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Wish list for public facilities is presented
The county's planning commission reviewed the first draft of a proposed plan last week that will help determine the location of future schools and other public facilities. More...
More work to be done
School system audit reveals positives and negatives
By Donna C. Gregory NEWS EDITOR

County schools are on the right path, but there are still some steps to take before the school system is truly walking its talk. This was the crux of a months-long curriculum management audit conducted by education experts from Phi Delta Kappa International. More...

Author tells readers to live their "best life"
By Katherine Houstoun CONTRIBUTING WRITER

If positive energy truly is contagious, some Ukrop's employees are surely still feeding off the excitement of Bob Greene's recent visit to the Chesterfield Towne Center area store. More...

 News
• article has image Chesapeake: Levels of service work here
For almost 13 years, the city of Chesapeake in the Hampton Roads area has been using levels of service (LOS) standards to manage growth. It's worked well, according to the city's Planning Director Brent Nielson. More...
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• article has image FIRE & EMS WATCH
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 Family
• article has image Going beyond roses and a drug store box of chocolates
Cupid's favorite day is just around the corner, and it's up to you to shower your lady love with love and affection More...
• Winter Lecture Series moves to 1917 Historic Courthouse
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 Media Watch
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Chesterfield has more diversity than area counties
Chesterfield's history and occasional reporting by the Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD) and Style Weekly have created the misperception that the county lags behind in promoting diversity, but the facts are that Chesterfield employs more minorities at the highest levels of its government and school system than either Henrico or Hanover counties (see chart below). More...
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 Crime Watch
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County police search for man who robbed Walgreens
Police are looking for a man who robbed Walgreens at 11119 Hull Street Rd. at about 8:15 p.m. on Jan. 28. No one was injured during this incident. Police said a man approached a clerk at the counter, asked for cigarettes and then demanded money from the register. More...
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 Loose Ends
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Sorting socks
It's hard being a perfectionist. My other half just pretended to choke on his sandwich. He mumbled something about "impossible," but it's easy for him to put two different color blue socks together and then actually wear them. My socks have to match. Exactly. I have to wait until daylight to check the colors of socks before putting them away. More...
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 Opinions
• Newspaper fails to follow up on dismissal of some water restriction violations against residents
Dear Editor, Your staff writer, Greg Pearson, is apparently more interested in sensationalizing the trivia than pursuing the real story. In your Nov. 7, 2007 issue, he apparently felt it was important to single out the individuals contesting the water restriction fines by printing their names and addresses in the newspaper. More...
• "Good ol boys" column is criticized
• Developers should pay for infrastructure
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Wanted: Homes for more than 100 Cocker Spaniels
In The Spotlight Cocker Spaniel Adoption Show, Sat., Feb. 9, noon-3 p.m., PetSmart, 1276 Car Mia Way. Oldies but Goodies (OBG) Cocker Spaniel Rescue will host a pet adoption show. OBG volunteers will be available to discuss the 100+ dogs currently being fostered by the group and will take adoption applications onsite the day of the show. For more information, visit www. More...
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