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Editorials
Some of the people, some of the time
7/1/2008
The flags in front of the courthouse were at half-staff last week, and a newsroom wag suggested the banners were lowered in honor of comedian George Carlin.* | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Crying the blues leads to nurturing the green
7/1/2008
Green means money, but it has taken on a second meaning lately — environmentally friendly. Time was, the two ideas were mutually exclusive. Not anymore. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
New spin on old technology
7/2/2008
New spin on old technologyAs a concerned area resident, I would hope that Dominion shows a little more creativity and willingness to embrace newer proven technology in its upcoming design considerations, instead of gross attempts to grab more private property and viewscape disruption.A newly patented scheme (2004) called Tripole is ... | 0 comments
Fauquier residents raise victims' profile
6/30/2008
Fauquier residents raise victims' profileI read with great interest the letter from Rachel Ryon, "Keep tabs on Burma," in your June 17 issue. Her stories about residents of Mae La, one of many Burmese refugee camps located on the Thailand/Burma border, were similar to those related by a Nokesville resident ... | 0 comments
Transportation Planning
6/28/2008
What this article notes makes sense. However any solution that involves a complex set of factors (i.e., new transportation corridors/ alternatives, or new rail options) takes time and political will.Years ago when I served on the Fauquier Board of Supervisors, I asked about VRE to Bealeton and further to Culpeper. ... | 0 comments
If it ain't broke...
6/24/2008
If it ain't broke... I see nothing at all wrong with cornfields, hay fields and cows and horses grazing in the beautiful Fauquier countryside.I moved here 20 years ago because the community of Warrenton reminded me so much of the farming community in Illinois where I was born and raised, ... | 0 comments
Where's the leadership?
6/24/2008
Where's the leadership? The report in the June 19 Times-Democrat concerning the firing/release/letting go of four employees prompts one to ask, where is the leadership?If the powers-that-be/executives/administrators/supervisors fire the people under them to balance the budget, then they will not need a budget, and we, the citizens, will not need ... | 0 comments