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Yes, Virginia … There Is Another Election

By Bruce Potter

Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash

How much early voting is too much?

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The Best of the Week

Most Read

• Study Recommends Major Changes To Downtown Traffic

Candidate Interviews

• SPECIAL ELECTION SECTION -Fredericksburg City Council Candidates Respond to Local Organizations: Part I

• SPECIAL ELECTION SECTION - Fredericksburg City Council Candidates Respond to Local Organization: Part II

• SPECIAL ELECTION SECTION - Fredericksburg City Council Candidates Respond to Local Organizations: Part III

Commentary

• Letter to the Editor

• OPINION: Free Speech Is on Life-Support

• POLITICAL CARTOON: Down Goes the Solar Farm

• HUMOR: Preserving Hokie Nation: A Modest Proposal

• OPINION: Protecting What We Defend

• ANALYSIS: Early Voting Starts Today with Many Unknowns Ahead

Development

• City Approves Renovation of Medical Building into Apartment Units

• Habitat for Humanity Project on Davies Street in Mayfield Receives Final Approval

Education

• Spotsylvania Board Meeting Highlights Improved Graduation Rate

• Four Applicants Seek Temporary Fredericksburg School Board Seat

Elections

• A Write-in Candidate Challenges in Fredericksburg School Board Race

Health

• Tylenol, Autism, and Apples to Apples

Local Obituaries

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