Common Cents: I Cannot Tell a Lie: It’s Time to Get Rid of the Dollar Bill.
May 1, 2013
Filed under Columns, Opinion
Written by Chris Miller In an age where the government deficit has reached new highs, it would be in our national interest if the government stopped production of the dollar bill. Why? Because $1 coins are much more cost effective than the dollar bill. Dollar bills are made up of mostly cotton. As... Read more »
Common Cents Part I -Pennies from Hell
February 11, 2013
Filed under Opinion
Chris Miller, Collumnist 2 .41 cents for your thoughts? What? Well that’s how much it took to make a penny in 2011, according to the U.S. Mint. Although the Mint has experimented with making the penny out of even cheaper alloys (it switched from making pennies composed mostly of copper to ones... Read more »
Borderlands II
January 11, 2013 • Trevor Moortgat, Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Reviews
A lot of great games were released in 2012, and many more to come in 2013. Among those from last year is Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Halo IV, Far Cry III, and Borderlands II. The most interesting among these three games is Borderlands II because it has been such a long awaited sequel. I played... Read more »
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Commercialism
December 21, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
As Christmas quickly approaches, Christian children throughout the world are anticipating Santa and the gifts he will bring with him. Although this tradition is a staple, many argue against the mixing of commercialism and Christmas. At first, many people opposed the deep emphasis of Santa and gift-giving... Read more »
Oodles of Noodles
December 5, 2012 • Erin Traub and Dayna Reynolds, Reporters
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
I was recently persuaded to try one of Leesburg’s newer restaurants, Noodles & Company. Since it was conveniently located near the Cobb movie theater and other shops in the Village at Leesburg, I decided to try it. I was delighted when we entered the inviting eatery. The décor and lighting... Read more »
Black Friday Bonanza
November 29, 2012 • Trevor Moortgat, Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Reviews
While most people stay home after Thanksgiving dinner recovering from their massive food coma, an elite, brave few are preparing themselves, mentally and physically, for the chaos that is Black Friday. Being a first timer to Black Friday, I had no idea what to expect when I was driving into Leesburg... Read more »
Coach’s Corner Opens to Great Success
November 2, 2012 • Zach Tabor, Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Reviews
The newest food attraction in Purcellville, the “Coach’s Corner” restaurant, is the talk of the town. With so many restaurants in Purcellville, it’s hard to be a new business in the food industry, but the restaurant has been consistently busy since opening in mid-October. Upon entering the... Read more »
What’s (Still) Wrong With Tiger?
February 23, 2012 • Andrew Board, Featured Columnist
Filed under Columns, Opinion, Sports
Going in to Sunday at Pebble Beach, many thought Tiger Woods was ready to storm back in to relevance with a victory at the AT&T National Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It was set up perfect for one of the Tiger comebacks that would’ve been considered inevitable three years ago, trailing a no-name leader... Read more »
Where’s Peyton Manning Headed?
February 15, 2012 • Andrew Board, Featured Columnist
Filed under Columns, News, Opinion, Sports
As the clock hit zero in last Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI, something nobody ever thought was possible became a reality. Eli Manning now has twice as many championships as his big brother Peyton, and is developing his own legacy as one of the best clutch quarterbacks ever. Ironically, he did it in “the... Read more »
CP3 has to settle for Clippers, but probably for the best
December 16, 2011 • Andrew Board, Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Sports
Finally, the Chris Paul trade saga has come to end, and to be honest, it just might have ended in the best possible way for Paul and the Hornets, his former team. Widely considered one of the league’s top two point guards, Paul has long expressed his desire to leave the New Orleans franchise due to... Read more »