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Bill Press: Tear down this fence! Bill Press, opinion contributor © Getty Images Bill Press: Tear down this fence! Certain events stay with us forever. We'll never forget where we were on Sept. 11, 2001, when we first learned of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Nor will we ever forget where we were on Jan. 6, 2021, barely a month ago, when we first learned of the terrorist attack on the United States Capitol. We all watched in horror as a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, easily overran understaffed and unprepared Capitol Police, smashed doors and ...

December 15, 2020 The pandemic forced many organizations to host virtual balls and galas in 2020. (Photo: Courtesy of Folger Shakespeare Library) With months of planning and thousands of dollars invested, the Folger Shakespeare Library’s gala isn’t usually 40 minutes long. But there also isn’t usually a pandemic making large gatherings unsafe. Originally planned as an in-person event in April at the Anthem in Southwest D.C., the gala made an abrupt about-face when planners at the Folger decided in March to host it online on Sept. 14. That solved the problem of restrictions on the size o...