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Opinion: Playing landlord is not how the city solves the affordable housing crisis

Opinion: Playing landlord is not how the city solves the affordable housing crisis

To the editor: There have been recent discussions in Alexandria about whether the city should purchase apartment complexes and convert them to subsidized affordable housing units. There are several factors why this is not the most [...]

Opinion: The potential national prestige of Alexandria’s chamber and the business community it represents

Opinion: The potential national prestige of Alexandria’s chamber and the business community it represents

Visions, like dreams, are goals that at first seem out of reach. We believe our vision of being one of the finest chambers of commerce in the country to be compelling and attainable. It reflects roles [...]

Opinion: Lovain: Elect me if you believe in smart growth

Opinion: Lovain: Elect me if you believe in smart growth

To the editor: Many Alexandrians are worried more development inevitably means more traffic and a less desirable city. That’s an easy conclusion to draw when you look at the result of bad planning decisions here and [...]

Opinion: Superintendent Sherman: School system supported by facts and accomplishments

Opinion: Superintendent Sherman: School system supported by facts and accomplishments

To the editor: As we strive in work and life, we often need reminders of all the good around us. We need reminders of the good, honest, hard work we do and the accomplishments of others [...]

Editorial: Enough talk. It’s time for debate.

Editorial: Enough talk. It’s time for debate.

The Taylor Run Citizens Association held a candidate forum April 18 for all 16 city council candidates running for office: 14 Democrats, one Independent and one Republican. Despite the absence of Alicia Hughes (I) and Michael [...]

Hobie & Monk: Visitation rights

Hobie & Monk: Visitation rights

Dear Hobie and Monk, What do you say when your 14-year-old daughter wants to invite boys over?  - Unsure Monk: Unless you already have a reason to say otherwise, you say, “Sure!” But then you need [...]

Hobie & Monk: Visitation rights

Hobie & Monk: Visitation rights

Dear Hobie and Monk, What do you say when your 14-year-old daughter wants to invite boys over?  - Unsure Monk: Unless you already have a reason to say otherwise, you say, “Sure!” But then you need [...]

Opinion: Free transit or ‘scruffy’ neighborhood: Arlandria can’t have it both ways

Opinion: Free transit or ‘scruffy’ neighborhood: Arlandria can’t have it both ways

To the editor: In regard to “Free Trolley hits the brakes at Arlandria” (April 12, 2012), the Arlandria-Chirilagua neighborhood must understand it cannot have it both ways: A quarter-century ago, Del Ray was a scruffy neighborhood [...]

Opinion: The sound of change heard around Alexandria

Opinion: The sound of change heard around Alexandria

To the editor: If the explosive eruption of Krakotoa in 1883 was a “sound heard ‘round the world,” the cheering you heard at 1 a.m. Friday -— after the Board of Zoning Appeals reversed a city [...]

Opinion: Weekly poll question doesn’t tackle the real issue

Opinion: Weekly poll question doesn’t tackle the real issue

To the editor: I’m writing because I am concerned about the phrasing of the weekly poll in the April 5 edition. You asked, “Should the city make an offer to buy the Hunting Point properties from [...]