In an astonishing display of duplicity, Creigh Deeds has started running radio ads claiming that Bob McDonnell has previously supported all sorts of tax increases on everything, and that Deeds will be a champion of low taxes.

I would like to thank the Star-Exponent for the free announcement you let me have for my pancake dinner a while back. It was a huge success, and I was able to raise all the money I needed to supply my church with a new playground.

My husband and I visited Culpeper last weekend for the 250th anniversary. It was our first time there, and we had been looking forward to it for a long time, ever since I started researching my husband’s genealogy. His mother was from Culpeper and we were able to find the graves of two sets of his great-grandparents.

We would like to thank the local community for supporting our first fundraiser, an Upscale Rummage Sale, held at St. Stephens Episcopal Church Sept. 19.

The so-called “celebration” of the 250th anniversary of our town was a great disappointment.

Too much thought is put into commentary these days.

The ticket bought at a 7-Eleven location in suburban Richmond will expire if it is not claimed by 5 p.m. on Thursday.

As our town celebrates 250 years, let us remember the important role Christianity has played in Culpeper.

Residing in Culpeper, which is, indeed, located in Congressman Eric Cantor’s Seventh Congressional District, I’ve noted that Charlie Diradour, a wealthy Richmond developer, has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge Congressman Cantor in next year’s election.

In regard to Thursday’s letter “Support limited gov’t, individual freedom,” no political party wields power.  The true power base is securely lodged in “we the people.”

Culpeper County Sheriff Jim Branch would like to thank all those who attended and contributed to the success of last weekend’s motorcycle rodeo, hosted jointly with the Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Riding Committee.

My husband and I went to the “tea party” in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12.

The mainstream media does not give the entire story.

I was saddened to hear about legendary actor Patrick Swayze’s death. His brave, public fight against pancreatic cancer inspired many others.

I want to thank you for Monday’s coverage of the Brandy Station Foundation’s 20th anniversary event at Berry Hill.

Two months ago, I wrote Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a letter asking his opionion about the many czars being hired at the White House. I wanted to know if this was constitutional; did they need the advice and consent of the Senate, and how did they interact with the Cabinet?

Congratulations are in order for Worth Richardson’s excellent column Wednesday (“Medical insurance companies aren’t built to be sensitive caregivers”). While many of the talking heads we see and hear, and the print journalists we read, are well aware of the point he has clearly made, none has chosen to make it themselves.

I lived in The Village at Griffinsburg for many years, and I would like all of Culpeper to know that the residents of the Village at Griffinsburg are not the ogres that have been featured in the newspaper and by Mr. Brian Duncan.  They are people of the community who voiced their concerns about a single-family home being turned into a group home, and they had every right to do so.

The focus of our Founding Fathers was to establish a government of limited power, allowing the maximum in personal freedom. James Madison’s statement, “The essence of government is power; and power, lodged as it must in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse” is so relevant today.

In response to the Sept. 4 letter to the editor “Front-page photo of fatal wreck was appropriate,” I lost a 17-year-old brother in a car crash and did everything in my power to try and prevent my parents from seeing the newspaper, yet they saw it anyway.

I was shocked and dismayed to learn the Culpeper County Planning Commission voted 4-3 last week to recommend eviction of a 77-year-old woman, Alice Johnson, from her home located on the land where she has lived most of her life and still is a co-owner.

Kudos to the Culpeper County High School marching band for a great season-opening performance.

Thanks so much for the great article in Monday’s paper, “A house with a view ... of history.”

Thank you for your article on Berry Hill Farm in Monday’s issue of the Star-Exponent.

I know folks are entitled to their opinion under the First Amendment, but I do wish we had a codicil to that amendment barring comments of ignorance, stupidity and just plain laziness.

Your Sunday staff editorial (“Respect the president, even if you don’t like him,”) was appreciated by those who value civility in public affairs.

Listen up, President Obama. Your platitudinous puffery, laced with errors and constant change, does nothing to allay the concerns of what Obama care portends, other than disaster. Your vague promise has no future legal standing. Remember the Social Security program “trust me” promises?

While President Obama is a gifted speaker and salesman, his health care speech was very much lacking in substance.

In December 2000, I was given an excellent review by one of the best employers I’ve ever had. Life was good.

On Thursday, the U.S. will celebrate Constitution Day, marking the date in 1787 when members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the document that was subsequently ratified by the states. Although not without flaws, the Constitution represents a remarkable achievement concerning a federal system of republican government.