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Letter: Rooting for the Home Team

Letter to the Editor

In all athletic competitions, from the kindergarten Peewees level, to the adults engaged in professional sports, there are penalties for “unsportsman-like conduct.”

Letter: Proven, Strong Leadership

Letter to the Editor

Bill Euille has given strong leadership as Alexandria’s mayor.

Letter: Whom Do You Trust?

Letter to the Editor

Before the June mayoral primary all three Democratic candidates signed a pledge to honor the primary results and not run independently.

Column: A Halloween ‘Shock’ for Alexandrians

Commentary: Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria (SAPCA)

This Halloween, cases of beer and other alcoholic beverages often popular among teens will be wearing “costumes;” well, maybe not costumes, but small red stickers that resemble stop signs.

Column: First Class of City’s Senior Academy

Senior Services of Alexandria

The Oct. 13 City Council meeting began with a wonderful ceremony led by Mayor Bill Euille as he and members of the City Council paid tribute to the first graduating class of the Senior Academy.

Commentary: Is It Smart or Dumb Growth for Alexandria?

Politicians claim we can improve our fiscal health by promoting more development. When the red ink turns up we are told to “grow ourselves out of debt.”

Column: Time To Prep for Winter

Commentary

As the days get shorter, our Rebuilding Together Alexandria volunteers are scurrying around the city to get ready for winter.

AWLA: Inside World of Guinea Pigs

Dozens turned over to Alexandria Shelter every year.

Life at Alexandria’s Vola Lawson Animal Shelter is about more than cuddly cats and adorable dogs. A variety of “small animals” — rabbits, ferrets, turtles, snakes, even the occasional chicken — make up the shelter’s diverse community. And then there are the guinea pigs, each with its own personality.