Barbara J. Fields

D.C. Rule

By Barbara J. Fields March 21, 1967

Last session, for the umpteenth time, a bill granting home rule to the District of Columbia failed to reach a

By Barbara J. Fields October 25, 1966

When residents of Washington, D.C., use the term "city government," they are speaking either metaphorically or humorously: in actual fact

By Barbara J. Fields May 20, 1966

Every now and then Washington the city--as opposed to Washington the Nation's Capital--gets attention in the national press. A handful