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OPINION: Democrats for a Better Alexandria endorses candidates

OPINION: Democrats for a Better Alexandria endorses candidates

The decision of the Alexandria City Council not to provide legal counsel to the Board of Zoning Appeals for the city suit against its waterfront development decision, as reported by the Times, had one puzzling aspect. [...]

OPINION: Time to reset City Hall

OPINION: Time to reset City Hall

To the editor: The Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals recently voted 6-1 to ask the city to provide them with independent legal counsel as they face the city’s high-priced legal team in court. The city government, [...]

Hurrah for Alicia Hughes

Hurrah for Alicia Hughes

To the editor: Reading through the list of potential additions to Alexandria’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2013, we were struck by the incongruity of the modest requests for funds to support Sunday delivery for the [...]

Celebrate Older Americans Month in Alexandria

Celebrate Older Americans Month in Alexandria

May is Older Americans Month, a perfect opportunity to show our appreciation for the older adults in our community. Since 1963, communities across the nation have joined in the annual commemoration of Older Americans Month — [...]

A city councilwoman’s commentary on the budget

A city councilwoman’s commentary on the budget

I write to let the public know my views about the budget that city council recently passed. Prior to the vote, I received numerous emails from Alexandria City Public Schools parents and school board members urging [...]

Opinion: The Times got the facts wrong on pension law

Opinion: The Times got the facts wrong on pension law

To the editor: Last week, the Alexandria Times ran an editorial critical of the city council and the manner in which it is addressing an unfunded mandate from Richmond concerning employee funding of pension contributions. Frankly, [...]

Opinion: City spending shortchanges our children

Opinion: City spending shortchanges our children

To the editor: How many more times do we have to read about the poorly performing schools coupled with internal issues? And for how long do we continue to seek savings by cutting our library hours [...]

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 [...]