Opinion: Commentary: Supporting Hala Ayala for Lieutenant Governor
June begins next week, which means that the Democratic primary elections are right around the corner.
Opinion: Column: Philosophically Meandering
As I discussed a few weeks back, having all this time off/apart from cancer-related activities is unsettling in a peculiar way.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Rebuilding Trust in Our Elected Leaders in Alexandria? Who Didn’t Sign?
In the past three years, [some] City of Alexandria residents have experienced a trust deficit with the City’s bureaucratic staff, and with its elected City Council members.
Opinion: Commentary: Arlington Coalition of Black Clergy Responds to the Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin
The Arlington Coalition of Black Clergy breathed a collective sigh of relief at the guilty on all counts verdict returned by the jury in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.
Opinion: Commentary: Relief Is on the Way!
Relief seems to be on the way for some of the drastic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with the discovery and manufacturing of several vaccines and the incredible rate at which the vaccines are being administered.
Opinion: Commentary: Environmental Working Groups
These groups are critical to identifying issue, gathering stakeholders to help reach consensus on the best approach to creating future legislation
Now that the legislative session has finished up for the year and we are headed into the summer months, my colleagues and I in the General Assembly are as busy as ever with the many boards and commissions we are appointed to, as well as legislative working groups created by legislation we passed in the past session.
Opinion: Column: A True Sense of Insecurity
From the moment you hear the word cancer spoken in your direction – from your new best friend, an oncologist with whom you've had zero previous interaction, you are transported to a new reality.
Opinion: Commentary: Nominate Mark Herring for Re-Election on June 8
The June 8 Democratic primary is an opportunity to vote for fairness and justice for everyone by supporting Attorney General Mark Herring.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: For Added Road Fat
Even if I don't agree, I can at least respect candidates who defend the Seminary Road "diet."
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Endorsing for Mayor
Dear Alexandria Voters in the Democratic Primary, We have all been active participants and very engaged observers in the governing of this city.
Opinion: Commentary: Unemployment in a Time of Crisis
The number of unemployed Virginians increased from 145,294 in March 2020 to 482,111 in April 2020 causing unemployment insurance claims to increase ten-fold within a month!
Opinion: Independent Progressive: Challenge for Supervisors AND a New Police Chief
Here we go again!
Opinion: Column: A False Sense of Security
As previously referred to in a recent column, even though I am hardly cancer-free, nonetheless I am cancer interruptus for the next four weeks.
Opinion: Commentary: Respecting the Feelings of 'Other’
When I was in elementary school back in the ’80s, I came to school after celebrating Eid and closed my sweaty hands into fists.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Noisy Planes and Silent Local Leaders
One audible indicator that the pandemic recovery may be underway is increased air traffic from Reagan-National.