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Tapping innovation and creativity in our schools
There is one constant when it comes to public education in Stafford.
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Editorial: Same-sex marriage views weigh on elections
On May 9, President Barack Obama told an ABC television interviewer that his position on same-sex marriage had evolved to a position everyone suspected he already held without experiencing a Darwinian voyage.
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Gold: River's silt problem needs attention
It seems to me…we need to focus on the growing silt problem in the Rappahannock River.
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Editorial: It's vital to honor mothers
This column is offered as a public service and directed at all men everywhere who are staring Mother’s Day in the face and worry that you’re going to blow it.
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Blankenship: Farewell to a taxi-driving friend
In a county so rich in history, let us pause and recognize the passing of a true icon here.
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Blankenship: Ah, the good old days
“In the middle of May, I met a gal named June…
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Kerr: Changing 'the way things are'
My grandmother, on my mother’s side, was the epitome of southern gentility, kindness, and hospitality.
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Courting the Latino vote
As we proceed swiftly into the summer campaign season here in the Commonwealth, the campaigns at all levels are mapping out various strategies going into November.
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Fredericksburg bandstand: remembering Brian Strobel
Brian Strobel and Dick Clark — both, sadly, now gone — had a lot in common: upbeat, enthusiastic and lively personalities; excitement for and a genuine rapport with those they met (in or out of the music world); eternal boyishness. Although Mr. Clark’s audience was national — American Bandstand was after all the country’s weekly sock hop — Brian’s Fredericksburg-area fans were equally as fervent and devoted.
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Gold: Area transportation needs serious attention
It seems to me…it would have been a good thing if the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors were traveling on Interstate 95 on April 14 so they could see why the Fredericksburg area transportation problems need serious and prompt attention.
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Kerr: Will George Allen win his party's nomination?
George Allen has always been popular with Stafford voters.
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Editorial: Five years after Tech, still waiting for gun reform
Can the death of one unarmed teenager in Florida help achieve what the killings of 32 people at Virginia Tech did not?
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Editor's Column: Take action for Earth Day
Coming up later this month is Earth Day, which serves to unite people who wish to put environmental consciousness at the forefront.
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Blankenship: A brainy trip downtown
So, I recently had to travel toWashington, D.C. to get a medical test done on my brain.
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Editorial: Locked in
The General Assembly passed and Gov. Bob McDonnell signed important legislation to strengthen Virginia's laws against drunk driving.
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Kerr: Help Stafford tell its story
Stafford County is our home.
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Schieber: Looking to continue serving
I am asking for your vote at the special election on April 3rd to elect me as the Garrisonville member on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors.
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Editorial: A neighborhood that still resonates
"It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. ... It's a neighborly day in the beautywood. ..."
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Callander: Starkey a bright choice for supervisor
Brighten your horizon. Garrisonville voters have the opportunity to choose a new supervisor in a special election April 3.
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Blankenship: Spring songs galore
“It’s spring again and birds on the wing again...”
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Gold: Take heart, summer is near
It seems to me…whether or not the reason for the mild winter and early spring is the result of Global Warming, cyclical climate change or something entirely different, the wonderful weather we are experiencing is a delight.
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Editorial: Save the males
Should colleges and universities adopt affirmative action for men?
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Blankenship: Another military, political mess
In Afghanistan we are heading for the exits, to be delicate about the situation. Will it be with the tails between our legs?
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Kerr: A word to the Senate Democratic caucus: Pass the budget
This was a busy session of the General Assembly.
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Editorial: March 16 paper
Thomas Jefferson may have been America's first oenophile.
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