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“Warner for Senate,” followed as it is by the lamentation that . .the Democrats couldn’t find a candidate this year to challenge the incumbent. . does little to balance the scale.
“Independence” does not mean “neutrality,” of course, but a truly impartial, unbiased, object newspaper would be refreshing. Let the Rappahannock News report the facts. Let each citizen decide, on the basis of those facts, who best qualifies for office.
JOHN CADWALADER JR.
Sperryville
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