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March 21, 2008

Too far down the socialist path

When the Constitution of the United States was ratified, a colleague asked Benjamin Franklin, “What have we wrought?” 

Stop sale of Prince William Hospital

This is in response to a letter by Michael J. Schwartz, president of Prince William Health Systems, concerning merging our hospital with Inova Health Systems.


March 20, 2008

Writer responds to Molleur’s ‘diatribe’

Robert T . Molleur’s March 18 diatribe against liberals’ “ irrational beliefs” was a classic.

Marshall is the best candidate for the job

Del. Robert “Bob” Marshall, R-Prince William is picking up steam in his challenge to former Governor Jim Gilmore to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.


March 19, 2008

Carefully preparing for a PWC school census

In preparing for the 2008 school census, the Prince William County Public Schools Construction and Planning Services Office carefully reviewed a database of prospective mailing addresses.


March 18, 2008

Waste of taxpayer dollars at work

I was astonished to come home and see in my mail a Prince William County school census.

Space launch traded for a sex scandal

Recently,  the space shuttle Endeavor was successfully launched in a beautiful night time display in the southeastern sky.

Founding fathers would have said no to NVTA

Thank you Del. Bob G. Marshall, R-Prince William, for looking out for the citizens of the commonwealth of Virginia. 


March 17, 2008

Who believes women’s health is the focus?

Is there anyone who believes that Mark Aveni and his Right to Life troops are really concerned about women’s health in their veiled efforts to restrict access to the Manassas abortion clinic? 

Exploring the religious double standards

After 9/11, Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham’s daughter said, “I would say also for several years now Americans in a sense have shaken their fist at God and said, God, we want you out of our schools, our government, our business, we want you out of our marketplace. And God, who is a gentleman, has just quietly backed out of our national and political life, our public life. Removing his hand of blessing and protection.” 

Appalled and upset is an understatement

To say that I am appalled and upset at the article on March 1, listing PWC school salaries, is an understatement!

Feel good legislation in the state of Virginia

At present, the governor of Virginia is considering a bill requiring state contractors only to employee legal residents of the United States.

The foreign we see, could be native

Most of the people we see as Hispanics, Latinos, immigrants and illegal aliens are, in fact, Americans native to the Americas.

The symptoms of the liberal mental disorder

Liberalism is based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions and in my perspective is a mental disorder.

Interesting defenses of the school system

I read the letter defending the spending of the school system and found them interesting.

Fads and fashions in Virginia education

Many parents are asking my opinion on the Math Investigations program.

A valuable lesson in intolerance learned

I learned a valuable lesson in intolerance. Those who say they are against racism, intolerance, and sexism, may not necessarily believe in what they preach.

We don’t need a new school in Nokesville

Almost nobody in Nokesville favors Prince William County’s plan to scrap the six-time school of excellence, Nokesville Elementary School, and construct an enormous elementary school in its place.

Praise for a well done letter on taxes

I would like to praise Zoe Vitter of Woodbridge for her letter, “Taxes are not evil and should not be feared.”

A letter perhaps favoring Democrats?

This letter is written in response to “County’s delegation shows it dark side,” from March 9.

Now is not the time for unjustified raises

Recently I have read the Manassas Journal Messenger articles on the salaries of administrators and teachers.

Responding to a few assumptions

Apparently, there seem to be a few assumptions being made about the nature of my letter to the editor and I would like to correct them.

Why investigations is a good math method

I am a teacher in Prince William County schools and the parent of four children. One of the most important aspects of Math Investigations is its ability to get children to think mathematically.

Where is the outrage at House of Delegates?

Why are the citizens of Prince William County not outraged at what the House of Delegates is proposing for this year’s state budget?


March 16, 2008

Virginia lawmakers are back to drawing board

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the General Assembly improperly delegated taxing powers to the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority, a body not elected for that purpose.


March 15, 2008

The government should be prepared

As a 15-year resident of Prince William, I have witnessed a constant fluctuation in property values and tax rates in the county.

Not all people have integrity, so beware

When we say “Integrity,” we often mean it as an expression of something we trust, most often in reference to a person.

No choice in the May election in Manassas

According to the Manassas Journal Messenger, its official: Like the former Soviet Union, there will be no choice in this May’s election for mayor and city council. 

Tax unlimited: The parasites at work

Has anybody ever noticed how many taxes we pay?

Where is the paper’s hockey coverage?

Where’s the coverage? It is very disappointing the see the lack of coverage given to the clubs in the Northern Virginia Scholastic Hockey League (NVSHL) by this newspaper.

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