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Voting Constitutional
The November election has many offices on the ballot. Alexandrians will be voting for President and Vice President, a US Senator, a US Congressman, A Mayor, 6 Members of City Council and 3 Members of...
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Going Going Gone!
One of the topics that is front and center in our local forums for City Council candidates is affordable housing. This week alexandrianews.org produced a major analysis of the trends of such housing in...
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November Choices
alexandrianews.org Endorsements The election is less than a week away and we must make our choices at the polls or by absentee ballot. We have attended numerous forums, spoken with the candidates and...
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Candidates Victorious
After the last local election three and a half years ago, City Council voted hastily to move elections to the fall. There were predictions that the crush of candidates would cause long delays at the...
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Legislative Dreaming
Every year the City Council puts together a legislative package for the City’s representatives to the General Assembly. There is a short session this year and several parts of the package are notable....
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Tilting At Windmills
We recently had a national election. The Democrats held on to the Presidency and increased their control of the Senate at a time when an overwhelming number of Democratic seats were being contested. At...
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The ABC’s Of $$$
A year ago Alexandria City Public Schools was rocked by a financial scandal. The facilities department administered the capital program fund in a manner that resulted in project overruns, unpaid...
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Seeing Green On Black Friday
For many years Alexandria adopted the philosophy that Black Friday shopping was an affair of the Malls. Old Town was calm, stately and deserted on the day after Thanksgiving. It came back to life on...
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No Santa Budget Ahead
This week City Council met in a pre-budget work session. The news from staff was not all dismal; the visions of sugar plums and increased spending on goodies dancing in the heads of members were...
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In Union There Is Strength
In the wake of adopting the Waterfront Plan earlier this year, City Council ordered a study of Union Street. Union Street will become significantly more important to transportation as the...
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