Letters to the editor
Dear Editor: After reading about the proposed application for annexation of a property on the north end of Purcellville, the former Warner Brook property – currently named Purcellville Road, LLC – I was again reminded of, and unnerved by, the basic tenet of these proposals: the idea that developers can solve the very problems that…
Dear Editor: After reading the BRL’s latest article exposing the mess at the Gable Farm dump site outside Hamilton, I determined to write a letter congratulating the paper for its determined pursuit of this scandal. I was reminded of my promise by the latest issue with its story on the hot mic catching a developer and town…
Dear Editor: When the opportunity came up to put my name in the hat for the Loudoun County Public School Board I thought to myself, this could be an opportunity for the school board to show the community that they’re listening. I figured as a Puerto Rican, in a biracial marriage, with a special…
Dear Editor: Ocean’s Eleven was an iconic heist film about the con of the century. The booty was 150 million. That’ll buy seventy multi-million-dollar luxury estates, each with a couple of new Land Rovers parked in the driveway. The 5.3 trillion COVID stimulus dollars that the Washington overseers have exacted from us over the last…
Dear Editor: One of your recent letters aimed to point out the “distinct differences” between Paul Siker and Dave LaRock in the race for 33rd District’s Delegate vote. It did contrast the two candidates, but it misled the big picture. Incumbent LaRock is a reactionary, reflecting his major supporters: the Family Federation of Virginia is a…
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Letters to the Editor may be submitted via email or mailed to P.O. Box 325, Purcellville, VA 20134. In all cases, letters for publication must include your name, address and phone number. We reserve the right to edit as necessary.