There is no better way to spend a day in Prince William County than a road trip with good company checking out our county’s 300-year history.
John Adams, a founding father and second President of the United States, credited the Mayflower Compact as one of the foundation stones of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. Other framers, including Thomas Jefferson, agreed.
If the McCoart Building had a sign saying, “It has been this many days since the Board of County Supervisors’ meeting went past midnight,” there would be a large zero on it.
“You have some big shoes to fill!” That was the refrain Court Squires, the new executive director of the Prince William Conservation Alliance, kept hearing from folks calling to congratulate her.
Just what does a veteran look like? Who are they? What did they do in the service? What do they do now?
This year’s midterms – when the entire U.S. House of Representatives and a third of the members of the U.S. Senate are up for election – have proven more dynamic than expected.
“Who has a success to share?”
Helen Zurita has been on my radar for a long time. I decided to head over to her office at the East End Mobile Home Park to have a chat. I wanted to understand how a chef for a local hotel evolved into an effective community activist.
All the big political forecasting firms have statistical models that they use to predict the upcoming midterm elections, and I thought I would try my own.
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My family moved to Prince William County about 35 years ago. As my wife and I were driving to Costco recently, I asked her where we bought a Japanese-style screen when we were furnishing our new home. She responded, “Hechinger.”
How did over 200,000 residents of Prince William County, and several hundred thousand more in Stafford County and points farther south and west, end up in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District?
Here’s a way to increase revenue for Prince William County’s government and school system without raising taxes on businesses and our property and requiring no changes to the strategic or comprehensive plan.
What exactly is the economy anyway? That should be an easy question to answer, but it has so many moving parts, each affecting the other and all happening at once, that getting a grip on our economic situation at any point in time can be trying. To paraphrase Winston Churchill: “It’s about e…
Hate is a business. Politicians, candidates, religious leaders and philosophy entrepreneurs seeking power – or a buck – are masters of recognizing easy targets to bring together people looking for a common enemy. Targets of hate evolve as society and government policy is written to protect t…
The first time I dropped my daughter off at kindergarten, I was allowed to walk with her to the classroom. I managed to hold back the tears until I left, slapping on my sunglasses the minute I turned my back because I could feel my composure dissolving.
I know how challenging it can be to find your place in a new country.
“There is such thing as Hell on Earth and it’s I-95N between Richmond and DC,” Richmond news anchor Elizabeth Holmes quipped in a recent tweet. The post went viral, echoing a sentiment felt by the countless drivers who regularly get caught in congestion between the two capitals.
It’s back-to-school time, and on the first day of school, pets’ lives will change. What are some things you can do to help your pets adjust when school is back in session? Though most of this will be focused on dogs, cats and other pets may need help adjusting, too.
Virginia’s 2023 elections, when we vote for all 100 members of the House of Delegates and all 40 members of the state Senate, are going to occur in the midst of a vigorous national debate. The impact could well decide who runs the General Assembly in Richmond. If the politicos were expecting…
