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Comment on Scoping out Sunday hunting by Ross O'Donoghue

Ross O'Donoghue — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:19:10 +0000

Sunday hunting was proposed and approved in WV about three years ago, but it took a peculiar form: it was left up to county referendum – of those counties (about 47) that placed it on the ballot, it was defeated. For those counties that did not place it on the ballot (about 7), it was approved by defualt. So 7 counties have hunting in WV on Sunday, most do not. There are some other complicating conditions, but you can look this up on the web.

Ross

Comment on Poll: 59 percent like Sunday hunting by Fish

Fish — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:54:03 +0000

I find it ironic that the same people terrified to go outside during hunting season will gladly hop in their cars and drive to town or ride a bike down a rural road. The risks of being injured in an automobile accident far outweigh any risk of being shot during hunting season. More people die of bee stings in this country than from hunting accidents. More people die in farming accidents and horse riding accidents than from hunting accidents. Perhaps we should support a ban on farming and gardening and horseback riding on Sundays, too.
Hunting is safe. Bullets don’t fly all over the place, as some suggest, unless hunters are shooting at a flying deer. Bullets end up in a deer or the ground behind the deer. Stop using your irrational fear to support the continued ban on hunting.

Comment on Poll: 59 percent like Sunday hunting by Peace lover

Peace lover — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:01:10 +0000

During hunting season, Sunday is the only day in the week when non-hunters can enjoy the peace and quiet of the countryside; when we can take our dogs for a walk in the woods without worrying about the possibility of being shot. If we want to provide more food for needy people, limit the economic damage caused to farms, and get our youth out to fight obesity, keep the season open for one extra non-Sunday week. But please keep our Sundays free from the sound of gunfire.

Comment on Poll: 59 percent like Sunday hunting by Tom

Tom — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:25:03 +0000

Sunday hunting will help control Lyme disease.

Sunday hunting will help provide more food for needy people.

Sunday hunting will help limit the economic damage deer cause to farms.

Sunday hunting will help limit the high risk of car crashes, insurance costs, and injuries on our highways.

Sunday hunting is needed to get our youth into the woods to fight obesity.

Sunday hunting is a property owner’s right and should not be infringed.

V/r

Comment on Poll: 59 percent like Sunday hunting by tim

tim — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:52:09 +0000

If hunting on private property ONLY impacted the owner/user of the property…. But that of course is not the case… few of those who hunt actually refrain from aiming their weapons and discharging them in a fashion that assures neighbors property or persons or even rights of way and roadways are not potentially the recipient of the bullets and other propelled pellets they dispatch on currently legal hunting days. I doubt that most hunters even think about the actual potential range of the weapons they fire and what falls within that surprisingly great distance. The current restriction is hardly a real imposition on those who would hunt, and it provides a very much needed, although less than adequate, respite from the assault of loud excessive noise and the very real danger which the use of fire arms are responsible for generating; and which they subject all those within quite large distances; well beyond most private property boundaries except for all but large publicly help properties. Whether the “day of restriction” is Sunday or another day, one day a week where this intrusive activity is restricted is a blessing not an imposition for the vast majority of the population. Freedoms MUST be balanced so that ones exercise of them effects the least negative impact on others. The concession of one day a week doesn’t effect a perfect balance. Perhaps the larger portion of society that neither hunts nor finds that hunting on Sunday is desirable should lobby for a broader prohibition; such as three days prohibited this week, four days prohibited next week; thus evenly dividing the permission with the prohibition and effecting a more even balancing of the negative impacts that effect the freedoms of the non hunting population with the appropriately limited use of an invasive right by the private property owner/hunter.

Comment on Poll: 59 percent like Sunday hunting by Matthew O'Brien

Matthew O'Brien — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:40:44 +0000

Virginians deserve the freedom and liberty to choose what we do on our own property on Sunday. The rest of the nation has proven that we can share the woods equally and safely.

Please come and join the thousands that have joined effort to give everyone the freedom to particpate, or not, in the only banned sport on Sunday: http://www.facebook.com/groups/vasundayhunting4all/

Comment on Preserving food, preserving traditions by Jennifer Thomas Alcott

Jennifer Thomas Alcott — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:59:50 +0000

So nice to see an article about Sylvie! When we moved to Rappahannock County in 2008, I knew nothing about canning and had never had my own garden. My husband and I took a couple of Sylvie’s courses in 2009 and 2010, and they gave us the information and confidence that we needed to grow and can our own food. In 2011, thanks to Sylvie’s canning courses, I canned approximately 125 jars and bottles of tomato-based products, including tomato sauce, salsa, ketchup, barbeque sauce, hot chili sauce, and more. I’ve also canned countless jars of pickles, chutney, pepper jelly, and applesauce. In 2010, a friend and I canned 150 jars of pear products (sliced pears, pear pie filling, pear salsa, pear syrup, pear jam, pear juice, etc.), using pears harvested from a tree that was planted decades ago by a former inhabitant of her house.

Without Sylvie’s guidance, I never would have been brave enough to try all of this! She is an excellent resource for all things food-related, and shares her knowledge generously.

Thank you, Sylvie!!!

Comment on Letter: Arrestingly lovely by Not giving name..

Not giving name.. — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:27:28 +0000

My sister once enjoyed the view so much at this intersection that she pulled out and down the opposite lane of traffic… think “driving in England”

Anyway, maybe the view was her problem. ;) The view was lost on me that day.

Comment on Editorial: A new year by RasputinSays

RasputinSays — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:21:29 +0000

The Clarke Courier was already suffering a lingering death under Peter Arundel’s thumb so the Star bought a lemon and squeezed what they could out of it.

The printed paper is a dead and running out it’s final days. Those that fail to accommodate the new media delivery and consumption patterns will follow in the footsteps of the Courier as well.

Comment on Wild Ideas: Identifying fungi, way more fun than eating them by Roger Piantadosi

Roger Piantadosi — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:55:20 +0000

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Comment on Wild Ideas: Identifying fungi, way more fun than eating them by Pam Owen

Pam Owen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:06:13 +0000

An astute reader caught an error in this article on mushrooms. I left out a word in the title of William Roody’s wonderful mushroom guide. The title should be “Mushrooms of West Virginia and Central Appalachia.” My apologies to readers and to Mr. Roody. It’s the best book I’ve found on mushrooms in Virginia, so I highly recommend it. And thanks to Becky for catching the mistake.

Cheers,

Pam Owen

Comment on Slideshow: Christmas in Little Washington by Roger Piantadosi

Roger Piantadosi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:38:03 +0000

Thanks for your note — and for giving the Claus family a lift to our town! More than a few have sent in pictures of your beautiful mare and we’ll have them up here by the end of the week (we have to put out another of those old-fashioned printed newspapers first).

Comment on Slideshow: Christmas in Little Washington by Karen Attanasio

Karen Attanasio — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:29:38 +0000

What a wonderful town, we so enjoyed the warm reception we received as we had our Percheron mare, Smoke, pulling our black and yellow surrey with Santa and Mrs. Clause sitting behind me. I can’t wait to see if anyone caught some nice photos of us and Smoke. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to be involved in your parade.

Comment on SCBI: Making room for leopards, pandas and . . . students by Nancy Whelan

Nancy Whelan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:17:02 +0000

Congratulations on the new breeding facilities and Holiday Greetings from Red Panda Network! We are focused on conservation of Red Panda habitat in the eastern Himalayas! Would love to connect with your staff for information sharing and joint fundraising opportunities!

Cheers on the good work you are doing to help the species! Thank you!

Comment on Local furniture maker gives trees new life by Terri Halle

Terri Halle — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 07:09:55 +0000

Thank you for reminding me of Peter and his work. I really enjoyed viewing his pieces on his personal website. Thanks again!

Comment on SCBI: Making room for leopards, pandas and . . . students by Maria Stroffolino

Maria Stroffolino — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:02:12 +0000

Just some corrections – Red Pandas are NOT related to Giant Pandas. They are NOT bears. They were the 1st animal to be called ‘panda’ and it was because of their bamboo eating ways.
And while red pandas are sometimes active at night, they are “crepuscular” – active during dawn and dusk.

Comment on The coyote is ‘here to stay’ by Molly

Molly — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:08:39 +0000

Hi Miguel. I am that sheep farmer and it was most definitely coyotes this time. We had dead sheep not missing sheep. Thx!!

Comment on The coyote is ‘here to stay’ by Miguel Silva

Miguel Silva — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:55:02 +0000

I wonder if the sheep farmer who lost the pair of small sheep could have been the victim of a farm robbery. I know farmers who loose livestock to thieves.

Comment on Voter survey results by Steve Beatty

Steve Beatty — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:23:56 +0000

Rappahannock News: Just because you have a technology doesn’t mean you should use it. In fact, I’ll give you some reasons from your own article why publishing this article is bad journalism: “Online polls are unscientific, informal, prone to cheating and – in a rural county such as Rappahannock – at best represent only the fraction of the population who have internet access.” Next year, why don’t you try to conduct a scientific poll. That would really be useful. This article was less than useful.

Comment on Voter survey results by Amber

Amber — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:21:28 +0000

I personally know how much time and effort Amy Hitt puts in for the kids at Rappahannock County. People can say what they would like about her “upsetting everything she is involved with” but I know for a fact she only has the best intrest for the kids in mind. How many events and fund raisers do you see her at? How many countless hours has she put into raising money for athletics, she has 2 boys in the school system, it is obvious she will give 100% to do what is best for the students and the school!