Letters

By Senator Tim Kaine

I’m proud to represent the state that’s more connected to the military than any other. Communities across the Commonwealth are defined by the service members and their families, installations, shipyards, airfields and historical battlefields. So when we’re faced with the issue of sexual assault in our Armed Forces, it shakes the military culture – and the surrounding communities – to the core. 

Insulted by Romney
 
    I am insulted by Mitt Romney. 
    I am part of the 47 percent whose vote he will never get, but I do not feel victimized or entitled to government assistance. 

What’s the rush?

    If the current superintendent of schools is as qualified and well suited for the job as is needed, then ask yourself this question--”What’s the rush to renew his contract before the election?” 
    Why do certain members of the school board seem intent on doing the contract vote when two districts are currently represented by appointed members and not by persons voted on by the taxpayers of their districts? 

Trillion is a
two-syllable word

    Trillion is so easy to say. It’s become a common word in D.C. 
    Most people realize it is a lot of money.  The following analogy has helped many outside of D.C. to grasp the magnitude of a trillion: 1 million seconds is 12 days. 1 billion seconds is almost 32 years. 1 trillion seconds is 31,688 years!