Opinion
Letter to the Editor: School Planners Ignore Downside of Well Drilling
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Calvin Eugene Singhas's 55 years of well drilling experience ("Well Driller Has Made His Mark All Over Loudoun," Loudoun Extra, April 19) should serve as a cautionary tale to our county planners and leaders. Unfortunately, Loudoun's school planning staff and School Board simply aren't paying attention. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: School Boundary Plan Lacks Common Sense
Sunday, April 26, 2009
If you live in Ashburn and think the current school boundary process doesn’t affect you, think again. The Loudoun School Board’s decision Tuesday will be the most important boundary decision ever made for this part of the county. It will set the stage for every boundary decision for the next 10 years or more. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: Dubious Choices Made In Leesburg's Budget
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Thanks for the nice story about Leesburg's new budget (Loudoun Extra, April 19), which correctly noted that I motioned to keep the Leesburg town tax rate at 18 cents per $100 of assessed value, partly because taxation by both the town and county can be a disincentive to home buyers. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: Free Speech Doesn’t Come With a Seniority System
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Without referring to me by name, Purcellville Mayor Robert W. Lazaro criticized me during Tuesday's Town Council meeting because I got involved in a town issue after having lived in Purcellville less than a year. Read story »
My Students. My Cellphone. My Ordeal.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Ting-Yi Oei gives his account of how his life changed after he was arrested in Aug. 20 on charges of child pornography. A judge later dismissed the charges. Read story and 9 comments »
Letter to the Editor: It's the Wrong Place And the Wrong Cost
Thursday, April 16, 2009
As a mother, teacher and 12-year Loudoun County taxpayer, I am appalled that Loudoun officials — namely, the Loudoun County School Board — contracted recently to purchase a 170-acre site in the agricultural district of Wheatland (between Lovettsville and Purcellville) for a future elementary, middle and high school complex for more than 4,000 students. Read story and 9 comments »
Letter to the Editor: Independence Counts When Drawing Boundaries
Sunday, March 29, 2009
We have the luxury of having independent and knowledgeable professionals involved in the school boundary process. The professionals who assembled the recommendations for new high school and middle school attendance zones — the school district's planning and legislative services executive director, Sam Adamo, and Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III — do not have children in the Loudoun County system. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: Preserving Land Is a Rich Man's Game
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Boston-Washington corridor's "sea of subdivisions" apparently motivated wealthy Arthur W. Arundel to devote much time and effort to preserve land from more subdivisions (Loudoun Extra, March 19). Read story and 1 comment »
Letter to the Editor: Obeying Move-Over Law Saves Officers' Lives
Thursday, March 19, 2009
This year I lost my friend, a fellow law enforcement officer, in an accident in Ohio. Read story and 1 comment »
Letter to the Editor: Don't Rush the Decision To Buy Land for 3 Schools
Sunday, March 8, 2009
The Loudoun County School Board has authorized the $11.4 million purchase of two parcels totaling 170 acres for a high school, middle school and elementary school in western Loudoun County. Read story and 2 comments »
Letter to the Editor: Residents Should Adapt To Cuts in Library Service
Thursday, March 5, 2009
I would like to express another opinion on the issue of library cuts in the Loudoun County budget proposal for fiscal 2010. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: Just Like Households, County Needs to Cut Back
Sunday, March 1, 2009
In the current economic climate, with prices rising and income falling, our family is doing what any rational household would: tightening the belt. It's a simple principle: If you earn less, you spend less. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: Raising Loudoun's Tax Rate Is the Wrong Medicine
Sunday, March 1, 2009
George Washington, whose birthday we celebrated recently, was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. Read story »
Letter to the Editor: Hatrick Has Lost Touch With Needs of Children
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Recent articles in The Washington Post about Edgar B. Hatrick III's actions as Loudoun County school superintendent leave one wondering whether the county has outgrown his ability to guide the schools responsibly. Read story and 1 comment »
Letter to the Editor: Library Cuts Would Erode Quality of Life
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
Sadly, Loudoun County library trustees are being forced to consider a variety of unsavory options for dealing with a tightening county budget: closing libraries, firing librarians, reducing hours, eliminating special services and events, and delaying the construction of new libraries and the purchase of new books for older facilities. Read story »
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