School Board sends request to Supervisors after cutting its office budget by over 25%.
Editorials
Teachers aren't 'vultures' to tax - they deserve appreciation
2/17/2010
I am writing in response to the Feb. 10 letter from Larry Blakeney, “Tax those who work in Loudoun but don’t live here.”He thinks that “the ‘vultures’ that simply come here for the Loudoun County money and then go back and spend that money on things like eating and shopping ... | 0 comments
Surrender privacy for tolls?
2/17/2010
A recent Loudoun Times-Mirror editorial concedes the point that Sen. Mark Herring and Del. Tom Rust’s bill to set up a surveillance system on the Dulles Access Road impinges on our privacy. Though the editorial minimizes the impact this loss of privacy entails, it ignores the central issue – Is ... | 0 comments
Disability community - once forgotten, now attacked
2/17/2010
I am writing to inform you of some serious matters that are directly affecting the disability community and those who love and support them.Many community-based services that allow families to keep their loved one with a disability home and out of costly institutions are being stripped away. Waiver slots, the ... | 0 comments
Raising speed limit is a step back on safety
2/17/2010
Way to go, Virginia! At a time when Toyota has been soundly chastised for concealing safety problems with its products, and Oprah is actively recruiting for her "No Phone Zone" distracted driving campaign, Virginia is "GOing rogue" and raising its speed limit to 70 mph! Irony aside, statistics show that ... | 0 comments
Board needs to say 'Enough' to bloated budget
2/17/2010
The Loudoun Board of Supervisors is rapidly descending into fiscal chaos. The board has already weighted down families with the largest property tax burden in the entire South, according to Forbes magazine (January issue). Now it’s hell-bent on further hiking our property tax rates to a statewide and regional high ... | 0 comments