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Strike up the (broad) band: county initiates connection conversation
We are encouraged to hear the Orange County Board of Supervisors is discussing the limited broadband access in Orange County and that Orange County Economic Development Director Karen Epps is trying to do something about it.
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Wondering why we're wondering/Appreciating our businesses, industries
Our opinion-May 10
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A tuned-out town turnout
For the third straight Orange Town Council election, voter participation has been consistent, if not downright embarrassing.
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Review earns VPA honors
The Orange County Review received 13 writing, design and photography awards Saturday at the annual Virginia Press Association awards banquet at the Hotel Roanoke.
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O.C. recycling dos and don'ts
Most of us don’t think too much about our trash, its impacts or costs. Of course we should.
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Playing games with the lottery
Now that the latest round of Mega Millions mania has died down, and although no one in Virginia won last Friday’s big jackpot, the Commonwealth is claiming that it is the big winner.
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Uranium mining study hall
A study panel examining the merits of uranium mining in Pittsylvania will hold four meetings open to the public. This is good, and the McDonnell administration deserves credit for the openness.
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Ordinance motivation?
We still can’t quite figure out the board of supervisors’ motivation for this sudden urgency in changing the county’s subdivision ordinance.
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Calendar conundrum
Last week, the Orange County School Board made the prudent decision and opted not to realign its 2012-13 school calendar in light of the General Assembly’s decision to uphold the Kings Dominion Law.
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Subdivision ordinance: Opportunities or outrage?
Currently Orange County's subdivision ordinance allows for one division every four years, but lately, the Orange County Board of Supervisors has asked the county's planning commission and citizens for input on a couple of new plans.
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Town trash talk
What’s the difference between a tax increase or a new fee? Perhaps it’s a matter of semantics.
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Good for business, not for education
When the Orange County School Board voted 4-1 to approve a dramatically different school calendar last June, we supported the move provided the change was permanent.
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Super Tuesday
Next Tuesday is an important day for local voters—regardless of your political views.
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It's show time!
For those of us who sit amid the audience, the Four County Players’ productions are a treat.
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Somewhere in the middle
We're all for keeping Orange County rural. We've said in this space dozens of times that we support smart growth--the right projects in the right places. Capitalize on our existing infrastructure, while protecting our resources. That means we encourage and desire growth-in the right places and at the right pace.
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County budget balancing act
Nobody ever wrote a folk song about buying new telephones for schools.
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Factoring Orange's fire funds
Insurance—it’s one of those things you pay for and hope you don’t have to use.
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Some changes for the Review
The newspaper is an ever changing thing.
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Property rights and wrongs?
Property rights are the underpinning of most local issues. People want to do what they want to do with their land or their neighbors don't want them to do what they want with their land. Sometimes, a property owner may not want to do anything with their land, but they can’t because of how their neighbor uses his or her land. And on and on and on...
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The General Assembly
The state’s lawmakers are now in Richmond for their long legislative session.
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Keep public notices in print
When the 2012 General Assembly convenes next week, expect to see several bills designed to change the time-tested way that people in the commonwealth keep informed about their government.
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A season of hope
Silent night, holy night. All is calm. All is bright.It’s easy to forget those simple, compelling words this time of year. We get too caught up in “Santa Claus is coming to town.”
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Publishing puzzle
Assembling a community weekly newspaper is a lot like putting together a jigsaw puzzle.
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Shop Orange County first
Though superstores and discount retailers are generally mandatory stops on any successful shopping trips, the unique boutique shops of Orange County can offer local holiday shoppers something the big stores can't.
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Orange missed an election opportunity
We can understand the arguments Orange Town Council members made in favor of keeping their elections in May, but we certainly don’t agree with them.
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