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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Iconic' sisters]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you for the beautiful photograph of the two young girls on last week's front page [Sisters Nona and June Gregg enjoying the 13th Annual Artists of Rappahannock Tour].]]>
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      <![CDATA['Iconic' sisters]]>
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          <![CDATA['It's in the contract']]>
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    <![CDATA[I am writing in response to Chris Parrish's note in last week's paper. My question is how does the Rappahannock News give him a free pass on the less than half truth of his note. Chris and everyone keeps talking about the $5.9 million cost of the the proposed trail from Sperryville to Washington. Yeah yeah, that is what is in store for our future if they get their way. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['It's in the contract']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Art Tour kudos]]>
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    <![CDATA[Despite the clouds, rain, and cool temperatures, the 13th Annual Rappahannock Artists Studio and Gallery Tour was a tremendous success for the entire community. While the crowd of more than 1,000 was shy of last year's attendance, the sales at the Main Gallery and at many studios and galleries were record-breaking. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Art Tour kudos]]>
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          <![CDATA[Adopted and Resolved]]>
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    <![CDATA[With all due respect, there is straight talk and there is]]>
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      <![CDATA[Adopted and Resolved]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits -- The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Somerset Cottage LLC, Sperryville, restaurant renovation, $76,000; Brian Adams, Amissville, dwelling, $200,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 16]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[At its regular monthly meeting on April 21, the Planning Commission discussed a report presented to them from the Ad Hoc Committee on Mountainside Development, and the telecommunications/PCS tower issue. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 16]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 16]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock and Fauquier team up to promote local business]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock and Fauquier team up to promote local business]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority meets on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library and the Broadband Committee meets on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Library. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Student heroes emerge from flipped school bus]]>
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      <![CDATA[Student heroes emerge from flipped school bus]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Supervisors name new county administrator from Gloucester County]]>
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    <![CDATA[On the morning after Election Day, the Board of Supervisors named Garrey W. Curry, Jr., as the new county administrator. Curry will begin his employment on Jan. 1, 2018, nearly six months after former administrator Debbie Keyser resigned. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Supervisors name new county administrator from Gloucester County]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Building task force moving forward on renovation plans]]>
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    <![CDATA[When the Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail opened in Front Royal in 2014, Rappahannock County's jail closed down. Then-County Administrator John McCarthy joked that the emptied jail facility would become a very secure filing cabinet. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Building task force moving forward on renovation plans]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Crying kitty found tossed into dumpster]]>
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    <![CDATA[A small kitten was found bound inside two plastic bags in a dumpster at the Flatwood Refuse & Recycling Center near Washington on Monday, Oct. 30, and a reward is being offered to catch]]>
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      <![CDATA[Crying kitty found tossed into dumpster]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Salt Boxes: Essential Yet Rarely Noticed]]>
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      <![CDATA[Salt Boxes: Essential Yet Rarely Noticed]]>
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          <![CDATA[Raindrops and write-ins]]>
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    <![CDATA[Election Day Tuesday could best be described as soggy and raw in Rappahannock County, with temperatures hovering around 40 degrees. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Raindrops and write-ins]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sisters take the tour]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chilly and wet weather this past weekend did little to dampen the spirit of sisters Nona and June Gregg of Tiger Valley, seen here enjoying RAAC's 13th Annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sisters take the tour]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Washington VFD recently visited the Child Care and Learning Center (CCLC) to allow the children explore their emergency vehicles and try on the firefighter suits; and the community is saddened by the death of a dear friend, Ellen Mustoe, who passed away on Saturday, Nov. 4. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[First time voter]]>
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      <![CDATA[First time voter]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Tapestry of color]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tapestry of color]]>
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          <![CDATA[A Hunting We Will Go]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's important to remember that a new state-issued deer hunting regulation for 2017-18 deals specifically with this county]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Hunting We Will Go]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/468666a6-169a-5b9b-b00a-a9652d26355d-fc0b2700</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[South Korea and Ukraine meet Rapp]]>
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    <![CDATA[Could you imagine, as a junior or senior in high school, being tossed into another culture halfway around the world? Dave Sungchan Wang and Gayla Halina Zolotukhina both were faced with this load when they volunteered to become foreign exchange students. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[South Korea and Ukraine meet Rapp]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Seeing art in puddles]]>
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      <![CDATA[Seeing art in puddles]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: A Bike Trail? Really?]]>
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    <![CDATA[I have to tell you that when I first heard of the proposal for a bike trail, I thought it was more of the Foothills foolishness, the kind that spent $100,000 of charitable funds to find out that the cell phone service is spotty in Rappahannock and, for the most part, people would just like to be left alone. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: A Bike Trail? Really?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/9059ccdc-3748-5c0a-99b1-acf2ecceb080-5a22a618</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mysterious white spheres on the forest floor]]>
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    <![CDATA[Like leaf-turning this year, the usual fall mushroom show was more of a no-show because of the warm, dry weather, but there were some notable exceptions, as Pam Owen reports in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mysterious white spheres on the forest floor]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['One Little Song Can Change the World']]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Children and adults alike will find themselves listening intently to every word of Kid Pan Alley's new album,]]>
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      <![CDATA['One Little Song Can Change the World']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fc96209c-2157-5c11-9b69-932a9271bc32-58b0cf47</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Winter sports tryouts; updates on cross country, football, volleyball, fall sports; WCDS soccer honors and Hearthstone's halloween. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/a954cadf-edc1-5e2d-a30d-fe458cd279b6-398a881f</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Otis, your new best friend, who's all ears]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hi, all. I'm a Treeing Walker Coonhound. Name's Otis, I'm 1 year old, currently weigh 60 pounds, and have spindly legs and not a lot of coordination yet. But when I'm an adult -- we're fully mature at around 18 months of age -- I will have grown into my legs and then be more coordinated. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Otis, your new best friend, who's all ears]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1836a2e9-cd08-534a-a610-c664f4fc6150-ea2687f6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['It takes a whole county']]>
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    <![CDATA[To talk to a basketball player and for him to tell me that one-half of the basketball team is not coming out to play is extremely disheartening. To talk to a wrestler, who was in tears, because someone was hired that is nowhere near qualified to coach a varsity team over many highly qualified applicants, breaks my heart. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['It takes a whole county']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/b7ca89ac-09e8-5699-842a-b471b3abf1f2-7cadd945</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Trail Ride' a big success]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire Company Benefit Trail Ride, held the weekend of October 27-29, was a huge success despite heavy rain on Sunday. This was the 10th anniversary of the Ride which is considered by participants to be one of the best of its kind in the mid-Atlantic region. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Trail Ride' a big success]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/36e46a7c-6d30-592b-966d-ff443d411034-4e4a3bf5</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A note from Chris Parrish]]>
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    <![CDATA[A large part of that I believe emanated from Mr. Konick's assertion that I would spend $5.9 million dollars of county money on a bike path, when in fact I would not be willing to spend any local taxpayers' money. I understand the fear that created. I will strive to discern other concerns that are legitimate and address them in the future. Meanwhile, I congratulate Mr. Konick on a well-run, efficient campaign [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A note from Chris Parrish]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Active shooter response training wraps up at Rapp schools]]>
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    <![CDATA[Staff members of both Rappahannock County High School and Elementary School have completed active shooter response training -- ALICE training -- during which they learned crucial safety and survival tips. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Active shooter response training wraps up at Rapp schools]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/27a5246d-60dc-5b04-9e9a-40e5e240f402-a008eb10</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Building barns]]>
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    <![CDATA[Regarding Ron Maxwell's discourse]]>
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      <![CDATA[Building barns]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Several students injured, none seriously, after school bus flips on its side this morning in Sperryville]]>
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      <![CDATA[Several students injured, none seriously, after school bus flips on its side this morning in Sperryville]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 9]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Relay For Life of Rappahannock needs your help! If the 2018 event does not show growth, the event will no longer take place in Rappahannock County. Help save the Relay For Life of Rappahannock County, register today. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[April 3, 1980: Theodore and Margaret Barron love their store. Their little neighborhood grocery in Viewtown is more than just a business. It's a way of life, family history and a mirror of the past. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e4866502-e548-50d0-af55-9d7cc5f60163-f2e9128d</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Jackson: Geraldine J. Woodward to Timothy R. Jenish and Bonnie M. Jenish, husband and wife, 909 acres, $90,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty, tax map 42-53 [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 9]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Nov. 6, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Nov. 6, 2017]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Randy Smoot arraigned on murder, assault charges]]>
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    <![CDATA[Randy Lynn Smoot, charged in the death of Jonas]]>
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      <![CDATA[Randy Smoot arraigned on murder, assault charges]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b186056e-6273-5c92-a585-fa91815bf901-643c5901</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Warrenton Dermatology marking 20 years of dermatologic service]]>
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      <![CDATA[Warrenton Dermatology marking 20 years of dermatologic service]]>
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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>2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock election results: Parrish holds off Konick; Smith shocks Biniek]]>
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    <![CDATA[Incumbent Rappahannock County Supervisor Chris Parrish handily defeated a last-minute write-in campaign from challenger David Konick and political newcomer Christine Smith of Sperryville unseated Piedmont District Supervisor Mike Biniek. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock election results: Parrish holds off Konick; Smith shocks Biniek]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5c783c6f-82bc-56a5-bdfa-fbc601e16a2a-4656fd47</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New zoning administrator hails from Page County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County's new zoning and planning administrator, Michelle Somers, has already settled nicely into her Gay Street office, quickly filling a void created when David Dameron resigned after less than four months in the newly created post. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New zoning administrator hails from Page County]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/4773b84b-cd44-5953-b61d-c0758ae70ab9-dba92c52</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Skyline Drive view of Rappahannock might not come cheap]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Shenandoah National Park ranger at the Thornton Gap entrance station didn't mind sharing her personal views surrounding the National Park Service's (NPS) proposed fee hikes for Shenandoah and 16 other highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Skyline Drive view of Rappahannock might not come cheap]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/11513e78-7e07-5314-ad47-5e7396cc066c-1b67b03a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Supervisors to take up sweeping changes to zoning ordinance]]>
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    <![CDATA[If adopted, these amendments would drastically change the process for consideration and approval of applications for permits for such uses as tourist homes, B&Bs, family apartments, and event venues. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Supervisors to take up sweeping changes to zoning ordinance]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/05bf2a38-7ea9-5722-8866-0333f77ad512-73fa5e71</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 2]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Nov. 2]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/785e78b5-b8b2-5beb-9625-ae95f2ec7990-2c1ec87f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A Sperryville landmark evolves, leaving its original character intact]]>
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    <![CDATA[While taking a stroll down Main Street in Sperryville, it doesn't take long to realize that one of the primary charms of this village is that it is easy to get a sense as to how it looked one hundred years ago. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A Sperryville landmark evolves, leaving its original character intact]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d7529f52-a388-5648-aa59-7faa51b760d3-d0174bc3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Oktoberfest nymph]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Costumes were encouraged at last Saturday's]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Oktoberfest nymph]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/12f32dcf-2e94-524b-b158-c9f5f03405f4-b9ee51ae</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Splendid day in Sperryville]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Splendid day in Sperryville]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ad1906f9-ec3b-58c3-b68d-73f94599ac02-a414511a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sullivanton, O'Connellsburg, or Konicksville?]]>
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    <![CDATA[In a supremely enlightened ecstasy of revisionism, the vestry and parishioners of Christ Episcopal Church (established 1773) have elected to remove from the church walls memorials to the reprehensible Robert E. Lee and the odious George Washington because they may cause]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sullivanton, O'Connellsburg, or Konicksville?]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/a19102f4-4e9c-5c29-9922-6426eb077088-861238e1</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Mimi's Minions]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_1e7288d8-5942-5790-9f29-23cbca16ba11.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Food Pantry's volunteers who handle the second shift each Tuesday surprised devoted pantry director Mimi Forbes with Halloween-themed]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Mimi's Minions]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/193b7fdb-6964-5467-84ac-4e67ec357353-0e56c889</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A cow says, 'Moo, moo!']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Beverley Frazier was delighted to have her grandson pay a visit to Sperryville this past week just before the weather cooled off, and like all barefoot little boys he was anxious to climb a fence and point out the assorted farm animals, including this obliging pair of performing baby cows on Kilby Farm Road. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A cow says, 'Moo, moo!']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9d36cc2e-953a-592a-8759-7b749dd1a99d-fd9192bd</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[About that VDOT mowing]]>
        </news:title>
    </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[I read the letter to the editor regarding VDOT mowing, and wanted to offer some insights into our process. VDOT mows three times per year along primary routes. The first two mowing cycles occur during the growing season and are focused on the road shoulders to maintain line of sight, clear zones and adequate roadway drainage. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[About that VDOT mowing]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/5516237f-fe77-533f-bf85-f01a662c8829-eab18248</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Educate yourself, then vote]]>
        </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[In some countries, people fight and die for the right to vote. In others, people wait hours to vote. With the right to vote comes an obligation to become educated on issues and candidates. In these days of fake news, where do you go? [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Educate yourself, then vote]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/02e2d786-1af3-5019-baf9-d2a400014fcf-c9339504</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS needs 'good ol' girl']]>
        </news:title>
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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[Although I don't live in the Piedmont District, if I did, I'd cast my vote for Christine Smith of Sperryville for Supervisor on November 7th. She is one of the most qualified and experienced candidates to run for the BOS in recent history. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[BOS needs 'good ol' girl']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/834dd9a0-f9b1-553e-ba5f-34f6c0b1a798-9e9370e4</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Spewing 'lies']]>
        </news:title>
    </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[Once again, lies are being sowed across the county. Like weeds these deceptions are growing into a mess that hopefully truth can clean up. Candidate David Konick's latest misinformation campaign spews forth those lies. Let's start with a few facts. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Spewing 'lies']]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/959224eb-519f-50ff-ba59-463ac1ef3a91-9370cb53</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Protecting our way of life]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
    <image:image>
    <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[As a native Virginian growing up in rural Manassas I enjoyed the benefits of small community, but later that community deteriorated. In its quest for growth, the community became sterile, you knew few neighbors in a land raped by developers. We moved on. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Protecting our way of life]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/874a9ceb-4624-5f02-b6c2-ae8d576138ad-83c648cf</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Life is about 'showing up']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_c0c723d7-805b-52d0-8dfe-62017fad66df.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Shortly after my campaign for Congress concluded, I sat down with Ed Gillespie to talk about his upcoming run for governor and what he wanted to do for our commonwealth. In that meeting, I saw what former President Bush must have seen when he asked Ed to join his White House staff, a kind, thoughtful, and insightful man, [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Life is about 'showing up']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3a3d6849-bc62-50dd-894e-655d8ebf8d1d-68f3b1f0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Fever]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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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[From time to time a fever sweeps across countries. A fever of sanctimony, high-minded judgement and moral superiority. People who catch this fever think they're better than other people, especially the generations who came before them. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Fever]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c57cf5d3-381c-5686-9a8b-8f0f8096b436-69ab108f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[To clear the air about the bike path]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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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[I cannot stand by any longer and let false rumors float through the county. There is no way I would ever vote for a $5 million dollar bike path. What we voted for is a resolution to allow RappTrails to apply for a grant for a transportation alternative path. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[To clear the air about the bike path]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ae6e2461-1069-53a5-9cf3-d1359bb9dbd6-43491ee0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In concert, without conflict]]>
        </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>
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    <![CDATA[Mike Biniek brings a willingness to listen and to consider divergent points of view to the Board of Supervisors. Behind this openness is strong integrity and sense of purpose. His quiet, thoughtful, conciliatory approach looks to find the middle ground. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[In concert, without conflict]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/f676c21b-8b59-5b7e-ace6-40e36b8ed2b6-1f63491f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A class act]]>
        </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>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I am so proud to support and recommend Christine Smith in her race for Supervisor of the Piedmont District. Christine is a class act. She is a wonderful mother, a fine neighbor, and an outstanding citizen. She is also warm, tough, honest, straight-shooting, and fearless in the face of difficulty. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A class act]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/60e7f775-a198-511f-9c33-5d0239df208f-ec848c56</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-11-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Persuaded by friends and neighbors']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock has a good chance for better local government. Christine Smith, who grew up here to be a caring, hard-working citizen, was persuaded to run for supervisor in Piedmont by friends, because they felt the board of supervisors was not listening to them, not helping fire and rescue services, and worse, wasting taxpayers' money. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Persuaded by friends and neighbors']]>
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          <![CDATA[Absurd, self-serving candidacy]]>
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    <![CDATA[David Konick is running, as a write-in candidate, for the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors seat for the Stonewall-Hawthorne District, now held by long-time resident and board vice chairman Chris Parish. I write to urge voters to re-elect Mr. Parish. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Absurd, self-serving candidacy]]>
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          <![CDATA[Almighty tourist dollar]]>
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    <![CDATA[Candidates for the board of supervisors, Mr. [David] Konick and Ms. [Christine] Smith, say they oppose putting any dollars into promoting tourism. What's their funding solution -- property taxes? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Almighty tourist dollar]]>
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          <![CDATA[No newcomer to public service]]>
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    <![CDATA[I have known David Konick for almost 18 years and I think he would be a great asset to the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors. He has the experience and the energy to do the job. Konick has been in Rappahannock over 42 years, and is no newcomer to public service. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[No newcomer to public service]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Election Day is Tuesday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County voters will cast ballots next Tuesday, Nov. 7, for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, 18th District House of Delegates representative, and two seats apiece on the county supervisors and school board. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Election Day is Tuesday]]>
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          <![CDATA[Election 2017, House of Delegates, 18th District candidates]]>
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      <![CDATA[Election 2017, House of Delegates, 18th District candidates]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Active county students take advantage of the great autumn weather by tackling an obstacle course, completing the Verdun ropes course, digging in the dirt with some community service and updates on fall athletics. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Nov. 2]]>
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          <![CDATA[Close encounters with artists: Musings on creativity, community, and the annual art tour]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fans of the Rappahannock Artists Tour know exactly why we look forward to the event each year. We see and experience surprising new things visiting local artists' studios and galleries. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Close encounters with artists: Musings on creativity, community, and the annual art tour]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sato, the hurricane rescue, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hola! I'm from Puerto Rico and my owners lost me because of the hurricane. After some time waiting for them to find me I was transferred to Florida, then got a ride to Virginia, and wound up at RAWL here in Rappahannock County. Beautiful place you have here. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sato, the hurricane rescue, your new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Relay For Life of Rappahannock needs your help! If the 2018 event does not show growth, the event will no longer take place in Rappahannock County. Help save the Relay For Life of Rappahannock County, register today online. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Nov. 2]]>
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          <![CDATA[Supervisors Candidates Forum orderly and informative]]>
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    <![CDATA[One thing was certain at the conclusion of the Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum held Monday night at the Theatre at Washington: all four candidates have a tremendous love and respect for Rappahannock County and its way of life and will work hard to keep it the same. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Supervisors Candidates Forum orderly and informative]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[March 13, 1980: Supervisor's E. P. Luke, Clarence Baldwin and Hubert Gilkey joined forces at last Thursday's board meeting to vote down proposed ordinances aimed at controlling illegal road hunting in the county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Nov. 2]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fall is in full swing and Castleton hosts a performance and discussion of Ella Fitzgerald on Sunday; RAAC holds 13th Art Tour Saturday and Sunday and showing]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Nov. 2]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hampton: Frances Atkins Foster to Gary J. Aichele and Wendy A. Aichele, husband and wife, 1.34409 acres, $365,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Nov. 2]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-11-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Art in Sperryville, real and imagined]]>
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    <![CDATA[By any definition, Sperryville, is small. Population, 352. Zero traffic lights. But in one respect, this historic village is a giant: Art. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Art in Sperryville, real and imagined]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017]]>
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          <![CDATA[A touch of glass: Patricia Brennan]]>
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    <![CDATA[Patricia Brennan of De'Danann Glassworks not only has a longtime love of the light, color and joy that is stained glass but has managed to make a living creating it -- you'll see in a moment why she gets a chuckle out of that. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A touch of glass: Patricia Brennan]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's power players]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Henry can't move the stones in the amphitheater he built in Flint Hill, but his latest play produced by the Stone Hill Theatrical Foundation will have an out-of-town encore on Nov. 7, Election Day, at the U.S. Capitol of all places. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's power players]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Watch it live: Board of Supervisors Candidates Forum]]>
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    <![CDATA[Watch tonight's Candidates Forum via the Rappahannock News Facebook page. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Watch it live: Board of Supervisors Candidates Forum]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Biz Rapp - Rappahannock News Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum at the Theatre at Washington, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Biz Rapp - Rappahannock News Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum at the Theatre at Washington, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30]]>
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          <![CDATA[Look, up in the sky!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Officials from Rappahannock Electric Cooperative and Lockheed Martin gathered at the Schoolhouse Nine Golf Course in Sperryville on two days this past week to test fly an unmanned fixed-wing aircraft, which if everything goes well will soon take off to pinpoint power line outages in hard-to-reach areas of Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Look, up in the sky!]]>
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          <![CDATA[Incumbent Supervisor Biniek says his work for county not finished]]>
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    <![CDATA[Like his colleague Chris Parrish, Piedmont District Supervisor Mike Biniek is seeking his third consecutive four-year term on the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors. And similar to his fellow incumbent, Biniek says]]>
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      <![CDATA[Incumbent Supervisor Biniek says his work for county not finished]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Christine Smith brings career experience to her bid for supervisor]]>
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      <![CDATA[Christine Smith brings career experience to her bid for supervisor]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Write-in candidate Konick goes door-to-door to become supervisor]]>
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    <![CDATA[While certainly no stranger to Rappahannock County government, Washington lawyer David Konick is running a bit late with his write-in campaign to become county supervisor representing the Stonewall-Hawthorne District. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Write-in candidate Konick goes door-to-door to become supervisor]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Come out, tune in: Candidates Forum Monday evening]]>
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      <![CDATA[Come out, tune in: Candidates Forum Monday evening]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Four candidates vying for two board of supervisor seats]]>
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      <![CDATA[Four candidates vying for two board of supervisor seats]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Parrish looks to a third and likely final term as county supervisor]]>
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      <![CDATA[Parrish looks to a third and likely final term as county supervisor]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/444d3f08-8679-558d-9d92-490710fe1e5f-daad3554</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[First, become informed. Then vote]]>
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    <![CDATA[Become informed by consulting one of the reliable sources mentioned above, and then vote. If you don't vote, someone else will, and you may not like the result. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[First, become informed. Then vote]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/47bcfd17-1602-5fca-baea-2eebcec56ba5-7902b8f7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['A vote for me . . . ']]>
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    <![CDATA[The 18th House District is infected by partisan politics and electing representatives from the two party system creates divisions. Preferring to be a unifier, I knew someone always feels left out and I wanted no part. I discovered that Republicans don't vote Democrat and vice versa. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['A vote for me . . . ']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f4719f03-930e-5c7d-90f0-c80b74337f83-68959371</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Interviewing Daniel Keyser of Old Hollow this past weekend, in preparation for an upcoming series revealing the colorful last 80 or so years of Rappahannock history through his eyes, filled up pages and pages of note pads. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Oct. 26]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6c8c67a9-b512-5921-9fc2-eb6b53fe3b86-1138425f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Assuaging 'anxiety' sufferers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Kiser and Mr. Henry should rest assured that no single penny of county tax dollars will be used for this benefit to Rappahannock's children, families and seniors. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Assuaging 'anxiety' sufferers]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ba6a0fec-0966-5943-b3e0-998e1ab388d0-ceb22b65</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Question: Medical doctor or 'big gator']]>
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    <![CDATA[One thing every Rappahannock voter should consider as they ponder who to cast their ballot for on Election Day is the issue of health care, and more to the point, access to it. Since President Trump has decided to deliberately sabotage the ACA, an act that will result in millions of Americans. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Question: Medical doctor or 'big gator']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6f74b3b6-5fa3-5890-a940-1d0ee6ab0388-846a7888</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Spreading 'fake news']]>
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    <![CDATA[Much has been made of the bike trail and what it will cost the county. The fact is the county is merely a conduit or 'pass-through' organization receiving funds for the trail from a VDOT grant and passing it on to an experienced contractor responsible for building the trail. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Spreading 'fake news']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1b430de6-360b-5ae2-b2f6-f3e30d9f9d3b-524cf10e</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Support 'our paradise']]>
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    <![CDATA[If we love our quiet, peaceful, rural life, then we must take a stand! David Konick is tenacious and driven to preserve our rural way of life, the old customs and the beauty of our county -- 'our paradise.' [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Support 'our paradise']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2ce6f5c6-c4dd-596c-9e51-7d1a776aeb3a-4cef2760</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Farmer' delegate understands county]]>
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    <![CDATA[Since Delegate Michael Webert was first elected, I've had the opportunity to personally get to know him because he takes every chance he has to engage with the students or members of our community. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Farmer' delegate understands county]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['So far above and beyond']]>
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      <![CDATA['So far above and beyond']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Patrick O'Connell's lamb chop recipe featured in]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 26]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/b71b563a-3351-50e5-9895-1fc2fccddf87-f5bfaeb8</loc>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Did the "tree lobster" come back from extinction?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Did the "tree lobster" come back from extinction?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fall sports are winding down at RCHS, with playoffs looming and winter sports preparations under way, but Rappahannock's teams -- varsity, junior varsity, and Junior Panther -- continue to light up the scoreboards and rack up the wins. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for Oct. 26]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e696ac10-2330-5477-9a0f-2b36434d9fb6-47d24207</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Grove and Bynum: Unopposed for school board, but asking for your support]]>
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      <![CDATA[Grove and Bynum: Unopposed for school board, but asking for your support]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Behold a crooked cross]]>
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      <![CDATA[Behold a crooked cross]]>
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<url>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Creeping into autumn]]>
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    <![CDATA[Until this week, signs of autumn were few and far between in Rappahannock County, what with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s through much of October. While out for a stroll in the town of Washington one recent foggy morning. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Creeping into autumn]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/85a97173-d4be-5fdf-9663-5f25d2d739bf-690fdacc</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Skeeter, your new best friend]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Skeeter, your new best friend]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Election Day is fast approaching and no better time to brainstorm with Rappahannock News staff Friday morning at the Country Cafe; and stay informed on all the county's Halloween events in this week's Rapp. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 26]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Blue Ridge Chorale is rehearsing for their 50th anniversary show to be held in December. Rehearsals are held at Open Door Baptist Church in Culpeper every Monday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. No auditions, just a desire to sing. For more information, call Patti at 540-219-8837. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 26]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 3, 1999: The specter of 200-foot telecommunications towers with warning lights being built on mountaintops elicited a lively discussion at the board of supervisors meeting on Monday --County Administrator John McCarthy suggested a public meeting. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 26]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 26]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: Michelle Lea Batts, successor trustee under the Vernon L. O'Meara trust to Steven L. Mennella and Patricia S. McDonnell, husband and wife, parcel of land, $270,000, deed bargain sale, tax map 32-2-4A. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Konick mounts write-in campaign for supervisor]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington lawyer David Konick, a former Rappahannock County Zoning Administrator who now sits on the county's Board of Zoning Appeals, has launched a write-in campaign to unseat incumbent Rappahannock County Supervisor Chris Parrish. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Konick mounts write-in campaign for supervisor]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Compton endorses GOP incumbent Webert]]>
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    <![CDATA[Republican Delegate Michael J. Webert, who represents Rappahannock County in Richmond, has announced the endorsement of Rappahannock Sheriff Connie Compton, additional sheriffs from across the 18th District, as well as the Virginia Police Benevolent Association. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Compton endorses GOP incumbent Webert]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Civil War reenactment turns potentially deadly]]>
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    <![CDATA[Blank ammo and cannon rounds producing harmless blasts and smoke apparently weren't serious enough ammunition for somebody who paid visit last weekend to a nearby Civil War reenactment. As a result, the FBI is now seeking the public's assistance. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Civil War reenactment turns potentially deadly]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ticks: They're not just for summer anymore]]>
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    <![CDATA[An Old Hollow resident who suffers from alpha-gal -- the red meat allergy caused by a lone star tick bite -- was telling the story at Pen Druid Brewery that he looks forward to the first hard freeze every year, when he steps outside his home and dances a lively jig]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ticks: They're not just for summer anymore]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Post Office seeks new home]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Post Office seeks new home]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Death in Harris Hollow: 'Malicious wounding' takes life of longtime resident]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Harris Hollow resident, 60-year-old Jonas]]>
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      <![CDATA[Death in Harris Hollow: 'Malicious wounding' takes life of longtime resident]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Look to the weeds]]>
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      <![CDATA[Look to the weeds]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['End of Oktoberfest' now fermenting]]>
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      <![CDATA['End of Oktoberfest' now fermenting]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Inn keeps coveted Michelin stars]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inn keeps coveted Michelin stars]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 19]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Lions' largest fundraiser a spicy success]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's been a busy autumn for the Rappahannock Lions Club. This past Saturday we gathered, Lions, friends, families, sponsors and some lucky winners, at our annual ChiliFest and Drawdown at Sperryville Volunteer Fire Hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lions' largest fundraiser a spicy success]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock bus driver hailed for bravery, quick thinking]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock bus driver hailed for bravery, quick thinking]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Schools ban tobacco products, e-cigarettes; remove smoking areas]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County School Board has voted to protect its 850-plus students from the harmful effects of tobacco by adopting a 100 percent comprehensive tobacco and e-cigarette-free policy on their campuses. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Schools ban tobacco products, e-cigarettes; remove smoking areas]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Oct. 19]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Oct. 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Enhanced security (and fitness) at Rappahannock schools]]>
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    <![CDATA[Shannon Grimsley, the superintendent of Rappahannock County Public Schools, has informed the School Board that the school system was the recent recipient of two grants, including one to enhance security at the two schools. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Enhanced security (and fitness) at Rappahannock schools]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/299e6132-6ce9-5d4d-8b03-5176696b1349-ff5defa1</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['No-cost' benefit to county?]]>
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    <![CDATA[We didn't see a]]>
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      <![CDATA['No-cost' benefit to county?]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2dd62696-46fa-5c11-b7c7-877846fe5be9-bbaf83f7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Take the broadband survey]]>
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    <![CDATA[Time is running out to complete Rappahannock's broadband survey, which ends on Oct. 31, to determine exactly where the gaps are in our broadband access and to identify specific community needs for improved broadband service. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Take the broadband survey]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6d746910-0988-52a8-98c7-0493b0829796-a868bdb3</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Grudge suit, pure and simple]]>
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    <![CDATA[Are you kidding me with this lawsuit that citizens, i.e., us the taxpayers will have to pay for? Schools need funding. Washington needs to pay for that sewer treatment plant that helps the Inn [at Little Washington] provide enormous tax revenue to this county. Our community services need funding. This is a frivolous suit. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Grudge suit, pure and simple]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/46be64f4-4487-5d62-a2ba-c92d066945dc-90627432</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[No bids for Culpeper's State Theatre]]>
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    <![CDATA[The State Theatre remains in limbo. At a foreclosure auction for the renovated historic theatre Friday, no bids were submitted. According to Paul S. (Chip) Bliley Jr., attorney for law firm Williams Mullen, the theatre [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[No bids for Culpeper's State Theatre]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Perplexed in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[I am perplexed at VDOT's reasoning or purpose in ravaging with its mowing the area they]]>
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      <![CDATA[Perplexed in Sperryville]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trinity's 2017 House Tour this weekend]]>
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      <![CDATA[Trinity's 2017 House Tour this weekend]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Why this traditional Republican is going Independent]]>
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    <![CDATA[Growing up in a Republican home I naturally vote this way. Now married, with teenagers and a social media/marketing business, Republican still, I find myself in the middle often and now looking at what might be a happy medium -- Will King, candidate for the Virginia HD-18, an Independent voice. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Why this traditional Republican is going Independent]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/b69bd4b5-dabc-5610-86fd-72a9cfaec9a6-e1ba31cc</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Support Virginia's Democrats]]>
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    <![CDATA[Well, the cat is out of the bag now and it ain't pretty: Donald Trump is attempting to gut the Affordable Care Act by cutting off the subsidies to insurance companies that provide health care to millions of Virginians. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Support Virginia's Democrats]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8b73deac-09ec-51df-bdab-2c55d0389442-20224c15</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Vote for Webert]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mike has been an excellent representative for the people of Rappahannock County over the past six years. As a farmer, Mike is the only candidate in this race that knows the challenges that we face in this agricultural area of the state. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Vote for Webert]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/80fa9dca-021d-5104-adaa-9f79b4086ef0-07029bf3</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bach to blues to . . . Bill Harris]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bach to blues to . . . Bill Harris]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Robin Prausa, Amissville, solar array, $45,553.20; Patti Peterson, Sperryville, solar array, $30,925.60. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 19]]>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 19]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 19]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1b740975-9a64-5ed1-8636-1456076406cf-a8814edd</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Foothills Forum Board meets on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 10 a.m to 11 a.m. at the 4-H Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Tula's Building in Washington. We'll be joined by RCPS Superintendent, Shannon Grimsley. The meeting is open to the public, for more information.call 540-675-1207. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 19]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/1330e5b5-5f92-5884-bf09-260994c0809a-a7b4080a</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: "The autumn leaves drift by the window"]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: "The autumn leaves drift by the window"]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 19]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 14, 1980: In response to threats of legal action made six months ago by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, the supervisors finally took steps at last Thursday's board meeting to provide a building inspector as required by state law. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 19]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Here we go again: Another high-level county official abruptly resigns]]>
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    <![CDATA[Less than four months after he was hired to become Rappahannock County's first-ever Zoning Administrator/Deputy County Administrator, David Dameron has abruptly submitted his resignation. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Here we go again: Another high-level county official abruptly resigns]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commonwealth's attorney still weighing evidence in county finances probe]]>
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    <![CDATA[Commonwealth's Attorney Art Goff, who six weeks ago was handed the results of a six-month-long Virginia State Police investigation into possible misappropriation of funds by one or more Rappahannock county employees, continues to weigh whether sufficient evidence exists to prosecute a case. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commonwealth's attorney still weighing evidence in county finances probe]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse fire could have been a lot worse]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse fire could have been a lot worse]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Local realtor charges accuser of malice and defamation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Heidi Lesinski, a local real estate agent and wife of Hampton district supervisor John Lesinski, filed a complaint with the Rappahannock County Circuit Court on October 2 accusing her neighbor Edmund Kavanagh of malicious prosecution and defamation. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Local realtor charges accuser of malice and defamation]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County government, fire companies to adopt new agreement]]>
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      <![CDATA[County government, fire companies to adopt new agreement]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington councilman Aichele to step down]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington Town Council member Gary Aichele announced at Monday night's (Oct. 9) regular meeting that he would be stepping down at the end of the month because he's moving to a new residence a half mile outside the town's border. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington councilman Aichele to step down]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RAAC Artists' Tour: Two talented yet creatively diverse Donnas]]>
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    <![CDATA[This year, the RAAC Artists' Tour will feature two new artists, and although both are named Donna, Brune and La Pre, they will offer very different examples of local talent. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC Artists' Tour: Two talented yet creatively diverse Donnas]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rural health care discussion exposes challenges]]>
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    <![CDATA[A discussion of Rural Healthcare: What's Next? drew more than three dozen people from across the county to the Washington Fire House last Sunday afternoon, spurring ideas for finding solutions to a range of healthcare issues experienced by local and regional residents. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rural health care discussion exposes challenges]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/397074f3-1adf-5ea1-8fe2-58961f46a26c-7d02780f</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A drifter's life]]>
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    <![CDATA[Numerous residents of Rappahannock County have caught sight of a certain homeless man, 68-year-old Richard Harrell, who when not walking upright has rolled himself in and around the town of Washington in a wheelchair. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A drifter's life]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Maskas welcomes tourism solutions, withdraws resignation]]>
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      <![CDATA[Maskas welcomes tourism solutions, withdraws resignation]]>
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          <![CDATA[Inspector Cornell]]>
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    <![CDATA[Richard Cornell, Rappahannock County's new building inspector, had his first day on the job Tuesday. He was a building inspector in Warren County, and had spent the previous 10 years in Prince William County in the public school system's maintenance division. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Inspector Cornell]]>
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          <![CDATA[The impressionist: Nedra Smith]]>
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    <![CDATA[After a 20-year career as an art director in the D.C. area, Rappahannock County artist Nedra Smith returned some 13 years ago to her first loves -- plein air and studio painting, as well as the Virginia Piedmont where she spent many years as a child. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The impressionist: Nedra Smith]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[A dream team of chefs, Patrick O'Connell of The Inn, Pineapple and Pearl's Aaron Silverman, and Minibar's José Andrés create a once-in-a-lifetime dining experience at the Oct. 17 Michelin Guide's 2018 ratings for Washington DC-area restaurants. Proceeds to benefit Puerto Rico disaster relief. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 12]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pamper Me Pink in Culpeper]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pamper Me Pink in Culpeper]]>
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          <![CDATA[Outdoor classroom is hands-on experience]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sixth graders from Rappahannock Elementary joined homeschoolers and students from Hearthstone, Belle Meade and Wakefield down by the riverside in Sperryville recently for RappFLOW's outdoor classroom. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Outdoor classroom is hands-on experience]]>
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          <![CDATA[To the firehouse]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's tradition that the kindergarten class of RCES make an annual field trip to Washington VFD. Apart from hands-on demonstrations, each of the children, including those seen here were delighted to try on the firefighters' weighty fireproof jackets. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[To the firehouse]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington's loss, Winchester's gain]]>
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    <![CDATA[Preston Angell has been a welcome presence for the Washington Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad in many capacities: firefighter, first responder and ambulance driver among them. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington's loss, Winchester's gain]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 7, 1980: The ski area in Harris Hollow is no longer for sale. According to Eric Adamson, Front Royal attorney and partner in the operation, the Rappahannock slopes will open in December 1980]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Right man for the job']]>
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    <![CDATA[I read with interest your recent article describing the upcoming Culpeper Candidate Forum for the 18th District. As a Marine Veteran, to me, there is only one choice in the coming election for Delegate in the 18th District, and that choice is Will King, the Independent candidate. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Right man for the job']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Blue -- and Champ, you new best friends.]]>
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    <![CDATA[We are Pyrenees/Australian Shepherd mixes, only 15 months old, weighing about 60 pounds. We're very simple dogs really -- quite happy, love to play, and well-behaved. So we are looking for a home -- or homes -- and perhaps a fenced yard to boot. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Blue -- and Champ, you new best friends.]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Panther varsity football astound with whopping score of 65-0; and updates on cross country, cheer and volleyball. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Oct. 12]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jackson: Laura Ann Guay and Michael William O'Hare, wife and husband, to Walter Andrew Giller and Lauren M. Giller, husband and wife, 25.9292 acres, $260,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty, tax map 31-1B. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Remembering Petey, the 'Super Beagle']]>
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    <![CDATA[Chris Green remembers beloved Petey, the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Remembering Petey, the 'Super Beagle']]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday, Oct. 7: 3:12 a.m. -- Battle Mountain Road, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, company 3; 1:29 p.m. -- Sycamore Ridge Road, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, companies 2 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls Oct. 12]]>
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          <![CDATA[Get real, people]]>
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    <![CDATA[The suit's other claims strike me as equally strained. Together, they take the term frivolous to new depths of absurdity. But to pursue the suit's proposed remedies, a special prosecutor and Mr. Lesinski's removal from office, would turn the county's judicial process into a travesty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Get real, people]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Washington Town Council's regular monthly meeting 7 p.m. Monday, Oct 9, 2017 at town hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bagpipes for a soldier and friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[An]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bagpipes for a soldier and friend]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: What kids say]]>
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    <![CDATA[I suppose there are still a few of us around who remember Art Linkletter and his TV show,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: What kids say]]>
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          <![CDATA[PSAT success]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School's College Advisor Marsha Dowell presents seniors Bernie Cieplak of Culpeper and Douglas Griffin of Broad Run letters of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Program for their outstanding performance as juniors on the PSAT [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[PSAT success]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 5 p.m. in the Washington Fire Hall, Washington. Agenda includes: Discussion, ratification and execution of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 12]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/e10c14c9-1fdf-50b8-874c-38a148e0490b-41ce18eb</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Poem: Friday the 13th]]>
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      <![CDATA[Poem: Friday the 13th]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/e179eaaa-48cc-5be7-acc8-bc285b2f3530-fd662b3e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Critter encounters on the Outer Banks, part 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Critter encounters on the Outer Banks, part 2]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/b6082873-534a-5d3c-a0e1-161a0c604d82-fcc8545d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Overlooking the land he loved']]>
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    <![CDATA[Dick was one of Virginia's early advocates for sensible and managed growth. He saw the link between ecology and economy, the value of farmland and open space, the worth of preserving and protecting natural resources. He wrote and implemented local ordinances to advance those goals. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Overlooking the land he loved']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/099a20be-178a-59d0-9c8d-1184f7826932-cd41ac00</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 12]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chef Patrick O'Connell tops the Washington Post's top ten restaurants; Castleton hosts top Georgian pianist this Sunday; and jazz pianist and singer Bill Harris sends up Cole Porter at Little Washington Theatre this Saturday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 12]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/2ad4f890-4c25-578d-a08b-c46db044dc70-a972e0c5</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County blazes new trails (like it or not)]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[County blazes new trails (like it or not)]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e9d329c8-3e15-5658-a298-6d32e6de54b7-0a490555</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Lawsuit accuses supervisor of conflict of interest]]>
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    <![CDATA[Woolman's petition, which asks for a declaratory judgement and the court's enforcement of the state Conflicts of Interest Act (COIA), also requests the appointment of a special prosecutor or grand jury and Lesinski's removal from office. Woolman is represented by local attorney David Konick. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lawsuit accuses supervisor of conflict of interest]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/fffffc86-7f14-5b1e-9093-1c6a63ca4654-b896e357</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rural Health Care -- What's Next?]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Video: Rural Health Care -- What's Next?]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/73b54956-d368-539c-8e75-cc8d91d31630-13123b45</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[On the ballot Election Day, Nov. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County voters will be casting their ballots Nov. 7 -- for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, 18th District House of Delegates representative and two seats apiece on the county supervisors and school board -- on new voting machines. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[On the ballot Election Day, Nov. 7]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/33870945-02d1-5f3f-b1f1-5d789eb20a88-30fcbf8c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[PEC completes river restoration project in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[PEC is planning additional culvert removal projects with partners over the next several years. Efforts that are currently in the works are located on Kinsey Run near Graves Mill, Bolton Branch near Huntly, and Cedar Run at the White Oak Canyon trail head in Shenandoah National Park. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[PEC completes river restoration project in Rappahannock]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ae54cf8d-e2c7-5bf1-9353-b53c3671fee9-56d3a153</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's fall colors, enhanced by the annual Artists Tour]]>
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    <![CDATA[This year's 13th annual Artists of Rappahannock Studio & Gallery Tour on Nov. 4-5 promises to be the largest yet, with more artists in open studios, interactive opportunities and a greater variety of fine art than ever before. More than 100 local artists will be displaying their works in 30 studios and eight galleries. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's fall colors, enhanced by the annual Artists Tour]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/d5f001ed-0974-5e9d-89f5-5e7b5800da58-3cea36f1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Critter encounters on the Outer Banks, part 1]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_31219c3c-da46-5c62-94de-0b9b324c531a.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[This year Pam Owen spent the autumnal equinox on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, looking for wildlife specific to this coastal ecosystem, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Critter encounters on the Outer Banks, part 1]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/fd141e3f-91e6-5013-b48d-752fbe90c04a-42d2ea53</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington Mayor and wife hosted an event in their Haitian art-filled home to raise awareness for Voices & Actions for Haiti; 11th Annual Cause for Paws Raffle tickets will be on sale through Nov. 10, when RappCats will draw the winning ticket. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Oct. 5]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/63782952-af60-50e5-8ed9-92504d8af719-720115cc</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Early's Carpet and Flooring adds room to grow]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Early's Carpet and Flooring adds room to grow]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/ecb48469-2299-5598-b7cd-1e5a1203ed5e-41ce221d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Warm regards]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Since the program began in 2009, the Knights have distributed nearly 400,000 coats; last year alone they distributed 87,906 coats throughout the U.S. and Canada. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Warm regards]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/4907f599-1fed-52ea-a111-d02c2bbb9804-beda6fa1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis: Series findings]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_8a337e82-ffdd-533b-b84b-35b40e1197fe.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis: Series findings]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fe94132c-cfaf-57fa-a8bc-a813f4dbc135-677fa32f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 5]]>
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    <![CDATA[County Buildings Task Force Subcommittee meets 9:30 a.m. Friday (Oct. 6) at the Visitors Center, 3 Library Rd., Washington; Rappahannock School Board meets 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Oct. 10) in the band room at the high school. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Oct. 5]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/6f1dc4eb-c563-5dfd-947f-187cf8a99731-f483b9ba</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Thank you, supervisors]]>
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    <![CDATA[The best part about the project is that, through the VDOT Transportation Alternatives Program, funding is available to cover up to 80 percent of the construction costs, and local foundations and individuals are stepping up to cover the rest. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thank you, supervisors]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b19baad1-3a8c-5b05-99bb-c50b2cf52bd4-f0da4c59</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 5]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Jan. 6, 1999: A crowd packed in the courthouse celebrated their victory when the Supervisors gave their approval for the Sperryville Gateway Proposal.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Oct. 5]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/98657d48-cc0c-57e9-ab10-60f747b93aa8-86de9eb4</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 5]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Robbie L. Critzer, Washington, dwelling, $300,000. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Oct. 5]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/0d518209-a43e-56b9-ad24-08a1ff58ac07-37b614e8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Help stop the madness with a vote for Tristan Shields]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[It would be nice if our incumbent delegate, Republican Michael Webert, could be counted on the stand against the worst elements in his party, but I doubt Mr. Webert is a John McCain, willing to put his country before his party. So the best thing is to vote for Tristan Shields. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Help stop the madness with a vote for Tristan Shields]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/28aaba87-3ddd-590e-a106-9086c2971847-f0663325</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Land of What Ifs?]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[With so many of today's youth hunkered down inside with their tech devices, the new opportunity we here in Rappahannock County have with the RappTrails proposal is, in my opinion, a welcome addition and outdoor opportunity for many. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Land of What Ifs?]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/bb5d634d-f9a9-5362-b377-1be93884823a-6966ac02</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Big George back in Little Washington!]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Save Dec. 10 -- the not-to-be-missed All-County Christmas Parade and Artisans Market will occur in the town of Washington. This year George Washington himself, along with the lovely Martha, have agreed to serve as grand marshalls. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Big George back in Little Washington!]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Oct. 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[School and sports for Oct. 5]]>
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      <![CDATA[School and sports for Oct. 5]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Oct. 2, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, Oct. 2, 2017]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Assault charge dropped against Rappahannock judge]]>
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    <![CDATA[The sales associate had told the responding Stafford County Sheriff's deputy that Judge Parker had squeezed her hand to the extent that it was painful. The deputy eventually placed the judge under arrest -- even though it was Parker himself who called 911. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Assault charge dropped against Rappahannock judge]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Planners move zoning amendments forward, push comprehensive plan]]>
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      <![CDATA[Planners move zoning amendments forward, push comprehensive plan]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Groundwater 'emergency' and streamflow 'watch' issued for Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's bone dry in Rappahannock County -- drier than much of Virginia -- and there's little relief in sight. The Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force has declared a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Groundwater 'emergency' and streamflow 'watch' issued for Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Peace in our homes -- and schools]]>
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    <![CDATA[Last Thursday, an estimated 500 Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) students and staff, dressed in mostly white, gathered on the school's soccer field and created a human sculpture of a peace sign in honor of the International Day of Peace. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Peace in our homes -- and schools]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[PATH Foundation opens 2018 grants cycle]]>
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    <![CDATA[The charitable PATH Foundation has opened its Annual Program and Planning Grants cycle, with a total of $750,000. Those Rappahannock County organizations that plan to apply for grants must submit a preliminary application -- known as a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) -- no later than Friday, Nov. 3. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[PATH Foundation opens 2018 grants cycle]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Bugs invade Washington]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bugs invade Washington]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Northern Piedmont Community Foundation awards additional grants]]>
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    <![CDATA[On the heels of an enormously successful first round of Community Assistance Grants last February, the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) presented an additional $77,000 in grants to 11 nonprofits in Rappahannock, Culpeper and Fauquier counties. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Northern Piedmont Community Foundation awards additional grants]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Balancing the books on our backs]]>
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    <![CDATA[What REC has not told its customers is that doubling their monthly access charges is a major rearrangement of how the co-op allocates its rates among customers. The changed structure favors customers who consume large amounts of electricity over those who use less. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Balancing the books on our backs]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County renews Stuart Field lease; Rec chair resigns, citing 'no confidence']]>
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      <![CDATA[County renews Stuart Field lease; Rec chair resigns, citing 'no confidence']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-10-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[First leg of proposed Rappahannock bike trail lands $150,000 grant commitment]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock Trails, which began as a private undertaking to connect the several villages of Rappahannock County by multi-use recreation paths, has landed a significant financial commitment for phase 1 of the project from the charitable PATH Foundation. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[First leg of proposed Rappahannock bike trail lands $150,000 grant commitment]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Trail hazards?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bill Freitag raises important questions. Who will be liable when bad things happen on the trail? Who is legally responsible? What is the taxpayers' exposure and how much of the county really supports this long term undertaking with numerous unknowns? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Trail hazards?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Phantom driver of Whorton Hollow]]>
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    <![CDATA[I'd like to thank the reckless driver in the white pickup who going way over the speed limit coming over a hill in the middle of a narrow gravel section of Whorton Hollow Road, did NOT hit me head on. You did force me to swerve into a ditch that is about a foot deep, 25 feet long and filled with sharp rocks. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Phantom driver of Whorton Hollow]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/15bb9e2e-c893-5522-b517-1c25b80adc01-1dc51819</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Multi-use trail a 'community asset']]>
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    <![CDATA[I would like to point out some of the positive features of having such a trail in the county. If you have children and you are not a large landowner, there are very few places in the county where you can safely take your children for a walk, a run, or a bike ride. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Multi-use trail a 'community asset']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e1c93338-16e2-5c29-bccd-509039ec1380-393e7248</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School absences add up in more ways than one]]>
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    <![CDATA[September is Attendance Awareness Month, illness and other special circumstances -- dentist appointments, family vacations, etc. -- all result in absences from school. And over the course of the school year, absences can add up quickly. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School absences add up in more ways than one]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[When best intentions go awry]]>
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    <![CDATA[A bicycle trail is imposed upon the land. It requires more of the land to be buried under tons of concrete. Furthermore, the proposed right of ways in effect create a widening of Route 211, visually and aesthetically imposing the same result as if lanes had been added. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[When best intentions go awry]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/423495ba-ff5d-5c6e-b789-61d598a9a9cb-3fe4bdef</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock not welcoming]]>
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    <![CDATA[I love Rappahannock Co. -- and it's the birthplace of both my parents, but you are not very friendly to those of us who don't live there. It's very difficult to find a good, reasonable priced restaurant for [a] meal or some place to grab a burger. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock not welcoming]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Tremendous tour -- and backdrop]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tremendous tour -- and backdrop]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[LOVE (and hay) fever]]>
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      <![CDATA[LOVE (and hay) fever]]>
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          <![CDATA[Early birds get the worms]]>
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      <![CDATA[Early birds get the worms]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Visitors]]>
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    <![CDATA[I see you, hated stink bug, Three, six, a dozen, In your legions you arrive At this time of year. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Visitors]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rapp Rough Ride's 200 riders raise 20k; 'The Great War' remembered by the Historical Society; apple picking season abound; and harvest celebrations in this week's Washington Column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 28]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/160166a8-aed5-58f4-bb33-8031d90e221c-ed86ba73</loc>
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            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Your new best friend: Jet, who's ready to depart]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jet here. Just landed. Job now is lookin' for my new home. I like to think of myself as a little mopster, hair goin' here, hair goin' there. The RAWL folks call me 'eight pounds of adorable.' [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Your new best friend: Jet, who's ready to depart]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b0da9425-028e-5686-9270-d0b676c93861-4973c4db</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jackson: Kenneth J. Whetzel and Lisa Thomas Austin, formerly known as Mary Aliza Whetzel to Robert Dietzen and Ashley Dietzen, husband and wife, 5.5668 acres, $395,000, deed bargain sale, general warranty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 28]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/6c02c00b-30fd-56f5-87a2-8cbfe49e3ee5-34080110</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jan. 3, 1980: Weather was the big story for 1979 in Rappahannock. An angry Mother Nature used all the weapons in her arsenal, first dumping snow with high winds, then rain, rain and more rain and finally another unexpected blanket of wet snow on the county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 28]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c22633ae-278c-5f5c-8bd6-83ff66438fc7-79c9622c</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County resident Zion Hanberry earns Nobel nod; updates on Panther's Homecoming football victory volleyball; and Wakefield Country Day School held its annual 5K Fun Run and Family Carnival. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 28]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 28]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 28]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 28]]>
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    <![CDATA[Join us Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. at the Washington Fire Hall with the Rappahannock News, Foothills Forum, Aging Together and Rapp at Home to discuss and assess the findings of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 28]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Maskas abruptly submits resignation as manager of county Visitors Center]]>
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      <![CDATA[Maskas abruptly submits resignation as manager of county Visitors Center]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's chief judge handed October trial date for alleged assault]]>
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    <![CDATA[When the clerk refused to provide a receipt, Parker allegedly reached across the counter and grabbed her hand so hard that it hurt, according to the sheriff's office. The judge was arrested by deputy J.J. Bryan, taken to the magistrate, charged with assault and battery, and released on an unsecured bond. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's chief judge handed October trial date for alleged assault]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse fire could have been a lot worse]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse fire could have been a lot worse]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Oct. 10 funding deadline for stream fencing, rotational grazing, cover crops]]>
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    <![CDATA[Agriculture program conservation funds are currently available to Rappahannock farmers from the Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District for a variety of conservation practices. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Oct. 10 funding deadline for stream fencing, rotational grazing, cover crops]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Jenkins appointed schools first-ever PR and digital communications officer]]>
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    <![CDATA[A University of Virginia graduate, Jenkins has worked in both the advertising and fitness industries. In addition to the new PR role, Jenkins also serves as a wellness integration specialist for the Commit to Be Fit program at RCPS. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Jenkins appointed schools first-ever PR and digital communications officer]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Climbing tomatoes, anyone?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Okay, so what do you DO with a six pound sweet potato? My bride looks at it like it is the monster from the dark lagoon. I thought about taking it to my friend, Mr. Jenkins, who thoughtfully brought me a box of sweet potatoes a few years ago when mine didn't make it. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Climbing tomatoes, anyone?]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wood Screws: Why do we care?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wood Screws: Why do we care?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp residents can order tree seedlings starting Oct. 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia's much-anticipated tree seedling store opens Monday morning, Oct. 2, at 10. Orders may be placed online at buyvatrees.com or by calling the Augusta Forestry Center at 540-363-7000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp residents can order tree seedlings starting Oct. 2]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Northam stumps in Sperryville]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dr. Ralph Northam, Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, made a campaign stop in Sperryville last Saturday. Andrew Haley and Lila Helms hosted a fundraiser for the gubernatorial hopeful at Haley Fine Art on Main Street, which attracted about 75 area residents. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Northam stumps in Sperryville]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Sept. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dick McNear fought a brave battle with cancer and surrounded by family, at his beloved Greenwood Farm in Gid Brown Hollow, said his last goodbyes. He leaves a legacy of success both in his personal and professional life. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Sept. 21]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/ee4d5bd7-03a4-57cf-90e3-95f922db1839-2e1202bd</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The spider's thread]]>
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      <![CDATA[The spider's thread]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7560535e-1fa6-59e6-a594-aaf205a46c88-0196a65a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Once a happening place]]>
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    <![CDATA[After that, the town began growing. An 1835 description of the town stated]]>
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      <![CDATA[Once a happening place]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Hallowed high ground]]>
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    <![CDATA[Descendants of families forced from the mountains to allow for the 1935 creation of Shenandoah National Park made their way to Bolen Cemetery for their annual clean-up and picnic. A dozen strong four-wheeled their way to the lofty burial plots in SUV's and 4x4s. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hallowed high ground]]>
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          <![CDATA[BOS renews Stuart Field lease]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to renew the Rappahannock Athletic Association's lease of Stuart Field in Amissville. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS renews Stuart Field lease]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 21]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 21]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Went Bonkers]]>
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    <![CDATA[We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who played a part in this year's]]>
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      <![CDATA[Went Bonkers]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/56ff308e-adfc-5aa6-b6f6-513abfe35fba-a16c58ae</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Quite the 'Taste']]>
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    <![CDATA[In recent years,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Quite the 'Taste']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Epitomizing 'Swampdom']]>
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    <![CDATA[Garrett, a tea party Republican, joined the House Freedom Caucus as soon as he got to town. That cabal of conservative and libertarian Republicans is committed to voting no on]]>
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      <![CDATA[Epitomizing 'Swampdom']]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Family and church search]]>
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    <![CDATA[While the project is well on its way, I'm still in search of more subjects for interviews and portraits. I'm particularly interested in people whose family have been in the county for multiple generations and community groups/initiatives (churches, high school sports programs, local businesses, etc.). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Family and church search]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bike Trail: Happiness or sorrow?]]>
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    <![CDATA[I am not against expanding recreational opportunities in the county, but I do have misgivings about the new bike trail. While the sources for funding its construction sound like they're pretty well locked down, I have not heard a word about how and by whom the trail will be maintained. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bike Trail: Happiness or sorrow?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[On the way to Chardonnay]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gadino Cellars assembled an enthusiastic volunteer crew early Saturday morning to pick this year's Chardonnay grapes. The crew got instructions from Bill Gadino (at 7:30 a.m.!) before fanning out into the vines. The harvest delivered 3,750 pounds to the vineyard's crush pad. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[On the way to Chardonnay]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bring August -- your new best friend -- home in September]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I'm what's called a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bring August -- your new best friend -- home in September]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 21]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 21]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bringing volunteers to laughter]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bringing volunteers to laughter]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[All things Rappahannock (stink bug to boot)]]>
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    <![CDATA[The ladies of historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington kick things off with]]>
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      <![CDATA[All things Rappahannock (stink bug to boot)]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rapp Farm Tour 2017: Get 'a little dirty']]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Farm Tour 2017: Get 'a little dirty']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Board of Supervisors special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Visitors Center. Agenda includes: Discussion and potential action surrounding agreement between Rappahannock County and the Rappahannock Athletic Association, Inc. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 23, 1998: Hackley's Store will close for business on Christmas Eve, ending 64 years of continuous operation for the general merchandising store in Amissville. However, the Hackleys said it will likely reopen in March under different management. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Sept. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sunday, Sept. 17: 2:25 a.m. -- Sperryville Pike, Woodville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2 and 7; 11:48 a.m. -- Lee Highway, Sperryville, general illness, companies 1 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Sept. 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County Planning Commission's 7:30 p.m. public meeting Wednesday, Sept 20, 2017 at the county courthouse. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Jean Wines, Chester Gap, repair electric service, $250; David and Bridgett Thornhill, Boston, dwelling (family apartment) $50,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 21]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fall is here and it's time for the Lion's Club apple butter sale, peak autumn leaves at Skyline and the 1000 Faces Mask Theater performance at Castleton. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Friction continues at BOS meetings, now over county regs amendments]]>
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      <![CDATA[Friction continues at BOS meetings, now over county regs amendments]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp students OK after potentially dangerous bus route incident]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp students OK after potentially dangerous bus route incident]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Turning the tables: Rappahannock Circuit Court judge will answer to assault charges]]>
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    <![CDATA[Parker told an arresting Stafford County sheriff's deputy that he had found some jewelry in the parking lot of the Walmart located on Rt. 17 just north of Fredericksburg. Parker said he turned the jewelry into the store's service desk and asked the clerk for written documentation. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Turning the tables: Rappahannock Circuit Court judge will answer to assault charges]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hardly the 'Town of Washington' anymore]]>
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    <![CDATA[The newly revised Town of Washington Comprehensive Plan, which was approved by the Town Council on Monday evening, points out that when established as a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hardly the 'Town of Washington' anymore]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock fall hunting preview: Deer, bear, wild turkey, and 'hot pink']]>
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    <![CDATA[It's almost time to dust off the blaze orange -- and new to Virginia this autumn]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock fall hunting preview: Deer, bear, wild turkey, and 'hot pink']]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Everything Haitian comes to Washington]]>
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    <![CDATA[When Hurricane Irma churned its dangerous course through the Caribbean this past week, Beverly Knight Sullivan's thoughts -- as they have in previous catastrophes -- turned to Haiti. This time, for once, the impoverished island nation dodged a bullet. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Everything Haitian comes to Washington]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State Theatre auction is postponed]]>
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    <![CDATA[The auction for the foreclosure of the State Theatre set for Wednesday was postponed. According to Paul S. (Chip) Bliley Jr., attorney for law firm Williams Mullen, the auction was cancelled late Tuesday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[State Theatre auction is postponed]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Where's the fish?]]>
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    <![CDATA[When the opportunity presents itself, some dogs will eat pretty much anything, food or otherwise.]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Where's the fish?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Tallamy all about local landscapes]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tallamy all about local landscapes]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[. . . eerie, unforgiving darkness]]>
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    <![CDATA[What's incredible too is that he composed this 1924, though it plays like the score to a major motion picture; thanks, again. It was also a favorite of Lorin Maazel's, with the Philadelphia Orchestra. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[. . . eerie, unforgiving darkness]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[We will never forget]]>
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    <![CDATA[More than 150 deserving first responders and their families from Rappahannock County and beyond joined together for the 16th Patriot Day event held in their honor at Reynolds Memorial Baptist Church in Sperryville on Monday, September 11th. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[We will never forget]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Perpetuating the swamp]]>
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      <![CDATA[Perpetuating the swamp]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wildly successful 'mess']]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Democratic Committee wants to thank the community for our wildly successful yard sale. Many, many volunteers worked long hours to assemble and present the numerous donations to the public. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wildly successful 'mess']]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fall sports are in full swing, updates for Rapp Panthers and Wakefield Owls volleyball, football, soccer, and a their rival cross country race. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Quite the Taste]]>
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      <![CDATA[Quite the Taste]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Cheers to a clean cruiser]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Sheriff's Deputy Chris Garcia delighted Rappahannock County High School Cheerleaders by supporting their car wash fundraiser over the weekend at the school. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cheers to a clean cruiser]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Trial by fire']]>
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    <![CDATA[We cannot change one moment of our past. But hopefully we can learn from it. And if I have learned anything from my study of our great national]]>
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      <![CDATA['Trial by fire']]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 16, 1998: Mary Ann Kuhn recently received the hospitality industry's prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award for her Middleton Inn in the Town of Washington --less than three years since she opened the bed and breakfast inn. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Matthew and Heather Farmer, Amissville, outside gas tank to existing gas logs: $3,300; Robert Alford, Boston, temporary electric pole, $2,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 14]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Water & Sewer Authority meets at 5:30 p.m. today (Sept. 14) at Town Hall in Washington; Land Use revalidation forms have been mailed and are due Dec. 5, contact the Revenue office at if not received yet. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 14]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Little Doug -- you're new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[My name is]]>
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      <![CDATA[Little Doug -- you're new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[State Police deliver report of possible 'embezzlement']]>
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    <![CDATA[After a six-month investigation into charges of misappropriation of funds by Rappahannock county officials, Virginia State Police Special Agent W.W. Talbert has delivered his report to Commonwealth's Attorney Art Goff. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[State Police deliver report of possible 'embezzlement']]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Enjoying a wetland preserve near Haymarket]]>
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    <![CDATA[Living in a heavily forested area in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Pam Owen was happy to find wetland meadows at Leopold's Preserve this summer, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Enjoying a wetland preserve near Haymarket]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Sept. 6, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, Sept. 6, 2017]]>
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          <![CDATA[Historic theatre consultant wants to rescue Culpeper State Theatre]]>
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    <![CDATA[Could a Chicago-based historic theatre property consultant come to the rescue of the 1938 vaudeville-style Culpeper State Theatre, which is in foreclosure and set to go on the auction block next Wednesday? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Historic theatre consultant wants to rescue Culpeper State Theatre]]>
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          <![CDATA[J. Bennett Johnston: The Rappahannock resident who defeated white supremacist David Duke]]>
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    <![CDATA['People mistake him for just being a yahoo. But he's educated, he's very articulate, and he's very clever' [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[J. Bennett Johnston: The Rappahannock resident who defeated white supremacist David Duke]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp Rough Ride benefits free clinic]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp Rough Ride benefits free clinic]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[As he does each birthday, the Louisiana-born Bourgeois, who resides in Tiger Valley, hosted an outdoor luncheon last Thursday featuring genuine Cajun food -- which he himself spends days preparing -- for dozens of his Rappahannock friends. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Sept. 7]]>
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          <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: Three months in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[This year I was lucky enough to travel to the United States from Taiwan for three months as part of the International 4-H Youth Exchange (IFYE) program. This time with my host family in Rappahannock has been amazing. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: Three months in Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: The struggle bus]]>
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    <![CDATA[The camp advertises itself as oldest canoeing camp in the world, and serves a camper population from 10-year to fit 70-year olds. This year 170 campers will pass through the base camp on Devil's Island for the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: The struggle bus]]>
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          <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: Exercising into history]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Via Egnatia, which stretched for nearly 1,000 miles, connected Europe and Asia and over two millennia countless thousands of people moved between those two continents. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: Exercising into history]]>
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          <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: Flying in summer]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's hard to say whether that comment jangled the nerves of Charlottesville residents... Heather Heyer was killed not far from the concert during a white nationalist rally. Her funeral had been held that morning a few blocks away. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: Flying in summer]]>
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          <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: An Arctic adventure]]>
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    <![CDATA[Officially, on the calendar, summer is sticking around for a couple more weeks. But with another Labor Day now in the past, the summer vacation season has indeed passed. Fun and carefree getaways, yes -- and we all need those. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Summer Journeys: An Arctic adventure]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Never give up]]>
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    <![CDATA[This little apple tree has shown me, once again, that as long as there is sunshine and a little rain now and then, we will both be alright. Just don't give up. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Never give up]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[Now that was a brisk Labor Day]]>
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    <![CDATA[The number of vehicles alone lined up to enter Shenandoah National Park's three Thornton Gap entrance stations signaled that Rappahannock County welcomed its share of visitors over the Labor Day holiday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Now that was a brisk Labor Day]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Circuit Court judge arrested for alleged assault]]>
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    <![CDATA[Chief Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge Jeffrey W. Parker was arrested September 6 and charged with assault and battery. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Circuit Court judge arrested for alleged assault]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Commits to be Fit]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Commits to be Fit]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sweet potato (and girl)]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sweet potato (and girl)]]>
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          <![CDATA[Is the answer Medicare?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Congressman [Tom] Garrett's suggestion that 70 year old men should be able to buy health insurance without maternal care coverage missed the whole point of insurance being based on pooling risks across large populations. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Is the answer Medicare?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Celebrating the South, minus four wrongful years]]>
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    <![CDATA[I submit that the history and the culture of the South is much longer and deeper than the four years between 1861 and 1865, and the longer historical record is what we should celebrate. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Celebrating the South, minus four wrongful years]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Sept. 7]]>
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          <![CDATA['Second Saturday' promotes Rappahannock art, tourism]]>
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      <![CDATA['Second Saturday' promotes Rappahannock art, tourism]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[It's our history]]>
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    <![CDATA[That spirit that drives ISIS to destroy, to kill, has destroyed and taken down many beautiful arts and monuments, some thousands of years old, overseas. And now, Fellow Virginians, ISIS is here leading the charge to take down and destroy all that has made our nation great. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's our history]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Honoring locals who fought for the Union]]>
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    <![CDATA[This imbalance cuts to the heart of the problem of Confederate monuments throughout the South. I would love to learn more about those unsung patriots from the South who fought for the Union, and learn of any efforts to honor and memorialize these brave Rappahannock sacrifices. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Honoring locals who fought for the Union]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8beb2f43-71db-5868-8d51-23fac56cb518-a332676e</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office Aug. 24 to Sept. 1 -- Jackson District: Robert L. Boykin Jr., and Judith R. Boykin, husband and wife to Jeremy Piossa, 25.50, $565.000, deed bargain sale. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Sept. 7]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fd4af8ef-a62e-5fb5-8e7b-19d9ff97aeab-52d380fb</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Washington Town Council meets on Monday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Agenda items include a public hearing on the draft Comprehensive Plan and consideration of changing the Town election date from May to November to concur with Federal elections. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Sept. 7]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/21ad6f50-0d6f-59e5-b8f1-f60672b07c84-4b8d766a</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[As self-defeating as Pickett's Charge]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Growing up during the Fifties and Sixties in segregated, still rural Fauquier County, I would shudder when friends peppered their conversations with the]]>
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      <![CDATA[As self-defeating as Pickett's Charge]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/5c5942b9-a196-5cc4-8cb2-0e97e3bac3c9-4738187b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[June 3, 1976: Bill Bailey]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Sept. 7]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/e161012f-0622-580a-8027-b65251bb02fe-df52f7a2</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-09-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday's Taste of Rappahannock is sold out, but there's a waiting list; Reynold's Memorial Baptist Church hosts Patriot Dinner on Sept. 11, thanking emergency responders; and it's Wilderness Weekend at Shenandoah National Park. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Sept. 7]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a74e1781-8f4c-58e7-8066-53ab1799c3dc-b7471143</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BZA 'bickering' draws public's ire]]>
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    <![CDATA[When, more than two hours into last Wednesday's arguably tiresome Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, Rappahannock resident Page Glennie scolded two board members to]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[BZA 'bickering' draws public's ire]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b5e10383-1864-5231-b6c2-07227ac6a864-73aff355</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Garrett told Trump what he didn't want to hear about healthcare]]>
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    <![CDATA[Yes, Rep. Tom Garrett, the Virginia Republican representing Rappahannock County, is doubling down on Obamacare. But that's not to say he's marching in lockstep with President Donald Trump. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Garrett told Trump what he didn't want to hear about healthcare]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/83709b69-19ed-506c-b6ab-b445a6063738-39f772a5</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Garrett touts Rappahannock countryside, opportunities for growth]]>
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    <![CDATA[The difficult task for the county, as Garrett points out -- and everybody in Rappahannock is aware -- is the balancing act between preservation and growth. Particularly given the county seat is a mere 57 miles from the Capital Beltway. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Garrett touts Rappahannock countryside, opportunities for growth]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/32aa4f55-1f99-5e83-af08-c4f191c9bf2d-509d863a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Richard A. Clarke: A life spent focusing on what can go wrong]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Two months before 9/11 Richard Clarke and eleven other government officials met in the White House to discuss al Qaeda and issued a forceful warning]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's Richard A. Clarke: A life spent focusing on what can go wrong]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0696bdf3-fd85-584d-87cc-be70389737b1-56c538ee</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Generous Rappahannock lenders couldn't keep Historic Culpeper State Theatre afloat]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Almost one year to the day that it abruptly went dark, the financially strapped Culpeper State Theatre is in foreclosure -- set to go on the auction block Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Generous Rappahannock lenders couldn't keep Historic Culpeper State Theatre afloat]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/7d9279f6-b3da-55d6-a224-849629c17a65-43d5b042</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Poem | WORK]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_70902067-064f-5519-bb0a-7a04451083bf.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Poem | WORK]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a062295e-001c-550f-b87f-0c70854103a0-7c93030b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Girls on the Run sprint past peer pressure]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Girls on the Run addresses girls' development by building self-esteem and improving physical, emotional, mental and social well-being. This is accomplished by an established and tested curriculum designed for girls in 3rd to 5th grade. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Girls on the Run sprint past peer pressure]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/6000fc7c-cb91-56dd-9fe0-d20ca36e67db-fb2b4d39</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bob Lucking: The (barefoot) furniture craftsman on the mountain]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bob Lucking: The (barefoot) furniture craftsman on the mountain]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f5b0a140-2b37-5ab5-9731-5a53309e6fa0-320f5913</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-09-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Norman family came together at the Rappahannock Park last Sunday for their annual family reunion, and have been for 50 years; St. Peter's is collecting money for the victims of a mudslide in Sierra Leone; and Firehouse Treasures Thrift is holding its Summer 50 Percent Off Clearance on Sept. 2. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/1b1d07bc-fa1e-5621-948e-0e882fa0740b-a9cfe5bc</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kudos to Riverside]]>
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    <![CDATA[Riverside offers excellent local service at very reasonable prices. We should all wish them and our other fine Rappahannock auto repair businesses great success. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kudos to Riverside]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2c9b4f94-f48e-5a8d-a83a-d635333a056b-6209efdf</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Kindness appreciated]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[We would like to say thank you for cards, phone calls, food, visits and prayers during the passing of Virgil Payne. Your kindness was greatly appreciated. May God bless you. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Kindness appreciated]]>
    </image:title>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a00d0b0f-61d3-5f8b-914d-03d31f99b7f7-e5466668</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Judging the past by the present puts the future at risk]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[My friend Frank Reynolds makes the extreme argument that the]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Judging the past by the present puts the future at risk]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/e465751c-e198-5dd7-85ff-ec05ace1e5fa-c207b60e</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>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dumb jerks]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Mark: Your sarcasm is appreciated. I'm sure a few of us got a chuckle from reading it. The bad news is -- there's a very high probability that the folks who dumped the tires can neither read nor write. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Dumb jerks]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/6da4c5cc-be27-53fd-a833-0953af049175-7d55b5fd</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 31]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Want broadband? Take the survey; RAAC kicks off]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/42333ad7-9946-51d0-bc02-4db431b78727-9010d40e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Aug. 31]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 2, 1998: After an undisputedly successful and productive term as sheriff of Rappahannock, Gary Settle has decided not to seek re-election and is stepping down in what he calls]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for Aug. 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9adb7242-6328-5749-9507-c4c90afe6af5-19f5658a</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>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for Aug. 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Va. Congressman Tom Garrett visited with the seniors of Rappahannock County High School; fall sports have begun in earnest at RCHS with updates on volleyball, football and cross country; and WCDS kick off their academic year with a hoot. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for Aug. 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/49675bf1-0f76-5e8e-abd4-131c53952c4a-f520e20f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A mysterious bird calls in the night]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A mysterious bird calls in the night]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/62846d7f-8e8f-51fe-91d8-e2bd93bb6dce-ddd5b43b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Commemorating sacrifice, not cause]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thanks for the fair and balanced piece, providing a valuable start point for dialogue. It calls attention to the hazards of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Commemorating sacrifice, not cause]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3a3ec2e9-a0da-550f-a7b9-ca299dde5847-6652af6a</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>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Aug. 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[Closed Monday for Labor Day are: Rappahannock County government offices, Rappahannock County Public Schools, Union Bank & Trust, BB&T, RRCS transportation, Virginia DMV and the Rappahannock News. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Aug. 31]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/302538b2-b856-5354-af0b-d638f1f271b6-0c086e89</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>2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Aug. 31]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office Aug. 19-24: Hawthorne: Joseph A. O'Kane to Joseph A. O'kane, trustee of the Joseph A. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for Aug. 31]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/37caff6b-dea4-51ce-9f27-120f2e948f79-4e2cbf16</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Planning Commission divided on Flint Hill event center]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Planning Commission at its regular meeting August 16 voted to recommend three applications move to either the Board of Supervisors or the Board of Zoning Appeals. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Planning Commission divided on Flint Hill event center]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/aea02ea0-d768-544b-9bef-b9d348a267a6-ecd2d5ab</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Biz Bio: Riverside Auto Service strives to do right by its customers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Riverside Auto Service, LLC has been Sperryville's lone auto body repair shop and has serviced the community for 25-plus years. Owner CB Johnson recently brought in a group of Sperryville natives to help him expand the business and the services they offer. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Biz Bio: Riverside Auto Service strives to do right by its customers]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/35294944-64ed-5a20-a49d-d16e41621964-3b26c48f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington man who falsely accused brother of his own crime is back in court]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The hole is only growing deeper for Moses Turner Jones. The 51-year-old Washington man was found guilty in Rappahannock Court Circuit Court August 18 of violating his probation in connection with a previous conviction for forging public documents. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington man who falsely accused brother of his own crime is back in court]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b9ac4f70-e666-580c-81ca-8f98a61101b6-ce252f24</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Strategy already underway to rebuild Boston printing plant destroyed by massive fire]]>
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    <![CDATA[A multi-alarm fire discovered late Saturday night that burned well into Sunday evening has destroyed the Communications Corporation of America (CCA) printing plant just over the Rappahannock County line in Boston. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Strategy already underway to rebuild Boston printing plant destroyed by massive fire]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/19e3d812-2e77-5572-940e-9ade8e619687-003a06a7</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[McAuliffe push to remove Confederate monuments prompts lessons in law, history]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[In the wake of violent clashes in Charlottesville over the city's proposed removal of statues of Confederate Generals Lee and Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has called for publicly-placed Confederate]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[McAuliffe push to remove Confederate monuments prompts lessons in law, history]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/70773541-eff6-5f68-8d3c-878738ae5d45-87372503</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Aug. 24]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for Aug. 24]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b80b099c-7dad-5554-ba4f-816f9130df88-2cb192ee</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Massive fire destroys Boston products plant]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_cffac10a-5225-57cb-978a-c3ef414e5350.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A multi-alarm fire that began late Saturday night and continued burning into Sunday afternoon has destroyed the Communications Corporation of America (CCA) plant in Boston. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Massive fire destroys Boston products plant]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ebcfa4d4-9c50-5bf3-9602-d838d6f47e96-07b97159</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Law and order in the new town of Washington]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A copy of the original 44 ordinances for the Town of Washington when the Rappahannock County seat was incorporated in 1894. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Law and order in the new town of Washington]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c8c8144e-6349-5bc5-a573-c94418de861d-22ca562c</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[O'Bannon leaves $2 million to Northern Piedmont Community Foundation]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Mary Virginia Smith O'Bannon was a woman dedicated to her community, her friends and her family. Last May, at age 99, O'Bannon passed away peacefully in her home, leaving more than $2 million in her will to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[O'Bannon leaves $2 million to Northern Piedmont Community Foundation]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/b6d6aba2-62bf-57a9-8c3e-625a5149f6ec-d1a2c885</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: The mating acrobatics of a huge slug]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Huge leopard slugs are aerial acrobats when it comes to mating, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: The mating acrobatics of a huge slug]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/fa1261e9-f149-58a4-97f0-234919189c3d-8cd294d1</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Don't fall for that lie']]>
        </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[The basic principles and ideals of our country, of our Commonwealth, and of all good Americans, are under attack at this time. Neo-Nazis, KKK members, white supremacists, and some uninformed political leaders, are attempting to turn a legitimate debate about the display and future of memorials of the southern Confederacy into a race and culture war. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Don't fall for that lie']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/59e10bf9-dfde-5be0-a50e-10f8b878e15c-1d8c88ad</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>2017-08-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 24]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Child Care Learning Center in Washington this week welcomes new students to their preschool/child care, while introducing them to a new]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for Aug. 24]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/12a5b7e6-be11-5595-865f-88638ffb9c9b-5c7f397f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Duke of RAWL, 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_5c735afd-9095-5102-9505-5aa58cc7f1b2.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I'm a young guy, 4 years old, and a statuesque Pit Bull Terrier. I'm very affectionate, love kids and simply adore female dogs and small male ones, but the big bossy ones really work my last nerve. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Duke of RAWL, your new best friend]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/d63bb74c-8359-56fd-aeb0-005fd440141c-1ebaefc7</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[For these and other transgressions]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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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[A petition entitled]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[For these and other transgressions]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/56e8df05-8164-545a-bf06-8d9d942d79e9-e8f4ebcc</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A union of diverse people]]>
        </news:title>
    </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[Yet, somehow, all that got mixed together and good things came from the union of so many diverse people that came from all corners of the world. There's no reason a diverse population like what we have in this country can't get all mixed up together and have good things come from it as well. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A union of diverse people]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/36c23d84-f49a-538a-8082-d6899d3c0bcc-7dfeb0f0</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sea of yellow]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[The front porch regulars who gather for coffee and conversation every Sunday morning at the Laurel Mills Store. A topic of discussion this past Sunday centered around a 20-acre sea of gorgeous yellow sunflowers currently reaching for the blue sky at Bill Fannon's adjacent farm. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sea of yellow]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7f267299-9fd7-5b04-a7d4-660e3568bcdb-4559cefb</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Yankee morality policeman']]>
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    <![CDATA[In typical left-wing fashion, his understanding of complex historical subjects is limited to discussing]]>
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      <![CDATA['Yankee morality policeman']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/91b636cd-300f-5661-9dcc-f2a76c6cbbf2-af78331d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Charlottesville implications]]>
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    <![CDATA[I have been watching the coverage of the events in Charlottesville, and (surprise!) I find that much of the analysis I see I could predict based on the sources. Including an enormous onslaught of anti-our-duly-elected president coverage. Let's try a more strategic perspective. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Charlottesville implications]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Jerks among us]]>
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    <![CDATA[I can't comprehend the level of ignorance and total lack of respect for our society and community it would take to do such a thing. FYI: illegal dumping in Virginia is a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail and $2,500 fine. The landfill is cheaper. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Jerks among us]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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    <![CDATA[Jan. 20, 1976: A conflict between the Rappahannock Sheriff's office and the Commonwealth's Attorney over law enforcement practices and allegedly excessive mileage charges came out in the open at last Friday's special meeting of the Board of Supervisors. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices]]>
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    <![CDATA[Foothills Forum meets on Aug. 31 at 4-H; RAAC Theatre holding auditions Sept. 9 and 10 for upcoming Christmas production; and players are now being accepted by Piedmont Softball Association for its fall 2017 season. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/42eb9529-5394-57f9-a1fd-726587494ab9-c880abeb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the County Circuit Court Clerk's office Aug. 1-18: Stonewall-Hawthorne: Kenneth F. McCrohan, successor co-trustee of the Kevin Francis McCrohan Revocable Living Trust, 4 parcels, $650,000, deeed. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/5aca2edc-4ee3-5475-87f4-e7e46f692110-e76b31f7</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Eclipse gives county a break]]>
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    <![CDATA[The scene in Rappahannock County early Monday afternoon was one and the same: people by the hundreds, young and old alike, stepping out of their homes, offices, schools, and parked cars (many pulled over on the highways) to gaze skyward. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Eclipse gives county a break]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/fa3110fa-a924-5c6c-9dd4-ce7110a0c80b-94cc5733</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Arts, nature-based school gets new staff, transportation]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hearthstone School announce a second van will for students from Front Royal and Culpeper to attend the Sperryville school more easily. In addition, two new staff members, Gwynnavier Jones of Luray and Trevor Pennington of Sperryville. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Arts, nature-based school gets new staff, transportation]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/01c744b3-2fe6-5e6e-a068-b69d0d06f3d7-547e327f</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 24]]>
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    <![CDATA[Meet the Rapp staff for Fourth Estate Friday at Country Cafe; RCPS seeking public information officer; former school super Dr. Blair heads to C'ville for new endeavor; and Camp Fantastic celebrates 35 years. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for Aug. 24]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/72b457fc-ae5e-526a-bb48-b2758133dd6f-3f7b551e</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday, Aug. 19: 12:25 a.m. -- Tiger Valley Road, Washington, unconscious person, companies 1, 3, 4 and 7; 2:08 p.m. -- Fauquier County, mutual aid, company 3. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7d2e4935-94ea-5c43-a00b-becc30e02a2b-647a5a78</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bragg appeals to Virginia Supreme Court; county authorizes defense lawyer]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors convened a special meeting August 11 and voted unanimously to authorize the appointment of a lawyer to defend the BOS in an appeal to a petition filed in the Supreme Court of Virginia by Marian Bragg. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bragg appeals to Virginia Supreme Court; county authorizes defense lawyer]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/09f2f578-0345-5b85-8654-b418452e2ac1-fb156aa4</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Holly Meade appointed to Rappahannock Planning Commission]]>
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      <![CDATA[Holly Meade appointed to Rappahannock Planning Commission]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 16]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/222582a4-c1d9-5afd-b2d3-58755aeac944-d515ad76</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's changing demography drives up home values -- and cost of living]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County home values grew 561 percent above national values from 1980 to 2015, while the county's average household income rose 72 percent above the nation's rate. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's changing demography drives up home values -- and cost of living]]>
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</url>

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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/60b2758e-7a18-5d34-9a1f-2fd1f1c619ac-b877f893</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis: Care Tactics]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis: Care Tactics]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Foothills Forum Special Reports]]>
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      <![CDATA[Foothills Forum Special Reports]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BizRapp mission embraces marketing, education]]>
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      <![CDATA[BizRapp mission embraces marketing, education]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Robust' Virginia grape harvest ahead of schedule]]>
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    <![CDATA[Warm spring weather led to early bud bursts, the crush of Virginia's wine grape harvest]]>
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      <![CDATA['Robust' Virginia grape harvest ahead of schedule]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Tourist homes: Part of the plan or a privilege for some?]]>
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    <![CDATA[My property and tourist home application have been in the news recently. I hope the board of supervisors (BoS) will take notice, and fix what is clearly a discriminatory zoning ordinance and flawed permitting process. In line with its comprehensive plan, this county should encourage tourist homes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tourist homes: Part of the plan or a privilege for some?]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for August 17]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for August 17]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[Fighting the fire of extremism and intolerance]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fighting the fire of extremism and intolerance]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for August 17]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for August 17]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Thrust onto the national stage]]>
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    <![CDATA[The violent-turned-deadly clashes at the white nationalist rally]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thrust onto the national stage]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Marching in solidarity with Charlottesville]]>
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    <![CDATA[Members of the Rappahannock County faith community organized a candlelight vigil on Tuesday evening in response to Saturday's violence in Charlottesville. They walked in silence from the Sperryville Schoolhouse to the Sperryville Cemetery. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Marching in solidarity with Charlottesville]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rare traffic holdups]]>
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    <![CDATA[Route 522 paving in Rappahannock will be complete next week (weather permitting), and pavement markings painted soon thereafter. Route 522 cost: about $917,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rare traffic holdups]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Pudgy, your new best friend]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Pudgy, your new best friend]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices]]>
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    <![CDATA[Water and Sewer Authority meets on Thursday, at the Town Hall. Agenda includes: Election of officers; lien process and collection procedure; permit renewal update; road repair and renovation project. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aug. 26, 1998: This September will mark another major event in the town's history -- its bicentennial celebration. The festival and history parade will take place in Woodville on Saturday, Sept. 26. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits: The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: David Gangel, Washington, pole shed, $1,500; John and Tracy Schwab, Castleton, remodel, $15,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for August 17]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Take the Lord Fairfax CC criteria survey for their new president; Gay St. Gallery hosts artist reception on Saturday for new exhibit: and countdown begins for Tuesday's solar eclipse phenomenon. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for August 17]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/ce8af40e-b33a-5188-934e-fd159a0fb96f-13813497</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: There be tigers in my milkweed]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: There be tigers in my milkweed]]>
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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>2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[No opioid deaths here yet]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[In this region, some communities have been hit hard. Fauquier County set a disturbing record in 2016, with 22 deaths tied to drug overdoses. So far, Rappahannock County has been able to avoid the grim statistics. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[No opioid deaths here yet]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/041c66d4-3b44-57a7-985a-6936b284dea4-3636e8c9</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Alternative medicine: An opportunity for patients to be seen and heard]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Three doctors for 7,308 potential patients. It's no wonder many County residents are either supplementing or eschewing conventional medicine in favor of homeopathic, holistic or]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Alternative medicine: An opportunity for patients to be seen and heard]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/2d72998c-225a-5e1f-b479-e24b8ed6f73d-29a5c6c1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Finding help]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Here are some of the local organizations and services helping Rappahannock residents -- particularly its seniors -- take care of their health. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Finding help]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9d7a6fae-da7e-5212-afb0-b68c48b216d6-f312adab</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 14]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS meeting: a struggling Rappahannock County government in microcosm]]>
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    <![CDATA[This past Monday's meeting of the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors (BOS) was the county in microcosm. In four-plus hours, the agenda and discussions touched on practically all of the challenges, opportunities, conflicts, and personalities in the county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS meeting: a struggling Rappahannock County government in microcosm]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School board: all Rapp students to safely view once-in-lifetime eclipse]]>
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      <![CDATA[School board: all Rapp students to safely view once-in-lifetime eclipse]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mysterious summer sights and sounds]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mysterious summer sights and sounds]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Virginia honey bee colonies expanding]]>
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      <![CDATA[Virginia honey bee colonies expanding]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/0cad07e2-70ca-50eb-b9ab-dffc6ca826d4-c9fd5a81</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[100 years ago: Rappahannock residents respond to World War I]]>
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    <![CDATA[First of a series: Rappahannock County resident and historian Don Audette conducted 50 hours of research from five sources to compile a list of 249 men from Rappahannock County who fought in World War I. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[100 years ago: Rappahannock residents respond to World War I]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for August 10]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[About 100 people attended the Rappahannock County 4-H Volunteer Appreciation Picnic; RAAC theatre auditioning for its upcoming Christmas production; and the Garden Club meets August 16. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for August 10]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3ae65219-f9d3-589c-aca1-ed5ea020c24c-b76a4a56</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Endangered kiwi delights Front Royal]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[An endangered brown kiwi chick kicked her way out of her egg at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal sometime between Saturday, July 29, and Sunday, July 30. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Endangered kiwi delights Front Royal]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/f55af365-3d23-5e3b-96d3-81f14415c814-44eaecba</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Black widow: is Virginia's only native venomous spider lurking beneath your bed?]]>
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    <![CDATA[In Rappahannock County, it wouldn't be a stretch to assume that the black spider peering out from under a bed or scurrying into a basement box is of the genus Latrodectus. A black widow. The only venomous spider native to Virginia. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Black widow: is Virginia's only native venomous spider lurking beneath your bed?]]>
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          <![CDATA[County (and family) landmark]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gore's expansive fruit and crafts -- and veggies, raw honey, apple cider, fresh eggs, sorghum, fruit preserves, pumpkin butter, roasted peanuts, and apple butter -- stand on Lee Highway is nothing short of a Sperryville landmark. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[County (and family) landmark]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Pulling together' at Hearthstone]]>
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      <![CDATA['Pulling together' at Hearthstone]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[School news for August 10]]>
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    <![CDATA[With fall like temperatures Rapp athletic programs have taken full advantage, varsity football has been hitting the field since July 27 with volleyball and cross country following suit. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for August 10]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Perplexing pollinators and pickerels]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Perplexing pollinators and pickerels]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a0fa9317-cca2-578b-ba1f-11fd1702f0c8-99bdcdbb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sincere thank you]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thanks to Ann Spieker, Jonathan Bankston and other members, whose names I do not know, of the Washington Volunteer Rescue Squad for providing me with extraordinary care during my recent visits to the hospital. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sincere thank you]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/da470a11-abb7-54f0-8fb2-b17b4f5ceaa2-3bdf7eda</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New Rappahannock teachers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Is anybody else wondering where summer break went? Rappahannock County Public Schools are already geared up for the academic year, which begins next week. Students will meet several new teachers in the classrooms and hallways. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New Rappahannock teachers]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/b52e4d0f-e44f-5a75-ad29-1f90caf24eae-e923458f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Money puzzles and lawmakers]]>
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    <![CDATA[So ask each of your legislators and candidates: Will you pledge to reject that kind of campaign cash from now on, or fight to make public financing a major issue? Can you at least decline donations from the state-regulated utilities, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Money puzzles and lawmakers]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7dc65151-57d0-508d-a0df-92bb4a8d7f40-8a167aac</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Precursors of the destruction]]>
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    <![CDATA[Pausing to reflect a bit on what our Rappahannock County might look like in 20, 25, 30 years . . . various paths seem to open up for those living here. Given the Rappahannock News' coverage of some local events lately, I wonder about the future here, and therein lies a cautionary tale in my opinion. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Precursors of the destruction]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/920fc62e-70c0-5350-a6c6-2d04d3a1ff4f-736eacff</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Eye on November]]>
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    <![CDATA[I truly appreciate that you opened your doors and homes to me. I look forward to being the representative you contact by phone or email and sit down with face-to-face, not just someone you hear about every four years. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Eye on November]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/396f6991-eb39-529e-82e0-951ac7ec3871-f71e9456</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for August 10]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for August 10]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[April 15, 1976: The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors is considering buying the former Aileen, Inc., industrial property near Flint Hill in hopes of restoring jobs in the county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/b00cfb93-fda0-522a-a4e6-edad4284c958-aded87ec</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Board of Supervisors meets for a special session on Friday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Rappahannock County Courthouse. Agenda includes: Authorization for county attorney to hire a law firm for defense of an appeal. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f8d8dbe2-3b44-5c7b-ac37-3072ef7cefbd-64929f26</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Neil and Becky Burr Simon, Flint Hill, remodel, $200,000; Paul Smith and Michael Dennis, Flint Hill, addition, $5,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 8]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Alnell Farm tourist home gets BZA nod; county opinion prompts Gid Brown Hollow applicant's withdrawal]]>
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      <![CDATA[Alnell Farm tourist home gets BZA nod; county opinion prompts Gid Brown Hollow applicant's withdrawal]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, August 7, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, August 7, 2017]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f3ac623c-faba-5130-b713-a27f24e0b561-03aaf017</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Year of 'empowerment, reflection' awaits Rappahannock schools community]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unlike her recent predecessors, the 34-year-old Grimsley, who is in her eleventh year with Rappahannock Public Schools -- from teacher to executive director of Academic Services -- was familiar with most everything she inherited on July 1. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Year of 'empowerment, reflection' awaits Rappahannock schools community]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3db08da1-0d52-5dd4-880c-9bc88ca4b4ac-d612ebde</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: The place we call home]]>
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    <![CDATA[I am forever indebted to the good people responsible for placing the new marker past Sperryville, which is inscribed with the names of the families that were forced to leave their homes in the mountains. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: The place we call home]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/d33ab4dd-f5bf-57a1-9d74-a410558c974c-1b5147d9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Standing room only in Huntly]]>
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    <![CDATA[Some 140 faithful attended the Willis Chapel's 100th anniversary service in Huntly last Sunday, July 30, officiated by the chapel's pastor, United Methodist Rev. Sara Porter Keeling. She opened the morning worship by asking how many [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Standing room only in Huntly]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/73bc3c2f-61fb-558a-a87a-f78b5eb7b1b5-5900c6cb</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Unique Rappahannock Rapidan transportation model 'going nationwide']]>
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    <![CDATA[When it comes to transportation services for the elderly and needy in rural areas, the entire country will be looking to emulate the successful model operating right here in Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Unique Rappahannock Rapidan transportation model 'going nationwide']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/095d607d-3dd8-5545-a18f-2f6fd9683224-0f2770d0</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-08-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Heather Wicke brings wealth of experience to Water and Sewer Authority]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Heather Wicke brings wealth of experience to Water and Sewer Authority]]>
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          <![CDATA[Losing our health -- and dollars]]>
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    <![CDATA[Our congressman, Tom Garrett, has joined in with the rest of the Republicans in the House to pass HR 806 -- a vote against clean air. Wow. It takes a certain kind of person to be in favor of smog and air pollution. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Losing our health -- and dollars]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Column for August 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[It's the 'dog days of summer' and folks need AC, a gal's trip to Atlantic City that is; and Friday is CCLC's end-of-the-summer-last-blast with a large water slide, snow cones, fun activities for all ages, lunch and more. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Column for August 3]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pencil-paper-scissors]]>
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    <![CDATA[Headwaters recently donated 150 packages of notebook paper, 100 dozen pencils and 100 pairs of scissors to the Rappahannock County Food Pantry for its annual backpack drive. Pictured here accepting the donation are Rappahannock student [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pencil-paper-scissors]]>
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          <![CDATA[Time to commend, not castigate]]>
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    <![CDATA[The BZA chairman permitted]]>
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      <![CDATA[Time to commend, not castigate]]>
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          <![CDATA[Accepting Trump, but not his policies]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Klaus feels I have no standing to comment on the performance of our present president. He calls my comments]]>
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      <![CDATA[Accepting Trump, but not his policies]]>
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          <![CDATA[American (and family) history]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kevin Weisgerber of Sperryville stopped into the Country Cafe and spread out some important dates in U.S. history.]]>
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      <![CDATA[American (and family) history]]>
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          <![CDATA[Q&A: Writer Margaret Atwood]]>
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    <![CDATA[Woodville resident Roxanna Beebe-Center interviews the Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist and environmental activist Margaret Atwood. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Q&A: Writer Margaret Atwood]]>
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          <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis: To the rescue?]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis: To the rescue?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Aug. 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tuesday, July 25: 12:50 A.m. -- Woodward Road, Sperryville, injury, companies 1 and 7; 1:01 p.m. -- Waterfall Rd, Chester Gap, general illness, companies 1, 4 and 9. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Aug. 3]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Aug. 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Board of Supervisors meets at 2 p.m. and again at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 7, at the courthouse and the School Board meets on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. in the band room at the high school. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for Aug. 3]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane Aug. 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 5, 1976: The old Amissville fire house will come tumbling down under the watchful eye of Cletus Printz, who is dismantling the structure for his son William Printz. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane Aug. 3]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Katie, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[I'm a Parson Russell Terrier, a cousin of the better-known Jack Russell Terrier and I'm 7 to 9 years old and on a diet, a little girl, so to speak. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Katie, your new best friend]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools 2017-2018 school bus routes]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Public Schools 2017-2018 school bus routes]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for August 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local furniture maker Peter Kramer received national recognition as a winner of the 2017 American Craft Week's]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for August 3]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row Aug. 3]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Thomas Williamson, Castleton, dwelling, $300,000; Tim Ayers and Christine Smith, Sperryville, deck, $20,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row Aug. 3]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-08-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County attorney finds approved 2010 zoning amendment void]]>
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      <![CDATA[County attorney finds approved 2010 zoning amendment void]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock real estate remains strong; quarterly residential sales up 115 percent]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock real estate remains strong; quarterly residential sales up 115 percent]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[We are Number 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock/Culpeper 6-and-under baseball team came home winners of Virginia's New Kent 6U Invitational Tournament held over the weekend of July 14 in New Kent. The local 6U team went undefeated in the tournament. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[We are Number 1]]>
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          <![CDATA[Exercising into history]]>
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      <![CDATA[Exercising into history]]>
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          <![CDATA[Endangered Red Pandas born in Front Royal]]>
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      <![CDATA[Endangered Red Pandas born in Front Royal]]>
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          <![CDATA[Falcon answers to 'Franky']]>
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    <![CDATA[County resident Allan R. Rexinger has a tree in his backyard, where a wild peregrine falcon]]>
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      <![CDATA[Falcon answers to 'Franky']]>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Good times outweigh bad -- unless you're a certain hog]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was an awful mess, I had to form and pour a new concrete top for the septic tank opening. There are some things about home ownership that try your patience. At least we didn't have to resort to porta-potties. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Good times outweigh bad -- unless you're a certain hog]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Butterflies cooperate with local butterfly counts]]>
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    <![CDATA[More butterflies show up in gardens and at two local butterfly counts, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Butterflies cooperate with local butterfly counts]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Revised comprehensive plan nears completion in Washington]]>
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      <![CDATA[Revised comprehensive plan nears completion in Washington]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Free transportation galore]]>
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    <![CDATA[Transportation here is made possible almost entirely by volunteers. We need more! Every ride makes a difference. To learn how you can make a difference, contact the FAMS Call Center. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Free transportation galore]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[RAAC Theatre's open]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 27]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Willis Chapel celebrates not one, but two milestones on Sunday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Everybody is invited to this Sunday's 11 a.m. worship, which will celebrate Willis Chapel's centennial anniversary, 1917-2017. The worship will be followed by a bountiful covered dish luncheon. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Willis Chapel celebrates not one, but two milestones on Sunday]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[New principals for RCHS, RCES]]>
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      <![CDATA[New principals for RCHS, RCES]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Thank you citizen scientists]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Old Rag Master Naturalist's (ORMN's) 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 huge success these past weeks. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Thank you citizen scientists]]>
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          <![CDATA[Farming the future of Rappahannock?]]>
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    <![CDATA[There are many farming-encouragement examples here in our county. Part of Dr. [Werner] Krebser's [Rappahannock conservation] legacy is a program of assistance to farmers enabling them to keep in existence. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Farming the future of Rappahannock?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Concerned citizens not a 'mob']]>
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    <![CDATA[Has anyone noticed a disturbing trend by the Rappahannock County Planning Commission where it approves applications despite overwhelming opposition from those most affected? Last Wednesday was no exception. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Concerned citizens not a 'mob']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[For Castleton founder and new U.S. citizen Dietlinde Turban Maazel, 'the show must go on']]>
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      <![CDATA[For Castleton founder and new U.S. citizen Dietlinde Turban Maazel, 'the show must go on']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[First family salutes Rappahannock Public Schools for healthier menus, lifestyles]]>
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      <![CDATA[First family salutes Rappahannock Public Schools for healthier menus, lifestyles]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, July 21: 3:58 a.m -- Sperryville Pike, Sperryville, injury, companies 1 and 7; 8:40 a.m -- Five Forks Road, Woodville, general illness, companies 1 and 7 [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 14, 1974: Rappahannock County is looking into the possibility of utilizing the old Washington school building for county offices space. Dr. R. S. LeGarde, regional health officer, brought the question up at last Thursday's meeting of the board of supervisors. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for July 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Foothills Forum meets on Thursday, July 27, from 10 a.m to 11 a.m. in the 4-H Conference Room, 2nd Floor, at Tula's Building in Little Washington. The meeting is open to the public. Call 540-675-1207 for more information. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office July 14-20: Wakefield: Bonny J. McDaniel to Jeffrey S. Kalinowski and Dhruv Sud, 30.67 acres, $485,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Deputy's first night is a life-saving endeavor; Fourth Estate Friday offers free coffee and conversation at Country Cafe; Volunteers needed this weekend at Shenandoah National Park to help rid meddlesome Russian weed. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, July 26]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing, Wednesday, July 26]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents against proposed Sperryville festival site retain Fairfax law firm]]>
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    <![CDATA[Opposition to a special exception permit application to hold up to 31 events per year at the Thornton Hill Farm near Sperryville was ratcheted up this week when outside counsel was retained by adjoining landowners and neighbors. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock residents against proposed Sperryville festival site retain Fairfax law firm]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Redistricting reform: gerrymandering should be 'ethical issue of the day']]>
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      <![CDATA[Redistricting reform: gerrymandering should be 'ethical issue of the day']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[When it comes to counting butterflies, Rappahannock holds U.S. record]]>
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    <![CDATA[Farmer Rachel Bynum drives a wagon full of new citizen scientists into a flower field at Waterpenny Farm. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[When it comes to counting butterflies, Rappahannock holds U.S. record]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Studying abroad inspires, opens doors to ancient and modern cultures]]>
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    <![CDATA[WCDS students, Aaron Corbett, Merriam Abboud, and Cailey Glennon, have found themselves abroad, studying languages in German, Japan and Hong Kong. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Studying abroad inspires, opens doors to ancient and modern cultures]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Off to Fauquier]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 20]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 20]]>
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          <![CDATA[Cockburn kickoff]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dozens of county residents gathered in Woodville Sunday evening to hear Rappahannock resident Leslie Cockburn, a prominent journalist, author and filmmaker, declare her 2018 Democratic candidacy for the U.S. Congress. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cockburn kickoff]]>
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          <![CDATA[Don't cut programs Rappahannock seniors depend on]]>
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    <![CDATA[Working on Capitol Hill and living part-time in Woodville, I know first-hand that decisions being made in the marble halls of the Capitol could soon impact the thousands of seniors who call this corner of Virginia home. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Don't cut programs Rappahannock seniors depend on]]>
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          <![CDATA[Realities of Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[If you think it isn't a problem to live in a county where almost everyone is over 65, you are deluding yourself. Who will run EMS? Who will serve in the low wage positions in the few businesses the county has? Who will take care of the elderly? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Realities of Rappahannock]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mild weather leads to bugapalooza?]]>
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    <![CDATA[After a mild winter, some insects have shown up in greater numbers this year, but is this a boom? Pam Owen explores insects from tiny and bizarre to large and common, in this week's Wild Ideas. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Mild weather leads to bugapalooza?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Unpaved Roadshow: Hand fans, a very cool early collectible]]>
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      <![CDATA[Unpaved Roadshow: Hand fans, a very cool early collectible]]>
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          <![CDATA[Community & country]]>
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    <![CDATA[Independence Day was celebrated in spectacular fashion as the American flag flew high over the event, reminding everyone of the freedoms we enjoy each and every day. A good time was had by all and the celebration ended with a spectacular fireworks show. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Community & country]]>
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          <![CDATA[Time to 'thrive']]>
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    <![CDATA[It is more than time to address the rather dire facts contained in the People, Inc.'s, findings on the reality of many issues here in Rappahannock, among them population, lack of growth, aging population, housing opportunities, education [and] transportation. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Time to 'thrive']]>
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          <![CDATA[Partisan contortions]]>
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    <![CDATA[EACH person is endowed with God-given rights, and proper government exists to guard THOSE innate rights. (I apologize to those who need a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Partisan contortions]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['True Sperryville gem']]>
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    <![CDATA[As a Sperryville resident, I have loved reading the accolades from the Thrillist and Monica Marciano's article. Seeing so many of the places I love highlighted is a joy. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['True Sperryville gem']]>
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          <![CDATA[Rapp road flags]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rapp road flags]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meet Lyra, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[As you can see from my candid portrait I am a fluffy dog, a female Great Pyrenees mix, a youngster, only 8 months old, and love everybody -- kids (grown-ups too), cats, other dogs, no problem. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Lyra, your new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. July 19]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. July 19]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Shenandoah ripe for Saturday's annual 'Blackberry Delight' event]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah ripe for Saturday's annual 'Blackberry Delight' event]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 20]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia spirits are climbing high, record numbers in wine production, craft brewing; and RAAC Community Theatre is seeking Orwellian pigs and Albion dragons for fall and holiday productions. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 20]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Next generation doctor: Helping to give people a better life]]>
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      <![CDATA[Next generation doctor: Helping to give people a better life]]>
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          <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis]]>
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      <![CDATA[A Troubling Diagnosis]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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    <![CDATA[Hampton; Peyton Farm Development, Lila Harper Helms and Michelle Benecke to 218 Grand View Road LLC, lot 30, 10.0614 acres. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane July 20]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sept. 26, 1974]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane July 20]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 20]]>
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    <![CDATA[Early-bird registration for fall soccer with the Rappahannock County Soccer Association ends at midnight on August 1st. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 20]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock's new interim administrator will calm but not 'tread water']]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock's new interim administrator will calm but not 'tread water']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Circuit court: firearm, breaking and entering sentences]]>
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    <![CDATA[A Chester Gap man who was teaching his girlfriend how to shoot his pistol and wound up shooting his neighbor in the leg was sentenced in Rappahannock County Circuit Court this week on a charge of reckless handling of a firearm. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Circuit court: firearm, breaking and entering sentences]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/648f41c3-60e8-56ce-a6c0-da04a7be90c6-c54024c9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS approves farm market rezoning; tables contentious event application]]>
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    <![CDATA[When the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisorsfinally approved a rezoning application for a family store in Sperryville, the spectators in the almost packed courtroom jumped to their feet and applauded. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[BOS approves farm market rezoning; tables contentious event application]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e7c6b529-ddb9-5d69-a20d-79f58c618e47-66f3fb03</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Neighbors opposing Sperryville festival site hire Fairfax law firm]]>
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    <![CDATA[Neighbor opposition to a special exception permit to hold events at Thornton Hill Farm outside Sperryville was ratcheted up several levels Friday with the issuance of a letter from a Fairfax law firm representing a dozen neighbors of the 158-acre parcel along Route 522. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Neighbors opposing Sperryville festival site hire Fairfax law firm]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/2bd8035e-6e6d-50d8-92c6-4bd340bc7c4d-df0ee0a4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock lawyer to argue Supreme Court case on gerrymandering]]>
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    <![CDATA[Like residents of many other states, Virginians have experienced gerrymandering of legislative and congressional districts as lawmakers have carved up the districts to create pre-determined partisan outcomes, largely immune to the will of the people. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock lawyer to argue Supreme Court case on gerrymandering]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/58db1d22-5413-57f0-94b3-09c1ce8dff2a-027ebd07</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>2017-07-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Farm-to-school' culture is growing in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local produce from one Rappahannock County farm [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Farm-to-school' culture is growing in Rappahannock County]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f4eb96f2-f8d2-580c-827a-ebe97e5c7244-c2b00987</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[State, local preservation experts evaluate county buildings]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[State, local preservation experts evaluate county buildings]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/e3e10caf-430e-5bff-a421-a830a39c854d-89a51667</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for July 13]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[One can easily imagine sitting on the outside deck, listening to the Thornton River, ordering a meal, perhaps reading a book from the Briar Patch, or deliberating which courses you wish to register for with Rapp U. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for July 13]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/845267ea-2f8a-50da-96d6-fcc5c59282a0-12e594f4</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock resident Leslie Cockburn launches bid for U.S. Congress seat]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock resident Leslie Cockburn launches bid for U.S. Congress seat]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/29ba61c1-3cdf-5ca3-b3eb-c109c202f2f5-93b77538</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Breathless in Rappahannock]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Quick, convene a citizens' committee! The sky is falling down. What's that, income disparity? Age disparity? Folks having to travel all the way to Culpeper or Warrenton or Front Royal just to buy a loaf of bread! An outrage! [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Breathless in Rappahannock]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/98b39fe2-7c5f-539f-98f6-8a2665c23cc6-ca3953d5</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 13]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[If you ever have had a desire to get up on the stage and participate in a production, now is your chance. Enjoy a free 'public reading' of Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy play]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 13]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2617b028-b35d-5772-acf0-5eb3bb25cdc6-3005464b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['A Prince . . . unfit to be the ruler']]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Declaration states]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['A Prince . . . unfit to be the ruler']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/850db57f-4663-514b-a4ea-c3045b2f8221-2b6a53c6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Crucial task of a newspaper']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I wanted to commend you for bringing us the information in the income inequality piece, and putting it front and center. Seems to me that this is the hard but crucial task of a newspaper. (And all the harder in a local paper, I imagine).[...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Crucial task of a newspaper']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/002965d1-51f1-5afb-9443-1bda20cd1d25-703965a9</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Hats off one and all]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[On July 8, the Volunteers of Firehouse Treasures Thrift realized a dream come true when the new Firehouse Treasures Thrift building held its grand opening. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Hats off one and all]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/bb81b1cc-1400-5014-9b7c-0ac4d2b40e9d-3978b028</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trump a 'troubled man']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Dear Senator McConnell: I am supposing that, at one time -- perhaps when you first considered a career in politics -- you held a genuine, deeply-felt concern for the greater good of your fellow Americans. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Trump a 'troubled man']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/b57986d0-9b67-528a-9e2b-717ec95456aa-0fefc48a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In need of a comprehensive plan]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_c0c723d7-805b-52d0-8dfe-62017fad66df.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The Planning Commission has yet to produce the state required comprehensive plan, years overdue. Their work to date has been to play with words without updating the data and performing the background analysis. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[In need of a comprehensive plan]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/aafaf43c-f9d2-5eaf-8767-ec2acc62bc7f-e350866f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Crowds pack Culpeper Lidl opening]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Crowds pack Culpeper Lidl opening]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/4f62fc78-837e-570b-bc47-97eb04b5f3d5-d3094677</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 13]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 13]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/29efb255-6bc8-561b-be06-4e130bed1197-760bca5a</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Prestigious state baseball tourney played at Amissville's Stuart Field]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Prestigious state baseball tourney played at Amissville's Stuart Field]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/187393c3-297d-5024-a3ac-c6f9ebbee807-51d1c907</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 13]]>
        </news:title>
    </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: The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates -- Katherine Krebser, Flint Hill, sump pump, $5,000; Eric and Curinna Murdock, Amissville, dwelling, $250,000. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for July 13]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8c57a8c4-ac57-5076-bd22-82faa28dfd4d-3f8fc227</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 13]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors meets on Monday, July 17 to address hiring a replacement for the position of County Administrator, permanent Building Official/Inspector and permanent Emergency Management Coordinator/Manager. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 13]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/8c8aae37-f5b0-5d75-a305-168345482fbc-ea09c785</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Say hello to Russ, 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_82cc311a-18f5-595a-9ede-206bcac9e6e6.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Say hello to Russ, your new best friend]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/3e764993-48c2-5850-963c-337b9f438473-ba3f73c6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane July 13]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Aug. 28, 1986: Rappahannock County planning commissioners gave the nod to James Russell's proposal for a flea market, recommending that the county's board of zoning appeals grant a special use permit for the venture. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane July 13]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0aa6edfe-06a6-54f4-8d02-62d56cd34b3d-ccc410d6</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 13]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <![CDATA[Tuesday, July 4: 10:22 a.m. -- F. T. Valley Road, Sperryville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2 and 7; 10:48 a.m. -- Hinsons Ford Road, Amissville, unconscious person, company 3. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for July 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11 at Rappahannock County High School. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[Tiny Rappahannock ranks near the top nationally -- and it isn't flattering]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County has one of the highest rates of income inequality in the United States, ranking an astonishing 64th among the entire 3,084 jurisdictions (counties and county equivalents) in the United States. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tiny Rappahannock ranks near the top nationally -- and it isn't flattering]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Washington Town Council's regular monthly public meeting 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017 at town hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Butterfly Count 2017: Be part of a national record-setting team!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Here's a Rappahannock riddle: what fun local event closely follows our traditional Fourth of July celebration and is really three events in one? It's the seventh annual Little Washington-Rappahannock County Butterfly Count. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Butterfly Count 2017: Be part of a national record-setting team!]]>
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          <![CDATA[What's all the 'buzz' about Sperryville?]]>
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      <![CDATA[What's all the 'buzz' about Sperryville?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Chainsaw wizard: Frye makes creations come alive]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chainsaw wizard: Frye makes creations come alive]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for July 6]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for July 6]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[A 'beautiful reminder']]>
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    <![CDATA[Bravo Colonel Bourgeois. The [American Festival Concert] music was soul-stirring -- the band magnificent -- and the setting just perfect. Thanks to [Avon Hall's] Drew Mitchell and Bill Fischer. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A 'beautiful reminder']]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, July 5, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, July 5, 2017]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rolling up sleeves]]>
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    <![CDATA[We would like to extend our thanks to the 41 people who came out to attempt to donate blood for the American Red Cross Blood. A total of 30 usable pints of blood were collected! [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rolling up sleeves]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Shining example of youth]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you to the Claudia Mitchell Fund at RAAC for their generous financial support for the Summer Chorus program. Having community support for the program means so much! [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shining example of youth]]>
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          <![CDATA[No 'attack' or 'accusations']]>
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    <![CDATA[I have been a resident of Rappahannock County all of my life and I have never seen the level of biasness by the Rappahannock News as I have seen in the last several months, especially with regard to the articles having to do with the county government. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[No 'attack' or 'accusations']]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 29]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building Permits: The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Brian and Holly Markwalter, Amissville, renovations existing dwelling, $300,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 29]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fourth of July born]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fourth of July born]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock Independence Day]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock Independence Day]]>
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          <![CDATA[Deserving bunch]]>
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      <![CDATA[Deserving bunch]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Maggie Rogers: Printmaker, coffee roaster . . . and more]]>
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      <![CDATA[Maggie Rogers: Printmaker, coffee roaster . . . and more]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Summer songs]]>
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      <![CDATA[Summer songs]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 6]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Washington Town Council meets on July 10, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Agenda includes a report on OSHA required upgrades to the Wastewater Treatment Plant and an update on the Comprehensive Plan review. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for July 6]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 6]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for July 6]]>
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          <![CDATA[Not in town for the music]]>
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      <![CDATA[Not in town for the music]]>
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          <![CDATA[Red, white and blue debut]]>
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      <![CDATA[Red, white and blue debut]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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    <![CDATA[Aug. 21, 1986:Bill Johnson, 17, and Mark Jamieson, 13, were rock-climbing near their home in Rappahannock Lakes when a basketball sized rock broke loose and tumbled down, striking Mark in the back of the leg just below the knee. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane]]>
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          <![CDATA[Brady leaves planning commission]]>
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      <![CDATA[Brady leaves planning commission]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Keyser resigns; supervisors search for interim administrator]]>
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      <![CDATA[Keyser resigns; supervisors search for interim administrator]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Flint Hill 'conference center' application tabled]]>
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      <![CDATA[Flint Hill 'conference center' application tabled]]>
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</url>

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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock broadband still buffering]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock broadband still buffering]]>
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          <![CDATA[A perfect party for Peter Pan and CCLC]]>
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      <![CDATA[A perfect party for Peter Pan and CCLC]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-07-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Ratsnake redux]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Ratsnake redux]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Independence Day poem]]>
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      <![CDATA[Independence Day poem]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Welcome (back) to Avon Hall]]>
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      <![CDATA[Welcome (back) to Avon Hall]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA['The free state of Rappahannock']]>
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      <![CDATA['The free state of Rappahannock']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Red, white and blue is everywhere]]>
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      <![CDATA[Red, white and blue is everywhere]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[John Bourgeois' American Festival Concert]]>
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      <![CDATA[John Bourgeois' American Festival Concert]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The unanimous Declaration]]>
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      <![CDATA[The unanimous Declaration]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[11th Annual Rappahannock County 4th of July Celebration]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County 4th of July Celebration attracts crowds upwards of 4,500 people. Live music will be provided by the Gold Top County Ramblers and Bobby G. and Friends with fireworks at dusk. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[11th Annual Rappahannock County 4th of July Celebration]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Get the easy stuff right]]>
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    <![CDATA[At the June 5, 2017 meeting, 11 sets of minutes were presented for approval, and two sets of minutes were presented for reapproval, encompassing more than 50 hours of board deliberations that occurred over nine months [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Get the easy stuff right]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Debbie Keyser's disappointing departure]]>
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    <![CDATA[The position, Keyser shares, unfortunately proved thankless, requiring her to work six and sometimes seven days a week within a noxious and politically charged environment. She had high hopes and dreams of making changes to benefit county residents. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Debbie Keyser's disappointing departure]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A walk back in time]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was more than just Independence Day, it was a]]>
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      <![CDATA[A walk back in time]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[An 'old-fashioned' Fourth of July]]>
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      <![CDATA[An 'old-fashioned' Fourth of July]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Ms. Hayden's new adventure]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ms. Hayden's new adventure]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Asking your help for the people of Sururu de Capote]]>
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    <![CDATA[When I returned from Brazil, I knew that I had to help these people in some manner. I ultimately concluded to produce what I call a Livreto de Inglês to inspire the people of Sururu de Capote. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Asking your help for the people of Sururu de Capote]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Thrilled' with Grimsley]]>
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    <![CDATA[I am thrilled at the appointment of Shannon Grimsley for Rappahannock County [School] Superintendent! Shannon will provide the direction needed to further the school system and prepare our youth for the future. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Thrilled' with Grimsley]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Celebrate Independence Day]]>
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      <![CDATA[Celebrate Independence Day]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A welcome from the Washington mayor]]>
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      <![CDATA[A welcome from the Washington mayor]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Provoking argument' over the empire]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Kiser's]]>
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      <![CDATA['Provoking argument' over the empire]]>
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    <![CDATA[June 20, 1974: Dr. Jerry Martin and Dr. Werner Krebser plan to open a full-time medical clinic in Rappahannock County's seat in Washington. If their request for a use permit is approved by the Town Council next month. [...]]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office June 16-22: Hampton: Alison C. Clancy Andino to James T. Munyer, 2.0000 acres, deed of gift, no consideration, general warranty, tax map 29-52C. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 29]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has its regular meeting Wednesday, July 5 at 2 p.m. at the courthouse. At the 7 p.m. session, the board will have a public special exception hearing for Windsor Lodge Stables, LLC . [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 29]]>
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          <![CDATA[Pink for parade day]]>
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      <![CDATA[Pink for parade day]]>
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          <![CDATA[Private showing]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 29]]>
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          <![CDATA[Hope and opera]]>
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      <![CDATA[Hope and opera]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. June 21]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. June 21]]>
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          <![CDATA[Brain injury a factor in crime spree?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Until the last couple years, she explained, she didn't realize that a brain injury her now 29-year-old son suffered when he was a child might have been a factor in his alcohol and drug abuse and the crimes he committed. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Brain injury a factor in crime spree?]]>
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          <![CDATA['Active shooter' response training to WCDS; Rappahannock schools begin in August]]>
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          <![CDATA[Tent-sized 'Conference/Resort Center' proposed near Flint Hill]]>
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      <![CDATA[Tent-sized 'Conference/Resort Center' proposed near Flint Hill]]>
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          <![CDATA[Farm tractor struck by pickup on Route 211; both drivers injured, one seriously]]>
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      <![CDATA[Farm tractor struck by pickup on Route 211; both drivers injured, one seriously]]>
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          <![CDATA[School integration slow to come to Rappahannock County, rest of Virginia]]>
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      <![CDATA[School integration slow to come to Rappahannock County, rest of Virginia]]>
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          <![CDATA[It takes a village]]>
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    <![CDATA[One group that makes a huge difference is volunteer drivers. Many senior citizens, those with disabilities, and some veterans have no transportation for doctor's appointments, trips to the VA, or other important rides. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[It takes a village]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sheriff Compton briefs county seniors on safety and security]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sheriff Compton briefs county seniors on safety and security]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for June 22]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for June 22]]>
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          <![CDATA[Free enrollment! RappU secures $25k to provide healthcare training at no cost]]>
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      <![CDATA[Free enrollment! RappU secures $25k to provide healthcare training at no cost]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fauquier Health holds medical camps for students]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fauquier Health holds medical camps for students]]>
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          <![CDATA[Big bear fancies beer]]>
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      <![CDATA[Big bear fancies beer]]>
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          <![CDATA[Shannon Grimsley tapped as new head of Rappahannock public schools]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County School Board announced this weekend that they have chosen a new superintendent to lead the school district, and they didn't have to go far. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shannon Grimsley tapped as new head of Rappahannock public schools]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County administrator abruptly resigns]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Administrator Debbie A. Keyser, right, at meeting with members of the Board of Supervisors this afternoon (Friday, June 23). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County administrator abruptly resigns]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Limberlost and nature found]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Limberlost and nature found]]>
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          <![CDATA[Nol Putnam: Metal Muse]]>
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    <![CDATA[Putnam could be mistaken for the superficial model-type, but his thoughts and opinions run deep, and his talent as a blacksmith even deeper. And his reputation in the world's second-oldest trade reaches far beyond the Piedmont. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Nol Putnam: Metal Muse]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c375c335-f48c-5e8a-ad38-fd44716ae895-1b8d967f</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Blow back]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Blow back]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/509a9623-e559-5491-a299-d1dad4848af0-1a16a4b1</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 22]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 22]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/2c61f3d4-afec-506f-b87a-13b5249f7a90-0347d7e8</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Walker Jones honorees]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[Local attorneys Julia S. Savage and Susan F. Pierce, who practice law in the town of Washington and Warrenton for the law firm Walker Jones, have been chosen as Super Lawyers 2017. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Walker Jones honorees]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/caff9dc4-ee80-554b-b004-386cff2d1904-7df2f177</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 22]]>
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    <![CDATA[Board of Supervisors special meeting, year end invoices on Thursday, June 29 at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. Both meetings held at the Rappahannock County Courthouse, 250 Gay Street, Washington. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 22]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/dfb22603-08da-545d-9b82-5844ceaced28-19dd6554</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 22]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[July 10, 1986: Eleven years ago John Earl and Clarence]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 22]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/9a4055bd-8f58-567f-a1d4-0ca7fc46598f-d29f5430</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Excluding 'Jimmy']]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[It has been brought to my attention that Jimmy Swindler has been passed over for consideration for Rappahannock County [Schools] Superintendent. This is a complete farce and a slap in the face to Mr. Swindler. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Excluding 'Jimmy']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/407be242-02c5-530a-9b7a-522bc936c155-914e57d4</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet Brick, your new best friend!]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet Brick, your new best friend!]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<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>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dog quotes Comey]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I read a copy of the June 15 Rappahannock News while passing through little Washington. Well played on the caption to the photo of the dog and snake. I love small local papers, and gems like that are precisely why. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Dog quotes Comey]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/78fbd6a7-e91f-5ceb-a853-ffc7a6398a92-924a03dc</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 22]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers: David E. Bowen and Jacqueline Louise Bowen, husband and wife, to Timothy Wayne Wissinger and Jennifer Hoffman Wissinger, husband and wife, 5.000 acres and 13.373 acres, $410,000. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 22]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<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>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Agents of change]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Agents of change]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/23d69acb-0031-54ac-92a2-30cd5e72e2b6-2ff16865</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for June 22]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[School news for June 22]]>
    </image:title>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/0570eee8-5207-5c40-86b0-7ba72ace5131-8a87acfd</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trial outcome for student accused of threats against Rappahannock High School not known]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A 17-year-old student arrested in April by the Sheriff's office for conspiracy to possess a firearm on the property of Rappahannock County High School was back in juvenile court June 14 for his criminal trial. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Trial outcome for student accused of threats against Rappahannock High School not known]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/22032aba-8921-509c-a7ef-5e652a0cfbfb-b04da02e</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Contentious application for Sperryville festival site will drag into late summer]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Administrator Debbie Keyser says the county planning commission will wait until its July and August meetings to reconsider a controversial special exception permit application. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Contentious application for Sperryville festival site will drag into late summer]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5a190fd9-3d6f-55ad-9c82-96fb0b03ea1a-388ee72d</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Three finalists for Rappahannock schools superintendent]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Three finalists for Rappahannock schools superintendent]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a81506ae-5dcc-5f9e-8fd7-cfa1ef860be7-f596436b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Powhatan County zoning administrator hired to fill newly created post in Rappahannock]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[David Dameron, who for the past nine years was zoning administrator for Powhatan County west of Richmond -- and for six years prior to that zoning enforcement officer for heavily populated Henrico County -- began his new duties on Monday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Powhatan County zoning administrator hired to fill newly created post in Rappahannock]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/222ac75c-2ac8-5d1b-af1b-db643ad8f8c8-a97f9eca</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['A dose of reality']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[In his rebuttal letter in the Rappahannock News on June 8 titled,]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['A dose of reality']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f30e1c55-822a-5bc7-9f8d-26551c4e02fc-bd8c0217</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A story of 'colliding passions']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_ba11f1d4-edf0-5f9c-8ef2-b128d90ac876.jpg</image:loc>
    
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A story of 'colliding passions']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/be6a673c-b200-5e11-a234-ef8dace85b1e-653dcbbc</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Attorney Marie E. Washington gets '10 Best' recognition]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Attorney Marie E. Washington gets '10 Best' recognition]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6b2ad657-acb8-595a-968e-6b44f4daeb3e-28d1cb73</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[No fuss, no muss -- sans a semicolon -- at Washington Town Council meeting]]>
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    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[No fuss, no muss -- sans a semicolon -- at Washington Town Council meeting]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/33b37437-9909-5f74-843e-f7ad424c3eb1-e96a47a4</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[We are all newcomers to Rappahannock]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[We are all newcomers to Rappahannock]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/50943d61-cc02-5027-9596-047f7a1a262e-4cff2cb8</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Part 2: Will the real courthouse architect please stand up?]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Part 2: Will the real courthouse architect please stand up?]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/6889bd10-04b7-5da1-b146-d3980babda50-d50420ea</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In the market for a Maid Cabin?]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[In the market for a Maid Cabin?]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b6730256-cb7f-51c6-bb34-fee7191a8777-ce0b098c</loc>
    <news:news>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 13]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: George and Marlina Lee, Washington, dwelling, $140,000 -- Erwin Optiz, Woodville, temporary tent, no cost. [...]]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, June 12, 2017]]>
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          <![CDATA[Culpeper church vandalized by anti-Christian graffiti]]>
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    <![CDATA[Culpeper United Methodist Church was the target of anti-Christian graffiti Tuesday morning. [...]]]>
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          <![CDATA[Note to self: don't mock the judge!]]>
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    <![CDATA[It looked to be a fairly routine day in Rappahannock County Circuit Court last Thursday -- a short docket, no trials -- until Kevin Lee Brown sassed Judge Herman A. Whisenant under his breath, earning Brown a serious rebuke and additional jail time. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Note to self: don't mock the judge!]]>
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          <![CDATA[Supervisors send 'defective' application for Sperryville festival site back to Planning Commission]]>
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      <![CDATA[Supervisors send 'defective' application for Sperryville festival site back to Planning Commission]]>
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          <![CDATA[A debut performance at Mountainside]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mountainside Dance Center will hold their very first public ballet performance in collaboration with world renowned choreographer, Fran Ichijo, and dancers from Hope Garden Children's Ballet Theatre. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A debut performance at Mountainside]]>
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          <![CDATA[Warming weather, 'blooming' ponds]]>
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    <![CDATA[This year, I treated my first pond with a Spirulina algal bloom in February. Normally algal blooms occur in summer and mostly in older ponds. The question is, what is causing these early algal and plant blooms? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Warming weather, 'blooming' ponds]]>
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          <![CDATA[Kevin Adams steps into his landscapes]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kevin H. Adams has been so excited while packing up his myriad paints, brushes and canvases -- the largest of which will rest on a makeshift]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kevin Adams steps into his landscapes]]>
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          <![CDATA[County acquires new voting machines in nick of time]]>
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      <![CDATA[County acquires new voting machines in nick of time]]>
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          <![CDATA[RAAC's 2017 Claudia Mitchell grant winners]]>
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      <![CDATA[RAAC's 2017 Claudia Mitchell grant winners]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Patriotic gesture]]>
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    <![CDATA[We the custodians of the Odd Fellows Cemetery . . . would like to thank the person or persons who placed flags on the cemetery. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Patriotic gesture]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/163c6581-a238-5b26-aa14-93709a6b13e0-233c2c9c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Not a right' reprise]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Europeans that Mr. Gorfein would have us emulate are all going broke and losing their culture. They are heading slowly (not so much, lately) towards where Chavez took Venezuela in only a decade. If you want a socialist government, move. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Not a right' reprise]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/dd73abca-1e34-5f28-8779-26d5459e127a-c3e219b3</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Junkyard Dolly]]>
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      <![CDATA[Junkyard Dolly]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7f186087-7555-52c5-921a-b4a8e3fc7f50-b48412d0</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['A candidate . . . for you']]>
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    <![CDATA[If anyone thinks their vote does not count, that no matter who they vote for, nothing changes, then I have two words for you: President Trump. On June 13th, go to the polls. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['A candidate . . . for you']]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Blue Ridge Fairy Tales]]>
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    <![CDATA[Many of us have met the talented Anne Williams at her practice, Mountainside Physical Therapy, located on Route 211, sometime over the past ten years. But not all know that Anne is also a strong and passionate dancer and teacher who studied ballet. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Blue Ridge Fairy Tales]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Chorale gratitude]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sending this note to say how much I appreciate the publicity you printed prior to our spring concerts. Know it contributed to the wonderful attendance we experienced, especially with all the other activities that were available that particular weekend. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Chorale gratitude]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for June 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Meet The Inn's new Dalmatian, CCLC host CPR and First Aid class; The Rappahannock Historical Society are digitizing their archives; and learn more about the upcoming Flag Day. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for June 8]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Obvious bear lessons]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday evening my car was parked in front of the house while we went to dinner in Little Washington with family members. Upon returning about 9:30 there were loud noises and my daughter shouted,]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Obvious bear lessons]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Dual primary election is Tuesday]]>
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    <![CDATA[There will be a dual primary election this Tuesday, June 13, for Democratic and Republican parties for the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and members of the Virginia House of Delegates. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Dual primary election is Tuesday]]>
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</image:image>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 8]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for June 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[Fall, winter and spring, Rapp athletics pull off a]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for June 8]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office June 1-3: Hampton: Donald Ray Keyser Jr., to Bobbie L. Keyser, 4.6826 acres. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 8]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 8]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Little things mean a lot]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Little things mean a lot]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 8]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 8]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 8]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Town of Washington will hold its regularly scheduled Town Council meeting on June 12 at 7 p.m. at Town Hall. Highlights from the agenda include approval of the FY 2017-2018 budget and the Planning Commission draft Comprehensive Plan. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 8]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/65cd3538-1925-5c17-b5bd-1b9305e53376-56d0d39b</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, June 5, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Meeting, June 5, 2017]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Spectacular 'Summer Safari']]>
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      <![CDATA[Spectacular 'Summer Safari']]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Life saving grant]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation has presented the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad with a $1,500 grant to purchase an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED). [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Life saving grant]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meet your new best friend Margo]]>
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    <![CDATA[I'm a Treeing Walker Coonhound named Margo. I came to RAWL as a stray, wearing a collar but it had no identification so I am now looking for a home to start a new life. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet your new best friend Margo]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock High suspect appears at motions hearing; criminal trial set for June 14]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock High suspect appears at motions hearing; criminal trial set for June 14]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bragg vs Rappahannock BOS: the continuing saga]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bragg vs Rappahannock BOS: the continuing saga]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Neighbors organize to oppose large Sperryville festival, RV camping venue]]>
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      <![CDATA[Neighbors organize to oppose large Sperryville festival, RV camping venue]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Will the real courthouse architect please stand up?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington had been laid out into 51 half-acre lots, two north-south streets, and five east-west streets in a plat accompanying a petition by George Calvert, James Wheeler, James Jett Jr., and William Porter to the Virginia General Assembly in 1797. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Will the real courthouse architect please stand up?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Potential 'candidate' Leslie Cockburn huddles with Democrats]]>
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      <![CDATA[Potential 'candidate' Leslie Cockburn huddles with Democrats]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[John Lesinski: Trust, quality of life are keys to strong community]]>
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    <![CDATA[A supervisor for 18 months serving as the chair of both the Broadband Committee and the Public Safety Committee, which oversees fire and rescue, law enforcement, and emergency services. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[John Lesinski: Trust, quality of life are keys to strong community]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/8f4ee9f4-5f34-50ed-8f0b-1e3f076b440c-fdac41e7</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[NASA solar ambassador wows audience with night skies presentation]]>
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    <![CDATA[It was all stars at the Castleton Festival when the Rappahannock League of Environmental Protection hosted a free night of astronomical fun focused on preserving Rappahannock's beautiful dark skies. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[NASA solar ambassador wows audience with night skies presentation]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/9b710bbc-01ef-5b22-82ab-371cca853f99-34632658</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Come to Neverland!]]>
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    <![CDATA[Come to Neverland and be young forever! The Child Care & Learning Center is holding its annual garden party on Saturday, June 17 and the public is invited, bring your Tinkerbells. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Come to Neverland!]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a959f340-8737-5a09-91ba-79fe8294301d-61060a21</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Only three 'Century Farms' in Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[Only three 'Century Farms' in Rappahannock]]>
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</url>

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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Five year masterpiece]]>
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      <![CDATA[Five year masterpiece]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3faac503-13b0-597c-9cc0-bc5717c63d00-2c7237b6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Callous and 'bogus claims']]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Healthcare is not a commodity. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Callous and 'bogus claims']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/a9f8ef18-a69a-56ad-862a-89eb01a30471-db245b52</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Overwhelmed by kindness']]>
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    <![CDATA[We want to thank those two gentlemen and say they were the finest examples of southern hospitality and we were overwhelmed by their kindness. You are fortunate to have them as residents in your area. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Overwhelmed by kindness']]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7ecf52cd-57f4-572f-8277-a7bdece6f038-b5bc4bfe</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Stay well, Mr. Klaus]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_d996f357-05f5-58a5-b092-eb923e44f8e3.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Mr. Klaus was so hot and bothered by an earlier letter spelling out the devastating costs and effects of Congress's latest version of the AHCA, that he actually hallucinated claims that were not made. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Stay well, Mr. Klaus]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2bcd3c9a-982c-5c0c-b737-e88933cbbb54-364d7f56</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Greatest Show From Earth']]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_418adc31-eba0-5d10-a125-4caf08a79b30.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[May you enjoy our rare and unique Rappahannock View of the stars even more with this new knowledge of the incredible immensity and staggering breadth of the stars and galaxies of our Universe. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Greatest Show From Earth']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ac6ea4b5-d6de-5f73-9bb8-f9daf4a96022-cd3105fd</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sticking with his party]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Instead of admitting what happened Mr. Garrett drags in a red herring. According to him, it's all the Democrats' fault that one or more Trump appointees who attended the White House meeting shared this information. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Sticking with his party]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f588e4c6-7b5a-516d-b271-2162ab51f0f7-ea4fc27c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Into the wild: Hearthstone gears up for day and overnight wilderness summer camps]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Parents searching for combined educational and adventure camps for their children this summer needn't look further than Hearthstone School in Sperryville. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Into the wild: Hearthstone gears up for day and overnight wilderness summer camps]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/fe3ff165-bcbe-5c94-bc4d-6e9dc7198d9c-79e51e34</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Supporting the treasurer]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The focus should be on those public officials or employees who are actually under investigation by state authorities for possible improprieties, not on Debra Knick. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Supporting the treasurer]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/56b4211a-a368-504e-ba94-0d73bbd59e1f-9b7bd8c2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Drastic departure']]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[This unwelcome application would pose severe risks of course to the safety, quality of life, and property values.Imagine the issues of litter, smoke from fire pits, bright lights at night, loud music, porta-johns, trash clean-up and disposal. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Drastic departure']]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/ee58d797-550d-5f28-9df3-6d0f3e65afef-a54c9957</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 1]]>
        </news:title>
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    <![CDATA[May 15, 1986 -- Sperryville native James E. Swindler was appointed Commanding Officer of Company M. Third Battalion, Virginia Defense Force in a ceremony at the Winchester National Guard Armory last Sunday. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for June 1]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/afba7478-f8d6-5b65-aca3-f0ddcbe7918a-834b6b9c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Her name begins with Joy]]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:loc>https://public-assets-prod.pubgen.ai/brand_763b799c-6120-4f02-b872-3824aa8a93f1/asset_7d3047c3-ecde-5090-8659-c15e59407725.jpg</image:loc>
    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Friends of Joyce Abell gathered to celebrate her life and the joy she has contributed to the community in so many ways, including most recently the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) production of]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Her name begins with Joy]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/8dbc340f-0e72-5c7e-862f-0c089105f506-ad780c13</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 1]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Rapp for June 1]]>
    </image:title>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/8df05b7c-0749-5356-9047-4dc2360cdc92-77b7c9e3</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rain doesn't dash 'Republic']]>
        </news:title>
    </news:news>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[John Henry's latest production,]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rain doesn't dash 'Republic']]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/64cbd43d-bb58-566d-a01a-4fad72a4ef13-3b35c27b</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[The County Board of Supervisors meet on Monday, June 5 at the County Courthouse, with a public hearing for a special exception permit application by Thornton Hill LLC to hold festivals/carnivals. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for June 1]]>
    </image:title>
</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/dcda47a8-ea95-592f-9f2b-ef6d0e4997b1-0998ca3f</loc>
    <news:news>
        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Welcome Monica Marciano (and remember the name) to the News]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Please welcome Monica Marciano, who thanks to the generosity of the Foothills Forum will spend this summer of 2017 as an editorial intern with our newspaper. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Welcome Monica Marciano (and remember the name) to the News]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, May 26: 7:31 a.m. -- Aaron Mountain Lane, Castleton, cardiac emergency, companies 3 and 5; 8:52 a.m. -- Warren County, mutual aid, company 9. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for June 1]]>
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          <![CDATA[RCHS Class of 2017, WCDS festivities]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield Country Day School busy week included Spartans vs. Athenians Field Day, a wee performance of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer;' and kindergarten graduation. Also a warm welcome to RCHS Class of 2017. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[RCHS Class of 2017, WCDS festivities]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Gone With the Wind]]>
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    <![CDATA[Washington Volunteer Fire and Rescue spent Sunday afternoon conducting a controlled practice burn at an abandoned brick house on Fodderstack Road. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Gone With the Wind]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-06-01T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Honoring Rappahannock High's Julia Estes]]>
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      <![CDATA[Honoring Rappahannock High's Julia Estes]]>
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          <![CDATA[CORRECTION: Fletcher proposal at 7 p.m. June 5 BOS session]]>
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      <![CDATA[CORRECTION: Fletcher proposal at 7 p.m. June 5 BOS session]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Sperryville festivals and camping, neighbor notifications vex Planning Commission]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unedited video of the Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 at the county courthouse. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24]]>
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          <![CDATA[Piedmont Supervisor Mike Biniek seeks consensus: 'We have a beautiful place here']]>
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    <![CDATA[Mike Biniek brought his entrepreneurial spirit to Rappahannock County almost 23 years ago when he and his wife, Susan Hoffman, started the Belle Meade Summer Camp that later expanded to a B&B, farm, and school. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Piedmont Supervisor Mike Biniek seeks consensus: 'We have a beautiful place here']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Eight applicants for schools superintendent]]>
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      <![CDATA[Eight applicants for schools superintendent]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville among America's top 'gems']]>
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    <![CDATA[Thrillist, one of the country's leading digital lifestyle brands providing all that's new or unknown in food, drink, entertainment, nightlife, gadgets and gear, has just chosen Sperryville as]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville among America's top 'gems']]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[County accounting practices fall under Virginia State Police investigation]]>
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    <![CDATA[At the request of the Rappahannock County Treasurer, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation's initiated an investigation in March 2017 concerning the County government's accounting practices. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[County accounting practices fall under Virginia State Police investigation]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Strong start in 2017 for local real estate]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County real estate agents were a whole lot busier in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same time last year, with residential up 75 percent and land sales up 140 percent. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Strong start in 2017 for local real estate]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-05-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Back home' in spirit]]>
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    <![CDATA[Arousing perhaps the most emotion was the unveiling of the plaque inscribed with family names and photos, an honor given a woman -- Mary Bolen Burner, 96 -- lived and made her home upon the Blue Ridge Mountain land. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Back home' in spirit]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Grateful for Castleton]]>
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    <![CDATA[All of us who attended the piano concert Sunday afternoon at the Theatre House at Castleton Farms were thrilled by the piano playing of Emanuel Rimoldi. He is an amazing young pianist. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Grateful for Castleton]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sipping wisdom]]>
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    <![CDATA[Thanks to Merrimack College professor Joe Kelley, author of St Augustine of Hippo an inspiration to at least one member of this past year's Augustinian discussion group at St Peter's [Catholic] Church in Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sipping wisdom]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Willis' first novel, CCLC's alumni]]>
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    <![CDATA[CCLC's 2004 pre-kindergarten class alumni came for a return visit;]]>
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      <![CDATA[Willis' first novel, CCLC's alumni]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: The treefrogs are calling, and I must go]]>
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    <![CDATA[One evening last week, the calling of gray treefrogs put Pam Owen once again on the hunt for mating herps, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: The treefrogs are calling, and I must go]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The beautiful copperhead]]>
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    <![CDATA[Have no fear of them 'coming after you.' They will not. If you do not harass them, they will do one of two things: they will stay still, depending on camouflage, so as to be overlooked, or they will flee. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The beautiful copperhead]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[Not a right, a benefit]]>
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    <![CDATA[Preserving Obamacare violates the freedoms on which this country was founded, in search of a]]>
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      <![CDATA[Not a right, a benefit]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Unfortunate 'charade' in Fifth District]]>
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    <![CDATA[As a soldier, prosecutor, and legislator, I've devoted my life to defending American ideals. Anyone who believes the color of a person's skin makes us different is an anathema to the values I've fought for. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Unfortunate 'charade' in Fifth District]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Circle of life]]>
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    <![CDATA[I had to kill a copperhead two years ago when I came down my back steps. I turned to see what my cats were staring at and the copperhead struck me at my boot flap areas [but] didn't penetrate. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Circle of life]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Flash flood uncovers Civil War period canteen]]>
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    <![CDATA[He spotted this Civil War period canteen protruding from the sandy bank.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Flash flood uncovers Civil War period canteen]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meet Ethan, your new best friend]]>
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    <![CDATA[I have a little something else mixed in with the Beagle and I think it makes me look a little exotic. Anyway, I'm a mere toddler, only about 3 months old, and weigh 11 pounds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Ethan, your new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 29, 1995: Photographer Ted Pellegatta has produced a color calendar, entitled]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[Soap Box Derby sale]]>
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    <![CDATA[The sixth-annual Rappahannock County Driver's Soap Box Derby yard sale, held on the grounds of the Old Sperryville Schoolhouse, offering everything from antique furniture to locally grown spring herbs and flowers, was a huge success. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Soap Box Derby sale]]>
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          <![CDATA['Pull' for Life]]>
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    <![CDATA[A spirited crowd came out Saturday to support the Rappahannock County Relay for Life against cancer. This year's Mardi Gras style event featured the 1st Annual Bus Pull, as well as other activities, games, raffles and live music. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Pull' for Life]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[RCHS post-season]]>
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    <![CDATA[A few RCHS athletes progress to Bull Run District teams and four students accepted into MVGS, a gifted program for Math, Science, and Technology; and honors from WCDS' Spring Athletic Awards Ceremony. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[RCHS post-season]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department will be out in the village of Flint Hill, Saturday/Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., for our Annual Memorial Day Weekend]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Melissa Gonzales, Castleton, dwelling, $420,000; Nick and Joanne Merriam, Amissville, dwelling, $90,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[Descendants of the displaced]]>
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    <![CDATA[A uniquely bonded crowd turned out for Saturday's dedication of the Blue Ridge Heritage Project's Rappahannock Memorial near Sperryville, honoring those County families displaced during the formation of Shenandoah National Park. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Descendants of the displaced]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, May 19: 10:04 a.m -- Warren County, mutual aid, company 9; 11:26 a.m -- Sperryville Pike, Sperryville, seizure, companies 1 and 7; 3:14 p.m. -- Richmond Road, Amissville, 911 open line, company 5. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 25]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. May 17]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. May 17]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock FOIA forum attracts citizens and officials]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock FOIA forum attracts citizens and officials]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Route 211: One of America's oldest, shortest highways runs through Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Route 211 also has a remarkable legacy. It is part of Lee Highway and at one time it was a notable tourist attraction for Rappahannock County, back in the 1920s when many highways had famous names attached to them. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Route 211: One of America's oldest, shortest highways runs through Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Ron Frazier: Longest serving supervisor fights hard for his beliefs]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ron Frazier, the longest serving board member, he has an institutional knowledge others may not have, and often uses it to raise questions about procedures and policies debated at BOS meetings. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Ron Frazier: Longest serving supervisor fights hard for his beliefs]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[White Oak Canyon suicide 'not a result' of bullying, insists firefighters' union]]>
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      <![CDATA[White Oak Canyon suicide 'not a result' of bullying, insists firefighters' union]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Copperhead season: what NOT to do if bitten]]>
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      <![CDATA[Copperhead season: what NOT to do if bitten]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Sharing' for the Food Pantry]]>
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    <![CDATA[The rain ended and the stars came out Saturday night for the Rappahannock Food Pantry's benefit at the Meadows, the Washington home of Beverly and John Fox Sullivan. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Sharing' for the Food Pantry]]>
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          <![CDATA[New brand, logo identifies locally grown Rappahannock foods]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission has just unveiled the]]>
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      <![CDATA[New brand, logo identifies locally grown Rappahannock foods]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Cows outnumber people in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[Perhaps it's not surprising that Rappahannock County has more cattle than people, with a count of 10,800 cattle and calves and 6,200 beef cows, according to the state figures, not including dairy cow production. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cows outnumber people in Rappahannock]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Tell the truth . . . tell it often']]>
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    <![CDATA[As a former public school superintendent, I used to get a lot of grief from my school board colleagues about my media philosophy. Short, simple, it was then and remains today]]>
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      <![CDATA['Tell the truth . . . tell it often']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[DAR inductions, Pantry gala success]]>
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    <![CDATA[Warm days, Food Pantry gala success, CCLC Pre-K grads, and Mother's Day memories -- with one special mother (and daughter) inducted into the inducted into the Fauquier Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[DAR inductions, Pantry gala success]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/ae081d39-b646-5d64-821b-eb8ec1f87d31-89183674</loc>
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          <![CDATA[Cause for celebration?]]>
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    <![CDATA[The AHCA was passed recently by the House after a few hours of consideration of recent amendments. Rep. Garrett admitted that he did not even read the bill, but relied on his staff's summary, before he voted to approve it. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cause for celebration?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Historical roots]]>
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    <![CDATA[We are forwarding this to you in the hopes that you can pass it along to the Historical Society. We have been unable to contact them and are in the process of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Historical roots]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Chesapeake jewel]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Garrett repeatedly says that he is for the environment and for jobs. Good. He can throw his support behind the complete funding for the EPA and its role in the Chesapeake Bay Clean-up. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chesapeake jewel]]>
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</image:image>

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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/296eb088-d3d5-548e-bddf-cbdb5a5ef906-680e38bc</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: As sunshine returns, animals get back in gear]]>
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    <![CDATA[After days of cool, wet weather, the sunshine is back and temperatures are rising, boosting animal activity, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: As sunshine returns, animals get back in gear]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7baf47c4-590b-5a3f-9b9b-69cadca051cb-cc07e55e</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>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock High School earns academic accolades from U.S. News & World Report]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ranked 53rd in the state out of over 300 public high schools in Virginia, RCHS earned a U.S. News]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock High School earns academic accolades from U.S. News & World Report]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9d867778-a564-559e-acfe-e5583ab4ef67-7fed209b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[EMT course at RappU is a go]]>
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    <![CDATA[RappU and Associates in Emergency Care are pleased to announce that the hybrid ​EMT BLS course will be offered at RappU (11669 Lee Highway in Sperryville) beginning Tuesday, June 27. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[EMT course at RappU is a go]]>
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</url>

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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Resounding approval' of FOIA session]]>
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    <![CDATA[The session was conducted by Maria J.K. Everett, Executive Director and Senior Attorney of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council. Her two hour presentation, including lively questions and answers, was thoroughly enjoyable. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Resounding approval' of FOIA session]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/17542cd3-55b5-56f5-9e8f-c1fddb77bca8-db5dfc48</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Nov. 15, 1995: Frances W. Eldred, the Chief Magistrate for the 20th Judicial Circuit for the past 10 years, has resigned her position effective Nov. 30. Prior to that she served as a magistrate in Rappahannock County starting in 1976. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 18]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School News for May 18]]>
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      <![CDATA[School News for May 18]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 1]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: William Magee, Amissville, dwelling, $220,000 -- Derek Capizzi, Castleton, in-ground pool, $75,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for June 1]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/f98b71da-2ff3-5428-863e-6a60343ab9da-f1b9a360</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County, Va., FOIA training session 7 p.m, May 11]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County, Va., FOIA training session 7 p.m, May 11]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday: dedication day for displaced mountain people memorial; Relay for Life Bus Pull at the elementary school;]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 18]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/96fdf886-212d-578f-ad06-635c765ffd51-484409c0</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Richie Burke retirement send-off]]>
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      <![CDATA[Richie Burke retirement send-off]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c03ed06a-8f23-522e-b4dd-5f26f088fd27-125acf2a</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, May 12: 7:23 a.m. -- Mount Marshall Road, Washington, structure fire, companies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7. 8:44 a.m. -- Aaron Mountain Road, Castleton, difficulty breathing, companies 3 and 5. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 18]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/2ec97362-967e-53e0-adac-7e61b1f9ded8-04168ce1</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 18]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County School Board will hold a special called meeting on Tuesday, May 23, at 6 p.m. in the conference room at the School Board Office; Foothills Forum Board meets May 25, at the 4-H Conference Room. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 18]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e8bd6ec7-8039-5185-a41b-d2941716b7a9-49850654</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools enlist Sandy Hook School programs and practices]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools enlist Sandy Hook School programs and practices]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/9df69bf7-2d0f-57d0-8992-57fdbd9bb15e-faa4f401</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-15T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Local realtor not guilty of assault]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local realtor of was found not guilty of assault Tuesday in County District Court. Judge Ashwell, ruled that inconsistencies in witness testimony created enough reasonable doubt as to the actual circumstances surrounding the charge. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Local realtor not guilty of assault]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Nothing like morels with crab meat]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Nothing like morels with crab meat]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[BOS Vice Chair Chris Parrish: Middle of the road pragmatist with an ear to the ground]]>
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    <![CDATA[These days, not many people live in the house where they grew up. After a walk around Chris Parrish's cattle farm, you can see why he returned home. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[BOS Vice Chair Chris Parrish: Middle of the road pragmatist with an ear to the ground]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Look Skyward in Flint Hill]]>
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    <![CDATA[I stopped by and found a sparkling clean spacious interior and a comfy dining area where welcoming smiles abound. Not only from customers savoring gourmet coffees and unique breakfast entrees, but the staff as well. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Look Skyward in Flint Hill]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/72a25571-7ee6-509f-a931-5f2c40945d62-f8dc6328</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[For the Cat's Sake]]>
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    <![CDATA[For the Cat's Sake recently found afoster home for this female, whose previous owner had to leave a rental home and couldn't take his cats with him. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[For the Cat's Sake]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/schools-sports/bac774a9-0faa-529c-a781-7e8b995b599c-b8820923</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Editorial: Your right to know, imperiled]]>
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      <![CDATA[Editorial: Your right to know, imperiled]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Cause to give thanks]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cause to give thanks]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Return to peace']]>
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    <![CDATA[Thank you, Ms. Critzer ['Giddy up]]>
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      <![CDATA['Return to peace']]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Community like no other]]>
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    <![CDATA[I write to a community that is like no other. Rappahannock is a place where the arts are nurtured. This community supports the non-profit work of so many in this Northern Piedmont region. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Community like no other]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Rappahannock Sampler']]>
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    <![CDATA[During the recent Virginia garden tour here in Rappahannock, the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of Trinity Church used the opportunity when hundreds were visiting the county to raise funds for our charities by raffling off a]]>
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      <![CDATA['Rappahannock Sampler']]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[School news for May 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Students at Wakefield Country Day School have been stepping outside of the classroom and taking in all that mother nature has to offer; and of the 1,046 Lord Fairfax Community College's Class of 2017, 12 are from Rappahannock County. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for May 11]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[It takes a village -- and amazing gardens]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Garden Club of Warren County for the first time spotlighted the town of Washington on Saturday, April 29, as part of Historic Garden Week. We would like to express our appreciation to those who made garden week here possible. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[It takes a village -- and amazing gardens]]>
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<url>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Naked politics at its barest]]>
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      <![CDATA[Naked politics at its barest]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Will King: 'The people of the district will power his campaign']]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The election of 2016 inspired him to work to take back this country from a corrupt system. Wanting to serve his neighbors and community directly he saw an opportunity to go to Richmond and be a voice. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Will King: 'The people of the district will power his campaign']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[A wet and wild weekend]]>
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    <![CDATA[By mid-morning Friday this suspension bridge over a swollen North Fork of the Thornton River behind Pen Druid Brewery was practically floating atop the rushing rapids. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A wet and wild weekend]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Where's the beef from?]]>
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    <![CDATA[As a supporter of American agriculture, I have recently joined a national effort led by the United States Cattlemen's Association (USCA) to reestablish a country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program for U.S. beef products. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Where's the beef from?]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Basket full of hope for toads]]>
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    <![CDATA[One warm, wet night in late April, Pam Owen heard male American toads trilling to attract mates at a pond, and photographed them breeding then and the next day, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Basket full of hope for toads]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Broadband Committee meets on Monday, May 15, at the Washington Fire Hall; and The Planning Commission of the Town of Washington meets on Monday, May 15, at Town Hall to continue the Comprehensive Plan review. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 11]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/649a85e7-2b6b-5f36-8574-7d1111732d97-5ed15910</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, May 5: 11:22 a.m -- Laurel Mills Road, Castleton, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 3 and 5; 11:23 p.m. -- Five Forks Road, Woodville, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 2 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 11]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/73da4cd0-b1e7-50df-b265-55118baee14b-eed66cf3</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Much needed facelift]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Washington monument in the]]>
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      <![CDATA[Much needed facelift]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Pantry benefit: 'Food is the Big Bang here']]>
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      <![CDATA[Pantry benefit: 'Food is the Big Bang here']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 29, 1983: In 1932 Matilda Gardner came to Rappahannock as part of a depression relief program to preserve food safely and properly, and introduce some new dishes into diets lacking in fresh food. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meet Zeus, your new best friend]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meet Zeus, your new best friend]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 11]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 11]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 9]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 11]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building permits -- Michael S. and Laura W. Harbert, Amissville, dwelling, $900,000; Dick Raines, Castleton, solar array, $45,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 11]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County supervisors juggle busy agenda]]>
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      <![CDATA[County supervisors juggle busy agenda]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on County Budget, May 8, 2017, 7 p.m.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on County Budget, May 8, 2017, 7 p.m.]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Student behind alleged threat to Rappahannock High appears in court -- hearing set for May 25]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office responded to another perceived threat at the high school Tuesday after]]>
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      <![CDATA[Student behind alleged threat to Rappahannock High appears in court -- hearing set for May 25]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Callaway, Andrew tourist homes approved]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rapp BZA approved two tourist homes at its regular April 26 meeting held in the county courthouse. The board also tabled an application for a non-conforming family apartment, after advising the applicant on various ways to proceed. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Callaway, Andrew tourist homes approved]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Roger Welch: Amiable, soft-spoken chairman of the BOS]]>
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    <![CDATA[On most Saturdays you can find Roger Welch at the art gallery owned by his artist wife, Geneva, on Main Street. It was there recently he talked at length about his life and his 19 years as a supervisor. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Roger Welch: Amiable, soft-spoken chairman of the BOS]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Muggy weather doesn't dampen garden tour]]>
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    <![CDATA[At 3 p.m. Saturday the temperature in the town of Washington reached 93 degrees, with a heat index of 103. But that didn't stop well over 700 visitors from flocking to the county seat for Historic Garden Week in Virginia. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Muggy weather doesn't dampen garden tour]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Starry, starry night in store for Food Pantry]]>
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      <![CDATA[Starry, starry night in store for Food Pantry]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for May 4]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for May 4]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Giddy up]]>
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    <![CDATA[Ben Jones [Comment article 'Insanity', April 20] came into town criticizing everything and everybody. If anyone's intelligence is in question it is his. His tacky business doesn't belong in this town. He needs to get over it. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Giddy up]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Recognizing the positive]]>
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    <![CDATA[During the past week we attended three Rappahannock High School events: a scholarship ceremony with awards totaling $125,000; a Quiz Bowl Team taping for It's Academic in D.C.; and the Drama Club's final performance of The School of Rock. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Recognizing the positive]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/7b77636b-ec3e-5959-9afc-996a9763927e-b1dc742c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Safety net: better late than never]]>
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      <![CDATA[Safety net: better late than never]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Hero' deserves praise]]>
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    <![CDATA[It took a lot of guts and you should be very proud that you saved a lot of students' and staffs' lives. You are a hero and should be given a thank you from everyone in this county. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Hero' deserves praise]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 4]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for May 4]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Garden tour a huge draw]]>
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    <![CDATA[The historic town of Washington rolled out the welcome mat last Saturday for its first-ever Historic Garden Week in Virginia tour with high attendance, officials said some 780 people -- not including those who held statewide Garden Tour passes. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Garden tour a huge draw]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[At Stone Hill...The Play's the Thing]]>
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    <![CDATA[John Henry, founder of Stone Hill Theatrical Foundation, answers a few questions about his new production,]]>
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      <![CDATA[At Stone Hill...The Play's the Thing]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/7483f02d-2845-5b30-9686-9c89ba7257f5-e1230503</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. May 1]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. May 1]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[The following home and land transfers were recorded at the Rappahannock County Circuit Court Clerk's office April 20-27: Zdzislawa M. Szafran and katherine Szafran to Bradley Maine and Kimberly Maine, husband and wife, 12.75 acres, $475,000, deed bargain sale. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for May 4]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/3804dc7b-69c3-576e-aaeb-ffc86b71b693-84fd074c</loc>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, April 28: 10:45 a.m. -- Alta Vista Lane, Castleton, injury, companies 1, 3 and 5. 11:43 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Amissville, motor vehicle accident, company 3. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for May 4]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Off to Kansas City!]]>
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    <![CDATA[RCHS Personal Finance teacher Linda Petty accompanied her students to Richmond for the prestigious Governor's Challenge in Financial Literacy and Personal Finance. When the competition ended, the team captured no less than first place honors as state champs. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Off to Kansas City!]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A wild, wonderful week ahead for nature lovers]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A wild, wonderful week ahead for nature lovers]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for May 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County High School student Julia Estes named state 'Athlete of the Year'; RCHS seniors awarded over fifty scholarships with a total value exceeding $125,000.00; and Jessica Olena Thorne wins DAR Good Citizen award. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for May 4]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[School Board meeting meets on Tuesday, May 9, at 6 p.m. in the band room at the Rappahannock County High School. The Planning Commission of the Town of Washington meets May 8, and May 15 at Town Hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for May 4]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 4]]>
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    <![CDATA[Sept. 20, 1995: Petitions are being sought to charge a 12 year old boy at RCES with possession of a firearm on school property, according to Sheriff John Henry Woodward. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for May 4]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-05-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Real Deal: Antique or Reproduction?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Early craftsmen used hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joints, dovetail joints and wooden pegs that are found in the sides of drawers, cabinets, and other pieces. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Real Deal: Antique or Reproduction?]]>
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          <![CDATA[Two tourist home applications move to BZA; family apartment application tabled]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Planning Commission, in its regular meeting April 20, voted to recommend that two applications for tourist homes in the county move to the Board of Zoning Appeals for further consideration [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Two tourist home applications move to BZA; family apartment application tabled]]>
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          <![CDATA[County officials finding their 'sea legs']]>
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    <![CDATA[No longer able to rely on McCarthy's 30 years of institutional knowledge and a management style which kept, or often appeared to keep, the county operating smoothly, the BOS has struggled at times to find its]]>
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      <![CDATA[County officials finding their 'sea legs']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Yesterdays: Echo for a time through the Blue Ridge]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Blue Ridge Echo was Rappahannock County's second newspaper. The Rappahannock News was the first, but its initial version lasted only two years: 1877-1878. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Yesterdays: Echo for a time through the Blue Ridge]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Soggy Fodderstack doesn't dampen spirits]]>
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    <![CDATA[The rain came early but the diehards -- 165 strong -- still showed up for the 39th Annual Fodderstack 10k Classic this past Saturday. Harriers from next door to Texas stepped toe to the line. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Soggy Fodderstack doesn't dampen spirits]]>
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          <![CDATA[Worthy non-profits abound in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[This year marks the third year of Northern Piedmont Community Foundation's successful one-day online giving event known as Give Local Piedmont (GLP). Nonprofits across the four-county region participate in tapping the community for vital support. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Worthy non-profits abound in Rappahannock]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-29T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[First-ever winery for Gid Brown Hollow]]>
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    <![CDATA[The smell of freshly hewn lumber greeted me as I entered the cavernous wine tasting room on Gid Brown Hollow Road. The ceiling soars and the Amish timber framed architecture is stunning. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[First-ever winery for Gid Brown Hollow]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Spanish immersion]]>
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    <![CDATA[Wakefield County Day School students, while living and dining with local families, spent their days studying Spanish at a local school, canoeing and hiking the river gorges, and exploring the city's historic cathedrals and castle. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Spanish immersion]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Saturday's Garden Week tour has the town abuzz; the mayor and clerk have been planting roses; The Inn is holding a special market; Trinity Episcopal Church is holding a raffle; and visit the new owners of The Gay Street Inn. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 27]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c0f64cfc-eea8-5cb7-b0ea-c88c38c756bc-2499f0ad</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rural soul]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock county boasts a view of the mountains, twisty curvy back roads, and an unyielding commitment to environmental protection. Unlike so many rural areas, our economic struggles are encased in beauty. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rural soul]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Student who allegedly threatened to 'blow this place to pieces' on Columbine anniversary appears in court]]>
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    <![CDATA[Under tight security and a blanket of privacy, a 17-year-old former student of Rappahannock County High School -- charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm on the property of the high school -- appeared in Rappahannock County Juvenile Court yesterday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Student who allegedly threatened to 'blow this place to pieces' on Columbine anniversary appears in court]]>
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</url>

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          <![CDATA[Herman calls shotgun]]>
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    <![CDATA[Cathie Shiff of Witts End Farm in Amissville had to transport one of her lambs but a trailer wasn't available.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Herman calls shotgun]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Plant expert offers classes and free consultations]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Plant expert offers classes and free consultations]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for April 27]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for April 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meet your next best friend: Ruby]]>
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    <![CDATA[I'm a senior dog and came to RAWL after being chained up my whole life. I weigh 55 pounds, and I'm a Lab/Border Collie mix. Age slowed me down a bit but I move around pretty well now. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meet your next best friend: Ruby]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Scoring a 'Home in One']]>
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    <![CDATA[Last Friday, 36 golfers and a merry group of volunteers and spectators came out to play in the sun, cheer each other on, and raise money and awareness for Rapp at Home. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Scoring a 'Home in One']]>
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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:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fauquier Health's Family Health Fair]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Fauquier Health's Family Health Fair]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Behold the Rappahannock headwater]]>
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    <![CDATA[Huntly area resident James]]>
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      <![CDATA[Behold the Rappahannock headwater]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A ball of vine?]]>
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    <![CDATA[From a distance it resembles a giant ball of twine, but upon closer inspection groundskeepers of the Inn at Little Washington obviously got creative while clearing vines from The Inn's expansive gardens. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A ball of vine?]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Parents need information]]>
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    <![CDATA[This is the most information we as a community have received. It puts to rest a lot of the rumors. Greatly puts my mind at ease combing this article with the one from a couple days ago. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Parents need information]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Town of Washington rolls out the welcome mat for Saturday's garden tour]]>
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    <![CDATA[Historic Garden Week tours are the perfect way to enjoy Virginia's unique regions. The Town of Washington garden and home tour is finally upon us -- this Saturday -- offering a glimpse inside four grand homes with gardens. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington rolls out the welcome mat for Saturday's garden tour]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock student deserves praise]]>
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    <![CDATA[Teens often cover for each other, not telling their parents or teachers what's going on. Last week, one or more of our local kids]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock student deserves praise]]>
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          <![CDATA[Desperate for answers]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tomorrow begins another week of not having answers to the questions that most parents have. Is it safe enough to send our children to school?? Why can't we get the answers that we desperately need? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Desperate for answers]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 1, 1995: The Rappahannock Convalescent Aids Loan Closet has served many, many people in need in this county since its inception in 1987 -- providing items for those convalescing like wheelchairs and hospital beds. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 27]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for April 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Board of Supervisors Public Hearing on VDOT's annual 6-year road plan is on Monday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Rappahannock County Courthouse. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for April 27]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, April 21 -- 1:57 a.m. -- Headwaters Road, Chester Gap, electrical fire, companies 4 and 9; 2:12 a.m. -- Whorton Hollow Road, Castleton, 911 open line, companies 1 and 5. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 27]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bottles and hubcaps]]>
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    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Lions Club enlisted the Rapp high school's Leo Club to clean up Rock Mills. Lions and Leos picked up 37 bags of litter, according to Lion Larry Grove,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bottles and hubcaps]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 27]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: The Settle Company Settle, Flint Hill, commercial covered deck and ramp, $10,000 -- Timothy Bills, Flint Hill, dwelling, $830,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 27]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bragg v BOS dismissed for second time]]>
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    <![CDATA[Once again Judge Alfred D. Swersky denied Marian Bragg's petition to the Circuit Court to declare that certain actions taken by the Board of Supervisors violated Virginia's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Bragg v BOS dismissed for second time]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Transition' key word in BOS budget workshop]]>
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      <![CDATA['Transition' key word in BOS budget workshop]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Giving back to Shenandoah National Park one bottle at a time]]>
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    <![CDATA[Boutique local winery DuCard Vineyards officially has released]]>
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      <![CDATA[Giving back to Shenandoah National Park one bottle at a time]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-04-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[How much more grief?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Emily Hilscher and Jack. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[How much more grief?]]>
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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>2017-04-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Affidavit: Students plotted to 'blow this place to pieces' on Columbine anniversary]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The list of items removed after the Rappahannock County Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at the home of the juvenile suspect. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Affidavit: Students plotted to 'blow this place to pieces' on Columbine anniversary]]>
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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>2017-04-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results]]>
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    <![CDATA[It seems to me that new and more exalted heights of sanctimony have been reached by the letter in the April 13 edition of the News entitled,]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['The long and short of it']]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA['The long and short of it']]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 20]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Washington Baptist Church is having their Grandma's Attic yard sale April 22, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church; The Inn's]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 20]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/22ff8345-bbc9-5981-9eda-4944d0894636-025ee666</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Nature sets the stage for Earth Day]]>
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    <![CDATA[With the frequent unseasonable warm spells, spring is changing the natural landscape overnight and setting the stage for Earth Day and other celebrations of nature and science coming up this weekend and next. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Nature sets the stage for Earth Day]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Epidemic 'raging' in county]]>
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    <![CDATA[The board has been holding its routine monthly meeting on a weekday for decades. Four decades, at least, I haven't checked the records, but this alleged]]>
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      <![CDATA[Epidemic 'raging' in county]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Not drinking the Kool-Aid]]>
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      <![CDATA[Not drinking the Kool-Aid]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[No justifying attacks]]>
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      <![CDATA[No justifying attacks]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-04-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 20]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Dec. 12, 1968: A modern 4,500 square foot IGA food store will open in Washington. The store will be owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sophia. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 20]]>
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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>2017-04-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Potential school shooting thwarted]]>
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      <![CDATA[Potential school shooting thwarted]]>
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<url>
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      <![CDATA[Hat tricks for WCDS]]>
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          <![CDATA[Easter in Rappahannock]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Carolyn Cobb and Julie Spiezio, Woodville, dwelling, $500,000. [...]]]>
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          <![CDATA[Countdown to Garden Tour]]>
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      <![CDATA[Countdown to Garden Tour]]>
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    <![CDATA[The BoS Public Hearing on the School Budget is on Monday, April 24,at the Elementary School. The Town of Washington's Planning Commission meets on Monday, April 24 to continue the Comprehensive Plan review. [...]]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m. April 19]]>
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          <![CDATA[The war between the statutes]]>
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    <![CDATA[The big question that came out of last week's regular and two continued Board of Supervisors' meetings was not]]>
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      <![CDATA[The war between the statutes]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. April 13]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[School Board officially launches superintendent search]]>
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      <![CDATA[School Board officially launches superintendent search]]>
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          <![CDATA[Sheriff: Threat reported to Rappahannock County High School]]>
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    <![CDATA[A juvenile has been arrested following a reported threat to the Rappahannock County, Va., high school. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sheriff: Threat reported to Rappahannock County High School]]>
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          <![CDATA[Town of Washington balances its budget]]>
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      <![CDATA[Town of Washington balances its budget]]>
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          <![CDATA[No-show gets day in court; withdraws appeal]]>
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    <![CDATA[Kenneth Eugene Bennett was present on April 6, courtesy of the Rappahannock Shenandoah Warren Regional Jail. Shortly after his no-show on March 13, he was arrested and incarcerated. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[No-show gets day in court; withdraws appeal]]>
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          <![CDATA[News wins Virginia Press honors]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock News received several top awards at last weekend's annual Virginia Press Association convention near Richmond, including being the smallest newspaper in the state recognized with a]]>
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      <![CDATA[News wins Virginia Press honors]]>
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          <![CDATA[A spectacular point-to-point at Ben Venue]]>
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    <![CDATA[Murphy partnered Gordonsdale Farm's Canyon Road to win the three-mile open timber, an impressive wire-to-wire score over the Ben Venue oval, and an athletic jumping display, in the fastest time of the day at the distance. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[A spectacular point-to-point at Ben Venue]]>
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          <![CDATA[Welcome changes -- not development -- afoot at Eldon Farms]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mention]]>
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      <![CDATA[Welcome changes -- not development -- afoot at Eldon Farms]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock among America's most endangered rivers]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock River, which begins as a trickle outside Chester Gap and empties wide and deep into the Chesapeake Bay, was named one of America's Most Endangered Rivers, because of the threat fracking could pose to clean drinking water. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock among America's most endangered rivers]]>
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          <![CDATA['Taking on the good ol' boys']]>
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    <![CDATA[All things considered, the supervisors have done a decent job. This is especially true when one looks at the big picture. The need for diligence is, however, never ending. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Taking on the good ol' boys']]>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: The things we saved]]>
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    <![CDATA[I smiled and remembered how people I grew up with saved things. We would never throw a plastic bread wrapper in the trash. Paper bags, as well, were folded neatly and stored somewhere in the kitchen area. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: The things we saved]]>
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          <![CDATA[Open letter to fellow residents]]>
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          <![CDATA['Better informed citizen']]>
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      <![CDATA['Better informed citizen']]>
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          <![CDATA[Bygone era, or is it?]]>
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    <![CDATA[Peggy Ralph, circuit court clerk for Rappahannock County, says this old civil defense sign was rediscovered in a basement of Courthouse Row. She's hoping to have the sign displayed publicly, perhaps at the visitor's center. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Bygone era, or is it?]]>
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          <![CDATA[No questions asked]]>
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      <![CDATA[No questions asked]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rt. 655 bridge to close for rehab]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rt. 655 bridge to close for rehab]]>
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          <![CDATA[Honoring our firefighters]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association held its annual awards banquet on Saturday evening at the Chester Gap fire station. Members of the county's seven volunteer fire and rescue companies were in attendance. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Honoring our firefighters]]>
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          <![CDATA[Alice in Promland]]>
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      <![CDATA[Alice in Promland]]>
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          <![CDATA[School and sports news for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 13]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Red carpet to the film festival]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 3rd Annual Film Festival at Little Washington drew locals and visitors alike to the Little Washington Theatre from Friday through Sunday, although festival related events were held all week. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Red carpet to the film festival]]>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 13]]>
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    <![CDATA[Friday, April 7 -- 12:05 p.m. -- Warren County, mutual aid, company 9. 1:17 p.m. -- Zachary Taylor Highway, Huntly, motor vehicle accident, companies 1, 4 and 9. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 13]]>
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    <![CDATA[June 30, 1983: In 1951, a small group of people led by Commonwealth's attorney George Davis worked tirelessly through the spring and summer hoping that Rappahannock would grow into the summer home for the Virginia Orchestra. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, April 10, 2017]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 11]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 11]]>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 13]]>
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    <![CDATA[Home/land transfers -- Hampton: Alfred S. Regnery and Audrey A. Regnery, husband and wife to Alfred S. Regnery trustee or successors of the Alfred S. Regnery Revocable Trust, 83.39 acres. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for April 13]]>
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    <![CDATA[Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting at 4:30 p.m., follow with the Public Safety Committee meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at the Courthouse; and Virginia Cooperative Extension, Culpeper is looking for a Master Food Volunteer (MFV). [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[No finer drop]]>
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    <![CDATA[For 31 years Kim Whitley, senior instructor of rock climbing at the College of William & Mary, has safely guided his rappelling classes over the cliffs of Stony Man Mountain. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[No finer drop]]>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 13]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 13]]>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Storms bring drama to spring skies]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Storms bring drama to spring skies]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County attorney's letter slams 'crazy' and 'ego-driven' litigation]]>
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    <![CDATA[The cantankerous tone of Monday's supervisors meeting was set before it started with a letter from county attorney Art Goff updating the board on legal issues. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[County attorney's letter slams 'crazy' and 'ego-driven' litigation]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[County feels the pain of historic office space]]>
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    <![CDATA[Bottom line: most if not all of the county's historic 19th century brick structures are in need of considerable updating and repair, if not extensive restoration. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[County feels the pain of historic office space]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wanna go for a ride? FAMS will show you how]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wanna go for a ride? FAMS will show you how]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock County's 'stunning' past]]>
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    <![CDATA[More than 3,500 slaves worked farms here prior to Civil War: One year before the start of the American Civil War, Rappahannock County's white population barely outnumbered its tremendous number of slaves. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County's 'stunning' past]]>
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          <![CDATA[Shrinking Blue Ridge]]>
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    <![CDATA[Time and erosion are slowly taking their toll on the Blue Ridge, which at over 1 billion years of age are the second oldest mountains in the world. So at what rate are local mountain peaks shrinking? [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shrinking Blue Ridge]]>
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<url>
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          <![CDATA[An old land, forever young]]>
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      <![CDATA[An old land, forever young]]>
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          <![CDATA['Sunday morning on the Thornton River']]>
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      <![CDATA['Sunday morning on the Thornton River']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-08T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[High crash area]]>
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    <![CDATA[Virginia State Trooper B.R. Johnson investigates a motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon on a notoriously sharp curve of U.S. 211 inside Shenandoah National Park. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[High crash area]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Coal miners, buggy makers]]>
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      <![CDATA[Coal miners, buggy makers]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for April 6]]>
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    <![CDATA[Everyone wants our town to be beautiful for the tourists. If you were a tourist coming to visit, wonder what your first expression would be to see the old motel? Swing by and take a look at the motel. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for April 6]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[You know who you are]]>
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      <![CDATA[You know who you are]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cheers, but not for Garrett]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Garrett was a big draw; 860 people had applied for the lottery. The room was filled to capacity at 230. From inside, we could hear the shouts of dozens of protesters outside the doors. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Cheers, but not for Garrett]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Your Next Best Friend: Daisy]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Your Next Best Friend: Daisy]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Living history]]>
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      <![CDATA[Living history]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 6]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for April 6]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for April 6]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock Board of Supervisors are continuing their regular meeting today, 9 a.m. April 6 at the library. The Washington Planning Commission are holding a public forum on Saturday at Town Hall to continue the Comprehensive Plan. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for April 6]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 6]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for April 6]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 6]]>
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    <![CDATA[When the state of Virginia moved the mountain people from their homes to clear the way for Shenandoah National Park,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for April 6]]>
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          <![CDATA[School news for April 6]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for April 6]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In memoriam: Dorothy Carter Butler -- a Rappahannock teacher to everyone]]>
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      <![CDATA[In memoriam: Dorothy Carter Butler -- a Rappahannock teacher to everyone]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Friday feature: Badsville]]>
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      <![CDATA[Friday feature: Badsville]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/c2834ead-94c0-5ba0-a730-0a6bb00f4370-82a03fc3</loc>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A gloriously rocky hike on Whiteoak Canyon Trail]]>
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      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: A gloriously rocky hike on Whiteoak Canyon Trail]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Saturday feature: Decanted]]>
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    <![CDATA[See]]>
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      <![CDATA[Saturday feature: Decanted]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. April 3]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. April 3]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-06T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 6]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Mimy Indra and David Kane, Flint Hill, add 100 amp subpanel, $800.00; Ridge 35 LLC, Washington, interior renovations, window, door, roof replacement and add deck, $300,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for April 6]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[New superintendent of RSW Regional Jail]]>
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    <![CDATA[The RSW Regional Jail Authority Board voted last Friday to appoint Gilkison as superintendent of the regional jail, which holds County prisoners and others in the region who wind up on the wrong side of the law. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[New superintendent of RSW Regional Jail]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Richie Burke has enormous shoes to fill]]>
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      <![CDATA[Richie Burke has enormous shoes to fill]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-04-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[RappU raises the academic bar]]>
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    <![CDATA[RappU's new nurse aide training lab: an entire classroom equipped with three hospital beds, life-like manikins, and extensive array of medical devices. If you didn't know better you'd swear you were standing in a hospital ward. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[RappU raises the academic bar]]>
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          <![CDATA['The Clyde Brothers' bring it home]]>
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    <![CDATA[The highly talented brotherly partnership of Rob and Ben Clyde, with a high addiction to film and TV, left their native Virginia for Los Angeles -- where they have made quite the name for themselves. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['The Clyde Brothers' bring it home]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Some never learn]]>
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    <![CDATA[I should be a bit more skeptical, it says right there on the package,]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Some never learn]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Poem: April's Fool]]>
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      <![CDATA[Poem: April's Fool]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Washington Column for March 30]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Column for March 30]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Bible Boxes held more than bibles]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Bible Boxes held more than bibles]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Early spring wildflowers bloom, retreat, bloom . . .]]>
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    <![CDATA[​Wildflower and amphibian reproduction has been an on-and-off affair this year, but is picking up pace now that spring truly seems to have arrived, in this week's Wild Ideas column. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Early spring wildflowers bloom, retreat, bloom . . .]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Biz Bio: Reflecting your inner beauty at Warrenton Dermatology]]>
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      <![CDATA[Biz Bio: Reflecting your inner beauty at Warrenton Dermatology]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Historical figures descend on Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[Historical figures descend on Rappahannock]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Vinnie's seeds]]>
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    <![CDATA[Following last week's First Thursday Education Support Group profile, we especially acknowledge the work of Vinnie Lainson in creating an educational foundation that pre-dated Headwaters and First Thursday. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Vinnie's seeds]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Mr. Glennie, temper your approach']]>
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      <![CDATA['Mr. Glennie, temper your approach']]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Undoing homophobia]]>
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      <![CDATA[Undoing homophobia]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/51dbc2a7-649e-5a2d-99c2-5b9bc2364d49-8ce61e8b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Lions care]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Lions care]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/3b1e9a4b-38c0-5e25-bdae-d01378722def-b3f2eb09</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>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Change is inevitable, and not always good']]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Breakfast at the Country Café, and I find a National Geographic magazine -- from April 1980. This isn't a magazine, it's a time capsule. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Change is inevitable, and not always good']]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/962969de-9574-55f5-a4d7-af8cf7f1d4a6-6a257398</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-31T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[In response to John Kiser's 'Boo Hoo' letter: Let's brainstorm, John]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[I am extremely disappointed in [John Kiser's] reaction to my letter. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[In response to John Kiser's 'Boo Hoo' letter: Let's brainstorm, John]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/5ebdce30-a2a7-51b8-a0e0-2614e4f7cc53-c7b93ac2</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[Dec. 24, 1997: Fire Chief Richie Burke and retired chief Charles K.]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 30]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/156b77b6-1c37-578a-aa88-94b823b073b9-033454d9</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Fred and Brenda Payne, Flint Hill, inground Pool, $32,000 -- Washington Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Ladies Auxiliary, Washington, accessory building, $90,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 30]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/bf656854-b635-5531-bb41-943fe6d0fd71-dc1f2b39</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 30]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Broadband Committee public meeting is today, Thursday, March 30, at 4:30 p.m. at the County Library. The public is invited; Foothills Forum board public meeting is today, Thursday, March 30, at 10 a.m. at the 4-H Conference Room. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 30]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e9e84671-198f-5b31-bfb8-2b14de12736b-c8c8274d</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Foothills Forum series spurs county conversation]]>
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      <![CDATA[Foothills Forum series spurs county conversation]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/a7066f67-52aa-5515-b15b-672320ecd7b5-21fbe124</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Weigh-in on Rapp health needs]]>
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      <![CDATA[Weigh-in on Rapp health needs]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 30]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 30]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/52f59677-7352-5942-b400-d08c08d7f047-e030403d</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>2017-03-30T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Foothills Community Forum on March 26 at the Washington fire hall]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Foothills Community Forum on March 26 at the Washington fire hall]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[No show, tears -- and a supervisor's wife -- in county courts]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[A surprising week in court: a no-show defendant in a jury trial; a young man convicted of reckless driving leaves in tears; and the wife of a county supervisor is accused of assault. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[No show, tears -- and a supervisor's wife -- in county courts]]>
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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>2017-03-28T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Judge dismisses FOIA petition against supervisors]]>
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      <![CDATA[Judge dismisses FOIA petition against supervisors]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-27T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools propose a smaller budget for FY18]]>
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    <![CDATA[Gary R. Blair, the interim superintendent for County Public Schools, is requesting a fiscal 2018 schools budget of $12,641,062 -- some $11,000 less than the current FY17 budget. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock schools propose a smaller budget for FY18]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[In Castleton forum, supervisors acknowledge role in county dysfunction]]>
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      <![CDATA[In Castleton forum, supervisors acknowledge role in county dysfunction]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-26T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Richie Burke stuns county by resigning]]>
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    <![CDATA[Months of upheaval in the county government worsened Tuesday night when Richie Burke -- the county's]]>
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      <![CDATA[Richie Burke stuns county by resigning]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The headwaters of Headwaters]]>
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      <![CDATA[The headwaters of Headwaters]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-25T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Chimney dedication deadline approaching]]>
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    <![CDATA[IMPORTANT: we are quickly approaching the deadline for finalizing the list of names to be published on the memorial plaque. Now is the time to take a final look at this list of names and let us know if anything needs to be updated. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Chimney dedication deadline approaching]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-24T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 23]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 23]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[He's our congressman]]>
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    <![CDATA[As new constituents of Congressman Tom Garrett's Fifth District, my husband reached out to Rep. Garrett to send a representative to the Broadband Committee meeting. While the congressman's rep was unable to attend, he did contact me the next day. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[He's our congressman]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[It's our county]]>
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      <![CDATA[It's our county]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 23]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 23]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Questions (and pivots?) along the county's road ahead]]>
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    <![CDATA[Part two of]]>
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      <![CDATA[Questions (and pivots?) along the county's road ahead]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Unfair 'attack' on farming]]>
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    <![CDATA[It appears that the author of the extensive article on March 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[Unfair 'attack' on farming]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Popular congressman -- so to speak]]>
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      <![CDATA[Popular congressman -- so to speak]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Garrett loves Rappahannock?]]>
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      <![CDATA[Garrett loves Rappahannock?]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Treasure worth protecting']]>
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    <![CDATA[We are doing many things right and must be careful about changes, but I believe our Comprehensive Plan will be improved if it allows landowners to use the open space land use deferment as a fourth option. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Treasure worth protecting']]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for March 23]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for March 23]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-23T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 23]]>
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    <![CDATA[April 14, 1983: Claybert Smoot was back before the supervisors at their April board meeting with his complaints about excessive noise and trespassing arising from events held at the Washington Community Center and lack of response from local police. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 23]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 21]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County School Board meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 21]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-22T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 23]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 23]]>
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          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 23]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 23]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-21T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Community Outreach, 7 p.m. March 20]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Community Outreach, 7 p.m. March 20]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Fatal crash is Rappahannock's first in four years]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fatal crash is Rappahannock's first in four years]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Grand jury indicts on destruction of property and heroin possession]]>
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      <![CDATA[Grand jury indicts on destruction of property and heroin possession]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-20T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Council sets budget, comp plan dates]]>
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    <![CDATA[There are three comprehensive plan-specific meetings at which public input would be most welcome: the regular monthly meeting on March 27; on April 8 at town hall; and an April 17 joint work session with the town council. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Council sets budget, comp plan dates]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA['Stand up' and align with gravity]]>
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    <![CDATA[One would assume that a best-kept secret to a long and healthy life would be somewhat technical -- given it was revealed by NASA's former director of life sciences to a Rappahannock County audience last Friday. Think again. And don't be sitting down while you read this. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA['Stand up' and align with gravity]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A well-earned salute to Colonel Bourgeois]]>
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    <![CDATA[John R. Bourgeois where he is most comfortable, conducting one of many orchestras over his distinguished career. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[A well-earned salute to Colonel Bourgeois]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-19T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[A film festival to please all]]>
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      <![CDATA[A film festival to please all]]>
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</url>

<url>
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    <news:news>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville firemen get a boost]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville firemen get a boost]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-18T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park comes out of hibernation]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 1.43 million people who visited Shenandoah National Park in 2016 were the most recorded in 15 years -- since 2001, when the nation's capital was under terrorist attack. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Shenandoah Park comes out of hibernation]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-17T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School budget hearing moved to Tuesday]]>
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    <![CDATA[Due to snow, the Rappahannock County School Board postponed its regularly scheduled March 14 monthly meeting -- which was to include a public hearing on the 2018-2019 school budget -- to 6 p.m. Tuesday (March 21) in the high school auditorium. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[School budget hearing moved to Tuesday]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Cynical' vision on farming]]>
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    <![CDATA[The article]]>
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      <![CDATA['Cynical' vision on farming]]>
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</url>

<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 16]]>
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    <![CDATA[Feb. 24, 1983 -- Medicine in the Mountains: Even something as tragic as a flu epidemic has its humorous side. Pauline Bruce's memories still bring a smile to her face. Her entire family was down with the sickness. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 16]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/acd06a6c-a2d1-50c1-ac73-a6948814aa6c-d7a4dfdc</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>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Looking at face values]]>
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    <![CDATA[War drums continue to beat within the Rappahannock News Comment columns, in-sync with leftist babble and tainted with disdain toward those who express viewpoints unlike their own. Unfortunately, some submit letters of protestation that appear to distort truth. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Looking at face values]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/04360280-531e-5619-955c-e6e4e8f96320-1bfd970b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA['Stewards' of Rappahannock]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Last week's article]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA['Stewards' of Rappahannock]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/fd58c3ed-3b16-51d5-a340-c2e374e1e022-44d0984b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington Column for March 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington Column for March 16]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 16]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Commit to Be Fit is a school sponsored, grant funded program that offers weekly exercise classes and wellness workshops for the County community through the generosity of the Path foundation. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 16]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/223d2dcc-eb00-50c9-b149-0f9f263a02d7-2976b08c</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 16]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/f7110586-f3b7-5a3b-9542-9ca21ecb34c7-72a2aa47</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Ramp up to spring with nature events]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Ramp up to spring with nature events]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/c33c9825-79d2-5940-98af-f982e0a30761-0ee7e634</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 16]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Avon Hall LLC, Washington, add bathroom, $10,000; Inn at LW LLC, Washington, interior remodel, $125,000; 920 Fodderstack Rd. LLC, Flint Hill, renovation, $75,000. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 16]]>
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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>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Boo Hoo . . .]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Yes, Rappahannock could use better cell services and more young people and employment opportunities, but it is not for everyone -- fortunately. [...]]]>
    </image:caption>
    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Boo Hoo . . .]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/0147971e-34ee-5b61-8c17-aab9528164f6-ad829fb3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Promote, advocate . . .]]>
        </news:title>
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      <![CDATA[Promote, advocate . . .]]>
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</url>

<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for March 16]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for March 16]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-16T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Union of bankers and community]]>
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      <![CDATA[Union of bankers and community]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Graves gets two years in pen for drugged driving and maiming]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Bryan Daniel Graves, 29, of Rixeyville was sentenced on charges of driving while intoxicated and causing maiming and a second-time DWI offense; and a 19-year-old Amissville resident denied bond for breaking and entering offense. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Graves gets two years in pen for drugged driving and maiming]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2017]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Washington Town Council, 7 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2017]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-14T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Former deputy pleads not guilty]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Former Rappahannock County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Matthew McCormack of Amissville has issued a plea of not guilty surrounding the alleged felony sexual assault of a child younger than 13. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Former deputy pleads not guilty]]>
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</image:image>

</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/699a1a19-b4dd-5807-8a98-a3b32ecda494-cac6d427</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-13T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Zoning administrator position created to lessen county administrator's workload]]>
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    <![CDATA[Asserting]]>
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      <![CDATA[Zoning administrator position created to lessen county administrator's workload]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Deer and bear hunting harvest down in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <![CDATA[The 2016-17 fall/winter deer hunting season harvest in the County was the lowest in almost 20 years according to preliminary figures from the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Deer and bear hunting harvest down in Rappahannock County]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/181cb26a-cffa-5bb9-9ad6-1d4d2baefaa6-b5550ddd</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-12T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Upside down weather has county fruit farmer keeping his fingers crossed]]>
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    <![CDATA[For most of us the weather extremes thus far in 2017 are conversational. For Roy and Janet Alther, of Roy's Orchard & Fruit Market in Sperryville, it's far more serious. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Upside down weather has county fruit farmer keeping his fingers crossed]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/d952cb89-17e5-50c4-8d00-3f9bb9a35376-e21e6fc2</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Sperryville column for March 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[Sperryville column for March 9]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/03e4ba6d-7faf-5ff6-918c-c7a127a5a09a-183c798c</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-11T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Huntly family gets Habitat home]]>
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      <![CDATA[Huntly family gets Habitat home]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/dca6eec0-e010-5fa3-a3dd-47159e79b9a2-05b5a98e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Big interest in broadband]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Sandie Terry and Jean Plymale of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) made a presentation on rural broadband to the Broadband Committee and some 50 interested citizens at the Washington Fire Hall. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Big interest in broadband]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/66eec0e5-1648-5a6c-9103-94b5dcecaf3a-67675c31</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-10T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/d88a684b-dce4-540e-aefc-6ed2a86fe355-954566c3</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Cultivating a climate of rage]]>
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    <![CDATA[When did we become a country that kicks anyone out for no reason? My question is rhetorical. We abandoned all reason on November 8, 2016 for certain. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Cultivating a climate of rage]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/5f9c0b38-57cd-5571-a226-1e6b57f260e6-90e3167d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: Brian Kritz, Amissville, renewal, no cost. Pete and Terri Sload, Washington, garage with guest house, $150,000. Robin Kayser, Chester Gap, gas lines to space heater, $600. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/91dce51a-8ab8-565e-83ff-9e547955d983-52c42683</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Not my congressman, apparently]]>
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    <![CDATA[So I can only gather from this that Congressman Garrett does not care about this constituent's concerns. He might do better to take a page out of Mark Sanford's book. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Not my congressman, apparently]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/foothills-forum/bce2db21-759d-5c85-94fd-d165b65fc659-cc4cd8d2</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Land, a Plan, a Future.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Part one of a Rappahannock News - Foothills Forum Special Report: As the county prepares to adopt minor changes to its Comprehensive Plan, major challenges remain to the delicate balance that keeps Rappahannock unique. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[The Land, a Plan, a Future.]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/7e4ff7e8-0e6b-5103-b51c-216cf6f86686-c2f2b81e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/2ee1c7fa-ebdc-5611-b130-1531f39d2396-a0abe0a9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Plenty of affordable housing in Rappahannock]]>
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      <![CDATA[Plenty of affordable housing in Rappahannock]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c47632b2-8a03-5d2c-8abf-134e208845de-5e1a2e88</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[What's up with that?]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Rappahannock County Schools have excelled this year in sports and still get]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[What's up with that?]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/21c1dcee-869f-5b49-be9f-895502d913b5-a63ad667</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trust only if you are certain]]>
        </news:title>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[My disagreement with Mr. Lesinski is that he feels it is a lack of trust by a vocal minority. I feel confident that it is not a minority. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Trust only if you are certain]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/687fe185-2f05-50b5-9b0e-e4da465a1de1-4b8cec25</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings & notices for March 9]]>
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    <![CDATA[Town of Washington's Council meets on Monday, March 13, highlights from the agenda include a Comcast Franchise Agreement update; the School Board meeting and public hearing on the FY 18 budget will be held on March 14. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Meetings & notices for March 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/c679bebe-2eaa-5b80-a74e-f442c1995928-062e9daf</loc>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Good night had by all]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Thanks to your generosity we raised essential funds that will enable us to rescue and care for additional stray, abandoned, injured, neglected, abused, and feral cats and kittens throughout Rappahannock. This is a true blessing as the need is great. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Good night had by all]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/8c2ea5de-ab35-56c2-81d2-a18247a1d465-04ce2617</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[The precarious bridge between middle and high school]]>
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      <![CDATA[The precarious bridge between middle and high school]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 9]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[Nov. 19, 1997: Jennifer Greene recently opened the Odyssey Collection along]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 9]]>
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    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e6c5b01c-7641-580c-8f83-6d73b6cfeb47-f50436d6</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[School news for March 9]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for March 9]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/fa978a32-9410-54ea-b4b8-2120dbbb50a5-9cb9e9df</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>2017-03-09T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Close-minded country]]>
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    <![CDATA[I think the article really touched on how close-minded we can be as a country. The question was asked,]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Close-minded country]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/video-photos/cb7c0576-0913-57ee-a256-37ee010788c1-cead5f1d</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. March 6]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors, 2 p.m. March 6]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/e687d21d-0d7a-5eb3-be34-8d3b8391f1ff-11422fc9</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-07T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[PATH, partners launch community health needs assessment]]>
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    <image:caption>
    <![CDATA[In the coming weeks, research will be conducted through online and phone surveys, as well as focus groups with community health leaders, to assess opinions on our area's significant health needs. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[PATH, partners launch community health needs assessment]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rappahannock County attorney appointed judge of juvenile and domestic relations court]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Quiet year for conservation easements in Rappahannock County]]>
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      <![CDATA[Quiet year for conservation easements in Rappahannock County]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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          <![CDATA[Airbnb rentals face increased regulation; Rappahannock, Washington mayor weigh in]]>
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      <![CDATA[Airbnb rentals face increased regulation; Rappahannock, Washington mayor weigh in]]>
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          <![CDATA[Coffee and conversation]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-05T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Historic Garden Week showcases Rappahannock homes]]>
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      <![CDATA[Historic Garden Week showcases Rappahannock homes]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Taylor tourist home approved]]>
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    <![CDATA[The Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals approved an application for a special use permit to allow Charlotte Taylor to operate her residence on On the Edge Lane in Washington as a tourist home. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Taylor tourist home approved]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-04T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Town of Washington looks to the future]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Town of Washington looks to the future]]>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-03T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Lurking in the night]]>
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      <![CDATA[Lurking in the night]]>
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          <![CDATA[Washington column for March 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[Washington column for March 2]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Kudos to Knick]]>
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      <![CDATA[Kudos to Knick]]>
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          <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22]]>
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      <![CDATA[Video: Rappahannock County Board of Zoning Appeals Public Hearing 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Calving, reading, and rabid dogs]]>
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      <![CDATA[Calving, reading, and rabid dogs]]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[The Rapp for March 2]]>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[My best friend Luna]]>
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      <![CDATA[My best friend Luna]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Rappahannock 'cannot survive']]>
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    <![CDATA[The findings in your article about population growth, or rather lack thereof, in Rappahannock County, really resonated with me. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Rappahannock 'cannot survive']]>
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<url>
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            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Maybe not the change you wanted]]>
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      <![CDATA[Clark Hollow Ramblings: Maybe not the change you wanted]]>
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</url>

<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/archives/eddbbc21-029f-51b4-9cc1-61da0973390a-498eb22b</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Dec. 7]]>
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    <![CDATA[Tuesday, Feb. 21 -- 10:08 a.m. -- Lee Highway, Sperryville, unconscious, companies 1 and 7. 4:40 p.m. -- Lee Highway, Washington, general illness, companies 1 and 7. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Fire and rescue calls for Dec. 7]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/01890f2c-4354-56e9-bf69-0c3553143c81-bd8b4318</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Building permits The costs cited with the following permit applications are estimates: John and Sharon Odenkirk, Washington, generator, $5,000. Golden Springs LLC Neiswanger, Huntly, generator, $5,000. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Courthouse Row for March 2]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/features/b9fc4534-25df-54b2-8987-d2968c8652e6-873a15ea</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>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[Oct. 15, 1997: An old stage wagon that John Wayland used some 60 years ago to haul kids to classes was the beginning of the Rappahannock school bus fleet, according to Mutt Atkins. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Down Memory Lane for March 2]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/opinion/5b19a30f-bc47-574a-9761-1a9bf9a423b6-81efff70</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Responding to Rep. Tom Garrett]]>
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    <![CDATA[Mr. Garrett may feel that the immigration ban proposed by President Trump is not a ban on Muslims, but the Ninth Circuit thought differently. [...]]]>
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      <![CDATA[Responding to Rep. Tom Garrett]]>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
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        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[School news for March 2]]>
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      <![CDATA[School news for March 2]]>
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<url>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Trust but verify]]>
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    <![CDATA[Unfortunately, we are now witnessing a surprising and disheartening lack of trust by a vocal minority in our community and between some elected and appointed officials in our local government. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Trust but verify]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/news/1558425c-575c-5a71-83c4-999664ec8b28-7b5f60c0</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
        <news:title>
          <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 2]]>
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    <![CDATA[The county Broadband Committee meets on Tuesday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m. at the Washington fire station. Agenda includes a presentation by the representative for rural broadband from Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology. [...]]]>
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    <image:title>
      <![CDATA[Meetings and notices for March 2]]>
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<url>
    <loc>https://www.rappnews.com/wild-ideas/223bc334-8ecb-52ae-a005-803f3321d555-69ab295e</loc>
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        <news:publication>
            <news:name>Rappahannock News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
        </news:publication>
        <news:publication_date>2017-03-02T00:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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          <![CDATA[Wild Ideas: Warmth and rain trigger 'explosive' frog breeding]]>
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    <![CDATA[Treasurer Debbie Knick has held an initial meeting with the first of several private collection agencies, one of which could soon be helping the county recover some of the $1.2 million-plus it is owed. [...]]]>
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          <![CDATA[Rough landing]]>
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      <![CDATA[Rough landing]]>
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