Opinion

I am proud to say that I am a veteran and I have many friends who are veterans. You know us, you see us every day but you may not recognize the veteran that lives inside each of us.

Oh, I’m sure you will recognize the younger veterans of the two wars that we have been engaged in for more than a decade. They are much easier to spot since many of them are missing parts of their bodies lost to the ubiquitous “Improvised Explosive Device”—the IED.

Dear Editor:

I am increasingly troubled this campaign season by the tactics political candidates have used, particularly against conservative candidates. As a voter in the 51st House District, I received numerous mailers from Democrat Reed Heddleston claiming that our Delegate, Rich Anderson, wants to take away women’s birth control and that women who have miscarried should be investigated. As an informed voter, I asked Delegate Anderson directly about this.

Dear editor:

Bob Marshall has served Virginia’s District 13 for 22 years. While we appreciate his service, he is no longer the right delegate to represent the citizens of our district.

During this final week of the 2013 campaign cycle, my family and I want to thank the citizens of the 51st House District for the privilege of serving over the last four years as their delegate in the Virginia General Assembly.

After retiring from the United States Air Force in 2009 after a 30-year military career, I never thought that I could duplicate the sense of fulfillment that came from wearing the cloth of the country. But the opportunity to serve our Prince William neighbors proved me wrong.

Dear Editor,

As an informed voter, I knew the mailers I received from Reed Heddleston were filled with blatant lies to present Rich Anderson as being anti-women and anti-women’s rights. I was especially disappointed when I received a mailer featuring his wife, Carol Heddleston, to spread more lies about Rich Anderson.

Dear Editor,

I am an unabashed Scott Lingamfelter fan. Delegate Lingamfelter has been exactly the kind of Virginian that we need in the House of Delegates. I haven’t always been in his district; rather Scott inherited me in the last redistricting effort. We all felt the difference instantly going from a democrat delegate to a Republican delegate.

Opinion 

Before I begin I want to say that I like Milt Johns. I think he’s an intelligent, kind, and generous man. He’s a brilliant attorney, loves his wife and his kids, and cares about our community. He cares so much that he was willing to run for and serve as the Chairman of our School Board. I’m proud to say that I campaigned and voted for him in the last election.

Dear Editor,

Over the last six weeks, I have been following local news reports on the tragic accident where Manassas police officer Heather Munsterman was severely injured by a texting driver. This story resonated with my two sisters and me because we lost our brother, Fred Perutelli, to a texting driver in April 2012.