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Demonstrating for Springfield Senior Center

To the Editor

I am writing to invite our community to join Springfield senior taxpayers and families in a demonstration on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m.–noon at the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway in Fairfax.

Letter: Supporting This New Day

Letter to the Editor

Although I will not be one of the Alexandria City Council Members during this next term, I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to the many voters who cast their ballots for me, and who supported me in so many other ways.

Letter: Need Ethics Commission

Letter to the Editor

The single most important lesson to be taken from the Nov. 3 election, it seems to me, is that Allison Silberberg’s message of good governance, transparency and ethical conduct resonated with a lot of people of all political stripes.

Letter: Parsing Democracy

Letter to the Editor

Unless Alexandria drops the at-large voting format for City Council elections, then we must confront the sad phenomenon that our local Democratic Party is frustrating representational democracy.

Letter: Still One-Party Political Machine

Letter to the Editor

Tuesday’s Alexandria elections’ results featured the winning mayoral candidate.

Letter: Prohibit Signs On Public Property

Letter to the Editor

Once again our beautiful City of Alexandria has been defaced by thousands of signs promoting candidates for mayor, City Council, State Senate and state House of Delegates.

Letter: Political Littering

Letter to the Editor

Now that it has been three days since the polls closed for this year’s elctions, it should be extremely embarrassing for all the local candidates that promised to make Alexandria a nicer place to live to see the streets still littered with their campaign signs

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Letter: With Faith, Love and Hope

Letter to the Editor

As often as I have written of Veterans Day, I think of those who not know the reason or understand the meaning of our country honoring veterans on this day.

Commentary: Bumper Sticker Politics

Experts on communications in political campaigns advise that a message needs to be expressed in a matter of seconds—not minutes—if it is to be effective.

Essay: Lessons from a Campaign Volunteer

While volunteering with the Van Fleet campaign for Alexandria City Council, I gained valuable insight into the political campaign process. Collaborating directly with Van Fleet also gave me the opportunity to learn about him as an individual and get to know the issues he was most vehement about.

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Column: Wise Beyond Her Years

Rebuilding Together Alexandria

In addition to dispensing wise advice, Eileen keeps busy by going to the senior center every day.

Column: Mentor of The Month–Mentoring to Friendship

Wright to Read provides volunteer-based one-on-one sustained literacy tutoring and mentoring relationships to City of Alexandria elementary school children in need, and collaborates with families, schools and community partners to create a comprehensive support network that guides each child to success.

Adult Continuing Education: It’s Not Just a Class

Commentary

Have you, as an adult, taken a class or workshop since completing your formal education?

Letter: Recognize ‘LifeChanger’

Letter to the Editor

Support your LifeChanger of the Year nominee.

Letter: Questions on NPS Tree Removal ­

Letter to the Editor

The C&O Canal NHP contains some County, State and National Champion trees.