Opinion
By Tip Stinnette, HOA member I am writing this note to you as a friend, neighbor, and fellow CMHOA member. Over the past couple of weeks, the County has made some significant announcements we should be aware of from both a neighborhood as well as Town perspective. In short, the County has withdrawn their applications…
Dear Editor: Just when parents in Loudoun thought the school board couldn’t get any worse, they succeed in reaching a new low. On Feb. 14, the school board voted 6-3 to NOT release the Blankingship & Keith report that was championed by the now disgraced and fired former superintendent, Scott Zeigler. The Leesburg rep, Ms.…
By Charles Houston Let’s roast some sacred cows, or if you prefer, tell the emperor that he has no clothes: Memo to: the Board of Supervisors – The recent draft of our new zoning ordinance does nothing to protect the historic and rural character of western Loudoun. It will lead to overcrowding, and to excessive…
Dear Editor: This week, the Loudoun Board of Supervisors plans to vote on a lengthy resolution to codify “social and racial equity as a fundamental value” of county governmental policies and personnel practices. It is a bad idea, and I oppose it. Many proponents of this and other equity-styled initiatives seek to denigrate those of…
By Maura Walsh-Copeland In response to recent articles and letters, residents should know that the Route 690/7 Interchange will impact more than just the Town of Purcellville; it will impact all of northwestern Loudoun. This interchange, on various developer and County plans for 30 years, has gone through many paths – literally. The current interchange…
By Charles Houston Start at the Beginning Western Loudoun is a special place, starting with its geography: rolling hills, forests, rivers and mountains. For almost three hundred years since it was first explored by European adventurers, the hand of man was gentle. Early settlers cleared land for crops and livestock and built attractive small homes…
Dear Editor: Loudoun County is once again in the national news. This time it’s for a petition by people who want to stop “hate speech” at our School Board meetings. Who gets to define what is and what isn’t “hate speech?” If someone says something that you strongly disagree with and makes you feel uncomfortable…
Dear Editor: I am writing to address the false narrative in recent articles in other papers about Loudoun County’s Rt. 7/690 Interchange project in the Town of Purcellville. It is disappointing to see other papers selectively obtaining feedback from the County Administrator and the County’s Blue Ridge District Supervisor Tony Buffington, while failing to reach…
By Charles Houston Years ago, I was a young project manager for a major Atlanta developer and one day was invited to join the partners’ meeting to report on my first big project. I kept it short: The infrastructure was almost finished, the first six-story building was halfway complete. That project is now UPS’s world…