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What a terrific article! Thanks to Mr. Hottle and countless others who volunteer for our community.

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You have a good point Jacko.

Kids are hazardous to my health--I can't look at them running amok and screaming at the top of their lungs while their lackadaisical parents sit idly by without feeling my blood pressure increase. I feel that we should ban them from the park altogether for the health hazards they cause. Surely people would understand that their "habit" of spawning offspring should not be a cause of inconvenience to the rest of us who merely want to enjoy the public park free of harassment!

And as far as the pregnant women... we can create (via the appropriate signage) a designated Gestation Zone where the pregnant women can go to be free from the hazards caused by us societal lepers and our smoke-belching ways.

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Got it. Of course there are different circumstances on whether to accept a plea or not, but I did read the new C.A. was on the high end of sentencing guidelines on the plea agreed upon in the Medford Steed case recently. Hopefully that will continue to be the case!

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It is the job of Warren County supervisors to look out for all of it's citizens !!! Not just a few business owners who have enough time to attend meetings. We should be outraged that the board is looking after a few while so many are trying to make it in this economy.

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Touche' Point taken
In essence my comment is that what police do and where they do it is inherently dangerous they need the support of the judicial system, and the community.

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You are never going to stop the anti-smokers from whining. Once they get one little victory they move on to the next, even more petty battle. Why they or lawmakers are wasting their/our time on this with so much more important to deal with I have no idea?

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Thank luck. You know there is good luck and bad luck. If your going to give God credit for being there to help, should he also be responsible for putting an impaired driver on the road. Then having the officer pull the car over and get out of his car just as the impaired driver approached to put his life in jeopardy in the first place?

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It sounds to me that Ms. Comstock is affraid that the Parks and Recreation Department will take away potential "clients" from her daycare. The Parks and Recreation is trying to offer a day care program for those who can't afford private day care facilities, but businesses are so worried about themselves, they don't worry about the people who can't afford their services. Why doesn't Ms. Comstock go back and work out a way to offer those families with financial difficulties an opportunity to use her day care at a reduced rate. It sounds like she can't, so why not let the Parks and Recreation help the community. I find it funny she calls her self "Mother Bear of Day Cares". It sounds like she is a "Scared Cub" worried about losing business. Let the Parks and Recreation offer more programs for the youth in the community. So sad it comes down to this.

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Of course the Front Royal Town Policeman who assisted in the rescue is a hero as well. And I deeply apologies for not mentioning him as well. Someone else who needs mentioning as well is the 911 dispatcher and Fire Departments who responded as well.

I feel it is important to note that I do not Act like I care about the police and fire and rescue personal. I do care about them. Over a year ago we had to call the 911 to our house and were and are very thankful for the prompt and courteous and professional service that we recieved from both the police responders and rescue responders.

Now I think it is time to stop picking apart every little thing I say. The jest of my statement was clearly meant to get the message across that the neighborhood I live in is a good neighborhood to live in. We have a strong group of Neighbors who actively look out for their neighbors' property and are concerned about the welfare and health of their fellow Neighbors as well. To imply that I was deliberately leaving out our Police Department or Fire Department is going a little far. I understand that I am a candidate for Mayor and I welcome your thoughts and criticisms but must you turn a what could've been a tragic story that ended in a happy and everyone is alive and well story into a political "Gotcha" moment?

For once let's celebrate all the heroes and be thankful that the victims of the fire are save and alive and Leave Politics Out of It! And to the heroes and victims of this fire let me apologies for this. Politics should've never have been a part of this thread and it was not my intention for politics to be brought into this thread and I apologies for my part.

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Why would anyone give the govt more power than they have already.

Don't people realize it starts with smokers but soon they will want to ban sodas hotdogs and anything bad for you.

People should not give the govt more and more power to decide what you can and can't do.

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The Supervisor's solution to this outdoor smoking problem is... putting up a no smoking outdoors sign?

With problems like this to solve, no wonder we need 2 lawyers in the County Attorney's office, staying up all night long, feverishly working on answers and then taking educational field trips to Richmond to share their wealth of knowledge with the heathens assembled there.

They say the gist of the outdoor smoking problem in public parks is it causes damage to children and pregnant women?

Well, if that is the obvious problem where none existed before...

... then the obvious alternate politically correct solution is designate the public parks as hazardous waste areas... then putting up a sign banning children and pregnant women from using hazardous waste areas, a.k.a. public parks.... you know.... because of increased levels of air pollution harmful to children and pregnant women.

Two attorneys, 8 years of law school, and their best answer is "make more signs"?

I feel so much safer with a sign enforcing the law and protecting us from ourselves.

Next on the County Attorney agenda... sunshine entering public parks causes skin damage to children and pregnant women.

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Maybe, you should actually read the article. Nothing was to taken from any of the Center Directors ...Period. Except the ones you mention, that are working at centers from the main office. They will have reductions, just as if they were at the main office. The large percentage is being taken from the Directors and managers at HQ.

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Smokers should be allowed to smoke all they want, this ban outdoors is a little over the top. However, those that smoke should be denied any state or federal funded health care for any disease that results from smoking. Why should everyone have to pay for their poor choice?

If folks want to be controlled by smelly leaves wrapped up in paper, they have all the right in the world to choose their master.

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Queue up the crazy Anti-Smokers who will get on here and rant about how we Tobacco Terrorists are slowly killing asthmatic children with our second-hand smoke. If they had their own way, we would be banned from smoking in our own homes, and rounded up and placed in pens along with all the other undesirables and ne'er-do-wells.

That's okay... I will respond to this the same way I responded to being kicked out of restaurants. Now I stand at the door and blow smoke in everyone's faces as they walk by.

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How can this mentality be expected to command trust from the public?You just do not take the most momies from the lesser pay checks,and much less from those who are making the most.If this is how this board rolls I understand how they let this situation happen.If you reversed this thinking you could certainly save a good deal more of these much needed funds.It is really just basic math.There are six center managers.Two of these are interim,they are actually Front Royal office employees,one the Omsbudsman,the other I am not sure what title she has been given.So,only four will have large salary cuts,the other two 5%.Why does this not sound like the way to save the most.The thousand in forty looks good on paper.A few years ago there was an idea to get one dollar from a million people people.This minimal amount did not happen.Can forty thousand dollars be generated in this manner? I hope so,but think not.I do not think this is the best way to "get the public behind us"People that do not know this agency's pay scale may think these cuts are a great plan.Remember please,the salary of the former CEO.Make this board reveal the salaries of the employees that were immediately beneath her.Then if you believe the pay cuts are fair,help this agency all you can.If you think they are wrong,make them help themselves more than they seem to be.The seniors deserve to be treated better,If their services are cut the blame can go directly to the board that chose not to monitor the direction of the administration.They still do not seem to be making decisions best for the seniors,only what is best for the remaining employees in the front office.Not a great way to instill trust.Also if they had a"fiance specialist" how on earth did this happen? Or is this just another title transfer.

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Thank God Officer Baker was not seriously hurt. Let's see what the Shenandoah County Commonwealth Attorneys Office does with this case. Hopefully we will not be disappointed with a plea agreement. Take this case to trial and let the jury decide Mr. Ebert's fate.

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Seriously, what is the world coming to. Cigarettes are not illegal, i totally understood banning smoking indoors, where the smoke would not be able to escape the building, but banning smoking outdoors is rediculous. I have never seen a smoker in any of our parks intentionally blowing smoke in a child, or pregnant womans face. Whats next, a noise ordinance on kids screaming in the park, so they dont make the senior citizens hearing aid set them crazy. This is the USA, not a communist country, the outdoors is the outdoors, there is more pollution in the air from businesses, and fireplaces then a cigarette will ever give off. Close the manufacturing plants down, stop people from using woodstoves. Make cigarettes illegal, but until then leave the outdoor smokers alone, they also have rights!!!!

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"The report noted the state ranks 40th in early childhood education and 32nd in high school degrees." There's the problem right there. Education is free in this country, so why do we have so many high school dropouts? It's a shame. This is part of why lots of people have no idea how to save, or even how to manage a credit card responsibly (see Shenandoah Farms Volunteer Fire Department for the gory details on that). Then these non-savers are going to be wanting help from the local Aging department... good luck with that!

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Time to shift the paradigm on-line bill paying, pay by credit card or mail your bills. A web page to allow the customer to request service on all services that the Finance office provides, with a next day turn around by a 9-5 finance employee who could respond to all request for service. There are better ways to provide service without staying open later or causing more payroll costs. Open your minds to new and and better ideas.

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Mr. Ratigan in your reply you state that citizens care about their neighbors. If you are running for mayor of Front Royal you may want to act like you recognize the courageous and dedicated work of the men and women of the Front Royal Police Department. People are quick to kick them in the teeth but never want to praise them for jobs well done.

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