by CAROL McEWEN, for the Sun Gazette
I remember being proud, as I grew up, that I lived in a city, instead of being a farm kid from “the sticks.” (Keep in mind this “city” had 20,000 residents – and...
There is a scene in the classic 1970s comedy “Smokey and the Bandit” in which Sheriff Buford T. Justice (played by the incomparable Jackie Gleason) stumbles upon a group of young Georgia car thieves on the side of the...
Editor: Add my voice to the chorus of constituents that are disappointed and angry about how the Arlington government has proceeded with school openings these last couple months.
There is no good reason that our kids cannot be in school...
Editor: I read with interest your recent coverage of the sidewalk controversy that has erupted in Vienna.
While some may feel sidewalks are a “no brainer,” anecdotal evidence suggests that many pedestrians in Northern Virginia will ignore sidewalks, even when...
Back in the 1950s, a penny bought more than thoughts. It bought CANDY – several pieces, as a matter of fact. And a nickel’s worth filled the bottom of a small brown sack, about an inch deep.
One has to wonder, at this point, if state leaders are purposely trying to push as many parents to abandon public schools as humanly possible.
Latest example: The Virginia Department of Education is starting to mull getting rid of “advanced”...
The National Women’s Political Caucus of Virginia has endorsed two challengers in local legislative races that will be decided in the upcoming Democratic primary.
The organization is backing Karishma Mehta, who is challenging Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-Arlington-Fairfax) in the 49th...
Arlington County Board members on Saturday stuck a fork in it and declared the battle over preservation of the Rouse (Febrey-Lothrop) estate over.
Board members said that, with the buildings on the 9.5-acre parcel now rubble after the owner razed...
