Tag: opinion
Poor Robert’s Ruminations with Rob Whittle: Are they a good egg?
By Rob Whittle
On 8-8-08 I was in a meeting with my biggest client, who had imported two “professional cost cutters” from General Motors. They...
Ethical Reflections with Rev. Ian Markham: The impossibility of agnosticism
By Very Rev. Ian Markham, PH.D.
One cannot, simply cannot, be an agnostic all the time.
The term ‘agnostic’ was first coined by the English biologist...
Your views: In defense of ARISE
To the editor:
The recently printed letter in last week’s edition of the Times, “ARISE program is flawed,” was itself flawed in its mischaracterizations of...
Your views: ARISE program is flawed
To the editor:
I was stunned to read about the city’s new ARISE pilot program, from “City to launch guaranteed income pilot” in the Oct....
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....
Your Views: Honoring our Afghan partners
To the editor:
Last month marked the one-year anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. A year ago, President Joe Biden summed up his deadly shambolic...
Command this!
By Rob Whittle
The Washington Commanders not only ruined my Sunday, but, worse, they ruined this column. I was all set, after they went 2-0, to...
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...
Times launches ‘Photo of the week’
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
A new element makes its debut on the first page in this week’s Alexandria Times Opinion section: photo of the...
Your Views: City hall is playing games with our money
To the editor:
With all the debate about flooding in Rosemont, Del Ray and elsewhere, the city continues to maintain that their stormwater fee will...
