I cannot imagine spending almost $1 trillion to fix a problem and still not fixing it.

Editorial Cartoon Nov. 2

On Tuesday, Dr. Laura Granruth wrote about the neglect she feels as a constituent of Republican attorney general candidate Ken Cuccinelli (“Cuccinelli would only continue his crusade”).

» If committing $1.5 million in financial backing is what it takes to get the project rolling, go for it.

I have known Bill Chase as a close personal friend for 30 years and as a public servant for almost as many.

One reason people admire farmers is because they are plain-spoken people who mean what they say and say what they mean.

As a lifetime resident of Culpeper County and local businessman, I urge Stevensburg voters to re-elect Bill Chase as their county supervisor.

I am a Republican Party activist who will vote a straight party ticket this year, with one exception.

I have known Bill Chase for the past 28 years since his first campaign for Culpeper County supervisor in 1981.

I encourage you to vote for Bob Houck as School Board representative for West Fairfax on Tuesday.

We in the West Fairfax District have a School Board candidate, Robert Houck, who has lived in Culpeper since 1948 and graduated from our school system

Editor’s note: Jim Bayne’s column will return next week.

» The Star-Exponent editorial board endorses these candidates in Tuesday’s contested races ...

Editorial cartoon, November 1

As a Culpeper County native and longtime resident (I lived outside the county during my long military career),

This letter is in support of Culpeper’s native son, Dewayne Payne, candidate for supervisor in the Stevensburg District.

Thank you for Nate Delesline III’s excellent coverage of the County Planning Commission’s 4-3 vote to recommend home eviction for 77-year-old Alice Johnson of the Stevensburg District.

Bob Houck will receive my vote for the West Fairfax seat on the Culpeper County School Board.

As the Star-Exponent has pointed out, this year’s most contested local election is for Supervisor from the Stevensburg District.  Here are my views.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part column by Culpeper’s town manager. The first installment ran Oct. 24.

» Big projects indicate that maybe the economy has turned the corner toward recovery.

Editorial cartoon, Oct. 31

I support Dewayne Payne Jr. for Stevensburg supervisor.

In his letter Oct. 18, Mr. White is correct in requesting that the town monies to invest in the State Theatre be put up to a vote by the residents of Culpeper. After all, it is our money and it should be used wisely.

I wish to encourage everyone to support Del. Ed Scott for re-election. I

A lot of folks have enjoyed using their voices in this newspaper to speak about the negativity of political campaigns and candidates this year, and all the while, they are the ones who are being negative and using unfair and misleading attacks.

Yes, Culpeper, I am one of those annoying grownups who still dresses up for Halloween. This year, I will represent a throwback to the ’80s, complete with big hair and fluorescent fishnets. But a large part of my Halloween is always the “cinematic experience.”

Editorial cartoon, Oct. 30

» It’s been a tremendous fall for local athletes in a variety of sports.

Morgan D. Harrington, 20, has been missing since Oct. 17, when she disappeared after leaving a Metallica concert in Charlottesville