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          <title>Of smog, emissions and global warming</title>
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What is the government going to be hoodwinked into next?            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:33:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A better idea for the town to tackle</title>
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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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Support the public option</title>
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My family supports a real, government-run, single-payer public option. No triggers, no cooperatives. Let&#8217;s finally get this thing done right!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:42:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Observe Veterans Day at Culpeper National Cemetery</title>
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Veterans Day observance has evolved over the years. In recognition of military service members&#8217; sacrifices, let&#8217;s take time this year to pay appropriate homage to our veterans who have contributed so much to the preservation of this nation.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Consequences of a flawed world</title>
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Abortion is such a strong subject, hotly debated on both sides.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:15:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What kind of background check was that?</title>
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Maybe the school should hire the newspaper to do their background checks for them.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:19:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Pampered pink by CRH, Pepperberries</title>
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I attended the Pamper Me Pink event Oct. 27 hosted by Culpeper Regional Hospital and Pepperberries. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:17:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Your opportunity to be an angel</title>
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Culpeper Social Services will again this year support the Culpeper Christmas Basket Program by displaying our angel tree at the local Walmart store.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:15:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Is it really universal health care?</title>
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I cannot imagine spending almost $1 trillion to fix a problem and still not fixing it.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:16:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Chase champions quality of life in Culpeper County</title>
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I have known Bill Chase as a close personal friend for 30 years and as a public servant for almost as many.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:21:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Payne not plain&#45;spoken; Chase tells it like it is</title>
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One reason people admire farmers is because they are plain-spoken people who mean what they say and say what they mean.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:20:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Four more years of service</title>
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As a lifetime resident of Culpeper County and local businessman, I urge Stevensburg voters to re-elect Bill Chase as their county supervisor.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:19:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>This Republican is voting for independent Bill Chase</title>
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I am a Republican Party activist who will vote a straight party ticket this year, with one exception.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:18:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A voice for constiuents</title>
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I have known Bill Chase for the past 28 years since his first campaign for Culpeper County supervisor in 1981.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:17:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Vote Bob in West Fairfax</title>
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I encourage you to vote for Bob Houck as School Board representative for West Fairfax on Tuesday.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:16:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Homegrown Houck best choice for School Board</title>
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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           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:14:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Strongly in favor of Chase</title>
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As a Culpeper County native and longtime resident (I lived outside the county during my long military career),            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:37:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Vote the native son: Payne</title>
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This letter is in support of Culpeper&#8217;s native son, Dewayne Payne, candidate for supervisor in the Stevensburg District.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:35:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Payne is not the voice of Stevensburg District</title>
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Thank you for Nate Delesline III&#8217;s excellent coverage of the County Planning Commission&#8217;s 4-3 vote to recommend home eviction for 77-year-old Alice Johnson of the Stevensburg District.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:34:33 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Houck a well&#45;rounded pick for School Board</title>
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Bob Houck will receive my vote for the West Fairfax seat on the Culpeper County School Board.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:33:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Payne for supervisor in Stevensburg District</title>
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I support Dewayne Payne Jr. for Stevensburg supervisor.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:57:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Money for theater would be better spent elsewhere</title>
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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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:56:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Ed Scott the best choice for House of Delegates</title>
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I wish to encourage everyone to support Del. Ed Scott for re-election. I            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:55:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police: missing Tech student last seen on bridge</title>
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Morgan D. Harrington, 20, has been missing since Oct. 17, when she disappeared after leaving a Metallica concert in Charlottesville           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:30:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>CCEA committee suggests voting for these candidates</title>
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The Culpeper County Education Association&#8217;s Committee for Children and Public Education recommends support for the following local candidates for the School Board:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:22:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Chase for supervisor</title>
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Bill Chase has been on the BOS for almost 28 years and has always been up front with his constituents and the residents of Culpeper County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:14:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Must you vote GOP to be &#8216;in line with God&#8217;s will&#8217;?</title>
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This is the first that I recall seeing members of the faith community deliver negative campaign materials to church doorsteps, and I must say I am appalled.

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          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:15:39 EST</pubDate>
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On behalf of St. Luke&#8217;s Lutheran School, I want to thank the Culpeper community for the support, financial or otherwise, you extended to us this past summer when our future was placed in doubt.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Distasteful missive</title>
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Regarding Monica Chernin&#8217;s letter Sunday, &#8220;Disappearing act downtown after Halloween&#8221;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:14:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Cuccinelli would only continue his crusade</title>
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Voters concerned about the climate, education, women&#8217;s health issues, working conditions and wages (to name a few) should be wary of supporting Mr. Cuccinelli.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:19:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>What I like about Bill Chase ...</title>
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Bill Chase will fight for your property rights. He will respond when you call him.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:15:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Bring on the traffic circle</title>
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I don&#8217;t think the folks in Culpeper are dumb. I think we can handle a traffic circle! Go VDOT!
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          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:18:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Use town tax money on more worthy initiatives</title>
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I must agree that at this time of financial difficulty for our country, county and town, our town should not help fund the State Theatre.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:16:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A better idea for how to invest $1.5M</title>
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In review of the town budget, I saw where SAFE and CCDC will receive $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. When I saw the proposed allotment for the State Theatre, I thought it was some kind of error. Unfortunately, I was wrong.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:51:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Disappearing act downtown after Halloween</title>
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Halloween is approaching, and once again the merchants of Culpeper will dig deep into their pockets, wallets and cash drawers to find funds to purchase treats for the multitude of children who flock downtown to participate in the annual ritual of trick-or-treat.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Deeds provides a forward approach for Virginia</title>
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Apparently, this election comes down to what independent and Democratic voters want Virginia to do for the next four years.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:17:59 EST</pubDate>
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Now there&#8217;s a child who is too skinny to be insured? The health insurance companies need to go out of business.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:16:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Public option for health care</title>
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A public option for health care reform is of utmost importance, not only as a form of social justice but as an economic measure to help American business stay profitable in the world market.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:14:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Meatless meals can curtail risk of foodborne illnesses</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/meatless_meals_can_curtail_risk_of_foodborne_illnesses/45593/</link>
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We&#8217;ve long known that cheese and ice cream aren&#8217;t health foods, but is your side salad really a health risk?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:15:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Wagner for lieutenant governor</title>
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I like the sound of that &#8212; Lt. Gov. Jody Wagner!            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:17:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great work by CCHS students</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/great_work_by_cchs_students/45448/</link>
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Kudos to the horticulture students of Culpeper County High School and their teacher, Ms. Mariellen Withers, for the beautiful plantings they have established at the school.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:22:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mulford helped our family</title>
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This letter is to thank Gardiner S. Mulford for the assistance he rendered to the Mackall family when some of Nancy Mackall&#8217;s animals had been seized by Orange County Animal Control.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:14:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>HELP bill is best for our nation&#8217;s health care needs</title>
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&#8220;Now is the time to come to the aid of your country,&#8221; was once spoken by Ted Kennedy&#8217;s brother, our President John Kennedy.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:14:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Obama cartoons in bad taste</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/obama_cartoons_in_bad_taste/45352/</link>
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I find it in such bad taste to be putting these cartoons on the editorial page of our president. He is our president, and he does need respect. So please stop it or I may stop my newspaper.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:25:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A matter of coaching</title>
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I have lived in Culpeper my whole life, and I remember when Culpeper County High School&#8217;s football team was No. 1 in 1999.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:25:20 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Where are the villagers?</title>
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I am a teacher, and for the record I don&#8217;t mind having a conversation about longer school days or longer school years, for that matter. There may be research in favor of one or both.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:24:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Town shouldn&#8217;t charge fee for online bill pay</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/town_shouldnt_charge_fee_for_online_bill_pay/45290/</link>
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From Wednesday&#8217;s Star-Exponent I learn that the town of Culpeper will be offering online payment of utility bills and local taxes.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:23:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Honor America&#8217;s ideals: Exercise your right to vote</title>
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Our America is a beloved nation. Our history, short by international comparison, makes us proud.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:22:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Health care legislation bad for America&#8217;s seniors</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/health_care_legislation_bad_for_americas_seniors/45216/</link>
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Older Americans, especially those living in rural areas, will take a big hit under the health care reform legislation making its way through Congress.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:15:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Unrealistic to station EMTs at youth football games</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/unrealistic_to_station_emts_at_youth_football_games/45215/</link>
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It is not the county or town&#8217;s responsiblity to cover the sporting events that go on around the area.

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          <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:13:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>My thoughts on the Alice Johnson hearing</title>
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After reading about the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors&#8217; public hearing Oct. 6 regarding the planned eviction of 77-year-old Alice Johnson from her home near Brandy Station, I have some observations and questions.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:15:48 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thank you for kindness shown during tough times</title>
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We, her family are touched and overwhelmed with the outpouring of support, prayers and love that you have showered on all of us with such abundance.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:12:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>State Theatre Foundation responds to letter writer&#8217;s questions about town&#8217;s involvement</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/state_theatre_foundation_responds_to_letter_writers_questions_about_towns_i/45073/</link>
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A recently published letter addressed to Mr. Jeff Muzzy, Culpeper&#8217;s Town Manager, (Questions for town manager regarding State Theatre, Oct. 8), asked several questions concerning the State Theatre. To clear up misimpressions that letter created, we would like to respond.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:19:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thanks from basket&#45;winner</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/thanks_from_basket-winner/44971/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
I would like to thank Beth Burns and her staff (as well as many friends and neighbors) for their efforts in locating me as the winner of the 250th anniversary basket.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:57:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Enough with Bono, already</title>
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I know that celebrities can cause normal people to go a little nuts, but all the hysterics over where and what Bono chose for lunch is absurd.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:56:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A waste of $1.5 million by VDOT</title>
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In response to Wednesday&#8217;s article &#8220;VDOT presents grand plan for U.S. 29,&#8221; I want to lodge a complaint against corruption and VDOT waste.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:34:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Try being a part of the solution, Rep. Cantor</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/try_being_a_part_of_the_solution_rep._cantor/44870/</link>
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In Eric Cantor&#8217;s latest display of his total unwillingness to consider anything being currently worked out in Congress (&#8220;Cantor applauds vote to bar Gitmo detainees&#8217; transfer to U.S.,&#8221; Wednesday), he shows that he has absolutely no intention of being anything  other than a self-promoter and national obfuscator.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:56:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A presidential Christmas</title>
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President Obama reminds me of eight kids at Christmas trying to play with all the toys under the tree at the same time and getting them all screwed up because they didn&#8217;t listen or follow instructions.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:55:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Questions for town manager regarding State Theatre</title>
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Regarding Wednesday&#8217;s article &#8220;Making a (State)ment,&#8221; I just have a few questions for our town manager about the State Theatre.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:17:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Culpeper should build upon cycling success</title>
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On Saturday I participated in the second annual Culpeper Cycling Century. The event was sponsored by the Culpeper County Parks and Recreation Department and was a great success.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:12:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Do you really want to eat that fish?</title>
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New tests by the state Department of Environmental Quality have found troubling levels of PCBs in Virginia rivers.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:16:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great strides being made by CCHS field hockey team</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/great_strides_being_made_by_cchs_field_hockey_team/44541/</link>
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The Culpeper field hockey team is a pretty good story this year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:12:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Rep. Cantor shows great service to constituents</title>
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This is to thank U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor&#8217;s office for personally calling me about a matter I had written to him about. I was pleasantly surprised when I received his call this afternoon and sincerely appreciate his concern.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:10:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Food Safety Enhancement Act bad for agriculture</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/food_safety_enhancement_act_bad_for_agriculture/44467/</link>
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I strongly oppose HR 2749 (The Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009) as an overreach by the federal government and a diminution of individual liberty.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:41:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>PEC makes no endorsements</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/pec_makes_no_endorsements/44422/</link>
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A letter in Wednesday&#8217;s Culpeper Star-Exponent implied that the Piedmont Environmental Council endorsed a certain candidate for governor.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:57:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>In defense of the lady who wrote about town&#8217;s 250th</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/in_defense_of_the_lady_who_wrote_about_towns_250th/44421/</link>
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The lady referred to by Mr. and Mrs. Angus Green and Mr. Alexander in recent letters to the editor is an 82-year-old widow who is legally blind and has spinal arthritis.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:56:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Examine voting patterns to see which candidates are responsible</title>
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 I find it&#8217;s more helpful to know the past voting record of candidates than what they say, mislead, or infer in speeches, sound bites and ads as they campaign.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:15:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Town&#8217;s 250th celebration was a smashing success</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/towns_250th_celebration_was_a_smashing_success/44265/</link>
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We felt the 250th anniversary celebration of our town was a smashing success in every way.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:18:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Cuccinelli for attorney general</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/cuccinelli_for_attorney_general1/44209/</link>
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The upcoming election for attorney general could make a big difference in the state of Virginia.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:18:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A change to the Lord&#8217;s Prayer</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/a_change_to_the_lords_prayer/44208/</link>
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For those of us who so pray, this proposed amendment adds four words to the last sentence of the Lord&#8217;s Prayer, shown in italics, below. I sent a longer version to Rome on Aug 1.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:17:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Don&#8217;t fall for Deeds&#8217; crazy claims</title>
          <link>http://www2.starexponent.com/cse/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/dont_fall_for_deeds_crazy_claims/44137/</link>
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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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:13:59 EST</pubDate>
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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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:36:21 EST</pubDate>
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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&#8217;s genealogy. His mother was from Culpeper and we were able to find the graves of two sets of his great-grandparents.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:34:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fundraiser enjoyed great success</title>
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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.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Not impressed with 250th celebration</title>
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The so-called &#8220;celebration&#8221; of the 250th anniversary of our town was a great disappointment.           ]]></description>
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          <title>No need for Star&#45;Exponent to editorialize on CCHS coach</title>
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Too much thought is put into commentary these days.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:14:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>$250,000 winning Va. Lottery ticket soon to be worthless</title>
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The ticket bought at a 7-Eleven location in suburban Richmond will expire if it is not claimed by 5 p.m. on Thursday. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:03:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Celebrate the town&#8217;s 250th by renewing your faith</title>
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As our town celebrates 250 years, let us remember the important role Christianity has played in Culpeper.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:17:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Diradour should take a lesson in geography</title>
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Residing in Culpeper, which is, indeed, located in Congressman Eric Cantor&#8217;s Seventh Congressional District, I&#8217;ve noted that Charlie Diradour, a wealthy Richmond developer, has thrown his hat in the ring to challenge Congressman  Cantor in next year&#8217;s election.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:16:08 EST</pubDate>
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In regard to Thursday&#8217;s letter &#8220;Support limited gov&#8217;t, individual freedom,&#8221; no political party wields power.&nbsp; The true power base is securely lodged in &#8220;we the people.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:14:21 EST</pubDate>
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Culpeper County Sheriff Jim Branch would like to thank all those who attended and contributed to the success of last weekend&#8217;s motorcycle rodeo, hosted jointly with the Mid-Atlantic Police Motorcycle Riding Committee.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:12:46 EST</pubDate>
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My husband and I went to the &#8220;tea party&#8221; in Washington, D.C., Sept. 12.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:18:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Concerned about civility and the direction of our country</title>
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The mainstream media does not give the entire story.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:12:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Swayze&#8217;s death shines light on pancreatic cancer</title>
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I was saddened to hear about legendary actor Patrick Swayze&#8217;s death. His brave, public fight against pancreatic cancer inspired many others.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:40:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great coverage of BSF</title>
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I want to thank you for Monday&#8217;s coverage of the Brandy Station Foundation&#8217;s 20th anniversary event at Berry Hill.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:39:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Sen. Webb&#8217;s stance on &#8216;czars&#8217; not encouraging</title>
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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?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:37:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great first column by Worth Richardson</title>
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Congratulations are in order for Worth Richardson&#8217;s excellent column Wednesday (&#8220;Medical insurance companies aren&#8217;t built to be sensitive caregivers&#8221;). 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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:11:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>In defense of not putting a group home in Griffinsburg</title>
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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.&nbsp; 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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:09:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Support limited gov&#8217;t, individual freedom</title>
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The focus of our Founding Fathers was to establish a government of limited power, allowing the maximum in personal freedom. James Madison&#8217;s statement, &#8220;The essence of government is power; and power, lodged as it must in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse&#8221; is so relevant today.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:35:37 EST</pubDate>
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In response to the Sept. 4 letter to the editor &#8220;Front-page photo of fatal wreck was appropriate,&#8221; 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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:34:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Payne owes explanation to Stevensburg District</title>
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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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:14:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great job, CCHS band</title>
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Kudos to the Culpeper County High School marching band for a great season-opening performance.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:14:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thanks from the BSF</title>
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Thanks so much for the great article in Monday&#8217;s paper, &#8220;A house with a view ... of history.&#8221;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:12:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Berry Hill Farm an asset to Culpeper</title>
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Thank you for your article on Berry Hill Farm in Monday&#8217;s issue of the Star-Exponent.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:14:12 EST</pubDate>
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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.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:17:53 EST</pubDate>
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Your Sunday staff editorial (&#8220;Respect the president, even if you don&#8217;t like him,&#8221;) was appreciated by those who value civility in public affairs.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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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 &#8220;trust me&#8221; promises?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:09:45 EST</pubDate>
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While President Obama is a gifted speaker and salesman, his health care speech was very much lacking in substance.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:08:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Insurance companies killing us</title>
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In December 2000, I was given an excellent review by one of the best employers I&#8217;ve ever had. Life was good.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:39:15 EST</pubDate>
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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.           ]]></description>
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