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During National Newspaper Week, it would be well to dwell on the duties of those engaged in our profession.
We at the Rappahannock News and journalists at approximately 11,000 other newspapers in the nation are bound to serve you, the citizen.
It is more than our job—it is our duty to inform you objectively about newsworthy events especially those in Rappahannock County, to comment on those events in order to give you a better understanding of the meanings behind the news and the trends that will affect you, to show you the special services and goods available from our area advertisers, to help you decide which civic projects are worthy of your time and attention and which undesirable conditions merit your efforts towards change, to entertain and educate you with our special features and accounts of country living, and always to champion your rights.
Our right to report and our right to criticize are reflections of your right to know about the doings of those entrusted with your government and law enforcement.
That is why we fight against illegal executive sessions, the refusal of public officials to release public records and reports, the closure of court records and proceedings and evasiveness from our elected or appointed leaders of government.
That is why we question the candidates at great length to insure that you have adequate information with which to make an intelligent choice
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