There was an instructive poll result reported in last week’s Falls Church News-Press newspaper.
The online (and therefore non-scientific but still illuminating) query had asked Falls Church-ians whether they thought the Afghanistan evacuation had been carried out successfully.
Despite the newspaper...
Editor: Terry McAuliffe has offered what he calls a “Plan of Action for a Fairer Commonwealth: Creating a More Equitable Justice System That Works for All Virginians.” Only his plan does not work for all Virginians.
The plan focuses entirely...
Editor: Northern Virginians need to take a hard look at our gubernatorial candidates.
Both candidates have remained all but silent on the details of their plans to address the greatest existential threat we face – climate change.
We are in a...
My sister-in-law and I were talking recently when she mentioned a high-school student who had received a hand-written note from her and said, “I can’t read cursive.”
Back nearly a decade ago during the battle-royale over the Columbia Pike streetcar that roiled the political waters in Arlington (and an itty-bitty sliver of Fairfax County), a wise elected official – and streetcar supporter – proffered this explanation...
Editor: I’m sorry, but I disagree with what I consider to be the over-concern about the year lost to COVID . I don’t think the concern is either warranted, or useful to our children.
This year may have caused less...
Virginia Department of Education officials were out with 2020-21 Standards of Learning (SOLs) results last week. It was not a pretty picture.
Particularly in science and math, pass rates among Virginia students cratered, sometimes as much as 30 points. In...
When COVID-19 caused school leaders to close schools across Virginia more than a year ago, after-school and summer-enrichment programs didn’t skip a beat.
