By Susan Laume: Since June, an informal grassroots group in Springfield has written 11,937 postcards – beating their goal of 10,000 — to help re-elect Kathy Tran (D-42) as Virginia state delegate and elect other Democrats to local and state…
You probably qualify for early voting, so don’t miss the opportunity!
Will you be outside Fairfax County on Tue., Nov 5, for any period of time for school, work, errands, appointment, or vacation? Then you have the right (or should it be the duty?) to vote early and be sure your…
A very busy mother, but not too busy to care
By Kathi R. Levin and Liz Walker There is a common saying that if you need something done, find a person who is already busy to do it. That can truly be said of long time Centreville resident and active…
Linda Sperling brings fresh vision to race for Springfield supervisor against 12-year incumbent
By Susan Laume: Linda Sperling has a fresh vision for Springfield District. A Democrat, Sperling aims to replace a 12-year Republican incumbent on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, who she believes has long stood in the way of progressive…
Kamala Harris stumps for Kathy Tran and Dan Helmer in No. Va.
By Susan Laume: A normally quiet street in Springfield streamed with activity Sunday afternoon, Oct. 27, as presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D- Cal.) stopped by to support re-election canvassing for state Del. Kathy K.L.Tran (D – 42). Harris told…
Help turn out the blue vote with BlueCards and FCDC’s clever website
When superstars like Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, and Elizabeth Guzman, a pioneer Latina in the Virginia House, swear by a BlueCard, you know they are on to something. The Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC) BlueCard is…
Laura Jane Cohen, seeking school board seat, has long worked hard to protect children
By Susan Laume: Laura Jane Cohen worked hard to protect children long before she decided to run for elected office. Cohen, the Democratic endorsed candidate for Springfield District’s seat on the Fairfax County School Board, heard the terrible news of…
Alec Baldwin campaigns for Dems in Virginia
By Susan Laume: Actor Alec Baldwin spent Tuesday afternoon visiting four of the forty Democratic campaigns in Virginia endorsed by People for the American Way (PFTAW) in the 2019 election. Baldwin, a PFTAW board member, delivered pizza to Dan Helmer’s campaign…
Guns and transportation highlight Springfield supervisor debate
By Susan Laume: Springfield District citizens reacted strongly to gun violence and transportation issues during Monday night’s debate between their Fairfax County Board of Supervisor candidates Linda Sperling, Democrat, and incumbent, Pat Herrity, Republican. The audience, most wearing candidate T-shirts…
Gun violence is key issue at Springfield candidate forum
By Susan Laume: Gun violence was a defining issue at the Springfield District candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 3, attended by candidates for Fairfax County School Board, county Board of Supervisors, and state delegate. Laura Jane H. Cohen, Democratic-endorsed candidate…
The Election Alert sign-up contest: wine now and wins in November
The Great Blue Wave Election Alert Sign-Up Contest has begun, with free bottles of special Blue Wave Reisling wine awarded to volunteers who sign up at least 48 voters to receive Election Alerts from Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC). The…
An “off-off-off year” election in November? Not this time!
By Jane Barker: If history holds, turnout for the election in November will be the lowest in Virginia’s four-year cycle of annual elections, as this poll comes three years after the previous presidential election. But so much hangs in the…
Lawmaker behind successful drive to abolish death penalty in NH speaks in Reston on Oct. 5
By Paul O’Shea: The leader of New Hampshire’s successful drive to abolish the death penalty – making it the 21st state to do so — will deliver the keynote at the annual luncheon of Virginians for Alternatives to the Death…
Ice cream in the service of equality
By Susan Laume: Lucky Clifton residents on Monday, Sept. 16, got an opportunity to sample free ice cream and show their support for Virginian ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Clifton was just one stop in an ice cream truck…