Port City Notebook

News, views and random observations around Alexandria

Archive for September 2017

Help the Alexandria Symphony Choose its New Music Director

The following ran in the “My View” column in the August 31, 2017 edition of the Alexandria Times: Alexandrians are accustomed to the transient nature of our town. Neighbors come and go, restaurants open and close, and friends who work in politics, foreign service or the armed forces find a temporary home here for a few years before moving on to their next assignments. Perhaps that’s why those of us […]

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When the Exception Becomes the Rule

As Alexandria schoolchildren sharpen their pencils for the first day of school, the majority of students across the state are entering their second, third or even fifth week of instruction. Remember that so-called “Kings Dominion Law” that prevents school divisions from opening before Labor Day in order to help the commonwealth’s tourism industry? Out of 133 school divisions, 83 of them (62%) have waivers from the state Department of Education […]

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