More than Half of Fairfax County’s 700,000 Voters Voted Early
Virginia localities take precautions to protect voters, workers
Virginia localities are taking a number of precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 at polling places even though masks will not be required.
Election Storm of the Century: Herndon-Reston Area
Saying the vote counts is an understatement.
Election Day 2020 will go down in history.
Scouting for Food Nov. 14
Things have changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Scouting for Food on Nov. 14
Celebrate Fairfax: Outlook Not Good
Outside or not, thousands gathered for rides, entertainment and food could be a super spreader.
Celebrate Fairfax plans in question
Preventing Falls
Physical exercise and home safety reduce risk
One of the leading causes of fatal injuries in older adults is falling.
Vienna, Herndon Mayors, Delegate Watts Honored
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recognized three local honorees.
Pressure Mounts on Return to School in Fairfax County
School Board members face sensitive voting items.
The week of Oct. 19 held important information for Fairfax County Public Schools families.
A Good Place for Affordable Housing in Fairfax County?
Proposal could be a step toward 5,000 unit goal.
Braddock Supervisor James Walkinshaw located prime real estate to create 200-250 family units of affordable housing: two parking lots of the Fairfax Government Center.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Don’t Waste Your Vote
Maybe Joe Biden was not your preferred Democratic candidate and you would rather have supported Warren, Klobuchar, Sanders or Buttigieg.
Three Reston Residents Appointed to Community Center Board
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, at the request of Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appointed three Reston residents to the nine-member Reston Community Center Board of Governors: William Keefe, William Penniman and Vicky Wingert.
‘Matter Closed’ on Reston Golf Course Designation
Owner ‘respectfully disagrees’ with supervisor’s findings
Hunter Mill Supervisor Walter Alcorn (D) issued a surprise statement early Friday morning, Oct. 23, ending what he termed "a good deal of uncertainty and even anxiety" among some constituents in the Reston portion of his district.
Opinion: Commentary: Mark and John and Amendment One
When the then underdog Mark Warner, whose only experience in political life had been to chair the Democratic Party of Virginia and manage the successful campaign of Doug Wilder for governor, had the courage in 1996 to take on senior senator John Warner in his re-election bid, Mark Warner’s bumper sticker read, “Mark, not John.”
Opinion: Commentary: Don’t Be Fooled by Ballot Language in Virginia
Vote NO on the Gerrymandering Amendment
The ballot language in Amendment 1 is confusing.
Opinion: Commentary: Marathon is Over – Virginia Special Session Gavels Out
The 2020 General Assembly Special Session, which first convened on Aug. 18, recessed at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 16.
Opinion: Commentary: Make a Plan and Vote 2020
Voting is a fundamental American right and the basis of our democracy.