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County Board Debate Scheduled -- The six Democratic candidates for County Board, along with Green Party hopeful Audrey Clement, have been invited to participate in a candidate's night debate on...
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Social Issues Dominate State Senate Debate
Republican state Senate candidate Caren Merrick is running on jobs, jobs, jobs. But questions from the audience at last night's candidate forum in Cherrydale focused on abortion, guns and more...
Morning Poll: Local Political Debates
On his blog yesterday, Sun Gazette editor Scott McCaffrey reported that some residents have taken note of Republican state Senate candidate Caren Merrick's propensity for skipping local candidate...
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County Board Candidates Debate -- The three candidates for Arlington County Board -- two incumbent Democrats and one Green Party challenger -- answered questions at the Civic Federation...
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DCA Workers Injured By Lightning Strike -- Two workers at Reagan National Airport were injured after lightning struck near American Airlines Gate 32. The injuries were not considered...
Primary Mud-Slinging Not Repeated in Debate Between Favola, Merrick
If you were hoping for fireworks in the closely-watched state Senate race between Arlington County Board member Barbara Favola (D) and McLean businesswoman Caren Merrick (R), you would have been...
In the 49th District, The Issues Aren’t the Issue
With no Republican contenders in the race, the Democratic primary for the 49th District House of Delegates seat will almost certainly decide who will represent the South Arlington district for the...
Debate to Be Held for 49th District House of Delegates Race
ARLnow.com and Arlington Independent Media will be sponsoring a debate between the two Democrats running for the 49th District House of Delegates seat next week. Alfonso Lopez and Stephanie...
Areizaga-Soto Criticized for Negative Mailers in Primary Race
Two fellow Democrats are taking state Senate candidate Jaime Areizaga-Soto to task for campaign mailers sharply critical of his opponent, County Board member Barbara Favola. The latest mailer shows...
Jon Stewart Would Approve of the County Board Race
If Jon Stewart wanted to find sanity in politics, he would have had to look no further than across the river in Arlington. This year's county board race has been polite, issues-oriented and has...
Murray Skips Debate, Slams Moran on Chinese TV
Republican Patrick Murray skipped the last scheduled candidate debate in Arlington last night, leaving Democratic incumbent Rep. Jim Moran and Independent Green candidate Ron Fisher to have more of a...
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One Sign That It's Almost Halloween -- Around 5:00 yesterday evening, police were called to the ramp from northbound Washington Boulevard to Route 50 for a report of a severed human foot found in a...
Kelly Makes County Manager’s Resignation a Campaign Issue
Republican Mark Kelly is hoping that the handling of county manager Michael Brown's forced resignation will convince voters that more "diversity of opinion" is needed on the county board. Last...
Kelly: Board is Out of Touch, Needs Diversity of Opinion
Republican County Board candidate Mark Kelly says county government spending is out of control and he's the man to help reign it in. If elected to replace incumbent Democrat Chris Zimmerman, Kelly...
School Board Candidates Talk Planetarium, Overcrowding
Miriam Gennari, the Green Party candidate for school board, made her case for why she should replace incumbent Sally Baird last night. To Gennari, the biggest challenges facing Arlington Public...
