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Letter to the Editor: Ignore Utility Rate Rhetoric

Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009

At our meeting Tuesday, Leesburg Town Council members are scheduled to vote on new utility rates to meet a Circuit Court ruling by a September deadline. The rate proposal before the council has been duly advertised in advance of Tuesday’s public hearing. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Restaurant's Closing Leaves an Empty Feeling

Sunday, June 21, 2009

The closing of my favorite restaurant, Silk Road in the Lansdowne Town Center, has left me with a hollow in my heart and stomach. Read story and 2 comments »

Letter to the Editor: No Sign of Progress On Key School Issues

Sunday, June 21, 2009

When I campaigned for the Loudoun County School Board two years ago, my priorities included improvement in these areas: school boundaries, site acquisition, participation by constituents and accountability and transparency on the part of managers. Read story and 5 comments »

Virginia's Rattlesnake Flag: Coiled and Ready to Strike

Sunday, June 7, 2009

The green landscape of spring has been dotted lately with U.S. flags and banners, with Memorial Day having recently passed and Flag Day arriving a week from today. On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the flag of the United States. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Harsh Tactics in Probe Of Students’ Wine Drinking

Sunday, May 31, 2009

In reference to the article in the May 28 Loudoun Extra, “Did the Punishment Fit the Wine?”, I want to make it clear that we parents of suspended Dominion High School students are not complaining about our children having been caught in violation of the school district’s zero-tolerance policy. Read story and 3 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Help Sought for Database Of Loudoun's Eagle Scouts

Thursday, May 21, 2009

As the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America nears, the Goose Creek District of the National Capital Area Council is working to develop a database of Scouts and former Scouts of all ages who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Unfair Accusations Against Republicans

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Most of David R. Williams's letter ["Loudoun and National GOP Have the Same Ailment," Loudoun Extra, May 14] is an exaggeration. I don't know how anyone can call "laissez-faire" the 20- or 40-acre lot minimums for most of Loudoun County that some Republican supervisors voted for. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Alternative Septic Systems Should Be Banned

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Having read the May 10 Loudoun Extra article on alternative sewage systems, I agree that the proposal for developers and manufacturers to secure a five-year performance bond might bring about better systems. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Critics of School Site Guilty of Exaggeration

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Hana Newcomb's letter in the May 14 Loudoun Extra seems to imply that Loudoun County School Board member Priscilla Godfrey's letter of May 10 states a desire for the Wheatland area to "emulate" Tysons Corner. Read story and 105 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Loudoun and National GOP Have the Same Ailment

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Glen Caroline's spirited defense of the GOP [Loudoun Extra, May 10] left out a major parallel between the national party and the local party. In a wonderful coincidence of purpose, Republicans here — like those nationally — followed a rigidly dogmatic laissez-faire philosophy right over the cliff. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Tysons Corner Farm Isn't A Good Model for Loudoun

Thursday, May 14, 2009

In a letter to the editor in the May 10 Loudoun Extra, Priscilla Godfrey omitted or misstated a few compelling details in her discussion of the Loudoun School Board's "deep, deep trouble" as it proposes to build three schools in Wheatland. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: County Deserves Support For Policy on Pit Bulls

Thursday, May 14, 2009

As someone whose work involves rescuing pit bulls from abuse, I thank Loudoun County for protecting them by not adopting them out haphazardly ["Two-Day Trial Challenges County's Policy on Euthanizing Pit Bulls," Metro section, May 7]. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: In Loudoun, the GOP Is in Fine Health

Sunday, May 10, 2009

The state of the national Republican Party has been under a microscope with Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's recent switch of political parties. I can't fully answer the question of what his decision will mean at the national level, but if you look at the GOP through a local lens, you see a story of strength and vitality. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Schools Site Critics Don't Consider Children's Needs

Sunday, May 10, 2009

I am writing to provide compelling details about the decision to purchase property three miles south of Lovettsville for the construction of three schools. Read story and 124 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Lyme Disease Treatment Varies Among Doctors

Sunday, May 3, 2009

In the article on Lyme disease in the April 26 Loudoun Extra, Loudoun County Health Director David Goodfriend said: "For the large majority of people, if you catch it early, it's very treatable." Read story »

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 »

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 »

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