Letter to the Editor: Anti-Consumer ‘Ag-Gag’ Bills
“Despicable, unconstitutional, ridiculous, immature, idiotic, and mendacious.” And that’s just how Tennessee newspapers characterized the state’s “ag-gag” bill now awaiting governor’s signature.
Letter to the Editor: Successful Spring2ACTion
When was the last time when you invested in someone’s dream? Perhaps you are one of the 5,872 donors who contributed to Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s Giving Day, on April 17.
Letter to the Editor: Recommending Some Cuts
Regarding the article in this week’s Alexandria Gazette, “Loaded With Debt” (April 25, 2013) this will be City Manager Young’s first budget since he became Alexandria city manager in 2012.
Letter to the Editor: Democratic Role of Libraries
I am writing to express my deep concern at the City Council’s plan to cut funding for our local libraries in order to fund a Bikeshare program.
Letter to the Editor: Inept Regulation
Ellen Latane Tabb’s letter [“Focus on Needs, Not Wants,” April 25] criticizes city hall for subsidizing BikeShare, a private membership bicycle rental company.
Letter to the Editor: Youthful Trumpeter
Saturday, April 27, was a sunny day for many musicians playing along the dock of Old Town Alexandria waterfront, but this day was a little different.
Column: About Long-Term Care
What everyone needs to know.
Long-term care is a hot topic for Baby Boomers and others who are caring for elderly parents or loved ones or thinking about their future and the possibility of needing long-term care.
Looking “ASCANce”
It wasn’t exactly “Executive Clemency.”
Commentary: Children and Outside Learning
Research highlights the benefits of outdoor and environmental education for children—ranging from increased academic achievement, improved social skills and interest in school, and boosted health, according to environmental education leaders who have organized NoVA Outside: An Alliance of Environmental Educators (www.novaoutside.org). I attended their School Environmental Action Showcase last week at George Mason University, and I was impressed by the students and their projects. The showcase is like a science fair but with the emphasis on environmental science.
Letter: Rising Above Terrorism: Marathoners Win, Terror Loses
America, we must continue running. Our United States history has proven repeatedly that those who persevere will prevail in the end, similar to a marathon.
Editorial: Connection Guide to Parks Wins ‘Best in Show’
Investigative reporting, in depth coverage, education writing, photography, art, design, sports, garner Virginia Press Association honors.
The Connection Newspapers won dozens of awards from the Virginia Press Association, with winners announced on Saturday, April 20, in Norfolk.
Letter: Prepare for Park Meeting
To the Editor: The Westgrove Park Off-Leash Dog Area (OLDA) has been the subject of numerous articles and letters in the Gazette over the past two years. Last November, the Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) agreed to establish the OLDA on an interim basis pending the outcome of the Master Planning process.
Letter to the Editor: Ideal of Equality
The Boy Scouts are among the many organizations that help make Alexandria such a fine place to live and grow. Civic, religious, and educational organizations sponsor troops across the city, some dating far back in the century since Scouting began.
Letter to the Editor: Focus on Needs Not Wants
Taxpayer funds should not subsidize any private company, no matter how much City Hall and special interest groups want its services. To do so requires all taxpayers to assume a business risk without benefitting as shareholders from the company’s profits.
Letter to the Editor: Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Says Farewell to Yowell
Novelist Paul Auster wrote that the best one can do in life is to “leave the world a little better than you found it.” On June 30, after 10 years as the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria’s Executive Director Susan Yowell will leave the organization a lot better than when she arrived a decade ago.