Archive for 'Our View'

Editorial: Innovative hostel proposal is no slam dunk

Editorial: Innovative hostel proposal is no slam dunk

There are few certainties in life, but death, taxes and some form of opposition to every development project in Alexandria are among them. Sometimes opposition comes from historic preservationists. Sometimes it’s fueled by concern for neighborhood [...]

Fitting tribute to an unsung hero

Fitting tribute to an unsung hero

We applaud Alexandria fire officials for suggesting that their professional development center be named after paramedic Joshua Weissman, who died in the line of duty in February 2012. This is the right move for what it [...]

Editorial: Police double standards erode public trust

Editorial: Police double standards erode public trust

Double standards infuriate us like few other things in life. To paraphrase the late Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart’s famous quote on pornography, we know a double standard when we see one. There are endless examples [...]

Budget flap exposes problems in City Hall

Budget flap exposes problems in City Hall

It would be easy to dismiss the ongoing city council dustup over set-asides for the affordable housing and open space funds as much ado about nothing. Unfortunately, the disagreement reveals quite a bit about City Hall [...]

Editorial: Norfolk Southern went down the wrong track — again

Editorial: Norfolk Southern went down the wrong track — again

The imbroglio kicked up by transportation giant Norfolk Southern last week might best be summed up by the words of the Captain in “Cool Hand Luke”: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Once again, [...]

Editorial: Council spending spree hurts city residents

Editorial: Council spending spree hurts city residents

Get ready, Alexandrians, because your tax bills are about to go up — a lot. Proving that last year’s tax and spending restraint was just election-year politics, this year’s newly elected, all-Democratic city council passed a [...]

Editorial: Complex cab rules need a review

Editorial: Complex cab rules need a review

Coverage of the fractious relationship between taxi drivers, cab companies and city officials has graced our pages several times in recent weeks. And after careful study of the industry, we can confidently conclude the system is [...]

Editorial: United by Boston

Editorial: United by Boston

Ich bin ein Bostonian: I am a Bostonian. We borrow from former President John F. Kennedy’s famous statement of solidarity in West Berlin 50 years ago, after the erection of the Berlin Wall. Then, America’s president [...]

Margaret Thatcher deserves her due

The reaction to last week’s death of Margaret Thatcher, the former prime minister of the United Kingdom, has been fascinating. Love her or hate her, she was the most important woman of the 20th century. Paul [...]

Our View: A silver lining in the Beauregard debate

Our View: A silver lining in the Beauregard debate

As expected, the city council voted overwhelmingly in favor of rezoning the Beauregard corridor Saturday, giving developers more density in exchange for contributions toward public amenities. What was less expected was the thoughtful discussion of affordable [...]