A columnist for The Washington Post's local team, Petula Dvorak writes about homeless shelters, gun control, high heels, high school choirs, the politics of parenting, jails, abortion clinics, mayors, modern families, strip clubs, gas prices and DC statehood. Dvorak has been with The Post for more than 15 years.
Before joining The Post, Petula covered social issues, crime and courts in New Orleans, New Jersey and Los Angeles. She earned her BA in Journalism and International Relations at the University of Southern California.