Letter to the Editor: Missed Opportunity at Jefferson-Houston in Alexandria
During its redistricting process the school board has neglected Jefferson-Houston — the city’s only non-accredited school and by some measures the third worst school in the entire state.
Letter to the Editor: Balancing Capital Improvement Projects in Alexandria
Last Thursday the Alexandria School Board approved a capital budget for $611.1 million over the next 10 years.
Commentary: Quality Education at a Wise Cost
Winter break is good time for our high school seniors to focus on college.
Commentary: Burn, Burn, Burn!
The Story of Chanukah
The story of Chanukah happened more than 2,000 years ago.
Commentary: Civics Education
While I enjoy studying history and reading the stories of the past, I equally enjoy studying the writing of history—historiography—which is “the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods.”
Blessings in a Special Season in Potomac
In the Sound of the Bells
I fumbled in my wallet for a bill, my fingers a little numb from the frosty air. The man ringing the bell flashed me a smile and waited patiently for me to drop it into the red kettle.
Commentary: Berliner Urges Regional Cooperation on Metrorail and economic competitiveness.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Board of Directors Chairman Roger Berliner urged area leaders to “replace competition with cooperation and collaboration” on issues like restoring the Metrorail system and strengthening the region's economic competitiveness.
Holiday Grief
Workshop helps others deal with loss.
The holiday season is bittersweet for Jeanne Rorke.
Letter to the Editor: Protect the Consumer Protection Bureau
Consumer protection groups have grown increasingly concerned about Republican promises to cut back on financial regulations next year.
Commentary: Fairfax Police Reform Is Well Underway
I endorse the Connection Newspaper’s recent editorial on the progress Fairfax County has made implementing the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission, on which I had the honor of serving as chairman of the Use of Force Subcommittee.
Commentary: Congress Coming Together to Find and Fund Faster Cures
On Dec. 8, I joined with a bipartisan group of House and Senate members, and the Speaker of the House, as the Speaker signed the 21st Century Cures Act.
Editorial: History in Police Reform Part 2
Civilian Review Panel — and they said it couldn’t be done ….
Last week, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors voted to establish a Civilian Review Panel, part of a two-pronged concept of independent oversight of law enforcement recommended unanimously by the Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission.
Commentary: Coming Together in Northern Virginia over Climate Change
As the Republican candidate in Virginia’s Eighth Congressional District, which leans hard left, I knew faced a steep challenge going into this November’s election.
Column: Expand Early Voting Now in NOVA
The success of early voting in the 2016 Presidential Election reaffirms my conclusion from visiting 12,000 homes last year — Virginia should expand early voting.
Column: One of Fairfax County’s Greatest Assets Is Our Diversity
We welcome and celebrate one another’s differences and cultural backgrounds.
One of Fairfax County’s greatest assets is our diversity.