Ten million tons of carbon would be added to Virginia’s carbon footprint annually if the Virginia legislature approves a bill to permit two new gas-fired power plants in Charles City County, southeast of Richmond. The bill, SB 992, would greenlight…
Bloomberg scores at Mt. Vernon District straw poll
By Mary Paden: Mike Bloomberg came in first, followed by Amy Klobuchar and then Pete Buttigieg at a straw poll conducted by the Mt. Vernon District Democratic Committee on Sunday, Feb. 16. The straw poll was taken at the committee’s…
Why it’s all about Pete for me!
Ed. Note: Another in our series of personal statements of support from readers for Democratic presidential candidates By Susan Reidinger: Last March, I was tooling around Youtube when I somehow landed on a video of a guy on a CNN…
Dems sign up Indian-Americans for Election Alerts at Republic Day event
Democratic volunteers signed up more than 30 Asian-Americans to receive Election Alerts at the recent India Republic Day celebration at McLean High School, attended by Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) as guest of honor. Election Alerts are emails from Fairfax County…
Warren rallies in northern Virginia — “No time for small ideas”
By Brad Swanson: Sen. Elizabeth Warren pumped up a large crowd in the gymnasium of Wakefield High School in Arlington on Feb. 13 with an energetic delivery of her stump speech excoriating the role of big money in government and…
Opinion: Why America needs President Elizabeth Warren
Ed. Note: Another in our series of personal statements of support for Democratic presidential candidates. Incidentally, Sen. Warren will appear in Arlington on Thu., Feb. 13. Click here for event details By William Berkson: Ok, I’ll admit it. I’m a…
How a death in custody led one white man on a journey to equity in Fairfax County
By Tom Goodwin: Natasha McKenna died five years ago this past weekend, February 8, 2015 — naked, cold, frightened, shackled, muzzled, and black — after a rough afternoon at Fairfax County jail. The social and racial inequities that contributed to her…
Opinion: To avoid post-election hangover, support Joe Biden now
Editor’s Note: We welcome personal statements of support for Democratic presidential candidates. Here, a Joe Biden supporter make his case. By Marcus R. Motta: Nov 4, 2020, 6:00 A.M., I wake up groggy since I was up late the previous…
FCDC volunteer has taken a journey across time and space
By Susan Boggs: Some of you may know me from my Thursday morning shifts at the Fairfax County Democratic Committee. Others of you have handed out sample ballots and back-to-school-night literature with me. I’d like you to see my other…
FCDC opposes redistricting amendment
Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) has taken a position in the controversy over whether to go forward with a gerrymandering reform first passed when Republicans were in the majority in Richmond. After spirited debate at the monthly FCDC general membership…
Senior diplomat dismissed by Trump sees danger to US global interests
By Steve Aoki: The international reputation of the United States is at a post-World War II low, according to a former senior diplomat. But instead of passively complaining, Tom Countryman is doing something about it – working on voter registration…
FCDC gets new officers, changes Bylaws
By Karen Kirk: Several hundred Democrats turned out for the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) Reorganization Meeting Tuesday night and chose new leaders, revised bylaws and approved a resolution not to support a “flawed” Virginia redistricting plan. Virginia Attorney General…
Citizen control over Va. polluters gets reprieve
By Brad Swanson: Virginia’s citizen boards will retain control over pollution emitters for at least another year as a bill to transfer this authority to a state agency has been downgraded to require passage by two consecutive annual legislatures. In…
As Virginia passes ERA, new women’s suffrage museum opens
By Susan Laume: Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) announced Virginia’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) on Monday, Jan. 27. In her official statement, she said, “We stand today on the shoulders of the thousands of women —…