In the column by Ms. Oppenhagen she refers to the process of “regurgitating memorized facts.” That is a total misrepresentation of the traditional math approach. Students learn to add and then practice. They put the pieces together by doing it.

Davon Gray’s Feb. 25 editorial, “Forget Dulles — what about us?” recounts the misery of freezing rain gridlocking thousands of commuters at the Springfield Interchange.

I am responding to a letter dated Feb. 20, where the writer claimed I have not followed through on promises made during my campaign as they relate to the gas tax and illegal immigration.

Is Sen. Charles J. “Chuck” Colgan, D-Manassas, corrupt? Well, he certainly lacks integrity.

Illegal’s are just that. Nothing more, nothing less. No one deserves a home in our country unless and until the proper procedures are complied with. 

Ms. Spillane would have you believe that if we build this new school it would be the end of our wonderful Nokesville community.

Well I guess no one is learning lessons from all these random shootings that are taking place in our country.

So what in the world is wrong with new math? It is better and faster than the old way.

We don’t need a new elementary school in Nokesville.

Congratulations to Gainesville District Supervisor John Stirrup for being recognized as a “Leader Among Us” by the new national magazine, Town Hall.

It is always a welcome feeling knowing that a company provides the service it says it will, but when you find one that goes above and beyond, that is a rarity.

There seems to be a pattern forming: Sue Fleming’s Feb. 24, 2008 letter advocating the establishment of laws to regulate the City of Manassas’ one abortion clinic mirrors those letters that have been published by your paper on a regular basis.

In the past, many of us have felt apathetic in presidential races because neither candidate was inspiring. When it came down to the robotic Al Gore versus the thick George W. Bush, who do you choose? 

Sen. Charles J. “Chuck” Colgan, D-Manassas, was handily re-elected to the state Senate last November, but several of his recent actions call into question whether the voters made a wise choice.

The picture and staff report about the ceremony to honor fallen State Trooper Jose M. Cavazos is much appreciated.

I read with interest in the Feb. 2008 issue of Scientific American under education on page 18 the article “Arabian Brainpower.”

An “illegal alien” who is willing to pay their taxes is able to by obtaining a tax ID number from the IRS.

I am writing this letter in response to a wonderful experience I had at the local level. My daughter and I went to a local play last night at the A.J. Ferlazzo building and I was utterly amused the entire time.

Abortion being a risky business (there is a victim in every abortion), do not women deserve the safest possible conditions under which these procedures are performed? 

When I look into my American Heritage College dictionary (Third Edition), I also see the meaning stated to be “A fool; an idiot” as well. In my opinion, someone too lazy to put their shopping cart in a safe place, is a putz.

I am writing this in response to the letter written on Feb. 19 by Laura Spillane,“New elementary school not needed in Nokesville.”

What is wrong when the president, CIA director and the attorney general think some torture may be OK? Answer: The fact it goes against the Western, Judeo-Christian and ancient Greek philosophic and cultural underpinning values of our society. 

“Illegal immigrants contribute an estimated $400 million to Virginia’s economy annually in taxes, according to a study released Thursday by a group hoping to counter some anti-illegal immigrant sentiment in the legislature.”
This is the first paragraph of a recent article printed in the Potomac News.

While visiting the Chinn Park Regional Library I was told that the library board intends to recommend to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors that all libraries be closed on Sundays in order to eliminate a budget deficit. 

This letter is in response to the “Our Opinion” editorial, “Stick around Stewart,” of Feb. 19.

Regarding the letter, “Illegal alien championing is sickening to reader” of Feb. 17.

I have been concerned all along that Barack Obama was more talk then action. Now we find that even the talk is not his own. 

Supervisor Marty Nohe appears to support business licenses for illegal alien business owners.

I would like to add my opinion to the countless opinions on what happened last week during the double SNAFU of the traffic debacle and the Virginia Primary State Board of Election decisions that were made that ultimately caused the three people in our car pool to miss exercising our right to vote.

By invitation I attended the Prince William Symphony Orchestra concert at the Metz Auditorium on Feb. 9. Wonderful.