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Opinion: NVTA regional transportation plan unaffordable and ineffective

Published September 22, 2022 at 10:00AM

Prior to midnight Monday, September 19 comment deadline, twelve non-profit organizations submitted a joint letter urging the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority to reject its proposed $76 Billion TransAction 2045 long-range transportation plan.

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Opinion: How can Osbourn HS effectively lockdown with so many children walking off campus?

By Letters to the Editor

Published September 20, 2022 at 12:06PM

On Monday, September 12, Osbourn high school in Manassas experienced a threat of gun violence.

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Opinion: Republicans aren’t the only ones opposing data centers, say Democrats

By Letters to the Editor

Published September 12, 2022 at 2:45PM

We are Democrats, neighbors, and fellow citizens of Prince William County who find ourselves on different sides of an issue that has pitched your fellow landowners along Pageland Lane against a huge majority of residents in the county and surrounding jurisdictions.

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

By Letters to the Editor

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

By Letters to the Editor

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

By Letters to the Editor

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

By Letters to the Editor

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

By Letters to the Editor

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

By Letters to the Editor

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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Opinion: Vanuch has stellar record governing Stafford County

By Potomac Local News

Published June 3, 2022 at 11:00AM

Vanuch

Republicans have a monumental chance at beating Rep. Abigail Spanberger this November, but we need the right candidate in order to win this seat in November.

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