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Lessons unlearned

Three years ago, on the 5th anniversary of the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech, I wrote this column for Leesburg Patch. Three more years have passed, and countless more people have been killed, and we still haven’t learned.

Read the column

Leesburg Patch, April 2012

 

Author jimPosted on April 16, 2015April 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags crime, guns, law enforcement, public safety, Virginia TechLeave a comment on Lessons unlearned

“Inside Loudoun County” ends run

“Inside Loudoun County,” the county government’s long-running cable TV public affairs series, is signing off after 20 years.

Leesburg Patch, July 19, 2012

Author jimPosted on January 23, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags Loudoun CountyLeave a comment on “Inside Loudoun County” ends run

Leesburg’s treasure

Leesburg’s Thomas Balch Library offers a wealth of information on local history and genealogy.

Leesburg Patch, March 22, 2012

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags history, Leesburg, libraryLeave a comment on Leesburg’s treasure

Nothing has changed

After four years of slumber, a local reporter awakened to find that everything — and nothing — had changed.

Leesburg Patch, October 26, 2011

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags Board of Supervisors, election, Loudoun County, politics, satireLeave a comment on Nothing has changed

Fall farmers market

Leesburg’s farmers market steps into the fall season.

Leesburg Patch, October 9, 2011

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015Categories PatchTags agriculture, business, LeesburgLeave a comment on Fall farmers market

New park and ride lot

Loudoun County has opened a new park and ride lot near Hamilton.

Leesburg Patch, September 28, 2011

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015Categories PatchTags Loudoun County, transportationLeave a comment on New park and ride lot

Leadership Loudoun

Leadership Loudoun is a good way to make connections with other community-minded residents.

Leesburg Patch, September 22, 2011

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags Loudoun CountyLeave a comment on Leadership Loudoun

Wrong solution for Linden Hill

Connecting Linden Hill to Country Club Drive is a dangerous solution to the neighborhoods access problem.

Leesburg Patch, September 7, 2011

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags Leesburg, roads, Town Council, transportationLeave a comment on Wrong solution for Linden Hill

York’s rightward shift

Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York appeared to shift rightward during his primary campaign. Could that hurt him in the fall general election?

Leesburg Patch, June 23, 2011

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags Board of Supervisors, election, Loudoun County, politicsLeave a comment on York’s rightward shift

Flex parking for downtown?

Local leaders are proposing flexible parking as a way of transforming King Street into an “amazing place.”

Leesburg Patch, June 30, 2011

 

Author jimPosted on January 22, 2015March 16, 2015Categories Columns, PatchTags business, downtown, King Street, LeesburgLeave a comment on Flex parking for downtown?

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