Alexandria Column: Volunteering at Animal Shelter Still Rewarding
Dog lover Ellen Flynn sets record at 45 years.
If the thousands of dogs who have passed through the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter over the last four decades could talk, many would recall the calm voice and gentle hand of volunteer Ellen Flynn.
Chantilly: Love for All, Hatred for None
Letter to the Editor
Hate has no religion. No gender. No race.
Letter: Harmful House Bill
To the Editor
Last week, the US House decided that keep our air safe is not important and passed a bill to restrict implementation of the new standards for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and lead.
Commentary: Being Among the Happiest
Technologists have applied their big data and computer-crunching to determine where in the world and where in the United States are the happiest places to live.
Commentary: Congress Must Act to Stem Gun Violence Epidemic
Last week, America woke to what has become an all-too-common nightmare. A man driven by hate and armed with assault weapons carried out our nation’s worst mass shooting.
Potomac Letter: Another Tragedy
Letter to the Editor
Our hearts go out to the friends and families of the victims of Sunday’s tragic shooting in Orlando.
Potomac Letter: In Mourning
Letter to the Editor
The chairman, the board of directors and ordinary members of the Montgomery County Muslim Foundation strongly condemn the barbaric attack on innocent civilians in Orlando by an individual that claims to belong to our faith.
Arlington Letter: Benefits of Clean Energy
Letter to the Editor
In recent days, Governor McAuliffe has been receiving a lot of pressure to back down from his commitments to our climate and environment.
Arlington Letter: We Are One Community, One Nation
Letter to the Editor
Deeply disturbed by the Orlando massacre, I wanted to help the wounded, help those families, help that community, but I was feeling at a loss.
Commentary: Selective Accounting
The Commonwealth of Virginia prepares its budget on a biennial schedule. The budget proposed this year by the Governor and adopted by the General Assembly will become effective July 1, 2016, and extend to June 30, 2018.
Commentary: TetraGate Review or Audit
There is a bit of a frenzy going on at the Reston Association.
Mount Vernon Letter: Richmond Owes Northern Virginia
Letter to the Editor
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' recent vote to place a meals tax referendum on the November ballot is just the latest affront to the taxpayers of Fairfax County.
Mount Vernon Letter: Fairness and Taxes
Letter to the Editor
In the June 2 edition of the Gazette, a letter entitled “Seniors Unfairly Tapped for School Budget” argued that senior citizens in Fairfax County should be given a tax rebate funded by a surtax on school-age families because those seniors “have not had children in the school system for years and years.”
Mount Vernon Column: ‘To Do Nothing Is Also a Policy Choice’
Commentary
These tragedies occur faster than I can publish columns.
Alexandria Letter: Dealing With Crime
Letter to the Editor
Last week the murder of Pierre Clark, in broad daylight a block from the new Belle Pre building, marked the third homicide in less than 12 months to occur within a narrow radius, just steps from Braddock Road Metro.