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.

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.