There is no way to predict an outbreak [of pandemic flu] and this is why proper planning is important. This is something very serious to our safety here this is not science fiction.

In metropolitan Washington, we are always in the eye of the hurricane. We can never have too much planning . . . and Katrina gives us the opportunity to address what went right and what wrong.

THIS IS a story with a happy ending.

I think there are a lot of concerns about development. Ironically, there's a lot less development.

Fairfax has never before given a Democrat 60 percent of the vote. You can no longer say it's a fluke when a Democrat wins Fairfax County. A pattern is emerging.

I find it disturbing to think about moving graveyards. It's not a planning issue, but it's a moral one.