Commentary: Classrooms to Courtrooms
A report of the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) released last year included some eye-opening findings for Virginia: The Commonwealth leads the nation in student referrals to law enforcement, and minority students and students with disabilities are more likely to be suspended, expelled, or referred to law enforcement.
Commentary: Super Tuesday is Coming: Farewell Barack, Welcome Donald?
Independent Progressive
Have you heard? The United States will elect a new President this year.
Letter: Overzealous Spenders
To the Editor
For decades the incessant grab for increasing revenues by local jurisdictions has been evidenced by larger and larger, more creative grabs by localities, some even illegal.
Burke, Fairfax: Filler-Corn Promotes Child Care Safety in the General Assembly
In the 2016 General Assembly Session, Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41) has offered two bipartisan bills continuing her work in making child care safer in Virginia.
Mount Vernon Letter: Mail Delivery Failures
Letter to the Editor
The following open letter was addressed to David E. Williams, chief operating officer and executive vice president, U.S. Postal Service.
Mount Vernon Letter: Unconscionable Lack of Communication
Letter to the Editor
Recently the Virginia Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability, Inc. (CCPA), a Virginia nonprofit corporation, proposed that the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appoint a Citizen Complaint Oversight Board, comprised of Fairfax County citizens who would accept and investigate citizen allegations of police abuse or misconduct and report its findings and recommendations to the Chief of Police or the Board of Supervisors.
Mount Vernon Column: Regional Gas Tax, Digital Divide, and Identity Protection
Commentary
The fifth week of the General Assembly Session brought some long days and nights as we rushed to complete work on bills before our mid-session deadline called “Crossover.”
Mount Vernon Column: About the Potomac Oil Spill
Commentary
Over the last several weeks, our area has been subjected to an oil spill fouling the Roaches Run waterfowl sanctuary and the Potomac River. Dominion Power claimed responsibility for a 13,500-gallon spill of mineral oil from the Crystal City substation, of which about 500 gallons contaminated the Potomac River. It is working with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and US Coast Guard to clean up the remaining oil.
Alexandria Letter: We Are All Americans
Letter to the Editor
If George Washington was alive today, and someone asked him if he was a Democrat or a Republican, what would he say?
Letter: An Appeal to Save Marmota Farm
To the Editor
Marmota Farm is the only remaining open space in the heart of Great Falls. Park land in the center of a community imparts a special charm and character to that community.
Alexandria Letter: Skepticism Warranted
Letter to the Editor
Councilmembers Lovain and Smedberg are right to be skeptical of the proposal for a City Ethics Commission.
Alexandria Letter: ARHA Proposals Flaunt Regulations
Letter to the Editor
I would like to share my opinion on disturbing development proposal of Ramsey homes in City of Alexandria.
Alexandria Letter: Expand Advisory Group
Letter to the Editor
I am a native Virginian, a retired Army Veteran, a resident of Fairfax County since 1995 and a long-time member of the Bull Run Civil War Round Table.
Alexandria Letter: Alternatives to Wholesale Renaming
Letter to the Editor
I don’t support efforts to remove the Confederate statue from Washington Street, and rid Alexandria of Confederate street names. We can’t and shouldn’t erase the town’s past, even the unpleasant memories.
Closing Businesses: Ghost of Times Past?
Commentary
Take a look at the list of businesses along our “Main Street” that have recently closed or announced their closing: