Mount Vernon Letter: Efforts Still Infringe on Rights
Letter to the Editor
John Bergen’s response [“Let’s Agree on Common Sense,” The Gazette, Jan. 14] to my letter to the Mount Vernon Gazette about protecting the Second Amendment U.S Constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners is typical of liberals who use whatever means, supportable or not, to support their positions.
Commentary: Transportation Improvements Will Bolster Economy
Northern Virginia Business Transportation Coalition 2016 policy statement.
We, the undersigned Northern Virginia organizations representing the vast majority of businesses and employees of Northern Virginia’s private sector and nonprofit workforce, believe that a strong, efficient regional transportation network is essential to our region’s future economic competitiveness, security, and quality of life. W
Mount Vernon Letter: Board’s Lack of Transparency
Letter to the Editor
This week, the newly elected Fairfax County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting.
Mount Vernon Letter: Let’s Agree On Common Sense
Letter to the Editor
Here are a few things which might help Frank Medico [Letter, “Infringing on Second Amendment,” The Gazette, Jan. 7] understand the current debate.
Mount Vernon Column: Surovell’s 2016 Legislative Agenda: Part I
Commentary
On Jan. 13, I take my oath of office as your state senator. I am planning on introducing approximately forty bills and about a dozen budget amendments in our 60-day session.
Mount Vernon Column: Krizek Announces 2016 Legislative Agenda
Commentary
The 2016 legislative session is underway and it’s already a whirlwind. Endless meetings — and meetings about meetings — I’ve hardly had a chance to find my office.
Editorial: Budget Season Trainwreck?
County looks at “lines of business,” schools call for full funding.
Karen Garza didn’t move to Fairfax County from Texas to preside over the decline of Fairfax County Public Schools.
Mount Vernon Letter: Political Correctness
Letter to the Editor
Political correctness run amok has begun to seep into the precincts of Fairfax County.
Mount Vernon Letter: Infringing on Second Amendment
Letter to the Editor
Liberal gun control advocates, particularly politicians, repeat the same talking points whenever there is a shooting by terrorists or other criminal types.
Mount Vernon Letter: Inova–Don’t Forget People
Letter to the Editor
After Inova threatened to close Mount Vernon Hospital a decade ago — some say to enhance their leverage with local elected officials — much praise is now being lavished on this health care leviathan.
Column: What's Ahead in the State Legislature
Commentary
The 2016, 60-day session of the Virginia General Assembly gavels in on Jan. 13.
Column: Ready To Serve Mount Vernon
Commentary
The New Year is ringing in many changes to our community including the passing of the baton of local government leadership from my friend and mentor, Gerry Hyland, to me.
Commentary: A Workable Solution for I-66
There was a great deal of concern about “$17 tolls” inside the beltway on I-66 during the recent election. I shared those concerns as I did not want to set a precedent of tolling a road that we were not adding infrastructure to.
Letter: How To Fix Recycling?
Letter to the Editor
As a Fairfax County resident who considers herself a dedicated recycler, I was shocked and extremely disappointed to learn that Fairfax County does not, in fact, recycle the glass it collects.
Letter: Stand Up Against Ignorance
Letter to the Editor
Mount Vernon Unitarian Church stands with all Unitarian Universalists in full support of our Muslim brothers and sisters throughout the world and here in the United States. We condemn the horrific statements aimed at any form of persecution or rejection of people based on their faith.