By Paul O’Shea: The last person executed in Virginia was mentally ill. Yet Virginia, which has executed more people than any state except Texas, has no law protecting the mentally disabled from capital punishment. It’s time to change that. When…
School Board votes to make sex ed more LGBTQ inclusive
By Karen Kirk: The Fairfax County School Board Thursday night approved changes to the Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum that are more inclusive of LGBTQ students, thwarting opposition from a national right-wing media campaign. The proposed changes include using the…
Former opponents pledge support to Jennifer Wexton
By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick: The Virginia CD-10 primary candidates gathered today in Sterling, Va., to pledge their support for Tuesday’s primary winner, state senator Jennifer Wexton (D-33). The CD10 Unity event fulfilled a pledge all candidates had taken to support…
‘Shock and Awe’ movie shows how a few reporters ‘got it right’
By Karen Kirk: In the march to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, there were few dissenting voices. Most of the news leading up to the war was about the Bush administration’s false claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction…
Here’s the story of a candidate who won by losing
By Holly Hazard: Lost in the discussion of how minority Democrats won Medicaid expansion last month in the Virginia General Assembly is the story of one vibrant 26-year-old woman who may have made a big difference. The story starts with…
Wexton wins VA-10 Democratic primary to challenge Comstock
By Karen Kirk: State Sen. Jennifer Wexton won the Democratic Primary election Monday for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, getting about twice as many votes as her nearest competitor, former State Department official Alison Friedman. The Associated Press called the race for…
Medicaid expansion will improve public education in Fairfax County
By Dalia Palchik: As a first-generation immigrant, I know first-hand how hard it can be for a working family to access critical preventive care. And as a Fairfax County School Board member, I know the importance of affordable healthcare to…
VA-10 Democratic candidates wrap up campaigns with closing statements
The Democratic Party primary election for Congressional District VA-10 will be held this Tuesday June 12, to determine the party’s candidate in the November 6 general election against Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock. For each of the past seven weeks, The…
Candidate Question Time: How will you fight back against the ongoing Republican war on the environment?
Each week until the Va-10 congressional district Democratic Party primary election on June 12, The Blue View is asking all six candidates to respond to a key question on an important issue in 100 words or less. This week’s question: If you…
Photo Essay: Heavy rains roil the Potomac
May’s weeks of heavy rain caused the Potomac River at Great Falls National Park to rise dramatically this week, cresting Tuesday morning. On Monday, spray from the river sometimes hit Overlook No. 1, according to The Washington Post. These photos taken…
School Board votes on sex ed changes June 14 amid controversy
By Robert Rigby, Jr.: The Fairfax County School Board meets on Thursday June 14 to vote on changes to the Family Life Education curriculum that are more inclusive of transgender students—and have attracted a national media campaign of opposition from…
Fairfax County could cut immigrant arrests by 90% say experts
By Brad Swanson: Fairfax County could cut the arrests of undocumented immigrants from its jail by more than 90% by refusing to cooperate with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a panel of immigration experts who spoke…
Vote in the primary on June 12 if you want a Democrat in the 10th Cong. district
The stakes are high in this year’s primary election on Tuesday, June 12. Six candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to unseat a veteran incumbent, Barbara Comstock, in Congressional District 10. If you live in CD 10 — which…
ICE deportations are up dramatically in Fairfax County
By Diane Burkley Alejandro: Under the Trump Administration, detention for suspected immigration violations has increased dramatically – not just nationally but right here in Fairfax County. Most deportations are due to Fairfax County law enforcement’s initial detention of these individuals…