Opinion
By Charles Houston That translates to “Loudoun, where more is less” and refers to its government. I’m interested in the bureaucratic nature of entities as they get larger and attempt to do more and more things. This is a fantasy about an alternative way of doing things, using Loudoun as a template. My thoughts are…
Dear Editor: The current Loudoun Zoning Ordinance does not adequately protect our mountain resources from over-development. Following careful analysis of the draft ordinance, which was circulated for public comment in the spring/summer of 2022, we have four major concerns: During the public review process that concluded on July 18, 2022, our organizations and members, as…
Dear Editor: If you’re a mother, he’s literally taking food from your baby’s mouth. Imagine you need a new car because your first child is on the way. Before Biden took office you could have purchased a Subaru Crosstrek with an automatic transmission and heated seats and a more efficient engine. Today thanks to skyrocketing…
Dear Editor: Team Grewe’s donations come mostly from the development community to the tune of over $25,000. The majority of the donations, this go around, are being donated to Erin Rayner’s campaign. Her largest donors are from the developers of Vineyard Square on 21st Street, and employees of their relatives. To date the amount of…
Dear Editor: If you like the fun of bowling, you’re really going to love what can happen if you vote for Hung Cao to represent Loudoun County in the US Congress. In bowling, you know you can roll a strike by knocking down all ten pins, but first you must knock down the headpin to…
Dear Editor: I am a 1969 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Like Hung Cao, I made a career of the Navy, although I never served in combat. CAPT (Ret.) Hung Cao has an impressive resume and is owed the gratitude of the nation for the service, sacrifice, and risk he undertook to serve…
Dear Editor: In the last few weeks in the Town of Purcellville elections, the Grewe team who is running a campaign based on statements like “good people, “good governance,” and the sky’s falling in with a claim of 110,000 empty square feet of store fronts in the town – it’s no wonder their campaign is…
Dear Editor: If you like the fun of bowling, you’re really going to love what can happen if you vote for Hung Cao to represent Loudoun County in the U.S. Congress. In bowling, you know you can roll a strike by knocking down all 10 pins, but first you must knock down the headpin to…
Dear Editor: I am a 1969 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. Like Hung Cao, I made a career of the Navy, although I never served in combat. CAPT (Ret.) Hung Cao has an impressive resume and is owed the gratitude of the nation for the service, sacrifice, and risk he undertook to serve…
Dear Editor: Just two years ago, we were at 2 percent inflation with stable prices. Inflation and prices are now way up and real wages are down. Two years ago, we were the world’s largest exporter of oil and gas. Even more than OPEC. Why do we now have to ask OPEC and other countries…