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Keep Hunting Point Affordable
A letter to Alexandria City Council Candidates: Hello, City Council Candidate, In 2007, I asked the U.S. Department of Transportation whether any provision of Federal law would permit Hunting Towers to...
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Letter From Councilman Frank Fannon
Dear Alexandria, It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as your City Councilman since July 2009. Unfortunately that will come to an end on December 31, 2012 as the votes did not go my way in...
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Thanks For Civic Participation
Letter to the Editor: As I was collecting the yard signs this past Wednesday, I was struck by this thought. I thought about our fellow citizens that expressed themselves by running in the municipal...
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National Community Foundations Week November 12-18, 2012
Opinion: John Porter Executive Director ACT for Alexandria Throughout our nation’s history, individual Americans have voluntarily joined together to meet important needs in their communities. From the...
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School Board Financial Oversight – MIA
To the editor: Traditionally each new Virginia local school board member receives a copy of the publication “Virginia School Boards – A Manual for Virginia School Board Members” from the Virginia...
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What’s Next Alexandria Dialogue – Did It Succeed?
Opinion: Annabelle Fisher I attended the first "What's next Alexandria" community dialogue meeting on Thursday, Nov. 15th. Needless to say, this was not a "kumbaya" moment by some residents in...
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Let’s Learn To Prevent
To the editor: We hear a lot about the need for “a conversation about gun violence in America.” Conversation is fine; so is research. But we have been having what passes for conversation on this...
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Seeking Solutions To Gun Violence
Opinion: Alexandria Vice Mayor Kerry Donely Blacksburg, VA. Aurora, CO. Fort Hood, TX. Tucson, AZ. Newtown, CT. Columbine, CO. Milwaukee, WI. Washington, DC. Sounds like a wonderful travelogue...
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Christmas Hurrah!
Dear Editor, The morning after Christmas was the time of George Washington's surprise attack on the Hessian troops at Trenton, NJ. The Continental Army was in desperate need of a victory to increase...
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The Truth About The End Of The Year
To the Editor: It is the end of the year and time to reflect on what is important in life. It is time to ask, "What are we doing here?" Last night I stumbled across photos of the 40th reunion of my...
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