Tag: opinion
Your Views: Will our libraries erase history?
To the editor:
Columbus Day will continue to be commemorated in many cities across our land, but not in Alexandria. It is Indigenous Peoples’ Day,...
My View | Allison Silberberg: When “restoration” means destruction
The first rule in medicine is “do no harm.” The same rule should apply to government at any level. But governments can and do...
Your Views: Alexandria is overpopulated
To the editor:
It’s the obvious, yet uncomfortable culprit no one talks about. However, its footprints appear in several articles of the Sept. 3 issue...
Your Views: Kudos to Alexandria’s BAR
To the editor:
The Board of Architectural Review met on Sept. 2 for a concept review of the Heritage Project proposal, which was to include...
Your Views: The death of a tree
To the editor:
On Sept. 2, an “Eco City” that has been designated a “Tree City,” along with Alexandria City Public Schools, had a beautiful...
Your Views: I support redistricting reform
To the editor:
My experience in redistricting matters includes being the appointed authority for two commissions, sitting on another commission of which I was the...
My View | Andrew Macdonald: Obituary for a pin oak (quercus...
I was the stately, towering pin oak that was cut down to make room for a concession stand for the new sports stadium at...
Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Time to...
In line with my commitment to empowering young people and encouraging them to share their voices, I have invited Alexandria City School Board Student...
Your Views: Eulogy for the Witness Oak
To the editor:
Born possibly in 1870 from an acorn of uncertain origin, this tree began as a sapling on land belonging to Black families,...
Your Views: We must save River Farm
To the editor:
Last Friday I was horrified to learn that the board of directors of the American Horticultural Society decided to put River Farm,...
