This page provides links to news articles and editorials pertinent to family. The Family Alliance does not endorse either the publications or the articles. The articles and editorials are primarily of state and local origin. Links will be updated daily. Links over a month old will be deleted.
National News
- Anita Hill’s claims echo in allegation against Kavanaugh. Three decades later, will anything be different? (starexponent.com, Sep 17)
- Karen Pence wants to help ease burden for military spouses (washingtontimes.com/, Sep 13)
- Texas teacher accused of bullying pro-Trump student removed from classroom (washingtontimes.com, Sep 13)
- Congressman demands DOJ probe Colorado for ‘harassment’ of Christian baker (washingtontimes.com, Sep 10)
- Dems force Senate shutdown to protest Kavanaugh hearing (washingtonexaminer.com, Sep 5)
- Pro-life activist says she’s being censored online (video.foxnews.com, Aug 31)
State/Local News
- Manassas superintendent ‘humbled’ to lead the division (insidenova.com, Sep 14)
- U.S. District Court Orders “Special Master” Names in “Racial Packing” Case by 9/20; Progress Reports on 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 11/2 (bluevirginia.us, Sep 14)
- Court won’t immediately take over Va. redistricting, but sets contingency plan in motion (www.breezejmu.org, Sep 14)
- Prince William County seeks input on bicycle map (princewilliamtimes.com, Sep 14)
- Deutsch sets town meeting on bullying in school (bullrunnow.com, Sep 13)
- Prince William schools’ pre-K enrollment reaches all-time high (princewilliamtimes.com, Sep 13)
- From sweaty students to leaky roofs: Virginia’s aging schools need help (princewilliamtimes.com, Sep 13)
- Town Postpones Haymarket Day until October (bristowbeat.com, Sep12)
- Review finds Virginia elections agency had culture of ‘open support for one party over the other’ (starexponent.com, Sep 11)
- Meet Manassas City Police Dept. at Sept. 22 open house (bullrunnow.com)
- Citing U.S. Supreme Court decision, State Sen. seeks attorney general’s opinion on deteriorating schools (starexponent.com, Sep 8)
- UMW police department achieves accreditation from the state fredericksburg.com, Sep 8)
- Va. state senator who met with Assad says British are planning fake chemical attack (washingtonpost.com, Sep 8) Note: Senator Dick Black has explained his position on this in the past => Senator Dick Black Reponds to Critics of his Letter to Syrian President Bashar Assad (thebullelephant.com).
- Prince William Public Schools hires new associate superintendent (insidenova.com, Sep 8)
- Gov. Northam asks GOP leader to ask Court to redistrict since General Assembly at impasse (bullrunnow.com, Sep 8)
- Prince William Co. Public Schools begins pilot program arming retired… (amp.fox5dc.com, Sep 5)
- Armed Guards Hired for Prince William County Elementary Schools (nbcwashington.com, Sep 5)
- Other’s View: Is Virginia violating the Brown vs. Board of Education decision? (starexponent.com, Sep 5)
- Building opportunities: Loudoun Chamber of Commerce hosts innovation in education dialogue (loudountimes.com, Sep 5)
- Students tell legislators about mental illness, peer pressure (starexponent.com, Sep 2)
- Fewer Virginia third-graders are passing state reading tests. Here’s why that matters. (fredericksburg.com, Sep 1)
- Virginia Republicans rip Democratic redistricting plan, say it won’t pass (loudountimes.com, Sep 1)
- Human Rights Commission seeks applications for student council (princewilliamtimes.com, Aug 31)
- Majority of NoVa Politicians Advocate for Federal Pay Raises (bristowbeat.com, Aug 31)
- Prince William opens state-of-the-art school for nontraditional students (princewilliamtimes.com, Aug 29)
- Micron Technology announces $3B investment, 1,100 jobs in Manassas (insidenova.com, Aug 29)
- Roads, jobs connect Northern Virginia’s elected leaders (insidenova.com, Aug 30, 2018)
- Rules around school buses, speed zones in Virginia (insidenova.com, Aug 29)
- New school year brings big changes in Prince William schools (insidenova.com, Aug 24)
- General Assembly to Redraw House of Delegates Districts (bristowbeat.com, Aug 21)
- Northam calls special session for legislature to redraw districts (washingtonpost.com, Aug 20
2018 Elections
- Comstock, Stewart stump at Hob Nob in the Valley in Winchester (loudountimes.com, Sep 17)
- Prince William County encourages voting in-person, absentee (potomaclocal.com, Sep 17)
- GOP candidates pressure Trump to abandon pay freeze for federal workers (washingtontimes.com, Sep 3)
Senate Race
- Corey Stewart fires a top campaign aide (thebullelephant.com, Sep 17)
- Stewart: Sexual assault allegation against Supreme Court nominee ‘a bunch of crap’ (princewilliamtimes.com, Sep 17)
- Kaine, Stewart to speak at climate change forum in Northern Virginia (starexponent.com, Sep 17)
- Climate Science Deniers Like Corey Stewart Should NOT Be Given a Forum to Spew Their Noxious Views. If So, Then Go After Them HARD! (bluevirginia.us, Sep 14)
- Corey Stewart’s supporters close to home ask: Where is the Corey we know? (washingtonpost.com, Sep 14)
- Virginia universities to host two town halls between Kaine and Stewart (loudountimes.com, Sep 13)
- Kaine, far ahead in his Senate race, tries to expand the map in Virginia for other Democrats (washingtonpost.com, Sep 8)
- Sen. Tim Kaine explains why he opposes Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination to US Supreme Court (bullrunnow.com, Sep 8)
- GOP Senate candidate Corey Stewart hammers Trump’s freeze on federal worker pay (thehill.com, Aug 31)
- NBC12 to air Kaine-Stewart debate in September (nbc12.com, Aug 28)
- NRSC doesn’t acknowledge Corey Stewart as Virginia’s Senate Candidate (thebullelephant.com, Aug 26)
- Senate candidates Kaine, Stewart discuss issues at Virginia Tech student forum (starexponent.com, Aug 25)
- Va. Republican congressional candidates stay away from Senate nominee Stewart (richmond.com, Aug 20)
- U.S. Sen Tim Kaine and Republican challenger Corey Stewart drop by Fredericksburg (fredericksburg.com, Aug 16)
1st Congressional District
- Video: Vangie Williams (VA-01) Says “I’ve Been Called a Girl, Sweetheart…and Even a ‘Nice Colored Lady’”…”All I Wanted Was to Be Heard” (bluevirginia.us)
- Flip-A-District Friday: Volume VIII – Vangie Williams (VA-01) (bluevirginia.us, Sep 14)
- Vangie Williams Resorts to Blatant Lies in Desperate Effort to Unseat Rob Wittman (thebullelephant.com, Sep 13)
- First Congressional District candidates to participate in UMW forum next month (fredericksburg.com, Sep 10)
- Rep. Wittman Announces Support for School Choice (bristowbeat.com, Sep 5)
- Vangie Williams explains vision for the First District at Kiwanis Club meeting (vagazette.com, Aug 31)
- Majority of NoVa Politicians Advocate for Federal Pay Raises (bristowbeat.com, Aug 31)
10th Congressional District
- Even on 9/11 Wexton is a no-show (thebullelephant.com, Sep 12)
- Wexton, Giffords talk gun violence prevention at Sterling campaign event (loudountimes.com, Sep 5)
- AP FACT CHECK: Claims in Comstock MS-13 Ad Fall Short (nytimes.com, Aug 29)
- Fake Cops for Wexton, Real Cops Support Comstock (thebullelephant.com, Aug 28)
- Gabby Giffords group spending $1 million to criticize Virginia Republican congresswoman on guns (nbcnews.com, Aug 28)
- Video: New Gabby Giffords TV Ad Declares, Powerfully and Accurately, “Barbara Comstock Has Failed!” (bluevirginia.us, Aug 28)
11th Congressional District
- Candidate Forum 2018: 11th Congressional District of Virginia – The following is amateur video of the forum. Raw File 1, Raw File 2, and Raw File 3
Local Election News
- Manassas school board elections Nov. 6 (insidenova.com, Sep 14)
- Four candidates running for three Manassas Park City Council seats (insidenova.com, Sep 13)
- Manassas City Council Elections: Six candidates seek three seats Nov. 6 (insidenova.com, Sep 10)
- Three candidates in special election for Prince William school board chair (insidenova.com, Aug 17, 2018)
Opinion
- Chain Reaction: Tuition Rises Due To Higher Tuition (baconsrebellion.com, Sep 18)
- Gold: Are phone pouches coming our way? (insidenova.com, Sep 17)
- Editorial: Taxpayers on the hook for bloated U.Va. salaries (fredericksburg.com, Sep 15)
- Virginia and the Next Global Debt Crisis (baconsrebellion.com, Sep 15)
- Democrats could score big wins in Virginia’s congressional delegation (insidenova.com, Sep 14)
- A Gaggle of Googles (thebullelephant.com, Sep 14)
- Google’s day of reckoning is finally at hand (washingtonpost.com, Sep 14)
- Trump’s Treasury Department is trying to kill school choice — is he aware? (washingtonexaminer.com, Sep 14)
- How Restorative Justice Is Wrecking Schools (baconsrebellion.com, Sep 14)
- COMMENTARY: Pastor’s Bible study shouldn’t bring eviction (fredericksburg.com, Sep 14)
- Opinion | The ethics of labs growing brain cells (breezejmu.org, Sep 13)
- Other’s Views: Editorial: What does ‘Dixie’ mean? (starexponent.com, Sep 8)
- Taking responsibility for the opioid crisis (washingtontimes.com, Sep 5)
- COMMENTARY: Contrary to media, most Americans aren’t that into politics (fredericksburg.com, Sep 1)
- Editorial: Ongoing shortage underscores the value of our teachers (princewilliamtimes.com, Aug 31)
- Spending more money on schools doesn’t help students learn (washingtonexaminer.com, Aug 29)
- COLUMN: A well rounded education is fundamental for students’ success (starexponent.com, Aug 28)
- A positively PWCS new school year (princewilliamtimes.com, Aug 26)
- EDITORIAL: Backsliding on the SOLs (fredericksburg.com, Aug 25)
Social Commentators
- Everett Piper (washingtontimes.com)
- Suzanne Fields (washingtontimes.com
