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Letter to the Editor: Imam at Masroor Mosque welcomes new Imam

Published August 30, 2022 at 12:00PM

Masroor Mosque

“I am here to serve. I will serve all without any discrimination,” are the words of Imam Shamshad Nasir, who is the new Imam at Masroor Mosque, at 5640 Hoadly Road near Dale City.

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Opinion: Prince William Supervisors are like kids at the candy counter

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Published August 24, 2022 at 11:00AM

QTS data center in Manassas [Photo: Google Maps]

The steady decay of our county is staggering. It is not happening gradually, but by one gaping cavity after another.

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Opinion: Stafford should back off and leave traffic decisions up to the pros

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Published August 21, 2022 at 10:00AM

Your mission states that you wish to “inform” the community about what is happening. Well, your writer’s understanding of the recent removal of Henry “Hank” Scharpenberg from the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee’s (CTAC) leadership role is flawed and does not reflect the real issue at hand.

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Opinion: Bad leadership is infectious

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Published August 10, 2022 at 1:00PM

It’s a bit unusual to have one-quarter of your county supervisors facing recall petitions from their constituents.

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Opinion: Extra tax money from data centers will not make up for the permanent scarring of our county

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Published August 5, 2022 at 7:00PM

Marilyn Karp, a long time activist in the Democratic Party leads residents gathered at the Prince William County Government Center to call for Board of Supervisors Chair At-large Ann Wheeler (D) to resign after she dumped $50,000 of stock in data center firms.

It seems clear to us that, as a group, our local elected leaders in Prince William County appear to be struggling to make decisions regarding the long-term strategic use of a scarce resource — our land.

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Opinion: Prince William withholding data center info from public

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Published July 18, 2022 at 9:00AM

Citizens were recently treated to two more mind-numbing episodes in the surreal story of the Prince William Digital Gateway.

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Vega: Reduce residential tax bills; Axe Meals Tax on consumers

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Published April 20, 2022 at 1:00PM

Vega

In March of 2020 the stock market plummeted nearly 8,000 points and by April unemployment hit 15%. That same month, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors responded by increasing the average residential tax bill by almost $200 per family.

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Opinion: Prince William County aims to approve more data center space than the market demands

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Published January 1, 2022 at 12:00PM

Elected officials gather for a private event in 2017 for the opening of and Iron Mountain data center near Gainesville, Va. [Submitted photo]

I feel it is the role and responsibility of county residents to question staff presentations when the data they report is clearly in error.

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Opinion: Build Opitz ramp with Express Lanes expansion in mind

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Published November 11, 2021 at 11:00AM

Please consider the following comments to the 95 Express Lanes/Opitz Boulevard Ramp Project

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Opinion: Prince William commission slaps gag order on Critical Race Theory discussion

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Published November 10, 2021 at 1:19PM | Updated March 16, 2023 at 3:20PM

School Board Chairman Babur Lateef publicly says Prince William County Schools are not teaching Critical Race Theory.

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