Emily Cary
Special to The Washington Examiner
Emily Cary is an award-winning writer, teacher, and genealogical researcher.
Obama ‘not surprised’ by Karzai’s abrupt suspension of talks with US
By SUSAN CRABTREE | 06/19/13 10:10 AM
Germany visit showcases a tale of two Obamas
By BRIAN HUGHES | 06/18/13 06:05 PM
Obama thwarted: 'No indication' he will win back House
By PAUL BEDARD | 06/18/13 11:30 AM
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 06/19/13 10:20 AM
By DAVID ESPOERICA WERNER | 06/19/13 04:33 AM
By CHARLIE SPIERING | 06/18/13 12:45 PM
By SUSAN CRABTREE | 06/18/13 07:05 AM
CBO: Senate immigration bill would expand Obamacare
By PHILIP KLEIN | 06/18/13 07:30 PM
Federal Reserve meeting begins amid uncertainty over monetary policy
By JOSEPH LAWLER | 06/18/13 04:00 PM
CBO score of immigration bill’s effect on the budget comes out tomorrow
By JOEL GEHRKE | 06/17/13 07:10 PM
Examiner Editorial: Despite reassurances, surveillance doubts remain
06/19/13 06:06 AM
Examiner Editorial: Only you can prevent terrorists from starting forest fires
06/18/13 06:22 AM
Examiner Editorial: Obama puts up dukes and blunders into Syria
06/17/13 10:35 AM
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Lawmakers seek credit monitoring for veterans
06/14/13 03:11 PM
UPDATED! Chinese, other nations hacked VA computers, officials can't account for everything stolen
By MARK FLATTEN | 06/04/13 02:40 PM
Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny
05/25/13 08:50 PM
Emily Cary is an award-winning writer, teacher, and genealogical researcher.
By Emily Cary | 06/13/13 03:25 PM
Virtuoso guitarist John McLaughlin has reigned at the top of the charts for the past 40 years and continues to astound his peers. British guitarist Jeff Beck calls him "the best guitarist alive" and jazz pianist Chick Corea credits him with "setting the world on its ear." Now the Yorkshire...
By Emily Cary | 06/13/13 03:10 PM
Celtic Woman has been a worldwide phenomenon since it was founded in 2004 by Emmy-nominated music director David Downes. The virtuoso violinist Mairead Nesbitt shares the stage with vocalists Chloe Agnew, Lisa Lambe and Susan McFadden. They are backed by a six-man band, a chorus of four,...
By Emily Cary | 06/13/13 01:25 PM
Each season, the Wolf Trap Opera Company outdoes itself. This summer is no exception. There are three new productions and three recitals, one at the Phillips Collection of music highlighting the art on display, and a performance of Orff's "Carmina Burana" with the National Symphony Orchestra and...
By Emily Cary | 06/12/13 03:55 PM
David Hardy, principal cello of the National Symphony Orchestra, grew up admiring and listening to recordings by Mstislav Rostropovich. In honor of his hero, he will perform Henri Dutilleux's "Tout un monde lointain" ("A whole world distant") composed for Rostropovich and premiered by him in...
By Emily Cary | 06/12/13 03:40 PM
Every summer, audiences gravitate to the welcoming breezes of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and the exciting potpourri of musical styles that promise something for everyone. Some of the most popular shows are performed by the National Symphony Orchestra featuring guest artists...
By Emily Cary | 06/11/13 03:50 PM
The Indigo Girls began singing together during college with no aspirations other than having fun. Three decades later, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray are going strong as one of the most recognizable folk-rock duos around. This week, they share the Wolf Trap stage with Joan Baez. "We toured with...
By Emily Cary | 06/11/13 03:15 PM
Folk legend Joan Baez soothed the turbulent '60s with her strong, pure voice and the courage to deliver a bottomless repertoire of melodies brimming with humane messages. Her Wolf Trap concert with the Indigo Girls will feature both new numbers and some of her iconic songs. "We try to keep the...
By Emily Cary | 06/10/13 04:10 PM
What could have been done to thwart President Lincoln's assassination in Ford's Theatre? Richard Hellesen tackles that question in his award-winning one-act play "One Destiny" starring Stephen F. Schmidt as Harry Ford and Michael Bunce as actor Harry Hawk. Ford was one of the brothers who...
By Emily Cary | 06/06/13 04:55 PM
Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, a new commissioning program for contemporary American opera, presents the world premiere of "Approaching Ali" this week. Composed by D.J. Sparr, the opera is based on Davis Miller's book, "The Tao of Muhammad Ali." The libretto was created...
By Emily Cary | 05/30/13 04:30 PM
Pianist Markus Groh, an unabashed fan of Franz Liszt, will treat his Kennedy Center audience Saturday to two of the nine sections of "Annees de Pelerinage," one of the most exciting examples of the composer's gift for painting musical scenes. "Piano literature is so vast that you can choose...
By Paul Bedard | 06/17/13
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By Mark Flatten | 06/17/13
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The beleaguered Eisenhower Memorial Commission holds its next public gathering later this month, and before its members duck-walk into the hearing room, huddled in a hoplite phalanx against a...
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What was the lesson of the Kermit Gosnell trial? Since the Philadelphia doctor was convicted last month of murdering three born-alive infants, two competing viewpoints have emerged.
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