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
Letters to the Editor: Taeb’s Passion, Ambition Not Enough for Senate Seat
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 […]
Letters to the Editor: Asking F.C. High to Change Its Name is Repulsive
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: City Asks Park Visitors to Refrain from Smoking
Letters to the Editor: Nutrition Experts Should Not Guide Math Lessons
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: Leaders Have No Regard For Ordinary People’s Lives
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: Article on Saslaw Was ‘Puff Piece’ for Incumbent
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: Happy to Finally See Challenger to Saslaw
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 […]
Letters to the Editor: Climate Change Calls For a ‘Green New Deal’
Letters to the Editor: January 3 – 9, 2019 Climate Change Calls for a ‘Green New Deal’ Editor, As a young mother living in Falls Church I am worried about how climate change will shape my son’s future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change came out in October with […]
Letters to the Editor: City Needs to Crack Down On Truck Double Parking
Letters to the Editor: December 28, 2018 – January 2, 2019 City Needs to Crack Down On Truck Double Parking Editor, Once again, a delivery truck double-parked in front of Plaka Grill earlier this month impeded traffic for two blocks. It has become a routine; rather than pull off […]
