Opinion
By Caleb Kershner, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, Catoctin District Supervisor A proposal is being floated to run high-voltage power lines through the middle of western Loudoun. This would be a terrible blow to our rural west, especially to the farms and residents that it would run past. That’s why I oppose this proposal, and…
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Dear Dr. Spence, I have learned of your “listening” sessions you are hosting at all the schools in Loudoun County. I wish to speak up; I hope you are listening. LGBTQ issues do not belong in the public schools. This is a private matter between the child and the child’s parents. The only reason for…
Read more...By Charles Houston No more candidate mailers clogging my mailbox. No more questionable ads on social media. No more candidate photos popping up when I use Google. Rejoice Yes, be happy those irritants are gone, but rejoicing at the election results is up to your opinion about the results. The most notable thing is that…
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By Ron Rise Sr. On the northwest edge of the Town of Purcellville quietly rests a 14.2 acre-green open space with forested wetlands with life-giving waters of the South Fork Catoctin Creek, all nestled quietly along N 21st Street. In 1996, Bruce Brownell approached the Town of Purcellville during the design and development of his…
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Dear Editor: Loudoun’s growing data center industry needs more power than the electric power utilities can provide with current infrastructure. As a result, the regional power industry consortium, PJM, is considering a package of proposals to expand the high voltage transmission line network (link to a 27 MB file) in order to bring additional power…
Read more...Dear Editor: The boundaries of the new Little River voting district encompass some of Loudoun’s most diverse landscapes, stretching from the Blue Ridge in the rural west to Brambleton in the suburban east. Therefore, the Little River District has diverse land use policies with rural, transitional, and suburban policy areas and diverse demographics ranging from farmers…
Read more...Dear Editor It has been four years since Hillsboro initiated its transitional traffic-calming plan by replacing the town’s traffic light at the intersection of Route 9 (Charles Town Pike) and Hillsboro Road with a Round-About traffic circle. The result has been the elimination of traffic jams at that junction, especially for the 17,000 commuters that…
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Dear Editor: We are now almost at Election Day. There are big things at stake this fall and we need Virginians to go vote early NOW! Don’t wait!In case you needed some motivation to get to the polls, I wanted to give you one final campaignupdate. Did you know that I was just endorsed by…
Read more...By Charles Houston Many simple ideas would make our lives more pleasant, and I’ve listed some. I also delve into politics and land use issues, inter alia. I’ve ignored practicality and difficulty, so this list is aspirational. I’ll start with a slam dunk: Daily Life Call centers must be located within the US, preferably in…
Read more...Dear Editor: Loudoun is fortunate to have Sheriff Mike Chapman running for re-election. I know him well, and his opponent too. For the past 12 years, Mike Chapman has made sure Loudoun is the safest county in the metro region by far – with serious crime down 47%. That’s in stark contrast to the failures…
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