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Editorials
What is downtown Leesburg?
7/1/2008
Downtown Leesburg is struggling more than ever. It has lost several stores in the past few months, with five more announcing their closing over a recent one-month period. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Need to implement 10-point scale
7/1/2008
Thank you very much for the supportive article in the “Our View” section of last week’s paper. Our daughter is an alpine ski racer and a member of the Whitetail Ski Team. She races in Pennsylvania and hopes to ski in college. So, as you might imagine, we are looking ... | 0 comments
Looking toward November
7/1/2008
With the primaries concluded, our candidates for president will be John McCain and Barack Obama. We are fortunate that both are intelligent, public-spirited Americans; their differences on the issues provide voters with a clear set of choices.Each candidate has had extensive but very different life experiences. Both are uniquely prepared ... | 0 comments
School Board members turn down invitation to presentation
7/1/2008
Thanks to the Loudoun Times-Mirror for last week's editorial in support of changing Loudoun County Public Schools' grading scale from the current seven-point system to the nationally recognized 10-point system. As the editorial stated, the 10-point grading scale would put our students on a level playing field with students from ... | 0 comments
Farms or schools in Wheatland?
7/1/2008
The never-ending effort of Loudoun County to protect its rural character from the effects of growth is playing out currently in the Wheatland area. At either end of John Wolford Road between Routes 287 and 611, the School Board is considering a complex of all three school levels. Just south ... | 0 comments
Time is right for skateboard venue
7/1/2008
I read that the Town of Purcellville is very excited about a new 1,000-seat football stadium that will be coming to Fields Farm. I too am excited about this as my son went through the football program for four years at Loudoun Valley High School. I also have children who ... | 0 comments