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Meet the 2015 Washingtonians of the Year
12 locals whose generosity, creativity, and compassion make Washington a better place to live.
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Leslie Milk
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January 5, 2016
Photographs by Jeff Elkins
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Alexander Ovechkin
Gorky Mikhail Velasco
Jean and Steve Case
Gwen Ifill
John E. Akridge III
Jenny Brody
Dr. Gloria Wilder
Terry Flood
Marin Alsop
Isiah Leggett
Joan Gregoryk
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