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          <title>&#8216;Fun&#8217; run to be held at Park Ridge Elementary</title>
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On March 20, Park Ridge Elementary School in Stafford will sponsor its annual 5k and one-mile run/walk.
Last year the event had 583 runners of all ages come out to participate in the fun.
In addition to interacting with the community and gaining the benefits of a healthy run, the theme of the day is fun.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:08:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Del. Mark Cole addresses Americans for Prosperity</title>
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FREDERICKSBURG &#8212; Virginia Delegate Mark Cole addressed about 65 area residents at the Fredericksburg Hospitality House and Conference Center on March 6.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:50:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Airport seeks to clear trees</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The Stafford Regional Airport Authority voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with litigation for an easement, if necessary, to clear trees from a 30-acre tract belonging to Suzanne Geslois and her husband.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Parking spots hard to come by</title>
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MANASSAS &#8212; On the Virginia Railway Express Fredericksburg line, riders who use the Brooke and Leeland Road stations in Stafford County cram parking lots and fill up trains, making it standing-room only for passengers who board trains at the Woodbridge VRE station.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Actor Corey Haim dies at 38</title>
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LOS ANGELES (AP) &#8212; Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob for his roles in &#8220;Lucas&#8221; and &#8220;The Lost Boys&#8221; whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:19:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Witnesses saw smoke before fatal plane crash</title>
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LOUISA &#8212; Witnesses saw smoke coming from the airplane and noticed that it &#8220;didn&#8217;t sound right&#8221; just before it plunged to the ground, killing the pilot and igniting a house, an investigator said following the incident.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:04:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Briefs: March 12 Paper</title>
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Anyone with information regarding any Stafford County offenses is encouraged to call the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office at (540) 658-4400 or Crime Solvers at (540) 659-2020.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fairfax man pleads guilty to murder&#45;for&#45;hire scheme as payback for stolen cigarettes</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Xing Xiao, aka Andy, of Fairfax, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to hire a hitman to murder someone he believed had stolen more than 15,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes from him.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:45:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thousands of jobseekers attend fair</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; An estimated 7,000 jobseekers flocked to the University of Mary Washington&#8217;s Stafford Campus on Monday for a federal jobs fair. By the end of the day, an additional 1,000 people were still in line, local police estimated.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:41:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>UPDATE: Jobs fair jams traffic, draws huge crowds</title>
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STAFFORD (AP) - A federal job fair at the Stafford campus of the University of Mary Washington has backed up traffic as thousands of jobseekers flocked to the event.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:49:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Briefs: March 5 Paper</title>
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Stafford felon faces gun possession charge

WOODBRIDGE &#8212; During a traffic stop, a Prince William County police officer arrested a 20-year-old Stafford man and charged him with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:47:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gold: Life&#8217;s heroes deserve attention</title>
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It seems to me&#8230;The Olympics have dominated our viewing hours and millions of our fellow citizens know the names of those on the USA teams. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, these athletes train very hard and have abilities of Olympians.           ]]></description>
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          <title>UPDATE: Police aim to identify body found</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Police are trying to identify the body of a woman found along Interstate 95 in North Stafford Tuesday after she was killed by an apparent gunshot wound.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:08:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Callander: Just cutting spending not good enough</title>
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The millions of dollars that have to be cut from our state and county budgets present such an overwhelming challenge that it seems all priorities need to be re-examined&#8230; and in a hurry.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:58:51 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Federal jobs fair to be held</title>
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Sen. Mark Warner will host a federal job fair at the University of Mary Washington&#8217;s Stafford campus.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:36:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Body found</title>
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STAFFORD- -The Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office reports finding a partially decomposed body in the woods near the I-95 South Bound ramp off of Route 610 &#8211; Garrisonville Road in Stafford County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:34:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Oyster roast to raise funds for Spotsylvania man</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The 26th Annual Oyster Roast will be held March 6, starting at 3 p.m. at White Oak Equipment in Fredericksburg. This year&#8217;s roast profits will be presented to Steven Mitchell, 27, of Spotsylvania, who suffered a paralyzing accident in May 2009.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:19:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Teen to serve life in prison without parole</title>
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DALE CITY &#8212; Rick Smith said the murders of his wife Jean and son Jim affected more than just his family.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:07:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Warner, Moran tour new Belvoir hospital</title>
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FORT BELVOIR &#8212; Former Virginia governor turned U.S. Sen. Mark Warner joined Congressman Jim Moran and other Fort Belvoir leaders Feb. 18 for a tour of the new, state-of-the-art community hospital located just inside Pence Gate.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:45:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Support program helps military, veterans with &#8216;hidden injuries&#8217;</title>
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PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY &#8212; Isaiah Schaffer, who suffers from flashbacks and nightmares following a brain injury and other injuries sustained in Iraq, found assistance through a state program specializing in &#8220;hidden injuries.&#8220;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:20:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Courts and Police Briefs: Feb. 27 Paper</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; A Stafford man facing molestation charges was cleared of most of the charges against him Feb. 18 in Stafford County Circuit Court.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:18:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Interim leader steps up at UMW</title>
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President announces resignation

FREDERICKSBURG &#8212; The University of Mary Washington announced Tuesday that Rick Hurley, executive vice president and chief financial officer at UMW, will postpone his retirement plans in the wake of UMW President Judy Hample&#8217;s resignation last week.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:10:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Weather service: More snow on the way</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The National Weather Service has indicated that hazardous weather may be on the way.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:04:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Most Wanted&#8217; man caught in Dumfries</title>
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DUMFRIES &#8212; An Oregon man wanted for the murders of his mother and her boyfriend was captured Monday in Dumfries, bringing a nationwide search for him, his wife and young daughter to a close.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:23:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Board extends school days</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; After some discussion and a public hearing gathering citizen input, the Stafford County School Board agreed Tuesday night to extend the school day to make up for students&#8217; missed time due to snow days.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:13:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Former city council candidate arrested</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; A former candidate for the Fredericksburg City Council was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery on Monday after informing a woman he was a security officer and manhandling her in the Eagle Village Shopping Center, said Fredericksburg Police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:13:14 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Glover sentenced to 26 years</title>
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WOODBRIDGE&#8212;Alfreedia Leona Gregg-Glover did not react late last week when a Prince William Circuit Court judge sentenced her to serve 26 years in prison for her daughter&#8217;s death.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:10:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Valentine&#8217;s Day business strong in Stafford</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Sweethearts delighted in Valentine&#8217;s Day on Sunday, and local businesses were just as busy as ever keeping them happy.            ]]></description>
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          <title>State exhausts funds for snow removal</title>
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Driven by record winter storms, the Virginia Department of Transportation has burned through its snow-removal budget for the year.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:04:30 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida man killed on I&#45;95</title>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; An 85-year-old Florida man died late last week in a crash on Interstate 95. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:02:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge to determine Walmart case in Orange</title>
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CULPEPER &#8212; An Orange County Circuit Court judge heard preliminary arguments earlier this month from national groups and local residents who oppose the planned 240,000-square-foot commercial development featuring a new Walmart on the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:57:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Rappahannock plan emerges</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The public was invited to a presentation Wednesday at the University of Mary Washington&#8217;s Jepson Science Center to hear a discussion on draft recommendations of a new management plan for the City of Fredericksburg&#8217;s watershed property.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:51:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>GOLD: Snow helpers are heroes to many</title>
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It seems to me&#8230;While the snow flakes fall our thoughts are of how beautiful the snow-covered vistas look to us. But alas, even before the last flakes hit the ground our thoughts quickly change to &#8220;let&#8217;s get rid of this nasty stuff.&#8221; The pure white beauty has now changed to brownish-black muck with ice replacing the powdery layers creating hidden hazards all around us. Cleanup becomes imperative and the rest of our world needs to be made passable again.           ]]></description>
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          <title>CALLANDER: Blizzard 2010: Lesson &#45; Be prepared</title>
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As the Boy Scouts of America celebrate their 100th anniversary, I&#8217;m reminded of their motto, &#8220;Be Prepared.&#8221; That&#8217;s what we were told to be before the Blizzard of 2010. We&#8217;re lucky the December and January snowstorms helped us do &#8220;a dry run&#8221; before the big one.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:39:30 EST</pubDate>
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Man sentenced following market robbery
STAFFORD &#8212; A Fredericksburg man was sentenced to more than five years in prison late last week in relation to a robbery at Snellings Market in October.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:28:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Hats off to George</title>
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Locals honor presidents on their day 

STAFFORD &#8212; Presidents Day was celebrated in style at George Washington&#8217;s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm on Monday, beginning with breakfast with the former president.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:23:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Avoid scams about Haitian earthquake</title>
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RICHMOND &#8212; Last month&#8217;s catastrophic earthquake in Haiti left many victims in need, and international 
relief organizations continue to work toward that cause. But there are also scam artists who will take advantage of good intentions, and for that reason, the Virginia State Police has warned people to beware of scams relating to recent events in Haiti.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:22:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>No layoffs in superintendent&#8217;s budget proposal</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; There aren&#8217;t any layoffs in Stafford County Public Schools&#8217; Superintendent David Sawyer&#8217;s proposed budget for 2010-2011. That&#8217;s the good news.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:19:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Land value down in county</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The value of real estate in Stafford has taken a dive over the last two years, according to a presentation from Stafford&#8217;s Commissioner of the Revenue Scott Mayausky.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:13:48 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Briefs: Feb. 19 Paper</title>
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Anyone with information regarding these following Stafford offenses is encouraged to call the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office at (540) 658- 4400 or Crime Solvers at (540) 659-2020.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:13:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Stafford public schools closed Monday</title>
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Stafford County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 for the Presidents&#8217; Day holiday. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:01:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police seek information on I&#45;95 shooting</title>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; State police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one person seriously injured on Interstate 95 in Stafford County last week.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:26:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Judge to determine Walmart case in Orange</title>
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CULPEPER &#8212; An Orange County Circuit Court judge heard preliminary arguments Feb. 3 from national groups and local residents who oppose the planned 240,000-square-foot commercial development featuring a new Walmart on the Wilderness Battlefield in Orange. 
The public meeting was held at 110 N. Madison Road in Orange.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:15:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>COURTS: Feb. 12 Paper</title>
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Woman sees charges dropped in cigarette case           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:08:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Base investigating apparent suicide</title>
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QUANTICO &#8212; Quantico officials are continuing their investigation into the apparent suicide of a Marine captain at the base correctional facility who was awaiting trial on charges that he defrauded the federal government.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:05:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police Briefs: Feb. 12 Paper</title>
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Dog bites couple
FREDERICKSBURG &#8212; A dog bit a couple as they walked their own dog in the 1000 block of Idlewild Boulevard in Fredericksburg on Feb. 2, reported the Fredericksburg Police Department           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:01:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Valentines puts its own special stamp on Valentine</title>
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VALENTINES &#8212; The cards and letters start trickling into the little post office in January and reach full flood stage come early February.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:12:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>BLANKENSHIP: Improve Stafford? Attract more feds</title>
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Getting rid of the BPOL tax should help make Stafford more attractive to new businesses and less hostile to those already here. That&#8217;s the upshot of your vote for county supervisors last fall.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:08:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>GOLD: Don&#8217;t &#8216;bathe in an empty tub&#8217;</title>
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It seems to me&#8230;the old clich&#233; &#8220;money makes the world go &#8216;round&#8221; is something that some of our elected officials are losing sight of.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:06:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>KISER: Strangers come to aid of reporter</title>
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The very last thing he wanted to see as he was trying to dig out from this weekend&#8217;s crippling snowstorm is a reporter who pulled onto his street driving a Honda that sits a little more than a few inches off the ground get stuck.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:52:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Woman charged in fatal car crash</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; A woman reportedly under the influence of alcohol struck another car while traveling the wrong way on Interstate 95 on Feb. 2, according to the Virginia State Police.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:08:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>School board reschedules meeting, retreat</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The Stafford County School Board&#8217;s regular meeting set for Tuesday this week was postponed due to inclement weather.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>People, pets have shelters in severe weather</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; When Stafford County opened two emergency shelters prior to this week&#8217;s winter storms, it ensured that all family members would be welcome.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:03:51 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Snow is at it again</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; On average, Washington sees about 10 inches of snow each winter, but this season, observers at National Airport &#8212; the nation&#8217;s capital&#8217;s official measuring point for everything weather &#8212; has seen more than 45 inches.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:53:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Care for pets in inclement weather</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Animal Control Office wants to remind pet owners to be prepared to provide for their animal&#8217;s needs during inclement weather. When preparing for yourselves or your family remember your animals when purchasing food, bottles water and other supplies.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:35:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Shelters to open during snowstorm</title>
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Stafford County will open two shelters at noon Feb. 5, to assist people in need during the snow storm this weekend. The shelters will be at Stafford High School, 33 Stafford Indian Lane, and North Stafford High School, 839 Garrisonville Road. They will be managed by staff from the Red Cross.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:16:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Shooting occurs on I&#45;95 in Stafford</title>
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State police are investigating an early morning shooting that left  one person seriously injured on Interstate 95 in Stafford County.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:07:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Answers sought in dog&#8217;s death</title>
          <link>http://www2.staffordcountysun.com/scs/news/local/article/answers_sought_in_dogs_death/51739/</link>
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STAFFORD &#8212; A man&#8217;s best friend is dead and now police are seeking answers.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:11:51 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Virginia housing market recovering</title>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; The entire Commonwealth, except Northern Virginia, saw double-digit growth in home sales for the fourth quarter of 2009 compared to the same three-month period in 2008, according to statistics released Monday by the Virginia Association of Realtors.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Harrington&#8217;s service set for Friday</title>
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RICHMOND &#8212; The family of Morgan Harrington has announced that a memorial mass will be celebrated in memory of her life on Friday at 3:30 p.m. at St. Andrew&#8217;s Catholic Church in Roanoke. The service is open to the public           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:03:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Wayne Newton visits Assembly for tribe recognition</title>
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Long before he was &#8220;Mr. Las Vegas,&#8220; Wayne Newton was an asthmatic child growing up in Virginia, listening to his grandfather speak proudly of their Indian heritage.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:56:01 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The snow keeps coming</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Several snowstorms hit the area in recent days, the latest arriving in Stafford on Tuesday evening.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:47:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>VRE express train coming; high&#45;speed rail improvements to begin</title>
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DUMFRIES, VA. &#8212; A new express train on the Fredericksburg line is one way Virginia Railway Express Board Chair Paul Milde says the commuter railroad is working to fix the region&#8217;s transportation problems.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:41:11 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Winterstorm watch issued</title>
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A winter storm watch has been issued for Stafford, Prince William County and surrounding areas in advance of snow that is forecast to begin falling sometime Friday morning.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:51:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Non&#45;emergency number issued in wake of snowstorm</title>
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Stafford, VA &#8211; A non-emergency phone number for citizens will be available beginning
tomorrow, February 5, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. for information about the impending snow storm
expected to arrive in the region tomorrow.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:46:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Schools to close Friday</title>
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All Stafford County Public Schools are closed on Friday, February 5, 2010. Code 1 for employees.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:40:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>KERR: Repealing the Potomac Resource Protection District</title>
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Whenever a legislative body changes hands as decisively as the Stafford County Board of Supervisors did in last year&#8217;s election you know things are going to change. Usually, this means repealing a lot of the other party&#8217;s initiatives and decisions from the prior term. The list of just the ordinances and taxes that will likely meet the chopping block hasn&#8217;t been determined yet. One, initiative, an important conservation decision, that looks like it could be one of the first to go is the Potomac River Resource Protection Overlay District. Several of the members of the board are confident they have the votes to repeal the district.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:45:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>CALLANDER: A Virginia pride and joy closes</title>
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One of the victims of the downturn in the economy is a wonderful Virginia grocery store chain, Ukrop&#8217;s Super Markets, Inc., in business since 1937. Despite denying rumors that the company was selling out, it turns out that, yes, Ukrop&#8217;s has been taken over by Giant of Carlisle PA (not Giant of Metro Washington, D.C.) and is closing as of Jan. 30.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:43:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Board repeals BPOL tax</title>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The Stafford County Board of Supervisors voted to repeal the Business, Professional and Occupational License ordinance on Tuesday night.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:50:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>VCU student begins reign as Miss America</title>
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Caressa Cameron&#8217;s first official day as Miss America began with an appearance yesterday morning on &#8220;Live With Regis and Kelly&#8221;&#8212;and a text message from her former principal at Massaponax High School in Spotsylvania County.
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; The National Weather Service is calling for up to six inches of snow in the Fredericksburg area Saturday.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Supreme Court won&#8217;t intervene in Powell execution</title>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; The United States Supreme Court will not stop the execution of a man who killed a 16-year-old girl at her Yorkshire home in 1999.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:29:52 EST</pubDate>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; Prince William County transportation officials want to know if Bus Rapid Transit will help ease traffic along U.S. 1 in Woodbridge, and are scheduled to present the results of a new study about the hotly debated form of transit next month. And the issue has piqued interest in areas south of Woodbridge, too.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:27:36 EST</pubDate>
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The parents of slain Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington described a &#8220;horrific&#8221; three months this morning and said the killer likely remains at large in the Charlottesville area.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:46:46 EST</pubDate>
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CULPEPER &#8212; Germanna Community College has decided not to renew the contract of a recently-hired dean who has a history of sexual harassment allegations.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:42:12 EST</pubDate>
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Four days into his new job, Gov. Bob McDonnell fulfilled a key campaign promise last week by asking for and getting a decision to reopen 19 interstate highway rest stops that were closed last year to save money.            ]]></description>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; Accepting a package from the mailman got two women arrested Tuesday. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:27:22 EST</pubDate>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The Stafford County Parks and Recreation Commission looked at how $30 million in bonds can best be spent. They discussed options at a commission meeting held Jan. 21.&nbsp; 
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          <title>Churches heed call to action</title>
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Local churches are responding to the disaster in Haiti, too. Last weekend for instance, Ebenezer United Methodist Church put together health kits that were sent to The United Methodist Committee on Relief for delivery and use in Haiti.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:23:43 EST</pubDate>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Local Rotary clubs are getting on board with an idea that is helping to shelter victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti, and serves to protect victims of other natural disasters.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:21:28 EST</pubDate>
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The following was taken from calls to the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office from Jan. 18-25:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:19:11 EST</pubDate>
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QUANTICO &#8212; For the Marine security guards stationed at the American Embassy in Haiti, recent days have been occupied with fulfilling their mission of providing protection and security at the embassy, while working to overcome the effects of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked the capitol Jan. 12 and left an estimated 200,000 dead.            ]]></description>
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FALMOUTH &#8212; Stafford County Supervisor Paul Milde, R-Aquia, toured the county&#8217;s Head Start program on Jan. 21. And members of the Stafford County School Board took their own tour a day later.            ]]></description>
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QUANTICO &#8212; For the Marine security guards stationed at the American Embassy in Haiti, recent days have been occupied with fulfilling their mission of providing protection and security at the embassy, while working to overcome the effects of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked the capitol Jan. 12 and left an estimated 200,000 dead.            ]]></description>
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          <title>Confirmed: Remains those of missing student</title>
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) &#8212; State police confirm skeletal remains found in a remote farm field are those of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:03:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Police briefs: Jan. 29 paper</title>
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Senior citizen victimized in scam 
STAFFORD &#8212; A telephone scam swindled a senior citizen out of $2,700 on Jan. 21, according to the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:06:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Man hides from deputies under water</title>
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FALMOUTH &#8212; A Woodbridge man attempted to escape deputies by submerging himself partially underwater early Wednesday, according to the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Police Briefs II &#45; Jan. 22 Paper</title>
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Toy gun used in robbery attempt
FALMOUTH &#8212; Two failed robberies took place Jan. 13 within one hour in the southern part of the county, according to the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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Man ignores deputies, drives away on interstate

NORTH STAFFORD &#8212; A Lorton man drove his sport utility vehicle in between two disabled vehicles at the intersection of Doc Stone and Garrisonville roads at about 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, ignoring a deputy&#8217;s directions, according to the Stafford County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:46:57 EST</pubDate>
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We knew it was coming: The new board of supervisors would take steps to repeal the much maligned Business and Professional Occupational License that was scheduled by the previous board to go into effect this year. First, the new board had to schedule a public hearing. The hearing is now set for Tues., Feb. 2.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:29:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>GOLD: Jobs are the ultimate answer</title>
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It seems to me&#8230;With more than 10 percent unemployment, businesses failing, an overwhelming lack of jobs, problematic foreclosures and difficult to impossible loans, it may be time to rethink what government must do to restore a healthy economic climate to the Fredericksburg area. One key factor to making this happen is putting people back to work.            ]]></description>
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This week my mother would have turned 61.           ]]></description>
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STAFFORD &#8212; The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia sent a letter Jan. 15 to the Stafford County School Board concerning prayer at its meetings, noting that prayers must be nonsectarian, and suggesting that moments of silence are a good option.           ]]></description>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Congressman Rob Wittman, R-1st District, held two senior advisory council meetings Monday to provide a forum for seniors to discuss the issues that are important to them.            ]]></description>
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          <title>McDonnell inaugurated as Virginia&#8217;s 71st governor</title>
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RICHMOND &#8212; There wasn&#8217;t as much crimson as one might find at a Washington Capitals game, considering the team&#8217;s &#8220;Rock the Red&#8221; slogan, but that was the hue of the moment Saturday.            ]]></description>
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STAFFORD &#8212; Area residents honored Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this week at various events throughout the region. Through it all, no one can forget images repeatedly replayed of the 1963 speech later referred to as &#8220;I Have a Dream.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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WOODBRIDGE &#8212; A Stafford County public safety official is one of several in the area called to help the victims of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:55:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Voters won&#8217;t decide on at&#45;large chairman</title>
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STAFFORD &#8211; Voters won&#8217;t be the ones to decide on an at-large chairman, as many hoped. A motion to put the choice to the voters failed 5-2 on Tuesday at Stafford County&#8217;s board of supervisors&#8217; meeting.           ]]></description>
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More commuters have turned to the Virginia Railway Express this year than last, all while the commuter railroad set its highest ridership record this month. 
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A Stafford County public safety official has been called to help the victims of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday.           ]]></description>
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