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Petula Dvorak
@petulad
Columnist for The Washington Post, off-balance mother of two, forever searching for comfortable heels and really good tomato soup.
Washington, DC
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    May 11, 2024
    I’m looking for the neighbor who left this note on our door last night — seriously!
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Mar 10, 2023
    The U.S. car theft capital is in Speaker Kevin McCarthy's district — it’s his hometown. But he wants to tell DC how to run things…
    Perspective | If Congress must tackle D.C. issues, let’s tell them our problems
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Sep 1, 2023
    Y’all. The Vice President of Student Affairs at Frostburg State University just picked Kamari Felton up and is driving him to school. “We felt horrible about the way it happened”, he said. Kamari is going to college!!! #atlast #frostburgstateuniversity #dctag #playtimeproject
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    May 12, 2024
    Replying to @crebj
    Coming soon, I hope! Original music by 4 local high school bands (hardcore and one jazz duo — my sons and their friends!)
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    May 18, 2017
    This man died in the middle of our interview. Devastating loss. He was special. wapo.st/2riRUbs?tid=ss…
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Jun 4, 2017
    OK, then. Let's play the out-of-context game. 6,412 gun deaths in USA so far this year. Should we be "alarmed"?
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    Donald J. Trump
    @realDonaldTrump
    Jun 4, 2017
    At least 7 dead and 48 wounded in terror attack and Mayor of London says there is "no reason to be alarmed!"
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Nov 20, 2022
    Amen.
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    Shannon Watts
    @shannonrwatts
    Nov 20, 2022
    Lauren Boebert, a Colorado right-wing gun extremist and bigot, bears responsibility for the “lawlessness” that killed at least five people and wounded 18 more in Colorado Springs last night.
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Jun 23, 2017
    Ever seen a toddler with a trach tube, Senator? Take a look... #medicallycomplexchildren washingtonpost.com/local/parents-…
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Oct 3, 2019
    Here’s what legal immigration looks like. And it’s a mess. #Immigration #h1b
    Perspective | A D.C. family stranded in India by our dysfunctional immigration system
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Jan 3, 2019
    When opponents started making monkey noises to their one, black player, a hockey team responded
    Perspective | A black hockey player faced ugly racist taunts. Then his teammates went to work.
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Aug 31, 2023
    His bags were packed for college. Then his financial aid disappeared. wapo.st/45RuvO4
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    Petula Dvorak
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    Aug 5, 2019
    Who is bigger than the NRA? These moms... #MomsDemandAction #biggerthantheNRA #FightLikeAMother beta.washingtonpost.com/local/tattoos-…
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Nov 25, 2022
    There is hope for stopping gun violence — look at cigarettes and seat belts
    Perspective | There is hope for stopping gun violence — look at cigarettes and seat belts
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Petula Dvorak
    @petulad
    Aug 28, 2021
    Replying to @EricMGarcia
    Putting your “nothing can be too embarrassing” pledge to the test: Johnny Mathis. My 13th birthday present was seeing him live.