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To the Editor:
I have been very involved with the 4-H program in the CulpeperRappahannock area for many years, so it was with great concern that 1 heard about the proposed budget cut in the area of Virginia Cooperative Extension programming.
As chairman of the Culpeper, Madison, and Rappahannock Farm Show, I see that this show touches so many of our area youths, of which the importance to them in these troubled times is made manifest. We can never do enough for our young people. 1 think that it is much more productive to channel money into programs for their self-improvement than to rehabilitate them once they find themselves in trouble.
The governor has proposed a 29 percent cut in the state binding for the Cooperative Extension Service. This cut will involve the elimination of many programs that directly and indirectly affect the youth and adults of our area. Some 4-H programs will be reduced, home horticulture programs will be eliminated, and Homemakers Clubs will also be cut from Cooperative Extension funding, and many other programs will be reduced to the point that they have little effectiveness.
I would like to express my concern on behalf of the young people of this area. I strongly urge everyone to contact their representatives in the state legislature to vote against these proposed cuts and lobby for the acceptance of the Virginia Tech addendum to restore 24 percent of these proposed cuts. 1 feel that the 5 percent cut that everyone else must take in thse times of economic hardships are enough for this agency to bear.
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