Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Time for a Good Gun Safety Law
Back on Sept. 13, 2019, state Senator Scott Surovell, wrote an opinion article in the Connection newspapers about his father and son feeling scared and intimidated by four armed men walking through a farmer’s market carrying AR-15s.
Opinion: Commentary: Reforecasted Budget Progressing
The General Assembly is meeting virtually this week and next week in a special session necessary to revise the budget due to the pandemic and the need to implement election law changes in time to take effect prior to the November general election.
Opinion: Commentary: Honoring Women in 2020 on the Centennial of the Adoption of the 19th Amendment
This week we celebrate 100 years of women earning the right to vote.
Opinion: Commentary: Special Circumstances for Special Session
On Tuesday, the General Assembly returned to Richmond for a Special Session called by Gov. Ralph Northam to revisit the biennial budget following the release of updated revenue forecasts due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Opinion: Column: The Doggone Truth
I don't remember much substance from my freshman-level psychology 100 class at the University of Maryland in 1972 except that the lecture hall sat approximately 600 students, tests were graded on a bell curve (with which I was totally unfamiliar), the professor always wore black leather pants, and he brought his dog to every lecture.
Opinion: Commentary: Legislating in the Time of COVID-19
This week, I returned with my colleagues to Richmond to revise the Commonwealth’s budget in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, pass pandemic-related legislation, and to address the twin issues of racial inequity and police reform.
Opinion: Column: Narratively Speaking
After 11 years and almost exactly six months since being diagnosed with stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer, the party is apparently over.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: No to Belle View Shopping Center Redevelopment Proposal
The Belle View Shopping Center is located in a Community Planning Sector, a Suburban Neighborhood, according to Fairfax County.
Opinion: Commentary: August COVID-19 Update
Cases here in Northern Virginia have remained steady on a downward trend; the same cannot be said about the rest of the country.
As we head deeper into summer, I wanted to provide you with the latest news with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion: Commentary: Paid Sick Leave
The safest way to avoid COVID-19 right now is to stay apart, especially if we are sick, even just a little sick.
Opinion: Column: Safeguarding My Future
Whether or not I'm certain about my attitude toward being a dual cancer threat (non small cell lung and papillary thyroid, cancer), only my subconscious knows for sure.
Opinion: Commentary: Creating More Equitable Admissions Policies for Magnet Schools
We need more equitable admissions practices in what are called “Governor’s Schools.”
Opinion: Commentary: The Path to Marijuana Legalization
The prohibition of marijuana in America has clearly failed.
Opinion: Commentary: Ongoing Unemployment Crisis in the Commonwealth
I wrote here in May that perhaps the most challenging aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic that was not health related remains the ongoing unemployment crisis throughout the Commonwealth.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: It’s Not Too Late — Or Is It?
Regarding the presumed presidential candidates. we Americans can do better. The parties have better, they can do better. America — the World — needs better.