Editor: The nation is celebrating the development of vaccines to protect against COVID-19. While some who contract the virus will not suffer serious consequences, those with risk factors should be aware of the miraculous therapies that are now available.
When...
Editor: Kudos to the Sun Gazette for its coverage over the years of Virginia Cooperative Extension’s (VCE) programs in Arlington and Alexandria. Sadly, the Arlington County Board has put those programs on the chopping block in its proposed budget...
Editor: Extension Master Gardeners of Arlington apparently are not valued as essential volunteers by the Arlington County government, as the recent recommendation to cut the Arlington Extension Office budget by 50 percent has demonstrated.
This proposal could devastate the future...
Editor: The Sun Gazette was right to raise concerns about more criminals being released in Arlington .
If fewer criminals are prosecuted and jailed, that will lead to increased crime. Crime recently increased in America’s cities, as more offenders were...
Editor: The Arlington County Board soon will consider adding food-scrap collection to its solid waste services.
County reports state that a majority of respondents to a November-December poll of 27,575 households on the trash/recycling email list supports the proposed initiative....
Editor: The Sun Gazette’s editorial page frequently would inform and educate. More recently, it seems that the page, to put it kindly, has become inane.
Example, articles about whether vice presidents deserve a day of their own for celebration, or...
Editor: Every third Saturday of the month, the County Board starts its meeting with public comment.
As those who get up for the 8:30 start know, about ten speakers sign up to talk two minutes each. Residents describe concerns, offer...
Editor: As an Arlington Public Schools’ parent and lifelong Democrat, I am frustrated by the Arlington County Democratic Committee’s (ACDC) endorsement of candidates for School Board.
Under Virginia law, this office is expressly nonpartisan, as the ACDC Website acknowledges: “Because...
Editor: I am happy to see Arlington County and its election officials want to encourage ranked-choice (or instant-runoff) voting, as reported in the Sun Gazette. Progressives, including the Green Party and independents, have wanted this voting process for many...
