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Spotsylvania courts mystery company
Spotsylvania again tries to lure Fortune 50 company to county with incentives

Training to save more lives
New training center opened by the Spotsylvania Volunteer Rescue Squad named for benefactor

Higher city tax not irking diners
Meals tax not drawing ire in city restaurants

Spotsy seeks input on school budget
Public hearing is scheduled for this evening.

More Local News:

• Where to cut your own Christmas tree
• Roads will be stuffed for the holiday
• Spotsylvania courts mystery company

Obituaries:

• Tommy 'Tom' Moore
• William R. Whitby Jr.
• Nelson Nieves
• H. Jauncey Sweet III
• Robert C. Saunders Sr.
• Daisy L. Stanley
• Gerald L. Wessel
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Community Blogs:

Doing Good
Feed the Hungry, Get Clothed

Toon Talk
Campus Security

Rapid Assessment
Pediatricians have played H1N1 role

City Beat
Chickens and democracy

Stafford County News and Notes
Attorney Turnover

Getting Schooled
Public input sought tonight on next school budget

On the Road
Holiday Week HOV

Redskins Journal
Week 11: Initial thoughts (Cowboys 7, Redskins 6)

Business Browser
Economics on a human scale

About Faith
Getting Ready for Advent

Caroline Crossroads
Meadow Event Park bringing in the dough

Comings and Goings
North Carolina Furniture's closing sparks investigation

Spotsy govt.-the odds & ends
Traffic delays

In Moderation
Stress

Water, earth and sky
Something fishy in the Potomac

Ten-hut!
Session for veterans, military families

News from King George
Monroe District residents will vote at new precinct

Tuned In
Welcome, Otter House

Portsia Faces Life
Moments in motherhood

Back Focus: The Photo Blog
Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants

It Beats Working For a Living
The Sweaty American

The Chalkboard
Stafford's school system will not show President Obama's back-to-school speech

Past is Prologue
Orange supervisors OK Wilderness Walmart

Letters to the editor:

• So disappointing
• 'Rails to trails' could be called 'Quiet to noise'
• New city court facility would be ill-timed
• Nancy and Harry sure run a great place
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