Theresa Vargas
Local Enterprise Editor at The Washington Post
Columnist @washingtonpost. Mama to 2 boys. Fan of the word "y'all." Alum of @Stanford @Columbia @Newsday. Where y'all can find me: [email protected]
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May 25, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Theresa Vargas
When I heard that dozens, then hundreds, of packages were being dropped off at a home in Northern Virginia, I knew who sent them: You. “An ENTIRE AMAZON TRUCK just arrived for the Little Yellow Free Pantry,” Susan Thompson-Gaines wrote me at one point. After that delivery driver left, another pulled up, then another, until at one point, more than 350 packages filled her house.
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May 15, 2024 |
pressherald.com | Theresa Vargas
As Quon Kwan tells it, he didn’t plan on becoming a whistleblower. He had retired after a long career with the federal government, earned a master’s degree in divinity and moved into a senior living community in Maryland. At 75, he had few reasons to think about the job he once held as an engineer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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May 15, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Theresa Vargas
Traffic on 495 comes to a halt after an accident. (Linda Davidson/The Washington Post)CommentSaveAs Quon Kwan tells it, he didn’t plan on becoming a whistleblower. He had retired after a long career with the federal government, earned a master’s degree in divinity and moved into a senior living community in Maryland. At 75, he had few reasons to think about the job he once held as an engineer for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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May 4, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Theresa Vargas
A tortilla warmer sits on the counter in Theresa Vargas's home. (Theresa Vargas/The Washington Post)CommentSaveIt started with a grumble. I don’t think an audible one escaped my mouth, but I know one rumbled through me when my son turned to me late one evening and said he needed help with a school assignment. The request came during a moment when I was hurrying to get multiple tasks done and was already facing a long night. More from Theresa VargasA doctor tried to renew his passport.
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May 1, 2024 |
washingtonpost.com | Theresa Vargas
Jason Abarca carries the casket of older brother Korey Platt. (Family photo)When I spoke to Jason Abarca’s mother in December, she wanted the police and the public to see her son as a person who was missing and not as a fugitive who was on the run. She wanted them to look beyond his alleged crimes and recognize the anguish that led up to them. More from Theresa VargasA doctor tried to renew his passport. Now he’s no longer a citizen. A doctor tried to renew his passport. Now he’s no longer a citizen.
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