Some Manassas city workers need assistance to buy a home and the city is considering lending a helping hand. 

Gary Jacobsen is at it again. The spin he puts in his articles just get better. 

I am very concerned about the upcoming law that would provide relief to those individuals that had been affected by the housing crisis.

This is in response to “A nation of laws that must be respected,” by Ellen Meir. 

While recent writers have taken the reproductive choice advocates to task by parroting the radical views of the Right to Life Committee, they have been light on facts. 

I am appalled yet not surprised, that you would run that nasty cartoon of Pope Benedict on July 22.

Hashmel Turner of Fredericksburg, Va., wears two hats: City Council member and part-time pastor of the First Baptist Church of Love.
Rev. Turner wants to pray in the name of Jesus Christ — including at council sessions. 

Kaine is tapped for the VP short list by Barack Obama.

These are some of the online reader reactions to a July 29 article about the screening of the video compilation, “9500 Liberty.”

As a Gainesville resident I am rather disappointed that a major traffic accident right outside my neighborhood didn’t make the paper. 

I just couldn’t let this week come to an end without a comment on the July 22 Washington Post opinion entitled, “Prince William, a Year Later. A crackdown’s toxic effects.”

With the three-day tax holiday this weekend, August 1-3, the Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce would like to remind area shoppers that as they stock up on back-to-school essentials, they can also be a part of economic vitality in our community as they support the businesses that support Prince William. 

Jeff Christian’s article on Caleb Campbell, the West Point graduate drafted by the Detroit Lions but who will have to serve on active duty before starting his football career, claims that the Army “botched” the decision. 

Trouble getting through to 911 in Woodbridge.

There is another opportunity to get involved in your community this Saturday night. The Wellington community will be celebrating National Night Out. 

They say if you want to get someone’s attention, it’s better to whisper than to shout. While that may be true, I’ve found that if you whisper too low, the other guy can’t hear you and you wind up repeating yourself, which can spoil the mood, especially if you’re angry and want to stay that way.

Right now I think the greatest invention in the history of man is the air conditioner.

I had the pleasure of meeting and hearing Keith Fimian speak at a breakfast held in Woodbridge this past Saturday and I want to encourage all voters to make the time to meet him and hear his views. 

I was very surprised to see side by side articles in the July 24 issue of this paper criticizing Mr. Stewart. 

This week the National Aeronautics and Space Administration celebrates its 50th anniversary. 

As the chairman and chair-elect of the Prince William County-Greater Manassas Chamber of Commerce, we commend the Prince William County Board of Supervisors for voting unanimously to approve the creation of the new Department of Development Services described in an article in the July 17 issue of the paper.

Michael Novak’s letter about geese in Montclair is a typical, narrow-minded, irrational, extremist response to the majority who are trying to solve a difficult problem. 

Michael Savage takes the focus off the children who are deserving of help when he uses extreme hyperbole in what he says he thinks addressed overdiagnosing autism and ADHD.

I would like to first respond to the letter titled, “How effective are the Democrats really?,” by Micah Lee.

Comments from Obama asking American parents to not worry about immigrants not speaking English but imploring them to make sure their kids learn Spanish, are offensive.

Dan Quayle, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, . . . Tim Kaine?

From time to time my wife and I like to spend a “long weekend” at one of the better hotels in New York City. While there, we make it a point to dine at popular restaurants and to take in at least one Broadway show. In the past we’ve traveled by air, but no more. From now on, we will be taking the train.

Thanks to Jason Korzen and Edwin Powell for pointing out that the quote A. Vic Poillucci attributed to Barack Obama in his July 11 letter was a fabrication.

There are not enough words to rebuke John Merli’s column on July 24. John did hit all the liberal talking points so he does keep the far left happy. He does the typical comparison of evil doings to President Bush. 

It is sad that people have continued to not see the big picture. People have theories on life when it is not necessary and the truth is right before your eyes. Let me say it again, white and black, brown and yellow it does not really matter. All that matters is the elite and the peasants.