Archive for 'Your Views'

Cyclists will break the law as long 
as they can get away with it

Cyclists will break the law as long 
as they can get away with it

To the editor: On Saturday morning — the day after this year’s Bike to Work Day — I was walking from my house to the center of Old Town. As I approached the intersection of Queen [...]

Food trucks are the answer 
in Alexandria, not food carts

Food trucks are the answer 
in Alexandria, not food carts

To the editor: Of course the food cart program in Market Square failed (“Wheels come off food cart program,” May 16). The few carts that ever showed up had no menu or prices and were staffed [...]

Old Town Theater’s a class act

Old Town Theater’s a class act

To the editor: Of course the food cart program in Market Square failed (“Wheels come off food cart program,” May 16). The few carts that ever showed up had no menu or prices and were staffed [...]

Saving the former Carver Nursery School preserves Parker-Gray’s history

Saving the former Carver Nursery School preserves Parker-Gray’s history

To the editor: After living in the Boston area for many years, I returned to Alexandria about six years ago. Having an opportunity to witness the tremendous growth of the city has been a phenomenal experience. [...]

Tax hikes ignore turbulent economic climate

Tax hikes ignore turbulent economic climate

To the editor: I wholeheartedly concur with your recent editorial, “Council spending spree hurts city residents” (May 9). I’m not sure what world this city council lives in, but for many Alexandrians, these are not the [...]

City officials play favorites with Norfolk Southern resolution

City officials play favorites with Norfolk Southern resolution

To the editor: Regarding your story, “Ethanol anxiety” (May 9), wherein Mayor Bill Euille and city officials expressed major concerns about Norfolk Southern’s proposed plan to increase ethanol transloading and not being notified, our local elected [...]

City Hall’s whistleblowers deserve our praise

City Hall’s whistleblowers deserve our praise

To the editor: Hooray for whistleblowers at City Hall! They point out how our taxpayer money can be protected and used more effectively. Their initiative should not be confused with insubordination and punished. If their claims [...]

T.C. students help squelch alcohol abuse among our peers

T.C. students help squelch alcohol abuse among our peers

To the editor: Spring has arrived, and the school year is entering its last few weeks. High school seniors around the country are already looking forward to prom and their final summer before starting college or [...]

Alexandria must change the way it elects city councilors

Alexandria must change the way it elects city councilors

To the editor: I am not surprised by our city council’s decision to increase taxes. Given a choice to spend or not to spend, they revert to form. After all, each and every one is a [...]

Dana Lawhorne and Bryan Porter have my support and merit yours

Dana Lawhorne and Bryan Porter have my support and merit yours

To the editor: I would like to make city residents aware of two dedicated, homegrown candidates running for constitutional offices in Alexandria: Dana Lawhorne for sheriff and Bryan Porter for commonwealth’s attorney. They represent the very [...]