Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: A recent readers’ poll in a local paper asked: “What should be the Board of Supervisors’ top priority in the last six months of their term?” The most common response, by far, was that the Board should “stop approving new development.” According to County data, more than 900 new houses will be built…
Dear Editor: Beware of politicians who resist embracing innovation and instead claim that our town’s financial challenges stem solely from a lack of revenue. These politicians offer only one solution to their manufactured revenue problem: raising water and sewer fees, even when citizens are already curtailing their usage. Additionally, they prefer burdening our citizens with…
Dear Editor: I have served in law enforcement for more than 35 years, and as the chief of police in the Town of Middleburg for the past 11 years. I have also been the police chief in three other jurisdictions, and work as a consultant for police departments across the commonwealth. Additionally, in 2021 and…
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…