What is the government going to be hoodwinked into next?

I have been following the recent articles in the news about the old State Theatre. It would be nice to see this building renovated, but not with tax dollars.

It was a good day at work. I wasn’t eaten by a lion.

November brings the end to a successful growing season for the first Culpeper Community Garden. Thirty families and many individuals worked 27 plots. They harvested nearly a ton of fresh produce.

» An excellent joint effort by law enforcement agencies led to a quick capture in Wednesday’s shooting at West Side Grocery.

Editorial cartoon, November 7

My family supports a real, government-run, single-payer public option. No triggers, no cooperatives. Let’s finally get this thing done right!

Veterans Day observance has evolved over the years. In recognition of military service members’ sacrifices, let’s take time this year to pay appropriate homage to our veterans who have contributed so much to the preservation of this nation.

As I stepped outside to begin my trek home to Orange, the scent of french fries reached out, as if to hook its magical McFingers under my nostrils. This is the struggle I face every day in my quest to continue losing weight and getting healthy.

A short while back I had published in this newspaper my concerns regarding the nonsensical loan being made to the State Theatre Foundation for continued restoration.

» We’re sad to see his Haunted Woods come to an end. But maybe the Halloween tradition can live on in a new incarnation.

Editorial cartoon, November 6

Abortion is such a strong subject, hotly debated on both sides.

Editorial Cartoon, Nov. 5

I can’t help but wonder just how much more American citizens are willing to take from the current administration before they cry “enough.”

Not so long ago, when people “bounced” a check, the bank refused it and the store to which it was written had to find the check writer to get paid.

» It’s a bit too hasty to link Tuesday’s landslide by the GOP to a referendum on the president.

Maybe the school should hire the newspaper to do their background checks for them.

The Culpeper County High School Student Council Association would like to thank the following businesses and organizations for their generous donations in making this homecoming dance the biggest in the school’s history:

Editorial Cartoon Nov. 4

An intervention may be necessary; I believe I am a Facebook addict.

» The GOP swept its way to Richmond while reversing its fortunes from the past two gubernatorial campaigns.

I have to say, the majority of the people who have touched my life have been good people. So I guess I should consider myself lucky.

The secret to the landslide success of the three statewide candidates on the 2009 Virginia Republican ticket may also be that they are simply plain, honest men.

I attended the Pamper Me Pink event Oct. 27 hosted by Culpeper Regional Hospital and Pepperberries. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

The Culpeper Chamber of Commerce strongly supports the allocation of $1.5 million for funding by the town of Culpeper to advance the construction of the State Theatre renovation project.

Culpeper Social Services will again this year support the Culpeper Christmas Basket Program by displaying our angel tree at the local Walmart store.

» It may not be a presidential election year, but citizens need to get out and vote in today’s state and local elections.

Editorial Cartoon Nov. 3

Halloween may be over, but in Virginia (and elsewhere), politics and sports continue the masquerade as each attempts to look more and more like the other.