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Stock Photo Warrenton As trustees of taxpayer dollars, the Fauquier County School Board has a responsibility to see that schools are well-managed and our tax dollars are wisely spent. We expect our investment and interests to be protected. We expect the extraordinarily generous budget — $152 million this school year alone, of which $93 million was provided locally — we provide to our FCSB will generate an equally generous return in the form of educated youth who will become worthwhile citizens in our community. FCSB member actions over the last year neglected their responsibilities ...

What is the job of the Fauquier County School Board? Before discussing the school Board’s duties we must understand the importance of their job and the importance of public education. Here is what Vladimir Lenin had to say: “Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be up rooted.” And Josef Stalin said, “Education is a weapon, whose effects depend on who holds it in his hand and at who it is aimed.” Adolf Hitler: “Let me control the textbooks and I will control the state.” Yes, education can be used for the good or bad.

Sumerduck vet, 72, honored for his service in Vietnam This is just a small thing to do for a veteran who risked his life for this nation. — Wayne Robinson, fellow VFW Post 7728 member Fellow veterans honored one of their own at his Sumerduck home Sunday afternoon. Five VFW members climbed into a former Army Jeep and troop transport truck at Post 7728 near Morrisville for the six-mile trip to James Goad’s home. They arrived to find friends and family members gathered around Mr. Goad in the front yard of his tidy white rambler with American flags fluttering in the hot breeze.

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