Commentary: Plank in the Progressive Eye
Donald Trump has a lot of people worrying about “alternative facts.” Rightfully so. But I also worry about progressives who seem to think their facts don’t come from a world of alternatives.
Crossing Guard Appreciation Day Feb. 8
If you have lived in Fairfax County for any amount of time, you are surely familiar with the traffic situation here.
Commentary: First Amendment Is Alive and Well
“Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Commentary: Bill Would Hinder Municipal Broadband Program
Our future, at least part of it, exists on the internet.
Commentary: What Do We Do with a Problem Like Alexandria?
Re-imagining the city.
There’s that guy at the intersection of South Washington and Prince Streets in Old Town who is causing problems for a lot of people.
Letter to the Editor: Another Hotel?
A group of investors have recently held meetings in the Durant Center with some home owners as well as absentee house owners on Harvard Street attending.
Letter to the Editor: Alexandria as a ‘Sanctuary City’
Looking around the U.S. the concept of “sanctuary city” has a range of definitions.
Letter to the Editor: Washington and the Poet
When George Washington was appointed by the Continental Congress in 1775 to take command of the fledgling American military forces, a young lady in Providence felt compelled to compose a patriotic poem and send it to him at his headquarters in Cambridge across the Charles River from Boston, then occupied by the British.
Letter to the Editor: Move Forward on Option 1 in Mount Vernon
I’ve written to the Gazette previously about Bock Farm, and, like H. Jay Spiegel, I attended the information session on Jan. 26. It was a good meeting, but what was clear, and what has been clear all along is that a minority in the adjacent neighborhood has been given too much power by Supervisor Storck.
Commentary: Victory on Water Quality
The last week of January was especially busy as the General Assembly approached Feb. 7 – Crossover – the day we are required to complete all work on bills originating in our chamber.
Commentary: Addressing Opioid Addiction
As this week is Crossover, the midpoint of our Legislative session, I wanted to share with you some good news.
Commentary: How a Bill Does Not Become a Law in Virginia
Most people can remember the flowchart from high school civics class that graphically showed how a bill becomes a law.
Letter to the Editor: Voting Rights Under Attack
Unsatisfied with the existing identification requirements to vote in Virginia, on Feb. 1 Republicans in Virginia’s House of Delegates voted to make it even harder to vote in state elections.
Letter to the Editor: The Human Cost of Repealing ACA
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) recently voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act as well as make cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Letter to the Editor: McLean Moms Demand Action Against Gun Violence
This past weekend our quiet McLean community received the awful news of the murder-suicide of the Chen-Zhou family.