COMMENTARY
Delegates set budget priorities for General Assembly session
By Frank P. Hall (D-69th) VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
      Virginia has a proud tradition of being fiscally responsible, putting partisanship aside and investing in our future. But in recent years, we have seen that tradition slip away as the General Assembly puts politics, ideology and gridlock before some of our most critical needs.
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COMMENTARY
By R. Lee Ware (R-65th) VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
      One of the principal obligations of any legislator, I believe, is to vigilantly guard the public purse, which contains monies generated solely by taxpayers, both individual and corporate. Accordingly, when the House of Delegates convenes on Jan.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Is newspaper too critical in labeling "county critics"?
      Dear Editor, Can you please ask staff writer Donna Gregory why was it necessary to label citizens who participate in the public hearings as "county critics"? It saddens me that individuals who participate in the process must be referred to so negatively.
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