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Letter: Whose Interests?
Letter to the Editor
Many thanks to Ernie Lehmann [Letter, “Follow the Money,” Gazette packet, Oct. 15-21] for pointing us to the Virginia Public Access Project (www.VPAP.org/commitees).
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Letter: Moneyed Special Interests
Letter to the Editor
In a recent letter to this paper, Mindy Lyle questions Ms. Silberberg’s judgement by suggesting absurdly that her opposition to development was essentially a failure to reach a consensus with her fellow council members.
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Alexandria: 3 Top Restaurants for Carb-Loading Before Big Race
In advance of this weekend’s Marine Corps Marathon, here are three of the city’s best spots for getting your starch on.
For many area athletes, it’s all over but the shouting — and the running of 26.2 miles during Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon.
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Alexandria People at Work: Every Kitchen’s a Challenge
Shawna Dillon's mother let her pick out the furniture for her bedroom and rearrange it when she was 7 years old and, "I've always, always wanted to be an interior designer."
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Letter: Funding Public Schools
Mary Kimm’s editorial and Mr. Tillet’s letter to the editor correctly attribute the school budget shortfall to the State Legislature’s chronic under-funding, shifting obligations to the county, and surging higher needs populations (English language learners, children living in poverty or requiring special education services). Mount Vernon residents are keenly aware of these challenges.
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Letter: A Matter of Accountability
Dan Storck, the current Fairfax County School Board member who is running for Mt. Vernon supervisor, does not have a very good record for Mt. Vernon Schools delivering quality education when compared with other Fairfax County school districts for school accreditation and preparing seniors for college. Also, a reminder of Dan Storck’s voting record for family life education.
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Letter: Candidate With Vision
As we move toward the planned significant personnel increase at Fort Belvoir, in response to the BRAC realignment, the Mount Vernon District finds itself at the threshold a potential new and better future — if we are able to the elect a leader on the county Board of Supervisors with the vision and ability to make this better future a reality.
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Letter: Tainted Endorsement?
A national group designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-muslim and anti-gay hate group has been involved in Fairfax County Public Schools politics since April, and now has endorsed a slate of candidates for School Board.
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Letter: Candidates On the Record
Sometimes issues arise during a political campaign that should make voters, regardless of their political leanings, question whether they should vote for a candidate. Such is the case here.