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Letters to the Editor for Jan. 18, 2012
A few days prior to the Planning Commission meeting in October 2011, we received notification from Nelson County that a 144-foot tower was planned on property adjoining our front yard.
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A Step Toward Local Control of Public Schools
In the vast ocean of unfunded, nonsensical state mandates that wash over Virginia localities, one that forbids public schools from opening before Labor Day may seem like small potatoes.
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Letters to the Editor for Jan. 4, 2012
Now that the election and recount are finished, I would like to thank the people of Nelson County for my re-election as sheriff.
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The Rules Are There to be Followed
The rules, set by the Virginia General Assembly, to gain access to a state party’s presidential primary are pretty straightforward: A candidate must file petitions with at least 10,000 signatures of Virginia voters, included 400 from each of the state’s 11 congressional districts.
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Letters to the Editor for Dec. 14, 2011
The annual Nelson County Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade was held Dec. 3. We were honored to have Nelson County Parks and Recreation soccer team, "Living Word Christian Fellowship," serve as the grand marshal.
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Letters to the Editor for Dec. 7, 2011
Nelson County lost one of its best friends when Gordon Smyth died in Charlottesville.
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Transportation: Secondary thoughts
Autumn's chill is not the only thing in the air. So is a transportation idea that turns the blood of local leaders to ice: devolution.
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The James Takes a Hit, Yet Again
It seems as though every time the James River takes one step forward in efforts to return to health, things then take two steps back.
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Letters to the Editor for Nov. 30, 2011
On Nov. 17, the Nelson County Times ran the misleading headline "County Looks into Problems at Shelter."
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Letters to the Editor for Nov. 16, 2011
Have we as a people reached that point that we have given up unto "Big Brother" the authority to control our very being under the banner of security?
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Letters to the Editor for Nov. 2, 2011
Writers have the last word on local elections.
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Crisis of Confidence: Our Distrust of Government
Trust. If you don’t have it — or inspire it — you don’t have squat.
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Letters to the Editor for Oct. 26, 2011
Local elections are on letter writers' minds.
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Letters to the Editor for Oct. 19, 2011
I was appalled at the letter from Elizabeth Walker in the Oct. 6 edition of the Nelson County Times. I believe if she is so thin-skinned that a political cartoon causes her to cancel her subscription, then so be it!
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Letters to the Editor for Oct. 12, 2011
Writers weigh in on sheriff’s race
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Another Fight Looms Over Transportation
In just about three months, the 2012 session of the General Assembly will convene in Richmond, and Gov. Bob McDonnell will present his first biennial budget.
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Making Our Way in a New World
We’ve heard all the old adages from our parents and, as kids, blown them off as ramblings of the ’rents in their dotages.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 29, 2011
I write this letter in support of Anthony Martin’s candidacy for commonwealth’s attorney of Nelson County.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 29, 2011
Book sale a great community event Hundreds of Amherst area bibliophiles and dessert lovers crowded into two floors of the county library Sept. 17 for the 36th annual Book and Bake Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library. It was a winner!
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C'ville Bypass: A Mountain Out of a Tiny Molehill?
The proposed U.S. 29 bypass of Charlottesville is back in the news again, with questions that state officials need to address, and quickly.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 21, 2011
I read with interest the Sept. 15 issue article regarding the efforts and intentions of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to bring the several rivers in Nelson County into compliance with federal environmental standards.
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 7, 2011
The political controversy about chronic Lyme disease continues unabated.
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Climate Science: The Mann Act
The other day the National Science Foundation issued a report clearing Michael Mann of misconduct.
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Letters to the Editor for Aug. 24, 2011
The recent evolution of the political landscape from a totally modern-progressive, uncontested central government to a central government challenged by some strange growth called the tea party, brings us full circle back to the Constitutional concepts provided by the Founders.
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A Surplus Accrued on the Backs of Localities
Last week, Gov. Bob McDonnell gave the General Assembly money committees the good news: The commonwealth closed out its books June 30 with a $544.8 million surplus.
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