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Editor:
In last week’s issue of the Rappahannock News there appeared the headline, “Supervisors decide against closed door meetings.”
I feel that this was misleading; the supervisors did, in fact, vote to go into executive session to consider applications for help from the State-Local Hospitalization fund.
I also feel that quoting some statements made by the speakers and omitting others can give the public false impressions. The reporter completely ignored my opening statement regarding the confidentiality of all information pertaining to public assistance and services provided by law (Title 63.1 of the Code of Virginia), which states that anyone who willfully discloses information concerning applicants and recipients of public assistance for purposes other than the administration of the program is guilty of a misdemeanor.
The Board recognized the problem and found a workable solution, which was accepted by me.
I should also like to state my personal feeling that there is danger in quoting speakers directly.
First, there is plenty of room for argument about how to write dialect. As spoken, it is colorful and interesting; when it is read
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