Tag: politics

Sophia Moshasha hopes to clinch Republican win in VA Senate

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] Sophia Moshasha, Republican candidate for the District 39 Virginia Senate seat, said if elected she plans to focus on crime,...

Inside the Taylor Run restoration: Passionate residents collaborate with willing city...

By Amy Will  | [email protected] Three million dollars slipped through the city’s fingers last week after City Council announced it would rescind two grants backing...

Your Views: Campaign finance reform

To the editor: Recently I discovered that my beloved Virginia ranks in the bottom 10 in state campaign finance and disclosure laws, as there are...

Your Views: Bring back the signs

To the editor: Every year as elections approach I am impressed when I am in Arlington. The streetscape is abloom with the flowers of democracy:...

Enough said

By Mark Eaton Last week, on Oct. 28, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) said, according to The Washington Post: “Speaker Pelosi’s husband had a break-in last...

Keep a sense of perspective: The danger of anxiety

By Rev. Ian Markham As we approach the midterm elections, there is a palpable sense of anxiety in the air. The political divide runs deep....

Local journalist releases new history book

By Ariana Wilson | [email protected] Michael Lee Pope, an Alexandria journalist and author released his new book, “The Byrd Machine,” on Monday. The book explores how The...

Your Views: Not my grandmother’s party

To the editor: My grandmother is spinning in her grave. G’mom, as she was known to all family and friends – the name created by a...

Council prepares for General Assembly session with new state Republican majority

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] With Republican Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin stepping into the governor’s mansion next year and a Republican majority in the Virginia House...

Bennett-Parker and Maddox face off in race to House of Delegates

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] With the Nov. 2 general election only a few weeks away, the race for the 45th District seat in the...