Letters to the editor
Dear Editor: I have always wondered why many of my western Loudoun County friends prefer their dirt roads over paved roads. The current discussion around the proposed Rt. 7 and 690 Interchange has helped me understand my friends’ preference for dirt roads instead of paved roads. Dirt roads do two things; they serve as a…
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.…
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…
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…
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