Editorials
Citizen of the Year
The end of each year is a time to reflect on the bad and the good, but mostly to be grateful for what and who we have. To that end, the Rappahannock News has once again selected a Citizen of the Year in recognition of those through their good will, generosity and effort help to make our community a better place. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Julie Portman: An appreciation
On Sunday, Dec. 21, at the end of the longest night of the year, as the light was returning on the Winter Solstice, Julie Portman crossed over. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Shocked over shot dogs
I was shocked and dismayed to hear about the two dogs trapped and then shot in the county. My heart goes out to the dogs and their owners for this senseless event.But unless I missed it, there has been no discussion of just why it is necessary to set traps for ... | 0 comments
Leake deserves our thanks
We want to publicly thank Rappahannock County Animal Control Warden, James Leake for being a knowledgeable, responsive and dedicated County Representative. On Sunday morning, March 9, we had a situation whereby two large dogs literally broke into our chicken coop and killed three young hens and a rooster. Finding the ... | 0 comments
Sentencing for Wrongful Animal Death / Torture
I respectfully request and encourage the Honorable Judge Charles B. Foley to add one more punishment to "humans" that are nasty enough to torture and kill house pets, a healthy financial contribution to the Rappahannock Animal Welfare League. | 0 comments
Stop whinning
In an answer to "What will it take... a child getting run over" for the stop sign to be implemented...Wow what drama...now thats a stretch. Hopefully people will control both animals and children while crossing the road. If we had a leash law Fido would still be someones best friend. ... | 0 comments
The few, the tough, the election officers
Wanted: civic-minded people with the stamina of a 70-year-old to work the polls this Election Day. Actually, make that a 72-year-old, the average age of election workers in the United States, according to the Election Assistance Commission. The aging of this workforce has created a huge problem for registrars, who ... | 0 comments