Letter: Examining Voting Record
Letter to the Editor
With an important election less than five weeks away, voters have important decisions to make.
Letter: Capable Leader
Letter to the Editor
Karen Corbett Sanders is uniquely qualified to represent Mt. Vernon on the Fairfax County School Board.
Letter: Dogs Could Use Running Water
Letter to the Editor
Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland should do something for Westgrove Dog Park.
Letter: Police Efforts Improving
Letter to the Editor
After the first public meeting, the police chief asked me to meet with him so he could explain the steps he put in place based on my letter to him.
Editorial: Changing Perspective on Death Penalty
Evolving standards will eclipse the death penalty entirely at some point in the future.
It’s sad to see senseless death as a response to senseless death. Alfred R. Prieto is not a sympathetic figure, a serial killer who was on death row in California when DNA connected him to murders and rapes in Reston and Arlington that took place in 1988. He is scheduled for execution this week, at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.
Commentary: Importance of Ad Hoc Commission’s Role
Letter to the Editor
Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the commission, Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce is honored to provide testimony on the practices and policies of the Fairfax County Police Department to facilitate the discussion of this commission.
Letter: What Changes Have Been Made?
Letter to the Editor
The Black Lives Matter folks were rude and disruptive at the police review commission hearing last week, but they spoke the truth and I hope county officials heard them.
Letter: Praising League For Forum
Letter to the Editor
I attended the "meet and greet" last Wednesday held by the League of Women Voters at the Sherwood Hall Library.
Letter: Time for No Tax Pledge
Letter to the Editor
A supervisor candidate campaign article “Seeking to Steer Fairfax County” published in the Mt. Vernon Gazette on Sept. 3-9, 2015 issue, describes what the Board of Supervisors (BOS) do in carrying out their responsibilities such as taxing and setting priorities for services to the public.
Letter: Lock Up Guns
Letter to the Editor
If you knew someone who was contemplating suicide and you could keep them from doing it, would you? Of course you would.
Editorial: Focusing on Suicide Prevention
Help is a phone call away.
This week is Suicide Prevention Week. Preventing suicide means paying attention to mental health and treating depression, and there is no better time to focus on that than the first week of school.
Letter: Common Sense Gun Measures
Letter to the Editor
Our thoughts and prayers are with state of Virginia and the families, friends, and colleagues of Alison Parker and Adam Ward killed on live television.
Column: Warming to Solar Power
Commentary
Last week, the State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved an innovative solar program proposed by Dominion Resources, a project that will enhance consumer choices and facilitate clean, renewable energy production for many Virginians.
Editorial: How to Vote; It Matters
Voting begins in two weeks, Sept. 18.
Election Day is Nov. 3, and on that day, virtually every state and local office is on the ballot. In-person absentee voting begins Sept. 18, barely two weeks from now.
Letter: Long Delay Inexcusable
Letter to the Editor
On Aug. 29, 2013, John Geer was shot and killed by Officer Adam D. Torres of the Fairfax County Police Department as he stood unarmed in the doorway of his home in Springfield.