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          <title>Letters to the editor for the week of July 10</title>
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I was &#8220;razzle dazzled&#8221; by the sign on the 95 corridor, &#8220;Business Certified location.&#8221; Now I am having second thoughts of my decision to come to Stafford.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:22:29 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter to the Editor for the week of July 3</title>
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It looks likes we may be about to see food prices jump, along with prices for utilities and energy.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:40 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters to the Editor for the week of June 26</title>
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It is fantastic to hear that the people from our county law enforcement went out of their way to run in honor of the Special Olympics and to carry the Special Olympics torch down Route 1.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:52:13 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters to the editor for the week of June 19</title>
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David Kerr&#8217;s editorial last week, &#8220;The BPOL debate continues,&#8221; failed to stick to the facts concerning this important issue for Stafford&#8217;s future.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:56:50 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters to the Editor for the week of June 12</title>
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After reading the news, I was glad to hear that the State Fair of Virginia has moved from the Richmond Raceway Complex to Caroline County and will be there for the September opening.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:34:24 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters to the Editor for the week of May 29</title>
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Readers share their views on Anne Holton&#8217;s speech and parental legislation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 18:34:25 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters to the Editor for the week of May 22</title>
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I&#8217;m inclined to believe it is much too soon to be issuing grades on the new administration&#8217;s performance.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:06:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter to the Editor for the week of May 15</title>
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I have closely followed the actions and agenda of community leaders and have worked &#8216;behind the scenes&#8217; on various issues for the past 28 years.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:02:27 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter to the Editor for the Week of May 1</title>
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Reader shares view of autism story           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:26:11 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail week of April 24</title>
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The [conditional-use] permit proposed sounds like a great idea to have a Stafford SPCA.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:57:09 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail Week of April 3</title>
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Unfortunately, due to the weather conditions in my area I was not able to make it to the epilepsy walk this year held in Washington, D.C.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:56:13 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail Week of March 27</title>
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I was very pleased to read about the federal and state funding that will be used to purchase Phase 2 of Crow&#8217;s Nest.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:58:22 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail: Week of March 20</title>
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During the March 10 meeting of the Stafford County School Board over 30 people showed up to express their disapproval with the recent adoption by the county AP History Program to use Howard Zinn&#8217;s &#8220;A People&#8217;s History of the United States&#8221; as a &#8220;supplemental textbook.&#8221;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:32:23 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail Week of March 6</title>
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Republican committee leader recalls dinner
 
I had the pleasure of [Sun columnist]Ben Blankenship&#8217;s company at my table at the 2nd Annual Stafford County Republican Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner.&nbsp; It was with surprise that I read his rather codgery summation of the evening.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:18:39 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail Week of Feb. 27</title>
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I am appalled that the majority, led by democrat George Schwartz, voted down a proposal by Supervisors Cord Sterling  and Mark Dudenhefer (and supported by Paul Milde) to tie  a portion of the pay of supervisors to  advancing universally held goals of a balanced budget, improvements to education and public safety.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:21:51 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail Week of Feb. 27 II</title>
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In response to [Sun columnist] Harvey Gold&#8217;s viewpoint, &#8220;Install &#8216;parental control&#8217; in adults&#8221;, I&#8217;ve got to say, we&#8217;re in a lot of trouble!            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:19:42 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader Mail Week of Feb. 20</title>
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I wanted to write to commend Speaker Bill Howell for finding common ground with Gov. Kaine on the smoking ban in Virginia. I realize that this was not any easy choice, as many within his party believe this is a free market issue. I want to thank Speaker Howell for making this tough choice and for doing what he thought was right. I wish there were more elected officials willing to govern that way.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:38:58 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter: Reader gives thoughts on travel article</title>
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Reader gives thoughts on travel article

With the dismal, gloomy economic conditions that we all are going through these days, not many of us would like to travel on Thanksgiving and the holiday season due to the economy, rising and falling prices of everything and the way things are going, like the gas prices, food prices and the hotel/motel prices.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:27:25 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letters: What planet is Blankenship writing from?</title>
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Reader: What planet is Blankenship writing from?
After reading Mr. Blankenship&#8217;s election postmortem it&#8217;s hard to figure out what planet he is writing from.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:32:16 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter to the editor</title>
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Article regarding pumpkin-carving a hit

The questions and answers [in last week&#8217;s edition of the Stafford County Sun] on page five of Section B seem to come in handy, not only for Halloween but for the holiday season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:53:03 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter: Rob Wittman man for job</title>
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Rob Wittman man for job

Thank goodness we have Rob Wittman representing America&#8217;s First Congressional District in Washington.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:30:57 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter to the Editor</title>
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Rob Wittman gets support&nbsp;   
 
With the presidential election dominating the headlines it is easy to forget that we are also casting votes for our Congressional representative.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:26:41 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Letter: Imagine you&#8217;re Russian, and a VP candidate has just been nominated</title>
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Imagine you&#8217;re Russian, and a VP candidate has just been nominated.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:04:18 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader encourages chief, charity</title>
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The new Stafford Hospital &#8220; state of the art medical facility&#8221;, being built on U.S.1 has a new chief to help guide the facility. Cathleen Yablonski is ready for the hospital to open and has been preparing, making plans and hiring people to help make this a working and functional medical facility. Ms. Yablonkski has a great background in hospital administration and operations.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mom concerned about question</title>
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As a breastfeeding mother of five children, I am very concerned about the Street Talk question on page A7 of the August 29-Sept. 4 edition. In this day and age, when so many benefits of breastfeeding are known, what would cause you to even ask this question?&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Chicken month&#8217; celebrates birds</title>
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Having spent time around rescued chickens, I view National Chicken Month, September, as a time to celebrate these sweet, inquisitive birds. I only wish everyone would learn to appreciate chickens for their personalities &#8212; not for the taste of their flesh.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: BPOL event poorly managed</title>
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There has been a lot of rhetoric on BPOL with views on both sides of the issue. What has been written, especially in the Letters to the Editor section of the Free Lance-Star, has expressed views for or against the BPOL tax or criticizing or supporting the supervisors who voted for or against it. But what seems to have been lost in the debate is a much greater issue of the disgraceful manner in which the public hearing process continues to be conducted.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Resident applauds Milde, Dudenhefer</title>
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Editor&#8217;s Note: Sent to the editor, the following is written as an open letter to Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde:
Mr. Milde &#8212; a good friend of mine explained the problem you are having with folks attacking your position on BPOL, in just four basic words and quite well I might add&#8212; &#8220;You can&#8217;t fix stupid.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Resident: Discover Stafford informative</title>
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I am interested in knowing more about the county that I live in and just received the insert in today&#8217;s Stafford County Sun. I want to say thank you. I am learning different places and different things that one can do on the side with the time provided. I would love to help around in my community, along with try to keep my credits up in becoming a master gardener.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:17:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Right to Retrieve &#8212; constitutional?</title>
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Twelve individual private landowners from across the state sat in a room at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Headquarters in Richmond. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader enjoys gypsy moth article</title>
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This was a very interesting article in section B, page 9 on the gypsy moth. The gypsy moth has returned and our oak trees are being stripped of their leaves. 
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          <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader fan of reality dog show</title>
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Watching the interesting TV show, &#8220;Greatest American Dog&#8221; is helping me learn how to cope with my 6-year young female Shetland sheepdog.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Resident shares views on Pollard</title>
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Like most folks I was not sure what to believe about Albert Pollard last year during his campaign for the Virginia State Senate, but the real Albert Pollard has quickly emerged in Richmond. During the Special Session on Transportation, Pollard voted to increase taxes by over $800 million.&nbsp; I know he talks a good game, but politician Pollard has voted for higher taxes several times during his time in the House of Delegates           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: Some pets do live in luxury</title>
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In my opinion, this is such a true statement, &#8220;Dogs will never go without the best!&#8220;&nbsp; Being an owner of a rescued doggy who was abused for years just makes me feel that a dog deserves the best of treatment, having gone through all of the hard work the puppy mills put them through, it is time to treat and give the best that you can for the time they are here.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Campaign against grey squirrels unfair</title>
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The ongoing campaign against grey squirrels in the UK is grossly unfair and doesn&#8217;t stack up factually.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tim Russert will be missed</title>
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Tim Russert, a long-time host of &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; had a heart attack at age 58 on Friday, June 13, 2008. He had a long list of accomplishments after his name; he interviewed many guests, actors, comedians, politicians and many others. Just name it; he did it!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader offers insight on weather</title>
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The article, &#8220;Tornado, heat invade county&#8221;, with all its information, should alert us to stay cool and be very careful taking good care of ourselves in the excessive hot weather.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader opposes BPOL tax up  for  consideration</title>
          <link>http://www.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/reader_opposes_bpol_tax_up_for_consideration/16950/</link>
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A BPOL tax will cost Stafford residents, not businesses.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:26:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader in awe of little creatures</title>
          <link>http://www.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/reader_in_awe_of_little_creatures/16664/</link>
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It is incredible to hear just how many &#8220;little patients&#8221; have been admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia, 50,000 (as of 2008) since it opened its doors in 1982.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader encourages ordinance opposition</title>
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Stafford taxpayers beware. When you received your tax assessment for 2008, you were elated to see that the assessment on your home was reduced, but the assessment on your land was increased.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Lohan story about animal cruelty</title>
          <link>http://www.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/lohan_story_about_animal_cruelty/16206/</link>
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News stories about Lindsay Lohan allegedly filching a college student&#8217;s fur coat &#8212; and the student&#8217;s subsequent lawsuit &#8212; seem to have missed the real crime. 
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          <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader discusses depression article</title>
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As I was reading this article, one does not need to discriminate between race, religion, and color.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: Ordinance should be passed</title>
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I do not mince words. I want Stafford County to do whatever it can to battle illegal aliens and to specifically target them by passing an ordinance to limit the number of unrelated persons living in a home.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 16:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Road improvements needed for safe travel</title>
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I have been a homeowner and active voter since 2004. I live at 106 Hope Road. While my recent activities have been confined to e-mails to my county supervisor and letters to the Stafford County Sun with the single focus on improvements to Hope Road, mainly from U.S. 1 east to Old Concord Road, I would like to address some greater county-wide problems and offer some possible modifications to the six-year service plan.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Goal is to get better with education</title>
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Dr. Frank Withrow wants to see the U.S. repair its education needs through the eyes of the student.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Scholar with cancer inspires reader</title>
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This story is truly amazing and just so inspiring to the mind to read that someone who has had so much trauma in her life and on top of that has to fight a type of brain cancer that is inoperable, now has to be a mighty and a strong survivor           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supervisor Woodson sets record straight</title>
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I ran on a campaign for change, and I am keeping the campaign promises I made to manage growth, control spending and preserve our natural resources.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fuel prices are a pain in the pump</title>
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High fuel prices have made us think twice about needing to go places; grocery shopping, traveling, etc. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 12:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Article offers helpful hints</title>
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Spring cleaning does not have to be done in the house only. Taking care of yourself is important, too.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 10:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: &#8216;Us chickens better beware&#8217;</title>
          <link>http://www.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/reader_us_chickens_better_beware/14765/</link>
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One has to wonder whose agenda Ms. Kirkman, a Stafford County planning commissioner, is really pushing. In            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 10:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Planning Commissioner concerns reader</title>
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I am very concerned about the performance of Widewater Planning Commissioner Cecilia Kirkman based on her recent letter to the Stafford County Sun: &#8220;Safety Concerns Go Beyond Hope Road&#8221;.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 10:38:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: Editorial page&#8217;s &#8216;bad&#8217; is good</title>
          <link>http://www.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/reader_editorial_pages_bad_is_good/14328/</link>
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I take offense at the blatantly anti-gun attitude demonstrated by the item, &#8220;The bad&#8230;Va. Issues 60% More Permits for Guns&#8221; that recently appeared on your editorial page. It should have read, &#8220;The good&#8230;More Virginians are taking responsibility for the defense of themselves and their loved ones.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Preservation vital to local history</title>
          <link>http://www.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/preservation_vital_to_local_history/14327/</link>
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The battles of American history; U.S. Indian wars, Pocahontas, the Civil War, the American Revolution, historical remnants all stand out in this lovely and historical state of Virginia, Stafford County, to name a few.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:01:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader disappointed after local meeting</title>
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I&#8217;m extremely disappointed in Democrat Supervisor George Schwartz (Falmouth), who presides over the Stafford Board of Supervisors.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:59:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Women integral part to Iraq success</title>
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It is shameful how the people who whined that we &#8220;didn&#8217;t finish the job&#8221; in the first Persian Gulf War are now the same ones who lament the sacrifice necessary to do so today [Sun editorial: Far too many lives lost in Iraq, March 28-April 3].           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:09:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: Catholics don&#8217;t worship pope</title>
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I&#8217;m certain Mr. Blankenship managed to raise the ire of many Christians in his last column and I am one of them           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Local mother sends thanks to Bill Howell</title>
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While I know it&#8217;s not an easy job, I want to personally thank Speaker Bill Howell for fighting against unnecessary tax hikes, especially the gas tax. His continued leadership on responsible spending and lower taxes is much appreciated by this mother of four.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Take note: slow for the cone in the zone</title>
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When you&#8217;re on the highway, one glance at the kids in the backseat, a grab at the cell phone, or even changing the radio could cost a life - possibly your own.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Safety concerns go beyond Hope Road</title>
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I&#8217;m glad to see the Sun covering important road safety issues. Unfortunately, the April 4 article regarding Hope Road contains several factual errors that likely left readers with the wrong impression.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:08:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: Parenting column misses mark</title>
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How nice. In his Parenting column last week, Jonathan Hunley pilloried recent public musings by &#8220;two seemingly intelligent women&#8221; concerning the two democratic presidential front-runners.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Supervisor: Organ donation important</title>
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April is Organ Donor Month. It is a time when my family reflects on a tragic event in our lives.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:06:01 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Disgusted at Stafford County Sun</title>
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How disgusting that the Stafford County Sun publishes a picture of children selling live rabbits on the front page of Talk of the Town           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Walk for epilepsy unifies participants</title>
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I had a wonderful time going up to Washington, D.C. for the National Epilepsy Foundation Walk.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tornado advice may be useful</title>
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The information mentioned in &#8220;Officials: Prepare for tornados&#8221; explains quite clearly that one needs to be prepared for what anything life may choose to bring.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Animal issues missed</title>
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I am a Virginia voter, social worker, animal lover, trained Emergency Animal Services Rescue volunteer and full-time mom.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Books are loved by many</title>
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Baby-boomers collect books they loved as kids           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Watch&#45;out for highway workers</title>
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Every year in the United States more highway workers are killed than police and firefighters combined.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Business owners being treated unfairly</title>
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The small business owners of Aquia Towne Center are not being treated fairly at all by Ramco-Gershenson.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader: Milde proves action speaks louder than words</title>
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The 2005 board of supervisors election was hotly contested.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Wegmans a leader</title>
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On behalf of the American Cancer Society&#8217;s National Capital Region, I applaud Wegmans           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
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On behalf of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust, owner of Aquia Towne Center, I want to thank Supervisor Paul Milde and the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, for their favorable consideration of the property&#8217;s rezoning application last month.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Snake fear</title>
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One of the most common fears is a &#8220;fear of snakes&#8221; and I would like to add to that, what about the &#8220;fear of rats&#8221;?            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>We need to act locally</title>
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The Stafford County planners don&#8217;t seem to understand that to solve &#8220;global warming&#8221; all need to act locally.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Drought caused water shortage</title>
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The drought, having caused a water shortage and putting a tight grip on water usage has been rough on people, plants and animals.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
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