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Clinton Takes Alexandria's Market Square

One day after Benghazi hearings, Hillary Clinton hosts rally in Alexandria.

It’s 1:25, five minutes before Hillary Clinton is set to take the stage, and the crowd is getting anxious.

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Helping Homeless Build New Lives

Cardinal Bank and George Mason Mortgage donate $10,000 to HomeAid Northern Virginia.

Cardinal Bank (NASDAQ: CFNL) announced that the Cardinal Community Fund and George Mason Mortgage, LLC, have awarded $10,000 to HomeAid Northern Virginia.

School Board–Alexandria District C: Ramee Gentry

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LTA Presents ‘The Tale of the Allergist's Wife’

Comedy offers blend of New York and Jewish humor.

The Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) is presenting "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," a comedy written by Charles Busch, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 14. The play revolves around Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged Upper West Side doctor’s wife, who is devoted to mornings at the Whitney Museum, afternoons at the Museum of Modern Art and evenings at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Alexandria: ‘The Math Doesn’t Add Up’

Fights over debt and development heats up in final council debate.

The light at the end of the campaign tunnel is within sight. Alexandria’s City Council candidates fought their last debate of the campaign season on Oct. 14 at the Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center hosted by the Old Town North Civic Association.

Alexandria: Computer, Firearm Experts Testify in Severance Trial

The first few days of the trial of Charles Severance were marked by passionate arguments from the defense and prosecution, culminating in the emotional testimony of the sole witness to one of the murders. However, as the trial enters its third week, the long work of piecing together the evidence begins.

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Alexandria: Searching Out Talent

Dingle at TC.

If you see a couple whizzing past on the Mount Vernon trail, do a double take, because it just may be Dr. Jesse Dingle, the new principal of T.C. Williams High School, and his wife, out for their morning run.

Letter: Why Quiet On Crime?

Letter to the Editor

Early this month, Leon Williams was fatally wounded on Belle Pre Way, in the middle of a new mixed-use development steps from Braddock Metro station.

Letter: Time for Change

Letter to the Editor

Mayor Bill Euille lacks the moral compass to lead Alexandria again. He lost the Democratic primaries in June to Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg.

Letter: Nice Vs. Needed

Letter to the Editor

Bill Eiulle was defeated in the Democrat primary, but now is campaigning as "A Proven Democrat for Mayor." How ethical is this?

Letter: Money and Governing

Letter to the Editor

Now that I’ve stopped laughing, it’s time to put pen to paper and reply to Mayor Euille’s comment in your Oct. 8 edition that “It takes money to run campaigns.

Letter: Need Two- Party Council

Letter to the Editor

In a few weeks Alexandrians will have the opportunity to return to a two-party democracy with the Nov. 3 City Council elections.

Letter: Taxes and Transparency

Letter to the Editor

My latest tax bill includes a breakdown of Alexandria City expenditures, intended to make me feel better as I write my check.

Letter: Where Are Our U.S. Senators?

Letter to the Editor

The conspicuous silence in Alexandria’s mayoral race rests with our two Democratic Senators Kaine and Warner.

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Letter: Support Women’s Voices Theater

This fall the Washington metro area has seen more than 50 professional theatres produce more than 50 world premiere plays and musicals by more than 50 female playwrights as part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival.

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