Opinion
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…
By Kwasi Fraser, former Purcellville Mayor Let me be perfectly clear: the Town’s recent bill insert attempting to justify the current and future double-digit water and sewer rate hikes by blaming prior Town Councils is not just disingenuous—it’s downright deceptive. This politically motivated propaganda insults the intelligence of every resident who has faithfully paid their…
By Charles Houston My last Op-Ed mentioned ADUs, but here’s more detail and skepticism. I had a difficult time coming up with a title to this jeremiad about Loudoun’s Affordable Housing programs, which is now called “Attainable Housing.” I thought of possible titles for this piece: Developers Outsmart Government; ADU’s – Developers’ Scam; The False…
By Kwasi Fraser, former Purcellville Mayor It was my intention to step away from politics after serving you for four terms as Mayor, but I still live in this town, and what I see happening compels me to speak up. Misinformation is being spread by individuals who clearly lack even a basic understanding of finance.…
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…