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          <title>LETTER: Connolly is a hypocrite</title>
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It is very puzzling how our congressman and the AARP could come to our retirement community (Heritage Hunt) and conduct a town hall meeting concerning the health care debate and tell the people one thing and vote another.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Manassas in Super Bowl</title>
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Two area youth football teams, 75 pound American Pride Warriors, 9-1, coached by Joe Blount, and the 150 pound Manassas Sharks, 10-0, coached by Brian Edwards, are playing for the Washington Metro Super Bowl Championship this tomorrow at Madison High School in Vienna.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Greed will be our downfall</title>
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The United States is the wealthiest nation in the world. We always strived to be number one, hence that is something to be proud of.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Reaction Ed: Readers react to mammogram changes</title>
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Included here are some of the online reader reactions to the Nov. 18 letter, &#8220;My body is my business,&#8221; by  Cheryl Belcher. It is reproduced below:           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Connolly a Pelosi puppet</title>
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Gerald Connolly, our inept representative from the 11th District, has once more shown he is a puppet for Nancy Pelosi by voting for her health bill monstrosity.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:59:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>McCloskey Hamilton Cartoon</title>
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Hamilton says he is not a crook!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:37:46 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Merli Column: Few hardships on Tobacco Road</title>
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Despite the curious ups and downs of the stock market these days, it seems increasingly clear that in the Commonwealth, those who say we&#8217;re all in for a slow and painful recovery may be on to something.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Even when the feds help, they hurt</title>
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The problem with taxes isn&#8217;t just that we have to pay them, but also that they&#8217;re complicated.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Shannon Column: Don&#8217;t stock that, it sells too well</title>
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Let&#8217;s say you have this concept for a new airline. It&#8217;s completely different from other airlines; so different that you are not sure if the public will react favorably.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Thank you to Rep. Wolf</title>
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Thank you Rep. Frank Wolf for being a leader in trying to get this government to recognize and understand where all this federal spending is leading this country (News and Messenger, Nov. 13).            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: No prosecution, or job, for Peter Farrell</title>
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The case of former Manassas Park City Council member Peter Farrell may now be closed, but questions remain.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: My body is my business</title>
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It was brought to my attention today that there is a government health care task force that claims all women get too many mammograms and that self-examination is worthless.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:41 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Fix Old Bridge traffic lights</title>
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What is wrong with the signal timing of traffic lights on Old Bridge Road?            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Reichley Column: The folly of &#8216;gun&#45;free&#8217; zones</title>
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The news that the Fort Hood shooter was a graduate of Virginia Tech brought home the story of mass murder and opened the old wounds of the 2007 campus massacre that left 32 dead.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: At the mercy of strangers</title>
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President Obama is correct in his statement for which he is criticized by Republicans.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Vote no to Walgreens</title>
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Today, Nov. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the McCoart Building, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors will decide whether another natural resource will be chopped up by a developer.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: The horror of snuff movies</title>
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What is meant by a &#8220;snuff&#8221; movie? Are there such films, or is it an urban legend? A snuff film is a motion picture genre that depicts the actual death or murder of a person or people, without the aid of special effects, for profit and entertainment.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Need uplifting items on front</title>
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Bad form and extremely poor taste!            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:14 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: A future investment via our civil war past</title>
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On July 21, 1861 the first battle of the Civil War was fought in Manassas.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Objection to the word &#8216;snuff&#8217;</title>
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I must object to the wording used to describe the execution of John Allen Muhammad.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Judicial activism &#8212; staying within boundaries</title>
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The Virginia Supreme Court recently made a wise decision to step back from a proposal to make all criminal-trial juries anonymous.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:52:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mercer Column: Not blas&#233; about presidential travel</title>
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When President Richard Nixon left the White House for his historic trip to China, he addressed about 1,500 cheering school children and thousands of administration officials and federal workers who thronged the South Lawn.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Happy with Amtrak, Postal Service?</title>
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When I heard the news of the landmark vote on so-called health care reform in the House of Representatives last week, I looked at my wife and saw in her eyes a look of shock and dread.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gray Column: Who really needs the feds to combat gangs</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/gray_column_who_really_needs_the_feds_to_combat_gangs/47181/</link>
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Many of you read in the News &amp; Messenger this week that northern Virginia could receive $300,000 funding for the Northern Virginia Regional Gang Task Force.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Mass murder routine</title>
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Hannah Arendt wrote of the banality of evil.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Praise the American Legion</title>
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I give praise for American Legion Post 10 for sponsoring such a beautiful memorial parade for World War II veterans. The dedicated work and coordination of the details involved in this project was of great excellence.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Sucking profits from our pockets</title>
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For-profit insurance companies are the problem, not the solution.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: A hidden agenda</title>
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I can no longer stand on the sideline and read the one-sided story about public school trailer classrooms and whether or not the Planning Commission should be conducting Public Facility Reviews.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:13 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Column: Republican victory brings about opportunity for trust</title>
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Imagine you&#8217;re an assistant football coach who finds himself taking leadership of a team in the middle of an uninspiring season.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Health care: Soak the uninsured</title>
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Here&#8217;s a dirty little secret about health care reform that Democrats in Washington would prefer you didn&#8217;t know: They&#8217;re counting on people to stay uninsured.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Oppenhagen Column: On capital punishment</title>
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It&#8217;s kind of funny how opinions change as you get older. I remember being an activist in my college days, eager to stand up for what I believed was right and wanting to change all that was unfair in the world.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: During the recession, it looks like travelers</title>
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Don&#8217;t look now, but gas prices are creeping up again.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:59:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Did Iraq war lead to Fort Hood?</title>
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Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter suggests that, in response to the Fort Hood massacre, we should &#8220;pray for the families involved&#8230;&#8221; I have a better idea. Why don&#8217;t we stop electing people like George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to positions of responsibility?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Liberalism led to shootings</title>
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Terrorist Nidal Hassan committed the first act of Islamic terrorism on American soil since George W. Bush left office.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Verner Column: Random impulses</title>
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Generally, as most of us get older, we have a very good idea of what our likes and dislikes are.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: The warning signs that noone noticed</title>
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The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings, it turns out, exhibited telltale warning signs that something was amiss, but none of them seemed alarming enough to prompt authorities to act. The killings at the Texas base should lower that threshold.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:18 EST</pubDate>
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I want to express my deep gratitude to all of you who shared your time and resources by volunteering on my campaign, offering advice, graciously talking with me when I knocked on your doors, and who cast your vote for me. It was truly a pleasure to meet you and to work with you.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Health care reform: it&#8217;s now Reid&#8217;s challenge</title>
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So now health care reform rests on the shoulders of the Senate and in the hands of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.
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          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Market can still aid health care</title>
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Although serious problems exist within our current health care system, and despite recent legislation which poses it serious peril, history and economics teach us markets are resilient.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:18:55 EST</pubDate>
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We heard the news of the landmark vote on health care in the House of Representatives over coffee on Sunday morning.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:17:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The not so hidden cost of PC</title>
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The cost of our political classes&#8217; obsession with multiculturalism and Political Correctness is not just sanctimonious news conferences and racial special interest groups.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:14:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>New form of the death penalty</title>
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This is directed to those liberal do-gooders who are opposed to the death penalty by lethal injection because they believe that it it is cruel and inhuman punishment.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:54:20 EST</pubDate>
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I know they&#8217;re just the comics.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:52:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Back Recreation Manassas work</title>
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When the City of Manassas shut down its Recreation and Parks Department last December, the city lost an advocate for recreation.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:51:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Marshall stands for area values</title>
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The liberal media often sends us a message that social issues are of little if any importance at all.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:50:30 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Who&#8217;s waiting in the wings for Va. Dems?</title>
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Our cousins in monarchial realms say, &#8220;The king is dead, long live the king!&#8221; As good republicans, American political groupies prefer, &#8220;The election is over, may the next one begin.&#8221; Here we go.
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          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:21:14 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mercer Column: U.S. goal no homeless vets</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/mercer_column_u.s._goal_no_homeless_vets/46628/</link>
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One winter morning a couple of years ago, I was shoveling snow that had fallen overnight when someone said, &#8220;I could do that for you.&#8221;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: The D.C. sniper faces justice at last</title>
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Tomorrow, barring any intervention, the D.C. sniper will die.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Who made Willis a speaker?</title>
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Who appointed Steve Willis as speaker for Rep. Gerry Connolly&#8217;s constituents (News &amp; Messenger, Sept. 20)?&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Gray Column: Is Virginia changing its colors again?</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/gray_column_is_virginia_changing_its_colors_again/46629/</link>
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Now that Virginia&#8217;s statewide elections are over, people will begin to ask the question, has Virginia returned to its red state roots? Red is, of course, referring to the color representing Republican control on Election Day maps.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Come together now</title>
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In almost every edition, the weekly Washington Business Journal lists the top 50 to 100 businesses in a particular category in the metropolitan area.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:48 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/granados_column_yawn_._._._another_election/46623/</link>
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Last Tuesday, I, like many other Virginians, went to the polls and cast my vote.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/svihlik_column_its_time_to_give_thanks/46622/</link>
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Just as it has done for the past eight Thanksgivings, your local paper wants to give you a Thanksgiving Day edition loaded with good news &#8212; news about people who have made a difference in the lives of others.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: Few answers on Fort Hood shootings</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/article/editorial_few_answers_on_fort_hood_shootings/46613/</link>
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Thursday&#8217;s shooting at the Fort Hood, Texas, Army post is the deadliest shooting on an American military base in U.S. history.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Thanks to Del. Paul Nichols</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_thanks_to_del._paul_nichols/46615/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
On Tuesday, the residents of the 51st District made their choice for the Virginia House of Delegates.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:20 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Embarrassed by the county</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_embarrassed_by_the_county/46616/</link>
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I have lived in Prince William County for nearly 30 years, and for the first time, I am truly embarrassed for my hometown.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/oppenhagen_column_confessions_of_a_redskins_hater/46614/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
I used to be a huge sports fan. Growing up as I did, there wasn&#8217;t much choice.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Where are we heading?</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_where_are_we_heading/46539/</link>
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The more I read, hear or see, the more disgusted I get with the direction our country is taking.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:27 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/article/reaction_ed_readers_react_to_tuesday_gop_election_win/46536/</link>
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These are some of the online reader reactions to the Republican sweep of statewide offices in Tuesday&#8217;s election.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Congratulations to candidates</title>
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Congratulations to all candidates. It is a pleasure to have conservatives strongly representing our commonwealth.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:14 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Verner Column: Running away</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/verner_column_running_away/46537/</link>
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After our parents had rejected our claim that we were no better than indentured servants forced to perform odious chores like making our beds and picking up our clothes, my brother and I resolved to run away; this time for certain.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_new_daily_train_to_manassas/46538/</link>
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A new day came to Manassas about five weeks ago that will brighten many lives here and beyond.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: A thanks to all who helped</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_a_thanks_to_all_who_helped/46541/</link>
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As a long-time resident of Broad Run, I wish to express many thanks to those who made the re-opening of Silver Lake possible.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Merli Column: Awaiting the rush</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/merli_column_awaiting_the_rush/46481/</link>
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Now that our off-year, off-the-wall election season is finally over and the fall leaves are starting to peak in Prince William, it&#8217;s time to concentrate on what will occupy many of us (either on purpose or involuntarily) for the next several weeks: holiday shopping.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/shannon_column_move_along_nothing_to_see_here/46480/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Pardon me while I gloat.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:38 EST</pubDate>
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The Democrats received a firm trouncing Tuesday night.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Destruction was a shame</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_destruction_was_a_shame/46389/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
During the recent clearing of properties on U.S. 1 in Triangle, I noticed dozens and dozens of high quality shrubs that were bulldozed over.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Biddlecomb Column: They know who we are</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/columns/article/biddlecomb_column_they_know_who_we_are/46386/</link>
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Election Day has come and gone. This means I can come home from work and live in peace.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>EDITORIAL: The battle is over; the work begins</title>
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The election is over, and though as of the writing of this editorial, the winners have not yet been determined, we do know this: There will be winners and losers.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Recognizing Sharon Dravvorn</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_recognizing_sharon_dravvorn/46388/</link>
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It was announced recently that Sharon Dravvorn, a Math Teacher at Woodbridge High School, has won the prestigious Milken National Educator Award.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Swine flu is real danger</title>
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The president has declared the swine flu pandemic a &#8220;national emergency&#8221; and this will facilitate the implementation of emergency measures by local hospitals.&nbsp;              ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:20 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Time to protect our borders</title>
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With the current situations in Iraq/Pakistan/Afghanistan and the current Mexican Drug Gang activities in this country, IT IS TIME for us to bring our military home and protect our own borders.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Untruth in voting guide</title>
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Sunday&#8217;s voting guide contains a clear untruth to anyone who can think for themselves.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:57 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Still class left in politics</title>
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The chairs of the Prince William County Democratic and Republican parties recently contacted the Town of Occoquan to express their gratitude for the town&#8217;s hospitality at our September Arts and Crafts Show.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:47 EST</pubDate>
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Today is Election Day, so if you are reading this before the polls close, and you haven&#8217;t voted yet, please put down the paper, get in your car and go vote for the Republicans of your choice.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:46 EST</pubDate>
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There are two competing health care reform arguments: 1) Increased federal involvement; and 2.) Free market health care.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:43 EST</pubDate>
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As Mayor of Dumfries, I was very disappointed to learn on Oct. 29 that your newspaper will not be reporting on our Oct. 20 Town Council meeting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:33 EST</pubDate>
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Once upon a time, home schooling was more than a fad &#8212; it was the norm.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:07 EST</pubDate>
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Every time I look at the prime time TV line up, I shake my head and reminisce about the good ole days.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:52 EST</pubDate>
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If anybody wants to state that quite a bit is wrong with the nation&#8217;s health insurance system, I&#8217;ll agree.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:49 EST</pubDate>
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Do you have any analytical thinkers on your editorial board at all? You continue to advocate having the Dumfries Town Council members give up all their pay.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:47 EST</pubDate>
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It is not right to demand that public servants work for free.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:03 EST</pubDate>
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Tomorrow is the one day every year that all of us get a say in things. Yes, Virginia, it&#8217;s Election Day.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:01 EST</pubDate>
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With elections coming up tomorrow, let&#8217;s look back at the state&#8217;s rookie senators: Democrats Jim Webb and Mark Warner.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:59:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Choice sends wrong message</title>
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The News &amp; Messenger&#8217;s endorsement pick for the 52nd District sends the wrong message to the public about tolerance for bias towards individuals.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:57 EST</pubDate>
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Here is the moment when we exhort you to vote.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_the_more_info_the_better/46248/</link>
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In the Oct. 26 edition, Mr. Wiggins says he was &#8220;stunned&#8221; at Rich Anderson&#8217;s so-called mudslinging.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_nichols_calls_on_eberts_help/46257/</link>
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As usual, when the Democrats get desperate they call on the local Democrat Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert to carry their water.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:46 EST</pubDate>
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Voters have a great choice this time around in the 52nd District.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_job_well_done_connolly/46258/</link>
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Congressman Gerry Connolly is obviously speaking with his constituents in Prince William County.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:35 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_realtors_for_luke_torian/46251/</link>
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The REALTOR&#174; Association of Prince William (PWAR) has endorsed Luke Torian for Delegate in the 52nd District.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Nichols defends our gun rights</title>
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I&#8217;ve been a personal friend of Paul Nichols for quite some time.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_torian_did_the_right_thing/46256/</link>
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Let me first state I am a resident of the 52nd District and a supporter of Luke Torian.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:30 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>LETTER: Torian is non apologetic</title>
          <link>http://www2.insidenova.com/isn/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/article/letter_torian_is_non_apologetic/46255/</link>
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Most of us can stop holding our breath for the much needed apology from Luke Torian&#8217;s campaign.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:22 EST</pubDate>
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Bob McDonnell voted against Mark Warner&#8217;s historic $1.5 billion investment in public education in 2005.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:22 EST</pubDate>
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For about seven years now, I have read virtually every opinion/editorial, every letter to the editor and the weekly columns.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:19 EST</pubDate>
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I was pleased to see The News &amp; Messenger endorse Del. Paul Nichols as the candidate for the 51st District.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mercer Column: A year later, Michelle wins</title>
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 In the year since her husband was elected president, Michelle Obama has become a surprise hit.&nbsp;              ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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Pastor Luke Torian in the 52nd District delegate campaign has shown how his long and faithful service in Prince William County qualifies him to be elected.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:52 EST</pubDate>
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The Walt Disney Co. is offering parents who bought Baby Einstein videos for their youngsters a refund because, as it turns out, moms and dads can&#8217;t park Junior&#8217;s high chair in front of the flat screen and return an hour later to find him piecing together the great American novel from leftover alphabet soup.            ]]></description>
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