Mount Vernon Column: Students May Apply to Amundson Institute
Commentary
This coming Legislative Session I will host the seventh annual Amundson Institute, continuing the tradition of Sen. Scott Surovell and his predecessor, former delegate, Kris Amundson. The program, sponsored by Cox Communications, is an outstanding opportunity for young leaders to learn about legislative and public service careers.
Alexandria Letter: New Names For Highway
Letter to the Editor
The decision has been taken to rename the Jefferson Davis Highway.
Alexandria Letter: Lose More Parking?
Letter to the Editor
Over the past several years the City of Alexandria and the Washington Area Metro system have been planning to alter the current configuration of the “bus loop” at the King Street Metro Station.
Alexandria Letter: Celebrate Yorktown Victory
Letter to the Editor
Gen. Charles Cornwallis’ surrender to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., Oct. 19, 1781, ended serious fighting during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Treaty of Paris which recognized American independence. It was signed on Sept. 3, 1783 by representatives of King George III and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and David Hartley.
Alexandria Letter: Inspiring Experience
Letter to the Editor
I had the enormous honor to serve in the (first) Clinton Administration in 1993-2001.
Alexandria Letter: Man-made Traffic Disaster
Letter to the Editor
In the spring the Transportation Planning Division in the city disregarded widespread public opposition and decided to suppress one lane in each direction of King Street between the T.C. Williams High School and Janney's Lane in favor of creating bike lanes.
Alexandria Poem: "Mixture of Colors"
Black, White and Indian that I am ... Crab in a barrel that I'm not ...
Alexandria Letter: Architectural Possibilities
Letter to the Editor
Now that the northern waterfront location and the old Mirant coal plant site are now open for discussion, I feel the need to reiterate this sentiment:
Alexandria Letter: Misbegotten Gambit
Letter to the Editor
Once again, City Council has overruled its own appointed committee of task force.
Alexandria Column: Building a System for Early Education
Commentary
This past month marked a return to school for elementary and secondary students. At the same time, more than 700 of our city’s youngest students started the school year in publicly supported early childhood classrooms.
Alexandria Column: Bike Patrols Take Shelter’s Officers Closer to Animals
Commentary-AWLA
That bicyclist riding in front of you on the bike trail in Alexandria might be an Animal Services Officer on duty.
Potomac Poem: Ghost Pumpkin
There was a little pumpkin that lived in a patch, It was round and big and I knew it was the one I wanted to snatch.
Reston Column: Cyber Security
Commentary
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month as designated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Reston Column: Budget, Spending Out of Control at RA?
Commentary – Independent Progressive
We have known for months now that the Tetra/Lake House debacle was certain to put upward pressure on the Reston Association budget. Assessments would surely rise if there wasn’t belt tightening at RA.
Editorial: Voting Never Mattered More
Consider voting absentee in person since more than 500,000 other voters are likely to turnout on Election Day.
With more than 655,000 active voters in Fairfax County, and as many as 500,000 voters turning out on Election Day, it’s a good time to consider voting early, and preparing for a longer-than-usual process if voting on Election Day.