"...as development drives up the cost of land,..." I'm sure Joe meant to say "demand", as we all know that more development should lower the cost of land....
I think we're all talking about the same thing. Looking for an equitable manner inwhich the county can raise money to pay for 'things'. I don't think the...
Expectations Shape Loudoun Schools As Enrollment Rises, So Does Parental Pressure to Compete With Fairfax By Rosalind S. Helderman Washington Post Staff Writer...
11/30/02 Leesburg Today RT. 9 PLANNING GROUP TO BE ESTABLISHED Hillsboro Mayor Roger Vance came away pleased with the results of yesterday’s transportation...
... I know this isn't Jefferson County, so it really doesn't affect us, but I wonder who the other 191 employees are? I think it is pretty amazing that given...
Todd, how can the average cost for a home-schooled child only be $500? What about the opportunity costs of the parent who is teaching? When a parent stops ...
A while back the subject of restaurants came up and, from the chatter on OJ, this seemed to be a topic of great interest to OJ readers. Thus I thought I would...
Carrie: You raise an interesting point, but I don't think it is overwhelming applicable. It assumes that one of the parents would have entered the work force...
Paul: It might very likely be low. I am simply going off of my memory for a nationwide statistic that I saw a few years ago. It wasn't specific for this area....
Todd, When looking at the actual costs of homeschooling, the fact that a parent "would have been home anyway" is irrelevant. This is discussion about...
Carrie: I understand your point, but I would still contend that your quantifiable costs are subjective. I think it does matter if a parent would have stayed...
Todd, Public schools by law have to teach all students. Which means students with all sorts of disabilities from learning disabilities to severely disabled...
Mike: I understand there are difficulties in public education (some of which are not fully shared by private school and home school). Though I know of several...
McGraw sues over TV ads Case targets spots that led to justice's defeat Brad McElhinny <http://www.dailymail.com/contactEmail.php?rid=62> Daily Mail staff ...
Five charged in theft of 'Robo-Deer' From staff, wire reports Wednesday December 01, 2004 Charleston Daily Mail Robo-Deer was a victim instead of a hero in a...
To Mike, Carrie, Paul, and all: This is according to CATO institute (many would say not impartial enough, but...) In fact, Education Department figures show...
Todd, One of the Montgomery County High Schools (forgive me I can't pull the name out of my hat right now) routinely produces more students than just about...
Todd, Carrie included the full salary of the stay at home parent (50,000 or 20,000). If you assume the other parent is working full time and probably for more...
Mike: Forgive me, I probably wasn't specific enough. I am not referring to individual students who happen to attend a public school. I was referring to a...
It's that time of the year. As it starts to get cold, the chimney fire calls start rolling in. There were two serious fires in the area last night that are...
I just read a message from a helicopter pilot in Iraq named Keith. His unit just flew the Congressional delegation we all saw on the news tonight saying more...
Last spring, I asked for names of local builders for a major kitchen renovation, and Jen Blankenship suggested CAPP Builders, the partnership of Alan Piercy...
I have just learned that Adelphia internet has implemented a policy of suppressing all "bounce" messages. This means that if you send an important e-mail to...
... I use email for business and lack of reliable delivery is certainly an issue. Any second now I expect to get a bounce from AOL as they're probably blocking...
Are you really saying that because a teacher could've been a lawyer and made more money for *herself* that that personal opportunity cost should be taken into ...
A week or so ago I reported on coordinated efforts by local landowners and law enforcement to rein in the lawless element in our community during hunting...
... Before any of us tries to form some kind of a cogent reply to this odd letter, can we get one thing straight? Are you saying the three guys from PA are the...
