Cindy
Getting to 100% Clean in Virginia: How Long a Road IS It Actually?
by Cindy
There are several bills in the General Assembly right now to address climate change and move Virginia away from reliance on fossil fuels....
Picking Our 2020 Nominee: How the Convention Actually Works
In what is undoubtedly the most critical election of our lifetimes, the process of selecting the Democratic nominee is of utmost importance. So now...
Having My Day in Court: Dramatic First Day Under New Fairfax Commonwealth’s Attorney
First off, let me say that every single person in Virginia should spend one day in a criminal court and see what the criminal...
Video: Parisa Dehghani-Tafti Sworn In as New Commonwealth’s Attorney For Arlington and City of...
by Cindy
A standing-room only crowd gathered in the Arlington Government Building today at 4pm, to watch Arlington Clerk of the Court, Paul Ferguson, give...
Andrew Yang: When the “Best of Intentions” Meet “Some Harsh Realities”
by Cindy
Okay, I sort of understand the appeal of Andrew Yang. Some people, seeing Democrats and Republicans alternate control of the White House, and...
Does Julián Castro Have a Shot at the Ultimate American Dream?
by Cindy
Orphaned seven-year old Victoria Castro came to the United States from Mexico in 1922. She only attended school through fourth grade, having to...
What We Still Don’t Know About Solitary Confinement in Virginia
tl;dr: A bill last year (Dick Saslaw, Patrick Hope, Dave Marsden, Barbara Favola) mandated an annual Dept. of Corrections report on the use of...
Will Warren Persist All the Way to the White House?
by Cindy
I can hear it in my head like it was yesterday—the sobbing, angry phone calls from my daughters from their respective college campuses...
Pete Buttigieg: 2020 Wunderkind, or Wonder Why?
by Cindy
I have to admit, when my Congressman Don Beyer endorsed Pete Buttigieg right out of the gate in April of this year, I...
The Case for (and Against) Kamala Harris [UPDATE 12/3: Harris Has Dropped Out]
by Cindy
UPDATE 12/3:
I’ve had a political crush on Kamala Harris since the Fall of 2016, when I unintentionally caught a radio broadcast of a...
