Column: #MindsMatter: Lifesaving Conversations Every Day
Take one action for awareness of National Suicide Prevention week #MindsMatter.
It’s 3 p.m. School’s out. Like clockwork, alerts start ringing, letting our crisis workers know that young people are out of class, and they need to talk.
Alexandria: Vount Mernon
A Musing
My father, a New Jersey guy, loved to play with words. He would swap syllables between words to create other words. For instance, each Feb. 22 he would announce (I swear this is true) that it was "George Birthington's washday."
Alexandria Letter: Disservice to the City
Letter to the Editor
Last week (Aug. 11 edition), you ran a letter concerning Jefferson Davis.
Alexandria Letter: Questionable Data
Letter to the Editor
A recent letter pointed to questionable data the city is using to support decisions. An example cited was the inflated number of Bikeshare members.
Alexandria Letter: On Naming City Streets
Letter to the Editor
The name of the Jefferson Davis Highway should be changed. It needs to be pointed out that slavery was not "widely viewed as a normal institution" (Gazette, Aug. 11) in America.
Alexandria Letter: Ticket Cyclists
Letter to the Editor
When I attempt to cross Union Street from my home, I do so slowly, since I cannot see approaching traffic due to buildings that block my view.
Alexandria Letter: Preserve Neighborhood
Letter to the Editor
In response to a letter submitted in the Aug. 4 Gazette, I would like to make comments regarding the proposed new hotel at the corner of Harvard and King streets.
Alexandria Column: Thanks to Summer Volunteers
Commentary–Senior Services of Alexandria
Despite the heat, Senior Services of Alexandria’s volunteers are out serving the community by delivering Meals on Wheels and Groceries to Go; seeing seniors every week for friendly visits; and delivering free pet food for animals of seniors in need through our “Animeals” program.
From Old Town Boutique District: Not Gone on Vacation Yet?
Tips on how to pack for a last minute stress free getaway.
Look at the calendar, folks. We’re halfway through August and sadly, summer is winding down.
Editorial – Election 2016: Much at Stake Nationally, Locally
Possible record turnout should motivate more early voting.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8, and in some ways that seems like it can’t possibly come soon enough.
Great Falls Letter: Zika Virus, No Problem!
Letter to the Editor
Representative Connolly’s commentary about the Zika threat [The Connection, August 10-16, 2016] is a perfect example of why we are fed up with career politicians.
Mount Vernon Letter: Focus on Education
Letter to the Editor
I am writing to compliment the Mount Vernon Gazette for publishing Tim Peterson’s very informative article on the situation concerning J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church (“First Step on Re-Naming School,” Aug. 4).
Mount Vernon Column: Legislature Needs to Examine UVA’s Cash Reserve
Commentary
In July, it was revealed that the University of Virginia had managed to retain over $2 billion of excess revenues — exclusive of their $5 billion endowment maintained by their foundation. An outgoing member of the Board of Visitors called it a “slush fund.”
Mount Vernon: A Musing
My father, a gifted church organist/choirmaster, loved making pun-based jokes. He specialized in first-syllable reversals, swapping first letters to create a joke. For instance, he might suggest that we go to a restaurant over looking the Ratomac Piver (sigh).
Alexandria Letter: Keep Jefferson Davis Highway
Letter to the Editor
As an Alexandria citizen (who hails originally from Chicago and believes in Lincoln’s malice toward none sentiments about the war), and a long-serving soldier and a Civil War historian, I want to add some historical perspective toward the importance of the eternal memorial of our Civil War history around Alexandria.