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The recent Letters to the

Editor chiding the budget dialogue of Messrs. Cordani and Frazier beg a response.

As John Adams, once eloquently argued, “Facts are stubborn things; whatever may be our wishes, our inchnations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence”.

Here are a few stubborn facts to consider regarding Rappahannock County finances:

• Rappahannock County taxpayers fond over 68 percent of the school budget. The balance is funded by Commonwealth and Federal taxpayers.

65.5%