FBC Pastor Ray Spears is retiring
Dr. Raymond L. Spears is retiring as pastor of First Baptist Church of Herndon at the end of June. For many reasons, it is a significant moment for members of First Baptist and for the Herndon community. Ray is only the second full-time pastor in the 109-year history of First ... | 0 comments
VDOT – Cut the grass!
Or more to the point, contract out the job to someone who will cut the grass. I’m talking about cutting grass on the median and sides of the road in McLean along Route 123 from Tysons Corner to the George Washington Parkway. The grass is literally two feet high. This ... | 0 comments
Take a stand against rising gas prices
We need in Virginia and nationwide what New Jersey has, a law that gasoline prices are either raised or lowered only once a week.It seems that American drivers are being gouged by oil companies who are making multimillion dollar profits at the gasoline pumps with daily incremental increases. In one ... | 0 comments
Transportation solution is not difficult
Let's stop the arguing and get the transportation issue settled. The unintended consequences of the governor's suggested transportation "fix" could well be that nothing happens at all. That would have political repercussions and only delay needed transportation projects in Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia.Governor Kaine seems to have missed the ... | 0 comments
If it's Springfield Days, it must be summer!
For as long as I can remember, Springfield Days means that summer is finally here. Individuals and families from all over Fairfax County visit central Springfield to enjoy our weekend celebration of community. There’s something for everyone from Thursday, May 29, through Sunday, June 1. A family festival with kids’ ... | 0 comments
Springfield Days is here again
As the manager of Lake Accotink Park, the President of the Springfield Civic Association, a member of Neighborhood Watch and chair of Springfield Days 2008, I am proud to call Springfield my home. Truth be told, I rarely leave Springfield unless I have to because it has so much to ... | 0 comments
Roads and taxes
Sometimes you have to wonder whether our political leaders really understand the important issues facing us. The issue on whether we need more roads is a classic example. Politicians want us to believe that they must raise our taxes to pay for more and better roads. The impact of taxes ... | 0 comments
Thank You Mr. Connolly
I recently saw "Gerry Connolly for Congress" posters in Fairfax County. I would like to thank Mr. Connolly for several things:(1) Thank you for making me aware of the election: I had forgotten about Rep. Tom Davis retiring.(2) Thank you for leading the effort a few weeks ago to raise my ... | 0 comments
Report begs more information
FairfaxCAPS [Fairfax County Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools] is a parent group dedicated to turning back the west county boundary decision by filing suit against the Fairfax County Public School Board. FairfaxCAPS has also endorsed FAIRGRADE, a grassroots movement to bring the Fairfax County grading scale into alignment with ... | 0 comments
FoHA has plenty of friends
We would like to voice our support for Friends of Homeless Animals.Our family decided, after many years with only fish and hamsters, to get a dog. We knew of FoHA through their many outreach activities in the community. We have neighbors who have adopted from FoHA. We visited FoHA – ... | 0 comments
Fairfax grading system unfair
I sat in on a presentation at Centreville High School regarding the grading structure in Fairfax County. Without a doubt, our kids are being penalized for living here. The short and simple of it all is this: A Fairfax County student achieving B+ grades would be an A student in ... | 0 comments
Cell towers bad deal for neighborhoods
This letter is in response to “140-foot cell tower proposed near pool,” May 8, 2008.Last year T-Mobile approached our club president of the Orange Hunt Swim Club with a similar offer. The tower would have been erected directly behind my house, which concerned me and residents along my street. Through ... | 0 comments
Business community deserves credit for work with school
The Work Awareness and Transition (WAT) class at James Madison High School would like to thank the business community in Vienna and Oakton for their support during this past school year. WAT endeavors to find unpaid internships for students with various needs to provide a nurturing work experience, matching a ... | 0 comments
Clean energy can create jobs
Emerging clean-energy industries, such as wind and solar power, are not only taking steps toward solving global warming and America's energy problems. They're creating good jobs that help the economy and our environment. Instead of subsidizing the polluting oil, gas and coal industries to the tune of billions of dollars ... | 0 comments
Yard sale a success
Kudos to the Reston Association and in particular, Ashleigh Soloff, who organized the May 3 yard sale at Issac Newton Square!Organizing 100 amateur vendors in a parking lot is a little like herding cats, but the smoothness in which it was executed deserves loud applause. And as one of those ... | 0 comments
Different thought on how to 'Save the Old Dominion'
I am writing in response to the April 23 article titled, “Immigration groups band together.” I am disturbed by the simplistic and inhumane proposals of the group, the Capital Area Alliance Against Illegal Immigration. The aggressive anti-illegal immigration activities of the group, and the policies implemented by the Prince William ... | 0 comments
Not a friend of 'Friends of Homeless Animals'
We are writing this letter to expose an injustice on the part of a local animal rescue organization, Friends of Homeless Animals (FoHA).They have reclaimed the two dogs we adopted from them two years ago because we placed a static bark collar on the dogs when no one was home.FoHA ... | 0 comments
Congress playing obstructionist role
We have an economic crisis at hand with food prices going through the roof and energy prices, especially gasoline and diesel, higher than any time in our history. Yet our elected leaders in the Democratic-controlled Congress are willing to continue to play an obstructionist role just as they have done ... | 0 comments
Tell Kaine Northern Virginia doesn't want new coal
Why is Gov. Tim Kaine (D) supporting the construction of a new coal-fired power plant in Wise County? This new plant will be expensive for all of us. It will be devastating to our environment, destroying more of our mountains and polluting our air and water. At his recent town ... | 0 comments
Dog Bite Prevention Week
May 18-24 is Dog Bite Prevention Week. One of the surest ways to create a dangerous dog is to chain it to a tree or doghouse and leave it to pace the same patch of dirt for years on end. Though most people find the notion of chaining a dog ... | 0 comments