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March 17, 2010

Dale District Supervisor Jim Holland will host a community meeting on the county’s proposed fiscal 2011 budget on Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. at Meadowbrook High School, located at 4901 Cogbill Road. Bermuda District Supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle will host a community meeting on the budget on Monday, March 22, at 10:30 a.m. at Chester Baptist Church, located at 4317 W. School St. Matoaca District Supervisor Marleen Durfee will host community meetings on the budget on...

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Diplomacy, bureaucracy and (burp) transparency

A new political meet-up group got started last week. They’re called the Coffee Party and they consider themselves the more level-headed, non-yelling Tea Party. I don’t care much for either one, so I’ve decided to start my own political discussion group. As of right now, I’m scheduling meetings for the Tupperware Party. Our motto: burp before sealing any political deal.

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They might be out of the station

Though I have written on this subject before, I think it is time to send out a friendly reminder. I was watching the national news last week, and the story went like this: It appears that a man was bitten by a dog; he then had someone drive him to the fire station; the patient or the driver rang the door bell, probably looked in the windows and rang the bell some...

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Return of the swamp creature

Although some may attack our local leaders for refusing the easy way out – tax, tax, tax – others commend them for the courage to hold the line. The bloated budgets and unrealistic entitlement attitudes of the past have led us to the brink of the abyss, and it takes courage to tell those who always want more, more, more that the new more...

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“Dibble” your way to the garden

Our good friends, Jennifer and Jim Bumpas, live down the street from us and are always surprising us with their thoughtful gestures: Jennifer with either her delectable baked treats, lovely fresh flowers to perk me up when a stubborn cold virus refused to budge, or a plant I always wanted. While Jim, a passionate wood turner, who I have often found working in their...

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Considering the ills of pills

It seems that every couple weeks or so the news is reporting on how another highly-touted drug is causing bad outcomes in its users. This week it was the drug Fosamax, which is used for the treatment of osteoporosis. It may be causing a higher risk of fractures after prolonged use.

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Max is wearing the green

Welcome back to the Dogpound, which celebrates the wearing of the green. I don’t know about you, but it seems that the wearing of the green has lost a lot of luster over the years. You used to make sure you wore green to work so you would avoid the Irish “pinch,” but these days I can’t even wear my “Kiss me, I’m Irish” button for fear of being accused of sexual harassment.

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The persistent lack of vision

Just over two years ago, Chesterfield citizens replaced four of five members of the Board of Supervisors, clearly expressing a demand for change. Thus far, despite that electoral upheaval, change has been little in evidence. True, runaway development has slowed, but that has been largely the result of the recession – not bold action by the Board of Supervisors. We’ve also stopped building ineffective, super-sized high schools, but again, only because money is tight and growth has slowed.

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Village News Poll

How do you feel about the Shoosmith Landfill request to accept out-of-state trash?
It will cause too much truck traffic
44%
Inconsiderate to neighbors
22%
Won't have an effect
11%
Should stimulate local economy
22%
Total votes: 9

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March 11, 2010
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March 3, 2010
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