Editorial: Why we need to honor the Bill of Rights on Dec. 15
We cannot ignore the birthday of our Bill of Rights.
Editorial: Our only endorsement
Why aren't InsideNoVa.com and the News & Messenger endorsing any candidates in the Nov. 8 elections?
Editorial: Put it in writing, in the paper
Some state lawmakers want to drop the requirement that legal notices of government proposals and actions be printed in newspapers. Here's why that's a bad idea.
To 'satisfy,' limit those surveys
Less is more… Let’s hope that’s what the Prince William County Board of Supervisors takes away from its recent move to cut the frequency of its so-called “citizen satisfaction surveys” from annually to once every two years. In our view, even a biennial survey may still be a bit much.
Charles Colgan's service to Prince William, Manassas continues
State Sen. Charles J. Colgan’s somewhat surprising announcement last week that he has decided to run for yet another term in the General Assembly was greeted generally positively within the state’s political community — especially, of course, within the Democratic camp.
Delays for BRAC not necessary
When the U.S. House of Representatives voted a few days ago to severely limit parking at the Defense Department’s new office complex off I-95 in Alexandria, it signaled what could be a delay of a year or more of part of the massive redeployment of thousands of welcomed military jobs to points south in Prince William and Fairfax counties.
A 'corridor' for change
The 'outer Beltway' corridor will be a long process coming in the wake of an already-long controversy, so the time to get serious about it cannot come soon enough.
BPOL relief is crucial for county
The mixed signals of our struggling economy were underscored once again this week when the government reported that employers added 244,000 new jobs in April.
The Tech tragedy never ends
As shocking and tragic as the mass shootings at Virginia Tech were more than four years ago for Blacksburg and the nation, the drawn-out machinations of the federal government’s investigation into how the university conducted itself during and immediately after the crime spree is turning into a tragedy all its own.
The Easter Story
The story of Jesus’ resurrection is perhaps the most well known event in the Bible. For Christians, this is the key event in all of world history.
Deal of the Day
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