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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002
Our View
Vote Nov. 5
Voters in Rappahannock County who go to the
polls on Nov. 5 will decide on two races for
elected office.
The choice for our U. S. Senator is quite clear: Republican John Warner has the experience and seniority, and holds key committee positions. Sen. Warner is sensitive to the issues that are important to rural Virginians in general and knows what is important to Rappahannock citizens.
The race for the 7th District seat in the U. S. House of Representatives is an odd race, and we’re going to leave that to you to decide.
Since the 2001 redistricting, Rappahannock is now part of a gerrymandered district where the seat of power is all the way down in Richmond, where Republican incumbent, Eric Cantor hails from.
Running for his second term, Rep. Cantor will be visiting here on Oct. 28. We’re going to meet him then and ask him how he’ll represent us, and you should, too.
Ben “Cooter” Jones, although a relative newcomer to Rappahannock, already seems to embrace the same values as many of his would-be constituents — at least in this end of the district.
And he has already served in Congress, when he lived in Georgia. “Cooter” will be winding up his campaign on Oct. 27 in Rappahannock, where it started. Also listen to what he has to say, and decide.
Constitutional amendments
Also on the ballot are two constitutional amendments. One would enable a convicted felon to prove his innocence with new evidence available today — like DNA testing — that was not available when he or she was convicted.
The other amendment would allow localities, rather than the General Assembly, to exempt property from taxation for charitable purposes. We support both.
Bond referendums
And lastly, there are two statewide bond referendums. One would provide funds for higher education facilities construction; the other would expand and refurbish state parks and recreational facilities. Both should be passed by the voters.
We are a growing state, currently in a time of economic slowdown. The interest rates on these bonds are quite low, and the projects they would fund would provide many jobs in addition to needed infrastructure. Borrowing on future growth makes sense now.
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