Tag: column
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Genetic genealogy and civil liberties
In August 2014, Jesse Bjerke sexually assaulted a lifeguard at a pool in Fairfax County at gunpoint. During this assault, he injected his victim...
The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Alexandria’s changing landscape
It’s pretty amazing when you think about it. Pandemic necessity has become the mother of re-invention of Alexandria’s public landscape.
Nobody expected the pandemic’s ripple...
Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings: Unlocking the equation...
We frequently talk about the vision of Alexandria City Public Schools – that every student will succeed. But what does that really mean? And...
Letter to the Editor: Leave humor to the humorists
To the editor:
Times Publisher and Executive Editor Denise Dunbar’s “My View” column, “An imaginary conversation about T.C. lights,” is an irresponsible dumbing down of...
The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Creating a vibrant small business...
Entrepreneurship doesn’t flourish by happenstance. Centers of innovation – like Silicon Valley in California; Austin, Texas and Seattle, Washington – seem to have found...
Justice Matters: What is a Commonwealth’s Attorney?
My name is Bryan Porter, and I have the privilege of serving as Alexandria’s elected commonwealth’s attorney. “Great,” the average resident might say. “But what’s the...
