Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor: Over the past several months, I have had the privilege of getting to know each of the “Mayberry” slate of candidates—Ben Nett, Chris Bertaut, Brian Green, Susan Khalil, and Jon Arnburg. This group of my fellow citizens seeks nothing more than to serve our interests with dignity, careful management, consistency, and integrity. The…
Dear Editor: Like most people, I am giving serious thought about who to vote for in the 2024 Election. Managing the irrefutable warming of our atmosphere is the gravest issue the world faces. I am voting for the candidates who understand that this dramatic change in climate is a huge threat to life as we know it. I am…
Dear Editor: Like most people, I am giving serious thought about who to vote for in the 2024 Election. Managing the irrefutable warming of our atmosphere is the gravest issue the world faces. I am voting for the candidates who understand that this dramatic change in climate is a huge threat tolife as we know it. I am voting…
Dear Editor: Let’s go back to our country not being overrun by 21 million undocumented migrants and flooded with fentanyl that kills 65,000 Americans each year. Let’s go back to a country that considers the needs of its citizens ahead of illegals. Let’s go back to where inflation is not 26%, where we can afford groceries…
Dear Editor: Mickie Gordon Memorial Park is a special place among County parks. Being in the rural southwest, it’s appropriate to emphasize natural space, rather than to maximize active uses like athletic fields. The local community values a natural park, and visitors traveling to historic rural Middleburg also expect a more rustic, natural park experience—unlike…
Dear Editor: The developer-backed private Facebook Group Purcellville Matters Uncensored should change their name to Purcellville Matters Censored! This group was started by Sam Chapman, one of the owners of Vineyard Square after he lost his run for Purcellville Town Council. I was kicked off by the moderator just for asking questions and challenging Candidate…
Dear Editor: If readers are (somehow) still on the fence regarding the 2024 elections, they should consider the potential impact of Project 2025 on Loudoun County. It’s not pretty. The only thing preventing one-in-four county residents from facing unemployment, loss of essential health insurance, elimination of basic childhood nutrition and/or vaccinations, is the election of…
Dear Editor: We just made the connection that Purcellville Town Council candidate Carl B. “Ben” Nett is Officer Carl Benjamin Nett, who played an important role in last year’s investigation and arrest of an illegal alien MS-13-affiliated middle school student who was taken into custody near his bus stop with a stolen, loaded handgun in…
Dear Editor: A friend of mine supports Ben Nett for Town Council and has had his sign in their yard for a month. This week, Mayor Milan knocked on my friend’s door and tried to convince them to remove Ben’s sign and support his slate of candidates instead. They declined. The next morning, Milan (or someone from his campaign)…
Dear Editor: I keep hearing again that Purcellville needs to annex property outside of its borders so they can control what is developed on the land. Let’s call this what it is—a flimsy argument wrapped in the guise of concern. The notion that annexing land into the Town will magically grant us control is, at best,…