Letters to the editor

An open letter to Aaron Spence, Ph.D., Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools

November 29, 2023

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…

No to big lattice towers through western Loudoun

November 26, 2023

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…

In support of Laura TeKrony – Policies not Politics

November 7, 2023

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…

Rt. 9 congestion needs traffic circles

November 7, 2023

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…

Segura gets massive wave of law enforcement endorsements

November 6, 2023

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…

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