Prince William Committee of 100 Past Programs

2008

October 2008

Forum: 10th Congressional District Candidates Forum -- Judy Feder (D) and Frank Wolf (R)

September 2008

Forum: 11th Congressional District Candidates Forum -- Gerry Connolly (D) and Keith Fimian (R)

May 2008

Forum: What Effect Will the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area Have on Local Land Use? Can Private Property Rights and National Heritage Areas Peacefully Co-exist in Prince William County?

April 2008

Forum: Lights Out in Prince William: Is There a Plan for Our Energy Future?

March 2008

Forum: Freedom of Information Act (Click here to see a video of this forum)

February 2008

Forum:  Blogging, Ethics and the First Amendment (Click here to see a video of this forum)

January 2008

Forum: Alternatives to Congestion

2007

October 2007

Supervisor, Occoquan John Gray (I) / Mike May (R)

Senate 29th Charles J. Colgan (D) / Robert FitzSimmonds (R)
House 50th Jackson Hunter Miller (R) / Jeanette M. Rishell (D)

House 13th Robert G. Marshall (R) / Bruce Roemmelt (D)
Supervisor Gainesville Corey R. Riley (D) / John T. Stirrup, Jr. (R)

Clerk of the Court Lucile S. “Lucy” Beauchamp (I) / Michéle B. McQuigg (R) / William M. “Bill” Ryland (D)
Board of County Supervisors
Chairman Sharon E. Pandak (D) / Corey A. Stewart (R)

September 2007

Senate 39th George L. Barker (D) / James “Jay” O’Brien, Jr. (R)
House 31st Bill S. Day, Jr. (D) / L. Scott Lingamfelter (R)

House 52nd Christopher K. Brown (D) / Jeffrey M. Frederick (R)
Supervisor Woodbridge Steve Keen (I) / Frank J. Principi (D) / Chris A. Royse (R)

House 51st Faisal M. Gill (R) / Paul F. Nichols (D)
Sheriff Glendell Hill (R) / Louis Dominguez (I)

June 2007

Community Dialogue: What Does the Future Hold for Prince William County? With the Prince William County Future Commission 2030

May 2007

Forum: Revenue Sharing with Schools: Better than Annual Competition for Scarce Dollars?

April 2007

Transportation Funding: Are We There Yet?

March 2007

A Growing Federal Reliance On The National Guard: Is There an Effect on Virginia’s Preparedness?

February 2007

Program canceled due to weather.

January 2007

Does Prince William County Have The Tools We Need to Control Residential Growth, Or Do We Need New Tools From The General Assembly?


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2006

November 2006

The State of Education in Prince William County

October 2006

Candidates' Forum: 11th District, U.S. House of Representatives

Candidates' Forum: Chairman, Prince William Board of County Supervisors

September 2006

Candidate Forum: Virginia House of Delegates, 50th District

A Discussion of The Proposed Marriage Amendment

May 2006

Reducing Gridlock in Northern Virginia

April 2006

Should Virginia Restrict the Use of Eminent Domain to Support Private Economic Redevelopment?

March 2006

Should the Increase in Our Property Taxes Be Limited to the Rate of Inflation?

February 2006

Hispanic/Latino Immigration to the Greater Prince William Area

January 2006

The State of Emergency Preparedness in the Greater Prince William Area

2005

November 2005

Should the Driving Age Be Raised: Teens—Can They Drive and We Survive?

October 2005

Candidates’ Forum—House of Delegates, 51st and 52nd Districts

September 2005

Candidate’s Forum—House of Delegates, 13th and 50th Districts

Should Virginia universities offer in-state tuition to children of undocumented aliens?

11th congressional district candidate forum

10th congressional district candidate forum

Prince William County parks: what should they look like in ten years?

Spending the surplus—tax relief, transportation or ???

Access to affordable health care

Gangs: why here? Why now? Why ever?

Democratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor

Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General

Mansions too close for safety? Will Prince Villiam burn?

2004

Candidates’ Forum—Sheriff and State Senate (29th District)

Candidates’ Forum—Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors and Chairman of the Prince William County School Board

Should Public Schools Include Only Science That Supports Evolution or Also Include Science that Refutes Evolution?

Who Should Pay for State & Local Government Services?

Aging Well, Living Well

Proclamation of Confederate History Month—Will It Unite Us or Divide Us?

Should Marriage Be Limited to One Man-One Woman Couples?

Should Virginia Colleges and Universities Consider Race & Ethnicity in Admission Decisions?


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2003

Should There Be Tax-Supported Choices in Education? or Should It Be Government Policy to Prefer Government-Run Schools?

November’s Referendum: Will More Sales Tax Ease Gridlock? To Tax Ourselves or Not—That Is the Question!

Photo Red & Video Surveillance: First Step to “Big Brother”?

Charitable Accountability: How Can You Be Sure Your Donation Is Put to Good Use?

Mental Health Care: Is the Shift from Institutionalization to Community-Based Care Working?

Preparing for the Unexpected: Prince William County’s Initiatives for Homeland Defense & Community Preparedness and Preparatory Actions You Can Take in the Face of a Significant Incident

Adequate Public Facilities: Is Development Paying Its Fair Share for Roads, Schools, Parks, Fire & Rescue?

2002

Candidates’ Night—State Delegates

Islam in America—Understanding Our Neighbors

Bioterrorism: How Vast the Threat? How Prepared Are We?

Identity Fraud: How Many Other People Are Me?

The Morning-After Pill & Teens: Over the Counter Without Parental Consent—Good Medicine?

Crime in Prince William County: Is It Killing Us? What Can We Do About It?

The Minority Road to Success: Is Loss of Cultural Identity Required?

Why Can’t Virginia Budget for Our Priorities—Schools and Roads?

2001

It Takes a ___ to Raise a Child, or, Forget the Village! It Takes a Father & a Mother to Raise a Child. Agree?

Living Longer—Can You Afford It?

Member Roundtable Discussion About Election Day 2000

Character—Can It Be Taught?

Are Higher Taxes the Answer to Gridlock?

Mandating Volunteerism—What Are We Teaching?

Ethics of Organ Donation

Israelis & Palestinians—Roots of Conflict & Current Realities


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2000

Candidate Forum ’99—Chairman, Board of Supervisors; Clerk of Court; House of Delegates, 13th & 51st Districts; and Senate, 29th District

Horsing Around Again—Horse Racing & Betting Parlors: Déjà Vu

Committee of 100 Holiday Social Gathering

Health & Safety in Abortion Clinics—Is Regulation Needed?

Our Public Schools Are Broken—What’s the Fix?

It’s My Land, Who Decides? Property Rights vs. Taxpayers’ Rights in the Debate Over Growth and Adequate Public Facilities

Our Community in Black & White—What’s Wrong with This Picture?

1999

School Daze—Alternatives to Public Education

Prince William Committee of 100—This Is Your Life! 10th Anniversary

The “F” Word (Feminism)

Holiday Harmony and Traditions

Hate Crime Legislation—Who Needs It?

Electric Deregulation—Your Wallet at Risk or Darkness In Your Future?

Engaged Voters—How Can We Make a Difference?

Affordable Housing—Townhouses in Your Back Yard?

Y2K—Hype? or Yipes, the Millennium Bug!?

Soap Box Derby—Open Mike Night!


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1998

Physician-Assisted Suicide—Who Owns Your Right to Die?

Candidate Night for State Delegate

Public Library Internet Censorship—Do We Want or Need It?

Dominion Wastewater—Does It Compute?

Prince William Growing Pains

How Do You Tell a Donkey From an Elephant?

Riding Into the 21st Century

Arts Through the Ages

1996 – 1997

Is Society Too Litigious?

HELP!! Police, Sheriff or State Police—Which One Do I Call?

Responsible Economic Development

Crossfire—The Right to Bear/Bare Arms?

Tower to the People—The Proposed Police & Fire and Rescue Communications System

The Elected School Board: First Report Card

Battle of the Budget—Where’s Our Money Going?

Committee of 100’s Dinner Theater—Showcase of Arts and Music

1994

Horse Racing in Prince William County—A Pot of Gold or a Bucket of Manure? and for Whom?

Prince William County State Delegates Debate

Juvenile Justice/Child Abuse: Is the System Working?

Gun Control—Will It Reduce Armed Crime and Violence Caused by Guns?

Eating Out—Is It Going to Be Too Taxing?

Disney America, Making Haymarket While the Sun Shines!

Teacher Police—Parents of the 21st Century?

Three Strikes You’re Out: Is It Out of the Ball Park?

The Cold War—Is It Over?


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1993

Search and Seizure in Our Schools

Family Values: Are We Being Manipulated?

Lego World: Hold On or Lego?

Local Quasi-Governments: Are They Vigilant or Vigilantes?

America’s Melting Pot—Fact or Fiction?

Regional Jail Expansion

Gays in the Military?

Social Security—A War Between the Ages

American Television in the Nineties

1992

Campaign Ethics – Do We Demand Enough?

Commuter Rail in Northern Virginia: Are We Being Taken for a Ride?

The Many Faces of Prince William: There Goes the Neighborhood!

Prince William Cultural Arts: To Fund or Not to Fund?

Facing the AIDS Issue in Prince William County

The Bill of Rights. . .A Grant of Freedom or a Restraint of Government?

Political Impact of the Right to Life/Right to Choose Issue

Citizen Versus Professional Staff Advisory Boards

Surprise Speaker (Members spoke about what the Committee meant to them)

1991

Redistricting—What is at Stake?

School-Based Management—Its Applications, Effects and Impacts

The November Referendum Questions: A Background on the Issues

Solid Waste Management – Churn It, Burn It or Return It?

Prince William Economic Development: How Does Your County Grow?

Affordable Housing: Where Do We Draw the Line?

The Prince William County Budget: Are Our Priorities Right?

Potential County-Wide Chair Candidates

Prince William County: An Historical Perspective


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1990

The Delivery of Fire & Rescue Services in Prince William County: Time for a Change?

The Tax Revolt in Fairfax – Its Fallout in Prince William

Ballot Referenda: Horseracing in Prince William

Food & Beverage Tax

Are the Local Newspapers Doing Their Job?

The Revolving Door—

Should Prince William County Enact Restrictions Limiting the Activities of Former Public Employees Returning to the Private Sector?

A University for Prince William County—When, Where or Ever?

The Comprehensive Plan—Rule of Law or Whimsy?

Tale of Two Cities & a County: A Dialogue on Inter-Jurisdictional Cooperation

Travel

1989

Committee of 100 Concept And Bond Referendum Proposed Projects

November Elections from National, State & Local Perspectives

County Investment Policies

Family Life Education

Local Option Tax – Solution to the Road Problem?

Toxic Substances -- A Threat to Health and the Environment?

Current Real Estate Assessments -- Equitable or Realistic?

Commission on the Future


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