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          <title>A strong, local voice falls silent</title>
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WILA is no more, sold to new owners that will debut an entirely different kind of radio station here New Year&#8217;s Day.

&#8220;Danville, I love you. Thank you for this opportunity to live out my dream,&#8221; WILA co-owner Lawrence Toller said. 

&#8220;I&#8217;ve enjoyed it immensely. It&#8217;s been wonderful. It&#8217;s been gratifying. But I&#8217;m signing off.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:54:25 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Animals are a major responsibility</title>
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I found your dog. I noticed her along Route 41 as I drove home one morning. She was such a pretty old Golden Retriever, and I imagine she brought you years of joy and happiness during her time with you. She seemed very sweet, though she did snap at me several times as I tried to pick her up for you. I wanted to make sure you got her back, as she was such a beautiful girl.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>One murder trial; many lessons</title>
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Tremon Antonio Wimbush faces life in prison when he is sentenced in a few weeks for the July 11 murder of Latoya Hubbard.

Wimbush murdered Hubbard in a drive-by shooting on Ross Street, but his real target was Hubbard&#8217;s brother, George Henry.

&#8220;He got two people he wasn&#8217;t even shooting at,&#8221; Judge David Melesco said. &#8220;It was a dastardly act with no regard for human life.&#8221;

The first and most obvious lesson of this shooting is that violence solves nothing. Hubbard&#8217;s life was swept away. A man wounded in the attack, Frederick Douglas Ferguson, has to date required three surgeries to repair his damaged leg.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Is there a double standard on race?</title>
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We need to be concerned and keep ourselves up to date on what is happening in America. We are losing our rights and freedoms, bit by bit, each day. Political correctness and attacks on Christian beliefs and freedom of speech are bringing this nation down.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:49:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fight cancer</title>
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The Fashion Show Benefit for Breast Cancer was a wonderful success because of our community of caring and concerned citizens &#8212; 99 people participated in this year&#8217;s event and many individual donors also contributed. More than $12,000 was raised for our local breast cancer patients in need of assistance. All funds are held at the Danville Cancer Association to provide local patients with the assistance.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:47:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Good intentions on road to perdition</title>
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When I heard on the radio recently that Rep. Tom Perriello had changed his position on the health care bill from &#8220;no&#8221; to &#8220;undecided&#8221; because the newest bill does not increase the deficit, that was enough to get me out of bed and begin writing the second letter to an editor I have written in the past 51 years. (The first letter followed the federal government forcing the Citadel to admit women.) I was only angry then; the attack was only against tradition.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Scorched by their own flames</title>
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The American political system was built to handle dissent and disagreement. It&#8217;s more than strong enough to survive the controversy over the proposed health care reform bills now before Congress.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Poppy thanks</title>
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American Legion Auxiliary Unit 325 would to thank the community for their generosity on Poppy Day (Nov. 7).            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:00:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello out of sync with district</title>
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On Nov. 7, Congressman Tom Perriello voted in favor of the largest single piece of legislation this country has ever seen. This is old news, albeit it exemplary of Mr. Perriello&#8217;s utopian thinking. This is the Fifth District of Virginia, not California.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:46 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Reading material</title>
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I am writing concerning the front-page story, &#8220;&#8216;Book club&#8217; discusses McDonnell thesis,&#8221; (Oct. 27). Was this serious, or was it meant to be a tongue-in-cheek report about Danville Democrats? The Mickey Mouse Club would certainly have been a much more appropriate club name!            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:00:15 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>So much for getting any answers</title>
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Complaints and questions about Danville Regional Medical Center have long put Danville City Council in an awkward position.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:43:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Writer gives Perriello a thumbs&#45;up</title>
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The article, &#8220;Many residents angry about vote on health care bill,&#8221; (Nov. 10, page A1) was most interesting.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:41:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Congrats, Danville</title>
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Once again, the fine people of Danville and Pittsylvania County have come forward to help another deserving person in their time of need.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:37:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Job well done</title>
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I would like to thank Rep. Tom Perriello for standing up for his constituents by helping pass H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act. This legislation is not only a historic accomplishment, but a signal to insurance lobbyists and others that Americans will no longer accept the fact that millions of people in the world&#8217;s wealthiest nation should be ignored as outcasts when it comes to one of our most basic rights.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:50 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Perriello will likely vote yes again</title>
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Congressional Democrats have enough votes to pass a health care reform bill this year. That political reality infuriates the bill&#8217;s opponents, who know they probably can&#8217;t stop a bill from becoming law.

Health care reform is far from a done deal, though.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Writers praise Perriello&#8217;s health vote</title>
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Just one year ago, Americans voted for change and the promise that our broken health care system would be fixed. This great country of ours cannot afford to let the broken system get worse. Families can&#8217;t afford to wait any longer for real health care reform that holds insurance companies accountable.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:11 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Mulling a Perriello/Hurt matchup</title>
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When state Sen. Robert Hurt announced his candidacy for the Fifth District, you asked in your editorial, &#8220;What would Robert Hurt bring to the Fifth District?&#8221; I can answer that question.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:19:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Courageous vote</title>
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A big thank you goes to Rep. Tom Perriello, whose recent vote in favor of health care reform could lead to improved lives for millions of Americans.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:17:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thanks to Tomer</title>
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Why did it take so long for someone to notice what happened with Coleman MarketPlace?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:15:19 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Here, even in the worst of times</title>
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No measure of this or any community would be complete without acknowledging the role of groups like the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region.

In the deepest recession since the Community Foundation began in 1996, it received gifts of more than $4.5 million last year &#8212; while awarding grants of $1.6 million to 100 area organizations and giving another $196,000 in scholarships to 64 students.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:54:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Our region needs a wake&#45;up call</title>
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A recent article in the Danville Register &amp; Bee should be an awakening for those who think giveaway programs really work. The article &#8220;Study: Half of kids will get food stamps,&#8221; states nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood. The average monthly benefit per household totaled $222.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:52:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great care</title>
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Trust me, it is well worth your while to travel the 45-minute trip to Person Memorial, where you are waited on promptly and receive great care.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:51:39 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Leave Afghanistan, before it&#8217;s too late</title>
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In Afghanistan, the French got bogged down and left, and the Soviets really felt they had met another &#8220;Waterloo&#8221; and, after many years, also pulled out.

So why do we ask our brave men and women to do the seemingly impossible?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:54 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Waiving a jury</title>
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I would like to comment on, &#8220;Teen waives right to jury trial,&#8221; (Nov. 10, page A1). I do not mean this to be critical of the reporter, because most people are not aware of Virginia&#8217;s procedure concerning jury trials.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>A small win for the city&#8217;s animals</title>
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The reasons why people chain their dogs are not as important as what Danville City Council is willing to do about it. The recent public hearing was exactly what city council needed to hear on this issue. The advocates for animals in our community are to be commended.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:00:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Deeply grateful</title>
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To the citizens of Danville, thank you for allowing me to continue to serve as your city treasurer. Your vote of confidence Nov. 3 is greatly appreciated.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:09:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Health bill just about federal control</title>
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The recent vote on the health care bill by the House of Represenatitives is not health care reform. My vision of reform is improving the utilization of the resources, providing a plan to improve the available resources and putting into place a system to improve the cost effectiveness of health care.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Fraud and abuse</title>
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Fraudulent claims paid by Medicare have topped $60 billion, according to the CBS program &#8220;60 Minutes.&#8221;           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:53 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Health care vote a &#8216;national tragedy&#8217;</title>
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On Sept. 11, 2001, we suffered one of the most vicious attacks on American soil in the history of this nation. In the aftermath, we mourned and came together as a nation. It was a reminder that there are people in this world who despise freedom. It was a testament to the fact that freedom bears not a &#8220;one time&#8221; cost, but an ongoing cost.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:00:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Reading tea leaves, one day at a time</title>
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Former Fifth District Rep. Virgil Goode often complained about runaway federal spending while simultaneously working hard to get federal money for local projects.

Goode believed that as long as someone was shaking the Washington money tree, the Fifth District ought to get its share.

In today&#8217;s politically charged atmosphere, that contradiction might have been enough to get Goode branded a &#8220;RINO&#8221; &#8212; or &#8220;Republican In Name Only.&#8221;

If that&#8217;s the case, then maybe Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Fifth, stole Goode&#8217;s playbook. Perriello tucked $500,000 for a Halifax County sewer project into an appropriations bill, voted against the bill because he thought the entire piece of legislation was too fat with government waste and then proceeded to praise the individual earmark.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Writer: Our culture is toxic, deadly</title>
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With great sadness, I read your editorial, &#8220;How many more will die today?&#8221; (Nov. 4, page A4) about the death of 14-year-old Lamonte &#8220;CoCo&#8221; Stone.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Thanks to Childress</title>
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I would like to thank T.L. Childress for inspiring us to spread the word about his campaign for Danville sheriff. 

Though he didn&#8217;t win the election, his work as a role model to the urban community is still greatly needed.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Sick of the mud</title>
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I&#8217;m so sick of mud-slinging politics and so sick of these phone calls with the prerecorded messages coming to my home &#8212; and now even to my cell phone. You can&#8217;t stop them or block them and they are legal! When will they start spamming my e-mail box? Fortunately, I can block them there.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Great job, Tunstall girls</title>
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I am the proud parent of one of the young ladies who accomplished an extraordinary task this year. I would like to give the Tunstall varsity volleyball team the accolades it deserves. I think I speak for all the families when I say good job! THS is 21-0 this season &#8212; and still playing.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Danville&#8217;s hunger walk a big success</title>
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Many thanks to all who helped make our second Danville Area CROP Hunger Walk a big success! We are thrilled that $10,6674 was raised to benefit hungry people in Danville and around the world. More than 15 churches and community organizations participated, and we had more than 100 more walkers than last year; 25 percent of the proceeds will go to God&#8217;s Storehouse, and the remainder will benefit hunger projects in developing countries.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Going back to the local electorate</title>
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Are Pittsylvania County&#8217;s voters ready to approve Sunday beer and wine sales? Until Tuesday, the conventional political wisdom was that question was a dead issue in the county.

The voters had already said no &#8212; twice. But now that voters in the Callands-Gretna magisterial district and the town of Gretna have approved Sunday sales, the issue is once again in play.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Raging debate</title>
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President Barack Obama has said that he wants to cover an additional 30 million people without increasing the federal deficit by one dime and with no decrease in quality of care. Add to that the fact that the number of medical professionals will not change. Does that seem possible?           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Climate bill hinders ability to compete</title>
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I read with interest your editorial, &#8220;We can&#8217;t let that happen, can we?&#8221; (Sept. 26, page A8). As our nation and commonwealth continue to strive to compete on a global scale, it is imperative that we remain at the forefront of innovation. It is particularly important to pay close attention to the Waxman-Markey &#8220;cap and trade&#8221; legislation, as well as the legislation that has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Beautification battles in Chatham</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/beautification_battles_in_chatham/15272/</link>
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If Ben Davenport and Chatham Town Council are so concerned about the appearance of Chatham and how it is perceived by visitors, it seems only logical that they would be more concerned about the potential uranium mine and mill that Virginia Uranium Inc. and its Canadian partners are planning rather than getting themselves into a sweat over a couple of dilapidated buildings.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;We the people&#8217;</title>
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This great nation of ours once consisted of &#8220;We the people.&#8221; We owned this great land, and we sent people to Washington to represent &#8220;we the people.&#8221;

Now we are a nation that is governed by 435 members of Congress, 100 members of the Senate, nine members of the Supreme Court and a president that marches to his own drummer assisted by a series of czars who answer to him alone.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Back to the future with McDonnell</title>
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The political winds didn&#8217;t blow in McDonnell&#8217;s favor this year. Instead, he knew which winds would carry him to victory. McDonnell followed in the political footsteps of Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, two Democrats who knew that Virginians wanted their next governor to be a jobs governor.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>How many more will die today?</title>
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The family and friends of Lamonte &#8220;CoCo&#8221; Stone miss him terribly. They want his violent death to be Danville&#8217;s last. 

They know what they&#8217;re up against.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Writer: R&amp;amp;B gave McDonnell a pass</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/writer_rb_gave_mcdonnell_a_pass/15240/</link>
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Your endorsement of Republican Bob McDonnell for governor is historic for our community newspaper, &#8220;Endorsed: McDonnell for governor,&#8221; (Nov. 1, page A10).

This is the first time a candidate has been endorsed by the Danville Register &amp; Bee without having to go through the roughly hour-long editorial board meeting required of all other candidates in many years.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:07 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>All elections are big ones for voters</title>
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In some parts of the world, people literally risk life and limb to do what we&#8217;ll be able to safely do for 13 hours today. 

But here in the world&#8217;s greatest democracy &#8212; and advocate for the spread of democracy around the world &#8212; election days are often greeted with quiet indifference. 

That will probably be true today.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:18:31 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Simply fed up with politics as usual</title>
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Well here goes, my wife and I voted last Tuesday for all the Republican candidates. Thank goodness we have a good group of people who actually know the reasons for America&#8217;s success, and what it will take to continue that success and to be the world leader in innovation and freedom           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:17:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Just pick it up</title>
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Stupid is as stupid does &#8212; and Danville City Council did a whole lot of stupid. 

Who in their right minds in the green times that we are living in would pass a law requiring dog mess to be placed in plastic bags? This stuff is natually biodegradable and goes right back in to Mother Earth. Where are all the tree huggers now? Think of the land fills that will be filled up with dog mess and plastic bags?            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:15:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Voting advice</title>
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When he announced his candidacy to oppose Danny Marshall, our distinguished representative in Richmond, my initial reaction was, wow, we are going to have our own Joe Biden to vote for in Virginia.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:14:21 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Way too soon</title>
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When I heard that President Barack Obama had won the Noble Peace Prize, I was very surprised &#8212; as were many other people. Obama has done a lot of good things since becoming president of our great country, but I don&#8217;t think he has been in office long enough to receive such a great honor as the Nobel Peace Prize.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:12:26 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The dangers of mining still will exist</title>
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Virginia Uranium Inc. assures the people of Southside Virginia it will mine uranium safely, and perhaps it will mine in the safest manner possible. But the end result will still be contamination of the air, water and land, leading to millions of dollars being spent on post-mining reclamation activities and the maintenance of a Superfund site around Coles Hill &#8212; and other sites, if more uranium mines open.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:10:38 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Party&#8217;s still on</title>
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How loud do I have to yell to get your attention? How many concerned Americans have to join my Tea Party chorus to get your attention? In the last Tea Party, we filled the Capitol grounds, Pennsylvania Avenue and the National Mall as far west as the Washington Monument. In the next one, we should fill all of these areas and overflow into the White House and its grounds to get our message across!           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tired of politicians and their tricks</title>
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Well boys and girls, fall is here again, and the leaves are falling from the trees, along with so many political nuts. The silly season is in full swing for the negative campaign ads, and we are filling the airwaves and littering the landscape like road apples after a circus parade. The only difference is that the circus has folks following the elephants and donkeys to clean up all the mess. When the elections are over, so is all the glad-handing, and &#8220;we the people&#8221; get left holding the mess.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:34 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Endorsed: McDonnell for governor</title>
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Virginians will have an important choice to make in Tuesday&#8217;s gubernatorial election &#8212; and we believe the best choice is Republican Bob McDonnell.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:33 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Attacks unwarranted</title>
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Danny Marshall&#8217;s campaign has seen fit to question my father&#8217;s integrity. A disagreement about tools to recruit badly needed new employers to Southside is not grounds to assert that a man who has served his community in a variety of ways for many years is not telling the truth. It is also cowardly to hide behind a campaign mailer and the written musings of another legislator from outside of Danville.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:02 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Childress</title>
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I attended the sheriff debate Tuesday night at the American Legion Post 325 with an open mind, and what I found out is that T.L. Childress is the man for the job. All three men seem worthy, but Childress&#8217;s clean and clear answers on the issues still prove that logic is required for the position. He has 21 years of experience, he has lived in Danville for 38 years and he is aware of what&#8217;s going on inside as well as outside the department.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
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I am a retired captain with the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office. I worked with Sheriff Jim Dooley and Lt. Col. Ronnie Ball, as well as Lt. T.L. Childress and Deputy J. Wayne Booth. They are all very good men, and I consider all of them good friends.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:42 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Newman, Mondul for public safety</title>
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For Danville Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney, we endorse Michael Newman, who currently works in the office as a senior assistant and has spent more than a decade prosecuting the criminals that prey on society. For Danville Sheriff, we endorse Mike Mondul, who currently works for the Danville Police Department and is best known as the department&#8217;s public spokesman. Mondul brings a valuable outsider&#8217;s experience to this race and has pledged to find better ways to use existing resources more efficiently.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:40 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Vote Democratic</title>
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A friend recently told me that she &#8220;could not vote for anyone that is running.&#8221; What a sad statement and yet, many do not vote. Former Rep. Virgil Goode talks about sending a message, but clearly he does not understand what message voters have been sending.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Marshall</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_marshall/15145/</link>
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The long and short of it &#8212; we need to keep Danny Marshall in the House of Delegates.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Childress</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_childress2/15149/</link>
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I know that Lt. Childress is instrumental in the everyday operations and the reason the sheriffs department received its certification. He knows the Danville Sheriffs Office inside and out but he can not make changes until he is in charge! Give him a chance Election Day. He really is the most qualified and cares very much for the future of this department.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:23 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul10/15152/</link>
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I know that Mike Mondul has the leadership and qualifications to make the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office work in a more efficient manner, as well as take care of the citizens of Danville. He is a family man, active member of his community, someone children look up to, is a respected member of society &#8212; and he is someone that is determined to change Danville for the better.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Booth</title>
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I am writing on behalf of J. Wayne Booth. I have known Wayne for more than 30 years and worked in the retail sector with him as well as the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:10 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul8/15147/</link>
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My choice for Danville Sheriff is Mike Mondul. I have known Mike for over a decade, professionally and through other community/charitable events. Mike is truly down-to-Earth and has been that way since the first time I met him at work. He is a person of great character that has a positive, driving force to meet his goals.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Martin</title>
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On Nov. 3, I will be voting for Jim Martin for Danville&#8217;s Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney, and I urge others to do so as well. Experience is extremely important and that is why I believe Jim is the best person for the job. Jim has 18 years of experience in the commonwealth&#8217;s attorney office and has more experience than the other two candidates.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:04 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The only poll that will matter</title>
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Virginia Republicans find themselves standing in almost the exact same spot the Democrats were a year ago &#8212; ahead in the polls, with a fired-up base of supporters and momentum on their side.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:10:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Martin</title>
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Jim Martin has a vision for Danville, and I urge the voters to elect him to the office of commonwealth&#8217;s attorney.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:08:24 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul7/15095/</link>
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I am writing to show my support for Mike Mondul for Danville City Sheriff. Mike Mondul and I are co-workers. Mike Mondul is not a typical co-worker; he really is more than that with many people.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:07:28 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Newman</title>
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During this election, we will be voting for a person we want representing the city of Danville and commonwealth of Virginia in the courtroom. Do we want to elect someone who thinks they are ready for this position or an individual who has proven he is ready to represent us?            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:05:06 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul6/15093/</link>
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On Nov. 3, you will have a chance to elect someone who can truly make a difference in our city and area. When looking at the candidates for Danville Sheriff, all three are good public servants and are good men.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:04:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Just curious</title>
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You know, it makes me curious. Everyone says that Mike Mondul has so much support from the Danville Police Department for his candidacy for sheriff and that he is such an asset to the department and the force.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:03:09 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Martin for prosecutor</title>
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Danville is in need of an individual to lead the commonwealth&#8217;s attorney office into the future in an increasingly difficult environment. In my opinion, James C. &#8220;Jim&#8221; Martin is the most qualified for this position. He will bring to this position solid education and 18 years previous experience in the office, reaching the rank of senior assistant commonwealth&#8217;s attorney. He was actively involved in courtroom prosecution, brief writings and has handled more than 500 cases on appeal during his tenure.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:01:32 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Booth</title>
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I continue to read and hear comments stressing Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office candidates Mike Mondul and Thelbert Childress are more qualified than J. Wayne Booth because they have college degrees. I suppose we are to ignore all of those throughout the history of our country who did not have a college degree: our first president, George Washington, our 33rd, Harry S. Truman, and seven other presidents in between.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Newman</title>
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For the past 10 years, I have been the deputy commonwealth&#8217;s attorney for Pittsylvania County. I know all three candidates for Danville Commonwealth&#8217;s Attorney. They are all good people, and I have nothing negative to say against any of them. But I am writing this letter to express my support for Michael Newman.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:57:58 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul5/15051/</link>
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I am a retired major with the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office. I worked with Sheriff Jim Dooley and Lt. Col. Ronnie Ball. As a team, we accomplished many goals and were ranked among the best sheriff&#8217;s offices in the state. I have the utmost respect for Sheriff Dooley and Lt. Col. Ball. The Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office and the citizens of Danville will certainly miss a leader like Sheriff Dooley. Through the years, I also worked closely with Lt. Thelbert Childress and Deputy Wayne Booth. They are very good employees, and I consider both good friends.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:32:16 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
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I have known Mike Mondul professionally and personally for more than 15 years. Mike is a dedicated public servant. He demonstrates his personal integrity by conducting himself as a polite, courteous and truthful professional.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:28:55 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Childress</title>
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This letter is written in support of Thelbert Childress, candidate for Danville Sheriff. I am the chief deputy of the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office, and I&#8217;ve worked closely with Lt. Childress on a daily basis in managing the office&#8217;s operations.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:26:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Childress</title>
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There have been several letters to the editor for one of the candidates for city sheriff from persons who live outside of Danville and cannot vote in this election. I have known Wayne Booth for almost 50 years, T.L. Childress for more than 20 years and I hired Mike Mondul some 16 years ago.

I will cast my vote for Thelbert Childress because he is the most qualified candidate.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:25:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Two good candidates</title>
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I have worked in the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office for 29 years. It has been my honor to know and work with such fine men as Deputy J. Wayne Booth and Lt. Thelbert Childress.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:22:56 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Marshall for us, and the House</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/editorials/danville_editorials/article/marshall_for_us_and_the_house/15043/</link>
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We strongly endorse Danny Marshall for re-election this year.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:00:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Two good candidates</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/two_good_candidates/15049/</link>
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I have worked in the Danville Sheriff&#8217;s Office for 29 years. It has been my honor to know and work with such fine men as Deputy J. Wayne Booth and Lt. Thelbert Childress.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:30:30 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul3/15026/</link>
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I support Mike Mondul for Danville Sheriff for these reasons: He is a person with good character, integrity, education and experience.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:26:59 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Newman</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_newman3/15025/</link>
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I have never endorsed a candidate for public office, written a letter to the editor or even placed a political sign in my yard. But I am happy to do all three to help elect Michael Newman as Danville&#8217;s commonwealth&#8217;s attorney.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:53:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Newman</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_newman2/15022/</link>
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Michael J. Newman is the most qualified and, in my opinion, the best candidate for Danville&#8217;s next commonwealth&#8217;s attorney.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:52:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Newman</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_newman1/15021/</link>
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Experience, character and judgment &#8212; those are the qualities that we look for in a commonwealth&#8217;s attorney. 

Michael Newman possesses all three. He is the most experienced candidate in prosecuting criminal cases. As the former attorney for the Danville Police Department, Danville School Board and Danville Social Services, he knows the importance of all agencies working together to fight crime. One only needs to look at the multitude of violent offenders Michael has successfully prosecuted and convicted during his 10 years as prosecutor to see his ability to work with police officers.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:47:17 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Tired of the race</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/tired_of_the_race/15020/</link>
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I just heard the new commonwealth&#8217;s attorney&#8217;s race radio advertisements. Interesting, but what about the issues? Open file discovery? Changes to the grand jury? Drug court? Cross training with the police department? Vertical prosecution? Saving money and time in the court system? Wiser management of the Danville Commonwealth Attorney&#8217;s office? Establishing an on-call commonwealth&#8217;s attorney? Nada! Nada! Nada!            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:46:36 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The beat goes on: technology&#8217;s value</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/the_beat_goes_on_technologys_value/14984/</link>
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I am now 76 years old, fully retired from the military and with many problems common to &#8220;senior citizens.&#8221; One of those problem sets is congestive heart failure. I had a quadruple bypass in 1996 and consider myself extremely lucky to be writing to the people of Danville. In conjunction with this, I had a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted in my chest in December 2008. The purpose of these two functions is to correct an irregular heartbeat and to re-start the heart if it stops or develops a dangerous rhythm.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:00:49 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Time to gaze into a crystal ball?</title>
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The Sierra Club believes that a coal-fired electric power plant under construction in Ohio could wind up hurting Danville Utilities&#8217; customers in the pocketbook.

Danville is one of the cities that has partnered with American Municipal Power to build a new coal-fired electric power plant in Meigs County, Ohio. As a partner, Danville will contribute to the cost of building the plant and be able to buy electricity generated by the plant.

The arrangement is supposed to give Danville and its electric customers some protection from wildly fluctuating electric prices on the open market. But the Sierra Club argues that falling demand for electricity and changing environmental regulations make the plant a bad deal for cities like Danville.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:00:37 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Each and every time; no excuses</title>
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As we write this, two young people have been killed in local traffic accidents in the past week.

One thing connects the deaths of Montana Haynes, 19, and Tyler Perrow, 13 &#8212; they weren&#8217;t wearing seat belts in the accidents that occurred just five days apart.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:45:47 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Martin</title>
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After observing the recent unfolding of the commonwealth&#8217;s attorney campaigns happening in Danville, attending several debates, civic functions and researching the candidates career histories, it has become apparent to me which hopeful is truly most qualified to best serve this city. 

James Martin seemed on several occasions to be the only candidate with clear plans and ideas on how to make &#8220;a good thing better&#8221; as he puts it. It was Martin who originally proposed the idea of a drug court for Danville, which would allow non-violent offenders to work toward getting help rather than clogging the system and costing us all more money.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:43:51 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Mondul</title>
          <link>http://www2.godanriver.com/gdr/news/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/danville_letters/article/for_mondul2/14920/</link>
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I think Mike Mondul is the best candidate to be the next Danville sheriff. He is a devoted husband, father and friend. He has a wonderful wife who supports him tremendously and is always by his side. He has four wonderful children who are with him either all or in part almost everywhere he goes. He will step out on a limb for anyone that needs his help. Even if he is short on time, he finds a way to help others.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:41:05 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>God&#8217;s Storehouse needs local aid</title>
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I am writing to you as the president of the board of directors of God&#8217;s Storehouse. As you are very well aware, God&#8217;s Storehouse has been serving the hunger needs of the Danville area for more than 20 years. Throughout the history of this ministry, God has blessed us richly. 

We are also continuing to see the needs in our area growing. As the ministry grew in its early years, it became necessary to move to a larger, more accessible location. That move was made from our original location on Wooding Avenue to our current location on Westover Drive. It has now become necessary for us to move once again.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:40:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>For Shannon</title>
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We will be electing a new top prosecutor in Virginia when we go to the polls on Election Day.

Steve Shannon has my vote. He has a long list of accomplishments as a prosecutor and legislator that range from protecting children from sexual predators &#8212; a problem that has been well-publicized in our area &#8212; to his working trying to put the clamp on gangs and gang violence, a problem that remains a taboo subject in our community.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:38:44 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;It definitely makes a statement&#8217;</title>
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DCC&#8217;s new Foundation Hall didn&#8217;t become a reality just because a lot of people &#8212; led by the members of the Danville Regional Foundation &#8212; joined together to give the school&#8217;s health science programs a modern home.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:39:08 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Criminal lowlifes strike cemetery</title>
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My family and I are outraged, mad and upset beyond words. We lost our dear, precious mother on Sept. 30. Less than one week after we buried her at Highland Burial Park, someone stole all of her floral arrangements.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:35:43 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Aid in time of need</title>
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Once again, the fine people of Danville and Pittsylvania County have come forward to help another deserving person in their time of need.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:33:18 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Readers&#8217; paradise</title>
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As an avid reader, I was saddened to learn of the closing of B. Dalton Books. I would, however, like to point out that B. Dalton is not the only bookstore in Danville, as a recent press release implied.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:31:29 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>It&#8217;s vital to protect this key process</title>
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Last year&#8217;s presidential race brought with it record numbers of new voters. We&#8217;d like to think that most of those people were so new to voting that they were not aware of the things that were expected of them.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:26:52 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Political pork has gotten out of hand</title>
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Lately, I have been thinking about where to put my extra cash. As much as I hate to send money out of state, maybe I should invest $10,000 in Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., because $10 million for $10,000 sounds good to a person who has worked all his life.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:24:39 EST</pubDate>
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Congratulations to Reginald Purvis and staff and to the George Washington High School Marching Eagles on being named grand champions on Oct. 3 in Bedford and on Oct. 10 in Bassett.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:22:12 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>The one issue that&#8217;s always a winner</title>
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Most candidates running for public office know the limits of government &#8212; and they all know what the voters want. 

Few issues so closely tie what the state can do with what the people want it to do than economic development. That&#8217;s why it&#8217;s the one political issue that&#8217;s a winner in every election.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:13:22 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Questions about Anderson remain</title>
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I attended the House of Delegates candidate forum Oct. 13 at American Legion Post 325, and frankly left there with more questions than answers about what Seward Anderson stands for.            ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:07:03 EST</pubDate>
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