Editorial: Holidays Are About Giving
The holidays are about giving, and giving thanks. The holidays are about children and family. The holidays are about sharing, about joy.
Commentary: Bumper Sticker Politics
Experts on communications in political campaigns advise that a message needs to be expressed in a matter of seconds—not minutes—if it is to be effective.
Fairfax To End Veteran Homelessness
Every veteran has a story, and a path to housing.
Jameel Mubaarik of Reston is a 63-year-old Army veteran and mechanical engineer, a former Reston homeowner.
Letter: Inaccurate Commentary
To the Editor
We appreciate the coverage Reston Connection provided the hearing on the South Lakes High School addition, particularly the continuing sub-standard stormwater management by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The article accurately reports the dialogue on the matter at the hearing.
Commentary: The Chicken and the Egg
A chicken or egg kind of debate has been going on in Virginia recently as a result of a report from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC).
Commentary: The Reston Farmers Market and More in Reston
Reston is at its peak of fall finery.
Commentary: Election Outcomes Do Matter
I know it is a safe assumption that readers of this column are regular voters. There is no need for me to carry on about the importance of voting, outcomes matter, etc.
Letter: Tainted Endorsement?
A national group designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-muslim and anti-gay hate group has been involved in Fairfax County Public Schools politics since April, and now has endorsed a slate of candidates for School Board.
Commentary: Time to Catch Up on School Funding
According to the General Assembly’s own watch-dogs, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), Virginia’s local school divisions shoulder the highest share of total K-12 spending in the Southeast region.
Editorial: Vote Now to Avoid the Earthquake
Early voting available for most voters now; vote by Nov. 3.
The news is all about Donald, Hilary, Bernie, Carlie, Joe and Jeb. That’s next year, November 2016. The election in less than a month matters here in Northern Virginia. What are your priorities?
Letter: Appeal to Save the Trees
To the Editor
Why are beautiful, healthy trees being cut down all over the Headquarters of the Reston Association?
Letter: Before Libraries Go Digital
To the Editor
It has been suggested that we don't need libraries or books anymore as everything is available digitally and on the Internet.
Column: Not Up to the Challenge
It is not easy to admit that you are not up to a challenge that hundreds of your constituents face each day, but that’s what happened to me last week. ProgressVA sponsored the “Live the Wage Challenge” asking elected officials, community leaders, advocates and everyday citizens to walk in the shoes of a minimum wage worker by living on a minimum wage budget for one week.
Column: Finally the Outrage
Several times I’ve been asked why we don’t see major outrage in Fairfax County over law enforcement excesses.
Editorial: Changing Perspective on Death Penalty
Evolving standards will eclipse the death penalty entirely at some point in the future.
It’s sad to see senseless death as a response to senseless death. Alfred R. Prieto is not a sympathetic figure, a serial killer who was on death row in California when DNA connected him to murders and rapes in Reston and Arlington that took place in 1988. He is scheduled for execution this week, at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1.