Herndon Letter: Positive Leadership
Letter to the Editor
Congresswoman Barbara Comstock has been serving our area well for 7 years now – first in the House of Delegates for 5 years, and now as our Congresswoman for the past two years.
Fairfax Letter: Keeping the Nation Safe
Letter to the Editor
As we pass the fifteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, our nation takes time to reflect upon that tragic day. This solemn anniversary hits close to home to many in our area who lost loved ones or close personal friends. On this day we are also reminded that the dangers of terrorism are all too real.
Herndon Letter: Vision and Direction
Letter to the Editor
On a Christmas night, as I stood before a toy store holding my mom’s hand, I pointed my thumbs through my woolly mittens in a sharp rivalry of choice.
Chantilly Letter: Importance of Veterans ID Card
Letter to the Editor
Our veterans have sacrificed much to protect us. It is only fitting that we help protect them as best we can on the home front.
Column: Chesapeake Bay – Barometer of the Environment
Commentary
When Captain John Smith and other Englishmen made their way to the new found land of Virginia in 1607 they found a richness of natural beauty and resources unmatched in anyplace else they had been.
Reston Letter: Limiting Powers of ‘Independent Police Auditor’
Letter to the Editor
I am a member and participant with the UU Church in Reston’s Social Justice Committee who has been closely watching the activities of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors as it adopts provisions for the establishment of an “Independent Police Auditor”.
Fairfax Letter: Veterans ID Card: Long Overdue
Letter to the Editor
Our veterans have sacrificed much to protect us. It is only fitting that we help protect them as best we can on the home front. That is why I write today about a bill that was signed into law and was co-sponsored in the House by Congresswoman Barbara Comstock: the Veterans ID Card Act. This legislation allows for a universal ID card that proves military service, allowing veterans easier access to the services and resources they need after leaving the military. We owe them that much.
Fairfax Letter: Meals Tax: Vote ‘No’
Letter to the Editor
I write today to ask for support for working families in Fairfax County by recommending against the proposed increase in the Meal Tax.
Fairfax Letter: Deceptive Question
Letter to the Editor
I decided to study the Fairfax County Meals Tax Referendum and was shocked to see how biased the question is worded.
Mount Vernon Letter: Shameful Propaganda
Letter to the Editor
In last week's Gazette, my letter was published in which I explained that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS) had mailed to residents the previous week a brochure discussing the Meals Tax Referendum that is on the November ballot (which if approved would create a new 4 percent tax on meals prepared by food establishments).
Mount Vernon: Tax Would Hurt Working Families
Letter to the Editor
I am a resident of the Alexandria area of Fairfax County and a single working mother with two children in Fairfax County public schools.
Alexandria Letter: Enforce All Traffic Rules
Letter to the Editor
Believe it or not (and contrary to popular opinion) the Virginia Department of Transportation says that motorists and bicyclists are governed by the same laws regarding traffic regulations. In fact, no distinction is made for automobiles, trucks, tractor-trailers, motorcycles or bicycles, which are all treated equally.
Alexandria Letter: Scapegoating Confederate Heritage
Letter to the Editor
At the Sept. 17 public hearing on the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names, I asked City Council to pass a resolution expressing Alexandrians’ shock and dismay at the murder of nine people in Charleston, S.C., in June 2015, conveying our sympathy for their loss, and sending our condolences.
Alexandria Letter: Disruption For Two Years
Letter to the Editor
With upcoming plans to reconfigure the bus and parking area of the King Street Metrorail lot, this end of Olde Towne will be very difficult to enter into our city.
Alexandria Letter: History’s Lessons
Letter to the Editor
Your council voted unanimously to approve changing the name of Jefferson Davis Highway. Do you, your council or anyone who testified know anything about Jefferson Davis?