Support the Lakewood School District levies | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

We are writing today to urge voters in the Lakewood School District to vote “YES” on April 17 for the Replacement School Programs and Operation Levy and the Capital Projects and Technology Levy.

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10:55 AM February 29, 2012 0

Food Bank thanks community for support | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Those of us at the Arlington Food Bank wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the organizations who were involved in helping us with our holiday food drive. It was with the assistance of those in the Arlington and Lakewood School Districts and the Arlington Fire Department’s Santa Run, along with considerable support from the food drives at our local grocery stores, that we received substantial food donations which made the holiday food drive a huge success. Overall, our community enabled us to assist more than 300 families for this past holiday season. Your kindness helped so many who have so little.

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10:54 AM February 29, 2012 0

Vote Yes on the school levy | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

As a former Finance Director of the Arlington School District and prior Mayor of Arlington I would like to take this opportunity to remind our Arlington School District citizens that on Tuesday, February 14th a Replacement 4-Year Maintenance and Operations Levy will be on the election ballot. The current four-Year M & O levy will expire at the end of this year.

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10:34 AM February 8, 2012 0

Support Arlington schools | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

On Feb. 14, we will ask you, the voter, to approve a School Programs and Operation Levy (formerly called a M&O Levy) for the Arlington School District.

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9:36 AM February 1, 2012 0

Thanks for helping Toys for Kids | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I would like to thank everyone who helped American Legion Post 76 Toys For Kids raise money throughout the year to help purchase Christmas gifts for the less fortunate children in the Arlington area.

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9:08 AM January 5, 2012 0

Protecting our children | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The outrage over the recent incidents of child abuse at two major, high profile university athletic departments continues to fill the national print and electronic media.

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9:07 AM January 5, 2012 0

I love the Lakewood School District | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I have been a member of the Lakewood School District community for over 30 years, as a resident, a taxpayer, a parent of two Lakewood graduates and one child to begin school at Lakewood in the fall. I have had the privilege of being a teacher and librarian for Lakewood School District since 1977. This is my community, my home, and I love living and working here. This fall I have been reminded that Lakewood is a great place by community participation in several venues.

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updated 2:33 PM December 21, 2011 0

Tolbert has vision, passion | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Barb Tolbert’s vision and passion for the city of Arlington make her the obvious choice as our next Mayor.

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10:29 AM November 2, 2011 0

Steve Baker for Mayor? | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

As the citizens of the city of Arlington begin to make their decision for who our next Mayor should be and what attributes we would like to see, perhaps we should consider the ones we don’t.

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10:28 AM November 2, 2011 0

Support Rankin for City Council | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I first met Jim Rankin after he had been selected to serve as our Fire Chief here in Arlington.

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10:33 AM October 26, 2011 0