I’ve noticed many gas yard lights in the Lake Ridge area that are not working or are barely working. Washington Gas bills gas lights at a fixed usage of 1,800 cubic feet of gas per month.

The final report on Math Investigations has been available for months, but it has not been presented in open School Board session because it is not good news.

Reader says Mike May stands up for residents.

In his first State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 18, our new governor punted on every issue except economic development, where he proposed to double the money spent on this program by adding $50 million over two years.

I recently received a letter from a congressman of my acquaintance.

I am writing about the lack of adequate snow removal in my neighborhood despite a rather insignificant snowfall compared to what we had in December 2009, just before Christmas.

I would just like to thank our two twin U.S. Senators, Webb and Warner, for voting to increase the debt ceiling another $290 billion.

I just thought I would write to the News & Messenger as a little public service announcement about paying your personal property tax on your vehicle.

Your newspaper does it again.  You fail to report news that does not agree with your liberal views. On Jan. 22, the March For Life was held in Washington D.C.

I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to some factual errors in a recent letter to the editor regarding the proposed Emergency Medical Service (EMS) billing program currently under consideration in Prince William County.

Alex Granados’ three-part piece on civil commitments for sex offenders raises valid concerns regarding the rights of individuals who are convicted and punished for committing specific offenses.

The news headline on Jan. 30 couldn’t have been clearer or more welcome:

The editor of this newspaper had decided that he will determine whether a word will be published because of “innuendo.“

Good luck to Mr. Hjelm trying to get information out of the Prince William County School System.

As the General Assembly begins rolling up its sleeves and dealing with a $4 billion budget shortfall, we are frequently reminded that there will be substantial cuts across all important government services.

Recently, when talking with the Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors discussed the topic of a 12.5 cent surcharge on commercial real estate property taxes.

Why so much news on the Tea Party event?

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On the recent anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, a lot of people's thoughts were on the abortion issue.

Is George W. Bush continuing to write our nation’s tax policy?

As a response to your request for questions to be submitted for your interview with Rep. Connolly this Friday, I’d like to submit this to the Letters to the Editor. Perhaps you could form a question from this letter.

Following the economic meltdown in 2008, Congress has been debating financial reforms that are way overdue.

Our nation has a health care debate ongoing and both sides are passionate.

Newspaper doesn’t understand capitalism.

On Jan. 19, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors held what will likely be its only public hearing on two important Comprehensive Plan documents: The Long Range Land Use and the Transportation chapters.

As U.S. Troops arrived in Haiti they were forced to become the only police force in the chaotic country.

There is less than 2 weeks to let the Prince William Board of County Supervisors know our vision for the Long Range Land Use Plan for the county.

Although the “Tea Party” movement offers some promise to the American people, it nonetheless falls short of its full potential for a more comprehensive national dialog.

Good news and bad news about the housing market.

As a citizen of Prince William County of over 16 years, I am just curious about the fee for ambulance services.