Tag: trust

Filling in the blanks with Dr. Hutchings: Rebuilding trust starts now

By Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D. Trust is one of those things that is hard to win and yet can be lost in a split second. With...

Our View: Serial promise-breaking erodes trust

Increasingly in Alexandria, it seems that promises are made to be broken. It’s particularly disturbing when this breach of trust comes from those we...

Letter to the Editor: Who hijacked our government?

To the editor: At every turn it seems, malfeasance and abuse of public trust is shown to be commonplace in Alexandria’s staff and council. How...

Our View: Potomac Yard Metro obfuscation erodes trust

The general erosion of trust is one of the saddest components of our modern era. It takes a long time to gain trust; conversely, trust...