Opinion
Dear Editor: As Loudoun County has grown, so too has its need for reliable rapid-transit. The Washington & Old Dominion Railroad once connected the county to the region’s core. In order to continue the growth and development of a modern regional transportation network and solve many of WMATA’s issues, I propose rebuilding the W&OD as…
Dear Editor: Another commonsense bill was killed by democrats in our state Senate. SB 81 would have reduced our 45 days of early voting (first put into VA law in 2020 due to COVID) down to three weeks. Our Senators Perry and Subramanyam sit on the Privileges and Elections subcommittee. Both of them, along with all the…
By Tim Stinnette There is a saying about other people’s money and it goes like this: “Three groups spend other people’s money: children, thieves, and politicians. All three need supervision.” “OPM” is the shorthand for “other people’s money” and when it comes to OPM it is the decisions of those who manage OPM that drive…
By Adam Stevenson I imagine that every place has its own comparative advantages and pleasures, both subtle and obvious, that let it grow up in a person’s affections until one’s identity is inseparable from the beauty and bounty of the place one knows best. This is both simple and complicated. It’s simple in how natural…
Dear Editor: It took time, but those of us who represent the vast majority of residents in the Village of Philomont were given the opportunity to speak, field questions, and have an overall productive discussion with County staff on the true feasibility of a design concept that gives Loudoun County Fire Rescue all the health,…
By Charles Houston Eons ago in Asa Minor, King Midas was in his rose garden when he came across the wise satyr Silenus, badly hungover and still somewhat drunk. Midas helped Silenus clear his head, fed him and returned him to the Greek god Dionysos, the satyr’s master. (Satyrs had the body of a man,…
Dear Editor: In early January, the Purcellville Town Council will be reviewing again the proposed interchange at the junction of Route 7 and Route 690 (Hillsboro Road). The Council should reject this project. Citizens have been led to believe that the interchange would significantly reduce traffic congestion. That is a fable invented by County staff…
By Kwasi FraserFormer Mayor, Town of Purcellville It’s crucial to address the concerns raised regarding the allocation of taxpayers’ funds towards the proposed floodplain mitigation project tied to the construction of the Rt. 7/690 Interchange. The decision-making process regarding this initiative demands precision and a broader perspective on both the immediate and long-term implications to the citizens…
Dear Editor: Vladimer Putin last week said that Russia will not end its war against Ukraine until his country achieves “denazification,” “demilitarization,” and neutrality in Ukraine; i.e., no peace until Russia controls all of Ukraine and purges its perceived enemies. It is also clear that Russia’s ambitions include control over Georgia, Moldova, the Baltic states,…
Dear Editor: Congratulations! Loudoun County has a new zoning ordinance – adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 13. Everyone involved should be proud – the County Planning Staff, the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors and the hundreds of organizations, businesses and individual citizens that invested the time and energy to follow, understand…