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It's Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Today, Spotsy School Board adopts 2025 - 2030 Strategic Plan as some express concern about lofty goals, Donnie Johnston on rattlesnakes, and clear-cutting Stafford
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Can All Children Learn?
By Martin Davis
At Monday night's Spotsylvania County School Board meeting, concerns put forward regarding ambitious goals in 2025 - 2030 Strategic Plan that was approved on a 5-2 vote.
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COMMENTARY: Forget the Swamp, D.C. Is a Snake Pit
By Donnie Johnston
There is an old saying that rattlesnakes don’t commit suicide. They do, however, distrust and turn on each other.
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SPECIAL EDITION: Stafford County Asks Court to Stop Company from Clear Cutting on Forested Parcels in Hartwood District
By Adele Uphaus
The Garrett Companies in April submitted a proposal to rezone the property for data center development.
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