Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I am writing to you in support of Sheriff Chapman’s proposed budget request to phase in School Resource Officers (SRO’s) over the next four years for every elementary school in Loudoun County. I am a father of three LCPS graduates and I currently have four grandchildren in Loudoun County Public Schools. This is…
Dear Senator Perry, Thank you for taking an active interest in our Town. I was grateful that you traveled from Richmond to speak at our recent Town Council meeting. I am writing to strongly encourage you to follow through on your commitment to help Purcellville. My wife Becky and I have lived in Purcellville since…
Dear Editor, I notice that the issues behind the catastrophe in Purcellville and the coming debacle in Paeonian Springs and Waterford arise from the same terrible policy. That is, to overbuild a major utility service in anticipation of substantial future growth. Which, in turn, actually creates that growth by raising costs hugely for current users,…
Dear Editor; I notice that the issues behind the catastrophe in Purcellville and the coming debacle in Paeonian Springs and Waterford arise from the same terrible policy. That is, to overbuild a major utility service in anticipation of substantial future growth. Which, in turn, actually creates that growth by raising costs hugely for current users,…
Dear Editor: Here in Western Loudoun, we are reckoning with our effect on the water table and its remaining resources. The Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition recently published a groundwater study which found that the water table has decreased between 10 and 40 feet over the past 20 years. We already feel some of…
Dear Editor: You’ve likely seen the attack ads about my dad, Delegate Geary Higgins, lying that he sold out his neighbors promoting data centers. It’s tough to beat an incumbent with a family, solid character, and a legacy of service. Can’t compare resumes, right? Can’t lean on a non-existent reputation. Best chance is to spin…
Dear Editor: As Loudoun County approaches the finale of the 2025 election cycle, our communities and the nation writ large continue to be immersed in what author Deborah Tannen described as The Argument Culture. Public discourse has devolved into a war between two opposing factions represented by Democratic and Republican cabals whose hacks serve their personal interests vice the…
Dear Loudoun County School Board Members: I am writing as a parent to express my deep appreciation for the role Hillsboro Charter Academy (HCA) and Middleburg Charter Academy (MCA) play in Loudoun County’s education system—and to strongly urge you not to pass a policy that would prevent these existing schools from seeking county funds for capital improvements. My child…
Dear Editor: A core principle of public service is that officials should not personally profit from the decisions they make in office. In the early 2000s, the then head of Loudoun’s Planning Commission voted to approve development applications submitted by a firm from which he received substantial personal business. In 2004, a former County supervisor…
Dear Editor: That’s the name of a 2021 Sci-Fi movie where two insignificant astronomers spot a comet on a trajectory to hit the Earth. No one believes them until the threat becomes real. I feel I am in a similar movie right here in Loudoun County. I am not talking about a comet hitting the…