Letter: United We Win, Divided We Fail
Letter to the Editor
William Goff hit a homerun in my eyes when he pointed out in his letter that we are losing neighborhood battles one by one because we’re only seeing these issues through local eyes rather than being proud of and caring for all of Alexandria. Bill Euille ran on a “One Alexandria” mantra, but since then it’s been anything but one Alexandria.
Letter: We’re in Trouble
Letter to the Editor
Uh oh. We’re in trouble. All three Democratic contenders for mayor believe a new metro is necessary.
Column: Money Matters
It always does, and there always are; especially if you have to work for a living and cancer is a part of that living.
Editorial: On Police Information and Secrecy
Time for change in public access to police information.
The first meeting of the Fairfax County Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission will take place next Monday, March 23, and it comes with hope for real change.
Storck Sets Meeting Hours
Fairfax County School Board Member Dan Storck will host Saturday Community Office Hours.
Letter: Keep No Stone Dust Pledge
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: My thanks go to the Connection Newspapers and Jay Spiegel for his letters to the Editor such as “Avoid Stone Dust Surface”, August 2014, for providing the information on the Off Leash Dog Area (OLDA) at the Westgrove Park.
Letter: For the Good Of All
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: In my opinion and regrettably, most politicians in Richmond or Washington, DC today — in either party — lack the leadership skills and the ability to work with others to solve problems. Most politicians today seem to prefer pointing fingers and assigning blame, instead of working cooperatively to get things done.
Letter: Record of Lowering Taxes
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: While the people in Dumfries already know about Mayor Foreman’s record, I am writing today to share it with a larger audience. That’s because the mayor recently announced that he is running for State Senate from the 36th District, which is now an open seat due to incumbent Sen. Toddy Puller’s retirement.
Column: Legislature Passes Veterans Employment Grant Program
The 2015 General Assembly session has come to a close and even with all the twists and turns I personally encountered this session it was still productive.
Column: How Lucky Am I
You’ll note there’s no question mark after the “I.”
Column: Sole-Searching
There’s no denying the emotional fact that the CT Scan results I received and wrote about last week were a bit of a disappointment.
Column: Not So Late This Time
But real-time once again: February 20, 11 hours, approximately, after our regularly-scheduled, post-scan meeting with the oncologist at 10:00 this morning.
Letter: Stop the Stonewalling
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors must do their own job. They continue to look elsewhere for answers to the lack of leadership instead of within themselves.
Letter: Matter of Judgment
In my letter published in the Feb. 12, 2015 Gazette, I highlighted several votes taken by Del. Scott Surovell (D-44th) that he needs to explain as he seeks to be elevated to the State Senate. Jeff Carver responded to my letter last week. After describing himself as loathe to quote himself from earlier letters, he did so.
Editorial: Managing Mental Illness in Jails
Natasha McKenna’s death provides window on national concern.
A national report released on Feb. 11 highlighted the prevalence of people with mental illness incarcerated in local jails.