Letter: Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
To the Editor:
Please forgive the line lifted from the Fleetwood Mac song. But it's oh, so true.
Americans cannot stop thinking about the impact that enacting true healthcare reform will have upon
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Letter: Making a Case For Public Option
Open Letter to Our Congressional Representatives: Senator Mark Warner, Senator Jim Webb and Representative Gerry Connolly:
We agree with President Obama’s assertion to Congress that “now
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Column: A Big Shot I'm Not
I would have thought - or expected, that after nearly eight months since I received my cancer diagnosis and six months since I've been column-writing my thoughts on the subject, that I would (perhaps
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Editorial: Veterans Day
Family members say Bill Cahir had a kind of indomitable spirit, one that propelled him through difficulties toward accomplishing a goal, reported Michael Lee Pope earlier this year.
After 9/11, Cahir
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Column: A Non-Biting Commentary
For as long as I've been biting my nails (my entire life) and for all the unconfirmed underlying reasons, anxiety and nervousness must have, on some level, played a role. However, I was never counseled,
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Editorial: Time To Get Serious
The Potomac River provides a beautiful backdrop to so much of Northern Virginia, from the rugged areas of the Potomac Gorge from above Great Falls down into Arlington to the broad tidal Potomac from Alexandria,
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Both Sides of ‘Reading Fast’
Remember reading those tedious books for your English class? Those endless classics like “Lord of the Flies” and “Pride & Prejudice?” English teachers to this day assign the very same novels for their
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Letter: Great Loss for Little League
To the Editor:
The baseball community has suffered a great loss with the passing of our good friend and colleague, Phil Chisholm. Phil was a longtime coach, board member and leader of McLean Little
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Column: Less Turns Out To Be More
Chronicling, as I have, my unexpected ride on the cancer train these past three months, I thought I'd acquaint you, in this column, anyway, with some of the unexpected benefits I've enjoyed, benefits
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Letter: Experience We Need
To the Editor:
I am writing to support my friend, Barbara Comstock (R), who is campaigning to represent the 34th District (Great Falls and McLean) in the Virginia House of Delegates.
My wife and
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Letter: Facts vs. Half-truths
To the Editor:
I was surprised to read a flyer from the Barbara Comstock (R) campaign, criticizing Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) for a vote she made in 2008 concerning the admission of undocumented immigrants
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Letter: Why I Vote Republican?
To The Editor:
I am a graduate of a liberal women’s college in Massachusetts (Mount Holyoke). My mother is a schoolteacher (part of the NEA), and many of my relatives have worked for a union. Sounds
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Letter: Focus on Real Issues
To the Editor:
Since Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) has decided to make the divisive issue of abortion a major part of her campaign instead of focusing on jobs, transportation and education, I would like
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Letter: Voting for ‘My School’
To the Editor:
As a recent graduate of the College of William and Mary, I am disturbed by politicians using Virginia’s public universities as a political football. I chose William & Mary for two reasons:
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Editorial: Vote Nov. 3
It’s all about turnout.
Statewide, voters in Virginia will pick a new governor and attorney general, vote for lieutenant governor, plus one House of Delegates seat. Turnout for these “off year”
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Letter: Discouraging Energy Waste
To the Editor:
I applaud Virginia Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) for her leadership on energy conservation.
Currently, Dominion Virginia Power has a rate structure that encourages profligate use of
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EDITORIAL: Really Scary
With Halloween falling on a Saturday night this year, and Halloween being the sort of holiday that young adults and others can embrace in the midst of a recession, it could more than live up to its reputation
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LETTER: Supervisors Back Deeds
To the Editor:
In these challenging economic times it is critical that Fairfax County has a leader in Richmond who understands our priorities. In Fairfax there are two major issues that stand above the
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Column: Ready, Willing, and Hopefully Able
Throughout my "consuming" life, I have often expressed a desire to be the consumer who appears in a commercial testifying, sincerely, as to the one-of-a-kind price and/or above-and-beyond-the-call service/benefit
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Letter: Clear Choice on Energy Issue
To the Editor:
The Virginia Delegate race in the 34th District offers a clear choice between the candidates, not least on the issue of energy policy. Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) champions a 21st century
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Letter: Delegate’s Record Deserves Support
To the Editor:
As a woman who has seen cancer strike members of my family, I am acutely aware of the benefits of early detection and treatment for breast and other cancers. The leadership that Del.
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Letter: Running Away
To the Editor:
If candidate for governor Robert McDonnell’s (R) repulsive views on women were not enough, we now have his repulsive views on money issues. McDonnell would sell the state-run liquor
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Letter: Leadership by Example
To the Editor:
I was delighted to see the home of my friends, Bob and Margi Vanderhye, featured in the October Home/Life Style Section of The Connection. Your reporter’s focus on Margi’s admiration
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Letter: A Campaign Sign Worthy of Note
To the Editor:
As a resident of the 34th District, I have spent the past few months driving through forests of political-campaign signs. They remind me of the college pennants I hung on my wall
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Letter: Comstock Has Set a Positive Agenda
To the Editor:
When Del. Margi Vanderhye (D-34) went on television to tell us about her accomplishments as our delegate, she could only muster 15 seconds to talk about her meager record before turning
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It's Not Fun or Funny
The re-escalating price of gasoline is starting — or rather accelerating — its impact on my digestive system; that is to say, it's giving me more than indigestion. It's beginning to eat away at the layers of tolerance that I've built up over the years, and is likewise effecting, adversely I may add, my sunny disposition. In spite of the many suggestions one hears about driving to maximize one's use of gasoline as efficiently as possible (properly inflated tires; clean air filters; slowing down, generally, smoother accelerations and more gradual decelerations, etc.) the fact of the matter is, I wonder how much any of it really matters — in the big picture.
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Growing Pains
Oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage, basil, mint; some of the home-grown herbs and spices a few of our friends are growing/cultivating; with distinction, from what I’ve heard. And as I was listening to the ebb and flow of how their gardens grow, I could not imagine for a moment, why in the world I would ever undertake such an endeavor. Nevertheless, the passion and enthusiasm with which these friends were discussing their gardening gains — and losses, was so heartfelt, so filled with conviction, I couldn't help but be drawn into the conversation.
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Dying To Tell You, Sort Of
The question was posed by my co-worker, Big John Smith, one night as I arrived at the office after hours to do a little organizing: "Hey Ken, how are you doing?" My answer: "John, I'm in pretty good condition for the condition I'm in." And the "condition" to which I refer is cancer. Yup, cancer as in the dreaded, often terminal, disease.
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Chemo-Cocktailing at the Depot
Now that the cancer cat is out of the bag (see June 10th column titled, "Dying To Tell You, Sort Of"), I suppose it's reasonable to keep my readership (what there is of it) apprised of goings on. Today, as I sit and write, I am being infused (the medical profession has its own fancy word for chemotherapy) and attempting to write while I am being treated (it's not painful).
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