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          <title>Kelo incident didn&#8217;t age well</title>
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&#8220;Kelo&#8221; is the shorthand name given to the infamous incident in which the city of New London, Conn., seized by eminent domain a swath of middle- to lower-income houses            ]]></description>
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          <title>&#8216;Rude&#8217; covers tons of free speech</title>
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If many people&#8217;s views were not shut out of major communications outlets, they&#8217;d probably be less likely to force them in by shouting.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Planning costs show staffing dissonance</title>
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I have studied the workings of the Community Development Department over the last two years.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Food banks busy as more in area struggle</title>
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Ich habe hunger, jag &#228;r hungrig, or, dude, I&#8217;m starving. No matter how you say it, going hungry stinks like a Limburger-smelt-liverwurst pizza.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wall couldn&#8217;t keep out ideas</title>
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The Berlin Wall resembled an ideological scar and not only severed a city but symbolized the failure of an evil syste           ]]></description>
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          <title>Enjoy, preserve national forests</title>
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I hope everyone saw the fantastic Ken Burns series about our national parks on           ]]></description>
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          <title>Wait a minute, what about Thanksgiving?</title>
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It&#8217;s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and that ticks me off.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Keep Harrington in your prayers</title>
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I am sure many of you also feel overwhelmed by this young, very young, woman&#8217;s situation. I believe Morgan is still alive. I also believe God is with her.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:01:03 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Veterans follow in footsteps of James Monroe</title>
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Many thanks to The Daily Progress&#8217; David Maurer, a Purple Heart veteran himself, for his Nov. 8 Yesteryears column on James Monroe, &#8220;an example of courage for the nation,&#8221; who was also the first future president to be wounded in service to his country.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:18:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>IMPACT has not made lobby decision</title>
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I&#8217;d like to clear up an important factual error in Donald Woodsmall&#8217;s letter of Nov. 6. He stated that IMPACT &#8220;chose this year to lobby government officials for more interpreters for non-English speakers.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:16:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Kudos for calling out Perriello</title>
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Kudos to The Daily Progress editorial board for pointing out Rep. Tom Perriello&#8217;s vote against individual freedom and choice (&#8220;A vote against your liberty,&#8221; Nov. 11), with his vote for Obamacare.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Political swine flu has struck</title>
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 Now is the time for an injection of a little civility into the body politic. Many politicians have succumbed to a political swine flu of sorts.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:10:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello voted for residents, not lobbyists</title>
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My congressman, Tom Perriello, whom we fought very hard to elect, did hold true to the mettle that we knew he was made of and brought pride to his electorate by voting in our favor, and not that of special interests that have been perverting the democratic process of this country for many decades.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:08:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Let&#8217;s welcome DIA workers</title>
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Surveys conducted of federal intelligence workers who may be moving to Central Virginia as part of base realignment provide valuable insight into the kinds of professionals who will eventually become our neighbors.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:04:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>City taking real lead on addressing race</title>
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Congratulations to Charlottesville City Council for its bold initiative to address the enduring problems of racial discrimination and inequality and the consequent tensions arising out of them.
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          <title>Editorial against Perriello crossed a line</title>
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The editorial of Nov. 11, however, crossed the line of respectable journalism. It expressed opinions with no factual basis whatsoever and completely misrepresented Congressman Tom Perriello.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:01:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello sides with Pelosi, not his district</title>
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Thirty-nine Democrats in the House of Representatives voted against the massive Medicare-cutting, tax-increasing, income-redistributing scheme known as health care reform, but our congressman, Tom Perriello, was not among them.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:01:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thanks for pedestrian connections</title>
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Regarding your story on the Board of Supervisors&#8217; decision to approve a pedestrian connection into the Woodbrook neighborhood, I understand that Woodbrook residents are worried about change, but I wish they had the imagination to see the benefits of improved pedestrian connections.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:00:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A modern heroine</title>
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You may be used to seeing sports heroes on special cereal boxes, from Bruce Jenner and Mary Lou Retton on. Now there are heroes of a different kind.           ]]></description>
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          <title>What a ham</title>
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Tickle Me Elmo, thankfully, is long removed from the Must Have Christmas Present list for parents this holiday season.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:38:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>That was one great big escape</title>
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Maybe we need a new highway sign.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:37:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Foundation tries to spread joy after loss</title>
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Mr. Raymond is the parenting force behind the Carson Raymond Foundation           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:01:14 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thank Rep. Perriello for yes vote on bill</title>
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Last weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve health care reform (HR 3962).           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:59:33 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>USPS needs to listen to the people</title>
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Having been a postal letter carrier for over 30 years, I have witnessed an amazing growth in automation and volume at the United States Postal Service.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:58:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Planning costs need cutting</title>
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Proposals to raise Albemarle&#8217;s zoning fees provide a pointed example of the county&#8217;s overall conflict between cutting costs and raising revenues.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:35:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP mistakes vote for larger message</title>
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Republicans who claim that the election of Bob McDonnell as governor somehow represents a national repudiation of the policies of Pres-ident Barack Obama are either deluded or dishonest in their thinking.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:57:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello vote shows principles</title>
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I am writing to thank Rep. Tom Perriello, my representative in the U.S. House, for his courageous vote for the health care bill (HR 3962).           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:48 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Free market must have say</title>
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The solution to issues with the U.S. health care system starts with the individual, not with the federal government.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:34:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Key spending to existing revenues</title>
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The Albemarle County budget deficit keeps on growing simply because our Board of Supervisors has no viable plan to reverse that situation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:13:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Candidate belittles would&#45;be constituent</title>
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Why did my neighbor Ken Boyd phone me at home on a recent evening and belittle me?
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          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:12:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A vote against your liberty</title>
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Tom Perriello cast a critical vote against personal liberty and for more federal spending and confiscation of private wealth.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:58 EST</pubDate>
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Why did my neighbor Ken Boyd phone me at home on a recent evening and belittle me?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:55:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Key spending to existing revenues</title>
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The Albemarle County budget deficit keeps on growing (now approaching $6 million) simply because our Board of Supervisors has no viable plan to reverse that situation.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:54:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A vote against your liberty</title>
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When Democrat Tom Perriello voted on Nov. 8 for the health care &#8220;reform&#8221; bill in the House, he cast a critical vote against personal liberty and for more federal spending and confiscation of private wealth.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Public option would worsen care</title>
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Arguing for government-managed health care modeled on Medicare is like urging car companies to emulate GM.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:04:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Vote will establish better health care</title>
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve health care reform. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Albemarle, voted yes for the bill. He is to be commended.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; failed to meet expectations, suggests an Associated Press investigation.
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We&#8217;re sorry to hear that the National D-Day Memorial is laying off nearly half its staff.
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Last weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve health care reform (HR 3962). Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Albemarle, voted yes for the bill. He is to be commended for his vote &#8212; he made the correct choice to support the interests of his constituents and the citizens of Virginians, not the greed of the insurance companies.            ]]></description>
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Arguing for government-managed health care modeled on Medicare is like urging car companies to emulate GM.           ]]></description>
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&#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; failed to meet expectations, suggests an Associated Press investigation.           ]]></description>
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We&#8217;re sorry to hear that the National D-Day Memorial is laying off nearly half its staff.           ]]></description>
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All right, folks, the election&#8217;s over. Time to remove those political signs from the public right-of-way, as required by law.           ]]></description>
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It also included the customary bash at medical malpractice victims and their lawyers.           ]]></description>
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I called Mr. Boyd after both calls and complained. Let&#8217;s get Congress to ban &#8220;robo-calls&#8221; for all but charities.           ]]></description>
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One important subject has lately been out of sight because of all the attention that the media have been giving to the health care reform debate. That subject is estate taxes, or &#8220;death taxes.&#8221;           ]]></description>
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At 9 a.m. Sunday &#8212; just as they did Friday and Saturday &#8212; volunteers 18 and older with photo ID and comfortable clothes searched for Morgan Dana Harrington.           ]]></description>
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Will Mr. Perriello stand by his promise or will he cave under pressure           ]]></description>
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The bittersweet irony is that community tragedies stir our hearts and, often, stir us to selfless action.           ]]></description>
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After all, my father worked for the railroad for much of his life           ]]></description>
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A snippet of Amelia Earhart&#8217;s &#8220;hair&#8221; was actually a collection of thread.           ]]></description>
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Here&#8217;s a charmer &#8230; and her name is Meadow.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:59:28 EST</pubDate>
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In Oxford, Ohio, police stopped a man on Halloween night and charged him in connection with numerous alleged offenses.           ]]></description>
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I was deeply moved to see dozens of musicians and hundreds of music fans celebrate the memory of Johnny Gilmore.           ]]></description>
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As organizers of the Johnny Gilmore Remembrance and Fundraiser, we thank everyone who helped, played and attended.           ]]></description>
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If sharpened steel blades whirling at high speed make you queasy or the thought of 120 volts of household current running through your veins makes you swoon, you might want to make a quick visit this morning to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville.
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A major problem with the Red-skins is not the players but the owner, Dan Snyder. Money does not buy team spirit. 
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It seems that IMPACT&#8217;s mission is simply to lobby for more and more wealth transfer payments from party A to party B.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:50:27 EST</pubDate>
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&#8220;Trust us. We&#8217;re here from the federal government and we&#8217;re here to help you.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:48:44 EST</pubDate>
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It is projected that the energy bill now before the Senate will create 28,000 or more new jobs in Virginia. When?           ]]></description>
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How wonderful it was to read John Whitehead&#8217;s column in the Oct. 25 Daily Progress.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:41:59 EST</pubDate>
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Virginia voters gave Bob McDonnell a mandate to focus on the commonwealth&#8217;s lagging economy.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:39:36 EST</pubDate>
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My gut feeling was embarrassment that as a long-time area resident, my community has so stubbornly refused to accept its own bypass. 
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Increase availability, protect quality and control costs of our national health care, but don&#8217;t destroy it.
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There appears to be little or no police protection available.            ]]></description>
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With this year&#8217;s election just finished, let&#8217;s look back at the state&#8217;s rookie senators: Democrats Jim Webb and Mark Warner. 
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Congratulations to the University of Virginia and Trinh Xuan Thuan, an astronomy professor and author.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:20:17 EST</pubDate>
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Congress would have us believe all three components of top-quality health care are available for all.
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Parents need to ensure the importance of receiving a high education and instilling moral values and ethics in their kids.           ]]></description>
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Whatever results, the political candidates have been a vital part of the greatest political process on Earth: an election in a participatory democracy.            ]]></description>
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On television, the cops are good looking and the psychics are not only believed but their opinions actively sought.           ]]></description>
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Another area that needs an in-depth study is the medical malpractice industry.           ]]></description>
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D.E. Sours Sr.&nbsp; 
Albemarle County           ]]></description>
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Last year, Virginia failed to mail some 2,100 absentee ballots in time           ]]></description>
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We say this with great respect for his opponent, state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds           ]]></description>
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We live on the edge of Appalachia           ]]></description>
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I would like to thank all of the people who have so generously supported Neighbors-4-Neighbors, the food drive I began this past August. 
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          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:02:47 EST</pubDate>
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Thanks to the 130 Building Goodness Foundation volunteers who came out for BGF&#8217;s Fall Building Project Oct. 17-24.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:59:50 EST</pubDate>
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Charlottesville needs Dave Norris&#8217; experience on Council. 
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          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:58:34 EST</pubDate>
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A governing body benefits from new energy and fresh ideas. The Daily Progress is endorsing write-in candidate Andrew Williams for City Council.
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          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:57:32 EST</pubDate>
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Mandated by law, planned by intergovernmental committee and implemented with the goal of helping troubled learners and learners with trouble, the Piedmont Regional Education Program &#8212; PREP &#8212; has gone from 26 preschoolers in 1975 to 920 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.           ]]></description>
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We need to elect Rodney Thomas to the Rio seat on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 3.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:50:23 EST</pubDate>
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I am impressed with David Slutzky&#8217;s diligence and creativity in investigating an idea that might preserve rural lands, fund county services and lower our taxes.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:48:10 EST</pubDate>
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Let&#8217;s get real and vote for the real leader, Cynthia Neff.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:47:09 EST</pubDate>
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For many years, we have been following Steve Shannon&#8217;s commitment to bettering the lives of Virginia&#8217;s citizens. 
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:46:03 EST</pubDate>
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When the issue came up, Rob Bell clearly stated he does not support tax increases.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:44:52 EST</pubDate>
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With all the political talk, I want to tell about a different side of Rob Bell that I know.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:43:29 EST</pubDate>
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The 57th District is fortunate to have David Toscano as its delegate.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:42:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Daily Progress recommends that voters send Rob Bell back to Richmond.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:36:49 EST</pubDate>
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If we continue to ignore our transportation infrastructure as we have been doing for the past decade, it will be felt by the entire commonwealth.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:14:16 EST</pubDate>
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If elections were determined by &#8220;silver tongued oration&#8221; or &#8220;handsome good look,&#8221; it&#8217;s doubtful Abraham Lincoln would have ever become president.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:12:56 EST</pubDate>
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Ken Cuccinelli, candidate for attorney general, has a strong record of working for public safety and of defending our constitutional rights.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:10:29 EST</pubDate>
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I, like a lot of other people, was outraged by the mailing about Del. Rob Bell. Outraged that Del. Bell voted the way he did.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:08:53 EST</pubDate>
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Mark Fried has been quoted as saying of David Slutzky, &#8220;He is the brightest, best informed and most knowledgeable person running for a board seat.&#8221; I agree.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:06:38 EST</pubDate>
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But if this country truly wants high-speed rail, we&#8217;re going to have to get serious about the effort. Eight billion dollars won&#8217;t get us there.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:05:33 EST</pubDate>
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The intent of mymail piece was to point out that very few voters are actually aware of how Rob Bell votes in Richmond.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:56 EST</pubDate>
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David Slutzky&#8217;s plan to eliminate land use tax is not free choice at all for the current landowner, but is government coercion at its worst.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:19:04 EST</pubDate>
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David Slutzky is certainly self-assured and he challenges convention. He is also by far the more capable of the candidates running for Rio District.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:16:45 EST</pubDate>
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The timing of Bob McDonnell&#8217;s regret should be sounding alarm bells off in the minds of working women, feminists and homosexuals. 
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Paul Best is the &#8220;best&#8221; choice for Charlottesville sheriff.
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