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Thursday, May 23, 2019
Letters to the Editor: March 14 – 20, 2019 Broad St. Construction Is Hurting Falls Church Small Businesses Editor, New projects along Broad St were granted many incentives. Now with traffic restricted to only one lane in each direction, drivers are trying to avoid the area thus making it difficult […]
Letters to the Editor: March 7 – 13, 2019 How Much Community With F.C. Sacrifice? Editor, Sometimes a quick skim of a local paper says a lot about a town’s values. Articles in the Feb 21-27 issue of the News-Press (“FC Demographic Bombshell: Households with Kids Down,” “FC School Board […]
A Fairfax resident recently wrote a vile, xenophobic letter to the editor disparaging senate candidate Yasmine Taeb. This type of language is corrosive to our democracy.
Letters to the Editor: February 21 – 27, 2019 Taeb’s Passion, Ambition Not Enough for Senate Seat Editor, I am writing in response to Yasmine Taeb’s “I’m Running Because We Need a New Virginia Way” in the Feb. 7-13 Falls Church News-Press. As an immigrant to this country, she is […]
I wish to disagree with the recent Letter to Editor requesting a name change to the 75-year-old name of Falls Church High School
Letters to the Editor: January 31 – February 6, 2019 Nutrition Experts Should Not Guide Math Lessons Editor, In his letter to the editor (Jan. 24, “F.C. City Schools Need Better Nutrition Policy”), Richard Klein complains about teachers using M&Ms to teach fourth-graders math and donuts to teach first-graders fractions. […]
Letters to the Editor: January 24 – 30, 2019 Leaders Have No Regard For Ordinary People’s Lives Editor, As a Falls Church neighborhood resident, I would like to express my thought regarding this government’s cruel shutdown. After reading the Jan. 23 edition’s editorial page, I wanted to share my […]
Letters to the Editor: January 17 – 23, 2019 Article on Saslaw Was ‘Puff Piece’ for Incumbent Editor, Your January 3 edition Page 1 article on the election primary between Saslaw and Taeb was a shameless puff piece for the incumbent. Instead of highlighting the contest and treating both […]
Letters to the Editor: January 10 – 16, 2019 Happy to Finally See Challenger to Saslaw Editor, Thanks to the News-Press for blowing the whistle on Virginia State Senate Democratic leader from the 35th District, Dick Saslaw. In the front page article in the Jan. 3-9 edition (Saslaw Formally […]
