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Democratic Convention
Eight Rappahannock delegates pledged to Gerald Baliles attended the state Democratic convention in Richmond last weekend. The delegates were uncommitted on the races for the lieutenant governor and attorney general nominations.
The two candidates for those positions, Mary Sue Terry and Douglas Wilder, were unopposed. The convention began at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and ended at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
“I look for Baliles to run a competitive race in the Seventh District, and I think that he’ll carry Rappahannock,” said Doug Baumgardner, one of the delegates. “I also look for a strong showing for Mary Sue Terry.” Baumgardner said that a cook-out has been planned for Baliles in Rappahannock during September.
• Bloss Resigned May 22
The Rappahannock News has just learned that Susan Bloss, formerly a biology teacher at the high school, submitted her letter of resignation to the School Board on May 22.
In a phone conversation, Bloss said she resigned because of the lack of community support for “our (teachers) goals.” Her letter to the School Board states: “I genuinely feel that you listened to us and that you really do care about education in the county. I do not blame the Supervisors, as I feel that most of them voted in a way that they felt best represented their constituents.
“Unfortunately, it is the intangible ‘community* that, but for a minority, did not care enough to support us. Those that were against the tax increase were far more vocal to the Supervisors than those who care about teachers.”
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