Tag: data

Our View: Doubling down on our editorial

Data is a necessary yet easily manipulated element of decision making. One need look no further than the discussion around the demographics of Old...

Serious crimes decrease for fifth consecutive year

By Missy Schrott | [email protected]  Serious crime in Alexandria decreased 1.7 percent in 2018, marking the fifth year in a row that offenses have gone...

Independent Mark Shiffer runs for city council

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Mark Shiffer, a nonprofit owner with a background in data and technology, is running for council as the only Independent...

Inova Alexandria fined for rate of injuries, infections

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Inova Alexandria Hospital was fined in both 2016 and 2017 by the federal Department of Health and Human Services for...

Report: Alexandria rent on the decline

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Although the median rent for one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments in Alexandria is up in comparison to one year ago, the...

Letter to the Editor: Methodology used to examine SOL performance was...

To the editor: I’m writing in response to the August 24 article and editorial pieces that attempt summaries of the changes in SOL test performance...