Opinion: Commentary: Update on Veto Session
Marijuana in small amounts to be legal in July; more ...
This past week, we returned to Richmond for Reconvened Session or Veto Session to consider Governor Northam’s amendments to the state budget and legislation passed during the session.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Mayor Wilson Doesn’t Deserve Attacks
We served on City Council with both Mayor Justin Wilson and former Mayor Allison Silberberg, who issued a statement on March 25, announcing her candidacy for Mayor.
Opinion: Commentary: Road Diet, Mumble Strips, Speed Enforcement
Proposed safety fixes for GW Parkway, which can be incredibly dangerous for motorists and pedestrians alike.
The George Washington Parkway is a scenic and vital thoroughfare running through the 30th District.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Spiritual, Societal and Medical Benefits of Fasting
It is a month of Ramadan and all healthy Muslims will be fasting from dawn to Sunset.
Opinion: Independent Progressive: Reston Farmers Market to Open May 1
After a long fall and winter, a beautiful spring has arrived bringing with it the return of the Reston Farmers Market (RFM).
Opinion: Commentary: Understanding the Law About Weed
During its Reconvened Session last week the General Assembly approved an amendment proposed by Governor Ralph Northam that decriminalizes the possession by adults of a small amount of marijuana effective July 1, 2021.
Opinion: Commentary: Krizek Calls for a Change for Attorney General
In just two weeks, from April 23 to Tuesday, June 8, voting takes place to decide who the next statewide leaders will be, including who the Democratic nominee for Attorney General will be in November.
Opinion: Column: Hitting The Nail on the Head
What are all these "Toe Nail Clipper" emails I receive nearly every day?
Opinion: Commentary: Earth Day – Then and Now
Fifty-one years ago, in 1970, the first Earth Day took place on April 22.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: New Voting Rights Act in Virginia: Changes for Alexandria?
Just recently a federal judge ruled that the “at large” method Virginia Beach uses to elect Council Members is illegal and can’t be used in future elections as It violates the Voting Rights Act, which in turn dilutes the voting power of the minorities.
Opinion: Commentary: Proposed County Facilities at Former Hybla Valley Nursery Site
Please join me on April 24 at 10 a.m. or April 26 at 7 p.m. for virtual community meetings on the Penn Daw Fire Station, Emergency and Supportive Housing project.
Opinion: Commentary: Black History and Economic Case for Reparations
Alexandria's outstanding Black History resources will soon be tested by a post-pandemic surge in educational travel, augmented by Americans (and others) who learned belatedly from last summer's events that their own traditional schooling had omitted some central truths about U.S. history.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Leave Lee District Name
I am writing to respond to Mike Salmon’s recent article in the Springfield Connection concerning a Zoom meeting held by Lee District supervisor Rodney Lusk about the possibility of renaming the Lee District.
Opinion: Commentary: A Civic Duty
As we probably learned and as we teach our children, voting is the most important of civic duties.
Opinion: Column: Being Driven Only Slightly Crazy
So this is what it's like to be out of the house and driving around: mask on, surgical gloves in the console, hand sanitizer in the glove box; not so different than before my two Covid-19 vaccinations.