LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Change is needed in county leadership
      Dear Editor, I am a constituent of the Midlothian District who has encountered quite an eye opening experience while learning about how our Board of Supervisors [BOS] and our School Board operate with regard to budgetary issues.
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A series on parenting
Part 3: The importance of failure
By Tom Doland CHESTERFIELD SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN
      Did you know that Thomas Edison went broke four times? Or that a newspaper editor once fired Walt Disney for never having any good ideas? Or that the Detroit Tigers lost 119 games three years before making the World Series? Failure is never fun. However, it is an inevitable and essential part of l...
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My first 100 days on the job
By Marcus J. Newsome, Ed.D. SUPERINTENDENT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
      Moving Chesterfield County Public Schools from competence to excellence and toward world-class prominence begins with a solid foundation. I recently completed my first 100 school days as superintendent of Chesterfield County Public Schools (CCPS), establishing a foundation for the next several year...
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Corrections & Amplifications
      In the Apr. 4 issue in a story on the county budget the Chesterfield Observer mischaracterized the comments of Clover Hill District Ronald Hall. He said the school budget had "waste and abuse" in the $92 million price for the replacement for Clover Hill High School. In another story about a domesti...
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