Letters to the Editor: July 19 – 25, 2018   We Must Dramatically Reduce Plastic Waste Editor, Last month, we were reminded in the Our Man in Arlington column that, while Arlington has one of the country’s highest recycling rates, plastic bags, foam cups and plates, and Keurig coffee pods […]

Letters to the Editor: July 12 – 18, 2018   Why Do Revenue Formulas Change Mid-Project? Editor, At the Planning Commission meeting on July 2, chair Russell Wodiska asked a critical question: If the commercial property of Founder’s Row has been reduced (by over 40 percent), how could revenue projections […]

Letters to the Editor: July 5 – 11, 2018   More on Falls Church’s ‘Hangman’s Tree’ Editor, I enjoyed Estelle Timar-Wilcox’s piece in the News-Press last week on the “Legend of Civil War Era ‘Hangman’s Tree.” Allow me to add footnote. The historic plaque you reported correctly was prepared in […]

Letters to the Editor: June 28 – July 4, 2018   Kudos to F.C. for RFP’s Environmental Targets Editor, Congratulations to the Falls Church City Council and staff for including strong environmental targets in the West Falls Church Economic Development Project RFP. In addition to walkable, pedestrian, bike-friendly streets, the […]

Letters to the Editor: June 21 – 27, 2018   Help Save Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean Editor, I am afraid that many in our community may be unaware that a beloved local institution, the Claude Moore Colonial Farm in McLean, is slated by the National Park Service to […]

Letters to the Editor: June 14 – 20, 2018   Where Was the Outrage During Obama Years? Editor, Your tag team sermons, Paul Krugman’s “What the Matter with Europe,” and your own “Ray Cohn and Donald Trump,” May 24, page 30 impose on your readers your schizophrenic struggle to decide […]