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Opinion: Commentary: Not Over Until It Is Over in Virginia
Hundreds of new laws went into effect last Wednesday. A total of 1,289 new laws passed the General Assembly in its regular session in January and February and were signed into law by Governor Ralph Northam.
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Opinion: Commentary: Next Steps: Virginia legislature must take significant next steps in the closing months of this year.
Readers of this column are certainly aware that on more than one occasion I have praised the work of the 2020 General Assembly session as being historic and transformative.
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Opinion: Commentary: Lifetime of Learning
My mom and dad had little or no formal education which was not that unusual for children in large families growing up in rural Virginia in the 1920s.
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Opinion: Commentary: Women’s Equality Day
Today, August 26, is Women’s Equality Day commemorating the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
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‘Our Families Need Internet Access Now’
Britepaths helping schoolchildren connect to online classes.
The ongoing pandemic is causing most students in the local area to attend school virtually this fall.
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Scout on the Circle Welcomes First Residents in Fairfax City
The new, mixed-use development, Scout on the Circle, has transformed its section of Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax City.
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Fairfax Little League Wraps ‘Amazing Season’
When the Fairfax Little League had to cancel its 2020 spring season due to COVID-19, all those associated with the league were naturally disappointed.
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Appetite: Off the Menu: Alexandria Restaurant News and Notes
New eateries, renovated restaurants, decade-old breweries and wine with felines: It’s just another month in Alexandria’s food and drink scene.
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Opinion: Commentary: A Progressive State if We Can Keep It
To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin who when asked at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia what kind of government had been formed replied, “a republic if we can keep it!”
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Opinion: Commentary: And They Are Off!
Inevitably someone is going to refer to the nominating contests for candidates for the Virginia statewide offices and the House of Delegates as horse races—not because of the characteristics of any of the candidates but because of the crowded field of persons who are offering themselves for public office.
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Opinion: Commentary: Celebrate International Women’s Month. And then Keep Going
If nothing else, the past few years have taught us this: It’s International Women’s Month 2021 — and we still have a lot of work to do to achieve equality for women in our country.
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Montgomery County ‘Keeping It Safe Coalition’ Announces Student Video Contest Winners; Churchill Students Win Second and Third Place
Montgomery County Alcohol Beverage Services and the Montgomery County Police Department announced the high school and middle school winners of the 2020-21 “Keeping it Safe Coalition” (KIS) student video contest.
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Montgomery County Climate Change Art Contest Winners
Montgomery County announced the 13 winners of its Climate Change Art Contest.
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Main Big Deal: Cantonese Dishes, and Much More in Chantilly
Restaurant Review: Taste @ Hong Kong
With the pandemic diminishing, Americans are hopping back on the road again, heading east, west, north, and south.
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Lyles-Crouch Student Andras Is Out of This World
For all those who hold a fascination with outer space, the chance to ask a question to an astronaut on the International Space Station is beyond their wildest dreams.
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Looking Desperately for Holiday Santa Stars
Bob Nelson provides support to military families this COVID-19 holiday season.
For over ten years, long-time Great Falls resident and businessman Bob Nelson hosted his Military Appreciation Monday dinners at the Old Brogue, raising funds to support various United States military organizations at the twice-monthly events.
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Opinion: Commentary: Redistricting Underway
The Constitution requires that after the federal census every ten years there is to be a reapportionment of legislative districts based on population growth and shifts reflecting “one-man, one-vote.”
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Opinion: Commentary: A Green New Deal
In accepting the Democratic nomination for president, Franklin D. Roosevelt promised a “new deal” for the “forgotten man.”
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Mount Vernon and Global Warming
Ground water seeping up regularly may be a sign.
With the Potomac River a few hundred yards away, residents of Fort Hunt are seeing ground water seeping up, running down the sidewalks and low-lying street areas.