Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: I have always wondered why many of my western Loudoun County friends prefer their dirt roads over paved roads. The current discussion around the proposed Rt. 7 and 690 Interchange has helped me understand my friends’ preference for dirt roads instead of paved roads. Dirt roads do two things; they serve as a…
Dear Editor: Just when parents in Loudoun thought the school board couldn’t get any worse, they succeed in reaching a new low. On Feb. 14, the school board voted 6-3 to NOT release the Blankingship & Keith report that was championed by the now disgraced and fired former superintendent, Scott Zeigler. The Leesburg rep, Ms.…
Dear Editor: This week, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors plans to vote on a lengthy resolution to codify “social and racial equity as a fundamental value” of county governmental policies and personnel practices. It is a bad idea, and I oppose it. Many proponents of this and other equity-styled initiatives seek to denigrate those of…
Dear Editor: Loudoun County is once again in the national news. This time it’s for a petition by people who want to stop “hate speech” at our School Board meetings. Who gets to define what is and what isn’t “hate speech?” If someone says something that you strongly disagree with and makes you feel uncomfortable…
Dear Editor: The current Loudoun Zoning Ordinance does not adequately protect our mountain resources from over-development. Following careful analysis of the draft ordinance, which was circulated for public comment in the spring/summer of 2022, we have four major concerns: During the public review process that concluded on July 18, 2022, our organizations and members, as…
Dear Editor: If you’re a mother, he’s literally taking food from your baby’s mouth. Imagine you need a new car because your first child is on the way. Before Biden took office you could have purchased a Subaru Crosstrek with an automatic transmission and heated seats and a more efficient engine. Today thanks to skyrocketing…
Dear Editor: Team Grewe’s donations come mostly from the development community to the tune of over $25,000. The majority of the donations, this go around, are being donated to Erin Rayner’s campaign. Her largest donors are from the developers of Vineyard Square on 21st Street, and employees of their relatives. To date the amount of…
Dear Editor: If you like the fun of bowling, you’re really going to love what can happen if you vote for Hung Cao to represent Loudoun County in the US Congress. In bowling, you know you can roll a strike by knocking down all ten pins, but first you must knock down the headpin to…
Dear Editor: I am a 1969 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Like Hung Cao, I made a career of the Navy, although I never served in combat. CAPT (Ret.) Hung Cao has an impressive resume and is owed the gratitude of the nation for the service, sacrifice, and risk he undertook to serve…