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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Aug. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Hawthorne: Rachel Eugster and Erica Eugster, to Raymond Miller Jr., tract A 0.1279, $320,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty.[...]]]>
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          <![CDATA[Nelson finds a niche]]>
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      <![CDATA[Nelson finds a niche]]>
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          <![CDATA[Connecting Farmers to Local Markets]]>
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      <![CDATA[Connecting Farmers to Local Markets]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Aug. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town Council of Washington meets on Monday, Aug. 13, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include a public hearing on an Ordinance to authorize Short-Term Rental P to P Lodging by Special Use Permit and Rappahannock County Democratic committee meets at the Washington town hall on Saturday, Aug. 11. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Aug. 9]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Four Musketeers return to Atlantic City; CCLC thanks Kim Goodwin for 30 years of service; Garden Club holds talk about preserving food from gardens at Washington Fire Hall Aug. 15; Whorton/Cloud family reunion at County Park Sept. 1; and Smoot and Clatterbuck family reunion at the park this Saturday, Aug. 11. [...]]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Aug. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 2, 1998: Although Sheriff Gary Settle has announced his resignation and a new sheriff will come on board in the next year, Lt. Larry Sherertz joined the sheriff's office here just a few months shy of 24 years spent with Fairfax County Police. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Aug. 9]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Park's Night Sky Festival starts Friday;]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Aug. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday, Aug. 4: 7:31 p.m. -- Slate Mills Road, Sperryville, Sperryville, gas leak, companies 1, 2, 5 and 7; 9:20 p.m. -- Castleton View Road, Castleton, smell of smoke, companies 2, 3 and 5; 10:21 p.m. -- Hilltop Lane, Washington, public service, company 1. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Aug. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp Electric Co-op hit with legal petition]]>
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    <![CDATA[Three co-founders of the Repower REC campaign have filed a legal petition with Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) alleging that Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is improperly blocking the group's efforts to reform what is the largest electric co-op in Virginia. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Electric Co-op hit with legal petition]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville mural war paints complicated picture before BZA]]>
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    <![CDATA[The BZA this past week expanded its investigation with these questions: Is the BZA a tribunal? What is a legal conclusion and what is a fact? In the absence of clear filing instructions, with whom should a notice of appeal be filed? When is a notice of appeal a pleading? And should the company's owner, Robert Archer, go to jail. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville mural war paints complicated picture before BZA]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Bird flips on Courthouse Row]]>
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    <![CDATA[About 3-hours and 30-minutes into the most recent Rappahannock County Planning Commission meeting, an extraordinary thing happened: Hampton planner Al Henry interrupted the discussion to accuse an attendee of giving him the middle finger salute. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bird flips on Courthouse Row]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[When the sky wasn't falling]]>
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      <![CDATA[When the sky wasn't falling]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The struggle to stay]]>
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      <![CDATA[The struggle to stay]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/362cb11f-fcff-564d-bf43-a328a5abdce4-66298d82</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Enough is enough on Ben Venue Road]]>
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    <![CDATA[This issue affects everyone in the county who drives Ben Venue Road or lives on a secondary road in an agricultural zone. It sets a dangerous precedent for other county roads and increases the likelihood of serious accidents on this one. Please write your Board of Supervisors and attend Monday's public hearing. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Enough is enough on Ben Venue Road]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8d18430c-8b22-5633-a576-ac7f84776db1-64b98174</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Beyond sportsmanship]]>
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    <![CDATA[She is a Trump cheerleader, even though he violates American ideals of decency, honesty, and fair play. I think she personally has altruistic principles, but is willing to play a rough game of politics. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Beyond sportsmanship]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Co-op remains at Rappahannock's core]]>
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    <![CDATA[The store has thrived in large part because it has evolved to suit changing times. Today, it tells the story of a county where a growing proportion of residents work elsewhere or are urban transplants and the average farm is about half as big as it was 50 years ago. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Co-op remains at Rappahannock's core]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Postal officials nearing announcement for new Washington Post Office site]]>
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      <![CDATA[Postal officials nearing announcement for new Washington Post Office site]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Giving back to the community]]>
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    <![CDATA[The First Responders Building next door to Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville is just about ready for round-the-clock visitors -- granted they're among the county's law enforcement and fire and rescue personnel. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Giving back to the community]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Confirmed Bigfoot sighting (for adults only)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Confirmed Bigfoot sighting (for adults only)]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The sky is growing darker in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[The new lights use 60 percent less energy, distribute light more effectively to the areas where needed, produce less unwanted glare for neighbors and local road traffic and reduce the skyglow that limits visibility of the night sky. Take a drive after sunset and see for yourself. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The sky is growing darker in Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Boulder, bumper, bummer]]>
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    <![CDATA[The driver of a Nissan Xterra lost control of the SUV last Thursday afternoon in the notoriously winding westbound lane of Highway 211 between Sperryville and Shenandoah National Park, crashing into a large boulder and causing extensive damage to the vehicle. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Boulder, bumper, bummer]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Not a Republican]]>
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    <![CDATA[You can tell a lot about a person by the car he or she drives. Suffice to say, the driver of this red pickup truck parked in Sperryville is no fan of Donald Trump, won't be voting for Corey Stewart and Denver Riggleman in the fall, wouldn't be caught dead watching Fox News, considers all people equal regardless of race and creed, supports Rappahannock County farmers and local EMS volunteers. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Not a Republican]]>
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          <![CDATA[3rd Annual CAYA 5K set for Sept. 22 in Rixeyville]]>
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      <![CDATA[3rd Annual CAYA 5K set for Sept. 22 in Rixeyville]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Aug. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Tourism Task Force meets at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7 in the Town Hall; and The Housing Task Force of the Town of Washington meets on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 5 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss aspects of a planned unit development (PUD). Members of the public are invited and encouraged to attend. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for Aug. 2]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County park being spruced up]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority -- aka the Rappahannock County Park off Highway 211 at the entrance to Washington -- is turning over a new leaf. Its board is initiating several multi-year projects to make the park more ecologically stable and serve as a model for Rappahannock County residents. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[County park being spruced up]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/1bfa5dea-06fb-5ffb-ad79-d057c863d7a4-9b3c6789</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Bauer, a noted artisan from Rappahannock, will be demonstrating his Nantucket basket weaving techniques at Hazel River Arts and Antiques on August 11 from 12 to 4 p.m. John has been weaving Lightship baskets for 30 years and has immersed himself in their origin and history. Here is John's story: [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 2]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Aug. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Hampton: Angell Preston to Susan Canby and Anita Howard, 9.733 acres, $395,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Aug. 2]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/874d5c61-9aa2-5665-b28d-6474f6371eb6-90cc0b88</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp EMS services drilled to perfection; a reminder that VDOT will close the Whorton Hollow Road bridge (Route 626, Rock Mills Road) over the Thornton River for about six weeks starting this Monday; and Cedar Mountain celebrates 156th Anniversary. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 2]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/88a2735a-975c-5697-a523-5c50817e7a13-b4b8e9c7</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-08-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Aug. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 25, 1998: Alice King's apartment on Main Street in Washington has a large welcome mat at the front door. Numerous photographs of family and friends decorate the walls and tabletops, and a comfortable sofa and chairs circle around a plush Chinese rug in her sunny warm living room. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Aug. 2]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0ac128c9-ded0-5429-a1b0-071ae0f5e33f-f2ba572c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Judge Parker assumes Bragg cases, professes confusion]]>
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    <![CDATA[But, said Judge Parker,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge Parker assumes Bragg cases, professes confusion]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5e392aec-77e7-51a9-a475-b2de39c401cc-c177446d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Citizens react to proposed Sperryville communications tower, Amissville security training site]]>
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    <![CDATA[A third of the nearly four-hour meeting was taken up by the public hearing into an application for a permit to construct a communications tower on Woodward Road in Sperryville. Community Wireless Structures (CWS) based in Arlington applied for a Personal Wireless Services Facility Use Permit for the self-supporting lattice tower. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Citizens react to proposed Sperryville communications tower, Amissville security training site]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/24c0d148-9afc-5167-8d92-be6b3e0d1b0e-cb28e7c6</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: I think that I shall never see . . .]]>
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    <![CDATA[So, answer this riddle for me. If the fellow who painted the welcome sign had to have a permit to put his artwork on the side of his building, what kind of permission and permits did the fellow who put up his photos all over Rappahannock County have to go through to put up his artwork? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: I think that I shall never see . . .]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/28c1c4b2-8570-583b-b852-65e8cba808fd-72619530</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cockburn book controversy figures prominently in Kaine-Stewart debate]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cockburn book controversy figures prominently in Kaine-Stewart debate]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/992b88d7-7681-5527-aaac-0a2012187c9f-d48fa1b8</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Yes, Virginia, there is a future]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sowing seeds of hope along with the positive actions described above, in addition to many others taking place here, will result in a better harvest for our future than the weeds of doom, gloom, and dire predictions that (fill in the blank) will occur ever could. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Yes, Virginia, there is a future]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9360f6c1-08a5-58f5-8373-af829bd21ec4-d3c9a640</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thornton River detour]]>
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    <![CDATA[VDOT will close the Route 626 (Whorton Hollow Road) bridge over the Thornton River in Rappahannock County for rehabilitation. The timber deck bridge, located near Route 622 (Rock Mills Road), will be closed to through traffic for about six weeks beginning Monday, Aug. 6. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Thornton River detour]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/2af4c82c-d31a-5bab-8bf7-8bf7857ca2a4-51dcf46b</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, July 25, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, July 25, 2018]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/cdb7ab7d-cf5a-56a7-acdc-087e94901227-3c4b47cd</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fear-mongering as a tool]]>
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    <![CDATA[In that marathon board of supervisors' meeting a while back when the path was discussed, I was struck by how many of those in favor were parents with small children, school administrators and the elderly. When our kids were growing up we frequently went on bike rides. It was a safe and healthy family activity. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fear-mongering as a tool]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bcb3064c-7495-555a-ab4e-1f6dbe50a87a-2e970f20</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Photo finish for Amissville racer in world soap box derby]]>
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    <![CDATA[Soap Box Derby drivers from around the world -- Amissville included -- participated in the 81st International Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, this past week. Racers from as far away as Germany, Japan, and Canada -- more than 200 all told -- competed in the annual weeklong event, which has been going strong since 1934. Among them was 14-year-old Jeremiah Foscato of Amissville, who races in the Masters Division. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Photo finish for Amissville racer in world soap box derby]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3064c3cb-f976-5fc6-9e76-21e18bf1d19a-ab44952e</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Farming for the future]]>
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    <![CDATA[The sustainable farming business is growing, and we are building a network, small farm by small farm, that has great potential to be key to a positive future for many productive careers in farming and food here. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Farming for the future]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c8563e1d-cb99-5e48-b035-7c801694468a-ec3e8453</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Four-lane highway, but no bike path]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was with amusement that I read Demaris Miller's letter to the editor that declared that Rappahannock's proposed bike trail would attract rapists, pedophiles and encourage]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Four-lane highway, but no bike path]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1ba210b3-eb53-545d-a195-e3b936cbae75-9bd5f6de</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County for all]]>
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    <![CDATA[Please let's consider ways to keep people here, to allow them to enjoy retirement here, to fairly and reasonably share what we're blessed with while passing it along to others, to future generations. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County for all]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c7bfbb6b-b650-53bf-9b7b-f62c82ffc5b6-f378898b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for July 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[In a recent survey, Rappahannock County student athletes and parents indicated that they would like to see continuing education made available for coaches in all sports. In response to this feedback, Rappahannock County Public Schools are providing more professional development opportunities for its coaching staff. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for July 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Thank you Rapp citizen scientists]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Old Rag Master Naturalist (ORMN) Butterfly Count Committee is delighted to recognize with great thanks the many people who made the three events around the annual Rappahannock County-Little Washington Butterfly Count a success these past two weeks. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thank you Rapp citizen scientists]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Reisler writes new musical as VCCA Fellow]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Talented Clementine is a brand-new, fully staged musical that Reisler is adapting from Sara Pennypacker's award-winning children's book by the same name. The story follows the misadventures of Clementine, a loveable third grader, as she struggles to discover her talent in time for the school talent show. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Reisler writes new musical as VCCA Fellow]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Comin' up flowers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Flowers of every shape and color are blooming at Waterpenny Farm in Sperryville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Comin' up flowers]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 26]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 11, 1998: Smiling comes easy in to Patricia Bartholomew, and she said she likes making others smile. It obviously is one reason why she opened Mazie's Daisies. The full-service florist shop that opened its door for business in early October is located at 311J Gay Street, Washington, next to the lower level of Elaine Kramer's Talk of the Town gift shop. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Taking Care of Business]]>
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      <![CDATA[Taking Care of Business]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 26]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 26]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e2f7a687-cc02-57e4-9275-f20795980c27-da235e9a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday, July 21: 3:54 p.m. -- Scrabble Road, Castleton, motor vehicle accident, companies 2, 5 and 7; 4:51 p.m. -- Barn View Lane, Amissville, fire alarm, company 3. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 26]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A Balancing Act]]>
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    <![CDATA[As Rappahannock ages and farmers struggle, where does business -- particularly tourism -- fit into the economic mix? Part three of a four-part series of a Foothills Forum and Rappahannock News feature on the county's economy: past, present and future. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Balancing Act]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[An anomaly for his time]]>
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    <![CDATA[Like many residents of Rappahannock who've overcome social and economic upheaval, Engham's success owes much to his ingenuity and inventiveness. That's something Russell, an author and former resident who sought to document the stories of African-Americans in Rappahannock from the time of slavery. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[An anomaly for his time]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Administration and Finance Task Force meets at 5 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the Town Hall. The agenda is to select chair and secretary and to set goals and commence action steps for the task force. The meeting is open to the public and all interested are encouraged to attend. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A Fraught Future?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Farming in Rappahannock is going through a transition. What challenges does the community face in holding on to its agricultural core? Part two of a four-part series of a Foothills Forum and Rappahannock News feature on the county's economy: past, present and future. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Fraught Future?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers Hampton: Priscilla M. Fillebrown to John Cooper Masterson and Desiree Adair Masterson, husband and wife, 25.893 acres, $305,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Fewer butterflies for this year's count?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rainy weather may have dampened results for Rappahannock County's recently held annual butterfly count, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Fewer butterflies for this year's count?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Work in Progress]]>
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      <![CDATA[Work in Progress]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. July 18, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. July 18, 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Tariff knowns, unknowns impacting Rappahannock County]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tariff knowns, unknowns impacting Rappahannock County]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A miserable day all around]]>
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      <![CDATA[A miserable day all around]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Discovering Hoover and his hidden jewel in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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    <![CDATA[Students of American history will argue that few U.S. presidents have been as mischaracterized as Herbert Hoover. With the nation mired in the Great Depression, a familiar refrain was that the 31st president ignored common Americans in their most dire time of need. Arguably, the opposite is true. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Discovering Hoover and his hidden jewel in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Farming challenges]]>
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    <![CDATA[One of the strategies that cattle ranchers can try is cooperative marketing where they would be able to offer larger volumes to sell. I'm sure they are familiar with the benefits of cooperatives in their membership of the CFC farm store and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Farming challenges]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Healing medicines outside your door]]>
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      <![CDATA[Healing medicines outside your door]]>
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          <![CDATA[New 21st century badges for Girl Scouts]]>
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      <![CDATA[New 21st century badges for Girl Scouts]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville flyover]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville flyover]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Why the cubs crossed the road]]>
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    <![CDATA[This seemingly identical pair of tiny tykes were chasing after their mother and sibling when Rappahannock residents Jay Ward Brown and Kevin Harrison Adams came upon them last Thursday on Skyline Drive. Newborn black bears cubs are actually smaller than squirrels. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Why the cubs crossed the road]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[A snapshot of Rappahannock's future]]>
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    <![CDATA[Since bike paths are notorious for attracting pedophiles and rapists, we fully expect our sheriff's department to discover that they will need lighting, radio panic call boxes, periodic motorized patrols, and other security investments to reduce tragic incidents on this one-mile bike path. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A snapshot of Rappahannock's future]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 17, 1966: Meadowbrook Hall, a palatial estate home near Huntly, was destroyed by fire Saturday night. The huge dwelling, unoccupied at the time, was owned by Dr. and Mrs. Werner Krebser of McLean, who had just recently purchased the 740-acre estate. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 19]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Eric Kvarnes: A remarkable life remembered]]>
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    <![CDATA[We are all shocked by the sudden loss of such a remarkable man who has touched so many lives. In his lifetime he was a professional clown, a firefighter, a unicyclist, a Master Glassblower and teacher, Rappnet ListDad, and helper to the community with all things Mac/Apple, to name just a few of his roles. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Eric Kvarnes: A remarkable life remembered]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Conserving viewsheds for future generations]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia landowners have been permanently preserving and protecting their rural land with conservation easements since the late 1960s. As a result of 50 years of collective action, the Commonwealth can now boast that over one million acres of private land have been protected with easements. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Conserving viewsheds for future generations]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Heartache' awaits budding farmers]]>
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    <![CDATA[The politicians are pushing us over the edge to destruction of the family farm. It's a sad day but I don't want my sons to follow in my footsteps as an Angus breeder/farmer. It will only heap financial hardship upon them unless they have another very successful career. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Heartache' awaits budding farmers]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 19]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 19]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sliding toward the abyss]]>
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    <![CDATA[My days are haunted. Having just returned from a visit to Terezin, the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sliding toward the abyss]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/7702cad7-c237-59f0-9200-360e6a9cbe76-781383d8</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Summer wildflowers bloom in the Limberlost]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pam Owen and Robin Williams walk the Limberlost Trail to see what's blooming, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Summer wildflowers bloom in the Limberlost]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2da5dfce-85ef-5b5b-b204-42ef28365b20-57d204f9</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Wakefield -- John M. Vest successor trustee of the James M. Vest Revocable Trust to John M. Vest and Deidre Welch Vest, husband and wife, 0.98 acres, $52,000. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 19]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8f3cdb58-3d91-5b8a-bcc0-0306aef3eafa-29f30967</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Plowing the way forward]]>
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    <![CDATA[Through the 4H projects, kids learn to track feed amounts and outlays, calculate monthly costs and monitor market values for livestock. The goal is to learn about budgeting and money management as well as how much work and expense farming involves. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Plowing the way forward]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1100f26d-eb9a-5ec8-becd-80f32e12c255-daa2ad91</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[REC responds negatively to solar panels]]>
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    <![CDATA[The question is thus reasonably asked: How has homeowner installation of solar panels caused REC's maintenance charges to increase? Common sense says that if the $10 charge was adequate in the past it ought to be sufficient now. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[REC responds negatively to solar panels]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b4043a1f-2101-5f77-92e7-326401131229-a0a1e2b5</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for July 19]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for July 19]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Planning Commission meets on Monday, July 23, at 7 p.m. Agenda highlights include receiving a report from members of the Housing Task Force. Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 19]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thank you, Scouts]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Thank you to Boy Scouts from Troop 36 in Little Washington and all the community volunteers who helped clean up the on July 7th. Thanks also to Wayne Woodard who donated and delivered a huge pile of wood chips. The volunteers spread the wood chips on the trails, trimmed bushes, picked up trash, and widened trails. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Thank you, Scouts]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Through her commitment, young EMS captain aims for change]]>
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      <![CDATA[Through her commitment, young EMS captain aims for change]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9becaf95-9608-5f34-a990-a4bb606d5bda-8229c991</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town Council moves closer to regulating Airbnb-type rentals]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The council unanimously voted to advertise a public hearing Aug. 13 on the new draft ordinance authorizing the short-term rentals by a special use permit and moved a step closer to regulating peer-to-peer rentals (including Airbnb) in Washington. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Town Council moves closer to regulating Airbnb-type rentals]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5868ac10-f010-5105-ae49-ea21a12cd00e-610118c0</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS denies additional legal help with suit]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS denies additional legal help with suit]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Busy day in court sees motions in Bragg, Woolman and Smoot cases]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Judge Parker handed down his ruling that he found no evidence of wrongdoing on Lesinski's part.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Busy day in court sees motions in Bragg, Woolman and Smoot cases]]>
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          <![CDATA[BOS approves tower lease for public safety paging system]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS approves tower lease for public safety paging system]]>
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          <![CDATA[Scrabble School museum among grant recipients]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scrabble School museum among grant recipients]]>
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          <![CDATA[A Noble Tree]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Noble Tree]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp real estate market down and up]]>
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    <![CDATA[The number of real estate transactions in the heart of the Piedmont -- Rappahannock, Fauquier, Culpeper and Madison -- decreased 5 percent for the second quarter of 2018 as compared to 2017, and Rappahannock continues to see the sharpest decrease in activity. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp real estate market down and up]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Louis Moore and Moon Pie turn 100]]>
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    <![CDATA[Louis, a lifelong resident of the county, turned a century old on July 2, and as you can see in this photograph among his gifts was a box of Moon Pies, the tasty American confection born one year before Louis in 1917. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Louis Moore and Moon Pie turn 100]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Devastating Fodderstack fire]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Fodderstack Road home of Mike McCormick and Carolyn McDowell was destroyed in a house fire on the night of July 3rd. Fire departments from as far away as Fauquier County came to assist local first responders in battling the blaze. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Devastating Fodderstack fire]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Remembering Buddy Whorton]]>
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      <![CDATA[Remembering Buddy Whorton]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Battle underway to stop invasive insect from spreading]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reports of the spotted lanternfly, a sap-sucking bug that secretes a viscous residue, were confirmed in nearby Winchester in January, and a team of researchers from Virginia Tech has been working to track its movements. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Battle underway to stop invasive insect from spreading]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Resounding' Summer Chorus]]>
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    <![CDATA[Headwaters would like to thank all the people who helped make the second annual Summer Chorus a resounding success. To directors Wendy Aichele, Keith Hudspeth, and Kelsey Rose, thank you for leading the Chorus and encouraging the singers to be their best. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Resounding' Summer Chorus]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Finding a cardinal nest]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pam Owen didn't have to go far to find a bird nest to monitor this year, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Finding a cardinal nest]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Ben Venue quite the venue]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ben Venue quite the venue]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Is 'Lock her up' so awful?]]>
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    <![CDATA[On the parade route we did chant]]>
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      <![CDATA[Is 'Lock her up' so awful?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Schools trail for progeny of 'newcomers']]>
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    <![CDATA[Yet here are the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Schools trail for progeny of 'newcomers']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kudos to Foothills series]]>
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    <![CDATA[The]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kudos to Foothills series]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington VFR members teamed up to add a new look to their station -- a flag pole; Caroline Roth explains her monoprint and monotype presses at Quievremont Winery July 21; and Kate Anderson's art reception at Middle Street Gallery July 14. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 12]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/39fd688b-a21e-5023-a660-1613f793d9a7-2cd151a5</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A much needed lesson for the Board of Supervisors]]>
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      <![CDATA[A much needed lesson for the Board of Supervisors]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Airbnbs require government oversight]]>
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    <![CDATA[There are no standards and no process for ensuring that given standards would be met. One of the key functions of any government is to ensure the health and safety of its citizens. Travelers staying at facilities in the county must be confident that their personal health and safety will be secure. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Airbnbs require government oversight]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/eec9e242-6755-57b4-9492-46e9d75d4e71-28e35d31</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for July 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Autumn in the air, at least with sports. Tryout info on football, volleyball, cross country, cheer, boys soccer and girls basketball. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for July 12]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[After the rain]]>
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    <![CDATA[Of course, floods are not the only result of global warming. Wildfire, drought, stronger and more frequent hurricanes . . . the list of disasters from last year alone makes sobering reading. And the costs are astronomical: $306 billion last year. Global warming is the greatest challenge facing us as individuals, as a democracy, as a planet. Bar none. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[After the rain]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Picturing America]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Lange's most recognized portrait is]]>
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      <![CDATA[Picturing America]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1ad5e90c-528e-5dcf-838a-db56f39d9efa-a8dd9620</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Democratic Committee meets on Saturday, July 14, at the Town Hall. Coffee, tea and social hour at 9:30 a.m. For Bastille Day croissants are served, agenda includes review of the parade, July 4th activities and a look forward to summer and fall events, especially the big yard sale. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 12]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c4440e78-c47c-5b91-b3b2-de08145d71bf-8d60ce35</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/ land transfers: Hampton --Floyd T. Grigsby to John Everett Nyberg and Kathleen Jamison, husband and wife, 39.4570 acres, $738,000, deed bargain sale, general; warranty, tax map 40-40A. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 12]]>
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</image:image>

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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 12]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 12]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jan. 20, 1966: Many interesting stories are coming to light through the study of old records, wills, artifacts, letters and reports. A good start has been made on counting, identifying and locating on a master map all the old cemeteries under the chairmanship of Dr. William Wake. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 12]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Washington Town Council's regular monthly meeting 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018 at town hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, 2018]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Confusing Airbnb permit process marks zoning meeting]]>
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    <![CDATA[The next day the Greenwells withdrew their application. In a letter to Zoning Administrator Michelle Somers, they said,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Confusing Airbnb permit process marks zoning meeting]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington school now historic]]>
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    <![CDATA[Less than 100 survive today in the commonwealth, one right here in the county seat of Washington, standing reminders of the Rosenwald Fund's initiatives for the advancement of African-American education during the first half of the 20th century. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington school now historic]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ad157ace-c5b4-5102-af00-06afb8f9b3ec-4ff97cd7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Collecting the artwork of children]]>
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    <![CDATA[A middle or upper-class girl was expected to grow up, get married, have children, and take care of a home. Proficiency with needle and thread was not a hobby back then, it was a necessity. As part of her preparation for the responsibility of sewing clothes and linens for her future family, most girls completed at least two samplers. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Collecting the artwork of children]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/58840fcb-1f3b-542f-b27d-c80dec85d17d-f6efb3b7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Anger, accusations surround county planning appointments]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of the public who attended Monday's Supervisors' meeting witnessed early holiday fireworks in the form of personal attacks and accusations of cronyism. The fiery display came as the BOS took up nominations to fill two Planning Commission vacancies -- one in Jackson Supervisor Ron Frazier's district and one in the Piedmont district represented by Christine Smith. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Anger, accusations surround county planning appointments]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A trying time for wine]]>
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    <![CDATA[He's worked in vineyards and Ontario, Ohio and recently returned from Napa, where grapes grow well but are increasingly threatened by excessive heat. Despite the challenges, he believes Virginia holds a lot of potential for winemakers. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A trying time for wine]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c6ac1f4f-c98a-5527-824b-9b7bc8fdca06-c8932443</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Riggleman marches through Amissville, challenges Cockburn to debate on home turf]]>
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    <![CDATA[The spokesman shared with the News an August 2017 Facebook posting by Smith, who was also reportedly an intern for Garrett's 2016 congressional campaign, in which the young man stated]]>
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      <![CDATA[Riggleman marches through Amissville, challenges Cockburn to debate on home turf]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/2ace6a29-431a-5441-802c-8664c38e8e94-dc0ab864</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Slithery visitors]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Slithery visitors]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/2837193c-029b-5a2e-8b19-ce0456eee5db-58d813e2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Stepping back in time at Amissville carnival and parade]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite this past week's high temperatures, parade goers cheered the passing floats and waved to friends participating in Thursday evening's kick-off extravaganza. Children were delighted to be thrown candy and prizes by numerous marchers from Rappahannock County and beyond. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Stepping back in time at Amissville carnival and parade]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/92ff311b-4dae-5650-9cab-e30e589eed34-cce5113c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A 'time-out' on Airbnb approvals]]>
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    <![CDATA[I have no fight with the concept of Airbnb for any interested citizen of Rappahannock, but in my judgment the county is not ready to vote on allowing any more or offer zoning variances for Airbnb-types of tourist homes. This entire issue must be addressed quickly with full transparency. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A 'time-out' on Airbnb approvals]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington Column for July 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[He said he really enjoyed seeing those old International Farmall tractors with the Old Glory flags on them as he passed through the county en route to Skyline Drive. They do bring back fond memories of our farmland, our heritage and, most of all, our freedom. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Column for July 5]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/83771bb2-3bca-544f-93fb-751b40c7bd4e-565e8755</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Darker skies in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[I would like to thank the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection for their Dark Skies lighting program. We were planning new fixtures for our Sperryville business but did not want lights to shine in people's eyes. Their light replacement program was perfect. I drove back the first night to inspect and it was better than I hoped. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Darker skies in Sperryville]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/de7d1d90-67b9-5811-bd67-0e3ec454a7a5-68f6bc28</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dutch TV news crew quizzes county Trump supporters]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Dutch nightly news program brought together some of Rappahannock's more conservative voices on Saturday to share their views on the Trump administration and gauge how the president is performing after 18 months in office. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Dutch TV news crew quizzes county Trump supporters]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp families built of strong stock]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_407c160f-1000-570e-9c9a-e7caec59d1db.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[I remember the impact of Aileen's closing on the county. I believe the Early's put in our families' carpet, lol! I enjoyed and relished reading how these entrepreneurial families are making it work. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rapp families built of strong stock]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[No rain on Amissville parade]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rusty Jones of Castleton, a Civil War reenactor for both the Union and Confederacy, and his trusty horse]]>
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      <![CDATA[No rain on Amissville parade]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Parade floats and taunts]]>
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    <![CDATA[So we were really surprised at the end of the parade, when we were standing near the Democratic float and someone on the Republican float started shouting]]>
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      <![CDATA[Parade floats and taunts]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ad1cb88e-9789-5ec0-afed-54e9d9cc6dd2-285df703</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Reunion to remember]]>
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    <![CDATA[I would like to thank Jean Lillard, Paula Miller Howell, Eleanor Atkins Beverage and Nancy Zinn Nicholas for organizing the recent Rappahannock County High School All-Class Reunion. It was great seeing former classmates and friends. The effort and expense that went into this endeavor is greatly appreciated. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Reunion to remember]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Q&A: Rappahannock through the lense]]>
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      <![CDATA[Q&A: Rappahannock through the lense]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jan. 13, 1966Wade Wallihan Massie, an eighth grade student at Rappahannock County High School, has been selected to serve as a page in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 1966 session of the General Assembly. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[County Administrator walks the walk, of the trail; wedding bells ring in Castleton; Virginia says: 225 million pounds of apples a year; Sen. Kaine in support of semi-legal high; and County 4-H Livestock Club gears up for farm show. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, July 2, 2018]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors' public meetings on July 2, 2018, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the county court house. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, July 2, 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Ringing in the Fourth]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ringing in the Fourth]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Town Council will hold its regularly scheduled Town Council meeting on Monday, July 9, at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include continuation from May 21 of a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission on an ordinance to address P to P (Nee Air BnB's). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for July 5]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f2816f5f-c5f0-589f-93f3-8833f6613728-2615d2ab</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Hampton -- Thomas R. Vanblaricom to Thomas R. Vanblaricom, trustee of the Thomas Ross Vanblaricom Revocable Inter Vivos Trust, 18.4849 acres, deed of gift, no cost, general warranty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 5]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7a1187a0-2320-5957-8e09-8efc98841f05-9a16dffa</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Limericks for the 4th of July]]>
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    <![CDATA[How It All Began: There once was a tax on some tea. King George set a very steep fee. Without any say, he made colonists pay. So they dumped all the tea in the sea. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Limericks for the 4th of July]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Appalachian dulcimers museum, music venue proposed for Estes Mill in Sperryville]]>
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      <![CDATA[Appalachian dulcimers museum, music venue proposed for Estes Mill in Sperryville]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0af895b9-583e-527f-bccf-e7b5813bd326-a667c17d</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New gym aims to energize Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Scores of people turned out for the grand opening in late April of Stonewall Abbey Wellness center in Sperryville. The crowd was validation to owners Susan Huff and Gordon Wicks that a full-service gym was something Rappahannock wanted. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New gym aims to energize Rappahannock]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/60e2e659-b70c-5b20-b40d-558ac741adb4-7948f3b8</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Welcome to Sperryville' creator petitions BOS for additional murals in county]]>
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    <![CDATA[Such welcome murals in Rappahannock will foster the already strong arts community while highlighting our rural character and historical charm to delighted visitors. They would quickly become identifiable landmarks and physical manifestations that our county is indeed welcoming. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Welcome to Sperryville' creator petitions BOS for additional murals in county]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-07-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Honeybee losses reach 60 percent]]>
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      <![CDATA[Honeybee losses reach 60 percent]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cockburn barn raising]]>
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    <![CDATA[A fundraiser benefiting Leslie Cockburn, Democratic nominee for Virginia's 5th Congressional District, was hosted by Cliff and Lucile Miller Saturday evening in the historic barn of their Mount Vernon Farm in Sperryville.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cockburn barn raising]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for June 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp High School celebrated an 'All Classes' reunion at the Flint Hill Fire Hall, about 100 alumni gathered for a covered-dish luncheon; Charles Benjamin Estes graduates from VMI; stop by the Book Barn to pick up some summer reading material; and have a happy and safe Fourth of July. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for June 28]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/d043d159-3568-5250-8884-abfa53101548-527cf397</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Farm at Sunnyside is growing healthier]]>
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    <![CDATA[Change is afoot at The Farm at Sunnyside, where because of its unusual methods and dedication to producing wholesome products the Rappahannock County farm outside Washington is now able to create]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Farm at Sunnyside is growing healthier]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/5b2c00cc-fa42-5762-8671-1986395c9098-dafbfa63</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock celebrating like no other]]>
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    <![CDATA[We truly are fortunate to live in Rappahannock County, and there is nothing like coming together as a community to celebrate our nation's Independence. It is these patriotic celebrations, after all, that instill in our youngest citizens what being an American is truly about. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock celebrating like no other]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Woodville woman follows uncle into the ranks of the Virginia State Police]]>
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    <![CDATA[Married last October and now living in Orange County, Burke-Smith is among the 128th generation of Virginia State Troopers, a special class of 39 men and women who entered the academy this past spring as pre-certified law enforcement officers. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Woodville woman follows uncle into the ranks of the Virginia State Police]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/cf7cfbfd-19ad-5c03-b417-d8e6e7e2bf24-e2478c24</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ghost town or move forward]]>
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    <![CDATA[These 'trees' are roadblocks thrown up which impede the ways we need to address the natural changes that occur here and in many places. Show me a place where no change to adapt to circumstances occurred and I will show you a ghost town, shriveled as if vines like our ever present Virginia Creeper spread and choked it to death. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ghost town or move forward]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Planning Commission applicants share views of Rapp's future]]>
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      <![CDATA[Planning Commission applicants share views of Rapp's future]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, June 27, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, June 27, 2018]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/3788fd81-c9a8-5c1e-bf35-6d2f97efc187-12e7f6d3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: If you see a fawn . . .]]>
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    <![CDATA[At this time of year, when deer give birth to fawns, find out what to do if you find a fawn alone, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: If you see a fawn . . .]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7d720994-a848-5af4-a4a1-e0989f1fb5df-7ce13957</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rain renders it green in Rappahannock, with more lushness to come]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Locals in Rappahannock County say they don't remember seeing rivers and streams running as high as they were this past weekend for two decades at least. Rev. Jeffrey Light registered 6.75 inches of rain in downtown Woodville in less than 24 hours. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rain renders it green in Rappahannock, with more lushness to come]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/d507659c-63a2-5287-a271-ddcdd27e420e-def21dee</loc>
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          <![CDATA[A Laurel Mills surprise for Aloha]]>
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    <![CDATA[Linda Hitt and Becky Hicks Isaacs of Laurel Mills Store hosted a surprise 82nd birthday party for Aloha Hitt on June 15.]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Laurel Mills surprise for Aloha]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The inner strength of Ben Goddard]]>
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      <![CDATA[The inner strength of Ben Goddard]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[July Fourth closings: All Rappahannock County government offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, reopening Thursday, July 5. Also closed Wednesday and reopening Thursday are Union Bank & Trust, BB&T, Rappahannock News and Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services transportation; and Foothills Forum meets on Thursday, June 28, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the 4-H Conference Room. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 28]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 23, 1965: W. A. Miller will retire from the position of Postmaster of the Washington Post Office, effective December 30. He has served in this capacity for 31 years, taking office in 1934 after his appointment by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 28]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, June 22: 10:02 a.m. -- Jackson Lane, Boston, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2, 5 and 7; 10:29 a.m. -- Sperryville Pike, Boston, motor vehicle accident, companies 2 and 5. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 28]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Corey, your new best friend]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Corey, your new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Piedmont: George William Heiser II and Sharon A. Heiser to Brian Vernon Gratwicke and Andrew Ellis Evans, a married couple, 12.6231 acres, $730,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 28]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp Electric says assertions surrounding transparency, fairness are baseless]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Electric says assertions surrounding transparency, fairness are baseless]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Rapp Resist' joins political Indivisible movement]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp Resist says it is]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Rapp Resist' joins political Indivisible movement]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c3ad5751-7477-5ec5-9616-f8bc0dc42f53-c2cb4163</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp residents asked to inspect septic systems]]>
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    <![CDATA[The program covers pump outs with inspections at $1,000 reimbursement, the grant also covers 50 percent of repairs or replacements, depending on annual income, may receive up to 80 percent cost-share reimbursement. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp residents asked to inspect septic systems]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Flint Hill's Smith to continue fight against partisan gerrymandering]]>
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      <![CDATA[Flint Hill's Smith to continue fight against partisan gerrymandering]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thom Pellikaan: Rapp's driving force of Soap Box racing]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County has always been well represented in the annual race, committee member, Thom Pellikaan, started supporting the derby early, donating money and a pair of cars to Castleton Volunteer Fire Department to start the derby craze. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thom Pellikaan: Rapp's driving force of Soap Box racing]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Spectacular Fourth of July in store]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fireworks revelers expected to number in the thousands will descend on a new but familiar landmark -- Ben Venue Farm in Flint Hill -- for the 12th Annual Rappahannock County 4th of July festival, organized again this year by the Sperryville VFD. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Spectacular Fourth of July in store]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[CCLC donors relive Little House on the Prairie]]>
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    <![CDATA[An old, green and red hay wagon toting several square bales greets you. Women in bonnets, boots and petticoats set the Little House on the Prairie theme for the non-profit's fifth annual fundraiser. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[CCLC donors relive Little House on the Prairie]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Nurse aide training offers path into health care]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ashlyn Connelly knew from a young age that she wanted to work in health care. Her mother is a nurse and she still remembers the look on her face when she came home after a hard day on the job. Rather than be dissuaded, Connelly learned from that experience the importance of connecting with people -- and she hasn't forgotten it. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Nurse aide training offers path into health care]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Some plants like water, some don't]]>
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    <![CDATA[I bought two dozen healthy looking plants from the co-op several weeks ago and put them in the ground. That afternoon we had another inch and a half of rain. They seemed OK at first, but as the rains continued they fell over and the stems rotted right at ground level. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Some plants like water, some don't]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Challenging the status quo]]>
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    <![CDATA[And now, the just discovered, newly minted politician/businessman candidate has announced his steadfast belief in the credo of the Freedom Caucus . . . a groups whose membership is NOT published and whose meetings are NOT open to the public. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Challenging the status quo]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A patriotic salute unlike any in America]]>
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      <![CDATA[A patriotic salute unlike any in America]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Back to Belize to 'raise the roof']]>
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    <![CDATA[8137. The Talent Show, combined with a delicious Italian dinner, will follow. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Back to Belize to 'raise the roof']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/45b9a471-f539-5f52-bda9-cf7ec891c0c9-5812b3c8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hollowed out in the Hollow]]>
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    <![CDATA[New body of water: Lake Laurel Mills. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hollowed out in the Hollow]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State of Virginia approves Rapp school connector trail]]>
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      <![CDATA[State of Virginia approves Rapp school connector trail]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['All for her own convictions']]>
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    <![CDATA[One line stood out in a recent article on the congressional race in our 5th district. According to a Republican Party operative, Leslie Cockburn]]>
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      <![CDATA['All for her own convictions']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8bb7a237-b86e-5125-a97e-0fdedd5e7c08-6ea41b9b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday, June 16: 9:31 a.m. -- Weaver Road, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 3 and 4; 0:33 a.m. -- Richmond Road, Amissville, injury, company 3. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 21]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/08e0e1db-0b99-5bd1-b22e-fedde3777066-2043079e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Secretive for a reason]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[This is the same party that just picked Corey Stewart, possibly the most unelectable candidate for Senate, to run against Tim Kaine. A divisive hate-monger with ties to the alt-right, Stewart was too fringe for even the Trump campaign in 2016, and for the Koch brothers today. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Secretive for a reason]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/b5309e01-cded-5dd5-b503-b7d5d76ae2c9-54b6e627</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Summer brings butterflies . . . and butterfly counts]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Summer brings butterflies . . . and butterfly counts]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/55ad1bd3-f393-521c-84d3-26537f6d6297-c5f26165</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 21]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Local realtor Woodard nominated; killer Hogweed leads to hysteria; former planning commission member gives keynote address as State Trooper superintendent; Castleton has a bumper lineup including acts from Holland; Madagascar and Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 21]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/5b0ba34f-a9d0-500b-baee-1d44c69819cf-a8c66262</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Safer steps to the county]]>
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    <![CDATA[As Rappahannock County works its way down the list of repairs to the historic buildings on Courthouse Row, projects are being checked off, the most recent being the steps and walkway in front of the clerk's office. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Safer steps to the county]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/f8f078aa-1ca1-5c9b-9055-4b88538cae82-a8bdecf8</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mother has her way on Father's Day]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[As I was pulling into my driveway after a bike ride, I spotted this Big Mama and 4 cubs,]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Mother has her way on Father's Day]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b1a4d37c-a333-54d4-8377-a6596acf2284-6ef81201</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for June 21]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for June 21]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/56cc6035-fcf6-53fb-95ef-a10af4eba48f-2babd831</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 21]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Jackson: Robert J. Goff and Lora S. Goff, husband and wife to Nathan J. Fewell and Kara G. Felwell, husband and wife, 7.5636 acres, no cost, deed of gift ; Hampton: Carolyn Lee Settle formerly known as Carolyn Lee Birckhead, to Michael A. Manuel, 32.8515 acres more or less, $246,000, deed bargain sale. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 21]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6ed4690c-90c5-556e-9414-62b3aab4be5a-220ba42e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Folksy, but at great risk]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_122bcdc7-720f-5738-a31d-938d8545320a.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[I have three grandbabies that live on 522 in the heart of the village of Woodville. Mr. Hornbostel's speeding habit puts my grandchildren at great risk. The speed limit is clearly posted at both ends of the village and there are visible yellow signs that proclaim]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Folksy, but at great risk]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/84008c5f-49ad-5c25-b6f7-045bdb4dfde1-1a51d03e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 21]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Business Development Task Force meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 25, in the Town Hall. Highlights of the agenda include a discussion of goals and actions for the task force and next steps. The public is invited to attend. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 21]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b9918d73-89e4-5078-aa92-ddfdce6a013a-130f427c</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Snakebit: Leave the wound to the vet -- and snake at home]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_bf9ff210-5de2-522d-89c9-3afacd7d8f9c.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Snakebit: Leave the wound to the vet -- and snake at home]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/4758d6e9-ecba-556d-a4b0-55e70051d356-a5583c27</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Calling All Angels]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_46f11878-15de-52e0-aac4-7caf8f688a88.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Mountainside Dance Center recently presented the 2nd Annual Community Dance Showcase]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Calling All Angels]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/69d2c276-17b6-56ee-9b89-f7fdf7b4d2b0-570a4ad6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Congressman and candidate story not news]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[At its best, news can help inform good conversations among people of good faith. So can opinion. Let's shoot high. Our community newspaper can play a vital role in contributing to Rappahannock's ability to find common ground -- or it can stoke partisan and other divides. No small job in a small community. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Congressman and candidate story not news]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/4ccf3fd7-d412-5448-8367-d771e639152f-3fa7122a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Unidentified sources not found in credible newspapers]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Several years ago, a media panel was asked for sources where Americans could go for unbiased news. They named the Washington Post, The New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. Others, such as the Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor were rejected, because the owners influenced the content of the news [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Unidentified sources not found in credible newspapers]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f46bd432-50dc-5cc8-ba0e-83359e328642-3d881bb5</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Cannon, you're new best friend]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_daefa2dd-80ce-574a-8110-c81af958b58f.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Hi, Rapplanders. My name is Cannon and I'm a 3- to 4-year-old male German Shepherd. I've wondered why they gave me the name Cannon but you never know around here. I came here 'cause my owners got a divorce and it was a bummer. But onwards. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Cannon, you're new best friend]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/fc4b2737-2ed0-5b15-b63d-b849af2e8a1d-17c31e84</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. June 20, 2018]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County Planning Commission's 7:30 p.m. public meeting Wednesday, June 20 at the county courthouse. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. June 20, 2018]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/81075b9e-3b98-5571-b8bf-b2a04ddac3e9-8bb401d6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Smoot bond amended for monitoring device]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_848ad694-5469-5e54-b513-bc488b9e708f.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[In light of the fact that Smoot had not violated his bond in the six months since it had been granted, Williams asked that the device be removed. Judge Jeffrey W. Parker ruled in favor Smoot and his SCRAM bracelet has been removed. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Smoot bond amended for monitoring device]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d11531ff-bedd-5120-a30b-c76c6e4a121f-86250843</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2018]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at Rappahannock County High School. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 12, 2018]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/40ff659e-d5f2-5977-a760-3e8c50d5251e-d28f4d48</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington residents file for mayor, council; three potential sites for new town post office]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_859c851f-83fb-5c36-807a-1694e68207a6.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Registrar of Voters Kimberly McKiernan, meanwhile, said the town having moved its election day will be a win-win for everybody.]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington residents file for mayor, council; three potential sites for new town post office]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2bde4586-5abd-58d1-823f-bac32c6ac8a7-6af3f09a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Yes Rappahannock, the drought has officially ended]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_21432d9c-fa62-5f61-9d50-3aebc2a42ad5.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[That said, the recent downpours don't benefit everyone. A large amount of farmers say they favor drought to exuberant amounts of rain. Rain can rot produce while still attached to its vine. It also stimulates fungal growth that kills plants like grapes. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Yes Rappahannock, the drought has officially ended]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b6e33bba-18fd-58f3-a9c8-9f9710e3dd2f-435a35ff</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Approaching six months in office, Curry is rolling Rappahannock in the right direction]]>
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      <![CDATA[Approaching six months in office, Curry is rolling Rappahannock in the right direction]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/66efed62-a4ed-5503-a9f3-2e684c241e59-0402dbad</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Consent Agenda]]>
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    <![CDATA[All board members have a responsibility for making sure that consent agenda items are distributed in enough time to review them prior to the meeting. Each board member also has a responsibility to read and review consent agenda items and address any concerns prior to the meeting. This means Do Your Homework. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Consent Agenda]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/d44357c0-462c-58c0-8f7b-8d972fdada6c-54134b06</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[National Republicans come calling for Cockburn]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cockburn is banking on as many Republican crossover voters as she can get in November's general election, especially people like her who, regardless of political party, are concerned with the direction President Trump is steering the country. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[National Republicans come calling for Cockburn]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/fe2c5533-7789-574a-b678-9274182dbc48-136cf6c2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Inaugural 'Film-Talkback' series begins with The Post]]>
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    <![CDATA[Two local experts will guide the post-movie conversation. Jay Ward Brown is one of the nation's premier First Amendment attorneys and Award-winning journalist and editor Andy Alexander was a former Post ombudsman as well as Washington bureau chief for Cox Newspapers. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Inaugural 'Film-Talkback' series begins with The Post]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/89a234b2-f5d0-5012-9d98-19695b8df6d3-93d76ca8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Swindler chosen as the new Rapp High principal]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The RCHS]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Swindler chosen as the new Rapp High principal]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7d5f89aa-701a-577d-b10e-254141d46ad9-669fda38</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Discovering Woodville -- and other Rappahannock observations]]>
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    <![CDATA[We all know that there are no traffic lights in Rappahannock County. There are only those two flashing red lights where 522 and 211 intersect. You only see them if you are coming south from Flint Hill. So it's only half as bad as it might be. You don't see them if you are headed north. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Discovering Woodville -- and other Rappahannock observations]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/08a73bcd-2777-5570-95d4-b1faa399bac6-3546d1df</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Future firefighter Trusten Lee Staubs]]>
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    <![CDATA[Not only did he show us around, but he also let our son get into the fire-truck, the brush-truck, the ambulance, and just about every truck there. He turned the lights on -- and even the sirens! We were truly touched by their actions and kid-friendly approach. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Future firefighter Trusten Lee Staubs]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c8492c6a-f26b-5be1-9b8e-1107aa214bdc-b68ec8cb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for June 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[The school year wraps up with end of year awards; Randolph-Macon Academy cadets recognized for outstanding achievement; and Julia Wood of Woodville named to William & Mary Dean's List. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for June 14]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/90adf6a0-75a3-59f1-8430-43c4e02914ea-f301f073</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hand malted and barley smoked in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was labeling day Tuesday at Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, which dedicates itself to making excellent American spirits that are served around the world. Rick Wasmund, who was fascinated with the aromas of wood smoke since childhood, launched Copper Fox in 2005. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Hand malted and barley smoked in Sperryville]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/53c97db7-2bb6-5f8c-9977-b056080615e9-5397deab</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Godspeed, Father Tuck]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[St. Peter Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus hosted a well-attended potluck picnic on Sunday in honor of the retiring Father Horace]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Godspeed, Father Tuck]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/67e7a856-8a27-5566-8d5d-8d1aa8c1fb86-aa1b3d11</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Broadband in Rappahannock: Where does it go from here?]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The seven-member group hasn't decided what form a restructured committee would take but agreed that transitioning from a formal supervisory committee to something along the lines of a citizen's committee could allow them more flexibility in devising ways to better connect the county. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Broadband in Rappahannock: Where does it go from here?]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/b6d0a86c-e3ff-59d4-bf6f-974e34eebfda-ed49ef8e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 21]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[August 12, 1998Jacqueline and Steve Soaper's new Rosebud Cottage on Main Street, Sperryville, evokes images of a more elegant and bygone era -- of afternoon tea, lace doilies, and romantic gardens.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 21]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/19ca0b58-34ad-5214-807c-88ba5924c775-91082cd0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for June 14]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Congrats Shelby Burnett for graduating university with honors; Trinity Church posts summer service hours; don't forget Father's Day on Sunday, and enjoy Flag Day today, June 14. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for June 14]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a044dad6-f680-5abd-a1bd-21c3f6857806-daf62263</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 14]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Piedmont; Kenneth L. Thompson and Mary E. Thompson to Steven N. Solomon and Claudine J. Mace, husband and wife, 19.2819 acres, $849,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty, [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 14]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/52c8aee7-4900-5965-a33a-5fc7ff34c4bc-b0c09822</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Will, your new best friend]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_2aced280-235c-506d-8ff1-63402ad4dc3a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Hello, I'm an Airedale Terrier by the name of Will. Airedales are dog royalty, as they are known as the]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Will, your new best friend]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6de4edf6-87d1-56a4-a76a-19f6bb5ae55a-8d0cb8ab</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 14]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Water & Sewer Authority (RCWSA) meets at 5:30 p.m. today, Thursday, June 14. The meeting will be held at the Town Hall at 485 Gay Street, Washington. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 14]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/a0fd8b44-18af-519d-84c8-6d0cfc04db17-3e2f5297</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Here comes another one just like the other one?]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_9c623b3b-1ff9-5443-b39e-f192507906e1.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Could a male woodland box turtle that recently showed up in Pam Owen's yard be the same one she photographed mating seven years ago? Find out in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Here comes another one just like the other one?]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/79ca10a6-e6c7-5a4b-b4ba-61161f1bc397-695a2c55</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 14]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A reminder that Copperheads most often appear at sunset and just after dark, particularly after it's rained; beware of funny money from Culpeper; Colleen O'Bryant of Wild Roots Apothecary figuring prominently in a New York Times article; and Park waives fees for Park Neighbor Day this Saturday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 14]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/51604cf6-52c2-5958-8ac6-a7ac90f26f5e-a9be5361</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wanted: Your memories]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_5d274d3e-a481-5c53-8d32-d9e983ed7710.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum are collaborating on a four-part series about the county's economy -- past, present and future. As part of this project, we're interested in your memories of businesses that operated in Rappahannock County through the years. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wanted: Your memories]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5a651ab8-dd2f-55ae-b681-f3583e879211-82990c1c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ron Makela -- jack of all trades -- new appointee to BZA]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Ron Makela]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Ron Makela -- jack of all trades -- new appointee to BZA]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/48d421a6-4c37-501c-a2ce-073116631d8b-4c252fcf</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS once again defers Planning Commission vacancies; Golf driving range sent back to planners]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Before the May BOS meeting, Jackson district residents Rick Kohler and Page Glennie submitted applications for the position. Despite strong recommendations for Kohler expressed by community members at that meeting, Frazier moved to table consideration of the candidates until the vacancy could be advertised. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS once again defers Planning Commission vacancies; Golf driving range sent back to planners]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, June 11, 2018]]>
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          <![CDATA[Among 'most endangered species on planet' hatches near Chester Gap]]>
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    <![CDATA[A female Guam kingfisher, a brightly colored bird and one of the most endangered bird species on the planet, hatched late last month at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) between Chester Gap and Front Royal. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Among 'most endangered species on planet' hatches near Chester Gap]]>
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          <![CDATA[Three college courses coming to Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[The first three courses will be U.S. history, public speaking and music appreciation. Each are worth three credits and will last for 16 weeks. The college chose those classes because all count as credit toward a general education degree and the first two allow for dual enrollment with the high school. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Three college courses coming to Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Five Rapp nonprofits tapped for increased PATH funding]]>
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      <![CDATA[Five Rapp nonprofits tapped for increased PATH funding]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['What number can we reach you?']]>
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      <![CDATA['What number can we reach you?']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[GOP chooses Virginia distiller to battle Rappahannock's Cockburn]]>
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    <![CDATA[As for a platform, Riggleman, who says he is mostly pro-life and supports states' rights on gay marriage, has joined Cockburn in speaking out against Dominion Energy's controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would run through his own Nelson County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[GOP chooses Virginia distiller to battle Rappahannock's Cockburn]]>
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          <![CDATA[Storm before the calm]]>
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    <![CDATA[Throughout Sunday, the Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office urged residents to stay indoors, as numerous roads and bridges were closed due to dangerously high flood waters following days of heavy rainfall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Storm before the calm]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Inaugural 'Wellness Leadership Award' goes to Temple]]>
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    <![CDATA[The popular countywide exercise and wellness program Commit to Be Fit presented its first annual Wellness Leadership Award at the Rappahannock County Public Schools Celebration of Service Awards Ceremony to Elementary School Principal Ben Temple. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inaugural 'Wellness Leadership Award' goes to Temple]]>
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          <![CDATA[The best kind of music]]>
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    <![CDATA[The three-day 26th Annual Graves Mountain Festival of Music]]>
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      <![CDATA[The best kind of music]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Rain brings inky 'shrooms]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Rain brings inky 'shrooms]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Saluting students and faculty]]>
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    <![CDATA[As the 2017-2018 school year drew to a close, Businesses of Rappahannock presented the Rappahannock County Elementary School student body with new U.S. and Virginia flags for their auditorium. Students from the 7th grade graduating class and RCES Principal Ben Temple (center) attended the presentation. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Saluting students and faculty]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for June 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[A milestone celebration for local graduate; Washington galleries join forces; the old]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for June 7]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Candidate vs Flood]]>
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    <![CDATA[Democratic congressional candidate and Rappahannock resident Leslie Cockburn sent us this photograph snapped of her Sunday in Laurel Mills, which the former journalist appropriately headlined]]>
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      <![CDATA[Candidate vs Flood]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for June 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's graduation time, Rappahannock County Public Schools and Wakefield Country Day students revel in their pomp and circumstance. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for June 7]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Cattlemen visit]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cattlemen visit]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Until we meet again]]>
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      <![CDATA[Until we meet again]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Calling All Angels' memorial ballet]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Second Annual Community Dance Showcase, presented by the Mountainside Dance Center this Saturday, June 9, at 1 p.m. at the Rappahannock County High School auditorium, will honor and remember victims of violence in this country. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Calling All Angels' memorial ballet]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Celebrating ladies behind the Blue Door]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Ladies Lunch Bunch savored the ambiance and every morsel of Andrea Pace's, executive chef par excellence, culinary gifts and we appreciated his offer to arrange a tailor-made menu, sensitive to the group's make up of women from every economic means. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Celebrating ladies behind the Blue Door]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/4a19f654-1224-5a03-ab95-98545e2532f5-e7f00c37</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trees attacked by aliens]]>
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    <![CDATA[The use of herbicides can give false hope. The hard work that can't be avoided is getting the plant reduced to where you can judiciously apply the poison. Even then you will be presented with about a thousand new plants nearby. The object should be to control not kill. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Trees attacked by aliens]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Congress needs to follow Virginia's lead]]>
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    <![CDATA[There were so many things I was worried about -- really terrified of -- when my husband was in the hospital. However, because he is on Medicare, his not being able to get the best health care because we couldn't afford it was not one of them. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Congress needs to follow Virginia's lead]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[RIP Evelyn M. Kerr, chairman of the Rappahannock County Republican Committee; Saint Peter's welcomes new pastor; it's Second Saturday for the Artisan Trail and DuCard Vineyards are holding a seated tasting experience. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 7]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, June 4, 2018]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Democrats meets on Saturday, June 9, at Town Hall, Washington, the special feature of this event is the brief but lively auction aimed at July 4th celebrations; The Town of Washington Council meets on Monday, June 11, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for June 7]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[July 29, 1965: The relocated Post Office at Flint Hill was officially dedicated in a ceremony held Saturday afternoon with U.S. Postal, state and federal officials and a large number of friends present. The ceremony was opened by Mrs. Barbara Gentry, Postmaster of Flint Hill. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 7]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sunday, June 3: 5:20 a.m. -- Long Mountain Road, Washington, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2 and 5; 1:16 p.m. -- Laurel Mills Road, Castleton, motor vehicle accident, companies 3 and 5. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 7]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp Nature Camp receives PATH grant]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Nature Camp receives PATH grant]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Battle Buddy' program receives $68k grant]]>
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      <![CDATA['Battle Buddy' program receives $68k grant]]>
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          <![CDATA[Woman with Rappahannock roots swept up, drowned by raging river]]>
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    <![CDATA[The body of Tasha Rose Hardy, 43, was recovered Saturday morning after an intensive three-day ground and air search. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Woman with Rappahannock roots swept up, drowned by raging river]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Size matters . . . when it comes to signs]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nearly 100 people packed into the Courthouse for the May 23 BZA meeting, presumably in support of Sperryville businessman Robert Archer's application for a variance for a large]]>
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      <![CDATA[Size matters . . . when it comes to signs]]>
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          <![CDATA[Healing behind bars: Specialized trauma yoga proves popular in Rappahannock regional jail]]>
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      <![CDATA[Healing behind bars: Specialized trauma yoga proves popular in Rappahannock regional jail]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New Lions]]>
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    <![CDATA[Longtime Lion Bob Anderson, far right, inducts two new members Thursday into the Rappahannock Lions Club, which has both men and women members, observed their 60th anniversary last month. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New Lions]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/28b4f4bd-7289-5b4f-8cce-5e84aa4909fd-b9b5d274</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Banking bill will help rural, small town Virginia]]>
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    <![CDATA[While these consumer protections will make a big difference for many Americans, ultimately the changes in our bill are relatively modest. But for main street consumers who depend on their local bank or credit union, and for anyone who believes Congress should put aside partisan politics to get things done, the bill is a big win. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Banking bill will help rural, small town Virginia]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mayor's House restoration]]>
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    <![CDATA[Old asphalt shingles that were meant to resemble wood are being removed from the historic]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mayor's House restoration]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Class reunion for a classy guy]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bob and Wendy Weinberg arrived back in Rappahannock County on Monday evening after attending the 4-day 65th Reunion of Bob's Class of 1953 at Yale University. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Class reunion for a classy guy]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RAAC awards 2018 Claudia Mitchell Grants approaching $50,000]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC awards 2018 Claudia Mitchell Grants approaching $50,000]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Could it be: Two Rappahannock residents vying for 5th district seat?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Town of Washington resident Joe Whited, a 2016 Republican primary candidate who fell short in the vote tally against Garrett, announced Wednesday that he is back for round two. A national security expert who is no stranger to Capitol Hill. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Could it be: Two Rappahannock residents vying for 5th district seat?]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Tiny mantids emerge]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tiny Chinese mantid nymphs emerge from egg cases, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Tiny mantids emerge]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Volunteers for the Rappahannock County Public Schools were honored in a special reception this past week. The salute featured a performance by the chorus, a banquet, and a recognition of all volunteers in attendance. A resounding thank you went out to everyone who has given their valuable time and resources to help the students throughout the year. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for May 31]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Alternative therapies for Lyme]]>
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    <![CDATA[My bottom line for readers is this: If God forbid you find yourself in]]>
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      <![CDATA[Alternative therapies for Lyme]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Emergency water stoppage in Washington; residents warned to boil water through at least Wednesday]]>
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    <![CDATA[The town was forced to issue a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Emergency water stoppage in Washington; residents warned to boil water through at least Wednesday]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sense of pride in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[I've become so boisterous as of late because of my unrelenting desire to defend and preserve the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sense of pride in Sperryville]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cemetery needs preservation, maintenance help]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Sperryville Cemetery Committee is committed to preserving and maintaining the integrity and beauty of our lovely cemetery and the VFW Memorial that honors those that have served our great country. Perpetual Care was not [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cemetery needs preservation, maintenance help]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Child Care Learning Center will hold its 5th Annual Garden Party at Mount Prospect in Little Washington on Saturday, June 16; and Mountain View Marketing, based here in Washington, has been voted the Best of the Best Advertising Agency of Culpeper by the readers of the Culpeper Times for the past four years. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for May 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6c9ff942-d6e0-5e41-b4b2-ee176b2561a7-c66a1351</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Lacking common sense]]>
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    <![CDATA[The room was packed with supporters at Wednesday evening's hearing on the status of the Happy Camper sign. Everyone attending believed that this beautifully executed sign was an asset to the county, the town of Sperryville and to the business community in general. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lacking common sense]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9c449492-1745-5b57-831f-661dcacee96a-adec79bc</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Culpeper County Parks and Recreation's Summer Activity Schedule is here. Registration for Summer Activities is now open. Athletics: Little and Teen Tigers Karate, Recreation Gym -- ages 6-15 years (free); Summer Youth Basketball Clinic -- ages 6-15 years; Swim Lessons -- ages 6 months to adults. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/103fae38-a6d2-5fee-aabf-1726d69f58e7-8350b248</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Group effort to clear invasive plants from Rapp Park]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS teacher Dave Naser and his Environmental Science students joined with The Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP) and Old Rag Master Naturalists (ORMN) at the Rappahannock County Park to start the fight against non-native invasive plants. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Group effort to clear invasive plants from Rapp Park]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f93b2544-1d49-5dc7-a541-157ece0851d5-6077f72a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A moving baccalaureate service]]>
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      <![CDATA[A moving baccalaureate service]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ceadd134-3219-5b85-b969-5678926948ad-e2e2f8a1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[May 6, 1998: At a meeting on April 28, the county school board appointed Aline B. Johnson of Sperryville to fill the Piedmont District post that became vacant when Dennis Wingfield resigned April 1. The county will hold a special election later this year to fill the remainder of Wingfield's term. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/5291d963-a126-5a2d-8fd1-3980adb24469-8484589c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tuesday, May 22 3:43 p.m. -- Sperryville Pike, Sperryville, motor vehicle accident, companes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 Wednesday, May 23 1:33 a.m -- Littlefield Lane, Boston, general illness, company 5 2:08 a.m. -- [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3f804c9d-519a-5a6a-a6c0-9aa761b85562-601ddd1b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Wakefield: J P Morgan Chase Bank National Association to Sun Ok Mun, 2.3 acres, $84,150.00; Second Step Asset Management Company to Chancellor's Rock Farm LLC, 2 tracts, $2,900,000.00. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f27f3721-bbc2-5bd6-bf0a-7806876458cd-20d0c8b0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Board of supervisors receive criticism over telephone outages from inclement weather; RAAC Theatre are casting rabbits; and two-time Grammy Winner Laurence Juber returns to the Little Washington Theatre for a rare performance this Saturday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 31]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b0c29a04-89bc-59fe-b158-8ac3517d7138-9c7280c3</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: New Minister for Rappahannock Charge]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pastor Sara will be taking the position of Senior Pastor at Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Dale City. We wish only good things for Pastor Sara and her family, and we hope she will return to visit us as time and circumstances permit. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: New Minister for Rappahannock Charge]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/39c1962e-9b54-5365-adbb-24abed93b3bc-21272ba9</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge 'Battle Buddy' program receives $68k grant]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The PATH Foundation has awarded a $68,000 grant to Hero's Bridge, a Fauquier based non-profit that specializes in meeting the needs of older veterans. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Hero's Bridge 'Battle Buddy' program receives $68k grant]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3b2c9b35-64de-5051-b45c-7eb6a693b5e2-7e9c1073</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court reverses Bragg ruling, sends FOIA suit back to lower court]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Swersky, denied Bragg's petition to enforce FOIA, finding that certain procedural aspects of the complaint had not been met. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court reverses Bragg ruling, sends FOIA suit back to lower court]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/dada5982-abc8-5c7b-b0cb-1162ce84e588-32a455ca</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Car theft, rummaging reported in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[By word of mouth alone, there are residents of Rappahannock County who boast about not locking the doors to their homes, whether day or night. And if that's the case why bother to lock the doors to cars and pickup trucks? Rappahannock residents, especially any who don't keep and bear arms, might consider changing their routines. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Car theft, rummaging reported in Sperryville]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/663bdc5c-2f1c-5a76-bb6b-5290fdec1c14-02c9ce97</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town council approves FY19 budget; and to support Inn festival]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[During the public comment, former council member Jean Goodine thanked both Sullivan and town clerk Laura Dodd]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town council approves FY19 budget; and to support Inn festival]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/73ef0736-71de-52ac-acb2-59e06ef948d5-a9a14ebe</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Incumbent Tom Garrett drops reelection bid for 5th District seat]]>
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      <![CDATA[Incumbent Tom Garrett drops reelection bid for 5th District seat]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Application for Sperryville golf driving range clears first hurdle, but not without concerns]]>
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      <![CDATA[Application for Sperryville golf driving range clears first hurdle, but not without concerns]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/60d16055-65c2-5187-aabc-83c8f29e2303-4df31d5f</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Not seeing the forest for the trees]]>
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    <![CDATA[We need the knowledge and wisdom of people who have lived here quite awhile, who know the history of Rappahannock well, to give proper perspective to some newly arrived who seem to be presenting a picture of doom unless their ways are accepted immediately . . . or lawsuits will follow. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Not seeing the forest for the trees]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c356cad9-7c6b-53a7-bb72-c7d16694e1fb-7b1a53a1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The 'blue' in the Blue Ridge Mountains]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Blue Ridge Mountains are every shade of green these waning days of May, what with all the rain of late in Rappahannock County. But it won't be long until the sultry dog days of summer arrive, and with them the distinctive blue haze that gives these ancient mountains their famous name. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The 'blue' in the Blue Ridge Mountains]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8d4ed909-a85b-548c-9fb3-3f9309df0963-bc9044c4</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Seeing more visitors? Let's hope so]]>
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    <![CDATA[In 2017, tourism in Virginia supported 232,000 jobs -- an increase of 1.1 percent compared to 2016. The tourism industry also provided $1.73 billion in state and local revenue, an increase of 2.8 percent compared to 2016. The travel industry is the fifth largest employer in Virginia. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Seeing more visitors? Let's hope so]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/d9a68dc0-2ed7-5f36-ba3f-3e8e4020e46b-b8673db2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[100 Years Ago: Rappahannock County in World War 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[In World War 1, Rappahannock County men, no matter their military unit, were provided with many non-military activities and]]>
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      <![CDATA[100 Years Ago: Rappahannock County in World War 1]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[On the count of three . . .]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Hats off to organizers of the annual Relay for Life, held Saturday at Rappahannock County Elementary School in honor of those who have battled cancer. Participants were treated to a full day of events and entertainment, not the least being the Bus Pull. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[On the count of three . . .]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/5d3d1b62-0490-537a-bfe9-c2b0a5f25722-8cbcee20</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Happy Camper(s)]]>
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    <![CDATA[Happy Camper Equipment Co. officially opened its doors in Sperryville last Saturday with a festive cutting of the ribbon. The store offers all manner of camping and outdoor merchandise, from must-have batteries, compasses, and trail guides to backpacks, clothing, even bricks of hunting soap. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Happy Camper(s)]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/be23d1b7-7f93-5b66-8921-54892c7a4ca7-81fbb308</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Samuel Center for First Responders]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church on Sunday held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new first responders building, which provides space for Rappahannock County law enforcement and fire & rescue personnel to recharge their batteries with complimentary cups of coffee and snacks. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Samuel Center for First Responders]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/8bb297c8-86fd-59be-8fe1-565bcab22c4b-fdec73a7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[May showers bring May flowers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Somehow, between all the heavy downpours of late, Rappahannock County Garden Club members planted flower boxes at the Rappahannock County Courthouse complex.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[May showers bring May flowers]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e61f848b-5de4-52b2-8ed4-a008d80b66cf-aa0eb72e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Get down and dirty at Bean Hollow Grassfed]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) is sponsoring a learning experience right here in our own backyard -- Bean Hollow Grassfed at Over Jordan Farm in Flint Hill -- but be advised that online registration to participate closes this Monday, May 28. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Get down and dirty at Bean Hollow Grassfed]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3eedc49a-e474-50b5-8a8b-edac3777626c-e215b053</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A concert to remember]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock-based Kid Pan Alley songwriters Paul Reisler and Cheryl Toth wrote and composed songs with the young high school band members. The accomplished, Col. John Bourgeois, the former conductor of]]>
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      <![CDATA[A concert to remember]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e8569260-3dbb-5502-978c-2d046403f82d-9bb31d24</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Uh oh, 'exotic' tick getting close]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Livestock producers and owners should notify the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) if they notice any unusual ticks that have not been seen before or that occur in large numbers on an individual animal. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Uh oh, 'exotic' tick getting close]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/55e52854-8de7-55e4-a38d-6ddc2376daeb-92a79312</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mini horses for WCDS . . .]]>
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    <![CDATA[Last Friday, Mini Whinny Therapy Horses of Sperryville visited the young students at Wakefield Country Day School; and several Belle Meade equestrian students and their teacher Alex Forte participated in the recent Bull Run Hunt Hunter Pace in Madison. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Mini horses for WCDS . . .]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/27732abb-ccfa-5f48-9721-dd5e1bbb6a14-72d7c50c</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A fairy you say?]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_122bcdc7-720f-5738-a31d-938d8545320a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[What appeared in the garden of Le Fay Cottage on Christmas Tree Lane following the terrific storm last week was actually a Fairy, not an Angel. Easy mistake to make if you're not paying attention. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A fairy you say?]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a98aeaa2-9227-5a12-b441-6b36a80fccd0-591e1877</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for May 25]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Memories from 1965 Sperryville School May Day; and let's remember what Memorial Day is about and take time on May 28 and raise the flag high and pause in prayer to say]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for May 25]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e21df7c0-e94e-5122-b87f-0568c90a897f-4515c132</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[78 degree 'death trap']]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_2c12c92c-4f55-5d66-956f-b8073906e2f8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Parked cars are death traps for dogs: On a 78-degree day the temperature inside a parked car can soar to 100 degrees in just minutes; and on a 90-degree day the interior temperature can reach as high as 109 degrees in less than 10 minutes. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[78 degree 'death trap']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d3a9c159-580e-5c5e-9e0b-4bdcdf0d20f2-2b087d10</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Drought buster]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_f21571c6-4ec0-5657-8681-acad45812fab.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rest assured, the drought has ended. Day after day -- after day after day -- of steady rainfall brought much needed rainfall, as in many inches, to Rappahannock County, where flood warnings were in effect through last Saturday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Drought buster]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/af83eaff-7209-55cf-a54e-c719982c895b-f624925d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Going for gold]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3cb8920a-f6b7-58bd-aacc-fd28efe475a8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Thank you Gail [Swift] for highlighting the high score achieved along the Thornton River. Can you provide some detail on how to hit 12? [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Going for gold]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/2fc1198f-853d-595d-b500-74bcb2899344-4405e629</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Spring fauna sightings]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_0f34cb53-8186-56c5-8563-e10507110136.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Pam Owen notes some wildlife activity she's observed as spring progresses, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Spring fauna sightings]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/81076f6f-a9ed-5a38-a6ac-7fa3e6c9f614-6e109c26</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, May 23, 2018]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, May 23, 2018]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/abe53fcb-b6db-5ce1-b94c-b45b1e329b75-0104e734</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Test the tick first]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_407c160f-1000-570e-9c9a-e7caec59d1db.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[I would like to muddy the waters even further by suggesting my own preferred approach, namely refraining from treating at all until the offending tick has undergone DNA analysis at a specialty lab for any infections it may carry. Of course, the sticking point here is that you must be in possession of the tick. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Test the tick first]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/bbe022cc-ef3d-5fdb-99a4-97830b59e217-9eb71240</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2018]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Washington Town Council's regular monthly meeting 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2018 at town hall. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, 2018]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/1571db9b-afc6-57ca-a7dc-c628406820fb-f458ebdf</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 24]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_d1d3e4f0-b90f-5238-b307-2bf40795163a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Join the Rapp News staff for coffee and conversation Friday morning at Country Cafe; grand opening for Hazel Arts, Antiques and Healing Arts; Artisan Trail events all weekend; and Celtic concert at Castleton. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 24]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/1fbd0ca4-7b98-5a64-8052-a2c707e933dd-ddff1374</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 24]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Dec. 27, 1990: When Frances Thornton became Rappahannock County's first public health nurse in 1950, she faced a county filled with people who in too many cases were unaware of the importance of proper medical care, especially for children. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 24]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2869cbb3-a178-5695-8656-1801a52c1e1f-1ed1b7aa</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 24]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_b3d65056-0a32-5840-8217-4d568bb237fe.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Tuesday, May 15: 8:51 a.m. -- Pickeral Ridge Lane, Sperryville, electrical fire, companies 1, 2 and 7; 10:45 a.m. -- Weaver Road, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 3 and 4. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 24]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5773045d-251c-5264-acff-3b380aec0832-c5adb3a1</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 24]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_b9a546cb-9b84-5ab5-a912-250fb1ce9969.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Building Permits: Elizabeth Verville, Boston, inground pool, $75,000; Maria Goebert, Amissville, residential pavilion, $80,000; Robert Guitteau, Sperryville, dwelling, $120,000. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 24]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bb7c3a78-be14-5ea1-845a-bd4c6ff5a7e6-21ee88af</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 24]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_5a182c6f-97f1-5d59-bacf-4d9067ebec24.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Memorial Day closings: All Rappahannock County government offices will be closed Monday (May 28), reopening Tuesday, May 29. Also closed Monday and reopening Tuesday are Union Bank & Trust, BB&T and the Rappahannock News. Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services transportation will not operate on Memorial Day. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 24]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/314f6d97-1463-578c-9cac-7ba6eb544ff0-3c66ba05</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['One question leads to another' in ongoing criminal probe of county government]]>
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    <![CDATA[Speaking this week on condition of anonymity, the source told the Rappahannock News that the probe, which was launched by the Virginia State Police in February 2017 and is now in the lap of Culpeper County Commonwealth's Attorney Paul Walther, remains an ongoing]]>
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      <![CDATA['One question leads to another' in ongoing criminal probe of county government]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Prison time for child pornography; Grand jury indicts four]]>
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    <![CDATA[Forrest Richmond, his family seated behind him, his mother weeping quietly, was sentenced on 12 felony counts of possession of child pornography in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Prison time for child pornography; Grand jury indicts four]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville's Patti McGill Peterson joins board of Shenandoah Trust]]>
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    <![CDATA[Peterson is President Emerita at Wells College and St. Lawrence University where, she held presidencies from 1980 to 1996. Her faculty appointments have included the State University of New York, Syracuse University and Wells College. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville's Patti McGill Peterson joins board of Shenandoah Trust]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Buffalo Soldiers ride into Rappahannock to promote history, fellowship]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Buffalo soldiers are a national nonprofit organization named after the once segregated ninth and tenth cavalry of the United States Military. Nationwide, the club holds 126 chapters, not including overseas chapters established in Europe and Korea. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Buffalo Soldiers ride into Rappahannock to promote history, fellowship]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Anybody for dashing through the snow?]]>
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    <![CDATA[If you're in the market for a rare one-horse open sleigh or pair of horse drawn carriages look no further than Sperryville. All three finds are currently on display outside Copper Fox Antiques.[...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Anybody for dashing through the snow?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clean sweep: Thornton scores 11 out of 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[A huge thank you to all who participated in the recent Thornton River cleanup in Sperryville. Projects like this are critical to make our streams clean and safe. Hopefully you saw the article three weeks ago highlighting the monitoring of the Rush River with Mike Wenger and team. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clean sweep: Thornton scores 11 out of 12]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e7aab4f2-ba2d-5e0c-bf98-79fd85adca17-27a8203c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Tannerite is welcome, but not visitors?]]>
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    <![CDATA[I would respectfully suggest she reconsider before someone challenges this statute as overly broad and violative of the 1st amendment. The limitation on large commercial signage to maintain the appearance of our county may or may not be appropriate. This is not commercial signage. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tannerite is welcome, but not visitors?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Tick-borne diseases: Every man for himself]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tick-borne diseases: Every man for himself]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Settling for seeds]]>
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    <![CDATA[This curious black bear didn't find any picnic baskets to rummage through while lumbering around the Fodderstack property of Donald and Denise Chandler, but bird seed is always a flavorful second option, especially when provided a choice of dispensers. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Settling for seeds]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Food Pantry gala to remember]]>
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    <![CDATA[Raffle tickets were plucked from a bucket by St. Peter Catholic Church Father Horace]]>
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      <![CDATA[Food Pantry gala to remember]]>
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</image:image>

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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thar she blows -- again, and again!]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The ominous swirling clouds that swept across the Blue Ridge Mountains into Rappahannock County Thursday afternoon, followed by even more severe storms Monday evening -- labeled a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thar she blows -- again, and again!]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Filing deadline]]>
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      <![CDATA[Filing deadline]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/5b3f8265-9a10-55f4-9ffe-cbe98dea6af1-31337c1a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A twisted tale of confusing lilies]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A twisted tale of confusing lilies]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. May 16, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. May 16, 2018]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8c510b97-1fe9-5898-9a8e-b1baedee3f69-18e07966</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court grants Bragg FOIA appeal]]>
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    <![CDATA[In the case of Marian Bragg vs the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, the Virginia Supreme Court today (Thursday, May 17) upheld the local llama farmer's appeal of a lower Rappahannock County Circuit Court ruling surrounding enforcement of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court grants Bragg FOIA appeal]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/4b448d71-4494-5587-94ef-efc73840ab5e-2cf89a4d</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Why did the cows cross the road?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Three cows jumped their fence and crossed Ben Venue Road to stake a claim to greener grass, which called into action Rappahannock County Sheriff's Deputy Leilani Stanley and Ben Venue resident Bob Mann to round them up and steer them home. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Why did the cows cross the road?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b06c0b76-9705-509d-a932-1d0ad4320361-c8e42c82</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for May 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[The annual Relay for Life]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for May 17]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3093cd6a-243e-51df-affd-5bd519fbd35c-6f3a7e78</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local artist, Kevin Adams, formally presented a beautiful painting to Shenandoah Superintendent Jennifer Flynn; Rev. Johnson of Promise Land Baptist Church earns recognition; and RappCats Spring Tuxedo Party is this Sunday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 17]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b3b87a59-3ec7-5d9a-8cb5-098d0431cdd8-29d87039</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Blue Door opens in Flint Hill; Hazel River Arts & Antiques grand opening in Washington]]>
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    <![CDATA[Welcome Cafe Milano alumi, Andrea and Reem, to Flint Hill. The former Public House is now The Blue Door kitchen & inn and will offer modern American cuisine. The soft opening will be this Friday and Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. and noon to 7 p.m. Sunday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Blue Door opens in Flint Hill; Hazel River Arts & Antiques grand opening in Washington]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9ed17e99-ba65-5ada-b9eb-0662530e8170-f45ba6b7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[The regularly scheduled Town of Washington Town Council meeting of May 14 was cancelled due to the severe weather. The meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, May 21, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include a public hearing on the FY 2018-2019 Budget. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 17]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/192c38d8-f631-5052-949e-1093d33f074a-fa85bf17</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[March 4, 1998]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 17]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3b66fb61-c926-563d-8505-4d9a09a9eb85-5a0bbf10</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Chex, your new best friend]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[I am just 6 months old, weigh about 40 pounds (going to get a bit bigger, of course), and am a hound -- probably a mix of coonhound and American foxhound. And I may have some July foxhound in me. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Chex, your new best friend]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7343b8c8-3724-5924-97b5-edc41a6d5c32-0897b1dd</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Hampton -- CWL Associates to Carolyn Beahm, Allan Greg Brame, Melissa J. Gates, Gregory S. Gates and Melissa J. Gates Living Trust, parcel of land, $50,000, [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 17]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bcd201bd-a94a-529c-b2af-e12466e8842f-7d7f5ed7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School News for May 17]]>
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    <![CDATA[Former Rappahannock County Administrator John McCarthy sees off local Lord Fairfax grads; RCHS nurse aids complete clinic experience; elementary students take a dig at having a green thumb; and Wakefield's lacrosse phenom, Manoa Weber, scores the winning goal, and four more. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School News for May 17]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5680c06e-79f4-5cdc-8577-09b42ba0c297-b9005437</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Supervisors approve FY 2019 budget; school teachers, county staff to get raises]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Board of Supervisors took up several issues, including the county's FY 2019 budget, the Litigation Fund, Planning Commission vacancies, and Bill Fletcher's special exception application to hold public events in Sperryville. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Supervisors approve FY 2019 budget; school teachers, county staff to get raises]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e92c6780-c59d-5359-b6b8-1089a53765bc-33533276</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Counting down to Cockburn's nomination, GOP had fingers on the send button]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[To which 2014 Israel Prize Laureate and Tel Aviv University professor and historian Irad Malkin issued his own statement, shared by the Cockburn campaign]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Counting down to Cockburn's nomination, GOP had fingers on the send button]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/42371c52-b989-5b49-ba13-550cb09f7d18-e1c31de2</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[First Responders Building]]>
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    <![CDATA[The youth group of Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville is wrapping up the impressive renovation of the tiny wooden building next door to the church, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind First Responders Building. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[First Responders Building]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/aa6326e8-f77e-5fee-9cf6-caae1bd86ed3-38062f06</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Candidate whose fiery speech took internet by storm visits Rappahannock]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A recent and trademark fiery speech regarding the Second Amendment on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates has garnered over 40 million internet views and counting. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Candidate whose fiery speech took internet by storm visits Rappahannock]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1c623c47-a90f-5d65-9655-da3689fcef2d-5d59b305</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Lois Snead's remarkable 95 years -- and counting]]>
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    <![CDATA[A stalwart of Trinity Episcopal Church during more than seven decades, Lois has done it all -- sung in the choir, served on the vestry, altar guilds, flower guilds, the churchwomen groups, and she spearheaded fund raising for the Parish Hall and at least two organs. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Lois Snead's remarkable 95 years -- and counting]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fad493f2-1307-5651-9ad9-8cbb1c5543ad-a21ffa22</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Welcome to Sperryville' sign is deemed a nonconforming 'sign']]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[In fact, one might argue, the mural no longer belongs to Archer.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Welcome to Sperryville' sign is deemed a nonconforming 'sign']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/73df6e71-61c1-528c-b082-134c6cbb1027-46b81af9</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Anonymous by design]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_122bcdc7-720f-5738-a31d-938d8545320a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Dearest Anonymous: Each year your name graces the list of fundraisers and giving events across the county. Your support and generous giving makes the difference for so many of the wonderful organizations in Rappahannock. By design, we never know who you are. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Anonymous by design]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/66f81bc0-1ff0-54ac-8803-5bc87b1a74a1-1401dc0e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Bandit, your new best friend]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_23cb505c-1571-50d2-99eb-1215e2232fb2.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I'm a Border Collie named Bandit. I am 2 years old and weigh about 45 pounds. Border Collies are a herding breed originally bred to herd sheep. I'm looking for a home without children and with active adults who appreciate my motivation and intelligence. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Bandit, your new best friend]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/96209797-8057-5aa0-a2b6-bda21b83a321-13c7e064</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Retirement security: The perfect Mother's Day gift]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_653ef3d0-2505-5572-b37d-1a622fafe5ab.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[On average, women live longer than men, meaning they must stretch their retirement dollars further. In addition, women have been less able than men to save for retirement because of unequal pay (as of 2017, the gender pay gap between women and men in Virginia was 22 cents on the dollar). [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Retirement security: The perfect Mother's Day gift]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/f7ebadac-aaeb-526e-b94e-70d26b3b163f-f08f58d9</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Focus on real issues, not false accusations]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3cb8920a-f6b7-58bd-aacc-fd28efe475a8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[What I do find disturbing is Tom Garrett meeting with a leader of the white supremacist movement in his congressional office. I also find it disturbing that he never reached out when KKK fliers were dropped in our driveways. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Focus on real issues, not false accusations]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/779aeee7-6b5a-5883-ae0b-c29a36ec0a29-923090ba</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Reforms needed at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[REC's recent 40 percent increase in customer]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Reforms needed at Rappahannock Electric Cooperative]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/4bc873d9-6274-5260-b19a-4e82ef08dbb2-6a1856f0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Exercise in history]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[In Shenandoah and other national parks, removing fallen trees from trails has been described as an exercise in living history, as no chainsaws are allowed: just old style, human-powered tools like axes, two-person crosscut saws, and wedges. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Exercise in history]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/681a17b8-f7d1-562a-9e39-9e1f92e22275-5efa0be7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Big thank you to Give Local Piedmont]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[First of all, we want to thank all the folks from the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation who worked so hard to make it such a success as well as the Path Foundation and other donors who provided the prizes. They've created an event that inspires. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Big thank you to Give Local Piedmont]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/673f850a-9df0-5dfe-9ad6-3f6218eb1f2d-ee8a5296</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Staring fire in the face]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[It was a close call Friday night for firefighter Nick Billups of Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue, among the first responders to a house fire on Fodderstack Road near Washington.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Staring fire in the face]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a55bc22b-80ad-5eb3-8b01-9079ef4df210-dc392107</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Weigh down your postal carrier]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_a8473b02-7017-51df-9c55-a2961598d447.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Weigh down your postal carrier]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/cc8da69a-cdf5-5c3f-b46d-9d66bf32d5f4-bc08a9e7</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RappNews with an Italian flair]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_2c12c92c-4f55-5d66-956f-b8073906e2f8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Just finished the Rome Edition of the Rappahannock News. Enjoying ourselves in Italy. Be sure that the Florence Edition next week is also in English. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[RappNews with an Italian flair]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bc6df81c-a8d7-57de-bed8-ff248d02e8dc-026e050e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[$96 million spent in communities bordering Shenandoah Park]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A new National Park Service report shows that 1.46 million visitors to Shenandoah National Park in 2017 spent $95.8 million]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[$96 million spent in communities bordering Shenandoah Park]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/45a59643-82d9-5090-b2fd-f9d3184b6a6e-c5918a84</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for May 10]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Union Bank welcomes back a local; local Relay for Life team holds bake and plant sale at Quicke Mart this Saturday; Rapp Lions Club dresses up and celebrates 60th anniversary at Narmada Winery. Oh, and don't forget Mother's Day. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for May 10]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/634bf37f-3f29-5dc2-a8c8-f367aefd2c05-28e72488</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Beekeeping it in the family]]>
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    <![CDATA[With the weather warming, nine-year-old Sarah Johnson and her dad, Tom, who live in Woodville, have been busy tending to their honey bees and hives.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Beekeeping it in the family]]>
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          <![CDATA[American Red Cross proclaims three Rappahannock High students 'Heroes']]>
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    <![CDATA[The impact of the collision caused the driver to lose control of the bus, which flipped onto its side and came to a grinding halt in the middle of both eastbound lanes. The three older high school students -- Moore, Ochoa and Guerreo -- immediately came to the aid of the younger children. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[American Red Cross proclaims three Rappahannock High students 'Heroes']]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 10]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Town Council meets on Monday, May 14, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include a public hearing on the FY 2018-2019 Budget. The Council will also hold a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission on an ordinance to address P to P (Nee Air BnB's). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for May 10]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 10]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wednesday, May 2: 3:57 a.m. -- Walnut Branch Lane, Huntly, cardiac emergency, companies 1, 4 and 9; 10:55 a.m. -- Crest Hill Road, Flint Hill, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 10]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for May 10]]>
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          <![CDATA[Stone Hill's newest]]>
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    <![CDATA[His Espionage and Sedition Acts criminalized dissent. Thousands of peaceful citizens went to jail for opposing World War I. Woodrow Wilson propagandized the county with fake news through the Committee on Public Information. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Stone Hill's newest]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 10]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 18, 1998: After 18 years of serving the County of Rappahannock as a member of its board of supervisors, and 11 of those years as board chairman, Hubert S. Gilkey is stepping down. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 10]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 10]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Hampton: David W. Neslen, personal representative of the last will and testament of Janet W. Neslen to David W. Neslen, 5.5853 acres. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 10]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, May 7, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, May 7, 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[BZA approves tourist home -- or is it an Airbnb?]]>
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    <![CDATA[The application was approved as submitted, with conditions placed by the Planning Commission at its earlier February meeting limiting the number of guests and vehicles and requiring certain safety devices be installed in the property. Three BZA members voted in favor of the application. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BZA approves tourist home -- or is it an Airbnb?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[All it was quacked up to be -- and more!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday's 1st Annual Great Rubber Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River featured 250 individually numbered ducks, racing down the river's rapids to raise money for Sperryville's beautification. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[All it was quacked up to be -- and more!]]>
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          <![CDATA[Amissville resident won't let up, now alleging conflict of interest by County Attorney Goff]]>
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    <![CDATA[Amissville resident Tom Woolman filed a petition for declaratory judgement last October, charging Hampton district supervisor John Lesinski with repeatedly violating Virginia's COI regulations. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Amissville resident won't let up, now alleging conflict of interest by County Attorney Goff]]>
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          <![CDATA[Second Friday finale to focus on politics, 2018 primaries]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Second Friday Talks will wrap up the 2017-18 season on May 11, with a focus on politics and the 2018 primaries. Stephen Brooks and Al Regnery will predict the election outcomes and debate the issues. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Second Friday finale to focus on politics, 2018 primaries]]>
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          <![CDATA[Driverless chaos in Rappahannock?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Driverless chaos in Rappahannock?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Realizing a 'dream' -- literally]]>
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    <![CDATA[A few weeks after her dog Madison had become ill during a snowstorm that left them unable to leave their home, Trish had a dream -- as in when she was sound asleep -- where a portable stretcher began to fold and unfold repeatedly before her eyes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Realizing a 'dream' -- literally]]>
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          <![CDATA[Annual 'Pantry Day' combines food and fun for a good cause]]>
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    <![CDATA[That's just the cash. The pantry also received 146,654 pounds of food last year. Using the standard valuation for food donations, that's over $250,000 worth. The bulk of the contributions came in year-round from the chain groceries; Waterpenny and Sunnyside Farms also delivered fresh local produce in season. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Annual 'Pantry Day' combines food and fun for a good cause]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Glennie, Kohler vie for county planning seat]]>
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      <![CDATA[Glennie, Kohler vie for county planning seat]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cockburn's moment]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Leslie Cockburn received 140 delegates -- 14 more than the 126 required to receive the nomination. Leslie understands our issues and spent time in all 23 districts, spoke to voters, and importantly, she listened. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cockburn's moment]]>
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          <![CDATA[Spectacular Plant Sale]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 17th Annual Rappahannock Spring Plant sale at Waterpenny Farm had yet to open its gates on a bright and beautiful Saturday morning and already anxious buyers lined up to select from a wide assortment [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Spectacular Plant Sale]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Column for May 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[In celebration of The Inn's 40th anniversary, it's expanding their local's discount to the surrounding counties. The Inn also opens their 'village market' on May 26, featuring BBQ, bluegrass and 'yard sale' with select artifacts and treasures. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Column for May 3]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Laziness costly]]>
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    <![CDATA[An easy way to be environmentally conscious is to separate your trash. Flatwood gets paid for separated recyclables including cardboard, but there is a cost to haul away mixed refuse. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Laziness costly]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp nurse aide students inspired by Dr. Patch Adams]]>
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    <![CDATA[According to CNA student, Jacklyn Humphries,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp nurse aide students inspired by Dr. Patch Adams]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont 2018 a huge success]]>
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    <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont 2018, the Rappahannock region's one day annual online giving event hosted for the fifth year this past Tuesday by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, raised an impressive $864,710 for 160 local nonprofits-- 5,478 donations in all. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont 2018 a huge success]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[Sixty years of scholarships]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sixty years of scholarships]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[A Thousand Clowns entertain Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Have you guessed who he is? Nicholas Plaksin! Son of Rachel Bynum and Eric Plaksin, big brother to Isaac, from Waterpenny Farm. Wait until you see our homegrown boy playing a New York genius. I promise you will be delighted. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Thousand Clowns entertain Rappahannock]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[School News for May 3]]>
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      <![CDATA[School News for May 3]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[Is the local real estate market slowing?; Shenandoah National Park's 32nd annual Wildflower this weekend; Piedmont Green Party turns a leaf; and Firnew Farm Artists' Circle turns 15. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 3]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a04a6d75-fce9-5059-96d9-af5744b735f9-d49c6c46</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Huffstetler drops out of Fifth District Democratic race]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County resident Leslie Cockburn is a step closer to becoming the Democratic nominee to challenge incumbent Rep. Tom Garrett in this fall's Fifth District Congressional contest. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Huffstetler drops out of Fifth District Democratic race]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/911d39e7-8518-543a-8222-3b7411c1cf1a-83a055b9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-05-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mayor Sullivan says time for a change; won't seek re-election in November]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mayor Sullivan says time for a change; won't seek re-election in November]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for May 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington has set up five task forces to address issues of importance for the future. These tasks forces address Infrastructure; Business Development; Tourism Development; Housing; and Finance and Administration. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings & Notices for May 3]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a69c291a-6256-520c-b694-9ab5483b1f9f-eaedc67e</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 4, 1998: John and Libby Byam became the new owners of the Foster-Harris House when they bought the property from Phyllis Marriott in December.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 3]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8346d55b-e75f-535f-8da2-0716df73ed4a-e3fc944f</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville event site, Crest Hill training center applications again rejected by planners]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville event site, Crest Hill training center applications again rejected by planners]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Two plead guilty to drug charges in circuit court]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lesinski's attorney Chris Whelan filed a motion on March 29 of this year]]>
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      <![CDATA[Two plead guilty to drug charges in circuit court]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9b681dbc-2fc7-5037-8c56-720eb6187416-fe66fbb7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[FCC bringing high-speed broadband to northern, central Rapp County]]>
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      <![CDATA[FCC bringing high-speed broadband to northern, central Rapp County]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dozens of residents voice support for Rappahannock teachers' salary increase]]>
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    <![CDATA[The $367,000 in additional funding requested by schools Superintendent Shannon Grimsley would provide teachers with a 2 percent salary increase, maintain high quality staff while also hiring two teachers, reduce class sizes, increase educational programs, and support long overdue facilities and capital improvements. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dozens of residents voice support for Rappahannock teachers' salary increase]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3f58ef87-395d-5fa9-9d8f-6fff360883b6-b50e7811</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont on May 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Everyone can participate in Give Local Piedmont by making online donations to participating nonprofits. And all donations made on May 1st give your favorite nonprofit the opportunity to earn bonus dollars. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont on May 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/60b0013b-0e8b-50c3-a685-fe1dab89dac6-1b157291</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Locals excel in 'perfect' Fodderstack Classic]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock should be proud of our residents who participated in the 40th Annual Fodderstack 10K Classic held on Saturday. Our seniors really outdid themselves. What a beautiful day it was -- perfect weather for runners. We had 302 registered with 267 finishers. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Locals excel in 'perfect' Fodderstack Classic]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/cb8fbe70-4c30-5af8-b102-b7c27eb510a8-93949f45</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cockburn confident of first ballot nomination at convention]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia 5th District Democratic congressional hopeful Leslie Cockburn needed 126 delegates solidly in her corner when the last of the district's 23 party caucuses concluded over the weekend, and the Rappahannock County resident got all of that support and more. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cockburn confident of first ballot nomination at convention]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/eb4b6ceb-f955-54d8-bd0f-9dc8845323eb-de60cc52</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Foreigner's diary describes 'sufferings' of Rappahannock County during Civil War]]>
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      <![CDATA[Foreigner's diary describes 'sufferings' of Rappahannock County during Civil War]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/0ce01532-6ced-5c94-a520-ba40c2cca7c3-04147d2e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Antiques Roadshow -- Match Safes: Hot items for collectors]]>
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    <![CDATA[Typically, wealthy people had match safes made of silver or gold, while common folk had ones made of brass and tin. Today the most coveted match safes are those created by American designers like Tiffany, Gorham, Bristol and Whiting, and Europeans Cartier and Fabergé. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Antiques Roadshow -- Match Safes: Hot items for collectors]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 26]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 26]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[A fine day for golf]]>
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    <![CDATA[The weather was nothing short of spectacular, even with the challenging breeze, for last Friday's Second Annual]]>
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      <![CDATA[A fine day for golf]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: The Procession]]>
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    <![CDATA[I watched an interesting procession today. I am writing this on the day of the Fodderstack 10K. I ran the race twice, and the best thing I can say about my performance is I made it to the end without falling over. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: The Procession]]>
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</url>

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          <![CDATA[New art and fitness studios open in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[According to the announcement]]>
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      <![CDATA[New art and fitness studios open in Sperryville]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, April 25, 2018]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, at the county courthouse. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, April 25, 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Take a walk on the wild side]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Take a walk on the wild side]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits: Barbara L. Shanks, Washington, electric service, $800; Atkins Construction Group LLC, Amissville, dwelling, $300,000; 675 Zachary Taylor Properties LLC, Flint Hill, temporary tent, no cost. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Old Lion turns 60]]>
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    <![CDATA[Here in Rappahannock, another important event occurred that year. One of the more underappreciated forces in the county was chartered -- the Rappahannock Lions Club. Back then, it was a group of men who pooled their resources to do as a group those things which they couldn't do by themselves. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Old Lion turns 60]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jan. 7, 1998In early December, after more than 30 years, Woodville contract Postmaster Ruth Orange retired, closing the book on one of the oldest post offices in the county.. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Bluegrass superstars to Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Gibson Brothers' are performing this Saturday and their title song of their latest album,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bluegrass superstars to Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Volunteer service and sacrifice]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fifty volunteers of the several outstanding Rappahannock County fire and rescue companies, as well as their guests, gathered at the Washington Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company to celebrate service and achievements during 2017. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Volunteer service and sacrifice]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Act FAST and call 911]]>
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    <![CDATA[For many of us, simply a phone call to our local fire and rescue place to ask how we might be able to help in some way might be an immediate answer for some of them. Our fire and rescue volunteers are our friends and neighbors, trained and ready to assist us. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Act FAST and call 911]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Schiffman's murder mystery has Rappahannock feel]]>
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    <![CDATA[Here's what we can tell you: Daniel Perrault, a flashy entrepreneur, sought to transform a backwater region into a cosmopolitan destination. But his brash style rubbed many locals the wrong way and when he is found dead. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Schiffman's murder mystery has Rappahannock feel]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School News for April 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS Drama Club performance of A Chorus Line can do that; Panther pep rally rouses; planting seeds with elementary school students; Rrrrrr is for recycle in pirate terms; and WCDS soccer gets agricultural. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School News for April 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[An opportunity to listen and share]]>
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    <![CDATA[The diverse group of]]>
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      <![CDATA[An opportunity to listen and share]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Earth Day on the Thornton]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents and visitors alike, the majority donned in rubber boots and hip waders, set foot into the Thornton River rapids in Sperryville last Sunday -- Earth Day 2018 -- to clean up a century's worth of industrial pollution and litter:. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Earth Day on the Thornton]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-25T15:26:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Man arrested in boutique assault off Sudley Road]]>
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    <![CDATA[Benjamin Alex Dinarte, 25]]>
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      <![CDATA[Man arrested in boutique assault off Sudley Road]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads will be holding a Vehicle Rescue Awareness and Operations class at the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 26]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 26]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville event center application back on county planning agenda]]>
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    <![CDATA[Even before the meeting convened, the reappearance of Bill Fletcher's previously tabled special exception application to hold events at his Thornton Hill property near Sperryville was met with strong opposition. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sperryville event center application back on county planning agenda]]>
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<url>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State transportation board recommends full grant funding for Schools Connector Trail]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board recommended full grant funding of $815,871, a 1.2 mile ADA accessible multi-use biking and walking trail. When built, the schools connector trail will run between the Rappahannock County High School and Elementary School. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[State transportation board recommends full grant funding for Schools Connector Trail]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. April 21, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. April 21, 2018]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Artisan Trail' requests additional funding for tourism, biz development]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Artisan Trail, in a letter sent to Rappahannock County Administrator Garrey W. Curry, is requesting an allocation of $5,000 in FY19 county funding to support the Trail's]]>
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      <![CDATA['Artisan Trail' requests additional funding for tourism, biz development]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Tiny swimmers reveal Rappahannock river and stream health]]>
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    <![CDATA[The naturalists support numerous projects in both stewardship and citizen science. Stream monitoring is a citizen science project the naturalists conduct in support of the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District and the John Marshal SWCD, as part of the statewide program under Virginia Save our Streams. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tiny swimmers reveal Rappahannock river and stream health]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Giving through bottles of wine]]>
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    <![CDATA[The wine's label depicts Whiteoak Canyon and Falls, just around the bend from DuCard, in the style of 1930's era posters that were commissioned for the western National Parks. DuCard has obtained the exclusive rights to use this iconic image from former park ranger and longtime enthusiast Doug Leen. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Giving through bottles of wine]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e198c660-58da-508d-8526-dc1fbffa554c-46a5705f</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park scraps proposed $70 per vehicle entry fee, settles on $30]]>
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    <![CDATA[The National Park Service announced last Friday that Shenandoah National Park will slightly modify its entrance fees by $5, starting June 1, to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs. The new fee will be $30 per vehicle carload, $25 per motorcycle and $15 per person on bicycle or foot. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park scraps proposed $70 per vehicle entry fee, settles on $30]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hot and windy to cold and snowy]]>
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    <![CDATA[A special weather statement issued last Friday warned of an enhanced threat for the spread of wildfires due to low humidity values, strong gusty winds, and hot and dry conditions. Sure enough, this several acre brush fire broke out around 3 p.m. behind the large horse barn at Whitemud Crossing Farm in Castleton. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hot and windy to cold and snowy]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Odyssey' a state winner]]>
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      <![CDATA['Odyssey' a state winner]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A million-plus miles of delivering mail, Bobby Brown looks forward to retirement]]>
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    <![CDATA[And on April 1, 2014, he was awarded membership to a very elite group: the National Safety Council's Million Mile Club. This tremendous milestone is for driving a cumulative total of 1 million miles (or 30 years) without having a preventable motor vehicle accident. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A million-plus miles of delivering mail, Bobby Brown looks forward to retirement]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for April 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[The unique theme for Saturday night's 2018 Rappahannock County High School Prom was]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for April 19]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e2b8e0aa-b214-58aa-b151-1860257d8da3-4c16b121</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Leslie Cockburn holds big lead in district voting]]>
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    <![CDATA[So far, in Democratic caucuses across Virginia's sprawling 5th congressional district, Rappahannock resident and candidate Leslie Cockburn has a comfortable lead over Roger Dean Huffstetler and Andrew Sneathern, both of the Charlottesville area. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Leslie Cockburn holds big lead in district voting]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/13c119de-4270-5987-81ea-494dd594f603-28037385</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Out Princing' Prince]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hearthstone School's annual auction this Saturday, April 21st, at 4 p.m. will feature a truly amazing item: a unique copy of a letter from Jimi Hendrix to his father, sent from New York City's Hotel America in 1965. The original of this rare letter resides with Richard Prince [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Out Princing' Prince]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3e5c1230-80a9-5fb4-89d2-94b63b3ffad1-fe777c89</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock budget proposal includes tax increase to pay teacher, county staff raises]]>
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    <![CDATA[Citizen input encouraged at Monday's public hearings on FY19 budget; county administrator introduces new budget process for Rappahannock. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock budget proposal includes tax increase to pay teacher, county staff raises]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Quite the welcome]]>
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      <![CDATA[Quite the welcome]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ava had a little lamb, and another, and . . .]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ava Genho of Woodville says she has a new appreciation for Friday the 13th. After all, twin lambs arrived that morning to join her small flock. And given it's spring, Ava has since welcomed six additional little lambs -- eight babies in five days, including three sets of twins. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ava had a little lamb, and another, and . . .]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/75c1c040-a822-5599-b2b4-5b1104118976-e44fc589</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Counting the county's self-employed]]>
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    <![CDATA[However, the US Census Bureau finds that 3,495 county adults are employed. Where are the missing 939 workers? In all likelihood, they are the 'self employed and informally employed' people who were not included in the UVA report, people such as farmers, small business owners, artists, cleaning ladies, lawn care workers, etc., a group that is significant in our county. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Counting the county's self-employed]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/5560760d-deb9-5d72-8ed1-26a9ad9ea890-27581338</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Great day at the races]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you to all the connections, riders, grooms, owners, and horses that put the Virginia back into Rappahannock County. What a great day at the races it was! A great big grateful thank you to the Eastham family and the Old Dominion Hounds for a fine day on the gorgeous Ben Venue course. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Great day at the races]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8a5c1b4b-759c-53c8-aac8-efcad5be6fad-523019f3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Garrett is dissembling]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3cb8920a-f6b7-58bd-aacc-fd28efe475a8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Garrett supports driving unneeded pipelines throughout Virginia with no regard for the objections of private landowners. Leslie Cockburn has informed us of the environmental and social cost to Virginians of the pipeline. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Garrett is dissembling]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2db4ae2f-9f01-5891-ba03-2797dd92b5a2-a4c97410</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Forward-thinking decision']]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you to all of you who let our Supervisors know that you support our budget as proposed. Public support makes a big difference! There is a Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, April 23rd at 7 p.m. at the Elementary School Auditorium. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Forward-thinking decision']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/c3772113-d479-5131-a45d-d88878035fda-906c9a7c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Mosby, your new best friend]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_6b90f44b-c0e8-5bda-9ca9-2f6e1405106e.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[I'm a well-socialized and well-raised German Shepherd cross named Mosby. I failed as a farm dog but I am not a failure at being a happy dog. I'm good with other dogs but not so much with cats. I'm crate trained and need to stay in my crate if you go out. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Mosby, your new best friend]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7b4d2c1a-44c9-5354-864b-a192aea099b6-87b6184c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington is looking for letters of interest from Town residents interested in being appointed to the Town's Architectural Review Board. Letters must be received by May 14, by close of business, at Town Hall to be considered for appointment at the May 14, Town Council meeting. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 19]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/70e1b256-18ff-5f98-8bf5-3403fb8602c8-678ba891</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Spring is upon us and it brings busy weekends; Rapp at Home's golf tourney Friday; Castleton Guitar Festival Saturday; and celebrate Earth Day with a river clean up in Sperryville this Sunday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 19]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/304c04d3-eb30-5964-8c50-3043029a78ca-f462a683</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Celebrate nature on Earth Day and Arbor Day]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Celebrate nature on Earth Day and Arbor Day]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Camping with Barbara in bear country]]>
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    <![CDATA[As life's strange twists would have it, sixteen months later, as a budding White House correspondent covering Ronald Reagan, I approached Mrs. Bush at a White House Christmas party and reintroduced myself as the Montana reporter who regaled her and her husband on the topic of grizzly bears. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Camping with Barbara in bear country]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers --Rappahannock County: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to David T. Williams and Laura L. Williams, Lots 20, 22, 24, 26, block 3, section E, BRME, $142,500, special warranty, tax map 1C-1-3-20. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Huge number of runners lacing up for the 40th Fodderstack Classic 10k]]>
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      <![CDATA[Huge number of runners lacing up for the 40th Fodderstack Classic 10k]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 29, 1999: Debbie Roark bought the Appetite Repair Shop back in October not intending to change the operation one iota. She enlisted help from the previous owners, Cindy and Greg Gillies, to ensure a smooth transition. And regulars are just now finding out about the new woman behind the scenes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, April 13: 3:06 p.m. -- Keyser Run Road, Washington, brush fire, companies 1 and 2; 3:07 p.m. -- White Mud Crossing Lane, Castleton, brush fire, companies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock News wins top Virginia Press awards]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock News received several top awards at last weekend's annual Virginia Press Association convention, including being recognized with a prestigious]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock News wins top Virginia Press awards]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Confusion around BZA vacancy and application process]]>
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    <![CDATA[County residents interested in applying to fill a vacancy on the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals could be forgiven for being totally confused about both the vacancy itself and the application process. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Confusion around BZA vacancy and application process]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town of Washington to hold public hearing on Airbnb rentals]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Washington Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing at its May 14 meeting, a joint session with the planning commission, on a new ordinance to regulate]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington to hold public hearing on Airbnb rentals]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/75ef5283-3f4a-571b-971c-d9b233105177-7ee91483</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Judge rules against Amissville resident who alleged wrongdoing by county supervisor]]>
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    <![CDATA[In an order handed down this week, Rappahannock County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey W. Parker has ruled against an Amissville resident who alleged, among other charges, that Rappahannock County Supervisor John Lesinski violated the state's Conflict of Interests Act (COIA). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge rules against Amissville resident who alleged wrongdoing by county supervisor]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/4f761b61-aff3-59cc-b72d-75029069ac8b-a1634482</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Interior amends plan to more than double entrance fees to Shenandoah Park]]>
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    <![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Interior has]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Interior amends plan to more than double entrance fees to Shenandoah Park]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/581fa95d-9a6b-5d0b-8167-a422c8397667-f3391b22</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Schools, library plan major internet upgrade]]>
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    <![CDATA[In addition to the library, elementary school, high school and school district's administration building, the enhanced broadband service will also be provided to the Visitors Center, next door to the library. The building's second floor is now home to the county administrator's office. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Schools, library plan major internet upgrade]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2edd9706-d673-53a5-b256-ac02f4ba45ba-d3d8733d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Confusion, anger reign in 'Kafka County']]>
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    <![CDATA[Sometime around the Republicans' annual Reagan Dinner scheduled for March 24th at Quievremont Winery in Gid Brown Hollow, the state health department was alerted to a possible permit violation. Someone had charged that the Republicans did not have a permit for their dinner or an onsite food inspector. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Confusion, anger reign in 'Kafka County']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2a8b5f21-9b44-5dbf-ba0f-bf01cb678f1e-cc88bee8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Popular Rappahannock Catholic priest announces his retirement]]>
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    <![CDATA[Father Tuck said that upon leaving Rappahannock County this early summer he will move into the Catholic Diocese of Arlington's St. Rose of Lima Priests' Retirement Villa in Annandale, although he stressed he wouldn't completely retire. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Popular Rappahannock Catholic priest announces his retirement]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Women from across U.S. discover Rappahannock]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[This past week was Belle Meade Montessori School's spring break, so the Women's Cycling Camp]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Women from across U.S. discover Rappahannock]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/289a1243-3d5f-5c42-97d3-808c03bc3c72-ec44a3e0</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Melodic carriage rides across the countryside]]>
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    <![CDATA[It is here that Matt Neiswanger and his talented equestrian Barn Manager Kim Cameron, and instructor Amy Mungan gave the Ladies Lunch Bunch an amazing carriage riding demo under the warm Rappahannock sun [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Melodic carriage rides across the countryside]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5a301268-9b3d-56df-b489-6a52c92a854a-dfd49bc6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trading wins at Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point at Ben Venue]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jimmy Day and Neil Morris, Virginia's two top jumps trainers traded wins at Saturday's Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point, leaving the hotly-contested title race with a single point margin with six meets to go. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Trading wins at Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point at Ben Venue]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8caa25db-72d7-5f9d-806d-7d64143512eb-b4243b8f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[End of Bluemont Concert Series a sign of times]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_e6893128-0573-574f-8789-53dab9a5794a.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[Bluemont noted that their state and local government support has shrunk during that period by over 75 percent, and I can verify a similar experience in our funding for Kid Pan Alley. In Virginia, per capita funding for the arts is 41 cents, putting us near the bottom in state rankings. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[End of Bluemont Concert Series a sign of times]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/adcca1c6-19f0-5e73-bbdd-5170993d3ae4-1f0f2f39</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[A big piggy goes to the market and roams the town; and the Child Care Learning Center install a sound wall in the playground, allowing children to explore sound, tempo and percussion. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 12]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d0377555-21fd-5777-8a67-77f104e4e420-af8760e0</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Road hog]]>
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    <![CDATA[For the second time in as many weeks a somewhat porky pig found her way out of the pen and into the county seat of Washington. Albeit attracting her share of curious stares from passersby, the friendly pig for the most part was granted free rein of the historic town. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Road hog]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/37799bbd-3bc3-5301-9ee9-00bf322800d0-c6e0a6b2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Spring limps on]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite the continuing cold and snowy weather, spring limps on, and Pam Owen's been busy trying to keep up on the many changes among our native flora and fauna, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Spring limps on]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/d395f375-74c9-568f-88af-7d5b7f2e4c7b-33f367fc</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Faith renewed]]>
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    <![CDATA[Upon going to install a new mailbox and post on Tuesday, I found an anonymous card in my downed box apologizing for the incident along with a generous amount of money to replace it. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Faith renewed]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Hours and days vs. minutes and hours]]>
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    <![CDATA[What they do in hours and days could easily be done in minutes and hours with a good chainsaw by almost any county inhabitant. I find this to be representative of local policy being dictated by a bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hours and days vs. minutes and hours]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Proud to support Cockburn]]>
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    <![CDATA[Her dedication to fight for truth is evidenced by her long career as a journalist, exposing the facts about both international and national issues and governmental figures. Her decision to make the leap to politics is one driven by her view that we need to bring more truth to government and fight hard for all Americans. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Proud to support Cockburn]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Counting down to caucuses, Cockburn returns to fire hall]]>
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      <![CDATA[Counting down to caucuses, Cockburn returns to fire hall]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Pre-prom lesson about living]]>
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    <![CDATA[This Saturday night, Rappahannock County High School will host its Prom and After-Prom, an exciting well-deserved night of celebration, especially for graduating seniors who will be moving on with their lives. Lives being the key word. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pre-prom lesson about living]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Awards pour in for Dida's Distillery before this weekend's grand opening]]>
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    <![CDATA[The official grand opening of Dida's Distillery, located at the renowned Rappahannock Cellars winery and vineyards in Huntly, is set for this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Awards pour in for Dida's Distillery before this weekend's grand opening]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dollhouse for a song]]>
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    <![CDATA[In 1960, Louemma Moffett sold this small building to the county for $500. It served as the County Extension Office during the 1970s, and then as the County Administrator's office. If the Rappahannock Historical Society can be of any help . . . in regard to historical items, please do not hesitate to ask. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dollhouse for a song]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, April 6: 3:35 a.m. -- Zachary Taylor Highway, Flint Hill, seizure, companies 1, 3 and 4; 5:22 a.m. -- F. T. Valley Road, Sperryville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 15, 1999: Amidst rumors of bankruptcy and being fed up with the town of Washington, Peter Kramer will put his building on Gay Street up for sale by auction on Dec. 18 at noon. Kramer has set a minimum bid. If that bid is achieved, the building will sell on that day. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meet Elsa, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hey, everybody! I'm from Florida and my name is Elsa. I'm a 1-year-old Terrier mix and I weigh 30 pounds. I'm the last of the dogs who came to RAWL after the hurricane. Being a terrier I am sassy, opinionated and stubborn and thus need an owner who is smarter than I am. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Elsa, your new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Word has it Happy Camper Equipment Co. in Sperryville will have a soft opening the day of the Great Rubber Duck Race Down the Mighty Thornton River; and Hearthstone School is inviting the community to the performance,]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Attention Rappahannock County High School classmates! Plans are underway for an]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits: Ruth Winsor-Mann, Washington, garage, $15,000; Clyde and Kelly Bennett, Castleton, screened porch, $28,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS approves code changes to confusing BZA membership, condo conversions]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS approves code changes to confusing BZA membership, condo conversions]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 at Rappahannock County High School. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2018]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[BZA to BOS: Fix zoning ordinance!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Each decision was preceded by vigorous discussion about deficiencies in the county's zoning ordinance that some feel render the code out of date and ambiguous. This was especially true concerning two applications for tourist homes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BZA to BOS: Fix zoning ordinance!]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/10ea573f-083e-5020-89cf-d0b43ce8322e-e33c1c38</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock experiencing explosive job growth in hospitality and tourism]]>
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    <![CDATA[Don't look now Rappahannock County, but you're experiencing explosive job growth of 400 percent in the tourism and hospitality sector. In 2015, Rappahannock County supported 241 jobs in the hospitality and tourism industry. In 2000, the number stood at 60. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock experiencing explosive job growth in hospitality and tourism]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[RappU, Rapp public schools awarded PATH grants]]>
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    <![CDATA[All told, PATH awarded nine grants for projects focused on safety, children's wellness and family activities. The total granted for these new programs is $72,629, leaving the Make it Happen program with approximately $150,000 in available funds for the year. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[RappU, Rapp public schools awarded PATH grants]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Clearing trails, tooth by tooth]]>
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    <![CDATA[Literally thousands of trees in the park were toppled by the hurricane force winds that pummeled the region five weeks ago.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clearing trails, tooth by tooth]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Ahhh, Spring! Waterpenny Farm hosts annual plant sale on April 28]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ahhh, Spring! Waterpenny Farm hosts annual plant sale on April 28]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[First 'Castleton Guitar Festival' takes shape]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[First 'Castleton Guitar Festival' takes shape]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/213051df-9cbb-5eb6-a5d9-0b2202eca12d-63e72422</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park celebrates National Park Week]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park will host special events to celebrate National Park Week from April 21 to April 29. Entrance fees will be waived at Shenandoah, and all National Park Service sites, on April 21. Join the park for ranger programs, presentations, ranger led hikes, and the annual Junior Ranger Day. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park celebrates National Park Week]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/09988656-381d-5801-b4fc-05cc51080a1c-7d86117c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Student's amazing trek from Nepal to Rappahannock leads to Botswana]]>
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    <![CDATA[Medge's adventure almost didn't happen. The Nepalese Civil War was in one of its bloodiest periods, with the Maoist Communist Party fighting the Nepalese government. More than 13,000 people died in the decade long conflict, with thousands more injured and missing. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Student's amazing trek from Nepal to Rappahannock leads to Botswana]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5ae6411b-d208-5ea2-bf58-f11aabfed9f3-93999c99</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Northam signs order to improve state air, water and public health]]>
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    <![CDATA[The governor's office calls this order is the first step in the process of reinforcing the importance of a state agency that has seen its staff cut by 30 percent and its budget cut by nearly $60 million over the past decade. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Northam signs order to improve state air, water and public health]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bluemont Concert Series ends its programs]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bluemont Concert Series ends its programs]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Warrenton Dermatology hosts Open House, welcomes new specialties]]>
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      <![CDATA[Warrenton Dermatology hosts Open House, welcomes new specialties]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/4b6ab58f-fa59-5e17-b17d-45223eccbcbd-06ed729a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Four times more Rapp residents commute elsewhere to work than earn living in county]]>
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    <![CDATA[Approximately 2,025 Rappahannock residents regularly commute to other surrounding counties for employment compared to only 531 Rappahannock residents who are fortunate enough to make a living inside the county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Four times more Rapp residents commute elsewhere to work than earn living in county]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2905ed7b-9c40-58d5-a875-8951cb13bc1b-f7448cb9</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Like mopeds like guns?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Most of our transactions with DMV can now be done online. If we have no problem with the requirement for a hunting license or boat registrations why not register our guns? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Like mopeds like guns?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9cb2185e-f657-52f7-8dad-071ad8daae0d-5a892be6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Gingerbread]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was sad to see my office of 19 years closing its door but I'm happy to see it's going to get a much-needed makeover. By the way, doesn't it look more like a gingerbread house? Just sayin'. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gingerbread]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/f13a937d-1a3e-511b-860b-5532b90784d0-da26bfe1</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: What's up with spring?]]>
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    <![CDATA[A little warm weather and rain spurs wildflower, mushroom and amphibian activity in Blue Ridge forests, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: What's up with spring?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/138b26dd-4db3-5a72-bf25-f33dea2568a1-c930c2a1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Social Security: Now or later?]]>
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    <![CDATA[For older ages at retirement, the lifetime benefits would be: age 63, $326,400; age 64, $339,072; age 65, $342,000; age 66, $336,000; age 70, $316,800. These lifetime benefit dollar amounts are not significantly different from each other, and thus it doesn't really matter whether you begin Social Security at age 62 or at older ages. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Social Security: Now or later?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/eef7b4ca-0b79-5a0a-8184-ff4a6287cad7-8ff03b0b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp noise statute for Tannerite?]]>
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    <![CDATA[I was appalled and disturbed when I heard loud [Tannerite] explosions from the scenic beauty of our farm in Huntly. Please do not let this issue die. Rappahannock County needs to protect our environment and our serenity here. I can't even believe that Warren County has much better and more reasonable statutes than Rappahannock. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rapp noise statute for Tannerite?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/06b268df-a944-5259-9ccc-26358e62bc86-2cf31272</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BlueState/BlueGrass Brunch]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[It's time for our traditional springtime BlueState/BlueGrass Brunch, this Saturday April 7th from 10 a.m. to 2 pm at the Washington Firehouse. Price of admission? Just]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[BlueState/BlueGrass Brunch]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/2d0bd6b8-9ae0-544d-b423-8c3c3cc774ce-f029d77f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Shenandoah Valley Art Center in Waynesboro is hosting an exhibition by our resident artist Kevin H. Adams, featuring his paintings from his 2017 residency in Shenandoah National Park. The opening reception is on Saturday; upcoming Dark Skies events hosted by RLEP; and memories from Easter. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 5]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/57f59971-7d02-558d-b737-b6322c32e553-87e6074e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Duckie distribution]]>
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    <![CDATA[Yellow rubber ducks, numbered 1 to 250, can now be purchased for $10 each, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Sperryville beautification, in partnership with Businesses of Rappahannock and Sperryville Business Owners. The duck race will commence on Saturday, April 28th. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Duckie distribution]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/104b0e6e-1d28-5c52-ace0-36882187ad64-621ec7eb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Don't abandon current energy pursuing alternatives]]>
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    <![CDATA[I do not believe in abandoning the current forms of energy production that have fueled our economy and workforce for more than a century before we prove that alternative energy can effectively shoulder the same burden held by existing methods at a cost that is lesser or equivalent. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Don't abandon current energy pursuing alternatives]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a4df9453-7788-5cb2-aabe-93dffabe955e-61cd89f6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Huge turnout for 'Yeaster' feaster]]>
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    <![CDATA[Several thousand festival-goers emerging from winter hibernation into bright sunshine descended on Sperryville last Saturday for spectacular Yeaster celebration offerings of roasted lamb and oysters, grilled veggies and breads, spicy brats and fermentables -- and of course barrels of craft beer and other libations. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Huge turnout for 'Yeaster' feaster]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1833eb9e-5c37-5329-b44c-c344d81d1f59-2109ba74</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Nuisance & problem wildlife in Rapp]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bears are foraging and deer are grazing again in Rappahannock County as we move into April. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries explains how property owners can best prevent or resolve conflict with wildlife through these easy techniques. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Nuisance & problem wildlife in Rapp]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e373ee90-15ca-5405-a715-3e6b80e2b13a-64aee617</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Angels usher in Easter]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Angels usher in Easter]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f5e2f38b-9146-5b27-9c92-68a8b3e23aa8-cfc4d0ac</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 5]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 1, 1999: Elizabeth Lee-Harris went before the Rappahannock County Planning Commission on Nov. 17 with an application to change a 36.4 acre plot of land near the town of Sperryville from agriculturally zoned to rural residential. The commission decided not to approve the application. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 5]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3e67400d-aae9-597d-b264-22f107340672-ae378d2d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 5]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Town Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 9, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights of the agenda include consideration and possible authorization of a public hearing of an ordinance to address P to P (Nee Air BnB's). [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for April 5]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/055e8386-5518-542b-b5ef-82c07dd9bd2a-88451ea2</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-04-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Connie, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hello. I'm a 7-year-old, 14-pound Jack Russell Terrier mix named Bonnie, which is the Scottish word for pretty as in a bonnie girl. I'm not sure what other breed I'm mixed with but I know it has longer legs than a Jack Russell. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Connie, your new best friend]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Hampton; Barbara Hudson, trustee of the Barbara Hudson Living Trust to Kathleen Ann Stewart, 35.7055 acres, $435,000, deed bargain sale. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 46th running of the Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point is all set for this Saturday at Ben Venue; Rapp Nature Camp is holding a series of nature education outings for adults this year; and the]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday, March 31: 3:38 p.m. -- Resettlement Road, Huntly, stroke, companies 1, 3 and 4; 3:53 p.m. -- Ash Tree Lane, Washington, brush fire, companies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, April 2, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, April 2, 2018]]>
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          <![CDATA[Q&A on April 14 Democratic Caucus in Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[Q&A on April 14 Democratic Caucus in Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Mini-Trump' raked over coals at Rappahannock candidate forum]]>
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    <![CDATA[The heat was collectively cranked up on Republican Rep. Tom Garrett during last Saturday's 5th District Candidate Forum in Rappahannock County, with three participating Democratic congressional hopefuls vowing to band together to unseat the incumbent]]>
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      <![CDATA['Mini-Trump' raked over coals at Rappahannock candidate forum]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Blackamoor' art removed from Inn at Little Washington's living room following couple's complaint]]>
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    <![CDATA[An antique blackamoor bust photographed several years ago has been removed from the living room of the Inn at Little Washington. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Blackamoor' art removed from Inn at Little Washington's living room following couple's complaint]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, March 28, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, March 28, 2018]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville sewer system seeks to correct infiltration issue]]>
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    <![CDATA[The RCSWA pumps wastewater from septic systems in the Sperryville system and treats it at the plant off Route 522. The most likely source of the leakage is in the pipes that run from residences or businesses into the individual septic tanks. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville sewer system seeks to correct infiltration issue]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont 2018]]>
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    <![CDATA[This is the fifth year that the Piedmont region joined this national 24-hour online day of giving. The previous four events have raised more than $2.7 million dollars, benefiting more than 150 nonprofits. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Give Local Piedmont 2018]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c31fae69-8e8e-59f0-ad4e-f38262bad80f-c6d789ca</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Heritage Hollow farmers hesitantly leaving Rappahannock for greener pastures]]>
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    <![CDATA[As the Petersons would discover in due time, leasing enough pastureland to support livestock -- and subsequently their family -- is far more difficult than securing enough acreage to grow spinach. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Heritage Hollow farmers hesitantly leaving Rappahannock for greener pastures]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a3574985-68d4-5fb7-93be-85e55182e3ab-04571347</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Have car, will help? VolTran is looking for volunteer drivers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Larry Stillwell, VolTran coordinator, Piedmont Resource Support LLC, said the program was started in 2007 but tapered off due to the recession. In the past year, VolTran has received renewed funding through the PATH Foundation and is growing its volunteer base. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Have car, will help? VolTran is looking for volunteer drivers]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/edc29228-e166-5049-bbea-0e97b3c81eb9-89faee1d</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-04-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Signs that the spring baby boom has begun]]>
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    <![CDATA[One of the best things about spring is the baby boom that occurs this time of the year for many wildlife species, including red foxes, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Signs that the spring baby boom has begun]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Paint your way through Shenandoah]]>
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      <![CDATA[Paint your way through Shenandoah]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Emergency tower, schools' crisis plan on public safety agenda]]>
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      <![CDATA[Emergency tower, schools' crisis plan on public safety agenda]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[First of its kind jet lands in Luray, could whisk passengers to Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[The highly anticipated jet could whisk its passengers from whichever airport they choose to one of the smaller, less-hassle airports surrounding Rappahannock County, either for a weekend getaway or even a five-star dinner at the Inn. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[First of its kind jet lands in Luray, could whisk passengers to Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Woodville to Germany]]>
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      <![CDATA[Woodville to Germany]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Dollhouse shuts door]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dollhouse shuts door]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/43009926-ad33-5cc3-83ba-69b55090584f-f5e68478</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Inspired by Rappahannock senior class]]>
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    <![CDATA[I recently spent an inspiring afternoon with five of my fellow Lions evaluating about 30 applications for scholarships which we had received from the Rappahannock County High School Senior Class. As a group they stand out, but are notable as group exemplars. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inspired by Rappahannock senior class]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[History exposed]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Established circa 1840-50, owner Craig Batchelor has recently taken down the pegboard behind the store's old checkout counter, and then below that removed a layer of paneling, only to reveal the old building's original inch-thick beadboard. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[History exposed]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/12233288-66bf-5bd6-9288-d4212882dfff-80ac27d8</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mind-blowing forum]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was a pleasure attending the Fifth Congressional District Democratic Forum recently. The intelligence, wisdom and integrity of the three attending candidates were mind-blowing. Each understood our district's issues and offered creative, viable solutions. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mind-blowing forum]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Delay and gain: Waiting to claim Social Security reaps benefits]]>
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    <![CDATA[Waiting until after full retirement age can yield an even higher benefit. If Paula delays claiming past her full retirement age of 66, the benefit continues to grow every year she defers up to age 70. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Delay and gain: Waiting to claim Social Security reaps benefits]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3975a18c-b7df-5815-a587-934eb5440b07-0aeeb9ed</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Easter Egg Hunt scrubbed]]>
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    <![CDATA[I would like to sincerely apologize for having to cancel our First Annual Easter Egg Hunt at High Meadow Manor Farm. We had planned for it to be epic and were really looking forward to having everyone out for a fun day of egg hunting and farm life. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Easter Egg Hunt scrubbed]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/1fcc8872-ff31-52b8-99e0-3f57a20abeee-02933203</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 29]]>
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    <![CDATA[Easter is upon us, and it means black silhouette sculptures along U.S. 211, sunrise services at several churches and new spring tablecloths at R.H. Ballard from Le Jacquard Francais. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 29]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3020990a-079b-5100-b6f0-3341e894c91a-ea647ce6</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Playwright Douglas Griffin's 'Art' on stage]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Wakefield Country Day School Players performed their premiere production of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Playwright Douglas Griffin's 'Art' on stage]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9991157b-d7b5-5900-a2bf-4740a8ce3c6d-d3868893</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Grimsley report: Intelligent, organized, lucid]]>
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    <![CDATA[It is the clearest, most informative report on the schools' annual budget that we have seen in 37 years. We especially appreciate the intelligent, organized, lucid presentation of the state of our public schools. We have longed for an annual budget report that begins with a precise statement of the schools' educational goals for our children. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Grimsley report: Intelligent, organized, lucid]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3f1964f9-18b8-54f0-ae9e-289fbcee9311-8fe589b0</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Good People flock to RAAC Theatre]]>
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    <![CDATA[The actual Good People are of course the six experienced actors, gathered together by director Peter Hornbostel. The play will be performed again this coming Friday and Saturday nights, March 30 and 31st at 8 p.m. at the RAAC Theatre. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Good People flock to RAAC Theatre]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/c09019c0-2f2e-5e43-95a5-b2fcb4e88979-f68fe187</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Happy Easter -- but first it's Yeaster!]]>
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      <![CDATA[Happy Easter -- but first it's Yeaster!]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for March 29]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, Mar. 23: 1:51 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, fire alarm, companies 1, 2 and 7; 2:53 p.m. -- Middle Street, Washington, injury, companies 1, 3 and 4. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for March 29]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e9f6e2c8-316b-584d-98d5-662b48df0543-f7b0c7ab</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 29]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Hampton: Frances J. Roy, successor trustee for Daniel A. Roy, James B. Roy and Benjamin B. Roy to John Andrew Warzinski and Katherine Warzinski, 18.3314 acres, $175,000. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 29]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/14dcd29f-5ac2-590c-aa9d-2ae1f444aa18-09470f93</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 29]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Join Rapp News at Country Cafe at Fourth Estate Friday; Gadino wins silver at wine competition; and RappU founder earns recognition for making Piedmont region a better place. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 29]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/00bb4cd3-6665-521d-877e-fd8c38c0eeea-791c55a7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 29]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Nov. 24, 1999: Jerry and Sherri Mills opened the Amissville Consignment Shop on Saturday, Oct. 30. The shop is located in what used to be a beauty parlor. On sale is what Mr. Mills describes as]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 29]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d9353567-10b3-545e-8b82-0a75762c86e5-50e23553</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[March for Our Lives]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The entire busload of Rappahannock County residents disembarked the charter upon arrival in Washington, D.C., joining several-hundred thousand demonstrators -- including many more from Rappahannock -- for last Saturday's March for Our Lives rally. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[March for Our Lives]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8f867959-7c18-5f19-ae37-da454f5415a1-b0df57b2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for March 29]]>
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    <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors meets at 2 p.m. Joint public hearing with the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. Both meetings are Monday, April 2, at the Rappahannock County Courthouse [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and Notices for March 29]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1d80f721-2ef2-5ff9-8a89-81d8bc4d3faa-a80e552d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Explaining 'guns' in a headline]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Explaining 'guns' in a headline]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bbdfdd06-44a8-52a4-b8e8-53b4598eb140-d479188c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Conflict of interest and trespass in Circuit Court]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[U.S. Postal Service clerk guilty of thef;t and two legal cases being watched closely by the community began their journey through the judicial system in Rappahannock County Circuit Court. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Conflict of interest and trespass in Circuit Court]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/ba88b0d8-513c-5e62-b8e9-df3679dde8f6-97a3b3df</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Ah, spring . . . where art thou?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Ah, spring . . . where art thou?]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: 5th Congressional District Democratic Candidates Forum, March 24, 2018]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Video: 5th Congressional District Democratic Candidates Forum, March 24, 2018]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/5543488d-d8a5-5b2b-8227-11465107395b-2221bd28</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The show must go on -- and it shall for the Castleton Festival]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The show must go on -- and it shall for the Castleton Festival]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f995100f-d7ce-5d22-b894-b192d409f301-168b892a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[How a Rappahannock artist introduced America to the Soviet Union]]>
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    <![CDATA[To this day Adams maintains contact with the pair of artists he would get to know quite well during the time they spent painting and touring each country. In Russia, for example, when not painting rural or urban scenes, Adams was treated to the ballet, opera and welcomed into family events. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[How a Rappahannock artist introduced America to the Soviet Union]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1c63bada-1196-5288-8973-9d574755f525-0ce6923c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Snow joke!]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Instead of plowing snow, park rangers spent the lackluster winter tacking fire danger warning signs to trees along Skyline Drive down into Thornton Gap. Heck, more snow was shoveled this winter in Virginia Beach than in Flint Hill. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Snow joke!]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/77bac41a-b0c4-5920-95aa-94544f1166c3-04cc1efb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for March 22: Knights in white armor]]>
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    <![CDATA[Both were in the immediate area at the exact time of her collapse, and so they together were on the scene before the Amissville Fire Department could arrive. As several of the congregation stood close by, CPR was administered while Pastor Pittman, with hands tightly clasped, prayed to the Good Lord. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for March 22: Knights in white armor]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f18a8f93-af45-583b-b6b4-a60b9ee53bae-999bcb99</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kaine preps for re-election, faces GOP field that courts controversy]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kaine feels that the Trump administration hasn't done nearly enough to combat Russian efforts to meddle in future American elections. Other broadsides may not be quite so exotic but just as controversial. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kaine preps for re-election, faces GOP field that courts controversy]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Let's stop the nonsense]]>
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    <![CDATA[t's time we demand and demonstrate real leadership. Asking our county government to adhere to the rule of law is not a distraction. No more shortcuts, back-room deals and favors, and ignoring the rules put in place to protect the citizenry. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Let's stop the nonsense]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/259aabb3-fb10-5508-912f-e6c934f1d528-91c098e7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Working together works both ways]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The FOIA statutes are not intended to]]>
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      <![CDATA[Working together works both ways]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/12600b04-596c-573c-a49c-510807e170ec-12e3a09e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Productive' session in Virginia's House]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Even without the budget completed, the 2018 session was still productive and successful. We advanced our Practical Solutions to Everyday Issues agenda, reached bipartisan agreements with the governor on criminal justice and regulatory reform, and defeated $770 million in tax increases proposed by Democrats. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Productive' session in Virginia's House]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/0e485c49-c014-537e-90e2-ab9d0ec0c49e-751fb7ed</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[It's about gun victims, not guns]]>
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    <![CDATA[Yes, other schools had walkouts protesting guns, but at RCHS, we chose to honor the victims. While I hope this never happens again, I hope that RCHS has the opportunity to honor and remember all victims of school violence. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[It's about gun victims, not guns]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/9c12221d-3b8c-51f1-99bd-7177d595cc86-4f47f5ed</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A hiking Scouts will go]]>
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      <![CDATA[A hiking Scouts will go]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Their voices are loud and clear]]>
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    <![CDATA[For the first time in more than a year, I am actually beginning to feel hopeful. The youth of our country, indeed those right here in Rappahannock County, have inspired me that change is possible and so I plan to be more active in the fight to reduce gun deaths. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Their voices are loud and clear]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/925de094-ddd2-568c-9986-b2bdc08177f3-3ff14547</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 22]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 22]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/aab6a694-b6f8-5bf9-82a8-b66326beddbb-74b69e3f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for March 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Belle Meade's comic rendition of historical events performance is a 'smash,' in the face; and Panther football standout preps for college ball with Fork Union Military Academy. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for March 21]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/dce151f5-52fb-56cf-8920-c494ad6af1e3-5c71709d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Not in a teacher's DNA]]>
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    <![CDATA[The same people that have been denied living wages, who have watched their pensions raided by politicians, are now being asked to put a big target on their backs and carry guns at school. There are so many things wrong with this idea. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Not in a teacher's DNA]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/6d59b936-d819-55d5-8c5d-d9eb98869819-7964f554</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 5th Congressional District Democratic Candidates Forum will be held this Saturday at the Little Washington Theatre; Gray Ghost wins prestigious wine; award and it's week four of Wine and Dine month. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 21]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/85788269-10cc-5e5c-b78a-825444c1c2b1-0709a525</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 17 1999: Pursuing the issue raised by council member Alice Butler at its October meeting, the Washington Town Council discussed the possibility of regulating helicopter landings within town boundaries. Town attorney John Bennett presented relevant portions of the Culpeper town and county codes for reference. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 22]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5c611e2d-4214-5253-b0cd-c567d327f4bc-03c28dbd</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for March 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, March 16: 10:39 a.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 3 and 4; 10:51 a.m. -- Zachary Taylor Highway, Huntly, brush fire, companies 1, 4 and 9. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for March 22]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/566686c6-3130-5a0a-ac80-7d4a04931bcf-37f36e42</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits: Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church, Sperryville, commercial, replace shingles, $5,800; 43 Main Street LLC, Sperryville, replace shingles with metal, commercial, $9,000. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 22]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9580e32f-f542-5f4f-965d-4dae8fc1c429-1cd42f5c</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Planning Commission meets on Monday, March 26, at 7 p.m. Highlights of the agenda include a review of zoning ordinances, alignment to the comprehensive plan, and discussion of the RFP process for Ordinance Alignment Consultant. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 22]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9ab1375b-7be4-5157-93d1-6833601fc772-2e3e31bb</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Smoot trial date set for mid-August; Grand jury indicts four on assault and drug charges]]>
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    <![CDATA[A three-day jury trial for Randy Smoot, charged with first degree murder in the death of Harris Hollow resident Jonas Alter, was set in Rappahannock County Circuit Court for August 15, 16, and 17. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Smoot trial date set for mid-August; Grand jury indicts four on assault and drug charges]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at Rappahannock County High School. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, 2018]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c007ebd7-9084-55e7-9018-a614e1272cb3-6fea5a38</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Special prosecutor named to State Police probe of Rappahannock County government]]>
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    <![CDATA[The investigation, state authorities said, examined spending and procurement activities beginning in 2016, with an eye toward possible misappropriation of funds by one or more Rappahannock County employees. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Special prosecutor named to State Police probe of Rappahannock County government]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Klaus Peters gets his 20-seat Foster Harris House dining room]]>
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    <![CDATA[The hearing ran 90 minutes on the proposed modification of Foster Harris' existing special permit, to allow new owner Klaus Peters to have up to two seatings (up to 20 persons) in the B&B's small 10-seat dining room. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Klaus Peters gets his 20-seat Foster Harris House dining room]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County supervisors pressured to increase schools budget in 2019]]>
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      <![CDATA[County supervisors pressured to increase schools budget in 2019]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Appraising history]]>
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    <![CDATA[Copper Fox Antiques in Sperryville hosted the annual Rappahannock Historical Society Antique Appraisal and Bakery Boutique Fundraiser with Silent Auction last Saturday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Appraising history]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State funding for county bike path falls short in first round]]>
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    <![CDATA[To date the organization has raised $207,000 from local community members and foundations and has commitments to raise an additional $50,000 for future costs and maintenance. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[State funding for county bike path falls short in first round]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Too many blessings?]]>
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    <![CDATA[When I started working on the tree I tried to keep thinking that it was a blessing of sorts; the maple would make pretty good firewood. Before I got the big end cut up and moved to my wood yard, I had begun to believe that I may have been given too many blessings. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Too many blessings?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Several hundred rubber ducks to race down the Thornton River rapids]]>
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    <![CDATA[The primary purpose of the race, the businessman explains in part, is to build on the momentum of Thrillist Travel placing Sperryville (pop. 342) in the company of Telluride, CO, Newport, RI, and Sedona, AZ, as one of the country's 50 best small towns to visit. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Several hundred rubber ducks to race down the Thornton River rapids]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[A miracle on Viewtown Road]]>
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    <![CDATA[Her heart stopped, and within seconds of her fall -- miraculously -- a gentleman in a white pickup truck, driving along Viewtown Road, seeing her collapse, pulled up and applied CPR. The congregation knows not the identity of this man who showed up seemingly out of nowhere. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A miracle on Viewtown Road]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cockburn rallies in Rapp ahead of April 14 caucus]]>
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    <![CDATA[Asked by one audience member whether she would need to attract Republican support to win the seat, Cockburn replied that at one of her events last week in Fauquier County]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cockburn rallies in Rapp ahead of April 14 caucus]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 15]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 15]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/aa4dd24e-bcbd-591c-8de2-c95cb19a5b05-c3a08cfe</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wine and Dine Month]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wine and Dine Month]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Capitol rolls out red carpet for RCES]]>
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    <![CDATA[Forty-three 7th graders from Rappahannock County Elementary School recently participated in the Rappahannock 4-H State Capitol Day Field Trip to Richmond, where they were treated to a meeting with Delegate Michael Webert, who represents Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Capitol rolls out red carpet for RCES]]>
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</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/cee3039f-e112-51ef-be70-fd219c00b14a-19a22882</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Fodderstack Classic 10K at 40]]>
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    <![CDATA[This year, as in the past 39, all proceeds from the race will go to benefit the Rappahannock County Park. Among the planned improvements are to make the park entrance ADA-compliant, improving the accessibility for people with disabilities. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Fodderstack Classic 10K at 40]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/da0de117-7cde-51f6-8a6a-1378691cc4db-f946ba45</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Steeped in history]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 12-day adventure included touring cathedrals, castles, landscapes, galleries, quaint villages, and historic homes. There was even a medieval banquet replete with a sword fighting demonstration. As Youngquist described the experience,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Steeped in history]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/dcaf62b7-d1f9-5d69-8364-87ac82664ac8-c3a20724</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[From nightmare to rescue]]>
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    <![CDATA[All of you able-bodied men and women out there who may be thinking of volunteering for a worthy cause, please consider joining a fire department or rescue squad! They provide a necessary, great, and much-needed service, and need more volunteers in order to keep providing critical care to Rappahannock County citizens. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[From nightmare to rescue]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/805274bd-e922-5788-8629-582735080fec-b3883420</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Harvests' are for crops]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Why not reprint this article, replacing the word]]>
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      <![CDATA['Harvests' are for crops]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Lack of respect for Supervisor Smith]]>
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    <![CDATA[Why then would the members of the BOS, who do not represent that district, assume that the citizens of the Piedmont District would want Mr. Biniek serving as their representative on the Planning Commission? [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Lack of respect for Supervisor Smith]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1214b647-a4c2-5b52-a87d-ec3fb26e8254-99916654</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The heart of an incident]]>
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    <![CDATA[I was there during the storm and was so amazed and inspired of the professionalism, competence, dedication and calm demeanor of the dispatchers, who are really the heart of any incident. To all the dispatchers you did an amazing job during the storm. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The heart of an incident]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp students stage walkout over school violence]]>
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    <![CDATA[Students of Rappahannock County High School staged a symbolic walkout on Wednesday, joining tens of thousands of students from across the country who are protesting gun violence in the wake of last month's school massacre in Parkland, Florida. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp students stage walkout over school violence]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0c830dcc-3159-556a-ac6c-1c7cc2a45b5a-1c2a1bae</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 15]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools are looking to identify students from birth to age 21 who have or are suspected of having educational disabilities. If you have concerns about the development of a preschool aged child, please call the early childhood/VPI coordinator at 540.227.0200 to arrange for a screening. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 15]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/706c7521-c5cf-5468-b3b7-7f71464ff286-f8ec20c7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 15]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 3, 1999: The sign has been up for nearly a month at 195 Main Street announcing Alan Dranitzke's new law practice. Even through the office is only partially furnished and the smell of fresh paint is overwhelming. Dranitzke is open for business. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 15]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 15]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hats off to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and more than 200 additional linemen who restored power to the county; and]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 15]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c7224d43-dca3-5f5e-a0a1-44f3672dfab7-e678da91</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Attacking the heart of Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Glennie hasn't lived here very long. I'm sure when he has time to meet more people in the community, he will realize some of Rappahannock's most stalwart citizens are realtors. Hopefully he will acknowledge our contributions instead of complaining about us. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Attacking the heart of Rappahannock County]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1a113a29-0891-58f7-8802-57c230af72fa-4e4af9f1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 15]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Stonewall -- James Jarrell and Deborah M. Mack, husband and wife, to Katelyn Cooper Kimber, 37.067 acres, $335,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty, tax map 50-64. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 15]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7c96aff7-4825-573f-ba22-eeee8427d5db-8c6dd445</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Willis: Caring for kids]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's budget time in Rappahannock. This is the time to press for better mental health services in our schools, and not more guns, so that our children can grow up healthy and safe. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Willis: Caring for kids]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2de78a9c-d8c2-59b8-8fc1-a741be91401d-d66041a4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Tom Garrett vs. who?]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Garrett added,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tom Garrett vs. who?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Gid Brown couple wins BZA appeal for rental home]]>
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    <![CDATA[In a four to one vote, the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals overturned a November 2017 ruling and affirmed a January 2016 ruling allowing Heidi and Desmond Dodd to consider their house on Gid Brown Hollow Road a rental property rather than a tourist home. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gid Brown couple wins BZA appeal for rental home]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS fireworks: Supervisor labels colleagues 'cowardly' for voting against Junk]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS fireworks: Supervisor labels colleagues 'cowardly' for voting against Junk]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Make your garden a grand attraction]]>
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    <![CDATA[World renowned gardener Cole Burrell is coming to the Little Washington Theatre on Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Make your garden a grand attraction]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9453766b-10ce-5271-9810-2bfef0983338-76e126f8</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New spring semester at RappU]]>
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      <![CDATA[New spring semester at RappU]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Leads still sought in Culpeper murder]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite the passage of more than two decades and having pursued more than ten-thousand tips, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Culpeper Field Office is still confident that the information is still out there to solve the disappearance and murder of Alicia Showalter Reynolds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Leads still sought in Culpeper murder]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Candlepin bowling comes to Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[Playing candlepin is about as New England as eating lobster rolls or spending summers down the Cape. While other areas recognize the sport, including a competitive scene in parts of Canada, candlepin bowling is mostly foreign to other regions of the country. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Candlepin bowling comes to Sperryville]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a0b1f932-fb02-5fff-b541-354644886283-e81e63eb</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Is he, is she good people?']]>
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    <![CDATA[This is a play that requires a superb cast to portray the subtleties and dimensions of characters that could easily fall into caricature. Actors also must bring out the humor and sensitivity in the roles that make the play, ultimately, a celebration of human resiliency and the triumph of hope in spite of experience. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Is he, is she good people?']]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/dd519593-1b4f-5091-bac5-4311fda72dee-8c3f32dd</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thank you to clergy, congregations]]>
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    <![CDATA[Headwaters would like to thank the Rappahannock County Clergy Association and its congregations for their generosity during the first ecumenical Lenten service offering on February 21. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thank you to clergy, congregations]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a0cf3f8a-0a12-5589-b89f-db0937348298-ba65b5d8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[The high winds came and gone, but the town is still here; Kevin H. Adams, painting exhibit at Watergate Gallery in D.C.; and who let the pigs out? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 8]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/277608fe-13fe-5128-b228-a6d07cb0cb5e-fe392bc4</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Republicans -- and Democrats -- invited to Reagan Day Dinner]]>
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    <![CDATA[By James C. Miller III On Saturday, March 24th, at 6:30 p.m. the Rappahannock GOP will host its annual Reagan Day Dinner at the Quievremont Winery in Gid Brown Hollow (between Washington and Sperryville). As [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Republicans -- and Democrats -- invited to Reagan Day Dinner]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c73cc90b-61aa-5149-9e84-ffc2145b843f-fd4e5fcc</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Access to the world]]>
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    <![CDATA[Electric down. Phone down. Internet (and all the communication with the outside world that brings) up. Thanks Piedmont Broadband. Mike Wenger Flint Hill]]>
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      <![CDATA[Access to the world]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/885eef37-ca6d-5c70-84be-033270ba944b-c0e8362f</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Defining fake news]]>
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    <![CDATA[We could claim that these vanity license plates, spotted in front of the Rappahannock County Courthouse, belong to Donald Trump's son, Eric, who still is listed as running the Trump Winery in nearby Charlottesville. Then again, that would be the true definition of fake news. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Defining fake news]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Repeat pattern of American lives]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[All these issues are enabled by the extraordinary influence that industry special interests have achieved over our lawmakers, our laws, policies and regulations. We cannot begin to solve our nation's problems until we get at this root cause. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Repeat pattern of American lives]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapid response -- and thanks]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[How incredibly lucky we are to have our volunteer fire departments -- wonderful and thoughtful people that showed up and performed a professional job containing and thoroughly extinguishing a brush fire caused by downed power lines. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rapid response -- and thanks]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 8]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for March 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lykes fund grants Rapp 4-H $5,000 for elementary students; RCES students treated to World of Folklore performance; updates on Rapp athletics; and Wakefield students hit the trails on Feb. break. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for March 8]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/04bc8458-8af2-5793-9cfb-8551c32e3093-a9ef3475</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Hampton --Michael B. Cook and Kim O. Cook, husband and wife, to Michael B. Cook and Kim O. Cook, trustees of the Michael B. Cook and Kim Oanh Cook revocable living trust, 50.000 acres, deed bargain sale, general warranty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 8]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/95547e19-707f-5e1d-93bd-adf67b1fa5b3-9ad3f774</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority meets today, Thursday, March 8, at 5:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library, 4 Library Road, Washington. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 8]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/987c381a-4f5f-5bd7-be51-b1fad7cb2ea4-d5ca04b0</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 3, 1999: Trinity Episcopal Church, at the corner of Gay and Middle Streets in the town of Washington, is the only remaining Episcopal church in the county. It has been said that the story of Trinity Church is the story of Bromfield Parish. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 8]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5db74b00-6b27-5596-bd18-c28f98639e88-ecfa0663</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County kills proposed "active shooter" training center near Flint Hill]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[According to the application, the Manassas-based company had hoped to use the 39-acre property as a]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[County kills proposed "active shooter" training center near Flint Hill]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/26ddca56-ea7d-58ec-bafa-bd74c8871db8-083713b9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, March 5, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, March 5, 2018]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pantry launches cooking classes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia teenagers may rescue volunteer fire departments]]>
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    <![CDATA[Currently in Virginia, 16- and 17-year-olds can join a volunteer fire department only with parental or guardian consent and proper certification. SB 887, if signed by Gov. Ralph Northam, would allow these teens to join a volunteer fire department and participate in non-hazardous activities such as training exercises without consent. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia teenagers may rescue volunteer fire departments]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Strong winds whip into Rappahannock, bringing county to a standstill]]>
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    <![CDATA[This large highway sign on U.S. 211 between Sperryville and Shenandoah National Park couldn't withstand the powerful wind gusts that blew through the canyon. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Strong winds whip into Rappahannock, bringing county to a standstill]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Volunteers battle windswept wildfires]]>
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    <![CDATA[Large flames burn grassland along Yancy Road in Woodville early Friday afternoon. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Volunteers battle windswept wildfires]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[How not to hit a deer with your car]]>
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    <![CDATA[While there are no exact figures, there are about 1.5 million accidents with deer each year in the United States. The leading cause of human injuries and death is when the motorist swerves to avoid striking the deer. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[How not to hit a deer with your car]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Has spring sprung already?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Signs of spring are emerging, but is spring truly on its way? Find out more in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Has spring sprung already?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town of Washington, Rappahannock Co. in national spotlight for hospitality -- and love]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County seat of Washington might be described as a sleepy little place, but who cares when Southern Living magazine crowns it one of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington, Rappahannock Co. in national spotlight for hospitality -- and love]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Missing in Rappahannock: young volunteer firefighters]]>
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    <![CDATA[The bill would allow Virginia teenagers, starting at age 16, to become members of volunteer fire and rescue squads, so long as they participate in non-hazardous activities. Beyond that, more dangerous firefighting duties would require both parental consent and proper certification. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Missing in Rappahannock: young volunteer firefighters]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Democratic House candidate and war veteran living the American dream]]>
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    <![CDATA[There was no more timely an issue than gun control when Roger Dean]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Democratic House candidate and war veteran living the American dream]]>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wine and Dine Month]]>
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    <![CDATA[March is the Rappahannock County Artisan Trail's Wine and Dine Month. Twenty-one members of the Artisan Trail -- an organization of artists, artisans, agri-artisans, lodging establishments, shops, art galleries and others. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wine and Dine Month]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock snowdrops]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Snowdrop Campaign took its name from the only flower that was blooming on March 13, 1996, when a deranged man walked into an elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland and fatally shot 16 first-graders and their teacher. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock snowdrops]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6a2e1deb-8725-5af9-9e56-c84596004194-d14ac63f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Oops, didn't hike enough]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Because rates will vary in the summer, we recommend consumers compare twelve months of bills in order to better see the full effect. For convenience and comparison, twelve months of historical usage data is printed on each monthly statement. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Oops, didn't hike enough]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6036e50e-400b-5796-bcd3-2f3709a27ad2-17f56e47</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Belle Meade students learn about herbal medicine, botany and making a catapult; Wakefield senior Chris O'Heir of Castleton surpasses 1,000 varsity points; Rapp elementary students held their annual Market Day; and updates on Panther athletics. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for March 1]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Child Care and Learning Center recently sponsored an exciting Nature Hack Your Space workshop, featuring the importance of natural environments to children's learning and development; The Middle Street Gallery annual Members and Friends exhibition starts Friday, March 2. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/bf2cc590-acf7-5426-8fa8-142fce78fb73-2a06d186</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Beyond the call of duty]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you to Rappahannock Electric Cooperative who took care of making sure the firefighters could do their job in a safe environment when the power lines to our house melted and dropped. They also reassured us that power would be restored before they left the property, which it was. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Beyond the call of duty]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/78d95a9f-40cf-5aba-9dde-53f4e1e649a3-b4019836</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mr. Konick's lawsuits]]>
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    <![CDATA[As long as this string of lawsuits continues, Rappahannock County taxpayers will finance Mr. Konick's publicity-seeking and unprofessional conduct. And a word to the wise: don't expect any return on your tax dollars. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Mr. Konick's lawsuits]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Throttle jockey]]>
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      <![CDATA[Throttle jockey]]>
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</image:image>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Add African honey bees to the mix]]>
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    <![CDATA[Connor is a member of the Northern Piedmont Beekeepers Association (NPBA), the local bee club for this area. He was our featured speaker at our NPBA meeting this past October where he gave a presentation about his experiences working in Brazil with the African honey bee. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Add African honey bees to the mix]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/be180355-0dfc-5fbb-8c98-91b4087cb1e0-3d170ec3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cobwebs can wait]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I hear this voice every time I find myself sprinting about and making excuses not to be with friends or family. I have also been blessed with elders in my life that have taught me 'how' to think, not 'what' to think, and that 'the unexamined life is not worth living.' [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Cobwebs can wait]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9624db22-8883-5603-8e5a-6c207a0e1080-b1c80251</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[African-American churches -- 31 strong -- honor Black History Month]]>
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    <![CDATA[A large crowd was on hand for Sunday's Black History Month program presented by the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association Women's Auxiliary, which included prayer, music, choirists, dancers, and inspirational talks. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[African-American churches -- 31 strong -- honor Black History Month]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fauquier Hospital will host a new support group called Helping Hands at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. The first meeting will be held Wednesday, March 7. All sessions will be held in the hospital's Chestnut Room. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 1]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Fergus, aka Gus, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hello, my name is Fergus and I am an Airedale mix, weighing in at about 50 pounds and 1 year old. Fergus is an Irish name meaning]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Fergus, aka Gus, your new best friend]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Prize money offered at Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point this year;]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/f75fea4f-828c-559a-b946-d0d75e1c658b-974e97b1</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-03-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rural Transportation -- Going Nowhere?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rural Transportation -- Going Nowhere?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 11, 2003: Dogs howled, chickens jumped from their roosts and old country homes shook as Rappahannock County was rocked by an earthquake Thursday afternoon, centered about 25 miles west of Richmond that measured 4.5 on the Richter scale. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 1]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Benson: Out-of-nowhere rapid fire power]]>
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      <![CDATA[Benson: Out-of-nowhere rapid fire power]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits: Thomas Woolman, Amissville, solar array, $35,636; Bruce and Joy Sloane, Sperryville, electric service, $2,500; Margaret Bright, Woodville, rebuild chimney, $2,500. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 1]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Explosion in Chester Gap: Tannerite blast permitted under state, federal laws]]>
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    <![CDATA[While dozens of citizens took to social media to question whether a resulting]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Explosion in Chester Gap: Tannerite blast permitted under state, federal laws]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Gresinger: Time has come to step forward]]>
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    <![CDATA[As I've mentioned before, change is already here. How we work together to live best is up to all of us taking another first step forward. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Gresinger: Time has come to step forward]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/485f9701-7f44-52f4-9ccd-612aa3939b77-562a4c6d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for March 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, Feb. 23: 5:51 a.m. -- Viewtown Road, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, company 3; 8:48 a.m -- South Poes Road, Amissville brush fire, company 3; 3:10 p.m. -- Sperryville Pike, Sperryville, stroke, companies 1, 5 and 7. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for March 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/f34ea55c-4ebf-53d9-91b4-e007dd81d932-b1c83081</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Zimmerman: The slaughter must end]]>
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    <![CDATA[In cases of national tragedy such as this, we turn to our elected officials to enact change. Congressional representatives are the people's conduit to execute reforms and advance our security. Sadly, Virginia's Fifth District congressional representative, Tom Garrett, has shirked this public responsibility. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Zimmerman: The slaughter must end]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6790902f-efbf-5152-a75a-11051ead4600-7d89118b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Glennie: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Glennie: See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/ea194b85-4fe7-5f06-8bc2-8e3b6638f908-9bc4ffe9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp citizens targeted in 'virtual kidnapping' scam]]>
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    <![CDATA[The scammers attempt to keep victims on the phone so they can't verify their loved ones' whereabouts or contact law enforcement. The callers are always in a hurry, and the ransom demand is usually a wire payment to Mexico. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rapp citizens targeted in 'virtual kidnapping' scam]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a4a9bf2e-f7d7-5fee-8524-38184bdbaaeb-b3bb93e5</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wine and Dine on the Artisan Trail]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Twenty-one members of the Artisan Trail -- an organization of artists, artisans, agri-artisans, lodging establishments, shops, art galleries and others -- are hosting more than 80 events and you are invited. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wine and Dine on the Artisan Trail]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/d2ffbca1-3748-5c79-b5cc-fa27bc696dac-669f6e3f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Smoot re-released on bond as judge finds no evidence of device tampering]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[As Goff and Smoot's attorney Mark Williams approached the stand, Smoot pulled up the leg of his orange and white]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Smoot re-released on bond as judge finds no evidence of device tampering]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Devoted library staff eager to assist Rapp residents with books and plenty more]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Summer reading focuses on children, it's not limited to them. Ages for the programs range from infants to high school seniors preparing for college. In fact, there is a preschool story time every Wednesday morning. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Devoted library staff eager to assist Rapp residents with books and plenty more]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/217c8134-a46e-5550-ad28-7b27943b6cdd-7af9d8e5</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Salesman's samples: Small objects tell a big story]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Peddlers, early traveling salesmen, hold a special place in early American culture. During the late 1800's and early 1900's when there were few stores around, the peddler, in his horse and buggy, became a common sight across the United States. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Salesman's samples: Small objects tell a big story]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/f46d0fb0-2787-518b-9442-e8af4e4bd675-c017c93f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Happy farmers, happy cows]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Bit by bit, raindrop by raindrop -- and occasional snowflake, as captured here last Saturday at a farm in Castleton -- Rappahannock is digging its way out of a severe drought. The county is currently listed as]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Happy farmers, happy cows]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/95d10780-5acc-5158-b806-b20e586bdd5e-1a5bfeb4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow ramblings: No place for old men]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Sometimes I ask myself why I am doing this. I don't know if the answer is because I am getting older and I wonder how many more productive days the Man Upstairs is going to give me, or if I am suffering from some other problem. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow ramblings: No place for old men]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/06d822a6-97cc-5836-a4ec-2108974b14a9-0c42bb28</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Winter for a day]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Wait a day or two and winter will mimic summer. By Tuesday afternoon Sperryville's previous record high temperature for the date of 64 degrees, set in 1961, was shattered with a reading of 78. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Winter for a day]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/66ecab84-b3b2-58fc-872e-f8eb3a93d5de-31695271</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Changing demographics]]>
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    <![CDATA[Things have changed in the last couple of decades. The current influx from the D.C. area seems to be highly educated and interested in politics. I personally think they are an asset to the county, as many volunteer for good causes and also make sizable donations. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Changing demographics]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/d4a44626-67a5-540c-9ec6-3309d833b55b-17154ce0</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Moonshine and memories]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Moonshine and memories]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/63d85c84-6b0f-5ed8-a0b8-492166922bbd-442c2e66</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Serving while suing]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Due to Mr. Konick's past litigious interaction with and towards the Board of Supervisors and the constant issues regarding the Freedom of Information Act, I find if difficult to believe he would be an unbiased productive member of the Planning Commission. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Serving while suing]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8aea0432-d63e-5673-a834-9bd283367b2a-2c5a97ad</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Pause for peace]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Pause for peace]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/27b8b61d-28e5-598c-b893-c4853e4566d3-8bd2579a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In support of David Konick]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Mr. Alcott, who does not know Mr. Konick, begins by saying that Konick has a]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[In support of David Konick]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3de5b4e4-8cd6-5361-8baa-fa17038dee57-6b7e2379</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Girl Scouts sip tea at The Inn; Boy Scouts hit the slopes; and editor of Rapp News speaks at annual Scouting Breakfast at Washington Baptist Church, March 17. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 22]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0588e6e0-9fef-509b-9900-db38413e9ee5-dd8a3500</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Social networking]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Social networking]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/53f2ce33-3760-5195-ae6f-a9c02fb84fc4-6b124568</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Constituent mailings or campaign ads?]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_653ef3d0-2505-5572-b37d-1a622fafe5ab.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[However, the most egregious part of Mr. Garrett's mailing was the page titled]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Constituent mailings or campaign ads?]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/6d326c4a-e2fd-54e1-acdd-61c19712b493-2dd5d238</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 2018]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, 2018]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6fd6b5e9-5ba0-5577-9287-9e8efde677f2-27b7c7fb</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['A snappy new day']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_e6893128-0573-574f-8789-53dab9a5794a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Now, students around the country are ready to take charge. They are planning marches, sit-ins, lie-ins, talking to the media -- showing the courage and determination that we have lacked. We must give them all of our support. Join them as they march around the country on March 24th. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['A snappy new day']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3a5be8c4-5e60-5e9f-bdf9-4c3337188879-9ea8c886</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Handing out firearms like candy]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_122bcdc7-720f-5738-a31d-938d8545320a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[We need to end this reign of fear. Enough is enough. We need to rise up and punish the politicians who don't have the courage to protect our childrens' lives. We know who you are. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Handing out firearms like candy]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6d7fafc2-6a0d-5dc5-9b29-394f563641a8-3c64a952</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fortunate times in Rappahannock]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3cb8920a-f6b7-58bd-aacc-fd28efe475a8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[It reminds us of how fortunate we are that we have things like the Benevolent Fund, the Food Pantry, the Backpack Program, and so forth to assist those in our community who face difficulties or crises in their lives. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fortunate times in Rappahannock]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/ae1454b2-88aa-527c-a400-c855b895920e-fefafdf8</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: No cougars in Virginia . . . so far]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_79af8037-87a7-5877-9542-4a092ca5a641.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Cougars may not be in Virginia now, but they're headed this way, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: No cougars in Virginia . . . so far]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/52b95899-0f5a-5200-9b87-2ce2f96b2b1a-b6fb3201</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Building permits: Terri Sload, Washington, replace boiler, $29,855; Terry C. Robey, Amissville, addition and remodel, $65,000; Bill and Sara Walton, Washington, replace porch, $65,000. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 22]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/303546aa-1f23-5461-b4dd-3b8822df8ebf-9467cab3</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What about driverless cars?]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_588578d8-911c-59ca-bd8e-8de530fbfb81.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[What about driverless cars?]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e5886eff-d9e3-5b1a-a805-3b2d18103d79-4191077f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Saturday, Feb. 17: 11:36 a.m. -- Fodderstack Road, Washington, smoke odor, companies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7; 3:51 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Sperryville, motor vehicle accident, companies 2 and 7. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Feb. 22]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/7c038fdb-cfbe-5b9e-a5eb-c36226d9af01-e218c123</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Country roads]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_20da36ce-3f54-541f-b481-3fdc0947225f.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Slightly fewer than three-quarters of the 851 students at the county's two schools ride the buses. Just under 40 percent are picked up by six buses serving Chester Gap and Amissville. So, 10 buses are needed to transport kids in the rest of the county. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Country roads]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/72ef2985-6613-5c69-b9c2-2c328f7d8e49-d277dfe4</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_49afd5fd-4b35-5888-b724-19f7cf77862d.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rapp winter sports athletes continue to garner headlines with post-season successes and accolades; and several Wakefield students honed their diplomacy skills at a Model UN Conference at Johns Hopkins University. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 22]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/9bf55e20-cf6b-5f15-aa06-4490472e4b66-8713f188</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[‘One Ride at a Time']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_c2b40fb3-26e3-57ca-9320-f2cdf8d71a21.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[‘One Ride at a Time']]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/d0151b33-bb5f-5b25-8fbf-7f7ce453bdb4-6f77fdf5</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3a72337b-252b-5d83-b900-5b77df39860a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Dec. 4, 2003: In 1952, Polly Aylor, then a young high school student, wrote her first Flint Hill social column for the Rappahannock News. She enjoyed writing it so much that she kept on doing it for more than 50 years. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 22]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/a7dbe1ba-7363-577f-9a0f-bfe77d98ae55-57cc9d1f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Gary Ford, wheelman]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_ad26915a-f7ac-5209-8fe3-5def034534a3.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Gary Ford, wheelman]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/54798dfb-dcf0-5a1a-8bf6-7f701b048e50-920d2cb7</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_5a182c6f-97f1-5d59-bacf-4d9067ebec24.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Artisan Trail Reception and Update, Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Quievremont Winery. All members and others interested in promoting their artistic talents, building small business and developing tourism are welcome. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 22]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9e865921-7955-54df-9366-c9f0617822f6-e9d21012</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 22]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 22]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Culbertson earns West Point nomination]]>
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    <![CDATA[Connor Andrew Culbertson, who lives in Amissville and attends Rappahannock County High School, has received an official nomination to the United States Military Academy at West Point. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culbertson earns West Point nomination]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/5ba93777-388e-5390-bd0f-8c8be9bf45b7-89e3000c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hola, I'm Bailey. Need a new amigo?]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Hola, I'm Bailey. Need a new amigo?]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[O'Connell, The Inn make history]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Inn at Little Washington made history this week by becoming the longest tenured 5 Star restaurant in the world. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[O'Connell, The Inn make history]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0760e4e6-c387-59cf-a198-69b493af254f-7cf01968</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fight on Fogg Mountain]]>
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    <![CDATA[Now the homeowners of one of these hilltop access points are suing Piedmont Broadband (PBB) for exceeding the terms of its lease. Ron Maxwell and his wife Karen Hochstetter, who live at the top of Fogg Mountain off Ben Venue Road, filed a complaint in January, charging Piedmont and its owner. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fight on Fogg Mountain]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9d3b2ab6-4822-540e-a6d7-7722dc26ac94-0b609958</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Pocket guide to Rappahannock County government]]>
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    <![CDATA[While there are hundreds of pages of Rappahannock County and Commonwealth of Virginia regulations and codes that public officials must -- but sometimes don't -- abide by, the most pertinent procedural rules as they affect the function of the Rappahannock County government have been compiled here by the Rappahannock News. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Pocket guide to Rappahannock County government]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/19f42800-ee68-52f3-abf2-714cc1b34154-63129772</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Inn at Little Washington to celebrate town 'relationships' during 40th anniversary fête]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inn at Little Washington to celebrate town 'relationships' during 40th anniversary fête]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7ca6dee7-5328-5bde-87f3-6d8e6afc4b4f-e179a917</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Against the Rappahannock bike path? How about concrete ping pong tables?]]>
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    <![CDATA[The PATH Foundation, which has approved a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Against the Rappahannock bike path? How about concrete ping pong tables?]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/d87fc636-d5a0-52ed-adc9-eed1aa24ac76-c2a942f4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Moonshine and memories: A cabin full of Rappahannock intrigue begins a new chapter]]>
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    <![CDATA[Robinson remembers being at the Rappahannock County Courthouse several decades ago when the moonshiner was brought before a judge -- not the first or last time the law caught up with him. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Moonshine and memories: A cabin full of Rappahannock intrigue begins a new chapter]]>
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<url>
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    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Chaos in Konick's wake]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Konick's lack of empathy, hate filled speech, lack of any sense of compassion prevents him from representing the interests of ALL and should bar him from involvement in ANY local public office, permanently. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Chaos in Konick's wake]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/486a6fd6-4605-5e90-b3c6-2daccadb4a37-c47a902b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Read the small print]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[You may think his message to seniors is just another piece of political campaign propaganda, but it notes,]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Read the small print]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7e356344-8b80-56ed-89c6-235889c0f922-95401cfe</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Presenting the most recent graduate of the Class of 1966]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bonnie Jean Behrendt -- formerly Bonnie Jean Jenkins, for those who might have sat next to her in class -- has finally been presented with her 1966 Rappahannock County High School diploma during a special ceremony Tuesday evening. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Presenting the most recent graduate of the Class of 1966]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/36a808c2-5569-58b1-8cfc-90e1d0df2de1-dddf67aa</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Winter or spring?]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Freezing fog enveloped lower elevations of Rappahannock County late last week, transforming hillsides like this one in Gid Brown Hollow into a frosty shimmering white. Much needed rainfall and warmer temperatures arrived for the weekend. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Winter or spring?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d804bbf3-e215-59e8-9764-b061d63d0357-a5da737a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Taryn Weaver brings Harriet Tubman to life]]>
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    <![CDATA[On Saturday afternoon, actress Taryn A. Weaver gave a vivid portrayal of Harriet Tubman in a 30 minute monologue before an audience of about 40 at the historic Scrabble School in Castleton. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Taryn Weaver brings Harriet Tubman to life]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1ce07d70-3feb-59a4-a01a-78b0a13ba53d-80564580</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trout Addiction A gateway to local lakes, rivers and streams]]>
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      <![CDATA[Trout Addiction A gateway to local lakes, rivers and streams]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb 15.]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Old Rag Master Naturalists (ORMN) have recently expanded their role in the Child Care and Learning Center's Children-in-Nature Program; and Washington VFR All You Eat All You Can Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 17. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb 15.]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/b9de9db0-9b15-561b-8dfa-816d627ed494-5b5cca09</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Love is all you need . . .]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Waldorf-based cooperative school in Sperryville showed its appreciation to the]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Love is all you need . . .]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/a5183ea6-2c9a-5922-a7b8-0138decd5769-133b1d63</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Beat the winter blues with nature walks and talks]]>
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    <![CDATA[If you have the winter blues or blahs, try attending some upcoming nature walks and talks, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Beat the winter blues with nature walks and talks]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/082be2e4-fee5-5d09-bf79-77f312a82a89-65c9166a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Drive-thru ashes]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Drive-thru ashes]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e74bf065-12b6-50dd-89bf-f47fc9f3d01f-f2ccd5c2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 15]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_4aaab494-ac7b-5e4a-b4e4-8b67e14f3594.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Five Rapp wrestlers head to states in Salem this weekend; The Wakefield Country Day School Unity Club recently welcomed guest speaker and congressional candidate Leslie Cockburn; and Rapp alum on Tech's dean's list. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 15]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/4c3ca5c4-b038-5da2-bcaf-b9fe4cea96d0-1cf423fe</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 15]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Sept. 22, 1999: David and Marilyn Armor of Sharp Rock Vineyards and Bed & Breakfast have, through sheer determination and hard work, developed an idyllic setting in the shadow of Old Rag. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 15]]>
    </image:title>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/07e91a39-719f-5600-bc62-731f6d0799de-c46de5a4</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 15]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Businesses of Rappahannock will have its quarterly networking event (formerly Biz-Link) at Gadino Cellars on Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 5-7 p.m. Come early and meet your Businesses of Rappahannock board of directors at 4:30. Food and drink at 5. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 15]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3d41ec33-d40e-5149-99a8-d5b9cef928b5-4436b1f4</loc>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 15]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 15]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Boom!]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office said it was inundated with phone calls early yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon around 1:45 p.m., with concerned citizens reporting a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Boom!]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb.15]]>
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    <![CDATA[Town of Washington Clarissa L. Leggett to Laura Cooper Massie, 0.8731 acres, $525,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty, tax map 20A-1-13. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb.15]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Quiet spot discovered 30 years ago endures today]]>
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    <![CDATA[At Nature Camp my sense of wonder was encouraged and rewarded. I learned many facts about the animals and plants and atmosphere around me. More importantly, though, I learned how to respect, protect and be a part of the natural world. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Quiet spot discovered 30 years ago endures today]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Brenda Garton's legacy -- and 14-page report]]>
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      <![CDATA[Brenda Garton's legacy -- and 14-page report]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Supervisors approve fire and rescue agreement; Konick nomination to Planning Commission hits a snag]]>
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    <![CDATA[The fire/EMS agreement signed by all seven fire and rescue companies in the county, states that it is]]>
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      <![CDATA[Supervisors approve fire and rescue agreement; Konick nomination to Planning Commission hits a snag]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a83e11ae-dd7d-50b6-a860-752f9c0897c0-f0933763</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Congressional hopeful sees ways to preserve Rappahannock agriculture, viewshed]]>
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    <![CDATA[Approached by members of his Democratic party, Sneathern ultimately agreed to toss his hat into the primary ring, facing fewer than a handful of fellow Democratic candidates who include Rappahannock County's Leslie Cockburn. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Congressional hopeful sees ways to preserve Rappahannock agriculture, viewshed]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp residents with dementia, other disorders, helped by PATH grant]]>
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    <![CDATA[The PATH Foundation has awarded a $9,150 grant to the Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office for the Project Lifesaver program, a tracking system that locates persons prone to wandering, such as those suffering from autism, dementia or other cognitive disorders. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp residents with dementia, other disorders, helped by PATH grant]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County historical documents for sale on eBay]]>
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    <![CDATA[An intriguing batch of county historical documents, including letters signed by U.S. congressmen and anti-dueling oaths signed by local government officials, has shown up for sale on eBay for $688. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[County historical documents for sale on eBay]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/30c25718-de19-5642-a903-b06b6ba85ca6-88cd9c62</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Garrett files for second term; Cockburn outperforms opponents in contributions]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cockburn said she received more than four times the contributions as Democrats Andrew Sneathern and more than three times Ben Cullop's total in a primary race that will be decided in May. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Garrett files for second term; Cockburn outperforms opponents in contributions]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp landowners place 327 acres into conservation in 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp landowners place 327 acres into conservation in 2017]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sparkle after the storm]]>
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    <![CDATA[Precipitation that first fell as snow Sunday morning quickly changed over to sleet and freezing rain in much of Rappahannock County. By the time the sun broke out Monday morning the entire landscape was a glistening winter wonderland. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sparkle after the storm]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[It's Oscar season atop one Rappahannock mountain]]>
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    <![CDATA[Maxwell, whose film career took him from Charleton Heston's directorial assistant to an award-winning director in his own right]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's Oscar season atop one Rappahannock mountain]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Black ice closes schools]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County motorists were warned by VDOT Monday morning of potentially treacherous]]>
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      <![CDATA[Black ice closes schools]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/76799712-530b-554c-b321-1f16217878c8-0467b727</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Soccer success]]>
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      <![CDATA[Soccer success]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Going Nowhere?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Going Nowhere?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A fond farewell]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ms. Garton's factual, positive, comments as to the state of our county government, assessment of what is going well and what her recommendations are for going forward to make our government function well in today's world/environment are a breath of fresh air. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A fond farewell]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e06b0c64-7257-58b6-bdf8-c7ef2b3012fc-343054de</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Child's play]]>
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    <![CDATA[Time for the RCCE to put an end to their perplexingly weak, defensive and adolescent posture and divulge their donor list so all can make fact-based judgments about the group. I suggest that the RCCE play an old game from their childhood: It's called,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Child's play]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/805a8763-33ab-5f36-8846-67f0de085d8f-c252369b</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Paying for our suicide]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[While our Congressman Tom Garrett voted against additional disaster assistance to the victims of Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria, (H.R. 4667); he voted in favor of the tax overhaul which continues the giveaway of our tax money to the fossil fuel industry. We should think about that. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Paying for our suicide]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/905c2365-d0fa-5888-bb7c-985dd319892f-97c63734</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Foundation's first event]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[The Neiswanger Foundation at High Meadow Farm in Flint Hill is geared towards the preservation of carriage driving, fox hunting, and heritage breeds, we are having an Easter Egg Hunt March 31 at noon. This event is free to the public. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Foundation's first event]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/8cb9cadf-1cdf-5f5c-b995-4be08db11e58-b5f879f3</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-02-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[The La Cafamore String Trio are performing this Saturday afternoon, Feb. 10, at Washington Baptist Church; and a reminder to everyone that February is Heart Month. So let's make blood pressure control our goal. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 8]]>
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          <![CDATA[The drivers of 'Going Nowhere?']]>
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      <![CDATA[The drivers of 'Going Nowhere?']]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington Council meets on Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include a VDOT presentation on 2018 street repaving, a presentation by the Inn at Little Washington on their 40th anniversary Labor Day weekend celebration. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 8]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meet Charlie, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[The California wildfires brought me here to RAWL. My name is Charlie and I am a West Highland White Terrier mix, 2 years old, and weigh 15 pounds. I hail from Los Angeles and waited with a lot of other dogs in boarding because of the fires before I got to RAWL. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Charlie, your new best friend]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sept. 15, 1999: Artist Michelle Powell of Woodville left for Colorado on Sept. 11. She took with her a tribute to those who survived the shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. last April. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Feb. 8]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 8]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 8]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb.8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Lawrence S. Conners to Lakota Adzemovic and Katherine E. Adzemovic, 3 tracts, $199,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb.8]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Feb. 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sunday, Feb. 4: 1:42 a.m. -- Moore Lane, Flint Hill, general illness; 11:18 a.m. -- Zachary Taylor Highway, Flint Hill, motor vehicle accident; 12:36 a.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, motor vehicle accident. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Feb. 8]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Feb 4, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Feb 4, 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Despite single protest, Konick nominated to become BZA's rep to Planning Commission]]>
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    <![CDATA[at this past week's meeting, Konick was nominated to take Bird's place among the planners. Bird indicated he was open to rotating off the Planning Commission, but during the BZA vote to send Konick's nomination to the Board of Supervisors for approval, Bird voted no. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Despite single protest, Konick nominated to become BZA's rep to Planning Commission]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Murder suspect Randy Smoot back in jail for alleged tampering with monitoring bracelet]]>
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      <![CDATA[Murder suspect Randy Smoot back in jail for alleged tampering with monitoring bracelet]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-04T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Great Harvest prides itself in using quality, wholesome ingredients]]>
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    <![CDATA[A No-Shortcuts Approach]]>
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      <![CDATA[Great Harvest prides itself in using quality, wholesome ingredients]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville woman sees 'the light' after her heart stops beating]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville woman sees 'the light' after her heart stops beating]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Record-breaking event for Benevolent Fund]]>
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    <![CDATA[Attendees were generous in bidding on auction items, buying raffle tickets, and writing checks. When the final numbers are tallied, the proceeds are expected to surpass this year's anonymous $60,000 matching grant. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Record-breaking event for Benevolent Fund]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Hearthstone hosts program to help traumatized children]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hearthstone School recently hosted a free program on understanding child trauma and practical ways to help those who have experienced it, presented by Donna Wilson-Peal of The Child Care Network/Child Care Aware of Northern Virginia. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hearthstone hosts program to help traumatized children]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[They grow up so fast...]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jessica Jenkins shared this photo of a recent scene in teacher Jennifer Deal's classroom at Rappahannock County Elementary School. To celebrate 100 days of school, the first graders, including Jenkins' son Wyatt (with the walker), dressed up as more senior citizens. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[They grow up so fast...]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Creative movements underway at MPT and Healing Arts]]>
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    <![CDATA[You might have heard that things are changing at Washington Mountainside Physical Therapy (MPT) and Healing Arts with Ginger Hill Antiques coming under new management. The bottom line? The change is growing by leaps and bounds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Creative movements underway at MPT and Healing Arts]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Baseball Hall of Famer, Washington mayor heap praise on Patrick O'Connell]]>
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    <![CDATA[Baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr., aka.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Baseball Hall of Famer, Washington mayor heap praise on Patrick O'Connell]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 1]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Feb. 1]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The climate IS changing]]>
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    <![CDATA[Yes, the climate is changing. Not just our air, ocean, land climate, but alas our social climate in Rappahannock. It's as if this place we love has become part of a Monty Python episode/movie or something feudal or feud-all. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The climate IS changing]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Anybody in there?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park is home to numerous centuries-old trees, including this giant hardwood with a tremendous tree hollow that hiker Kathy McNitt peers into below Hazel Mountain. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Anybody in there?]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Put anger aside and help us help county]]>
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    <![CDATA[We understand that some are upset by the changing local politics. We hope they can put their anger aside and work together to help our county. We encourage open and honest debate on the issues and challenges. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Put anger aside and help us help county]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Black Folk Art in America theme of 2nd Friday RAAC talk]]>
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    <![CDATA[In honor of Black History Month, the 2nd Friday RAAC Talk on Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. will look at that dazzlingly successful show and will examine its ongoing impact today. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Black Folk Art in America theme of 2nd Friday RAAC talk]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['My meringue just drooped']]>
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    <![CDATA[She's famous for her pies, but she's probably got more volunteer hours than most of us between the fire department, her church, and the Relay for Life. She's a very special woman and will be missed. Thank you Mary Frances! [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['My meringue just drooped']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ddc1cf07-693f-5971-af6f-074888d7f38f-169eaf90</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[End result of hay and crops]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was however used to haul away and spread on the land the end result of hay and crops after having been consumed by the animals. To some it is referred to as a Democratic platform, to all it is known as a manure spreader. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[End result of hay and crops]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/3ee13b29-8e70-5adb-8ab8-1642041e7099-6b724823</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: "Woods and Wildlife Conference," and mysterious animals]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: "Woods and Wildlife Conference," and mysterious animals]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Dr. King would be pleased']]>
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    <![CDATA[This year's event featured the film]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Dr. King would be pleased']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f155b208-f50a-5c2c-98d1-e60d4e86dcc1-4c6d762c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Girl Scout Cadette Troop 692 will be selling cookies at Union Bank & Trust and Girl Scout 1092 at Quicke Mart tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 2, from 4 to 6 p. m.; save the date for Washington VFR for the All You Can Eat Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 17. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Feb. 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/36bf0215-10ca-5063-90f0-c78c068a8d26-462a3c13</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[American history: both natural and manmade]]>
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    <![CDATA[Over the past several months Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke have removed from federal protection many acres of land which should be protected. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[American history: both natural and manmade]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c2ff7948-d69e-5032-b95e-088ddd5581c6-7d4bedc7</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Marriages: Stacey Lynn Fincham, 36 and Christopher Stuart Whited, 40, both from Flint Hill. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Feb. 1]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/54de2684-bee0-5de2-a3f4-79642370ba06-4963e5a1</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wednesday, Jan. 24: 5:01 a.m. -- Carter Lane, Amissville, general illness, company 3; 7:53 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1 and 3. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Feb. 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/cc0d9867-c24d-55da-82d3-7f31e6c1583c-375879b9</loc>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Headwaters foundation celebrates 20th anniversary with 20 scholarships for RCHS alumni; 5th congressional district candidate will hold a public meet-and-greet at Headmaster's Pub this evening, Thursday, Feb 1, at 6 p.m. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Feb. 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/74d31fba-4391-53de-aaae-0682e7e7566e-38e1b5b7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 6, 2003: Sharon Winter, who has worked at Cooter's Place in Sperryville for the last five years, was wondering what she would do when the famous Dukes of Hazzard roadside museum closed for good this month. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 25]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/98c46ef5-e284-5889-b7a4-eaa448aef1ab-2f52ce7b</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fauquier Hospital will host a new support group called Helping Hands at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. The first meeting will be held Wednesday, Feb. 7; all sessions will be held in the hospital's Chestnut Room. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Feb. 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9ec2748c-3ee5-5f8b-ad3c-6e34fdc15040-41419088</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hi, I'm Chip, will you be my best friend?]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Hi, I'm Chip, will you be my best friend?]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Senators suggest truck tolls, restrictions on I-81]]>
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    <![CDATA[RICHMOND - Two state senators are calling for a study on the feasibility of imposing tolls on large trucks using Interstate 81. The potential toll revenue would fund safety improvements on the highway. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Senators suggest truck tolls, restrictions on I-81]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0fc2849a-5c28-57cf-bda6-03aab3c07985-0d6f62b2</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Another week, another lack of quorum for BOS]]>
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    <![CDATA[Lawsuit proceedings cancelled for a second time. A second]]>
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      <![CDATA[Another week, another lack of quorum for BOS]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Congressional hopeful blasts Garrett for being AWOL]]>
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      <![CDATA[Congressional hopeful blasts Garrett for being AWOL]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Culpeper's State Theatre sells at auction]]>
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    <![CDATA[The State Theatre sold Tuesday afternoon with a $660,000 bid from an investor from Prince William County. Marcus Silva, President of Villagio Hospitality Group, placed the bid. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper's State Theatre sells at auction]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Biggest crowd ever for Rapp MLK observance]]>
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      <![CDATA[Biggest crowd ever for Rapp MLK observance]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A toast to the queen]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ruby Dwyer of Old Hollow celebrated her 90th birthday last Friday, January 19th. On Saturday, her three children -- Kathy, Sam and Gary Dwyer -- threw their mom a wonderful birthday party attended by dozens of her friends at Trinity Episcopal Church. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A toast to the queen]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Park from every angle]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kevin H. Adams, Shenandoah National Park's 2017 artist in residence, appears alongside Susan Sherman, executive director of the Shenandoah National Park Trust, at Saturday evening's unveiling of Adams' impressive 40 works from his residency. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Park from every angle]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/ed350101-a76e-53fb-b0e9-eb7d11ec93d1-ccb9daee</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Opportunities amid challenges for local farms]]>
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    <![CDATA[More than 100 local farmers and other interested residents turned out last Saturday at the Washington Fire Hall to talk about the state of agriculture in Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Opportunities amid challenges for local farms]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Days -- and farms -- gone by]]>
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    <![CDATA[This old rusted farm wagon, which certainly hauled plenty of hay and others crops in its day, came to a final stop in a field bordering Fodderstack Road between Washington and Flint Hill. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Days -- and farms -- gone by]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/8b458a12-8e47-5011-8f0f-67eaeda8acab-3691f7d8</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Plowing into an uncertain future]]>
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    <![CDATA[More than 100 people from the Rappahannock community -- men and women alike -- gathered Saturday to talk about the local agriculture system and to hear from John Piotti, the new president of the American Farmland Trust. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Plowing into an uncertain future]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ffe7b9e6-6fd7-5f66-9cbf-6106ded69ed4-fd761657</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Jan. 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sperryville's renaissance continues unabated. New businesses are opening and some old businesses reinventing themselves, such as Burgers N' Things roadside restaurant being run and managed now by Chuck Shewbridge of Rixeyville. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Jan. 25]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/e804524b-5a52-5def-9940-5b14cf2d9b32-a93d4339</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Why wait for June?]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The visiting couple were delighted to be able to move their wedding ceremony outdoors, as January temperatures reached into the high 60s under bright sunshine. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Why wait for June?]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/baecd3e4-b368-5fc1-b41b-f767cca65424-027a4cf6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ramen -- with beer -- draws overflow crowd]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hundreds descended on Pen Druid Brewery in Sperryville early Sunday afternoon for the locally sourced farm-to-table pop up]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Ramen -- with beer -- draws overflow crowd]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c3a675ec-09d1-5090-a16c-0914e24fd874-9a03642a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Aiding, abetting, enabling]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Trump and his Cabinet have made egregious and embarrassing statements, which Republicans in Congress have supported by their silence. Are they responsible because they knew and did nothing? We'll see what the voters say in November. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Aiding, abetting, enabling]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6136f100-cf07-5657-9be1-70c031d2ee56-98cce7ba</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thanks to all -- truck driver excluded]]>
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    <![CDATA[To the distracted driver of the truck that blocked the lane ahead of us and failed to yield way to the ambulance as it flashed its lights and sounded its siren, may he soon learn how to be a responsible driver and citizen. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Thanks to all -- truck driver excluded]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e18d1ef7-808b-5f4e-9b78-3b94efb80ba2-3ec2611a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fleeing do-gooders]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nowadays when I hear some of our perhaps overenthusiastic do-gooders, I am reminded of Thoreau saying that if he heard that someone was coming to his home for the purpose of doing him good, he would flee for his life! [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fleeing do-gooders]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a460ee9c-fd40-5392-9c70-0f99724a3f59-5e1b94fc</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The show must go on]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[After the play's sold-out Virginia premiere,]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The show must go on]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9d932265-ac6e-5108-b41f-a17b947a3100-0ae7f504</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Walk it like you talk it]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Given the actions of these three individuals and perhaps other unknown members of RCCE, one could argue the organization has an outsized influence on the governance of Rappahannock County. As such, we believe the community should have the right to know who belongs to this organization and learn more about its dealings with the county government. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Walk it like you talk it]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/342118f9-3ff1-5600-8bf1-f9235e90cfbb-b24808a2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp Benevolent Fund: Neighbors helping neighbors]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Annual Benevolent dinner is Saturday; the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund (RBF) will celebrate ten years of service this year. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rapp Benevolent Fund: Neighbors helping neighbors]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b3bbe4bc-b176-5b0c-b9be-829deb726fea-e25257a1</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 25]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Remembering the late Loring Anderson, Jr; Middle Street Gallery new show and members; Book Barn kicks off new year; and save the date for Washington VFD's All You Can Eat Ham and Oyster Dinner on Saturday, March 10. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 25]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/79c1608c-e8ab-5168-bdf2-18ae0a856251-57d9fdb2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Jan. 25]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Belle Meade students hit the trails and slopes; four RCHS students earn chairs in All-District XIV Band; updates on Panther winter athletics and WCDS student competes for National Geographic Geography Bee. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for Jan. 25]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/5a3c0866-8b48-5e31-865f-e2df5fc63f90-9f2a56bd</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Realizing the dream: The Inn at Little Washington celebrates 40 outstanding years]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Build it and they will come: Patrick O'Connell reflects on four decades and launches charitable foundation amid anniversary. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Realizing the dream: The Inn at Little Washington celebrates 40 outstanding years]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/6f2f4163-9a21-526a-89b6-e8426165aafc-6a11c287</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/80d02bc0-eb86-5a23-94a5-54401b096ed6-5ace7717</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 25]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Hawthorne: Liis Edwards, successor trustee of the Ants Leetmaa trust to Andrew Shea Leech and Jennifer Jacobs Leech, husband and wife, 31.556 acres, $515,000, deed bargain sale, special warranty. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 25]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/c826b694-e1a8-5ef7-af88-a20dba4af472-fc78fddd</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 25]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 25]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/53b75f4c-c73a-58dc-9045-a73bb8bf9d85-f95b460f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fire Levy Board meets on Tuesday, Jan. 30, at the Rappahannock County Library, 4 Library Road, Washington. Agenda includes: Review and approval of firelevy bills for June through December 2017 and Fire and Rescue services budget process. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 25]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f6705eb0-b03a-51d0-b86d-3981472f1cdb-f56f18b5</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town of Washington postal clerk charged with theft]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Patricia J. Zelaya-Christman, until recently a U.S. Postal Service clerk in the town of Washington, has been arrested by the United States Postal Inspection Service on charges of stealing money from the post office on Main Street. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington postal clerk charged with theft]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/7ee2f357-6fdc-50e4-b30e-735fb445e5fd-b5259417</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 25]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Oct. 30, 2003: Clear skies and crisp fall temperatures, Donald and Denise Chandler took off from an open field at their home on Fodderstack Road into the wild blue yonder at the break of day on Saturday for a]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 25]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/cffa991e-9d9a-59c1-a423-7e3c40d41bc5-1da2adb3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Jan. 25]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Friday, Jan. 19: 2:37 a.m. -- Jericho Road, Flint Hill, stroke, companies 1, 3, 4 and 9; 1:56 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, public service, company 1; 2:03 p.m. -- Chilton Lane, Sperryville, structure fire, companies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Jan. 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper State Theatre sells at auction]]>
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    <![CDATA[The State Theatre sold Tuesday afternoon with a $660,000 bid from an investor from Prince William County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Culpeper State Theatre sells at auction]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Dollars from Northern Piedmont Community Foundation flow into Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Longtime Rappahannock resident Richard Lykes, who passed away in 2009, helped pave the way to today's success. Administering his generous $2 million bequest, the NPCF through the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dollars from Northern Piedmont Community Foundation flow into Rappahannock]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[No-shows in the New Year: Board divide continues]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Special Meeting of the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors scheduled for 2 p.m. last Thursday, Jan. 11, surrounding defending the latest lawsuit filed against the county government, was abruptly canceled after two supervisors informed county officials at the last moment that they would be no-shows. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[No-shows in the New Year: Board divide continues]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Building on success]]>
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      <![CDATA[Building on success]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock home, land sales up in 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock home, land sales up in 2017]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[More transparency of Virginia House]]>
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    <![CDATA[RICHMOND -- Advocates for government transparency are applauding the Virginia House of Delegates for ending its practice of allowing committees and subcommittees to kill legislation in secret with unrecorded voice votes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[More transparency of Virginia House]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Ash Tree die-off focus of grant in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shenandoah National Park has awarded the 2018 Shenandoah National Park Trust Research Grant to a team from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ash Tree die-off focus of grant in Shenandoah National Park]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp Electric Co-op warns of higher heating bills due to frigid weather]]>
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    <![CDATA[During December and into January, the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative's (REC) service area experienced record-breaking cold temperatures that put heating systems into overdrive and increased electricity use. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Electric Co-op warns of higher heating bills due to frigid weather]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Scrabble painting a senior effort]]>
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    <![CDATA[Seniors Irene Timbers and Dorothy Mamalis with artist Barbara Heile put finishing touches on a lively collaborative painting at Scrabble's Rappahannock Senior Center. Many seniors left their creative colorful mark on the 10 by 2.5-foot [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scrabble painting a senior effort]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Driving our villages, one ride at a time]]>
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    <![CDATA[VolTran, a small nonprofit organization based in Warrenton, put in nearly 1,100 hours and logged nearly 17,000 miles helping local residents without their own transportation get to medical offices, pharmacies, grocery stores, and other critical locations. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Driving our villages, one ride at a time]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Diversity here and there]]>
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    <![CDATA[In Rappahannock County and beyond, President Trump has come under fire in recent days for reportedly questioning why a nation of immigrants allows people from certain [expletive] countries to enter the United States. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Diversity here and there]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/5419b77f-1064-5b3f-b14a-fa291ff6688c-8de59b13</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[It's official: Rappahannock County is a 'food desert']]>
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    <![CDATA[While Rappahannock County is often described as affluent, which is certainly accurate when compared to other rural counties in the state, there's a separate story to tell about the percentage of poor who live here who like everybody else have to travel a long distance to find a variety of groceries that are affordable. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's official: Rappahannock County is a 'food desert']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A toast to Don Winland]]>
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      <![CDATA[A toast to Don Winland]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/42dbc5d7-d112-5c5a-aa6c-3034351b9319-6a82f534</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Weird science]]>
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    <![CDATA[With the cold weather recently making outdoor adventures less appealing, Pam Owen catches up on some of the weirder science stories that have landed in her inbox recently, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Weird science]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Jan. 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Movement and learning applied with Action Based Learning Lab; logo design awarded for]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Jan. 18]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3942cd14-bcc1-5143-b861-b4cf0a990273-d1bcf354</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kevin Adams' Shenandoah National Park Show]]>
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    <![CDATA[During the summer of 2017, Kevin H. Adams was selected to take part in Shenandoah National Park's Artist in Residence Program. This Saturday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m., at his Gay Street Gallery, the award-winning Washington artist will unveil his extensive body of work. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kevin Adams' Shenandoah National Park Show]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A call for heroes]]>
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    <![CDATA[The concern Americans have about this presidency now goes far beyond party lines -- this is a person who is a danger to the country and the world. We need a Republican hero who will put the good of the country, and its standing in the world, ahead of party affiliation. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A call for heroes]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Post office opportunity]]>
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    <![CDATA[This is open to all commercially zoned real estate in the 22747 zip code, which means it can be located in the town or outside the town on Route 211 or elsewhere in the 22747 delivery area. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Post office opportunity]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[About that inauguration fiesta, governor]]>
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    <![CDATA[Richmond's Capitol Square should not be, nor appear to be,]]>
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      <![CDATA[About that inauguration fiesta, governor]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/4516b7db-705b-58b2-a476-d2e72f870dba-7581837e</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Oct. 16, 2003: A group of prominent Rappahannock men are featured month by month in their birthday suits in a calendar called]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office: Hampton: David J. Haidak and Cecily C. Haidak, husband and wife, to Diamond K. East LLC, 25.0100 acres, $274,000, deed bargain sale. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 18]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 18]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hooting at the moon]]>
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    <![CDATA[The moon was now higher but not quite above the old oak so I listened closely for the owls. Braving the cold, I made a decision: I would try to start a chat with the closest owl. Sounds bizarre. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hooting at the moon]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 18]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 18]]>
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          <![CDATA[Be a part of the solution]]>
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    <![CDATA[Learn to be part of a solution. The Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squads in Culpeper and Rappahannock Counties are all actively searching for volunteers. All training is provided -- learn how to help your neighbors and help us continue to support our communities. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Be a part of the solution]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp farm and food conversation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you for the incredible response to our [upcoming] meeting on January 20th at the Washington Fire Hall. We are looking forward to a great conversation! If you haven't yet registered and would like to come we have just have a couple more days to register for Saturday's conversation about food and farming in Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp farm and food conversation]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Jan. 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, Jan. 12: 2:09 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 3 and 4; 4:09 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, diabetic emergency, company 1. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Jan. 18]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Planning Commission meets on Monday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. Highlights from the agenda include a review of the Town's Zoning Ordinances and alignment to the Comprehensive Plan and a review of a proposed ordinance for Person to Person, short term rentals. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 18]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Choosing the right post office site for the town of Washington]]>
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      <![CDATA[Choosing the right post office site for the town of Washington]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County supervisors re-elect Welch and Parrish as chair, vice chair]]>
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      <![CDATA[County supervisors re-elect Welch and Parrish as chair, vice chair]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Murder, child porn, DWI charges to grand jury]]>
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    <![CDATA[Three people were indicted on 14 charges by a grand jury in Rappahannock County Circuit Court this past Monday, Jan. 8. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Murder, child porn, DWI charges to grand jury]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dems select April 28 for 5th District nominating convention]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County's Leslie Cockburn, a Democratic candidate vying for the nomination to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Garrett in November, received notification that the 5th Congressional District Democratic Committee will hold its nominating convention on Saturday, April 28. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Dems select April 28 for 5th District nominating convention]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/1976d3a1-17f0-5de8-8d69-2adba65a0c6f-febf5c43</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[All work and all clay: Kat Habib]]>
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    <![CDATA[Most artists are struggling artists, one way or the other, but Kat Habib struggles mostly to find the time to be an artist. When she's actually practicing art, hey -- no problem. The Sperryville potter and florist is 33 and one of Rappahannock County's younger practicing artists. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[All work and all clay: Kat Habib]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/57436b53-a6d7-5475-b875-03411739c4b0-5b61c61b</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Local Republican lawmaker opposes repeal of Obama-era marijuana protections]]>
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      <![CDATA[Local Republican lawmaker opposes repeal of Obama-era marijuana protections]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Night sky view from Rappahannock unlike any other]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock has the opportunity to become a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Night sky view from Rappahannock unlike any other]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Incoming and outgoing Virginia governors outline legislative priorities]]>
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      <![CDATA[Incoming and outgoing Virginia governors outline legislative priorities]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Media purchases InsideNoVa]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock Media LLC has bought InsideNoVa.com, two of its affiliated community newspapers and the rights to publish two military base papers from Northern Virginia Media Services. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Media purchases InsideNoVa]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Gratitude]]>
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    <![CDATA[Coldest winter in a while Temp and money at zero or below [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gratitude]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Inn at Little Washington had their inaugural 40th anniversary host committee meeting Sunday night at The Inn; and the Free Clinic will be held at the Rappahannock County Health Department on Main Street in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 17. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 11]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/4e7698b6-c882-5ed8-a4b2-5aa2c3da8a33-3981bc27</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Winter brings cold, snow and . . . frogs?]]>
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    <![CDATA[December was generally cold, as predicted, but one unseasonably warm, wet night brought a strange sight on Old Hollow Road, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Winter brings cold, snow and . . . frogs?]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Not how I expected, or wanted, to start my new year]]>
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      <![CDATA[Not how I expected, or wanted, to start my new year]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Winter mountaineering]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rock climbers, equipped with ice axes, crampons and ropes, who scaled several frozen waterfalls in Whiteoak Canyon last weekend using front pointing and lead climbing techniques. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Winter mountaineering]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Jan 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Updates on Panther basketball, wrestling and quiz bowl teams; Wakefield alumni answer questions about college life; and Rappahannock Electric Cooperative accepting applications for Community Scholarship program. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Jan 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[Reading, writing, mopping]]>
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    <![CDATA[How cold was it this past week? It was so cold that Rappahannock County Elementary School experienced not one but]]>
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      <![CDATA[Reading, writing, mopping]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[What stands behind the target]]>
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    <![CDATA[At some point, a gun 'accident' is not an accident. It is carelessness. Anyone pulling a trigger is legally responsible for knowing what he is shooting at, and what is behind that target. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[What stands behind the target]]>
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          <![CDATA[Red and white masterpiece]]>
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    <![CDATA[When it comes to catching a glimpse of nature during the winter months, few sightings are as striking as a bright red cardinal against a snowy backdrop. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Red and white masterpiece]]>
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          <![CDATA['Positivity posse']]>
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    <![CDATA[A note of gratitude to friends who came out on New Year's Eve to donate toiletries and then assemble them into kits for males and females. Our group pulled together and shared over 500 items to package for the Food Pantry. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Positivity posse']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Confronting the struggling farm sector]]>
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    <![CDATA[We are looking to bring together a group of private Rappahannock citizens and interested persons to explore opportunities to improve the prospects for farming, food production and food related businesses in the county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Confronting the struggling farm sector]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Your next best friend: Larissa]]>
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    <![CDATA[I'm Larissa, another of the canine refugees from the Florida hurricane. We've all been so grateful that RAWL was here to help us. I'm a Jack Russell and some other cool kind of terrier mix, I'm about 7 months old, and weigh an adorable 15 pounds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Your next best friend: Larissa]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/06afd12b-818a-54cc-9079-718de6f1010e-dc048ca4</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp depends on park visitors]]>
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    <![CDATA[This summer, the fee for a vehicle will go from $25 to $70. When I bought my senior pass in 1994, the cost was $10. Now, it will cost $80. This is part of a Republican effort to transfer tax supported maintenance costs to users in order to provide tax breaks for the very wealthy. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp depends on park visitors]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Bone-chilling, pipe-freezing cold]]>
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    <![CDATA[Seen here in Shenandoah National Park last Saturday, friends photograph visitor Jing Tiam as he slip-slides his way across the base of Dark Hollow Falls, which was frozen solid top to bottom. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bone-chilling, pipe-freezing cold]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors meets at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, Jan. 11, at the County Visitors Center. Agenda includes: Approve resolution authorizing county attorney to represent board members, former board member, and former interim county administrator sued in individual capacities in Marian M. Bragg vs. Board of Supervisors. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aug. 4, 1999: Sunnyside Farms owner and AOL executive David Cole has recently concluded an agreement to provide equity financing to Walnut Acres Organic Farms. The $4,000,000 deal will give Cole a majority stake in the firm. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Jordan Muirhead, Amissville, electric and plumbing in accessory building, $3,500; Catherine Taylor, Woodville, pergola, $4,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Winter and snow are here but so is the drought; Front Royal awarded development grant from outgoing governor; Rapp-Rapidan shuttle to Charlottesville; and Agriculture Department targets invasive beach weeds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Smoot murder charge goes to grand jury]]>
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    <![CDATA[After a preliminary hearing in Rappahannock County District Court on December 28, Judge Melissa Cupp certified the first degree murder charge against Flint Hill resident Randy Smoot to a grand jury. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Smoot murder charge goes to grand jury]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Candidate on camera]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of Rappahannock County's 4-H Film Club recently interviewed county resident Leslie Cockburn, who is running for Congress. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Candidate on camera]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/583033ca-0bec-50d4-a7ad-8c6e3ac903c8-660120e7</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS hit with yet another lawsuit over FOIA]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local llama farmer Marian Bragg filed her petition for declaratory judgement in Rappahannock County Circuit Court on December 28. This is her second suit against the BOS for allegedly violating FOIA [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS hit with yet another lawsuit over FOIA]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[BZA approves family apt amid confusing zoning ordinance]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals on December 27 voted unanimously to approve a special use permit application for a family apartment to be built on Cabin Lane in Amissville. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BZA approves family apt amid confusing zoning ordinance]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Is your well water safe to drink?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Well owners are often unaware of the possible causes of contamination to their water. Older wells may not be sealed properly near the surface or their source of water may be shallow and influenced by potential pollutant sources like feedlots, septic systems, and other land uses. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Is your well water safe to drink?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Man killed at deer hunt; woman found in frozen field; death in Huntly]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was an extremely busy holiday period for the local law enforcement and other emergency responders, including rushing to a deadly hunting accident near Slate Mills, discovering a woman in a frozen field behind Willis [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Man killed at deer hunt; woman found in frozen field; death in Huntly]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Art captures the supermoon]]>
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    <![CDATA[The New Year's Day]]>
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      <![CDATA[Art captures the supermoon]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Cold Enough For You?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Cold Enough For You?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Ornstein here to address the perplexed, disillusioned and desperate]]>
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    <![CDATA[On Friday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m., Ornstein will give RAAC's Second Friday Talk. Because he will likely draw a large audience, Ornstein will speak at the Theater in Little Washington, 291 Gay Street, and not at the library. The talk is free, and all are welcome. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ornstein here to address the perplexed, disillusioned and desperate]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/4ee8a3cb-d546-5b8e-a16d-b32a1b786377-900aa462</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Agriculture is focus of new Rappahannock steering committee]]>
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    <![CDATA[According to Molly Peterson, of Heritage Hollow farms in Sperryville, the committee is looking to gather additional peers and neighbors who have interest in the county's current agricultural needs and its future. The committee will be hosting a public event and conversation that will also feature an appearance by John Piotti. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Agriculture is focus of new Rappahannock steering committee]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3ec339d3-fced-5a1c-9140-542782f25f3c-3cca134d</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New supervisor tells constituents lawsuits against county 'are a waste of money']]>
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    <![CDATA[Other issues of concern expressed at the meeting included the preparedness of the BOS before meetings, affordable housing, long-range planning for the county and setting priorities, the need for reliable internet, and parking and traffic issues in Sperryville. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New supervisor tells constituents lawsuits against county 'are a waste of money']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/56ba82e2-8811-5fd6-ae9b-d7500bbf1127-0c86465c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[100 Years Ago: Rappahannock County in World War 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Training went on a week later with British officers providing instruction on the firing of Colt machine guns. Men had to carry these machine guns over a mile away for a drill that involved crawling 330 feet over a mud-covered field, then assembling their guns, and firing at targets. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[100 Years Ago: Rappahannock County in World War 1]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/da99f2bc-aac3-5bd9-abf8-419cee7f7d7e-cd7abe58</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What's that odor?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Three Rappahannock County families have been placed in temporary shelter by the American Red Cross awaiting the outcome of water sample testing from their individual apartments near Massies Corner. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[What's that odor?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/7419433b-c075-58d2-8475-d92d868dc5e9-cf8a96e8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Jan. 4: Rappahannock friendships]]>
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    <![CDATA[Neighbors are practically family, equipment is shared, pastures leased, bartering is commonplace and sir and ma'am are always ready words on the lips of children and adults as well. Respect is earned, hard work expected and in such hamlets and villages, folks are all on a first name basis. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Jan. 4: Rappahannock friendships]]>
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</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/3b8184c5-98d2-5331-8103-ef2dce2bc56c-cb03c909</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Quarter ton of food]]>
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      <![CDATA[Quarter ton of food]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gay Street Gallery announces its special exhibition opening, Saturday (Jan. 20), featuring Shenandoah National Park artist in residence Kevin H. Adams; and please make an effort to come out to the Red Cross Bloodmobile on January 10 at the Washington Firehall. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Jan. 4]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/48031133-8a59-5114-b3ce-74af7e57e140-282e77c6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: For owls, what goes down must come up]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[While they are not often seen, owls leave little presents on the ground for for observant nature lovers, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: For owls, what goes down must come up]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/157f16ac-2d85-54bc-a68c-0d4f2000ef9d-9151c817</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washing our faces and wallets]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[It seems that the litigious llama lady, abetted by her disgruntled surrogate and other vendors of vindictive vitriol, has once again served the board of supervisors with another frivolous lawsuit. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washing our faces and wallets]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0ce5e095-ed96-5376-871b-f27e3f16f521-50e3ed84</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Lorraine Duisit, Washington, addition, $200,000; Holly Glenn, Woodville, electric work, $1,975. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Jan. 4]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c60bff44-1cfd-540f-a47b-06d97648ef09-e432014a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Minding the climate]]>
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    <![CDATA[Congressional Republicans including Tom Garrett, Dave Brat, and Rob Wittman also missed a golden opportunity to act on a real-world solution to climate change: charging fees on fossil fuels and returning all proceeds to American families. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Minding the climate]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8c316684-2417-5b1a-80cd-786f03377735-f0805179</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington's Town Council meets on Monday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include a Postal Service presentation on the Post Office relocation and community input on the issue, the appointment of a Planning Commission member. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Jan. 4]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/57b4bf3c-cc14-5a2e-bb75-ca6493ad0fc5-c835153d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[July 21, 1999: Tom G. Taylor, 43, is the newest member of the Rappahannock National Bank Board of Directors. Taylor was elected by the board at the June 28 monthly meeting and took the oath of National Bank Director from Board Chairperson Bet Jones on July 8. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Jan. 4]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7edee83f-7c20-55c6-b183-e3bde69cb2e4-ba22f387</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Jan. 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School (WCDS) students earned ten awards in the Samuels Public Library's 39th annual Holiday Writing Contest, including three first place awards. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Jan. 4]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/6af4f402-e215-531f-828d-7a0ea86bcb5b-907f11d1</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Jan. 3, 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Jan. 3, 2018]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/4b353975-86aa-5448-ba83-a571cfd8c17e-861e34c1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Preserving the country]]>
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    <![CDATA[Republicans! Would it not be better for you to have Vice President Pence as POTUS? He is a conservative, mainstream Republican, not an erratic, narcissistic, uneducated buffoon, who might just put us into a nuclear staredown with North Korea just to take the focus off his engagements with Russia (and we all know there is something there). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Preserving the country]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a1c31beb-8f4a-5717-8f0f-6185f2182e01-187aca83</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kid Pan Alley enlists Col. John Bourgeois for Rapp High School concert]]>
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    <![CDATA[Reisler and Toth will be writing songs with the students at Rappahannock High from January 8-10. Then, Col. Bourgeois will arrange the songs for the band and conduct them in their spring concert. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kid Pan Alley enlists Col. John Bourgeois for Rapp High School concert]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 4]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Jan. 4]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c7ed883c-d23d-54d2-bc19-98918f5ad94a-ab62bc5d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A betrayal of Shenandoah]]>
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    <![CDATA[As a candidate for Congress in the 5th district and a resident of Rappahannock County, I firmly support the resolution of the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors to oppose the tripling of fees to enter the Shenandoah National Park. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A betrayal of Shenandoah]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/5d9205f5-b15a-59cd-9a48-3d48bcf3a4f4-ab284255</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What it means to be Jewish]]>
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    <![CDATA[I think the one thing that all Jews, no matter their level of observance can agree on is that, as Jews, we have an obligation to be God's partner in sustaining and repairing the world. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[What it means to be Jewish]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/587df1b3-f0ef-5978-aad2-ab62b5e9a6c8-735b927c</loc>
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          <![CDATA[Hypocrisy and the debt]]>
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    <![CDATA[You'd think such a win-win program would be as sacred as motherhood and apple pie. But no. In its first budget, the Trump administration zeroed out the Energy Star program, and Rappahannock Congressman Tom Garrett supports killing it. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hypocrisy and the debt]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sounding the alarm]]>
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    <![CDATA[A similar aphorism, by statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke, was posted on Facebook a few days before Christmas by my cousin, Buckley Kuhn-Fricker]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sounding the alarm]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e9ae90c2-82e0-5451-bff0-558149637160-f59f7274</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[BOS tables controversial zoning changes; repeals emergency response statute]]>
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    <![CDATA[Uncertainty among county residents about how the BOS would vote was tempered by a sense of hope for positive change, due to the presence of two new county officials -- newly elected Piedmont supervisor Christine Smith and incoming permanent County Administrator Garrey W. Curry, Jr. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS tables controversial zoning changes; repeals emergency response statute]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2018-01-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[He survived the LA fires and deserves a home]]>
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    <![CDATA[Happy New Year everybody! My name is Mr. Binks. I came to RAWL from Los Angeles because the devastating wildfires in California left shelters and rescues in the area beyond maximum capacity. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[He survived the LA fires and deserves a home]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2017]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A reminder: Our holiday hiatus]]>
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      <![CDATA[A reminder: Our holiday hiatus]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/87dfb4e9-125c-5d87-996a-6b6642594d27-aecf566c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New Warren Memorial Hospital to be built]]>
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    <![CDATA[Valley Health System and Warren Memorial Hospital (WMH) have announced their intent to begin construction in 2018 on a new, contemporary medical campus on Leach Run Parkway in Warren County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New Warren Memorial Hospital to be built]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5be3b39e-87e3-5667-bc78-5ab44842873a-33a7d2f5</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court agrees to hear Rappahannock FOIA case]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Supreme Court of Virginia has granted a writ of appeal sought by Washington attorney David L. Konick on behalf of his client Marian Bragg surrounding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case against the Rappahannock County government. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia Supreme Court agrees to hear Rappahannock FOIA case]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Flint Hill man charged with firearms crimes]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Rappahannock County man who was reportedly armed and kept law enforcement officers at bay for much of Monday, Dec. 11, was arraigned Tuesday in Rappahannock County District Court via video hookup from the RSW Regional Jail in Front Royal. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Flint Hill man charged with firearms crimes]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9ef868a9-aa06-5192-878d-12fb3d10f986-27d0c739</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Native son relates stories of Vietnam]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chuck Smith will be at Quievremont Winery Jan. 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. for a book signing of the collection of ten short stories that take the reader into the everyday lives of American soldiers serving in Vietnam. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Native son relates stories of Vietnam]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5d11178e-dc21-5d31-9bf2-b6cbb76dc329-cd9913fd</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock-based congressional candidate predicts a banner year for women]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County's Leslie Cockburn is confident that 2018 will be the year for women -- across the country, on Capitol Hill, and into the sprawling 5th congressional district of Virginia, where the political candidate's ultimate aim is to unseat Republican Rep. Tom Garrett. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock-based congressional candidate predicts a banner year for women]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/c668bddf-4d39-5198-816c-32d884ef950a-7169fc39</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['The Carter House' is reborn]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Hutchens pointed out that she was]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['The Carter House' is reborn]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/16438484-d5de-581d-8096-6205575d7641-a8554368</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Faiths come together to illuminate the night, send message to the KKK]]>
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      <![CDATA[Faiths come together to illuminate the night, send message to the KKK]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/386ff588-61e4-50dd-989c-553d2a2c0794-56c1b2a6</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A Holly Jolly Christmas]]>
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    <![CDATA[There were two documented sightings in Rappahannock County this final week before Christmas of Santa and Mrs. Claus, each pitching in to help the U.S. Postal Service with last-minute holiday deliveries. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Holly Jolly Christmas]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/4798408d-2e10-56e7-b1b4-8d2d1144a5f5-66345876</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Game boards: An expression of early American play]]>
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    <![CDATA[In the early days of the colonies, life was hard, and the colonists spent most of their time working to ensure their survival. Entertainment was a low priority. So, board games were largely the province of the aristocracy until the late 18th century. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Game boards: An expression of early American play]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/2ba1135b-9fc6-5ef7-91dd-94b08af68ddb-3806f292</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Where is the 'news desert'?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Maybe it is just foolish, country bumpkin pride, but I like it here. I have always liked it here. I don't feel deprived for want of more news. I don't feel deprived for want of a bike trail. I don't feel deprived that we don't have a Super Walmart. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Where is the 'news desert'?]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Poem: Where is Christmas?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Alleluia, Christmas is here at last; For in the smile of this child; There is Christmas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Poem: Where is Christmas?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f408e09b-93a0-55e2-9279-632750316086-f5badc1a</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Dec. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aline B. Johnson was recognized with a resolution honoring her many years of service and dedication as a member of the school board; and updates on Panther wrestling and basketball. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Dec. 21]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Dec. 22: To your health -- and prosperity -- in 2018]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Dec. 22: To your health -- and prosperity -- in 2018]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Godspeed, Ginger]]>
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    <![CDATA[This past Monday, the Rappahannock County Public Schools transportation department arranged school buses in the shape of a cross to honor bus driver, Ginger Estes, who passed away last Thursday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Godspeed, Ginger]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Brick, who is anxious to find a home]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hi, I'm Brick. The servants here at RAWL told me to wear these antlers 'cause they'd make me so cute and increase my chances of finding a good home. I'm two but very mature for my age. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Brick, who is anxious to find a home]]>
    </image:title>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ad7a7926-b1b9-5c2e-8ab2-dd5bfdeca89b-76f76f6e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Magic Christmas Tree]]>
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    <![CDATA[This is the magic of one very special tree still growing here at Black Rock Farm -- the answer to a silent prayer as I was going through a difficult time. And herein lies the story of 'The Magic Christmas Tree.' [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Magic Christmas Tree]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Another perspective: Our partnership with Foothills]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Virginia Press Association's weekly]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Another perspective: Our partnership with Foothills]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/a42410f4-978c-5a2a-a7c3-23012a8f5968-ec63df02</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Love birds]]>
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    <![CDATA[This pair of love birds, er vultures, was spotted gazing into each other's eyes while perched atop a chimney in Washington. According to professional birder Melissa Mayntz, vultures are amazing yet often misunderstood birds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Love birds]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/063e74ae-5ac3-52dc-8396-98a95e11565f-d4dade9f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Glennie's math doesn't add up]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_122bcdc7-720f-5738-a31d-938d8545320a.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[So I'd say Rappahannock's Board of Supervisors is doing a pretty good job of managing salaries and Mr. Glennie is the one with suspect business skills. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Glennie's math doesn't add up]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3fbece2b-1e5a-5766-8db0-5a8033ce2169-25778ea0</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[As 2017 comes to an end and we start looking back on another successful year in Rappahannock County, the nights are drawing in, there is a chill in the air, and Santa Claus is preparing for his delivery season -- like many of you! [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 21]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/96d9c0e4-ffb5-59c1-8692-95b16ec6774b-196d2985</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[CHIPing away at children's health]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_653ef3d0-2505-5572-b37d-1a622fafe5ab.jpg</image:loc>
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    <![CDATA[If only Congressman Tom Garrett and the Congressional Republicans were really as concerned with the health of children as they are with passing a tax cuts that will benefit corporations and the wealthy. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[CHIPing away at children's health]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/69f9862d-7c2a-5bff-be98-6d92908707d8-db9976e2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Festival of lights]]>
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    <![CDATA[As his neighbors well know, Tom Lewis works very hard in caring for his home, his gardens and orchard. But how many know that Tom puts on a magical Christmas display -- heck, we're going to call it a show -- every year? [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Festival of lights]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9ad30923-4979-5be2-a052-c06d7644d2e1-0f861320</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fodderstack case not for sheriff]]>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3cb8920a-f6b7-58bd-aacc-fd28efe475a8.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Do the [Rappahannock County Sheriff's] deputies hold medical licenses? This crisis should not fall on the sheriff's office to solve. The sheriff's office is not a roving mental health facility. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fodderstack case not for sheriff]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9697a9ae-dc14-59d0-a29e-cc1d46491c9d-19507a7d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 21]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 21]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/704aeab6-fad1-5afa-9089-7b28b1f39e25-172ba2f5</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Dec. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock News will be closed Monday through Friday, Dec. 25-29, for the Christmas vacation, closed Monday, Jan. 1, reopening on Tuesday, Jan. 2. There will be no newspaper published next Thursday, Dec. 28. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Dec. 21]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c9bcc85a-f838-5463-820b-00b118350fd5-fbdce870</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Stuff your face, not your turkey]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_5d274d3e-a481-5c53-8d32-d9e983ed7710.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Roasting a Christmas turkey this year? If so, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has some holiday food safety tips that might surprise even the best Rappahannock County chefs. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Stuff your face, not your turkey]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/478c71e3-55fe-569b-a83e-80dd3b72b8c5-7afff42a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 21]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Piedmont: Thomas Freeman White to Kevin Richard Kraditor and Sherri Marie Fickel, 24.4656 acres, $150,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty, tax map 38-7. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 21]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/858a587e-a77e-5af2-b214-d2579bef6012-bd18c4cb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 21]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_3a72337b-252b-5d83-b900-5b77df39860a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[July 14, 1999 On the Fourth of July, just before the fireworks at Avon Hall, William Carrigan in a public announcement donated the Washington School property to the Child Care and Learning Center and presented the ceremonial key to Rose Ann Sharp, Executive Director of CCLC. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 21]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6abe5448-a179-5d54-a87c-798b528d7b50-6a0f8615</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Former Rappahannock sheriff to become Superintendent of the Virginia State Police]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Sperryville resident Gary Settle, a widely respected former sheriff of Rappahannock County, will become the new superintendent of the Virginia State Police. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Former Rappahannock sheriff to become Superintendent of the Virginia State Police]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fe0fede5-0c8f-5298-9790-22d9abbf3ec1-c4b9813b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Suicide threat closes Fodderstack Road for much of Monday]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Fodderstack Road between Washington and Flint Hill remained closed for the entire afternoon and evening Monday while a massive law enforcement response from around the region was able to prevent an armed person from committing suicide. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Suicide threat closes Fodderstack Road for much of Monday]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8bf5ef3b-892e-5c9b-b0ef-344d4a018d09-1e9c1d4f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[On the agenda: B&B's, Airbnb's and tourist homes]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_e6893128-0573-574f-8789-53dab9a5794a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Our total food and lodging tax revenue is slightly over $200,000, the vast majority of which is food. It may be debatable if the cost of oversight exceeds the income. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[On the agenda: B&B's, Airbnb's and tourist homes]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/d652d1fa-0cd1-592c-8337-8e372a8a1022-efd60358</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Three Blacksmiths taking shape in Sperryville]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[John MacPherson was riding a jackhammer when a visitor pulled up to 20 Main Street in Sperryville this week to see how the much-anticipated Three Blacksmiths is progressing. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Three Blacksmiths taking shape in Sperryville]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f18fa0d7-4693-57e9-ab88-fca6784e9779-0b37f6f3</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Culpeper Cheese Company taking a break]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Culpeper Cheese Company isn't going]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Culpeper Cheese Company taking a break]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/0b1588b4-fbb1-5071-a8c8-5b836937de79-e4570a4b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Do dogs see better than humans?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Do dogs see better than humans? Find out in this week's Wild Ideas.[...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Do dogs see better than humans?]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/4ce6f253-1982-5073-b5c9-02b12c490645-a93c8fea</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Christmas in Little Washington 'best' ever]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Last Sunday's]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Christmas in Little Washington 'best' ever]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8f9c4b74-5b3b-5083-a031-45b1ef9ef38b-92562c4e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Catlin appointed to Washington town council]]>
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    <![CDATA[Within minutes of the start of its regular monthly meeting Monday night, the Washington Town Council voted unanimously to appoint Fred Catlin as their new member. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Catlin appointed to Washington town council]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/64d74904-f504-5902-9846-134d6dd7f718-cb193d14</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park launches curriculum on park establishment]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Saying we]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park launches curriculum on park establishment]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8e93a32c-1106-5673-ba11-834fd5585dca-4eda2f05</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Attention nonprofits!]]>
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    <![CDATA[After two fruitful rounds of Community Assistance Grants in 2017, the NPCF is preparing to launch a single grant cycle in 2018. Thanks to PATH Foundation creating these grants, $250,000 will be awarded to nonprofits with emergent community needs to support a broad range of causes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Attention nonprofits!]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A simply spectacular day for a parade]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fresh fallen snow, craft markets, food vendors, and a most festive parade led by George and Martha Washington with an appearance by Jolly Old Saint Nick himself, made for an absolutely perfect Christmas in Little Washington celebration this past Sunday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A simply spectacular day for a parade]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8237fe14-6267-5989-972d-c5f4779f7e6e-f086d1e2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Apples and oranges]]>
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    <![CDATA[In regards to Mr. Lesinski's other comments, I will NOT apologize for pointing out inconvenient facts or asking challenging questions. I will NOT be intimidated by name calling. My motivation is to insure our precious tax dollars are spent wisely in order to preserve our rare and beautiful Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Apples and oranges]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Home again]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Washington Mayor John Fox Sullivan officially opened the Middle Street Gallery on its return to the county seat after an absence of six years. Assisting with the ribbon-cutting is gallery member Rosabel Goodman-Everard. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Home again]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/330054bc-dc07-5468-952b-6b41a7372592-00b63468</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Still counting on Aline]]>
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    <![CDATA[What a pleasure it was to celebrate Aline Johnson on Tuesday, December 5. I have known Aline for many years and join our community in thanking her for her service as the Piedmont School Board member for the Rappahannock County Public Schools. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Still counting on Aline]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e0e790ab-69dc-5a1c-93e5-0bbd116bb4e3-f3610296</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office Dec. 2-7. Hawthorne: Lillian D. Jenkins to Crystal D. Jenkins, 5.3624 acres, deed of gift, tax map 59-13C. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 14]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/a7220feb-9fbe-583b-b8b2-14f9212a85cb-e5172e60</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Benevolent celebrity dinner on horizon]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Benevolent celebrity dinner on horizon]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/a35b9cae-52f8-5bc8-a9cb-847594c22d63-a8dcfeb2</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sure sign of Christmas]]>
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    <![CDATA[As Rappahannock resident Vinnie Lainson puts it,]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sure sign of Christmas]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2281d9b5-3d49-5817-b5f7-c332f98e9ac4-96fca4c6</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Dec. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Broadband Committee meets on Monday, Dec. 18, at the Rappahannock County Library, 4 Library Road, Washington at 5:30 p.m. Open to the public. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Dec. 14]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/1eca37d5-e13e-5a5b-a29d-ddda5290fb47-802a3bcd</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Get in the holiday spirit with the Celtic Christmas Concert at Castleton Sunday, Dec. 17; details for Governor-elect Ralph Northam's swearing in ceremony; and fear not the mysterious helicopter buzzing around Shenandoah Park. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 14]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/0c5a5d20-d2e8-5e70-9435-b287814201f2-dc98b19b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Boston tower needs carriers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Your help is needed, however, in collecting signatures to present to the major cell phone carriers so that those same providers might feel the need to co-locate their equipment on the new tower. This is a community organized and community wide event. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Boston tower needs carriers]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/8014dd7a-47df-52b3-9735-a11c1562d89b-568625d1</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Elf in training]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Fifteen-month-old Lila Fotenos of Brandy Station got into the holiday spirit -- and salted pretzels -- while attending a festive reception with her parents at the Old Bank building in Washington on Sunday, coinciding with the annual Christmas in Little Washington celebration. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Elf in training]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/7e43da99-dd80-5e56-b2f1-cefc578f0749-a2171682</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[An encounter: 'We were poor, but rich']]>
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    <![CDATA[There were nine of us and dad had died when I was 2 years old. We didn't have a TV, electricity, or indoor plumbing. My mother cooked on a wood stove. We did have a garden and mom was an excellent cook. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[An encounter: 'We were poor, but rich']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9cfc6ce0-143e-508f-9df0-4e4113043cfa-9a9e23c0</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Santa Claus is coming to Washington VFD for their breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.; the Christmas Story, as told by Luke, is being performed at Washington Baptist Church this Sunday morning, Dec. 17. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 14]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c01c732d-f9b3-5bce-9cf9-3d8c217af308-60930e2f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['To Do' list for Mr. Glennie]]>
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    <![CDATA[I was pleased to read John Lesinski's commentary in last week's Rappahannock News. I think it is high time someone stood up to Page Glennie's ill-informed badgering and bullying of the Board of Supervisors. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['To Do' list for Mr. Glennie]]>
    </image:title>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6606921e-b783-51ae-9a65-7c4915a47030-26c01db9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Dec. 14]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Tuesday, Dec. 5: 9:32 a.m. -- September Song Lane, Washington, injury, companies 1 and 7. 5:17 p.m. -- Fauquier County, mutual aid, company 9 [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Dec. 14]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c1ff5329-97e4-5d02-a438-1ac734426fe9-b0689333</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Dec. 14]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[From Rapp High School to RappU, students are already studying to become certified nursing assistants; WCDS students enjoyed learning about the unique book on outdoor adventure for those with disabilities. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for Dec. 14]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/0def1c18-5561-549e-a3a8-46119597a1b9-44bc986e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Turning away from hate]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[So, in a strange way, the KKK has done me]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Turning away from hate]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/35157ee4-f18e-5418-b111-27f8ccf6f391-2040c0bf</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Early taste of winter]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[This wintry scene during the height of the early season snow storm on Saturday afternoon was captured at Jonas Jenkins' farm on Fodderstack Road, just outside Washington town limits. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Early taste of winter]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/c2b4b481-d847-5f79-addb-61c2a783b746-08c94464</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 14]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Sept. 18, 2003: For over 100 years Rappahannock National Bank has called the Town of Washington its home. That will all change as the bank closes its doors on Gay Street on Friday to move to a new 7,000 square foot location on Route 211. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 14]]>
    </image:title>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/de9a8fee-271e-56de-8f55-80d4d7486b69-aa551090</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County supervisors fire back at critics, one of whom distributes a 'Government To Do List']]>
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      <![CDATA[County supervisors fire back at critics, one of whom distributes a 'Government To Do List']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Washington Town Council's regular monthly meeting 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2017 at town hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[PATH Foundation to redeem partial ownership in Fauquier Health to LifePoint Health]]>
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    <![CDATA[Since 2013, the joint venture relationship with LifePoint has allowed the PATH Foundation to remain involved with the transition and have a strong voice in the leadership and direction of Fauquier Health moving forward. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[PATH Foundation to redeem partial ownership in Fauquier Health to LifePoint Health]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Free pole light replacement project aims to protect Rapp's night skies]]>
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      <![CDATA[Free pole light replacement project aims to protect Rapp's night skies]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A busy and profitable autumn overall for Rapp tourism]]>
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    <![CDATA[As we awaken to frost on the rolling hills of Rappahannock, some local business owners are using this time to catch their breath before gearing up for the holiday rush, while others are contemplating how they can best endure the potentially slow season ahead. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A busy and profitable autumn overall for Rapp tourism]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9dcc71f3-cea3-5cf1-86b2-396ff7d65af8-9ca19cdd</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[100 Years Ago: Rappahannock answers the Call to Arms]]>
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    <![CDATA[For this newspaper series on Rappahannock County in The Great War (as WW1 was then called), the training of the 318th Infantry Regiment at Camp Lee, near Petersburg, will be described. It is the unit to which a great many Rappahannock draftees were assigned. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[100 Years Ago: Rappahannock answers the Call to Arms]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Budding artists at Scrabble]]>
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      <![CDATA[Budding artists at Scrabble]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/e7304478-3efe-5f05-ac86-d5b1b1921342-b7e42970</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Maybe it is a cultural thing]]>
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    <![CDATA[From what I gather from the people opposed to the bike trail idea is that it is just not a good fit for Rappahannock County. We are a small county with limited fiscal resources. I continue to hear that this county building is deteriorating and this one has a leaking roof, etc., etc. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Maybe it is a cultural thing]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/2aca1ce0-0407-5dab-b43e-eb46db4d78da-bc36e218</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[I owe how much?]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's been a busy several days at the Rappahannock County Treasurer's Office, with a steady stream of county residents appearing in person to pay annual personal property taxes that were due no later than Tuesday, Dec. 5 (late payments will be assessed a 10 percent penalty). [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[I owe how much?]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a2f298d9-909f-5f61-8f05-f5dd9007bf78-445c5671</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[RAAC Community Theatre performs two more shows of]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Dec. 7]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/4e8159bc-f6b9-5d61-a5ea-9c1984c6fd91-ddda9630</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Godspeed, Aline]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[It was a fond farewell Tuesday evening for longtime Rappahannock County School Board Vice Chair Aline Johnson, who is stepping down after 18 productive years on the board. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Godspeed, Aline]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/220a65f5-e0f2-5711-88a3-bfd5b6f06bb7-8675f35a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Hate has no home in Rappahannock']]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Hate has no home in Rappahannock']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/99cb7f8c-2c66-535c-a965-a8a7604821c4-4a9d9356</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mild fall keeps wildlife active]]>
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    <![CDATA[Winter may be coming, but some animals (and mushrooms) haven't gotten the message. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mild fall keeps wildlife active]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ccf5e2b9-f17b-5c5b-9c54-4e23875738d8-586e545d</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Now that's a lot of corks!]]>
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      <![CDATA[Now that's a lot of corks!]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e82ee82a-6218-57cb-b99c-62dcf23b5544-53ed9ade</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Honored by recognition]]>
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    <![CDATA[So thank you, and thank you to the countless others who inspired, and continue to inspire me to do my best, to be the best person I can be; for my family, for my career, and for my community. With kindest regards. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Honored by recognition]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/bb3b626d-15fb-5913-9b8a-1e12c68299d4-5e7124a1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Descending down the troll hole to set the record straight]]>
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    <![CDATA[My first four attempts all eventually descended down the troll hole of calling out Mr. Glennie for his repeated habit of misrepresenting the facts and always making sure that everyone knows he's the smartest guy in the room. But I'm glad I didn't go there in this letter. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Descending down the troll hole to set the record straight]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a31903f7-3ed6-59f7-b69e-2cfd47ee6eb4-418e16ac</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Another parrot loose]]>
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    <![CDATA[There seems to be another bird loose these days: a Chicken Little, loudly proclaiming in many places that the sky is falling here in Rappahannock []]>
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      <![CDATA[Another parrot loose]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a16d56ff-0e43-526f-ad5e-9d5d14b73aea-33fdc4db</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Dec. 7]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Dec. 7]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Emerald, your new best friend]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Emerald, your new best friend]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/f4bed7a2-e794-59c2-803b-b7c1db5b947a-956e26d3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-12-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Swindler a perfect choice]]>
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    <![CDATA[If ever there was a perfect choice for Citizen of the Year, it is Jimmy Swindler. 'Young' Jimmy was one of the first people we met when Alma and I came here twenty or so years ago. I've watched Jimmy and his family blossom over the years. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Swindler a perfect choice]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8a6995e9-b047-5c64-9c29-2b2cc03bbaff-ddf417d6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Dec. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gray Ghost Winery is sponsoring a special holiday food drive to benefit the Rappahannock Food Pantry. All non-perishable food and monetary donations qualify you for a drawing to receive free tickets to one of Gray Ghost's popular events. Last year more than 3,000 pounds of food was donated! [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Dec. 7]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/97b75d86-0444-5851-a03b-f0102c1e3e94-ed57e66a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Erwin Opitz, Sperryville, Heat HVAC system, $5,900. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Dec. 7]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/7b252fa6-55af-5a53-bbec-645e496a8a6f-5f078855</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State Theatre up for auction again Jan. 23]]>
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    <![CDATA[After an unsuccessful attempt on Oct. 20 to find a buyer for the vacant historic theatre, investors are attempting once again to find someone willing to purchase the renovated building Jan. 23. This time, the auction will be held at 1 p.m. at the State Theatre. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[State Theatre up for auction again Jan. 23]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 7]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Dec. 7]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[June 2, 1999: Ed Barton, president of the Friends of the Library, made another generous series of offers at the Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees May meeting, two new computers for the library [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Dec. 7]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Dec. 4, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Dec. 4, 2017]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Active member of Rappahannock community killed in Massies Corner crash]]>
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    <![CDATA[Louise Eastham, an active member of the Rappahannock County community and owner of the historic Ben Venue farm, has died from injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Saturday evening, Nov. 25. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Active member of Rappahannock community killed in Massies Corner crash]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Voices for the voiceless]]>
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    <![CDATA[Heroin and opioid abuse is a regionwide epidemic. In Culpeper, one mother and one town councilman speak out so others might find help. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Voices for the voiceless]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mixed bag for Rapp real estate in third quarter]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County land transactions rose 25 percent and residential transactions were down 8 percent for the third quarter of 2017 when compared to last year. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mixed bag for Rapp real estate in third quarter]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Recoil]]>
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    <![CDATA[I heard the first four measures of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in my head, A soprano sang, accompanied by flutes, I loaded the rifle, the shells were from Czechoslovakia [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Recoil]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thornton River watershed gets funding to reduce E. Coli bacteria]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thornton River watershed gets funding to reduce E. Coli bacteria]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Citizen of the Year: Jimmy Swindler]]>
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      <![CDATA[Citizen of the Year: Jimmy Swindler]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In quicksand and sinking fast]]>
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    <![CDATA[That makes Mr. Curry's compensation comparable to John McCarthy's after 30 years of service. Mr. Curry's duties don't include zoning administrator, which the board estimated to be 40 percent of the job and hired a full-time zoning administrator at a $55,000 salary. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[In quicksand and sinking fast]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Theatre spotlight: Chaise Lounge]]>
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      <![CDATA[Theatre spotlight: Chaise Lounge]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[So others may eat]]>
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      <![CDATA[So others may eat]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The balancing act]]>
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    <![CDATA[2896. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The balancing act]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[St. George and the Dragon at Christmastide: Community theatre at its best]]>
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      <![CDATA[St. George and the Dragon at Christmastide: Community theatre at its best]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Captive to a 'little box']]>
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    <![CDATA[I do not have a cell phone, although I did own one for nearly a year in 2014. During that time, I experienced many nights when I stayed on my phone late and often resorted to surfing the web instead of playing outside. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Captive to a 'little box']]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock library receives $1 million bequest from long-time patron]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock library receives $1 million bequest from long-time patron]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-12-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Squawking parrot rescued by Sperryville couple]]>
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    <![CDATA[That good word, plus an accompanying photograph of the rescued parrot, was posted by Sperryville resident Dabney Hammer Kirchman, who added that the neotropical bird was carefully captured by her husband, Paul Kirchman, after she]]>
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      <![CDATA[Squawking parrot rescued by Sperryville couple]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gray Ghost is sponsoring a special holiday food drive to benefit the Rappahannock Food Pantry. All non-perishable food and monetary donations qualify you for a drawing to receive free tickets to one of Gray Ghost's popular events. Last year more than 3,000 pounds of food was donated! [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 30]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mystery unsolved: ​Who is 'Cloudman'?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Mystery unsolved: ​Who is 'Cloudman'?]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jackson: Homebridge Financial Services Inc. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Washington, D.C., 38.8075 acres, $340,646.00, deed bargain sale, special warranty, tax map 31-36. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 30]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Your new best friend: Zeus, King of the Dogs]]>
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      <![CDATA[Your new best friend: Zeus, King of the Dogs]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Nov. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, Nov. 24: 3:22 a.m. -- Fauquier County, mutual aid, company 3; 7:19 a.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, heart attack, companies 1, 4 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Nov. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Boutique outfitters coming to Sperryville; Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church clergy attend safety training; and First Friday cinema features a Mongolian female fighting to become the first eagle hunter in twelve generations. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp snow photo captures top prize]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp snow photo captures top prize]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[June 19, 2003: The Washington Town Council has unanimously voted that the Rappahannock National Bank building can allow retail sales in an area greater than 1,000 square feet. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 30]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Planners send clear message about ordinance amendments]]>
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    <![CDATA[Voting on five different aspects of the amendments, the planners' overall recommendation was that the BOS should not rush to approve the amendments wholesale, but instead should spend more time breaking down the changes and considering the implications. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Planners send clear message about ordinance amendments]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[KKK fliers dropped on Rappahannock doorsteps]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ku Klux Klan fliers placed in plastic bags and weighed down with bird seed were dropped early this afternoon onto the front door steps of numerous homes in the historic town of Washington and elsewhere in Rappahannock County, Virginia. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[KKK fliers dropped on Rappahannock doorsteps]]>
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          <![CDATA[Finding broadband: An arduous path forward for Rappahannock County]]>
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      <![CDATA[Finding broadband: An arduous path forward for Rappahannock County]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Chesapeake to the Blue Ridge: New administrator anxious to tackle county priorities]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chesapeake to the Blue Ridge: New administrator anxious to tackle county priorities]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Exceptional spirits surface at Rappahannock Cellars]]>
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    <![CDATA[Along with its award-winning chardonnay, meritage and cabernet franc, the renowned winery in Huntly is pouring a brandy mojito with spearmint, pressed vodka tonic with lime, brandy tonic with orange, and a Rappahannock mule with vodka and ginger. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Exceptional spirits surface at Rappahannock Cellars]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Former NBA player Chris Herren to return to Rappahannock, Fauquier]]>
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    <![CDATA[In high school, Herren was an amazing basketball player, was featured in Sports Illustrated, and recruited by several universities. After time playing for Boston College and Fresno State, he was drafted by the Denver Nuggets, and later played for the Boston Celtics. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Former NBA player Chris Herren to return to Rappahannock, Fauquier]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[$100 buys you less in Rappahannock than in major cities like Los Angeles]]>
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    <![CDATA[According to the Washington-based Tax Foundation, which studied data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the actual value of $100 in Rappahannock County is $83.96. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[$100 buys you less in Rappahannock than in major cities like Los Angeles]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Are we finally due for a cold winter?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pam Owen explores winter weather forecasts from NOAA and two farmers' almanacs in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Are we finally due for a cold winter?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Straight 'A's' for Fauquier Hospital, Culpeper Medical Center]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County is fortunate to have a pair of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Straight 'A's' for Fauquier Hospital, Culpeper Medical Center]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[The holiday spirit is in the air: Social Services is currently accepting names for the Christmas Angel and Cherub Program; Trinity Church Women's dinner benefitting the Back Pack Program and mark your calendar for Dec. 10 for the Christmas in Little Washington parade. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 22]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Farm at Sunnyside earns conservation honors]]>
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    <![CDATA[The farm is certified organic with the USDA and primarily grows over 75 varieties of fruits and vegetables. Just less than 25 acres of the farm is used for outdoor vegetable production, which is mostly all enclosed using deer proof fencing. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Farm at Sunnyside earns conservation honors]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The 'essence' of Thanksgiving]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thanksgiving packages for 200 needy families have been assembled in recent days by volunteers at the Rappahannock Food Pantry, who are seen here with pantry director Mimi Forbes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The 'essence' of Thanksgiving]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Squash and Thanksgiving]]>
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    <![CDATA[The children entertained students in grades PK-12 with their Thanksgiving Readers Theatre performance of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Squash and Thanksgiving]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[Middle Street Gallery returns to Little Washington with a public reception on Saturday, Dec. 9; RAAC's Mitchell Arts Fund is holding a grant workshop at the Library the same day; and photos from Commit to Be Fit's 2nd Annual 5k Turkey Trot held last Saturday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 22]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[National Thanksgiving Proclamation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being -- That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[National Thanksgiving Proclamation]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 23]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gray Ghost is sponsoring a special holiday food drive to benefit the Rappahannock Food Pantry. All non-perishable food and monetary donations qualify you for a drawing to receive free tickets to one of Gray Ghost's popular events. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 23]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Politika -- the affairs of the city']]>
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    <![CDATA[I literally know thousands of residents here, and other than from the outspoken proponents of the bike trail, I have heard and seen nothing but headshaking, opposition, and outright anger toward the project. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Politika -- the affairs of the city']]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1839e695-be28-5698-8df9-756f79614c75-165e4b0b</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 23]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Clifford Mumm, Sperryville, solar array, $74,440; Thomas Morgan, Washington, solar array, $20,137.60; Stephen Morse, Washington, solar array, $35,521.60. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 23]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/7d414d33-258c-51db-ae75-d339e0036d3f-ec7a2d57</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 23]]>
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    <![CDATA[May 5, 1999:You may know them as Flint Hill Herb and Flower Farm. But Richard and Rosalie Lysaght changed the name of their business this spring to Flint Hill Nursery. And with the change in name they have more to offer. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 23]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[UUBridge remembers]]>
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    <![CDATA[The UUBridge Welcoming Congregation Committee observed the International Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) an annual observance on November 20 that honored the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[UUBridge remembers]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e115393c-bcb6-58e4-9573-dfa9fc27de12-43df1564</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[All that jazz]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Nethers Hot Club would like to thank all the fans who came out last Sunday for our performance at Central Coffee Roasters in Sperryville. We love having the opportunity to share these timeless old jazz standards with young and old alike, and to tell the fascinating history of what was going on in the world when these songs were written. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[All that jazz]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c2bea2a0-56a4-57ec-ab3c-6018d070c164-43bbb77d</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Alumni tournament this weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[Our 6th annual tournament will be this upcoming weekend Friday, Nov. 24, and Saturday, Nov. 25. Both nights will feature two mens basketball games. On Friday, our event will begin with a ladies basketball game and Saturday will be ladies volleyball. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Alumni tournament this weekend]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/0c367c3f-460f-52c2-983b-77810547fe08-84a32e46</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meat of the matter]]>
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    <![CDATA[Now you and your associates need to step up with a performance bond. That is where the meat meets the road! If this bike path isn't going to cost Rappahannock one red cent then step up. Have your bike path group commit to the total cost of the bike path (include all future maintenance and liability insurance). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meat of the matter]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/f4a6a2d1-d404-5765-a937-5eb167d6d2bd-d96ec64a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kavanagh countersues Lesinski]]>
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    <![CDATA[A two-and-a-half hour bench trial in Rappahannock County District Court in May resulted in Lesinski, 50, being found not guilty. Judge J. Gregory Ashwell ruled that inconsistencies in witness testimony created enough reasonable doubt as to the actual circumstances surrounding the charge. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kavanagh countersues Lesinski]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f2c8a740-aed8-5447-b8be-f6a3de2efc23-9525bd7c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ladies rule: Betty Coates was first woman supervisor of Rapp]]>
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    <![CDATA[Contrary to what was reported in this newspaper following Election Day, Sperryville's Christine Smith is not the first woman supervisor-elect of Rappahannock County. Diane Bruce was the initial reader weighing in with a history lesson]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ladies rule: Betty Coates was first woman supervisor of Rapp]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Hiz and Herz' hobby store in Flint Hill]]>
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    <![CDATA[Flint Hill and indeed all of Rappahannock County welcomes]]>
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      <![CDATA['Hiz and Herz' hobby store in Flint Hill]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/0788def7-9b12-5567-9afb-fb33ebadca99-a14dde73</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Butterfly numbers generally hold steady in this year's count]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Butterfly numbers generally hold steady in this year's count]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town opts for November election next year]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town opts for November election next year]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Loving the film in Scrabble]]>
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      <![CDATA[Loving the film in Scrabble]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp's first full-service fitness center on horizon]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp's first full-service fitness center on horizon]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Recoil]]>
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    <![CDATA[I heard the first four measures of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater in my head; A soprano sang, accompanied by flutes; I loaded the rifle; the shells were from Czechoslovakia; There were two of them side by side. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Recoil]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/355af935-0d3f-589c-9fae-37815bc8f57a-3dbd64c4</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down with the lights]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down with the lights]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: And the Red Gods smiled]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: And the Red Gods smiled]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5910ed46-1e4c-5570-bb68-8d5bf9b01a0d-27f65286</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 16]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/4fddc7d7-6c09-5f68-99dc-fbb451153c49-ebd4b855</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['You won in my book']]>
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    <![CDATA[Yesterday [Tuesday, Nov. 7], Election Day, was without a doubt the worst weather day we have had this season. Spending 12 to 13 hours in the rain, chill, mud and at times wind, only to lose, is hard to take. However, I wouldn't change a thing (except for the losing part!). I learned so much. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['You won in my book']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/90fe2219-c9d2-5419-b67b-7190a2331739-d566a7ff</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Naysayers' motivation is 'political']]>
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    <![CDATA[Two years ago, when I first started talking to people about a local multi-use trail, I was excited to learn that many others had thought of this idea, too. In fact, two efforts had preceded me. I envisioned people of all ages, including myself, out walking and biking, meeting up to talk and exercise. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Naysayers' motivation is 'political']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9222cf35-16d5-55e7-b236-6d7f1c157c61-c18201d3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[On the right path]]>
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    <![CDATA[With the local elections over and along with it the venomous diatribes and ramblings of the few, I spent some time reflecting on the wonderful place so many of us call home. My family and I spent this past weekend enjoying the many wonderful splendors this lovely county has to offer. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[On the right path]]>
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