This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jennifer Mannix, a 56-year-old based in Tacoma, Washington. It’s been edited for length and clarity. In 2022, after 30 years working for the city of Juneau, Alaska, I was eligible for a full retirement, which included health benefits and a pension for the rest of my
According to the restaurant’s history, in 1856, innkeeper William E. Ebbitt purchased a boarding house in Washington, D.C., which hosted high-profile politicians and future presidents. William McKinley is believed to have resided there while he was in Congress. The boarding house bar was said to be a popular gathering destination for the capital’s elites: American
