The Coronavirus pandemic has changed how everyone lives their life day to day. People have to work from home. Small businesses can’t afford to stay open. High schools and colleges have been forced to move classes online. But there are larger implications for students than just the effects of online classes. As schools across the […]
Since 1983, the U.S. has recognized April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Impacting approximately 700,000 victims in the U.S. each year, child abuse and neglect are among the most significant public health crises facing children today. According to the Administration for Children & Families, in 2017, 3.5 million children received a child protective services […]
Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and while the entire planet is living under lockdown due to COVID-19, the danger of climate change is still prevalent. Despite the requests of concerned citizens to make climate change a priority issue at the Board of County Supervisors meeting, time will tell if it becomes a […]
Prince William County’s budget hearings are coming up this week, so I spoke with Woodbridge District Supervisor Margaret Franklin to discuss what’s in the budget, her priorities, and the importance of county residents getting involved in the budget process. It’s important to know where we are in the budget process, and Supervisor Franklin was able […]
Since the beginning of this pandemic, there has been one question that everyone has been asking: how long until things get back to normal? But it’s time for us to face an unfortunate and ugly truth. We can’t return to normal. There is no getting back to normal…not for most people. It’s something that our […]
This edition of “Our Voices” is from Anonymous List for Change. Did you know that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recommends $131-150 per week for groceries for a family of four? A Family of 4 is defined by the USDA as a male and female 19-50 years old and two children 2-11 years old. […]
If I had the platform and influence, I would write a book on race called “Comfortable.” There is a new type of racial tension that has been created by people who are a lot like me. Not all racists are people who are totally ignorant or foreign to black people. Some are quite familiar or […]
You’ve heard the news: COVID-19 requires social distancing. This means that in person school is out and online instruction is in. Earlier this week, Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia issued a “Stay Home Order” that requires social distancing. The order effectively ends in-person school instruction and encourages remote learning. But advocates are concerned that online […]
The Commonwealth of Virginia might be facing a “stay-at-home” order, but that doesn’t change that order allows for certain businesses to remain open under some conditions. This week is “Virginia is for Restaurant Lovers Takeout Week”, and luckily, restaurants are still allowed to offer delivery and takeout options. What are restaurants in Lake Ridge and […]
On Friday March 20 Virginia Governor Ralph Northam made the decision to close all non-essential businesses in the state to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. In addition to the businesses closing, he also mandated that all public and private schools be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic school year. While the […]
