there were still no locker rooms or...
by Mary Cirincione | Jun 11, 2015 | Politics
Estimates suggest that despite efforts to reduce backlog, 100,000 untested kits remain WASHINGTON—“At least if I comply with him, it will be a quicker death.” That’s what ran through Natasha Alexenko’s mind on August 6, 1993, as a man with a gun bent her over a...
by Mary Cirincione | Jun 11, 2015 | Politics
Every untested rape kit signifies a victim’s search for justice, according to rape survivor and advocate Natasha Alexenko. Her own search lasted 15 years. We’ve assembled some numbers to help put her quest – and the quest of others – into perspective....
by Mary Cirincione | May 29, 2015 | Education
WASHINGTON—Student tributes from every state, as well as the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories and eight foreign nations came to the capital – young, talented, driven kids, each vying to win by outlasting the others. But this wasn’t the Hunger Games. It was...
