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Out Of The Past

Published on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 12:00am

50 Years Ago

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‘My Right To Vote’: Boiled Down

Published on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 12:00am

Oct. 6, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: The writer Ernest Hemingway was once challenged to write a six-word story. He wrote, “Baby shoes for sale. Never used.” This short story moved me to try to take one subject, my right to vote, and boil it down to six words.

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Voting Already Underway For Nov. 7 Elections

Published on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 12:00am

This is a busy time for the offices of our local voting registrars. Early voting for the Nov. 7 elections has been underway since Sept. 22 and will continue through Nov. 4. Much is to be decided in these elections and we encourage local voters to cast ballots – to participate in our representative democracy.

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CERT

Published on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 12:00am

CERT might recall to one’s memory a breath mint that was popular from the 1950s to 2018. I f you’re like me, you missed its discontinuance in 2018 “for having partially hyd roge nated cottonseed oil, which is not allowed as an ingredient in food,” according to Wikipedia.

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Time To ‘Say Goodbye To Party Of Lincoln’

Published on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 12:00am

Oct. 2, 2023 Editor, The News- Gazette: May it rest in peace. May the Grand Old Party which has shown considerable signs of old age in recent years — the strength needed to be effective in a divided government, be allowed to go the way of all old elephants and find its burial ground.

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For Ayers

Published on Wed, 10/11/2023 - 12:00am

Oct. 9, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: I write to strongly encourage our neighbors and friends in the Buffalo District to vote for Leslie Ayers’ reelection to the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors.

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Institutional Memory Source Lost

Published on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 12:00am

Sept. 27, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: If you have been involved with a large, old organization, whether a business or nonprofit organization, you know how important it is to know what has preceded you. Who made what commitments to whom? How much did we agree to pay? When did we agree to build it?

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For Smith

Published on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 12:00am

Oct. 2, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Voters looking to improve Rockbridge County’s board of supervisors have a clear choice this fall: Mack Smith, farmer, businessman, and public servant to represent the Buffalo District.

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For Ojure

Published on Wed, 10/04/2023 - 12:00am

Oct. 2, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: As a retired classroom teacher, I believe that school boards function best when people with teaching experience serve on them. Lenna Ojure not only has that experience (at the elementary, middle and high school levels), she also earned a PhD in curriculum and instruction at Virginia Tech. With that expertise, she advanced to teaching at the college level at both VMI and at W&L, where she directed the Teacher Education Program for 11 years.