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Small towns and villages are helped by bypasses. When the highway department was planning to bypass Washington, many residents opposed the plan. They believed the town would wither away if the through traffic were diverted. The highway department didn’t listen and today the town is far more prosperous than before. Now the highway department is planning to move the Route 522 traffic around Sperryville on a bypass. It will be a nicer place and the business cMmate will improve when that bypass is built. (Where to put it is another issue altogether.)
- Honest, open, vigorous debate allows those in a democracy to reach sound decisions on matters of public policy. A Newspaper should assist such debates by allowing the widest possible access to its letters column. (But letters that are typed, double-spaced, will tlsually gain quicker access.)
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