Editor: Your March 24 article was excellent and accurate, except for a couple of points we would like to clarify.
You wrote that, “Current law is somewhat nebulous, but appears to allow the localities themselves to decide who can...
Editor: Anyone who thinks an entry examination to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology is fair – diversity be damned – isn’t thinking very deeply about the subject.
The myth that “cream rises to the top” is one...
Editor: The other day, a friend informed me that a relative of his lived on a street in Northern Virginia, ridiculously close to my residence in Arlington, named for a late Supreme Court justice who figured prominently, my friend...
Editor: The decision to close Fairfax County Public Schools facilities on March 12 due to a “snow” event was poor, and jeopardized the opportunity for many high-school seniors to qualify for college financial aid.
Many colleges used that that last...
Editor: I completely agree with the Sun Gazette’s opinion .
My son is a first-grader who attends a Fairfax County public achool. I have no idea years from now whether my child will have the aptitude or the interest in...
Editor: The March 10 article “Arlington Forest Residents Focus on Housing, Zoning” may be overlooked because it is another complaint about parking in some neighborhood, but it shows the power of the people in neighborhoods to stand up to...
Editor: Though I share Phil Klingelhofer’s concerns regarding deer overbrowsing in Arlington’s urban forests , it’s important not to scapegoat deer for this human-engineered outcome.
Moreover, Arlington has predators – coyotes – so lack of predation isn’t necessarily the real...
Editor: While I applaud the Fairfax County Park Authority’s effort to consider community wants regarding the reconstruction of the McLean Central Park to bring more life to the community incorporating all ages , I still have few concerns.
My first...
Editor: The Feb. 24 article combines incomplete information and inflammatory statements in an effort to downplay or dismiss the threat that deer overpopulation presents for Arlington’s local natural areas.
In fact, the drone survey conducted by a contractor for...
Editor: Your recent editorial on Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Techology asks school leaders across Northern Virginia to “work to ensure that all students, starting in elementary school, have the tools they require for maximum success,...
