Editor: After two debates, does anyone have any idea what Glenn Youngkin, the Republican nominee for governor, stands for?
With less than a month before the election, all Youngkin has presented is a lot of platitudes and dog whistles (language...
Locked in a tight race for governor, Republican Glenn Youngkin and former Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) traded barbs over COVID, abortion and the economy during a Sept. 28 forum at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria.
Youngkin assailed what he...
Editor: A clear difference once existed between Maryland and Virginia. Virginia had lower taxes, was more business-friendly and was less intrusive.
With progressives in control, Virginia has progressively declined. We have the choice to halt or hurry that decline.
We can...
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...
Dropped into my mailslot at home earlier this week was a political mailing proclaiming “Endorsement Announcement” with an image (seemingly Photoshopped together) of Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin with former President Donald Trump.
Youngkin “has my complete and total endorsement,”...
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...
Virginia gubernatorial candidates Glenn Youngkin (R) and Terry McAuliffe (D) promised rosier futures for Virginians during a Sept. 1 luncheon in Tysons, but offered vastly different roadmaps for how to get there.
McAuliffe, 64, spoke first and Youngkin last at...
Let’s face it: The television and social-media advertising of both candidates for Virginia governor leaves much to be desired.
But in this case, that’s an advantage for Terry McAuliffe, because he’s the known quantity. For Republican Glenn Youngkin, the question...
