Sarah Kim

1 month ago | wamu.org | Sarah Kim

Of the hundreds of thousands of D.C. area Catholics mourning Pope Francis, many are immigrants. Evelio Menjivar, auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington, said they feel he knew something of their plight. The pope – born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina – was the son of immigrants. His family had fled Italy to escape the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Menjivar said immigrants felt “supported and encouraged” by him.

1 month ago | wamu.org | Sarah Kim

76-year old Stanley Greene has lived in his house nearly all his life. The house was built in 1940. “Conceived, born, and raised right here,” he says. Behind him is the room where his mother died. But older houses need upkeep. Aging buildings – which make up most market-rate affordable housing in Northern Virginia – are more prone to issues like mold, pests, and other hazards to safety and health, and seniors can’t always do the work themselves to address those hazards.

2 months ago | wamu.org | Dee Dwyer |Sarah Kim

For two months and counting, the people of Ward 8 have had no councilmember. They’d already made their choice in November. Trayon White, who was arrested in August by the FBI for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks worth $156,000, won nearly 84% of the vote. White had represented them for eight years. What he’d done for their community during those eight years, many felt, could not be erased by the charges he faced.

2 months ago | wamu.org | Sarah Kim

This post will be updated as more information becomes available. As the Trump administration continues to slash thousands of federal jobs through the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), local leaders have been launching initiatives to support affected workers and mitigate the blow the cuts are having on their local economies. Federal workers are key to a healthy economy across the D.C. region.

2 months ago | opmed.doximity.com | Chris van Eyck |Sarah Kim |Aditya Jain |Devika Rao

Every new administration brings with it broad, sweeping changes that affect us and our patients. As much as we like to separate politics and medicine, they are related. Politics affect our private lives, and our feelings about them can carry over to our professions. We are human, fallible, and imperfect.