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 HEADLINES

   
  WEDNESDAY 2/28  
  WESTERN TOWNS PICK DRUHAN AS REP
  Will discuss Fields Farm with Burton and others
  L2D 
 
LEESBURG TAXES TO GO DOWN?

  Proposal to hold rate steady equals 8% reduction
  L2D  

ZURN ARRAIGNED

  Bad blood between neighbors
  LTM  
ROAD DUTIES A STICKING POINT FOR COUNTIES
  
Issues remain for transportation bill
  Wash Post  

LEESBURG TODAY MOVING TO LANSDOWNE

  Cool building will become a bank again
  LTM  

TOWN COULD REPLACE CIVIC SIGNS
  A lot of time is spent on this matter
  L2D  
     
  TUESDAY 2/27  
  MARSHALL'S BILL GOES TO GOV'S DESK
  Only bill on power lines that made it through
   LTM 
DULLES CONTINUES WORK ON ROAD SYSTEM
  Improvements continue around airport
  Observer  
     
  MONDAY 2/26  
  BOARD ADDS SPECIAL INTERESTS
  Balanced approach to denying the 1st Amendment
  L2D

SCC HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT POWER LINES
  Unsure of path and overhead/underground
  Wash Post, LTM
TC ADVANCES BATTLEFIELD PKWY MORE
  Making progress on this key transportation link
  L2D  

RICHMOND PASSES TRANSPORTATION BILL
  
  Lots of money and 'fees' to be created
  Wash Post, LTM, L2D     
     
  FRIDAY 2/23  
  SEN. POTTS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
  27th District will miss him
   L2D   

PURCELLVILLE GAZETTE
  Feb. 23rd Edition
TULLOCH THREATENS BURTON WITH CENSURE
  They go at it pretty heavily
   L2D 
     
  THURSDAY 2/22  
  13 BIDDERS FOR NEW COUNTY COMPLEX
  
A lot of interest - a lot of workers
  L2D, LTM     

STEVENS APPOINTED TO SCHOOL BOARD
  
To represent Potomac for the next 10 months
  L2D  

SNOW DAYS WON'T DISRUPT CALENDAR
  At least not yet
  L2D  
KINCORA PROJECT ANNOUNCED
  
Major project at Rts. 7 & 28
  Easterner   

SCC SAYS POWER LINE IS 'NEEDED'

  Despite environmentalists disagreement
  L2D  

BOARD KEEPS BURTON ON PUGAMP PANEL
  Ready to start working with Purcellville if....
  L2D  
     
  WEDNESDAY 2/21  
  BOARD RESTRICTS DONATIONS FROM BUILDERS
  1st Amendment be damned
  Wash Post, L2D, WJLA   

BOWERS' BUDGET CONCERNS SCHOOL BOARD
  Different CIP, different priorities
   L2D 

TRANSPORTATION BOARD LACKING COUNTY REPS
  Someone just noticed this is a problem?
  L2D
BUDWEISER COMING TO ASHBURN
  Old Dominion sale imminent, so this Buds for you
   LTM 

SHERRIF NAPS 6 IN DRUG BUST IN LEESBURG
  Grab $7,000 in drug money and plenty of evidence
  L2D
     
  TUESDAY 2/20  
  LEESBURG CHARTER BILL MAKING PROGRESS
  Its denied, its approved, its moving forward
  L2D  

PURCELLVILLE GAZETTE
  A new addition to the Scoop, it downloads as a PDF
  PG  
CHAPMAN MULLING RUN vs. POISSON
  Rumors and whatnot
  L2D  

MILLS 'OPERA' ENDS WITH SIMON BID
  Not Loudoun, but interesting to me
  Wash Post, Wash Biz Journal     
     
  MONDAY 2/19  
  YORK SAYS NO THANK YOU TO PURCELLVILLE
  PUGAMP isn't for him, sticks with Burton
  L2D     

DEEP CUTS 'UNREALISTIC' IN SCHOOL BUDGET
  Bower's budget proposal cuts some if rate goes up
   L2D 

POST'S TAKE ON BUDGET (see 2/14 below)
  Yet again a 'witty' headline from the Post
  Wash Post  
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN...
  High speed rail along the W&O
  Wash Post  

RT. 50 TRAFFIC CALMING UNDERWAY  
  Way out west 50 begins a facelift
   L2D 

RIDGEWATER CPAM ON HOLD
  Are there 5 votes for this project?
  L2D  
     
  FRIDAY 2/16  
  TEENAGER LEADS POLICE ON CHASE
  Watching too much So Cal TV I guess
  L2D  
POLICE LOOKING FOR TEEN WHO TOOK OFF
  Can you name the theme today?
  L2D  
     
  THURSDAY 2/15  
  WINTRY WEATHER, WIND LEAD TO DEATH
  Local teenager sadly taken from us
  L2D, Wash Post, WUSA     

DODONA FENCE REJECTED AGAIN
  Seriously there have to be more important matters
  L2D
ZURN IN DISPUTE, CHARGED BY POLICE
  Neighbors scrabble leads to assault charge
  LTM, NBC-4  
     
  WEDNESDAY 2/14  
  HCA ENTERS DULLES SOUTH
  When at first you don't succeed, try, try again
  LTM

CRESENT DISTRICT PLAN HITS BIG SNAG
  M & B can't finance their plan, back to drawing board
  L2D  
ASSESSMENTS DOWN 7%, RATE UP TO $0.975?
  Bowers introduces budget plans
  LTM, L2D, WJLA    

TWO VIE FOR POTOMAC SCHOOL BOARD SEAT
  LCPS Board hears from both candidates
  L2D , Wash Post  
     
  TUESDAY 2/13  
  NEW DOMINION ELECTRIC LINE DECISION
  
Lines to following existing route, spare countryside
  Wash Post  

COUNCIL REVIEWS DODONA FENCE

  Seriously, there has to be more important matters
  L2D  
AN ACT OF CONGRESS?
  VA's Congressional delegation concerned about roads
  Wash Post  

RIDGEWATER CPAM HEARING ON THURSDAY

  Looking to convert transition to suburban areas
  L2D
     
  MONDAY 2/12  
  REZONING REQUESTS MOVING TOO QUICKLY?
  Some say yes, but somebody define 'quick'
  Wash Post  

TRANS. BILL HEADED TO SENATE ROADBLOCK
  Still stuck on the road to nowhere
  Wash Post 

AREA BANK ROBBER FOUND GUILTY
  Comm. Attorney gets up to 40 years in jail from jury
  L2D
 NOW PLAY NICE, BOYS & GIRLS
  Another pity headline from the Post
  Wash Post  

LEESBURG TOWN CHARTER BILL MOVING
  Herring's bill for Town looking good
  L2D  
     
  FRIDAY 2/9  
  MAY: WE GOT CLOSE, REAL CLOSE
  Power line bills fall short
  L2D  
LCRC URGES COOPERATING W/ INVESTIGATION
  Restates commitment to ethics
  L2D
     
  THURSDAY 2/8  
  HCA 'INITIATES ROUND 2' WITH COUNTY
  They still want to build a hospital out here
  Wash Biz Journal, L2D  

TRANS. PLAN IN RICHMOND IN DISARRAY
  We're on a road to nowhere
  L2D, Wash Post  

BOARD APPROVES ETHICS/DISCLOSURE BILL
  Who knows what this means for November
  L2D  

TOWN PANEL LOOKING TO KEEP COUNTY
  Trying to find a way to keep them in Leesburg
  L2D
SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERING BYPASSING NCLB
  Would join Fairfax and others in defying Feds
  L2D

LEESBURG GOING WIFI?
  Not yet, but one can dream
  L2D  

WESTERN SCHOOL SITE PANEL APPROVED
  Will they throw darts at a map?
  L2D
     
  WEDNESDAY 2/7  
  US & COM. ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE
 
 Plowman:'brings about a greater aspect of neutrality'
  Wash Post, WDBJ, WFLS      

YORK SEEKS EXECUTIVE SESSION ON LAND DEAL
  Wants to take a look at the Saudi Academy deal
  L2D
A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW CLOSES SCHOOLS
  Minnesota we ain't
  L2D  

SYNAGOGUE TO OPEN IN LEESBURG
  County's 2nd coming to Evergreen Mill Rd.
  LTM   
     
  TUESDAY 2/6  
  TOWN COUNCIL ROAD TRIPS TO RICHMOND
  Transportation tops on their list
  L2D
MARYLAND TEENS DIE OF CO POISINING
  A very sad story
  L2D, Wash Post, WUSA-TV        
     
 

MONDAY 2/5

  
  REAL LIFE TOLL OF SENSELESS VIOLENCE
  A look at the victim's troubles after the Sterling   drive by shootings
  Wash Post  

RT. 15 IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HORIZON?
  Lucketts and other hotspots will be a focus
  L2D, Wash Post  

HOME CONSTRUCTION HITS 10-YR LOW
  Loudoun partying like is 1996...
  Wash Post  
MILLER LAUNCHING BID IN DULLES DISTRICT
  Serves on Broadloands HOA, looking for more
  L2D

MISSING MD TEENS FOUND DEAD INSIDE CAR

  Very sad ending for two families
  L2D, Wash Post, WTOP   
     
  FRIDAY 2/2  
  ASSESSMENT NOTICES READY TO BE MAILED
  Should be interesting...look for them around 2/15
  L2D

COUNTY TAKING RFP'S FOR NEW SPACE
  Leaving Leesburg a real possibility
  Connection  
LANDFILL POSES POTENTIAL THREAT
  TCE is not a good thing to have around
  Connection   
     
  THURSDAY 2/1  
  SPEAKERS OPPOSE TOLL HIKE - APRIL DECISION
  
Shocking that there was 1 person in favor
  L2D, Wash Post

SMITH ASKS FOR TALKS ON TRIANGLE

  School Board to address boundaries again?
  L2D
SENATE KILLS WATER/SEWER BILL
  Bill was DOA thanks to Town lobbying
  L2D

SHERIFF'S RACE GETTING NASTY ALREADY
  Ahlemann makes some strong accusations
  Wash Post  
     
     
 

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