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By Olivia Anderson | oanderson@alextimes.com The COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in empty stands and untouched uniforms last year, but the Alexandria Aces
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(From left to right) Leslie Ariail, Sen. John Warner and former AHS Executive Director Katy Moss Warner
at the 2006 American Horticulture Society gala at River Farm. (Photo/Louise Krafft)
John Warner, a former Republican U.S. senator, died at his Alexandria home on May 25 due to a heart ailment. He was 94.
Widely known throughout his five terms for his innate ability to garner support on both sides of the political aisle, Warner ultimately left his mark as someone who operated with patience, curiosity and a deep mastery of the Senate process.
Warner served in the U.S. Senate, representing Virginia from 1979 to 2009 making him the second longest serving senator from Virginia, behind Harry F. Byrd.
Ben Cahill
Energy Security and Climate Change Program
The Biden administration, mindful that its climate policies could hasten the already steep decline of the coal industry, aims to revitalize coal-dependent communities. President Biden’s climate-focused executive order signed on January 27 established an interagency working group to support vulnerable communities.
The group’s first report highlights 25 energy communities that are potentially at risk and identifies $38 billion in available federal funding to invest in infrastructure, broadband, small businesses, and local financial institutions. Environmental remediation will be a priority, building on President Biden’s plan to invest up to $16 billion in plugging orphaned oil and gas wells and reclaiming abandoned mines. The Biden administration plans to hold a series of town hall discussions in these communities, in an important step toward engaging local voices to find solutions rooted in each region’s particular needs
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Scott Stringer is facing calls to drop out of the mayor’s race and
One of Stringer’s biggest
supporters, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, officially rescinded her endorsement Wednesday afternoon. “This kind of behavior is unacceptable in any workplace and those who have perpetrated such acts must be held accountable for their actions, not given bigger platforms,” the Queens pol said. She’s one of the young, progressive female lawmakers whose early endorsements gave Stringer cred on the left, and has been highly active in his campaign ever since. Several Democratic district leaders announ