Letters to the Editor

Elect Paul Siker—champion of rural interests—to Virginia House of Delegates

October 5, 2021

Dear Editor: Once again election season is upon us and as usual all sorts of promises and charges are flying around.  And by now most people have made their minds up about the national political scene and what they believe or don’t believe.  But is any of this useful in deciding who to vote for…

Glenn Youngkin? For Governor? Are you kidding me?

October 5, 2021

Dear Editor: Fellow Virginians, we have seen this movie before, and it doesn’t come with a Hollywood ending.  A BS Candidate (Blank Slate) with no record of public service, not one vote ever cast for him, a bio thick on making lots of dough, paper thin on making things happen on behalf of fellow citizens. But he…

Vote Nov. 2 to reelect Wendy Gooditis

October 5, 2021

Dear Editor: If you honestly care about quality, affordable health care, supporting our children’s education needs and protecting our community’s quality of life, you must vote on Nov. 2 to reelect Wendy Gooditis as Delegate for HD-10. It’s stunning to realize – and challenging to summarize here – just how much Wendy, a mother of…

Time for change in Virginia

September 29, 2021

Dear Editor: Over the past year, Virginians have struggled more and more with a rapidly declining education system, rising property taxes, small business closures, and infringements upon our constitutional rights. We are facing a pivotal choice this election season: to continue down the path of decline that this state has seen, or to put an…

Youngkin, Sears and Miyares – A Diverse Ticket in Every Way

September 25, 2021

Dear Editor: Let’s get back to good governance and end one party rule in Virginia with this fantastic line up: Glenn Youngkin, is a homegrown Virginian who spent the last 30 years supporting his family, his church and building a successful business. He has the endorsement of the Virginia Law Enforcement Sheriff’s Organization. He supports…

Every legal vote should count

September 23, 2021

Dear Editor: Whatever you think happened in the 2020 election, lots of folks had doubts based on reports of irregularities from people close to the election process. My Delegate was the only elected person I know who actually took a strong stand to make sure every person could be confident that their vote counted. Democrats…

Del. Dave LaRock is in-touch with the district

September 16, 2021

Dear Editor: Candidate Paul Siker has been critical of Delegate LaRock’s work, but he never gets around to being specific. From LaRock’s website, I see he worked on these things in the last session but was stopped by the Democrat team Siker wants to join. Paul Siker, what’s wrong with LaRock proposing limits on Executive…

LaRock proposes commonsense bills

September 9, 2021

After the last session of the General Assembly, I received a summary from Dave LaRock, my Delegate. What I learned from his letter shocked me. The bills he filed were commonsense proposals that, in my opinion, would have benefited all of the people he serves, and all Virginians for that matter, if the ruling Democrats…

Pick another location for AT&T telecom monopole–not Short Hill Mountain

September 4, 2021

Dear Editor: The Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area, on behalf of other preservation organizations, in our collective effort to protect the integrity of the surrounding countryside, are all strongly opposed to the application by AT&T to build a telecom monopole on the Short Hill Mountain.  In addition to destroying the viewshed and damaging the natural heritage resources of…

Babbitt was a disgrace

September 4, 2021

Dear Editor: Ashli Babbitt was guilty by her presence and actions—period. She was an Air Force Veteran. One of my sons served in the Marines, another. served in the Navy, my daughter also served in the Army. I served in the Air Force during the Korean War. Ashli Babbitt was a disgrace to those of…