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A coronavirus poster at White House press briefing

Opinion

I managed public emergencies for years. Trump is unfit to lead on COVID-19.

From spreading misinformation to doubting experts, the President's actions put Americans at risk.

Eric Holdeman

/ March 11, 2020

Politics

Washington dawdles as megaquake looms

A brick building damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Eric Holdeman

/ January 2, 2017

Politics

The real lessons from the Fizzle in the Drizzle

A recent storm, which proved less damaging than feared, provided the first chance to test regional preparedness since a 2006 windstorm.

Eric Holdeman

/ October 20, 2016

Politics

What will kickstart Northwest's earthquake preparations?

Damage at the modern Sendai airport after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster of 2011: No use planning for something like that here, right?

Eric Holdeman

/ August 3, 2015

Culture

Living with risk: Yes, but don't you love the view?

Guest Opinion: An emergency management expert on why Washingtonians choose to live in areas vulnerable to a tsunami. Or an earthquake. Or a volcanic flow.

Eric Holdeman

/ March 30, 2014

Politics

Trust requires more than government telling the truth

Trust is often in short supply at all levels of government: an Occupy protest in New Mexico.

Eric Holdeman

/ July 31, 2012

Culture

Witness to a terrorist bombing in Marrakesh

The Argana Café one day after the terrorist bombing of April, 2011, its famous second floor balcony completely destroyed. Sixteen people were killed in the explosion.