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Ready or not, here it comes
Upper Swift Creek draft plan includes higher taxes
<!-- Page Number: 1--> Almost everyone agrees that the Upper Swift Creek plan is not ready for review and recommendation by the Planning Commission on May 15, but ready or not, the commission is going to send it to the County Board of Supervisors for possible action on May 23. More...
Going strong
Active seniors continue to play hard
By Marcy Horwitz CONTRIBUTING WRITER

<!-- Page Number: 1--> Feeling a little creaky? Think you might play hooky from the gym? Before you do, meet these three extraordinary senior athletes from Chesterfield. Then try to come up with a good excuse to miss today's treadmill session. Go on. Just try. More...

68th district Republicans trade barbs as race winds down
By Greg Pearson STAFF WRITER

<!-- Page Number: 1--> Accusations of negative campaigning are surfacing as the campaign to become the Republican nominee for the House of Delegates in the 68th District winds down. Will Shewmake's supporters are upset that a letter from Manoli Loupassi charged that Shewmake tried to "exclude" voters from Richmond by not putting a polling place in the city. More...

 News
• article has image Where's the road money?
<!-- Page Number: 2--> Last fall, after a transportation summit and with considerable hoopla, the county government was saying Chesterfield would have a road funding solution in place by the time the budget was approved. The FY08 budget was approved on Apr. 11, but no money has been set aside for improving Chesterfield roads. More...
• County organizations set debate dates for local races
• Chesterfield Business Council debates for Supervisor and School Board
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 Family
• article has image Walk back in time at the Victorian Affair
<!-- Page Number: 6--> Get your parasol or derby and head for Bon Air on Sat., May 12, when the village turns out for a Victorian Affair to celebrate Bon Air's 130th anniversary. This neighborhood was created in 1877 as a summer resort for Richmond city residents to escape the heat. Since its altitude is higher than the city, it was known for its fresh air and breezes. More...
• Motorcyclists rally for Special Olympics
• article has image Safety first for tots
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 Loose Ends
• article has image It's a techno world
Loose Ends
<!-- Page Number: 9--> And that world just flies by me. I have a cell phone loaded with pictures of my feet, the ceiling and various body parts of the people around me. I know they are in there because I saw them once. If I really needed that picture of my feet, I would have to take the phone back to the phone store - or to my son to find it. More...
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 Opinions
• County Administrator disputes story
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
<!-- Page Number: 12--> Dear Editor, I was shocked and disappointed to see the front page of the Chesterfield Observer's May 2 edition and find that you reported, citing unidentified sources other than the Board of Supervisors, that there is a pre-selection of the next county administrator. More...
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