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Alexandria is blessed to have many engaged and well-informed citizens.  Many of them are experts on issues of great importance to the City.  The City offers many opportunities for public input on City decision-making, but many citizens feel that their views are not really being heard.

The City is launching a new initiative, "What's Next, Alexandria?," to begin a community conversation about how Alexandrians can best participate in shaping the city's future.

Get ready to get your civic engagement on - today is National Voter Registration day! 

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from each of the 12 candidates running
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 When most of us hear the word philanthropy, we think about money--lots of money. To most Americans, philanthropy is the province of the wealthy and celebrities--Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, the Rockefellers, and Oprah Winfrey.

But when I think of philanthropy and philanthropists, I think of you.

Voting is one the most important forms of civic engagement available to us; it's always one of th