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 […]

Letters to the Editor: June 7 – 13, 2018   Gross Should Listen to Citizens Regarding STLs Editor, As the debate in Fairfax County over legalizing short-term lodging rages on, Mason District Supervisor Penny Gross has cast her ballot in favor. In her News-Press News of Greater Falls Church column […]

Letters to the Editor: May 31 – June 6, 2018   When Will Enough Development Be Enough? Editor, How much more is it going to take before county and city officials realize that enough is enough regarding continued development. I am referring to the article which appeared in the Editorial […]

Letters to the Editor: May 24 – 30, 2018   Don’t Ruin Our Community With Big Development Editor, When Falls Church City first made mention of trying to get the Amazon HQ2 Project for the land now occupied by Falls Church schools, they stated in your newspaper that since this […]

Letters to the Editor: May 17 – 23, 2018   Electric Vehicle Ownership Should Be Higher in F.C. Editor, At the beginning of 2018, only 0.3 percent of all registered registered vehicles in the City were electric vehicles (EV) and only 7 percent were hybrid vehicles (DMV data). Given our […]

Letters to the Editor: May 10 – 16, 2018   Misleading Headline Pits Council vs. School Board Editor, Your headline in the April 26 issue declaring, “F.C. Schools Win 3% COLA in Final Council 7-0 Vote for FY2019 Budget” is both misleading and divisive. It’s misleading because the City Council […]

Letters to the Editor: May 3 – 9, 2018   Danger in Criminalizing Groups in a Community Editor, Isn’t it time? Recently, a manager at a local Falls Church City coffee shop where children gather after school accused three high school boys of damaging property and spilling coffee. They denied […]

Letters to the Editor: April 26 – May 2, 2018   Recognizing the Bravery of an F.C. Police Officer The following is a letter shared with the News-Press to Falls Church Police Chief Mary Gavin: Chief Gavin, In the early morning hours of March 21, a man previously unknown to […]

Letters to the Editor: April 19 – 25, 2018   F.C. ‘Elites’ Should Be Held Fully Accountable Editor, According to teachers’ salary research in this area Falls Church is no lower than fifth highest average teacher salary and in other records second highest! There are various variables in all systems […]