Mount Vernon Football Looking for First Victory Since 2013
Majors move up to 6A North, Conference 7.
The Mount Vernon football program is looking to bounce back from last year's winless season.
Letter: Much To Be Done
Letter to the Editor
I am asking Mr. Morrogh, again: Why has it taken your office 18 months to finally convene a grand jury to look into the John Geer shooting?
Mount Vernon Snapshot: Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Mount Vernon teen Will Shute, far right, delivers food donated by Mount Vernon area residents to UCM’s Food Pantry
Fairfax County Ad Hoc Commission Subcommittees Report
“It is well past time for the Fairfax County Police Department to start providing timely, honest and effective communications with everything it does.” When former director of Fairfax County public affairs Merni Fitzgerald delivered the final report and recommendations of the communications subcommittee of the Fairfax County ad hoc commission to review police practices, commissioner Joseph Cammarata responded immediately to those words in report’s introduction.
Mount Vernon: Fort Hunt High School Alumni Gather for Reunion
Alumni dedicate engraved memorial garden.
Approximately 250 alumni, teachers, administrators, parents and family participated in dedicating a memorial garden at Carl Sandburg Middle School on July 25 to memorialize the old Fort Hunt High School and those alumni who died.
Letter: Executive Interference?
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: Following the unjust and unprovoked shooting death of unarmed David A. Masters on Nov. 13, 2007 by Fairfax County Police Officer David Scott Ziants who was ultimately fired for “improper use of deadly force,” I organized the Virginia Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability, Inc., as a nonprofit corporation.
Letter: Understanding Development
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: What is there about the simple words "by right" that retired science educator Martin Tillett doesn't understand [“By Right Development, opinion, July 23-29, Mount Vernon Gazette].
Governor’s School Students Complete Research
Six students from high schools throughout Virginia — including West Potomac High School’s Hayden McCloud — presented their summer research projects at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science on July 17 in front of an audience of mentors, parents, peers, and members of the VIMS community.
Mount Vernon: West Potomac’s Gallagher Commits to Fresno State
Rising junior helped Wolverines reach Conference 7 final.
Martha Gallagher enjoyed her first trip to the West Coast enough that she decided to plan for a lengthy return.
Fort Hunt Team Brings Home District Championship
11 years since the last title for this age group.
It’s two hours before the District 9 Championship game and Head Coach Terry Trenchard is going for a swim.
Letter: Silence from Morrogh?
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: On Feb. 3, 2015, Natasha McKenna, a mentally ill woman, was shot four times with a taser by a guard at the Fairfax County jail.
Letter: Violate 5th Amendment?
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: I have appreciated the opportunity to share my opinions with Gazette readers in hundreds of letters to the editor. Out of respect for Gazette readers, I make best efforts to ensure that the factual underpinnings of my opinions are accurate, complete and documented. If the Gazette held other frequent contributors to the same standard, perhaps I wouldn’t find it necessary to submit so many letters and articles for publication.
Column: By Right Development: Does It Work for Chesapeake Bay?
Time to reconsider public policy in the area of land use controls.
Our system of federal, state and local governance all have roles in providing public services for the citizenry.