Susan Hogan
@newssue.bsky.social
Contract politics editing @AJC.com. Formerly: @washingtonpost.com. Women's hoops fan. Midwest always.
"On at least 3 occasions in the past 2 weeks, a ... Post editorial has taken on matters in which Bezos has a financial or corporate interest without noting his stake. In each case, the Post's official editorial line landed in sync with its owner's financial interests." www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
"On at least 3 occasions in the past 2 weeks, a ... Post editorial has taken on matters in which Bezos has a financial or corporate interest without noting his stake. In each case, the Post's official editorial line landed in sync with its owner's financial interests." www.npr.org/2025/10/28/n...
"It has led to cursing at packed town meetings, mudslinging on social media and texts, accusations of vandalism, litigation, the downfall of a mayor, the ouster of two town trustees and the resignation of a third." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A colossal Buc-ee’s broke a small Colorado town
In the quest to preserve the character of Palmer Lake something has already been lost: civility.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"It has led to cursing at packed town meetings, mudslinging on social media and texts, accusations of vandalism, litigation, the downfall of a mayor, the ouster of two town trustees and the resignation of a third." www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
She was long viewed as "the crazy sister that ran off to Paris." But retired Virginia schoolteacher Barbara VornDick "unearthed a new narrative." www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Remains of a president’s daughter are reburied in Virginia
Eliza Monroe Hay, daugher of fifth U.S. President James Monroe, died penniless in Paris in 1840. On Thursday, her remains were reunited with her family thanks to the work of one woman.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
She was long viewed as "the crazy sister that ran off to Paris." But retired Virginia schoolteacher Barbara VornDick "unearthed a new narrative." www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Writer hooked me with this lead: "I have never been asked to sign an NDA for a bonbon before." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/d...
The Internet’s Most Famous Pastry Chef Is Going Full Wonka
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October 17, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Writer hooked me with this lead: "I have never been asked to sign an NDA for a bonbon before." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/d...
The plot thickens.
Asked specifically about comments to Collier about Caitlin Clark, Engelbert denied it.
"Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She's been a great representative of the game. She's brought in tens of millions new fans to the game...."
"Obviously, I did not make those comments. Caitlin has been a transformational player in this league. She's been a great representative of the game. She's brought in tens of millions new fans to the game...."
October 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The plot thickens.
"A former cancer nurse who served as the chief nursing officer for England, Bishop Mullally, 63, is a vocal exponent of the rights of women in the Church of England." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/w...
First Woman Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
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October 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
"A former cancer nurse who served as the chief nursing officer for England, Bishop Mullally, 63, is a vocal exponent of the rights of women in the Church of England." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/w...
"Her journalism career spanned almost 70 years. In her 80s, one earnest Olive Garden review launched her to global fame and a book deal." www.startribune.com/brooks-legen...
Brooks: Legendary N.D. columnist Marilyn Hagerty, of viral Olive Garden review fame, dies at 99
Her journalism career spanned almost 70 years. In her 80s, one earnest Olive Garden review launched her to global fame and a book deal.
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September 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
"Her journalism career spanned almost 70 years. In her 80s, one earnest Olive Garden review launched her to global fame and a book deal." www.startribune.com/brooks-legen...
"Margaritas! At Cracker Barrel! The place is home to sweet tea and coffee. What is this, a TGI Friday’s? Apparently, they’ve been selling booze since 2020.
Listen: Cracker Barrel is unstuck in time. And people are furious."
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Listen: Cracker Barrel is unstuck in time. And people are furious."
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Guest column | Cracker Barrel is trying to modernize. Bless its heart.
A reporter with an earnest love for Cracker Barrel revisits the casual chain while its brand refresh, new logo and peg game stir controversy.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Margaritas! At Cracker Barrel! The place is home to sweet tea and coffee. What is this, a TGI Friday’s? Apparently, they’ve been selling booze since 2020.
Listen: Cracker Barrel is unstuck in time. And people are furious."
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/08...
Listen: Cracker Barrel is unstuck in time. And people are furious."
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/08...
"Humiliation, often lewd or sexual, has long been used as an attempt to make women feel uncomfortable in sports or diminish their place in this space." -Shannon Ryan www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...
For the WNBA, this is about more than just green sex toys
Misogyny in women’s sports — like in society – is often subtle. These incidents were not.
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August 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Humiliation, often lewd or sexual, has long been used as an attempt to make women feel uncomfortable in sports or diminish their place in this space." -Shannon Ryan www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...
"Commissioner Cathy Engelbert ... is demonstrating all the firmness of a silk dress in meeting this problem — and it will remain a problem ... until she picks up the phone and demands officials blow whistles at a higher rate." -Sally Jenkins www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Column | WNBA officiating is no longer an annoyance. It’s a threat to the game.
Referees’ failure to rein in physical play hurts players, hurts the league and hurts fans.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"Commissioner Cathy Engelbert ... is demonstrating all the firmness of a silk dress in meeting this problem — and it will remain a problem ... until she picks up the phone and demands officials blow whistles at a higher rate." -Sally Jenkins www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
"He’s Spokane’s Hemingway, but funny."
"SO FAR GONE," the new novel by @jesswalter.bsky.social, comes out in a few days. He showed me some places around Spokane that inspired it. My latest:
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America’s ‘spot news novelist’ takes on the Trump era from Spokane
Jess Walter thought he needed to move away to make it as a writer. He found the inspiration for “So Far Gone” in his hometown.
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June 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"He’s Spokane’s Hemingway, but funny."
"Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 241, which officially recognizes human composting as a legal method for disposing of a deceased person’s body in Georgia." www.ajc.com/business/202...
What is ‘human composting?’ It’ll soon be legal in Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed a bill legalizing ‘terramation’ as a method for disposing of a deceased person’s body.
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May 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
"Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 241, which officially recognizes human composting as a legal method for disposing of a deceased person’s body in Georgia." www.ajc.com/business/202...
Years ago, he was a Vikings quarterback, I was a religion reporter for the Minneapolis paper. When I arrived at his house for an interview about his faith, he sang his Christian music to me and said that was his real passion. And yes, we talked, too.
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Randall Cunningham’s not scrambling anymore: How the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ found peace
The Eagles icon needed to flourish, then fail, then find himself.
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May 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Years ago, he was a Vikings quarterback, I was a religion reporter for the Minneapolis paper. When I arrived at his house for an interview about his faith, he sang his Christian music to me and said that was his real passion. And yes, we talked, too.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/632...
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"Around half of the country now disapproves of his performance, the polling shows." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/u...
Trump’s Approval Rating Has Been Falling Steadily, Polling Average Shows
President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to about 45 percent, down from 52 percent one week after he took office.
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April 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"Around half of the country now disapproves of his performance, the polling shows." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/u...
"An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name." 19thnews.org/2025/04/save...
House passes bill that could make it harder for married women to vote
The SAVE Act will require proof of citizenship documentation, a change that could disproportionately impact married women.
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April 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"An estimated 69 million American women and 4 million men do not have a birth certificate that matches their current legal name." 19thnews.org/2025/04/save...
There are days I really miss living in Maryland. 😊https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/kermit-the-frog-commencement-speech-maryland.html
Kermit the Frog Will Deliver Commencement Speech at U. of Maryland
The world’s most famous green frog will most likely give some encouraging words to the class of 2025.
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March 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
There are days I really miss living in Maryland. 😊https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/us/kermit-the-frog-commencement-speech-maryland.html
“What’s going on is the destruction of the agency from the inside out, and it’s accelerating,” Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said in an interview. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Long waits, waves of calls, website crashes: Social Security is breaking down
A flood of cuts led by Elon Musk has sent the agency into chaos as a new commissioner prepares to take charge.
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March 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“What’s going on is the destruction of the agency from the inside out, and it’s accelerating,” Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said in an interview. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
“When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy."
More than three years after the only woman to serve as chancellor retired, German national politics seems to be backsliding when it comes to diversity and gender parity.
In Germany’s New Parliament, Women Will Be a Rarer Sight
The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.
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March 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
“When our democracy has a problem with women, then our country has a problem with democracy."
"It was the most open and hard-to-call IOC presidential election in decades with no clear front-runner before the vote." apnews.com/article/ioc-...
Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president and is first woman, first African to lead global Olympic body
Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee. She's the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports, and aged just 41.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"It was the most open and hard-to-call IOC presidential election in decades with no clear front-runner before the vote." apnews.com/article/ioc-...
"Kennedy does not have jurisdiction over farms. But Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary, also has voiced support for the notion."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested allowing bird flu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.
RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread
The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Kennedy does not have jurisdiction over farms. But Brooke Rollins, the agriculture secretary, also has voiced support for the notion."
"For those who like to shorten names: Use St. Paddy’s Day, not St. Patty’s Day. Paddy is a nickname for Pádraig, which is the Irish spelling of Patrick." apnews.com/article/st-p...
Here's what you need to know about St. Patrick's Day
If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St. Patrick’s Day. The day honoring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage.
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March 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"For those who like to shorten names: Use St. Paddy’s Day, not St. Patty’s Day. Paddy is a nickname for Pádraig, which is the Irish spelling of Patrick." apnews.com/article/st-p...
“Dr. Oz’s position is counter to the position of the Department of Treasury and results in him not paying into Social Security and Medicare, the very health care program he hopes to manage." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Oz avoided Medicare taxes, Democrats allege. Oz says the move is allowed.
Senate Finance Committee Democratic tax staff who reviewed Mehmet Oz’s tax returns said the nominee to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services avoided paying some Medicare and Social Securi...
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March 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“Dr. Oz’s position is counter to the position of the Department of Treasury and results in him not paying into Social Security and Medicare, the very health care program he hopes to manage." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
"When 'A Season on the Brink' appeared in 1986, it was immediately recognized as a breakthrough in sports writing. Instead of deifying a successful coach, Feinstein portrayed Knight in all his complexities," including his "volatile, uncontrollable temper." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
John Feinstein, sports commentator and best-selling author, dies at 68
He had a long affiliation with The Washington Post and wrote books including “A Season on the Brink,” about Indiana University men’s basketball coach Bob Knight.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"When 'A Season on the Brink' appeared in 1986, it was immediately recognized as a breakthrough in sports writing. Instead of deifying a successful coach, Feinstein portrayed Knight in all his complexities," including his "volatile, uncontrollable temper." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
They are not going to test tornado sirens in my county today because it's too windy. 🤔
March 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
They are not going to test tornado sirens in my county today because it's too windy. 🤔
"There’s little reason to believe that AI — impressive as its advances may be — can accomplish even a fraction of what DOGE might want us to believe right now. Data most definitely can lie." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Column | The truth about DOGE’s AI plans: The tech can’t do that
There’s an urgent role for automation and AI in government — but the what DOGE appears to be doing doesn’t add up.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
"There’s little reason to believe that AI — impressive as its advances may be — can accomplish even a fraction of what DOGE might want us to believe right now. Data most definitely can lie." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...