Fimian wrong for 11th District
In a recent (07/23/08) Washington newspaper article by William Flook on US Senate Candidate Keith Fimian's (R) ultra-conservative views "possibly clashing" in a more moderate 11th District in Fairfax County, he is right on target! Fimian's strong alliance with, and dependence upon "Legatus," an organization of Catholic business executives founded by ... | 0 comments
Women's issues important to voters
Last week I was disturbed to learn that Congressional candidate Keith Fimian thinks women's issues are irrelevant to voters. As one of the former chairs of the Fairfax Commission on Women and former member of the Virginia Commission on the Status of Women and I am concerned Mr. Fimian will ... | 0 comments
Candidate's views on social issues matter
I read last week that the GOP candidate for the 11th Congressional District said his views on social issues are “irrelevant.” Since Keith Fimian is on the board of directors of Legatus, a very conservative organization, I believe the voters in the 11th District need to know precisely what his ... | 0 comments
Socioeconomic playing field not level
Steven David Stone, the attorney for the Fairfax Coalition of Advocates for Public Schools (FairfaxCAPS), has a “let them eat cake” attitude toward poor children in Fairfax County. I would be ashamed to be associated with his assertions if I were involved in the lawsuit against the FCPS School Board. ... | 0 comments
State desperately needs transportation reform
If Virginia Democrats and Republicans are really interested in building a 21st-century transportation system, embracing the 13-point Transportation Reform Agenda described below is a positive way to start that process. This set of actions and strategies will relieve congestion in key parts of Virginia, repair many of our roads and ... | 0 comments
The speed limit and sacrifice
I turn to the question that confronts America today; namely, the energy crisis. I use the word "crisis"’ advisedly, because today no less than a third of Americans are absolutely struggling night and day to find the funds necessary to meet ever increasing food prices and ever increasing energy prices. ... | 0 comments
Education crisis
When I was accepted to the University of Virginia, one of the best public universities in the nation, my mother cried and thanked God for giving me the opportunity to get a great education at a reasonable cost. Although I had always imagined myself attending school in a metropolitan area ... | 0 comments
Real alternatives for Lake Anne
During July, Fairfax County staff planning staff are drafting a new Comprehensive Plan for “revitalizing” Lake Anne. It turns out there are very good alternatives for this redevelopment (not the “tweaking Supervisor Hudgins promised).County consultants from the firm BBPA recommend an extreme density model that staff are using, I fear, ... | 1 comment
Virginia transportation funding
Money is available to fund Virginia transportation! Where?Between 1998-2007 Virginia budget revenues increased by $17.5 billion and transportation spending increased only $2.8 billion! How?Additional transportation spending should come from existing revenues and not more tax hikes!Re. FCTA Analysis of VA General Assembly's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) Report, ... | 0 comments
Task force criticism not warranted
The exchange of rhetoric concerning the Tysons Land Use Task Force found in The Times is getting a bit wearisome. It appears that those who are most knowledgeable about the work of the task force are going to let task force chair Clark Tyler speak for them. Nevertheless, as scurrilous ... | 0 comments
Taxpayers are not bottomless ATM
Virginia’s families face falling home prices, increased property taxes, skyrocketing gas and food prices, an 18-percent electric rate hike for Dominion, a 6.4-percent monthly increase in natural gas prices, almost five decades of federal deficit spending and a devalued dollar.Enough is enough. Surely this is not the time for the ... | 0 comments
Need to implement 10-point scale
Thank you very much for the supportive article in the “Our View” section of last week’s paper. Our daughter is an alpine ski racer and a member of the Whitetail Ski Team. She races in Pennsylvania and hopes to ski in college. So, as you might imagine, we are looking ... | 0 comments
Taking aim at Tysons Task Force
Clark Tyler’s ‘Your View’ column in the June 25 paper is quite interesting in its use of language designed to dismiss and/or discredit those who have opposed developmental radicalization of Tysons Corner.Mr. Tyler has accomplished his intent with such phrases as, “...I hasten to point out that consensus is not ... | 0 comments
Where, exactly, is money for redeveloping Tysons?
Tysons Land Use Task Force Chairman Clark Tyler argues in support of a massively larger Tysons Corner that “under the current comprehensive plan and zoning, Tysons could well double in size and intensity without achieving any of the transit-oriented community benefits mentioned above.” Mr. Tyler’s statement needs clarification. Today’s comprehensive ... | 0 comments