Fredericksburg.com

"I'm not worried about it. What happens, happens."

Singing the high school blues

Kids can learn from Leonardo

Now let's reveal all the e-mails of the accusers
Now let's reveal all the e-mails of the accusers

Happy 150th, town of Montross
Montross getting ready to celebrate 150th anniversary this weekend.

College preparation starts now

Case against e-mailing councilmen an abuse of Virginia's FOIA

Judge called upon to clarify vague FOIA definitions
Judge called upon to clarify vague FOIA definitions

Treat e-mails with the care of all documents
Treat e-mails with the care of all documents

'Sore losers' suing current council have no credibility
'Sore losers' suing current council have no credibility

Councilmen abused public trust, should resign
Councilmen abused public trust, should resign

FOIA has gone too far, thanks to driven, sanctimonious media

What do you mean 'no cable'?

Stephen J. Facsko Jr.

Borders talk focuses on business ethics
Borders talk focuses on business ethics

Thomas L. Berger
Thomas L. Berger

Charles J. Hovanetz
Charles J. Hovanetz

Women's Community Expo coming Saturday
Women's Community Expo coming Saturday

Lee H. Michael
Lee H. Michael

Editorials offer excuses for our city councilmen

Suit nothing more than a case of sour grapes

Area sports standings

On the sidelines with Cassie Smith
The Massaponax girls basketball team's sophomore center sounds off on everything from mashed potatoes to Superman.

'Inspiration is all around' Bulgarian husband and wife are new artists-in-residence at St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock.
Bulgarian husband and wife are new artists-in-residence at St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock.

Helen P. Thornton

City police seeking man in attempted mugging

Annie Mae Boyd
Annie Mae Boyd

Pete Bradman
Pete Bradman

Here & there
Briefs ; Putting them into something stylish; Exported dreams; Nuke the Rebs

Olen J. Carter
Olen J. Carter

Barbara H. Geslock

Barbara A. Marshall
Barbara A. Marshall

Sifrit murder charges stand

Ports shut by labor disputes

Vandals strike 17th-century cemetery here; teens held
Tombstone no match for vandals' metal pipe.

Seeking the hits this time

Hilda G. Dahlen

Four face charges in Stafford brawl
Arrests follow weekend brawl in Stafford County.

Man's bond, charges multiply in Caroline
Man finds more trouble after turning himself in.

E-mail litigation up in air
The trial for Fredericksburg councilmen accused of illegal meetings likely will be delayed.

Sheriff: Man put deputy, vehicles through wringer
Long list of charges follow chase in Caroline County.

Thomas Carmody

Recreation notes

JM secures berth in states

Weiss, Cougars add to hardware

Intramural offerings affect college choices
Virginia schools are finding it hard to keep up with the demand for indoor and outdoor facilities.

David E. Gilbert

Briefs ; National; Local
Local sports briefs

'Wheelie' lands cyclist in trouble in Stafford

Rapidan man faces gun, solicitation charges

Pepper spray fails, but police still make arrest

Prosecutors link Moussaoui to 9-11

Two pedestrians struck in Fairfax County

Patients develop meningitis from contaminated pain drug

Unemployment up slightly in August

E-mail trial postponed
Judge sets deadlines for lawyers to file motions

Jobless rates creep up in August
Corporate layoffs account for jobless

Warner helps Crow's Nest
National wildlife refuge sought

Medicaid fraud recovery sets record

More bones found near girl's remains

Lt Gov rallies support for bond package

Bomb squad called to home in Virginia Beach

ACLU urges King George to wipe social security numbers from records
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Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11; Girls lacrosse meeting to be held Oct. 10
Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11; Girls lacrosse meeting to be held Oct. 10

EXPERIENCE IS KEY FOR JUDGE
Rapidan wine consultant Tom Payette has earned a reputation for discriminating tastes.

Fredericksburg school lunch menus

Health-care crisis can be ignored no longer
Health-care crisis can be ignored no longer

Central Rappahannock Regional Library offers programs at its downtown headquarters

Fight sexual violence: Get rid of porn
Fight sexual violence: Get rid of porn

Saudi law is more than merely 'fairly' repressive
Saudi law is more than merely 'fairly' repressive

Bureaucrats, not McSally, to blame for Saudi flap
Bureaucrats, not McSally, to blame for Saudi flap

Despite left's best efforts, America supports war
Despite left's best efforts, America supports war

Historical society seeks Stafford photographs; Florence Helms Award nominations sought
Historical society seeks Stafford photographs; Florence Helms Award nominations sought

Military notes: News about members of the armed forces with ties to Stafford

Staying off official sex-offender lists is simple: Don't molest
Staying off official sex-offender lists is simple: Don't molest

No officer should endure McSally's indignities
No officer should endure McSally's indignities

Smoking a 'filthy' habit practiced by the weak
Smoking a 'filthy' habit practiced by the weak

Stafford school lunch menus

To relieve drought, take 'Navy shower'
To relieve drought, take 'Navy shower'

Stafford Events Calendar - Misc.
Stafford Events Calendar - Misc.

Stafford School notes
Stafford school notes: News and information about students, teachers and activities at Stafford schools.

Galusha, Gardner win speaking awards; Stafford teen dancer wins national honors
Galusha, Gardner win speaking awards; Stafford teen dancer wins national honors

Briefs ; Soccer; Football
Briefs ; Soccer; Football

Stafford Extra Sports Briefs
Stafford Extra Sports Briefs

Spotsylvania Events Calendar
Spotsylvania Events Calendar

Stafford Community Calendar

READERS' TAKE: a forum in EXTRA for readers to sound off on topics of interest to Stafford County residents

READERS' TAKE : a forum in EXTRA for readers to sound off on topics of interest to Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg residents.

Stafford Extra Sports Briefs - Football
Stafford Extra Sports Briefs - Football

Briefs ; Walker-Grant Middle; James Monroe High; Battlefield Elementary; Berkeley Elementary; Brock Road Elementary; Harrison Road Elementary ; Robert E. Lee Elementary; Livingston Elementary ; Riverview Elementary; Salem Elementary; Wilderness Elementary; Battlefield Middle; Chancellor Middle; Ni River Middle; Spotsylvania Middle ; Thornburg Middle ; John J. Wright Middle; Courtland High; St. Patrick School; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Holy Cross Academy; Sonshine Academy
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania school notes: Information about students, teachers and faculty at local schools.

Martin Luther didn't 'desert' Roman Catholic church
Martin Luther didn't 'desert' Roman Catholic church

Briefs ; Girls Basketball; Girls Soccer; Game Schedule
Briefs ; Girls Basketball; Girls Soccer; Game Schedule

Young author publishes first book
Stafford's Amanda Buck has published her first book, and she's only 12 years old.

NAACP crowns Miss Spotsylvania 2002
NAACP crowns Miss Spotsylvania 2002

Stafford's Venture Crew 1221 goes underwater
Scout Log - Stafford's Venture Crew 1221 goes underwater

'Everyone loves a bargain'
Schools and community groups find success raising money with yard sales.

Venomous distortions don't hurt just me, but the political process

Stafford community events planned
Schools and community groups find success raising money with yard sales.

Chili Fest has different flavor this time out
Early birds can sample chili and more at the Chili Fest 2002 on Saturday.

'Planting seeds' for state's future
Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine rallies MWC students to vote for the higher education bond referendum.

The Injustice Gang
Partisans who abuse their power as the Judiciary Democrats have--turning "advise and consent" into "obstruct and delay"--don't deserve to keep it.

Sen. Warner pushes to preserve Crow's Nest
Efforts to preserve Crow's Nest get a lift from Sen. John Warner, and possibly, an endangered sturgeon.

Helen P. Thornton
Helen P. Thornton

E-mail trial set Dec. 13 City Council e-mail trial postponed until December. Judge gives defense two weeks to file motions.
City Council e-mail trial postponed until December. Judge gives defense two weeks to file motions.

Claudia Hopson
Claudia Hopson

Hilda G. Dahlen
Hilda G. Dahlen

Local, state unemployment rates creep higher in August
Jobless rates creep up in August.

Pratt clinic faces one less doctor in contract fight
One Pratt Medical Center doctor drops out of court challenge of employment contract; hearing date set for motions in case.

Cantor checks out drought hardships in Orange County
Congressman Eric Cantor visits Orange County

Gordon E. Purchell
Gordon E. Purchell

David E. Gilbert
David E. Gilbert

Tommy Carmody
Tommy Carmody

Barbara H. Geslock
Barbara H. Geslock

Kimball Pratt

Ad-monishing relic thieves
Part of punishment for convicted relic hunters is to pay for warning ads to run in local newspapers.

Stafford Events Calendar
Stafford Events Calendar

Spotsylvania / Fredericksburg Community Events Calendar

'Walk of the People' scheduled for Oct. 19

Gray, Foxes use third-quarter run to win

Cougars take out Knights

Indians' Tremblay advances

Spinelli's shutouts pacing the Penmen

Larry Evans: Congress now has the ball

A Westmoreland County man convicted of federal drug charges was sentenced to 188 months in prison yesterday.
A Westmoreland County man convicted of federal drug charges was sentenced to 188 months in prison yesterday.

Wilda Devenow

Chargers overcome Cavs

Pearson, Devils blank Wolverines

Patriots nip Indians for district's top seed

Police seek information on Central Park flasher
Police seek information on Central Park flasher

MWC women's soccer team faces challenge today
Briefs ; National; Local

High school sports standings through last night's games

Candidates make case for vacant King George seat
Five candidates for vacant King George supervisors seat take their cases to the public at board meeting.

Culpeper rezones for plant
Supervisors hope a zoning change to allow a software plant in Brandy Station will set the stage for a high-tech campus.

Slavery Museum hires executive director
National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg names executive director, adviser and board member.

Bonds will help state parks
Lake Anna State Park, at long last, may have camping and cabins.

Second attorney to assist Benjamin Sifrit's defense

Maryland man distributed 50,000 Ecstasy pills

Executive Director chosen for proposed slavery museum

Autopsy set in baby death
Five-month-old dies in Fauquier County

Tests on skull inconclusive; more tests to be done

Herndon mosquitoes test positive for malaria
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New 'town' would spawn ugly imitators elsewhere
New 'town' would spawn ugly imitators elsewhere

Supervisor departs, but work remains
Supervisor departs, but work remains

SOL skills apply to more than merely college
SOL skills apply to more than merely college

Democratic values wrongly portrayed by letter-writer
Democratic values wrongly portrayed by letter-writer

EMT's long-deserved thank-you came on Sept. 11
EMT's long-deserved thank-you came on Sept. 11

Developer has right to build at Chancellorsville
Developer has right to build at Chancellorsville

Bush's war-on-Iraq logic is easy to swallow--it's coated with oil

Collection adds to museum's art nouveau cache

Local writer inspired long ago by Weekly Reader
Newfie lady celebrates publication of second book

Flying the flag
Skaters, punks and more let their style speak volumes

Art exhibits
A list of what's showing in Fredericksburg-area art galleries.

Historic sites and museums in the area
Museums and historic attractions in the greater Fredericksburg area Belmont, Gari Melchers Estate and Memorial Gallery, 224 Washington St. in Falmouth. The 18th-century home and studio of American artist Gari Melchers is furnished with items collected from his residences and travels abroad. Also gardens, pastures and walking paths. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Sundays, 1-5 p.m. Adults $6, ages 6 to 18 $1, under 6 free. 654-1015.

Weekender calendar
This week's calendar of events

What's playing in D.C. theaters
What's playing on the D.C. stages Arena Stage

Sounds in town
Who is playing at clubs and venues in the Fredericksburg area

This week's highlights
Some highlights from the coming week.

Movie reviews
Brief reviews of movies playing in the Fredericksburg area

Events to plan for down the road
Events coming up that you might want to plan ahead for.

Sounds out of town
Shows you might want to plan ahead for. Shows often sell out. Please call in advance to check ticket availability. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster (703/573-SEAT) or Tickets.com (703/218-6500). For directions, go to venue Web sites.

Ticket info

Public waits to see if supervisors will do the right thing
Public waits to see if supervisors will do the right thing

Destinations
What's happening out of town

CD reviews

Showtime

The return of the Mallomar

Japanese seek smaller 'big day' tag

Cash now can haunt you later

A smooth, 'SweetHome Alabama'

Lost City Angels borrows from the greats

'Clockstopper' is cinema at its finest

Story of a mouth on fire

'You da Man' lifts Jameson Clark out of the tank
Chili Fest headliner Jameson Clark came up the hard way to a major label deal and a novelty country hit

Spice of life
This weekend's Hispanic Festival at Hurkamp Park brings a dash of spice to Fredericksburg.

Thousands to attend Haymaker Festival
Thousands expected to attend Haymaker Music Festival at Oakley Farm Friday and Saturday

A grave responsibility
Man donates days, nights to protecting cemetery.

'Barbershop' lets Ice Cube's star shine

Campground, cabins on drawing board
Lake Anna State Park, at long last, may have camping and cabins.

30 years later, lake predictions are true

Dishing it!
Celeb news and notes from Bassey Etim-Edet

George P. Hanssen

'Brainy' rounds out offerings
Fredericksburg's Zany Brainy prepares to offer line of baby products.

Briefs ; National; Regional
Briefs ; National; Regional

Lake of the Woods ready for final show

State Fair: The place to gorge Visit to State Fair in Richmond, which runs through this weekend, shows that low-fat foods aren't visitors' idea of entertainment.
Visit to State Fair in Richmond, which runs through this weekend, shows that low-fat foods aren't visitors' idea of entertainment.

College to end early admissions
Mary Washington College becomes the first in the state to drop a policy that lets high school seniors commit by Nov. 1.

Shirley M. Morris

Mac McCormack

Rosa A. Mudd
Rosa A. Mudd

Briefs ; Pier 1 candleholders can suddenly shatter; Mountain bike part can make rider lose control; Daewoo hose can crack, causing brake loss
Briefs ; Pier 1 candleholders can suddenly shatter; Mountain bike part can make rider lose control; Daewoo hose can crack, causing brake loss

Briefs ; Autopsy set for today in Fauquier baby death; Culpeper police arrest two on drug charges
Briefs ; Autopsy set for today in Fauquier baby death; Culpeper police arrest two on drug charges

Burton, Rhodes get honor from VHSL

A Millennium Drought?
Hurricane Lili may bring some relief, but long-term drought forecast does not look good.

Dennis W. DeShazo
Dennis W. DeShazo

Cannons reach deal with Reds for 2002

Answers are scarce in wacky NFL year
STEVE DeSHAZO: The eternal questions

JM's Pierson puts away Panthers

Indians, Wolverines set the pace

Eagles suffer rare conference soccer loss

Brewers dismiss Royster

Museum officials named
'Seasoned professionals' chosen to fill top positions for a proposed National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg.

Briefs ; United Way pacesetters raise 27 percent of goal
Briefs ; United Way pacesetters raise 27 percent of goal

New term in jail has old roots

Jury clears woman in son's death
Mother cleared in shooting incident that took life of her 3-year-old son.

Jeannette A. Lucas

Lili weakens a bit -- but still dangerous

Lawyer Reid wants to plead guilty to all charges

Governor to cut own staff 15 percent; considers forgoing salary

Winning lottery ticket sold at state fair

Mainstreet Grill’s crab dip scores big
Sports grill offers pleasing choices in entrées, salads and sandwiches

Body found on Marine base

Hurricane weakens, but causes some trouble

Montgomery Co. police: "strong possibility" shootings are connected

Body found on railroad tracks
Man struck by freight train at Quantico

Concert likely to bring heavy traffic
Concert-goers expected to jam State Route 3 and Brock and Catharpin Roads tomorrow.

Fifty thousand dollar reward to bring down shooters

9/11 fraud lands Stafford woman in jail
Stafford woman pleads guilty to fraud after claiming husband died during Pentagon terrorist attack.

Fatal fall from bridge ruled suicide
Stafford man’s plunge from Falmouth Bridge called suicide.

Victims of shooting spree identified

UVA cuts spending early
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Keep praying for the U.S.

Claim for slavery reparations too late
Claim for slavery reparations too late

Don't give ink to those who paint kittens
Don't give ink to those who paint kittens

City leaders seem a bit 'slow on the uptake'
City leaders seem a bit 'slow on the uptake'

Cartoon proves it's fine to smear the South's heritage
Cartoon proves it's fine to smear the South's heritage

How much more growth can the river support?
How much more growth can the river support?

Developers may soon be building on a desert
Developers may soon be building on a desert

Kindness of 'Love to Fish' will be returned tenfold

Timing of Johnston's column was ironic
Timing of Johnston's column was ironic

Old jail seems good place for a new homeless shelter
Old jail seems good place for a new homeless shelter

Commuter problems require creative solutions
Commuter problems require creative solutions

Dangers of bug spray are minute next to multiviral mosquitoes

Northern Neck Events
Northern Neck Events

Park official's plea: Don't rush decision on fate of Mullins Farm
John Hennessy, interim superintendent of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, says Spotsylvania officials should balance interests of history and economics.

The homeless shelter will be missed when you need it
The homeless shelter will be missed when you need it

Outdoors means big business

Louisa dome home on tour

Concert traffic on Route 3 could be heavy
Motorists should be aware of crowd headed for Oakley Farm music festival in Spotsylvania.

NASCAR WINSTON CUP EA Sports 500 preview

Bait and switch
Note the irony: The Democrats are perfectly willing to keep dead candidates on the ballot if it suits their purposes--Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink this year, Mel Carnahan in the race for the Senate in Missouri in 2000--but beg a court to defy the law when a live candidate no longer seems politically viable.

Scared of smallpox
Debate over vaccinating against a terrorist attack continues

Halcyon days recalled during camp reunion

Gertrude L. Dabney
Gertrude L. Dabney

Kimball Pratt
Kimball Pratt

TIDES AT FREDERICKSBURG

Outdoor calendar

William Gallahan
William Gallahan

Officials rule man's death was suicide
Stafford man's plunge from Falmouth Bridge ruled a suicide.

Briefs ; Freight train hits, kills man at Quantico base; Man accused of trying to abduct Culpeper girl; Culpeper student claims teacher assaulted him
Briefs ; Freight train hits, kills man at Quantico base; Man accused of trying to abduct Culpeper girl; Culpeper student claims teacher assaulted him

234-home Spotsylvania plan has unusual proffer
Spotsylvania sees more rezoning requests since February zoning changes. A plan to build 234 homes off Courthouse Road is one of a flurry of rezoning requests hitting Spotsylvania County, which is running out of approved residential lots. Tricord Inc. wants to put Breckenridge subdivision on 157 acres adjacent to the existing Edinburgh subdivision. By right, the developer could put 102 homes on the land.

Shirley M. Morris
Shirley M. Morris

Louise H. Lumpkin

Stafford storms back to knock off upstart Eagles

Briefs ; Informational campaign on West Nile virus nixed; Recovery-room nurse stirs up winning chili
Briefs ; Informational campaign on West Nile virus nixed; Recovery-room nurse stirs up winning chili

Silver hires big gun
The Silver Cos. has hired a prominent land-use attorney to make sure the Fredericksburg City Council doesn't try to put the brakes on its Celebrate Virginia project.

Edmonia C. Johnson

Emma M. White

High school football previews

Woman's 9/11 tale was false
A Stafford County woman has pleaded guilty to welfare fraud, other charges after claiming her husband died at the Pentagon.

Stafford eyesore now an open lot
Stafford County Supervisor Mark Osborn's controversial dilapidated house at the Falmouth intersection has been removed.

Knights, Panthers go down to wire

Eagles dig deep, win
The Colonial Forge High School volleyball team succeeded in rising to the Wolverines' challenge and simply made it the latest twist in their path to victory circle. Colonial Forge defeated visiting North Stafford, 15-8, 11-15, 15-10, 15-6 to improve to 4-0 in Commonwealth District play.

McClelland keys Indians' rushing attack

Sprawl in the sands

Janet May Sheffer

Ruth Garrison

Mary Elizabeth Crawley

Five shooting victims identified

9-1-1 down for 2 hours due to accident

Raymond Carter

George P. Hanssen

Alexander Jackson

Mac McCormack

Election registration deadline looms
Monday is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election, featuring referendums on parks, education, transporation and other issues.

Investigators take evidence in disappearance of Va. girl

DEVELOPING STORY: Remains found in NC are those of missing girl

Six charged...Lindh to be sentenced...Reid laughs as he admits guilt

Localities added to disaster list
Gov. Mark Warner is seeking disaster designations for 18 more drought-stricken Virginia counties, including Culpeper, Essex, Fauquier and Louisa. The request brings to 58 the total number of localities in Virginia asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make farmers eligible for low-interest loans.

Police confirm shooting at Michael's

Authorities have no leads and no witnesses to shooting

Wilder, staff members visit slavery museum office
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder discusses plans for National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, says public update coming next month.

Woman, 43, wounded outside mall store
Shooting similar to fatal shootings in Maryland county.
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Dark journey
In death, as in life, writer Edgar Allan Poe remains an enigma

Spotsylvania parcel split three ways
New Spotsylvania development will include 307 housing units and a church, but few schoolchildren.

Students' immaturity simply mirrors that of their parents
Students' immaturity simply mirrors that of their parents

Religion calendar

Pets up for adoption
Pets up for adoption

School menus

A family affair at JM

Spotsylvania County Crime Solvers

School's 9/11 program focused on tolerance and peace
School's 9/11 program focused on tolerance and peace

Campus has new pastor
Mary Washington College's Campus Christian Community has new pastor.

Annoying disturbances slow down surfing
Hate those pop-up ads? Internet gurus advise: stop visiting Web sites that use them.

Spraying to advance war on marsh grass Phragmites
Group fighting spread of invasive marsh grass plans to spray near Tappahannock next week.

Torricelli's fall due to his addiction to power
Torricelli's fall due to his addiction to power

Mr. Shelton gives us a memory jog

Time to winterize the garden
Time to winterize the garden

Here's your winter forecast
Here's your winter forecast

Wild things that scream in the night
Wild things that scream in the night

Chancellorsville: Attacking at dawn
Chancellorsville: Attacking at dawn

Battle of the (canine) bulge
Battle of the (canine) bulge. Don't let your dog become overweight.

Pet pal: Enough, already
Pets of the week

Civil War calendar
Civil War calendar Fall Fund-raiser at Salubria, sponsored by the Brandy Station Foundation, today, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Self-guided tours of Salubria, an 18th-century mansion off State Route 3 west of Fredericksburg near Stevensburg, living-history narratives, Civil War music and refreshments. Cost is $25 per person in advance, $35 at the gate, children 12 and under free. 703/403-1910.

Dark journey
In death, as in life, writer Edgar Allan Poe remains an enigma

Paunchy Pooch

Selling Nostalgia

Area food bank seeks deposits
Virginia Farm Bureau trying to raise a million pounds of food by Oct. 12 deadline.

Names and changes

Slug line to help in Stafford
The commuter parking lot on Courthouse Road (State Route 630) will help ease the crowding of the lots on Route 610 in Stafford.

Music thieves lurk on both ends of battle
Music price-fixing settlement shows that Napster-style music thieves aren't the only villains in the world of buying and selling music.

Edmonia Johnson
Edmonia Johnson

Mary E. Crawley
Mary E. Crawley

Emma M. White
Emma M. White

Jeanette Lucas
Jeanette Lucas

¡Fiesta!

Warner pushing for relief

Monday is deadline to register to vote

Stafford County Crime Solvers

Margaret Riep

Battlefield preservation gets legislative boost
Legislation to buy and preserve Civil War battlefield land is winding its way through Congress.

Louise Lumpkin
Louise Lumpkin

Stafford stomps Cougars

Chase D. Pinkham
Chase D. Pinkham

Wolverines score in hurry

Black-Hawks claim shootout

Blue Devils make a statement with rout

Eagles thump Knights

W&L rebounds with an impressive victory

High school football scores

Eagles complete remarkable rally

Luvenia Smith

Lernihan's penalty stroke boosts Chargers past Panthers

Eagles get volleyball road win

For Jenkins, success was worth the wait

School officials take no chances

Wilder, officials in town to plan slavery museum
Wilder and National Slavery Museum staff were in Fredericksburg to set up shop yesterday.

Mall shooting stuns area
Officials scour area for possible links to Maryland sniper attacks after Spotsylvania woman is shot in back at local store.

Area residents angry, scared
Frightened residents and shoppers react to shooting outside Michaels Arts & Crafts store near Spotsylvania Mall.

Inmate found hanged in jail
Man hangs himself in jail; police talk second potential victim out of suicide.

Spotsylvania shooting linked to Maryland spree
Friday's shooting outside Michaels Arts and Crafts near Spotsylvania Mall has been linked to a deadly spree earlier this week in Maryland and Washington.
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Marriage licenses issued in Fredericksburg

VDOT cleans up traffic messes, it doesn't create them
VDOT cleans up traffic messes, it doesn't create them

Concert for Salvation Army a great success
Concert for Salvation Army a great success

Free public education costly to many parents
Free public education costly to many parents

Community events planned

Hold leaders accountable for their decisions
Hold leaders accountable for their decisions

Playing the lottery is an addictive nuisance
Playing the lottery is an addictive nuisance

Drought doesn't dry up wine business
When the weather's warm, wineries thrive

Health calendar
Health calendar

Seniors calendar
Seniors calendar

Sherrill-Parkes

If Bush can't answer these Iraq queries, block his war
If Bush can't answer these Iraq queries, block his war

Wiggins-Morton

Down in life's count, young girl hits a homer in Thurman Brisben

Iraq a threat to U.S. oil companies, not Americans
Iraq a threat to U.S. oil companies, not Americans

Look to Loudoun to learn how to save farmland
Look to Loudoun to learn how to save farmland

Wishful thinking won't protect us from mortal danger
Wishful thinking won't protect us from mortal danger

America has no grounds to attack Saddam
America has no grounds to attack Saddam

Childs, Whetzel

Morey, Morgan

Ford-Chambers

Brown-Greblunas

Richards anniversary celebrated

Harris-Tate

Weeks-LaRue

Limbrick, Crowther

Bynacker-Rice

Market fall no reason to panic--yet

Chandler, Lee

Douglas-Green

Perks part of school package
Graduate schools offering airline tickets, other goods to lure top-notch students. Efforts are a must amid current competition.

A summary of top local stories from the past week

Diabetes: A balancing act
Pioneer insulin user, childhood diabetic, now in his late 70s Diabetes: A balancing act

Ready, set, grow?
Caroline County officials are preparing for a housing boom that will be coming their way on the heels of Spotsylvania's crackdown on growth.

'Boomtown' a show with real dramatic chops
"Boomtown" a show with real dramatic chops, not just a gimmick, in the use of ever-shifting viewpoints.

Beauty pageants held at retirement homes
Beauty pageants for young girls and teenagers are held at retirement homes with residents as judges.

Learning to live with disease
Type 1 diabetes sometimes affects the very young.

Briefs ; Documentary focuses on care of the elderly
Briefs ; Documentary focuses on care of the elderly

War with Iraq will bring great sorrow, but not peace
War with Iraq will bring great sorrow, but not peace

Premium costs given for top health plans
Federal health premiums are going up; here are details for popular plans.

Programs and events are offered in communities throughout the area

Reflections on talking the talk and walking the walk
Reflections on modern-day oddities: e-mail lawsuits, "walks" for a cause and a strange drought.

All I can promise is straight talk and scorn for fat cats

Desire to explore the world takes volunteer
Peace Corps volunteer returns from Estonia.

Potomac Creek's lotuses disappear
Changes in Potomac Creek have some residents, officials worried.

Briefs ; Educator visits Estonia on exchange program
Briefs ; Educator visits Estonia on exchange program

Chaperone role brings memories
There's no better way to feel old then chaperoning at a high school dance.

In these dangerous times, my watchword is security

Spotsystaffordsburg

Practice pays off for Heap

For good of community, let doctors go free

JFK would be ashamed of his party's foreign-policy fecklessness

Sports this year are exhausting for fans

Al Gore's speech on Iraq gave Democrats a spine
Al Gore's speech on Iraq gave Democrats a spine

ART MOVES FROM PASTRIES TO WALLS
Rosalinda Hodges is using her talent for topping cakes to turn Chris and Andrea Adams' Fredericksburg home into one huge mural.

Free, confidential depression screenings will be held Thursday as part of National Depression Screening Day.

Trombley paces Eagles to another win

Mahalak, Chargers girls capture Blue Division title

Smut cut

Bledsoe, Brady and McNabb get job done

Ex-JM star Watts was late bloomer
Former JM standout Lloyd Watts remembered for achievement both on and off the court.

Ol' Ballcoach is being too loyal
STEVE DeSHAZO:

Luvenia Smith
Luvenia Smith

Norma Sullivan

Janet M. Sheffer
Janet M. Sheffer

Ruth H. Garrison
Ruth H. Garrison

Beverly M. Carper

Rose H. Levy

Lewis J. Fortune

Day after attack finds area residents cautious

It's fun by the bowlful at Fredericksburg chili competition

Earl D. Rose Jr.

Mall shooting tied to spree
Evidence links Spotsylvania shooting to killings in Montgomery County, Md., and Washington.

Joyce M. Boswell

Bruce W. Kemery

Sarah Tyler Klein

Sniper survivor ‘improving’
Family has support of community

VRE holds hearing on station’s ticket prices
Ticket prices at the Brooke station were reduced four years ago
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Bob Sargeant's commentary only created a 'straw man'
Bob Sargeant's commentary only created a 'straw man'

Women's Resource Center closed with regret but pride
Women's Resource Center closed with regret but pride

Studies support the use of plant-derived hormones
Studies support the use of plant-derived hormones

Community calendar

Student of the Month: News about area students, graduates and teachers

Those marks on the pavement actually have meaning

Artist spent two decades with WTC
New York artist and writer John Morse talks to Mary Washington College students about his trash art and two decades of sketching the World Trade Center.

Custodian gives gifts of her art

Food-stamp fairness
Virginia will relax rule, allowing food-stamp recipients to own decent cars, as along as it isn't cut from budget.

I think I love you: David Cassidy still makes women swoon
Keith Partridge and his fans are all grown up, but not much has changed.

VRE holds hearing on station's ticket prices
VRE will hold a public hearing Wednesday to discuss raising tickets prices at the Brooke station.

Local sports calendar

Soccer notes

Recreational sports calendar

Cincinnati says Huggins will be at first practice

Sickening addiction
A $28 billion judgment against Philip Morris marks the first astronomical judgment against the tobacco industry since the Supreme Court tried to rein in these out-of-whack punitive damage awards in August.

Shootings take toll on young
Shooting at mall causes fear.

Joyce M. Boswell
Joyce M. Boswell

Margaret A. Riep
Margaret A. Riep

Beverly M. Carper
Beverly M. Carper

Monday Atkins

Barbara J. Davis

Buckle up, Ramsey's ride will have some bumps
STEVE DeSHAZO: Ramsey gives an encouraging sneak peak at Redskins' future

Eagles' offense clicking

Sniper survivor 'improving'
Spotsylvania shooting victim's husband says "she's improving."

MWC tennis tournament on tap
Briefs ; National; Local

'It's like draining a swamp. You start seeing all kinds of ugly creatures.'

Profiler: Killer will try again Spree killer unlikely to stop for long, veteran profiler says.
Spree killer unlikely to stop for long, veteran profiler says.

New profiling method used

Shooting Victim Improves

Student Shot

Some local schools lock down for the day

Local, state, federal investigators discuss shootings
Spotsylvania authorities meet with other law enforcement officials; ask public for any and and all tips that might lead to killer.

School shooting linked to serial sniper

Maryland school shooting linked to other sniper attacks
Authorities this evening said evidence recovered at Maryland school where 13-year-old boy was wounded this morning matches that found at other sniper attacks in area.

Local brawls require help from numerous agencies
Stafford calls in help from its neighbors to quell nightclub ruckus.

President Bush commits federal resources to solve sniper killings

Aviation's World Fair canceled

Bankrupt airline announces more job cuts
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Whistle-blowing priest was a martyr for his faith
Whistle-blowing priest was a martyr for his faith

MWH still provides excellent care
MWH still provides excellent care

Pastor's sins did not deserve publicity in the paper
Pastor's sins did not deserve publicity in the paper

Getting a patient care during 'golden hour' is essential
Getting a patient care during 'golden hour' is essential

A priest's failure on Sunday worse than any private sin
A priest's failure on Sunday worse than any private sin

School staff did all it could for poor, ill-treated child
School staff did all it could for poor, ill-treated child

State, Stafford move to put park at Widewater is 'irresponsible'

Teenagers face difficult milestones on journey to adulthood

Support bond issue that will boost higher education
Support bond issue that will boost higher education

Bush has let oil industry run rampant on public land
Bush has let oil industry run rampant on public land

Lack of interest in shelter reflects poorly on City Council
Lack of interest in shelter reflects poorly on City Council

Donation kicks off fund drive
Orange County Humane Society plans to donate money for a new animal shelter.

After a near-fatal accident, young band makes rock for the soul

If you were kind of the world and any animal from any time could pull your chariot, what would you choose

On the sidelines with Gerald Tremblay

Library tells all to read same book

Briefs ; Frankenstein dish; Furry spiders; Glowing ghost
Briefs ; Frankenstein dish; Furry spiders; Glowing ghost

BandWidth: Risky Business
Journalists frequently work at risk of life and limb to keep us up to date with the happenings of today. People have died or been tragically injured hard at work so that you are well informed.

Welcome to Virginia!

Earl D. Rose Jr.
Earl D. Rose Jr.

Killer's ammo common, accurate bullets are the one concrete link between all of the sniper victims. What can the bullets tell us about the case?
Bullets are the one concrete link between all of the sniper victims. What can the bullets tell us about the case?

Simpson's children adjusting to spotlight

A little time apart brings family close

Eddie Thrailkill
Eddie Thrailkill

Douglas T. Gray Jr.
Douglas T. Gray Jr.

To catch a killer

Joyce M. Boswell
Joyce M. Boswell

Hope remains strong for the resurgence of the peregrine falcons Harpers Ferry National Historic Park has joined Shenandoah National Park helping to reintroduce peregrine falcons to the wild.
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park has joined Shenandoah National Park helping to reintroduce peregrine falcons to the wild.

Monday Atkins
Monday Atkins

Schools step up security
Fredericksburg-area schools take precautions in the wake of Maryland school shooting.

Bruce W. Kemery
Bruce W. Kemery

Allan W. Vaughn
Allan W. Vaughn

John T. Corbin
John T. Corbin

Frost in the Bronx
Adding to the insult, the Yankees were handed defeat by the Anaheim Angels, a Mickey Mouse organization (owned by Disney) that plays in a park that makes the local Chuck E. Cheese look like a model of understated decor.

Bobby Jenkins
Bobby Jenkins

Norma E. Sullivan
Norma E. Sullivan

Briefs ; Crow in Caroline tests positive for West Nile
Briefs ; Crow in Caroline tests positive for West Nile

Barbara J. B. Davis
Barbara J. B. Davis

Davis L. Cook Jr.
Davis L. Cook Jr.

Winfred D. Morley
Winfred D. Morley

Evelyn W. Singer

Roy N. Johnson

High school football standings

Jackets struggle at states

Routines altered by sniper
Anxiety results when the routine becomes frightening.

West Nile threat has horse owners on alert
Area horse owners turning to vaccines to help protect their animals from West Nile virus.

Recreational sports calendar

Stafford brawl quelled
Six men were arrested after 30 officers were needed to bring the fighting under control at a county nightspot. Stafford calls in help from its neighbors to quell nightclub ruckus.

Stocks dropped 105 after Sears warning
Briefs ; Stocks dropped 105 after Sears warning

School shooting linked to sniper

Couple robbed after drinking, trying to make safe choice
Couple robbed after drinking too much, deciding to leave the car to be safe.

Clues are scarce in Spotsylvania shooting

Briefs ; Culpeper investigating rash of break-ins, thefts; Thieves steal wheels, tires from dealership; Teen charged in holdup at Culpeper ball game
Briefs ; Culpeper investigating rash of break-ins, thefts; Thieves steal wheels, tires from dealership; Teen charged in holdup at Culpeper ball game

Suspect runs into a heap of trouble
Man's fight to avoid jail earns him more charges.

Dominion replacing damaged reactor lid
Briefs ; Dominion replacing damaged reactor lid

Loden, Uyar are All-Americans

Juan Francisco Chaves

Anxious parents take children to school

Tips may help in sniper case
Local, Maryland and Washington authorities want members of the public to call one of the following numbers if they know anything that might take a deadly sniper off the street.

Spotsylvania victim goes home from hospital

Spotsylvania sniper victim goes home
Spotsylvania woman wounded by sniper was released from the hospital today. Family friend says she's doing "wonderfully."

Sniper spree
A summary of the victims in the sniper attacks around the region.
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Stafford school menus

Paper carriers get too little respect
Paper carriers get too little respect

Stafford commuter lots are overcrowded by outsiders
Stafford commuter lots are overcrowded by outsiders

Finally, lost ring is home
Stafford resident's discovery leads to lost high school ring being returned to its owner after 50 years.

Leaving dog outside cruel, annoying
Leaving dog outside cruel, annoying

Current Chancellorsville residents need no service

Letter worthy of Page One
Letter worthy of Page One

Briefs ; Original Walker-Grant Program; James Monroe High; Battlefield Elementary; Berkeley Elementary; Brock Road Elementary; Harrison Road Elementary; Robert E. Lee Elementary; Lee Hill Elementary; Parkside Elementary; Riverview Elementary; Salem Elementary; Spotswood Elementary; Battlefield Middle; Chancellor Middle; Ni River Middle; John J. Wright Middle; Spotsylvania Middle; Thornburg Middle; Chancellor High; Courtland High; Massaponax High
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania school notes

Briefs ; Soccer; Football
Briefs ; Soccer; Football

Briefs ; Head Start; Falmouth Elementary; Ferry Farm Elementary ; Hartwood Elementary; Park Ridge Elementary; Rockhill Elementary; Stafford Elementary; Widewater Elementary; Winding Creek Elementary; A. G. Wright Middle; Drew Middle; Gayle Middle; H. H. Poole Middle; Stafford Middle; Colonial Forge High; North Stafford High; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Holy Cross Academy; Sonshine Academy
Stafford school notes

Shelton's 'fishing expedition' will tarnish his legacy
Shelton's 'fishing expedition' will tarnish his legacy

Briefs ; New Year's Eve event may be scaled back; Community Pride Week cleanup encouraged
Briefs ; New Year's Eve event may be scaled back; Community Pride Week cleanup encouraged

Italian-Americans display heritage
Italian-Americans hold exhibit at Salem Church Library to commemorate Columbus Day.

Briefs ; Soccer; Football
Briefs ; Soccer; Football

Sabers Compete in Cooperstown

READERS' TAKE: a forum in EXTRA for readers to sound off on topics of interest to Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg residents.

Briefs ; Stafford Highlanders registration scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11; Girls lacrosse meeting to be held Oct. 10; Stafford hosts visitors from Stafford, England; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Dominion Republican Women's Club meets; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings; Big Brothers Big Sisters holds orientation; Groups seek building supply donations; Youth Outreach Services holds meeting for teens; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Professor to speak at historical society; Pregnancy Help Center holds fund-raiser; Summit Presbyterian holds fall festival; Richland Baptist holds Harvest Festival; MediCorp invites public to open-campus day; ; Colonial Heritage Society holds a tea; Stafford High School club holds fruit sale; Hazelwild seeks crafters for fall festival; Fair helps disabled prepare for adulthood; Colonial Forge High School seeks crafters; NSHS Athletic Boosters hold annual craft fair; Aquia Evening Lions host Swingtime Dance; Volksmarch scheduled for Oct. 19-20
Stafford community news, events and programs

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania community news, events and programs
Briefs ; Eagles ladies' auxiliary holds basket bingo; Teen center hosts Halloween party; Unity Church hosts Greg Tamblyn in concert; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; SEAC celebrates disability awareness; Pregnancy Help Center holds fund-raiser; Dominion Republican Women's Club meets; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Big Brothers Big Sisters holds orientation; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; Cultural diversity is topic for WOW meeting; Groups seek building supply donations; MediCorp invites public to open-campus day; Rappahannock Youth Orchestra rehearses; Home and Garden Gala benefits charities; Hazelwild seeks crafters for fall festival; Newcomers and Old Friends holds fund-raiser; Colonial Heritage Society holds a tea; Childcare Network sets CPR/first aid classes ; Salem Baptist Church plans Harvest Festival; Courtland High class of 1992 plans reunion; Volksmarch scheduled for Oct. 19-20

Briefs ; Karate program is now accepting applications; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11; Girls lacrosse meeting to be held Oct. 10; Basketball school to be held at Courtland High
Briefs ; Karate program is now accepting applications; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11; Girls lacrosse meeting to be held Oct. 10; Basketball school to be held at Courtland High

Briefs ; Middle School; Game Schedule
Briefs ; Middle School; Game Schedule

Briefs ; Venture Crew 1221 goes underwater
Briefs ; Venture Crew 1221 goes underwater

Parents concerned about overcrowding
Stafford County middle and high school parents share concerns at a recent round table with the School Board.

MEDIEVAL STREET THEATER: Students perform 14th-century play
Colonial Forge High School's advanced drama class performed the play Noah at the National Cathedral.

Students learn to talk with the hearing impaired
Evening sign-language classes are offered for adults by Spotsylvania county teachers of the hearing-impaired

Money In The Bank

Youth Prepare for 4-H Livestock Show

Pro-war anti-war Democrats try to have their dove and eat it, too

Annual event tests local chefs' spicy talents
Contestants at the Fredericksburg Chili Fest share secrets of their spicy concoctions

Briefs ; New Year's Eve event may be scaled back; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings
Briefs ; New Year's Eve event may be scaled back; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings

Sniper fire: So random, so personal
Sniper shootings starting to feel personal to many people.

Paper showed poor taste in photo selection, headline
Paper showed poor taste in photo selection, headline

Juan F. Chaves
Juan F. Chaves

John Tayloe Corbin
John Tayloe Corbin

Chief's comments raise questions about level of victimhood
Chief's comments raise questions about level of victimhood

Shame on networks that shunned speech
Shame on networks that shunned speech

Bush's Iraq address warranted coverage
Bush's Iraq address warranted coverage

Sarah T. Klein
Sarah T. Klein

Scores up on history SOL tests
Virginia students improve performance on SOL tests.

America must remake Iraq or get used to the idea of living in fear

Roy N. Johnson
Roy N. Johnson

Drought restrictions still in effect

Kenneth Gatewood
Kenneth Gatewood

Rose H. Levy
Rose H. Levy

Why Iraq

Dameron, Minter pace Wildcats

John A. Smith
John A. Smith

Schools weigh safety
All local schools canceled outdoor activities again yesterday in response to Monday's shooting of a 13-year-old student in front of his Bowie, Md., school.

Glen A. Dye Sr.
Glen A. Dye Sr.

Black-Hawks rally for victory

Evelyn W. Singer
Evelyn W. Singer

David M. Compton
David M. Compton

Cougars start slow at states

Schools shuffle schedules in wake of attacks

Jackets strike first blow vs. Indians

Airport contract backed
Despite objections from supervisors, Stafford Regional Airport Authority supports lease deal with firm that will operate the facility.

High school standings

Stafford students to get SOL help
Stafford County schools to hire math specialists to help struggling students improve on the SOL tests.

Eagles duo takes top CAC honors

Police chief shines in tensest of times
In media spotlight, Montgomery chief careful to remain "professional" as voice of the sniper investigation.

Nelson Staples

County wants sites promoted
Spotsylvania supervisors want to improve county's tourist attractions.

Spotsylvania water tank springs a leak
Spotsylvania water tank springs a leak at the worst possible time.

Briefs ; Culpeper man accused of molesting 9-year-old
Briefs ; Culpeper man accused of molesting 9-year-old

Oops! 'Exempt' Colonial Beach residents paying county tax
State law requires Colonial Beach residents to pay utility tax that was meant to apply only to Westmoreland County.

Falcons fly past Eagles to stay perfect

People seek anti-sniper protection

Local survivor home
Spotsylvania victim goes home from the hospital as authorities continue to investigate sniper attacks.

Bolinger ready to resign?
Fredericksburg mayor calls news conference for today amid speculation over City Manager Marvin Bolinger's future.

Culpeper Town Council vote may put arts center downtown
Culpeper council will re-advertise old downtown building so arts foundation can improve bid to create cultural center.

Knights' defense proves confusing

Investigators analyze possible note from sniper taunting police
A card reading, “Dear policeman, I am God” was found next to a shell casing believed used in Monday's shooting, sources say. CNN reports another shooting this morning in Maryland is not linked to the sniper case.

VCU researcher wins Nobel Prize
Virginia Commonwealth University scientist among three winners of prestigious prize announced this morning

TV station reports sniper left token at shooting site

Some Stafford power customers in the dark

Montgomery Co. police chief calls on media to back off

Police search Clinton woods for a suspicious person

Two top officials quit city posts
City Manager Marvin Bolinger and Director of Economic Development Kathy Beard both submitted their resignations this week.

City Manager submits resignation

City manager, economic director to depart
Two top Fredericksburg administrators are leaving their posts.

Layoffs coming as state battles budget crisis
Gov. Warner says 1,000–2,500 workers to lose jobs as state tries to trim expenses

Search of woods called off

Stafford Schools to resume outdoor activities

Police find birdshot near scene of broken window

Man who was shooting in home taken into custody

Shooting in Fairfax not related to sniper shootings

Prince William police investigating shooting at gas station

Man shot, killed at suburban Virginia gas stations; police probing link to sniper spree
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Festival of Freedom offers tanks, flight demos, more

Supporters of shelter must raise their voices
Supporters of shelter must raise their voices

Longtime fan puzzled by Courtland's new colors
Longtime fan puzzled by Courtland's new colors

Dredging for gold destroys river's ecosystem
Dredging for gold destroys river's ecosystem

Stafford County's building code smells of petty tyranny
Stafford County's building code smells of petty tyranny

Museums and historic sites

Art exhibits planned in area

From Sega to Sony, our expert reviews it all!

Attacking Iraq will reduce our national security
Attacking Iraq will reduce our national security

Spotsylvania bulldozing its tourist attractions
Spotsylvania bulldozing its tourist attractions

THE BUSINESS OF DANCE
Strictly Ballroom teaches it all.

Chef at Kelly's Ford knows his sauces

This week's event highlights
Some highlights from the coming week.

Movie reviews
Brief reviews of movies playing in the Fredericksburg area

Events to plan for down the road
Events coming up that you might want to plan ahead for.

Concert tickets go on sale

Vice mayor defends use of e-mail, record on the homeless shelter

Destinations and day trips
Out of town destinations

Democrats in New Jersey invent new election law
Democrats in New Jersey invent new election law

Divisive editorial page hardly a good mediator
Divisive editorial page hardly a good mediator

Editorials show floating standards for election purity
Editorials show floating standards for election purity

Chef at Kelly's Ford knows his sauces

Wilco already looking ahead to next CD

Edwin McCain shows knack for storytelling at Birchmere

Joan Osborne: How sweet she is

New program aims to head off environmental problems
Three area localities are among the first in Virginia with plan to tackle environmental problems before they happen.

A wealth of Cash CD releases

'The Misanthrope': Too much rhyme

Women artists featured at openings

Change of city manager the first step toward civic renewal
Change of city manager the first step toward civic renewal

Rolling Stones keeps gathering green stuff

Down to earth
Susie Coelho of HGTV's "Surprise Gardener" and Peggy Lankford, Colonial Williamsburg floral designer, will share decorating tips at the Annual Charity Home and Garden Gala tomorrow.

'The Misanthrope': Too much rhyme

Doug Martsch gets bored fast, moves on
Built to Spill rock band founder Doug Martsch does solo blues album and tour; longs to add reggae record

Tax bill low? Call Culpeper
Culpeper County supervisors approve asking residents to make voluntary tax donations. But will anyone pay? Culpeper board approves request for voluntary tax donations, but will anyone pay it?

Web site review: Ronald.com! Ronald McDonald and Friends

CD review: "Sea Change," by Beck

Mary O. Graebner
Mary O. Graebner

CD review: "Come Away With Me," by Norah Jones

King George proposal upsets some developers
King George's proposed requirement for new public roads in subdivisions has some developers upset.

Français colts due for weekend evaluation

Shootings new type of terror
While police and profilers say this is probably a disturbed serial sniper, some wonder privately if the recent shootings could be the work of a terrorist.

Meghan A. Turner
Meghan A. Turner

Nelson M. Staples
Nelson M. Staples

Dishing It! Celeb news, notes and gossip from Bassey Etim-Edet

Live music rocks the 'Burg

Killer's calling card: What does it mean?
Tarot "death" card left at scene of sniper shooting sometimes misunderstood--can symbolize change.

Missile command
Convincing the American people that we need to make real the dream of Ronald Reagan--long derided as "Star Wars"--promises to be a challenge.

Commuter bus fares going up 50 percent
Bus commuters get hit with price increase.

Calvin D. Hammer
Calvin D. Hammer

George Schutte Jr.
George Schutte Jr.

Konowalchuk named as Capitals' captain

Area schools resume outdoor activities

Schools hoping to return to normal
Local schools ready to let students resume most outdoor activities. Police presence to remain high.

Erwin A. Smith
Erwin A. Smith

Lewis J. Fortune
Lewis J. Fortune

Edward K. Robinson

Frank Fletcher
Frank Fletcher

Sniper kills again?
Police investigating sniper shootings criticize media reports, urge public to call with tips.

James C. Staples
James C. Staples

Jean M. Albrecht

Bolinger steps down as city manager
Two top Fredericksburg administrators are leaving their posts.

Bonds and Santiago deliver key hits

Virginia Tech football preview

Scoring may become new point of emphasis for Blake
Terps' point guard may need to produce more points

Briefs ; Regional
Briefs ; Regional

Wallace penalized for illegal spoiler

MWC women extend streak of 10-win seasons

Yellow Jackets turn on jets

Vick is doubtful to face the Giants

Briefs ; Colonial Beach shooting leaves two men wounded
Briefs ; Colonial Beach shooting leaves two men wounded

Man shot after pumping gas in Prince William

Handwritten request asked police to keep card private
A tarot card with the words “Dear policeman, I am God” was found near a shell casing outside a school in Bowie, Md., where a 13-year-old was shot apparently by a sniper. The Washington Post reports today that the sniper didn't want tarot card released to press.

Toll free tip line and sniper investigation contacts
New consolidated telephone tip line established today. All of the crime solvers contact information listed.

Prince William shooting victim named

Remains identified as slain tourists
An MWC graduate and her husband are accused of killing a couple in Ocean City. Remains found in black plastic bags in a Delaware landfill have been identified as the victims, police say.

Chief: No link yet, but Manassas shooting 'consistent' with others

Prosecutor sees death penalty case

Police source: Manassas bullet was a .223
A police source says preliminary indications are that the bullet that killed a Maryland man at a Manassas gas station last night was the same type round used in eight sniper attacks.

MediCorp sells bonds for projects
MediCorp bonds will finance expansion at MWH

Hotels take financial hit after shooting

Manassas shooting linked to sniper

Authorities link new victim to sniper
Man shot last night in the Manassas area of Prince William County becomes the seventh to die at sniper's hand.

Congressman wants investigation of sniper rifle sales
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SOLs now focus of public schools
SOLs now focus of public schools

Science explains fall beauty

Jack Welch rightly skewered for epitomizing corporate greed
Jack Welch rightly skewered for epitomizing corporate greed

'Wannabe gods' on Earth probably make the real God angry
'Wannabe gods' on Earth probably make the real God angry

There's no escaping Anywhere U.S.A.
There's no escaping Anywhere U.S.A.

Is a nuclear plant affecting our homes?
Is a nuclear plant affecting our homes?

Elks Lodge rallied to house auction
Elks Lodge rallied to house auction

Not yielding to emergency vehicles wrong
Not yielding to emergency vehicles wrong

When religion, state mix, evils happen
When religion, state mix, evils happen

Mold now concern for home insurers

Why not bypass history?
Spotsylvania needs to look for ways to route traffic away from historic battlefields.

Democrats are making a mockery of American elections
Democrats are making a mockery of American elections

Out with Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat; in with new thinking
Out with Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat; in with new thinking

Governor's Schools drain money from the majority
Governor's Schools drain money from the majority

Toon scored bull's-eye for bad taste
Toon scored bull's-eye for bad taste

Briefs ; MediCorp sells bonds for expansion projects; Locust Grove Middle is name for new school; Virginia Press Women captures national award
Briefs ; MediCorp sells bonds for expansion projects; Locust Grove Middle is name for new school; Virginia Press Women captures national award

I had to hide cartoon from kids
I had to hide cartoon from kids

'Pink house' awaits next owner
Former Mary Washington professor's old home on Caroline Street to be auctioned Saturday.

Tides at Fredericksburg

Let heads roll over humorless cartoon
Let heads roll over humorless cartoon

Frances B. Cox
Frances B. Cox

NASCAR WINSTON CUP UAW-GM Quality 500 preview

Outfoxing deer much harder than it looks

Focus on art finally pays off for Lakely

Outdoor calendar

Did cartoon aim to shock?
Did cartoon aim to shock?

Charles Batten Jr.

Briefs ; Daves returns with victory in New York
Briefs ; Daves returns with victory in New York

Heed your mother's advice
How many times has advice from your mother--such as not to judge a book by its cover--turned out to be so true?

Children need you during terrifying times
Sniper shootings bring up new challenges for parents.

Dorothy Stephens
Dorothy Stephens

Children need you during terrifying times
Sniper shootings bring up new challenges for parents.

John Q. MacBurney

Schools change, cancel activities
Fredericksburg-area school officials cancel activities, reschedule sports events.

Most recent attack forces football postponements

Frances L. Gray
Frances L. Gray

Jean Albrecht
Jean Albrecht

Margaret E. Ellis
Margaret E. Ellis

Buford O. Carr Jr.

Carsbie C. Adams

Roger Starkey Sr.
Roger Starkey Sr.

The Bolinger Era

Sniper spree forces re-evaluation of routines
Some skittish while pumping gas in wake of sniper attacks.

Allen stars as Panthers pick up first district win

Manassas case linked
Wednesday night's fatal sniper attack linked to other cases.

Highway signs for hectic times
Electronic signs to help traffic flow on Interstate 95.

Colonial Beach police searching for suspect
Colonial Beach police swear out warrants charging suspect in shooting of two men.

Hired to save city, Bolinger falls victim to own success
Community, government and business leaders talk about City Manager Marvin Bolinger, who resigned this week.

Improving Jackets fired up for Eagles

High school football previews

Reaver Purce

Cougars claw out tough win against Foxes
Courtland survives a chaotic finish to remain undefeated in Battlefield District games.

Eagles win 10th game

Police are hoping for a break that leads to whoever is responsible for the rash of sniper shootings.

Some well-known serial killers in recent U.S. history

Both the House and Senate sent to the White House a resolution authorizing the president to use military force to compel Iraq to get rid of weapons.

Audio from press conference

Man is shot and killed at local gas station
A man was shot and killed at the Exxon gas station on U.S. 1 at Four Mile Fork.

Man slain pumping gas in Spotsylvania
Man is shot and killed at Exxon on U.S. 1.

Shooting Update

Local schools dismiss after harrowing day
The school day, and week, is ending. Security was on everyone's mind today after a man was shot and killed at a Massaponax gas station.

Spotsylvania Press Conference

Victim from Philly
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Religion calendar

Place child-abuse blame on those who do the crime
Place child-abuse blame on those who do the crime

Johnston blissfully blind to threats posed by Iraq
Johnston blissfully blind to threats posed by Iraq

Government workers key source of local growth

New housing shows changes in culture

Most housing nearly new

List pros, cons in deciding on a new or existing home

Americans cling to desire for ever bigger homes

Parade of Homes

On Parade in Artillery Ridge
Attention to detail sets Parade of Homes model apart from the rest.

See that lever near the steering wheel? Use it
See that lever near the steering wheel? Use it

RIDING THE MID-ATLANTIC TIDEWATER FERRIES LEADS TO AN INTIMATE PASSAGE THROUGH A SEEMINGLY TIMELESS LANDSCAPE.

Pets up for adoption
Pets up for adoption

At brink of destruction, JFK proved that firmness dispels danger

What makes a middle-age woman's heart race? Following professional race-car competition is what puts Carol I. Smith in overdrive.

Conversations flourish in garden
Conversations flourish in garden Conversations flourish in garden

'Myth of the Lost Cause'

Newspaper's coverage of suicide adds to family's pain
Newspaper's coverage of suicide adds to family's pain

Conversations flourish in garden
Gardening calendar

Trapper heeds call of wild
Trapper heeds call of the wild

A predestinarian's premonition and a singing major general
Part 32 of a series on the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville

Exploring the outdoors
Virginia opens first phase of wildlife trail

New Wal-Mart dwarfs other stores

Wild Things

King of the Frontier

Civil War calendar

Flashback

Young

Chuck Batten
Chuck Batten

Cell calls reassure as jitters hit home
In times of chaos like the latest sniper shooting, a cell phone is one of the few things that provides comfort.

School officials rush to protect children
Fredericksburg-area schools took action following yesterday's shooting in the Massaponax area.

Bo Carr Jr.
Bo Carr Jr.

Drivers of white vans come under scrutiny
For the drivers of white vans, it was one nightmare of a day.

Dr. Carsbie Adams
Dr. Carsbie Adams

Google starts offering site for the news Google's new news service is entirely computer-edited.
Google's new news service is entirely computer-edited.

Sharon T. Edelman
Sharon T. Edelman

Manhunt paralyzes day's traffic
Law enforcement officials flood the region, stopping white vehicles and hunting a killer.

ON THE REBOUND?

Annie S. Mears
Annie S. Mears

Authorities planned, 'thought we had him'
No time was wasted yesterday when the sniper stalking the region struck again. Officers had a strategy, but the gunman still escaped.

Bill Rance

W&L girls top Lancaster

David C. Marshall
David C. Marshall

Shirley A. Smith

Guard gets back on Mapp
STEVE DeSHAZO: U.Va. guard returns from two years on inactivity

Witnesses hear fatal 'boom'
Witnesses hear loud gunshot near the Four-Mile Fork Exxon where a man was killed yesterday.

Nearly

Flossie Saunders

Baylor, Trojans slosh to victory

Glaus boosts Angels

Giants soar toward Series
San Francisco returns home, needing just two victories to close out the Cardinals.

Spending doesn't equate into wins

Waltrip claims pole spot for Busch race

Browns fans come to Couch's support

Worried about attacks? Counseling is available

Investigator: 'Who else could it be?'

'Striking terror in people's hearts'
Ballistic evidence conclusively links the Spotsylvania slaying yesterday with other sniper shootings in the area, Maj. Howard Smith announced this morning at a press conference. The victim was shot one time in the left upper back.

Police confirmed: Sniper responsible for Friday's shooting

Graphic delayed

Gas stations worried about sniper

Communities fear they could be sniper's next target
Localities beef up patrols, boost overtime, cancel leaves and install extra phone lines in case sniper decides to strike in their county.
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Coming to terms with hearing loss
Hearing professionals are busy these days, with baby boomers and more young people seeking help for hearing loss.

Caffeine abuse a drug problem that's long been ignored
Caffeine abuse a drug problem that's long been ignored

Chancellor project will affect Orange
Chancellor project will affect Orange

Spotsy may not need visitors center
Spotsy may not need visitors center

Immigration--legal and illegal--must be slowed
Immigration--legal and illegal--must be slowed

Don't turn our backs on the homeless
Don't turn our backs on the homeless

Learning to hear again
Crossing the sound barrier--reporter makes the leap to a hearing aid.

Stop excusing the sins of St. Mary's former pastor
Stop excusing the sins of St. Mary's former pastor

Allowing marriage would stabilize the priesthood
Allowing marriage would stabilize the priesthood

Activist offers advice
Hearing activist promotes support programs for the hearing impaired.

Kovalik-Friebel

Plaintiffs in phony suit should pay back drug firm

DeStefano-Beland

Gray-Hughes

Coombs, Frum

Congress' war backing is nice, but Oprah's seals Saddam's fate
President bush might never convince Ted Kennedy, Martin Sheen, and Barbra Streisand to support war against Iraq. But he's got an even more important ally now: Oprah Winfrey.

Wood
Steve Price creates beautiful pictures out of bits and pieces of wood.

Murphy-Humphrey

Scott-Harrington

Seniors calendar
Seniors calendar

Health calendar
Health calendar

Bainbridge-Mullins

Briefs ; Nursing students eligible for last-year scholarships
Briefs ; Nursing students eligible for last-year scholarships

Local sci-fi writer brings home coveted Hugo Award
King George science-fiction writer, Ron Miller, brings home the Hugo for his book, 'The Art of Chesley Bonestell.'

Henriksson-Sotzing

Johnson-Lee

Developer taking history to heart
Developer taking history to heart

Snow-Mitchell

News of the week: a roundup of the most important local stories in the past week

Tweeddale-Woodall

Taylor, Caldwell

THE CHILDREN ARE STARVING

Kyer, Golish

Names & Changes

McKay-Schafer

Roark, Kramer

Communities offer programs, events

Hormones? A woman's choice
Treatment varies for menopausal women.

May war hawks hear voices of reason
May war hawks hear voices of reason

Metro system helping to shape better D.C.
Washington's Metro helped shape a better city.

Just a little too close for comfort
Are we vulnerable? You bet we are, just like everybody else.

Watermen struggle to catch harvestable oysters in the Potomac
Oyster season began Oct. 1 in the Potomac River, but there are few oysters to catch.

Retiring United Way chief still has 'so much to give'
Barbara Terry to retire after 28 years at helm of Rappahannock United Way.

Mom's House helps single parents build
New organization in the area to provide free day care for single parents.

Briefs ; Vigil honors victims of domestic violence; Walk for Animals scheduled for Oct. 26; VCE to hold landscape workshop at NSWC
Briefs ; Vigil honors victims of domestic violence; Walk for Animals scheduled for Oct. 26; VCE to hold landscape workshop at NSWC

Briefs ; Free flu-shot clinic will be held Oct. 20
Briefs ; Free flu-shot clinic will be held Oct. 20

Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy

How does your oyster garden grow?
Oyster gardeners are doing their small part to replenish shellfish in the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay.

Trustees failing to keep tabs on schools

Sadness over shooting a of teenager is natural
Sadness over shooting a of teenager is natural

Shooting an innocent child does cross the line
Shooting an innocent child does cross the line

Chief Moose is a father first, and a cop second
Chief Moose is a father first, and a cop second

Growing up after all these years
Columnist's visit to old friend at Maryland historic site leads to a revelation--he and his high school pals are actually growing up.

Battling over defense

VDOT hot spots
VDOT hot spots

Admirable admiral

Hoping for lots of rain
Despite recent showers, North Anna power station officials are planning modifications to ensure nuclear reactors have enough cooling water from Lake Anna.

Softball is in Hayes' blood
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO?: Softball plays a big part in Jackie Hayes' life

Deputies comfort our area's parents
Deputies comfort our area's parents

Thanks for protecting the children
Thanks for protecting the children

Thanks, Council, for diversion

Now's the time to consider making changes to Thrift Saving Plan

Ramsey's true tests coming up

Trying to unravel the mystery of the sniper
Trying to make sense of senseless killings. Could it be about Iraq?

David C. Marshall
David C. Marshall

Shootings rekindle area fears
Solving the Lisk-Silva slayings this summer gave local residents a sense of relief. But a deadly sniper has residents worried again--and some say this time it's even worse.

Warner backs state aid for probe
Despite a sniper on the loose, Gov. Mark Warner visited King George for the Fall Festival parade yesterday.

Police hope poster brings tips
Authorities release graphic of truck in sniper case; Spotsylvania donation pushes reward to $500,000.

James Pennington
James Pennington

Reaver M. Purce
Reaver M. Purce

William M. Rance
William M. Rance

Shirley A. Smith
Shirley A. Smith

Frances V. Peregory
Frances V. Peregory

Man killed, 5 hurt in Orange crash

Ruby L. McVicker
Ruby L. McVicker

Edith H. Crute
Edith H. Crute

Andrew Chalmers
Andrew Chalmers

Eagles' defense is stifling

Curtis E. Kohne
Curtis E. Kohne

Jeannye W. Wehner
Jeannye W. Wehner

Filling up remains a fearful experience
Business at gas stations along interstate affected by sniper.

Briefs ; If your school, business or club is involved in a sports activity, The Free Lance-Star wants to hear from you.
Briefs ; If your school, business or club is involved in a sports activity, The Free Lance-Star wants to hear from you.

Public meetings calendar
10142002

Trend toward coal-fired power plants blackens America's future
No longer considered a fuel of the past, smoky, dirty coal is beginning to replace natural gas as a power-plant fuel in parts of the country where electrical companies are unable to obtain long-term contracts for gas at affordable prices.

Paper's food criticism just cannot be trusted
Paper's food criticism just cannot be trusted

Bush's energy policy focused on the enrichment of oil companies

Pedestrians in constant danger on Route 614
Pedestrians in constant danger on Route 614

Early start to the school day bad for the students
Early start to the school day bad for the students

We may all require the help of a shelter one day
We may all require the help of a shelter one day

Taste of Home Cooking School was a real treat
Taste of Home Cooking School was a real treat

Courthouse Antiques helped woman's shelter
Courthouse Antiques helped woman's shelter

Berry family touched by Brooke Point honor
Berry family touched by Brooke Point honor

Drive for new shelter could use a rich patron
Drive for new shelter could use a rich patron

Lutherans also had a presence in Golgotha Church
Lutherans also had a presence in Golgotha Church

Medical personnel should monitor school athletics
Medical personnel should monitor school athletics

Leavells Road widening project is right on schedule

Barney Fife's fans turn out
Mayberry Days festival draws droves of would-be Goobers, proving the popularity of Andy Griffith's long-ago TV show.

Bill Collins: About to go from baseball catcher to baseball owner?
Years ago, Bill Collins played pro ball. Now, the Northern Virginia entrepreneur's dream of buying a team might come true.

Community calendar
Community calendar

City, spray canal to save us from West Nile virus
City, spray canal to save us from West Nile virus

Grit & Glamour: Grueling game finds home in Virginia
The Rappahannock Polo Club brings a prestigious sport down to earth.

Rules of 'the game of kings'
The world of polo is sometimes shrouded in mystique, but the rules of the game are fairly straightforward.

Emergency medic singing his way into people's hearts
Palmer Allen of Spotsylvania County is getting quite a reputation--and an audience--as 'The Singing EMT.'

Actress shuns attention

Stafford to discuss new way to ease school crunch
New homes keep sprouting up all over the region. Perhaps teaming with developers will help schools keep up.

Hammond, Quantico bounce Broadwater 50-6

Curtis E. Kohne
Curtis E. Kohne

Clarence Carneal
Clarence Carneal

Ralph E. Neilson
Ralph E. Neilson

Harlan W. Hooe Jr.

High school football makeup schedule

John J. Ambrose
John J. Ambrose

Joseph A. Porkert

Strutting their stuff
Mounted police from as far away as Toronto and Kentucky came to Fredericksburg this weekend for the Police Equestrian Competition.

Ministers urge calm and prayer
As sniper shootings rattle parishioners' nerves, area clergy urge worshipers to seek solace in God during time of crisis.

Don't fire--furlough

Giglio Scuteri

Manager is charged with hoax
Fast-food restaurant manager charged with making false 911 call so he could have the day off.

Arrington's view must be obscured

New week, new fears
Investigators scrambling to take killer off streets.

Tips pour in as sniper takes weekend off
Investigators deluged with tips during lull in shootings

Profiles of the nine people killed in the Washington-area sniper shootings

Rescheduled games moved

Moose: Truck drawing "yielded good results"

Restricted parking lot jeopardizes federal funding for rail line

Hoax about possible sniper gets caller arrested

Stafford narrows list in administrator search
Stafford supervisors have focused on seven candidates in their search for a successor to retiring County Administrator C.M. Williams.

Ex-Marine, owner of rifle and van, released after questioning

DC police say nothing indicates truck connected to sniper

Woman killed at Falls Church Home Depot

A woman has died after being shot at a Home Depot store in Fairfax County.

Police investigate fatal shooting of woman at Home Depot in Fairfax County as the latest in string of sniper shootings.
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"'A Baby Story' on TLC. I think that this show exploits the maternal instinct of women for ratings. Childbearing can be a wonderful experience, but the average demographic viewer seems to be 17- to 24-year-old women.

Town of Chancellorsville will overwhelm State Route 3
Town of Chancellorsville will overwhelm State Route 3

Article on Rose Hill was a pleasant surprise

Gym not big enough for Chancellor graduation

'Outsiders' do contribute to Spotsylvania County's tax base
'Outsiders' do contribute to Spotsylvania County's tax base

Area's beauty being destroyed by too much development
Area's beauty being destroyed by too much development

Ted Kennedy's brother would well understand the Bush Doctrine

Mistrust burdens airport
Doubts and suspicion are at the heart of recent controversy over the Stafford Regional Airport. Here's a primer on what's going on.

Local shop offers local skaters a place to call their own

Has anyone else noticed how marketable nonconformity is these days?

'Bad man' has put fear in the hearts of children
'Bad man' has put fear in the hearts of children

Dorothy A. Fisher
Dorothy A. Fisher

Sleepover can be difficult

Virginia's Nobelists
Nobel winners bring more than prestige to Virginia.

NCAA Football Top 25 poll

Sports calendar

COMMONWEALTH SOCCER LEAGUE

Mariners would release Piniella from his contract

Without passion, people can never find true fulfillment within their occupations

Media's stupid questions wasting time of police
Media's stupid questions wasting time of police

Canceling homecoming just what killer wanted

Maj. Smith handling the media barrage quite well

Ballistics database could help catch serial sniper

'Lockdown' wasn't quick enough to catch sniper
'Lockdown' wasn't quick enough to catch sniper

Sniper has evaded police, but he can't hide forever

Not all school children got police protection
Not all school children got police protection

Child's fear all too real

The Ambrose view

Brian Wilson was a genius

Joseph A. Porkert
Joseph A. Porkert

Beauford C. Dill
Beauford C. Dill

Area hit by helpless feelings, again
Feelings of fear and helplessness in sniper's wake are disturbingly familiar.

Janet K. Barbour

Howard Juggins Jr.
Howard Juggins Jr.

Shootings prompt area churches to call for prayer
Area churches call for nationwide prayer in wake of recent sniper shootings.

French Shackelford
French Shackelford

Schools try to get back to normal
Fredericksburg-area schools begin to resume normal schedules after sniper attacks.

Giglio E. Scuteri
Giglio E. Scuteri

Stafford seeks new executive

Expert: Killer drawn to area
The serial sniper may live or work in the Fredericksburg area, according to one geographical profiler.

In a factual vacuum, no shortage of theories
There are lots of theories coming in from lots of different places about the motives of the serial sniper.

Flossie M. Saunders
Flossie M. Saunders

Stafford board reviews terms for partnership
The Stafford County School Board considers guidelines for accepting proposals from private companies to build schools.

Selma O. Hawkins

Micah J. Hill
Micah J. Hill

A subdued homecoming

News spread on butterfly wings

Kmart keeps faith in Stewart

Jackets' defense stymies W&L

Sniper victim 11?
Police investigate latest slaying as eleventh sniper shooting.

Panthers pile on Foxes early, put them away late

Homecoming worth the wait for Chancellor

Change of venue doesn't slow Stafford's runaway ground game

Knights get attack up and running

Briefs ; Firms to pay $25 million to sever XO agreement
Briefs ; Firms to pay $25 million to sever XO agreement

Geraldo signs backsides yards from sniper site
Rivera defends behavior at Hooters near Fredericksburg sniper scene

On the sidelines with Leah Quinn

Charles Bruce Watson

Cavaliers trying not to look ahead to bowl picture

Herbert B. Oliver

Lane on Fall Hill Avenue to be closed for paving
Briefs ; Lane on Fall Hill Avenue to be closed for paving

Briefs ; Stafford officer finds boy missing from his home; Police: Fugitive arrested after traffic violation; Stafford man charged with domestic assault
Briefs ; Stafford officer finds boy missing from his home; Police: Fugitive arrested after traffic violation; Stafford man charged with domestic assault

Police swarm Denny's after shots fired
Flying shots have police swarming to the Route 3 Denny's.

High school standings, results

Spotsylvania schools enrollment on mark
Spotsylvania school officials' enrollment projections are on the money.

Cleo C. Gaskins

Albemarle rallies past N. Stafford

Eleven bodies found in rail car in Iowa

More information on van, none on tag number, direction it fled

Sniper may revel in attention
Elusive killer may use murder to boost self-image, experts say.

Falls Church shooting linked to sniper

Shooting linked to Sniper

Latest sniper victim worked for FBI
Composites of vans released by authorities

Police release composites of vans

Van pictures released in sniper case

Co-worker talks about latest sniper victim

Warner will offer dramatic budget cuts and "unprecedented"

Statement by FBI director

Pentagon may help in hunting sniper

Law enforcement money spared

Governor announces unprecedented state agency cuts

More than 1,800 state employees to be laid off
Gov. Mark Warner says his budget plan will save $858 million over the next two years.
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Fredericksburg public schools lunch menus

Stafford public schools lunch menus

News about members of the military with ties to Stafford County

Keep Spotsylvania in the regional library system
Keep Spotsylvania in the regional library system

Work for inspections before attacking Iraq
Work for inspections before attacking Iraq

Vandals deserve harsh treatment, not 'babying'
Vandals deserve harsh treatment, not 'babying'

To solve council's e-mail caper, follow the money
To solve council's e-mail caper, follow the money

Spotsylvania crime report
Information from calls taken by the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2

Spotsylvania Crime Solvers seeks information

The Spotsylvania County Parks and Recreation Department offers programs

Stafford Crime Solvers seeks information

Briefs ; Soccer; Football
Briefs ; Soccer; Football

Briefs ; Baseball ; Soccer; Football
Briefs ; Baseball ; Soccer; Football

'United We Stand' a slogan that means something
'United We Stand' a slogan that means something

Loud, public cell-phone talk annoying and revealing
Loud, public cell-phone talk annoying and revealing

Briefs ; Head Start; Anne E. Moncure Elementary; Falmouth Elementary; Ferry Farm Elementary; Garrisonville Elementary; Park Ridge Elementary; Rockhill Elementary; Rocky Run Elementary; Stafford Elementary; Widewater Elementary; Winding Creek Elementary; A. G. Wright Middle; Gayle Middle; H. H. Poole Middle; Stafford Middle; Brooke Point High; Colonial Forge High; North Stafford High; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Holy Cross Academy; Sonshine Academy
News about Stafford County schools, teachers and students

READERS' TAKE
What's your take on school lunches in Fredericksburg or Spotsylvania County?

Briefs ; Crafters needed for church craft show; Garrisonville Elementary presents Fall Festival; Mount Ararat to hold craft fair on Oct. 26; Master Gardeners host guest speaker; Stafford High hosts annual band festival; Hartwood Presbyterian holds turkey dinner; Garrisonville District holds town hall meeting; Falmouth and Hartwood hold town hall meetings; Group begins youth discussion program; Walk for Animals scheduled for Oct. 26; VCE to hold landscape workshop at NSWC; Weichert, Realtors collecting for food drive; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; Groups seek building supply donations; NSHS Athletic Boosters hold annual craft fair; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Pregnancy Help Center holds fund-raiser; Richland Baptist holds Harvest Festival; Stafford fire department holds craft show; Stafford High School club holds fruit sale; Golf tournament to be held on Election Day
Briefs ; Crafters needed for church craft show; Garrisonville Elementary presents Fall Festival; Mount Ararat to hold craft fair on Oct. 26; Master Gardeners host guest speaker; Stafford High hosts annual band festival; Hartwood Presbyterian holds turkey dinner; Garrisonville District holds town hall meeting; Falmouth and Hartwood hold town hall meetings; Group begins youth discussion program; Walk for Animals scheduled for Oct. 26; VCE to hold landscape workshop at NSWC; Weichert, Realtors collecting for food drive; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; Groups seek building supply donations; NSHS Athletic Boosters hold annual craft fair; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Pregnancy Help Center holds fund-raiser; Richland Baptist holds Harvest Festival; Stafford fire department holds craft show; Stafford High School club holds fruit sale; Golf tournament to be held on Election Day

'Despicable'
Every dollar fraudulently acquired by gaming the system takes food out of the mouths of the truly needy and clothes off the backs of poor children.

Briefs ; Weichert, Realtors collecting for food drive; Walk for Animals scheduled for Oct. 26; VCE to hold landscape workshop at NSWC; Fellowship Baptist holds Gospel Music Festival; Master Gardeners host guest speaker; Teen center hosts Halloween party; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; SEAC celebrates disability awareness; Group begins youth discussion program; Pregnancy Help Center holds fund-raiser; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; Groups seek building supply donations; Halloween ceramics painting class set; Hazelwild seeks crafters for fall festival; Childcare Network sets CPR/first aid classes ; Salem Baptist Church plans Harvest Festival; Courtland High class of 1992 plans reunion
Briefs ; Weichert, Realtors collecting for food drive; Walk for Animals scheduled for Oct. 26; VCE to hold landscape workshop at NSWC; Fellowship Baptist holds Gospel Music Festival; Master Gardeners host guest speaker; Teen center hosts Halloween party; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; SEAC celebrates disability awareness; Group begins youth discussion program; Pregnancy Help Center holds fund-raiser; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; Groups seek building supply donations; Halloween ceramics painting class set; Hazelwild seeks crafters for fall festival; Childcare Network sets CPR/first aid classes ; Salem Baptist Church plans Harvest Festival; Courtland High class of 1992 plans reunion

Briefs ; Boy Scout Troop 845
Briefs ; Boy Scout Troop 845

READERS' TAKE
What's your take on school lunches in Stafford County?

Briefs ; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Stafford Highlanders registration scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11
Briefs ; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Stafford Highlanders registration scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11

Briefs ; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Karate program is now accepting applications; Basketball school to be held at Courtland High; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11
Briefs ; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Karate program is now accepting applications; Basketball school to be held at Courtland High; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11

Briefs ; Middle School; Games Scheduled
Briefs ; Middle School; Games Scheduled

Briefs ; SPFI presents annual preservation awards ; Grante receives 2002 Republican Gold Medal
Briefs ; SPFI presents annual preservation awards ; Grante receives 2002 Republican Gold Medal

SECOND SIGHT
Thermal imaging cameras are now being used by Spotsylvania County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services.

Commuter lot exit planned
Stafford commuters may soon have a second exit from Route 610 lot.

Briefs ; Original Walker-Grant Program; James Monroe High; Battlefield Elementary; Berkeley Elementary; Brock Road Elementary; Courtland Elementary; Harrison Road Elementary; Robert E. Lee Elementary ; Lee Hill Elementary; Riverview Elementary; Salem Elementary; Spotswood Elementary; Chancellor Middle ; Ni River Middle; Spotsylvania Middle ; Thornburg Middle; John J. Wright Middle ; Chancellor High ; Courtland High; Massaponax High; Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Fredericksburg Academy; Holy Cross Academy; Sonshine Academy
News about Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg schools, teachers and students

Story Time at the Library

quilters create works of art
Stafford Piecemakers Quilter's Guild held its seventh annual quilt show at Porter Library this past weekend.

Briefs ; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings; Community Pride Week cleanup encouraged; Residents must follow open-burning laws
Briefs ; Del. Mark Cole holds town-hall meetings; Community Pride Week cleanup encouraged; Residents must follow open-burning laws

Friday Night Car Cruise

The latest water restrictions

Chesapeake's troubled waters
Nitrogen pollution is threatening the recovery of the Chesapeake Bay.

A touch of Rose
For more than 40 years, Rose Levy kept the young women at Mary Washington College in high style

Television news of the '60s focused on facts, not fear
Today's TV news could learn a lesson from the '60s, when the focus was facts, not fear.

Chancellorsville development going before the public again
Spotsylvania residents get another opportunity to learn about Chancellorsville project.

Local man appears on 'Jeopardy!'
Spotsylvania man set to take his chances on TV game show 'Jeopardy!'

Plastering latest shooting photo 'just plain awful'

Anger flares in wake of new attack

Cleo C. Gaskins
Cleo C. Gaskins

Janet K. Barbour
Janet K. Barbour

Herbert B. Oliver
Herbert B. Oliver

Thelma Y. Forbes
Thelma Y. Forbes

AUTHOR SHARES PASTRY SECRETS
Food writer shares apple pie recipes at the Culpeper County Library.

Editorial judgment has remained consistent
Editorial judgment has remained consistent

Front-page photo showed poor taste and judgment
Front-page photo showed poor taste and judgment

Coverage might be helping the sniper
Coverage might be helping the sniper

Yesterday's front page not suitable for kids
Yesterday's front page not suitable for kids

Paper should have more respect for sniper victims
Paper should have more respect for sniper victims

Faithful gather in prayer
Fredericksburg-area pastors and faithful call for national prayer in wake of sniper shootings.

Community news team is ready for action
New community news reporters will strengthen coverage of local news for Spotsylvania & City and Stafford EXTRAs and Communities.

Community news reporters are on board and ready for action
New community news reporters will strengthen coverage of local news for Spotsylvania & City and Stafford EXTRAs and Communities.

Briefs ; Safety lockdown status continues for students
Briefs ; Safety lockdown status continues for students

Shootings leaving area schedules in shambles
Recent rash of sniper attacks forcing local athletics directors to scramble to find alternatives to planned schedules.

Magin's magical play helps Cards roll on

William L. Hutton
William L. Hutton

Butch Wallingsford
Butch Wallingsford

Charles B. Watson
Charles B. Watson

City Council members seek lawsuit dismissal
Attorneys for five Fredericksburg councilmen being sued for holding 'secret meetings' file motion asking judge to dismiss the case.

Briefs ; Local man to serve on presidential group
Briefs ; Local man to serve on presidential group

Shooting generates new fears
People return to Seven Corners shopping center where shooting occurred to offer tips about sniper.

Witnesses give police fresh tips
Sniper's toll grows to nine dead, two wounded as investigators try to tighten their net.

Brimmer beats Drifters

DUI death nets man long term
Drunken driver gets maximum penalty for killing man in Stafford County.

Culpeper man charged with abduction after women are threatened
Culpeper man charged with abduction after allegedly holding grandmother, two other women at knifepoint.

Child porn sends man to prison
Man's three-year term immediately reduced to four months.

Free throws give Cougars the edge

Hawks shake Eagles

Council to Silvers: Let's talk
Fredericksburg City Council wants to talk with Silver Cos. about Celebrate Virginia.

Warner sacks 1,800 state workers; more cuts expected

Eagles roll to win against Wildcats

K.G. supervisors taking records off Web site
Court records will be removed from the King George County's Web site.

Pentagon joins hunt for sniper
In a highly unusual move, Army planes with high-tech surveillance equipment to begin trying to track sniper.

Investigators look at possible store connection to sniper

No sketch of suspect

Investigators say latest sniper attacks yields new clues

Descriptions of sniper, but no sketch
Monday's shooting in Fairfax County produces the first eyewitness descriptions of a shooter since the sniper attacks began, but police say the information is not strong enough to develop a composite sketch.

Fredericksburg schools cancel, reschedule and relocate events

Sniper probe prompts Warner to spare police from cuts

Drivers of white vans get suspicious looks

10172002

Art exhibits

Museums and historic sites to see

CD review: 'Reanimation,' by Linkin Park

State hopelessly abandoning the mentally retarded
State hopelessly abandoning the mentally retarded

Open door for opportunities
At General Products Co., it's business as usual.

E-mail suit a waste of money, time and a 'sad shame'
E-mail suit a waste of money, time and a 'sad shame'

Ben Jones played 'Cooter' but fancies himself as 'Boss Hogg'
Ben Jones played 'Cooter' but fancies himself as 'Boss Hogg'

Let's punish terrorists, but let go of the hate
Let's punish terrorists, but let go of the hate

Anti-Arab discrimination a victory for terrorists
Anti-Arab discrimination a victory for terrorists

Jonze-in'
From the Beastie Boys to the big screen, the wacky brilliance of director Spike Jonze

This week's event highlights
Some highlights from the coming week.

Movie reviews
Brief reviews of movies playing in the Fredericksburg area

Events to plan for down the road
Events coming up that you might want to plan ahead for.

Hot concert tickets go on sale

Movie review: "Rent"

Cuban music sets the beat

Exhibit tells untold stories of black, Indian soldiers

Book by local professor on elections and TV is required reading

Game review: 'The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'

Web site review: 'Cube Numbers With The Ramones!'

Of course it's different when sniper shoots a child
Of course it's different when sniper shoots a child

Destinations and day trips from Fredericksburg

'First Impressions' gives insight, instruction in art

This 'Valkyrie' rings true
Virginia Opera mounts a praiseworthy production of Richard Wagner's blockbuster, "The Valkyrie."

Canceling SAT over sniper attack the wrong call
Canceling SAT over sniper attack the wrong call

Short sellers aren't only market villain

Owls collect seven VBC awards

Merriman's takes chances; diners win

Carbon Leaf plays MWC homecoming

Shootings take toll on business
Area tourism, retail sales have fallen since sniper attacks began. But shoppers packed yesterday's Wal-Mart Supercenter opening.

This, too, shall pass
This is no time to get down on the Fredericksburg area.

Poetry out loud
Words escape the page at Jazz Poetry Cafe.

Rural localities ready if sniper alters pattern
Localities outside the sniper's attack zone prepare in case he strikes there.

Briefs ; MWC professor honored for anti-violence efforts; College homecoming events to start Friday
Briefs ; MWC professor honored for anti-violence efforts; College homecoming events to start Friday

Promoters say D.C.-area music shows postponed but not due to sniper fear

'Judgment House' has soul

Briefs ; Target Jack-O-Lanterns could spark a fire; Dollar Tree toy sponges pose choking hazard ; Pottery Barn Halloween candleholders risky; Baby walkers could injure or kill babies; Chrysler minivans could spark underbody fire; Caterpillar toys pose child choking hazard ; Dollar Tree pool animals pose choking hazard
Briefs ; Target Jack-O-Lanterns could spark a fire; Dollar Tree toy sponges pose choking hazard ; Pottery Barn Halloween candleholders risky; Baby walkers could injure or kill babies; Chrysler minivans could spark underbody fire; Caterpillar toys pose child choking hazard ; Dollar Tree pool animals pose choking hazard

Alt-country Wilco gets chatty with D.C. crowd

Gold Cup races are fun for all

Nissim-Sabat scores four goals

Ranny Mills
Ranny Mills

Wesley W. Bolden
Wesley W. Bolden

Schools dash dances, shuffle sports events
Homecoming games and dances are being rescheduled or shifted to new locations.

Indian institute funded
Philip Morris gives $100,000 for nutrition program to American Indian development institute based in Spotsylvania County.

Danny Kennedy
Danny Kennedy

Milford E. Baker
Milford E. Baker

Here & there
Doesn't the Ronald Reagan Cold War Museum have a nice ring to it? Here & there

Football schedule adjusted

Lois Mae Roy
Lois Mae Roy

Stanley E. Caple
Stanley E. Caple

William Bundy Sr.
William Bundy Sr.

Marie Frazier

Country deejay to leave 'cabin in the woods' for studio in the city
Dr. Henley Smythe, the afternoon guy at the Caroline County studio of radio station WWUZ, will miss 'the little cabin in the woods' when it moves to Fredericksburg.

Fiscal squeeze painful

Killer still faceless

Coaches have no answers
STEVE DeSHAZO: 'No easy answers' for area administrators

Rainfall helps, but not enough
Rain helps, but region needs more of it to break out of drought.

NASA launches lessons at school

Briefs ; Drug raid nets charges in King George County
Briefs ; Drug raid nets charges in King George County

Police artist advises would-be witnesses
Police sketch artist says that even though witnesses haven't remembered enough for a drawing yet, they may be the sniper's downfall yet.

Fire damages home, displacing residents

Martha Elizabeth See

Annie M. Greenstreet

Dorothy D. Boyce

Are sniper investigators using the media to talk to a serial killer?

N.J. police give details of sniper case to Md. authorities

That’s it for local That’s Amore site
Yet another Fredericksburg-area restaurant bites the dust as That’s Amore closes.

Chief: Witness description of van 'not credible'

Are investigators using the media to talk to sniper?

Police discredit information
Police say information about van, shooter isn't reliable.

Electrical worker killed

For sale: Washington Capitals Sniper Fitted Cap

Coverage of sniper story draws year's strongest ratings for cable networks

Baltimore man, 21, charged with setting fire that killed six

At least 40 percent of layoffs in central Virginia

Lineman has fatal contact with live wire
Man dies while doing electrical work in Spotsylvania.
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Supervisors' petty egos slowing progress of airport
Supervisors' petty egos slowing progress of airport

April White's chef skills deserved note in review
April White's chef skills deserved note in review

Newspaper neglected important area women's events
Newspaper neglected important area women's events

Look to public-private partnerships in our schools
Look to public-private partnerships in our schools

Health of our community colleges hinges on Election Day choice

Slavery museum must be balanced
Slavery museum must be balanced

First aid for parks
Voters have a chance on Election Day to improve the best-run yet worst-funded state park system in the country by approving a $119 million bond referendum.

New shooting range could open by spring
Six years after the state proposed a shooting range in southern Fauquier County, game officials are moving forward with the plans.

Insurers find too much risk

President's forest managers in the bushes with timber industry

Popular deli cashier is back on the job
Popular Olde Towne Wine & Cheese Deli cashier Nate Donelson has returned from a six-month hiatus.

Timber frame rises above the landscape
Large timber-frame home rises in western Prince William County.

Briefs ; Stafford schools reset after-school activities; Military benefit group meeting at city VFW ; Scientist-author to give lecture Oct. 23 at MWC; Author Kukla to speak at James Monroe event; Banking consultant named MWC scholar
Briefs ; Stafford schools reset after-school activities; Military benefit group meeting at city VFW ; Scientist-author to give lecture Oct. 23 at MWC; Author Kukla to speak at James Monroe event; Banking consultant named MWC scholar

Any man in a van is feared
Everyone gets nervous when white vans are around.

Newspaper owes the community an apology
Newspaper owes the community an apology

Bid of $412,500 claims Caroline Street's 'pink house'
New owners of "pink house" at 201 Caroline St. offer their plans for restoration.

The Free Lance-Star needs to clean up its act
The Free Lance-Star needs to clean up its act

Odds of sniper attack small, but murky
People nervously calculate their personal danger these days as they go about the stuff of life. A MWC expert weighs in.

Christians pray for an end to fear
Interdenominational service provides spiritual comfort for community shocked by sniper attacks.

State budget cuts costly to outdoor lovers

Perrotte wins two awards for writing

Dorothy D. Boyce
Dorothy D. Boyce

Briefs ; Fredericksburg man dies in Orange crash
Briefs ; Fredericksburg man dies in Orange crash

Photo of shooting stole victim's dignity
Photo of shooting stole victim's dignity

Happier photo more appropriate
Happier photo more appropriate

Joseph A. Porkert
Joseph A. Porkert

Theater offers free tickets to area police
Spotsylvania theater group offers free tickets to law enforcement community.

Annie Greenstreet
Annie Greenstreet

Police: Witness lied
Police dismiss eyewitness account at Fairfax slaying, say they are going 'back to basics' in probe.

Paul A. Rodis Jr.
Paul A. Rodis Jr.

Briefs ; Union Bankshares' earnings increase
Briefs ; Union Bankshares' earnings increase

Two Nelms too much for Cougars to handle

Outdoor Calendar

Shirley D. Hughey
Shirley D. Hughey

Margie Streets

Axis of naivete
The nation that President Bush enshrined as a charter member of the "axis of evil"--to the horror of The New York Times--has since proven worthy of the designation.

William J. McMillan

Charles W. Jones

Six winning designs
Army announces finalists' designs for a memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon.

Richard S. Reid
Richard S. Reid

Players, coaches roll with changes

Police: Witness lied
Police dismiss eyewitness account at Fairfax slaying, say they are going 'back to basics' in probe.

Lineman killed on the job

Marie B. Frazier

Clifford L. Charron

Football capsules

Man, 42, admits to crimes
Stafford man convicted of 11 charges in child-pornography case.

Schedule of games

VHSL votes to extend fall seasons

Cavs hang on for first league win

Chancellor forum is frustrating
Meeting on changes to Spotsylvania development plan results in residents nearly being shut out from asking questions.

Clarence A. Jeter

Briefs ; Eagles bounce back with sweep of Indians
Briefs ; Eagles bounce back with sweep of Indians

Sniper attacks not yet leading to hunting restrictions in Virginia

Virginia community college tuitions to rise 30 percent

County goes to court to stop ATV park

Three ejected in Beltway crash; highway shut down in both directions

Kurtz-inspired bill advances
Federal legislation would help 9/11 victim

Serial sniper could be another blow to Washington economy

Plane crashes in Stafford; pilot walks away

Fairfax police charge 'witness'
Man charged with making false statement

Police: Chase suspect said he was late to meet Bush
Man accused of leading police on wild chase through three localities says he was rushing to meet President Bush.

Grant's goal: prevent suicide
State gets grant money for local suicide prevention programs.

Alleged false witness held without bail

Shell casing found in rented box truck

Shooting reported in Ashland
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School menus

Even growth supporters gag on Dogwood project
Even growth supporters gag on Dogwood project

Religion calendar

Soon all televisions will be digital. Do you have what it takes to make it work?
Delving into the digital TV world can be confusing. Will your old TVs work in a few years when the FCC mandates that broadcasters go all-digital? If you go buy an HDTV set, will you see your favorite shows with newfound clarity? You might be surprised by the answers. By KELBY HARTSON CARR

Pet of the week

Animals need help
Pets up for adoption

Spirit and spaghetti dinners bring folks together
Spaghetti dinners at Fredericksburg Baptist Church draw all kinds of people for food and fellowship.

Blast from the past
Lamb's Artillery at Yorktown: A blast from America's revolutionary past

We all have questions about sniper
We all have questions about sniper

Good things come in small packages
'Our Simple Gifts': Good things come in small packages

A Good Dog's Good Dog Owner Bill of Rights
Good Dog's Good Dog Owner Bill of Rights

Shooter is no sniper, just a common killer
Shooter is no sniper, just a common killer

Gardening calendar

Finding fun at the dump
Finding fun at the dumpHOW MANY OF YOU out there have gone to the dump on a dull Saturday night to shoot rats? Everybody who has, raise your hand.

Gardening calendar

Intense fighting in the woods

Briefs ; Former Fredericksburg resident is ordained
Briefs ; Former Fredericksburg resident is ordained

Meandering
Guests are served history and hospitality at The Inn at Meander Plantation.

Two places called Mason Neck
Mason Neck: Wild places in urban setting

Salmon's patience rewarded

A Blast From America's Revolutionary Past

Flashback

Chancellorsville: Intense Fighting

Civil War calendar "War Means Anguish, War Means Freedom: The Civilian Experience in Fredericksburg, today, 3:30 p.m., Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg. Walking tour led by John Hennessy of the National Park Service, part of the library's "Gods and Generals" series. 372-1144.

Meander: Guests Served History and Hospitality

Averting suicide is goal
State gets money for suicide prevention to be used for local programs.

Faith boys advance to state soccer final

Marie B. Frazier
Marie B. Frazier

Clifford L. Charron
Clifford L. Charron

State bonds could preserve pristine Crow's Nest State joins efforts to save the Crow's Nest peninsula in eastern Stafford County from development.
State joins efforts to save the Crow's Nest peninsula in eastern Stafford County from development.

Protest away

Senate OKs pension bill inspired by 9/11 burn victim's plight
Federal legislation inspired by the plight of Sept. 11 victim Louise Kurtz passes Senate.

Monkey suits Angels fine
STEVE DeSHAZO: Angels in six games

E-mail scandals abound
African e-mail scams made me millions in a day…if I could only collect.

Margie M. Streets
Margie M. Streets

Alvin T. Farmer Jr.
Alvin T. Farmer Jr.

Elizabeth C. Scott

Seeking aid for victims of sniper

William J. McMillan
William J. McMillan

A lead on sniper?
Man who claimed to have seen sniper shoot latest victim charged with lying to police.

Robber holds up city store
Robber noticed by customer, gets away with money anyway.

Briefs ; Commuter refuses to be robbery victim
Briefs ; Commuter refuses to be robbery victim

Culpeper likes work of police
Town of Culpeper residents say they feel safe and are happy with police department.

Hornets hold off Lions for sloppy win

Stafford's Sullivan picks off Patriot upset bid

Eagles complete sweep

Devils bounce back

Baylor sparks Trojans

Strong start propels W&L past Devils

Formula One series set to visit China in 2004

Executive privilege? Not quite
Man accused of leading police on wild chase through three localities says he was rushing to meet President Bush.

3 groups may band on Maury
College, city and George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation exploring Maury partnership.

Victim recants on ID
Charges are dropped against 17-year-old accused of shooting a Fredericksburg man after victim says teen wasn't the attacker.

Plane crash sends pilot to hospital
...

Eagles get All-America tennis nod

DMV closing Warrenton, Gloucester offices
Budget woes force Department of Motor Vehicles to close 12 offices across the state, including Warrenton and Gloucester.

Suspect eludes Stafford manhunt
Stafford County sheriff's deputies are searching for man who led them on a wild chase after being stopped on suspicion of selling stolen goods.
10202002

Marriage licenses issued in Stafford

Nurses can help fill the void of doctors in the area
Nurses can help fill the void of doctors in the area

Resentment is reason for city e-mail lawsuit

Teaching virtues of peace appropriate on Sept. 11
Teaching virtues of peace appropriate on Sept. 11

Favorite local ginger ale bottler adjusts to changes
Soda availability fizzles.

Charuhas-Burke

Right to know reinterpreted for digital age

Marriage licenses issued in King George
Marriage licenses

Bus company's greed creating legions of former riders
Bus company's greed creating legions of former riders

Health calendar
Health calendar

Seniors calendar
Seniors calendar

Marriage licenses issued in Fredericksburg
Marriage licenses

Garland-Grozier

Morris-Marks

Programs and events offered in area communities

Thielke, Manton

Every little bit helps
Caroline's Promise to youth is growing after its first year.

Survey shows e-government here to stay

Spent nuclear fuel to cross nation Dominion Generation is gearing up to ship tons of spent nuclear fuel to a disposal site in Nevada.
Dominion Generation is gearing up to ship tons of spent nuclear fuel to a disposal site in Nevada.

MWC professor and a local storyteller have new offerings

Riddle, Medas

Martin-Antinori

Emery, Orzechawski

Robinson-Crickenberger

'Elite school' great for those motivated to learn
'Elite school' great for those motivated to learn

Ulmer-Patton

This week's news in review

Exposing toddlers to everyday infections can protect them when they start school

Don't stay in the dark; beef up your knowledge of personal finance

Moose doing a good job with tough sniper case
Moose doing a good job with tough sniper case

Developer's plans will ruin our quiet community
Developer's plans will ruin our quiet community

Doctor finds evidence that guns can be dangerous to your health
Guns are a health hazard.

Hearing-assistance agencies

Clothes make the civilization

A vigilant public will bring the shooter to justice
A vigilant public will bring the shooter to justice

White van might just be a diversion
White van might just be a diversion

Governor's School filled with passionate students
Governor's School filled with passionate students

Briefs ; Knights of Pythias hold state convention; Spotsylvania rescue squad installs officers
Briefs ; Knights of Pythias hold state convention; Spotsylvania rescue squad installs officers

Serious students rightly separated from apathetic
Serious students rightly separated from apathetic

Abortion is not a crime, but not morally right
Abortion is not a crime, but not morally right

Hazardous shipments ahead
Radioactive waste from North Anna Power Station is expected to pass through the Fredericksburg area when shipments to Nevada begin about 2010.

Let's hope the sniper slips up pretty soon
Let's hope the sniper slips up pretty soon

All of America concerned by area shootings
All of America concerned by area shootings

Names & changes

Problems delaying Thrift Savings Plan upgrade
Problems brewing with Thrift Savings Plan for government workers.

Dear pols: Don't tax commuters
A commuter's open letter to Washington and Maryland political leaders.

The world talks about America's "sniper culture"

Education bond: Yes
Voters will get a chance on Nov. 5 to approve a $900 million bond referendum that will help ensure the quality of higher education that has taken centuries to build doesn't crumble in disrepair

DeFalco's legacy: Shutouts, playoffs
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO?: Diane DeFalco played pivotal role in the growing stature of MWC women's soccer team.

Disabled retirees still in dark over benefits

Sniper doesn't own these places, we do
Sniper doesn't own these places, we do

Cruising a regular pastime
Cruising the campus at St. Margaret's School in Tappahannock was a rite of passage for teenage boys in the Northern Neck.

No silver bullet to end terrorism, but Golden Rule might work
Learning to live with terrorism may result in a lot of locked doors.

Sept. 11 program was propaganda, not education
Sept. 11 program was propaganda, not education

Clean-burning fuel technology mustn't be rushed by government
Eventually, we'll have to invent a new way to generate the power we need--other than oil--to run our computers and shuttle little Connor and Caitlyn to soccer practice. And General Motors is betting hundreds of millions in research and development money that hydrogen fuel cells will be the prime energy source of the future.

New motto: Virginia is for sale

VDOT hot spots
VDOT hot spots

School schedules altered by shootings

The Beach is back: Town enjoys housing boom
The Beach is back. Real-estate boom washes ashore in Potomac River town.

Public calendar

Herman M. Carneal
Herman M. Carneal

Scout log

Sarah D. Blount
Sarah D. Blount

Clarification

Nellie E. Hynson
Nellie E. Hynson

DMV will close two area sites
Department of Motor Vehicle offices in Warrenton and Gloucester are among 12 across the state being closed as a result of Virginia's budget shortfall.

Hazel A. R. Fortune

Elizabeth C. Scott
Elizabeth C. Scott

Alfred J. Pavone
Alfred J. Pavone

Audie M. Lee
Audie M. Lee

Packers offer a big challenge
GRANT PAULSEN: In order to beat the Packers, Redskins must give the ball to Stephen Davis.

Suspect flees after wild chase
...

Man wounded in Ashland

Eagles perched atop CAC

Attacks disrupt school routines

DMV: Agency says cutbacks will cause service to be slower

Colonels' late FG nets win

Authorities link message, sniper

Former profiler: Sniper reacting to law enforcement

Bullet removed from man shot last night in Virginia

Shooting victim undergoes second surgery; doctors recover bullet; schools to close in Richmond metro area
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For road results, work with your local government

These 'crazy liberals' are simply blind to danger of Saddam
These 'crazy liberals' are simply blind to danger of Saddam

Community calendar
Community calendar

What is your anti-drug?

Land-use debate will long continue, so let's set rules
Land-use debate will long continue, so let's set rules

News about area students, graduates and teachers

no pink tools.
Tomboy Tools shows women how to tackle home maintenance and provides the tools to do the job right.

County, Beach aim for a deal
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland try to work out sewer agreement to allow county to rehabilitate Monroe Hall area.

With help, man now a citizen
Donald Rallis becomes U.S. citizen with help of congressional aide.

This drummer boy's serious
Spotsylvania County resident David Loyal is a young man, but he's making a name for himself in the field of those who play Civil War-era music.

Charles W. Jones
Charles W. Jones

Plans to rebuild Ground Zero
King George County resident hopes her ideas help rebuild the World Trade Center site.

Battle for the Bay
The lack of progress in saving the Chesapeake Bay has dangerous implications on many levels.

Firm hired to bridge city divide

Hogan learns as he goes
A busy widowed father of three gets busier with his new appointment to the King George County Board of Supervisors.

Eagles need OT for win

William V. Friel
William V. Friel

Ina L. Hayes

Mamie L. Miller

Hazel A. R. Fortune
Hazel A. R. Fortune

Alfred J. Pavone
Alfred J. Pavone

Manhunt fugitive arrested
Stafford deputies say they've caught a wanted Maryland driver who fled after being pulled over by police.

Ilaoa hauls in TD in Hawaii win

Word from sniper?
Police appeal to person to contact them after finding his communique at Ashland shooting scene.

Police: Witness lied
Police dismiss eyewitness account at Fairfax slaying, say they are going 'back to basics' in probe.

Bowl mixture has regional flavor
STEVE DeSHAZO: Hokies, Cavs, Terps all thinking bowl bids

Police: Sniper left another message

Investigators say they preparing response to sniper message

Two people in custody in connection to shootings
Van stopped, confiscated near Richmond

Shooting in Fauquier not related to sniper shootings

Witnesses describe police action at van

Wife of Ashland shooting victim thankful for help, prayers

ATF: Bullet from Virginia shooting being analyzed

Mourners remember sniper victim killed in Fairfax County

Ponderosa shooting is work of serial sniper; two men pulled from van being questioned in the case

Minister gets five years in arson
A judge sentenced a former minister today to five years in prison and a $100,000 fine for trying to burn the home of his ex-girlfriend.

Prison guard held on drug charge
A guard at a juvenile detention center in Culpeper is being held on charges of trying to sell cocaine. Police say he overdosed when he tried to swallow the drug as police an officer in on him earlier this month.

Two men in custody not connected to series of shootings

Doctor says shooting victim improving

Police to caller: Call us again, "We want to get it right."

A Fauquier sheriff's deputy shot and wounded a man who allegedly tried to run over him at a gas station. The man was hospitalized after wrecking his car at the end of a seven-mile chase.

Two men seized this morning not involved in sniper attacks

Schools in metro Richmond to remain closed Tuesday
10222002

Drought is far from over, so water conservation still essential

Hospital not to blame for discarded smokes
Hospital not to blame for discarded smokes

Local student learned a lot from weekend activities
Local student learned a lot from weekend activities

E-mail suit the funniest joke heard in 18 years
E-mail suit the funniest joke heard in 18 years

Voices of strangers helped bicycle accident victim
Voices of strangers helped bicycle accident victim

The miracle of maturation is amazing - and entertaining

Grant 'treasures' Lee home
'America's Treasures' grant will help protect Northern Neck home of Francis Lightfoot Lee.

'Cans Can' closed, but local food bank is still in need
'Cans Can' closed, but local food bank is still in need

Parkeing brake
Spotsylvania supervisors should give Lee's Parke project an even harder look.

Avril Lavigne: Fashion icon

A tribute to Stephen Ambrose

Help kids through scary times

On the sidelines with Tina Aramburu
Brooke Point's senior outside hitter discusses tornadoes, tastes and her favorite Halloween costume

If you were king of the world and any animal from any time could pull your chariot, what would you choose?

No photo could add to family's terrible pain
No photo could add to family's terrible pain

Paper right to show us even unpleasant news
Paper right to show us even unpleasant news

Hospital's parent company gets new board members
MediCorp Health System gains two new board members.

Clarence A. Jeter II
Clarence A. Jeter II

Mamie L. Miller
Mamie L. Miller

Elizabeth C. Scott
Elizabeth C. Scott

Nice-guy Dad is a natural helper

Let council, not outside group, plan our city's future
Let council, not outside group, plan our city's future

David Brantley

Kanoelani O'Connor

Foliage frees folks from fear
Trip to check fall foliage finds many are using a new reason for hitting Skyline Drive--stress relief from sniper fire.

Ina L. Hayes
Ina L. Hayes

Earl W. Hopkins Sr.
Earl W. Hopkins Sr.

Local schools remain open
Fredericksburg-area schools are still open for business despite school closings in Richmond and neighboring counties.

Faye B. Spencer
Faye B. Spencer

Minister sent to prison
Stafford judge sentences former Dale City minister in arson of ex-lover's home and confronts him about ungodly behavior.

Grace Engels
Grace Engels

Thousands of job seekers flood fair
More than 2,500 show up at Job Fair.

Drug charge tough to swallow for prison guard Culpeper prison guard faces drug charges, despite effort to swallow evidence.
Culpeper prison guard faces drug charges, despite effort to swallow evidence.

Drifters routed at home

No sophomore jinx for Busch

Police: 'Call us back'

Fauquier deputy wounds suspect
Fauquier deputy wounds man who allegedly tried to run him over at Opal gas station.

Agile Brown plays big role for Cavaliers

Roush seeing life in different light

Police: Witness lied
Police dismiss eyewitness account at Fairfax slaying, say they are going 'back to basics' in probe.

'Bill' Richards

'Jake' Davis

’Son of Sam’ serial killer tells sniper to stop shooting spree

Bus Shooting Could Be Linked

Victim of latest shooting is bus driver

Police investigating possible link to sniper

Sources: Letter in sniper case was "hostile"

Police refine measurements from steakhouse shooting scene

Latest victim identified

Police identify shooting victim
Authorities today identified the victim of a shooting this morning as a Montgomery County bus driver and father of two. Tests are underway to determine if fatal shooting is linked to recent sniper attacks.

Parents cope with second day of school closings

Stafford restaurant robbed
Two suspects wore hooded sweatshirts

Richmond area schools to reopen

Halloween parade cancelled

Note from sniper: 'Your children are not safe anywhere, at anytime'

Sensitivities to recent shootings cited

'Your children are not safe'

Lawyer for latest Virginia victim asks for privacy

The region’s community services board will have to eliminate workers, counselors and programs to satisfy governor’s budget cuts. Other social services agencies also impacted.

Response to Sniper: cannot comply, call again
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Stafford parks and rec offers programs for senior citizens

Stafford parks and rec offers fitness programs

Parks and rec offers trips

Fredericksburg public school menus

Stafford public school menus

Keeping a positive outlook
Stafford County has a lot to offer its residents. And that's worth remembering--especially in troubled times.

Competition will bring in best doctors
Competition will bring in best doctors

Have compassion for nicotine addicts
Have compassion for nicotine addicts

'Litterpigs' raising bunch of little 'piglets'
'Litterpigs' raising bunch of little 'piglets'

Taking root
Organic farming methods grow more popular across region.

Fredericksburg parks and rec offers programs

ALFRESCO: Lose the paper plates for this elegant outdoor meal
Prepare a outdoor fall feast that is elegant as well as tantalizing.

Briefs ; Boy Scout Troop 165
Briefs ; Boy Scout Troop 165

Briefs ; Blood drive to be held at Mount Ararat Baptist; Workshop will focus on tree and shrub care ; SPCA reschedules Walk for Animals; Methodist Women's fall festival on Oct. 26; Downtown Greens holds benefit dance; School group sponsors basket bingo fund-raiser; Jaycees host annual haunted house; Crafters needed for church craft show; NSHS Athletic Boosters set annual craft fair; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Stafford fire department holds craft show; Stafford High School club holds fruit sale; Golf tournament to be held on Election Day
Briefs ; Blood drive to be held at Mount Ararat Baptist; Workshop will focus on tree and shrub care ; SPCA reschedules Walk for Animals; Methodist Women's fall festival on Oct. 26; Downtown Greens holds benefit dance; School group sponsors basket bingo fund-raiser; Jaycees host annual haunted house; Crafters needed for church craft show; NSHS Athletic Boosters set annual craft fair; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Stafford fire department holds craft show; Stafford High School club holds fruit sale; Golf tournament to be held on Election Day

A sniper, no; a murderer, yes
A sniper, no; a murderer, yes

Briefs ; Head Start; Falmouth Elementary; Ferry Farm Elementary; Hartwood Elementary; Stafford Elementary; Widewater Elementary; Winding Creek Elementary; A. G. Wright Middle; Drew Middle; H. H. Poole Middle; Thompson Middle; Brooke Point High; Colonial Forge High; North Stafford High; Stafford High; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Sonshine Academy
News about Stafford schools, teachers and students

Briefs ; Fruitcake sale benefits disabled veterans; Jaycees to sponsor annual haunted house; Tree and shrub care workshop offered; Computer classes offered for seniors; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Childcare Network sets CPR/first aid classes ; Downtown Greens sets benefit Down Home Ball; Church plans Christmas bazaar and bake sale; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; Crafters needed for county fall festival; Groups seek building supply donations; NAACP group elections set at Nov. 7 meeting; Battlefield Association to hold fund-raiser; Spotsylvania High to host basket bingo
Briefs ; Fruitcake sale benefits disabled veterans; Jaycees to sponsor annual haunted house; Tree and shrub care workshop offered; Computer classes offered for seniors; JMC hosts women's leadership colloquium; Childcare Network sets CPR/first aid classes ; Downtown Greens sets benefit Down Home Ball; Church plans Christmas bazaar and bake sale; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; River group sponsors trip and birding hike; Vigil helps prevent domestic abuse; Crafters needed for county fall festival; Groups seek building supply donations; NAACP group elections set at Nov. 7 meeting; Battlefield Association to hold fund-raiser; Spotsylvania High to host basket bingo

Girls raise money to protect police dogs
Stafford girls raise money to buy bulletproof vests for police dogs.

Briefs ; Soccer
Briefs ; Soccer

Stafford's Well-groomed yards get their just rewards
Beautification awards ceremony held Oct. 15.

Briefs ; Boy Scout Troop 171 announces awards
Briefs ; Boy Scout Troop 171 announces awards

Briefs ; Venture Crew 84 offers rock climbing lessons; Tryouts scheduled for boys AAU basketball; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled
Briefs ; Venture Crew 84 offers rock climbing lessons; Tryouts scheduled for boys AAU basketball; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled

READERS' TAKE: How have authorities handled the sniper case?

READERS' TAKE: How have authorities handled the snipe case?

Briefs ; Original Walker-Grant ; Walker-Grant Middle ; James Monroe High; Battlefield Elementary; Berkeley Elementary; Brock Road Elementary; Courtland Elementary ; Harrison Road Elementary ; Robert E. Lee Elementary ; Riverview Elementary; Battlefield Middle; Ni River Middle ; Spotsylvania Middle ; Thornburg Middle; John J. Wright Middle ; Chancellor High; Massaponax High ; Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Sonshine Academy; St. Patrick School
News about Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania schools, teachers and students

Redskins fan keeps on trucking in customized Chevy TrailBlazer
If you've got $40,000 lying around, let me know. I can use it to buy the Redskins edition Chevy TrailBlazer.

Unholster video cameras to deter mysterious killer
Unholster video cameras to deter mysterious killer

Beauty and grit

Fight the shooter, other terror with collective prayer
Fight the shooter, other terror with collective prayer

After killing ends, let's audit the media 'experts'
After killing ends, let's audit the media 'experts'

Briefs ; Replace smoke detector batteries, test alarms
Briefs ; Replace smoke detector batteries, test alarms

Embarrassment the diagnosis?
Embarrassment the diagnosis?

Spotsylvania envisions asphalt where autumn colors now glow

Keep Virginia's colleges, quality of life great with Nov. 5 'yes' vote

Sullivan, Cougars stalking a Dixie win

Bill Richards
Bill Richards

On gun violence, is there a fact-checker in the house?
On gun violence, is there a fact-checker in the house?

Pat Adair
Pat Adair

Businessman Albertine urges MWC students to 'Go for it'

David Brantley III
David Brantley III

Freebie Barnett

Cuts pile on top of cuts
The region's Community Services Board will have to eliminate workers, counselors and programs to satisfy governor's budget cuts. Other social-services agencies also affected.

Sherry goes with everything

Jody Rollins
Jody Rollins

Ruth S. Beazley
Ruth S. Beazley

Robbers give employees scare at Chinese eatery
Briefs ; Robbers give employees scare at Chinese eatery

Sheriff refuses to hire tobacco users

Jake Davis
Jake Davis

Reuben Davis

Flossie L. Carter

Earl W. Hopkins Sr.
Earl W. Hopkins Sr.

Judy Sens
Judy Sens

Chill days, colorful nights beg for fun treats

Capture fall's beauty with a camera? Can't be done. But we try.

Claude Stidham
Claude Stidham

Mary L. Dowling

Beulah R. Greene
Beulah R. Greene

Wes Warner
Wes Warner

'Your children are not safe anywhere'
Authorities investigate Maryland slaying for sniper link; continue to seek dialogue with killer.

Charges on way for Martha?

Greed's bumper crop

Dialogue stirs fears, emotions Messages from sniper adding to already horrible situation.
Messages from sniper adding to already horrible situation.

Trick-or-treat off, schools cancel games and activities
Local officials take new steps to protect children.

William Kala Jr.

Eagles strike early

Gunman, partner strike at Fredericksburg motel
Briefs ; Gunman, partner strike at Fredericksburg motel

McMahon, ninth-ranked Eagles tune up for key match with win

Economist to lecture at MWC on sharecropping
Briefs ; Economist to lecture at MWC on sharecropping

Problems fixed, Dawn sewer study begins anew
Dawn sewer survey is getting restarted after canvassers hit a stumbling block.

Eagles earn trip to semis

Gertrude T. Gibbs

Messages to sniper
Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose has attempted to communicate with the person who left a message and a phone number at the scene of a shooting at the Ponderosa restaurant in Ashland.

Throughout history, killers’ messages complicate pursuit, but sometimes pay off

Father of two latest apparent victim

Advocates come to aid of immigrants taken by Richmond pay phone

Examples of previous communiques by serial killers

Michigan man charged with making false sniper reports
'Just kidding,' suspect says

Sniper victim relative sees God's hand in sister's survival

Shootings strain resources of Spotsylvania, Ashland

Police link bus driver shooting to sniper case

Bus driver death officially linked to sniper

Officials duck question on hotline report

Jordan admits paying woman, but says she wants more

Chief scraps announcement

Ashland victim undergoes surgery for third time

Authorities searching back yard in Tacoma

Warner ponders security measures for voters

Popular trooper killed in I-95 crash

Authorities issue arrest warrant for man linked to sniper case
10242002

Art exhibits this week

Museums and historic sites

Museum marks West Point's bicentennial with exhibit

Silver project raises real fears
Silver project raises real fears

What film would you pick if you could only have one?

A smell averted; a Pixie lesson learned

Web site review: Homestar Runner

Give state colleges tools to conquer human diseases
Give state colleges tools to conquer human diseases

Respect Spotsylvania County's top-notch Sheriff's Office
Respect Spotsylvania County's top-notch Sheriff's Office

Hollywood's finest celebrities are rescuing the Democrats
Hollywood's finest celebrities are rescuing the Democrats

Sounds out of town

This weekend's highlights
Some highlights from the coming week. This is the last weekend to see Riverside Theater's performance of "Annie Get Your Gun." The final show starts Sunday afternoon at 3. 540/370-4300.

Movie reviews
Brief reviews of movies playing in the Fredericksburg area

Events to plan for down the road
Events coming up that you might want to plan ahead for.

Hot concert tickets go on sale

Media tighten 'grip of fear' and impede law enforcement
Media tighten 'grip of fear' and impede law enforcement

Geraldo Rivera was enjoying himself; others should try it, too
Geraldo Rivera was enjoying himself; others should try it, too

Destinations and day trips

Going to market: Trinkets and treasures benefit area museum
Market in the Square gathers 20 vendors of fine gift items for an event that benefits the Fredericksburg Area Museum.

As state offices close, strain on remaining ones grows

Disney's princesses glide around enchanted rink

Sam's Pizza and Subs delivers the goods

Farmers reap puny profits due to drought, sniper fears Drought affects some pumpkin patches, while sniper attacks affect others.
Drought affects some pumpkin patches, while sniper attacks affect others.

Grim story doesn't ruin great performance of 'Vanessa'
Grim story, unmelodious music fail to dim Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's splendid performance in the Washington Opera's production of Samuel Barber's "Vanessa."

Take the Fredericksburg Area Bad Service Tour: Go out shopping

Support higher-ed bond for the sake of local colleges
Support higher-ed bond for the sake of local colleges

Va. Film Fest: Big names hit Charlottesville

Mike Seeger to perform free concert

America's retreat from reality in '90s comes to a frightening halt

It's hockey, without the field

George Duke breaks out of stereotypes

CD review: 'Let Go,' by Avril Lavigne

Book review: 'Martin the Warrior'

Dishing it! Celebrity news, notes and gossip from Bassey Etim-Edet

Gertrude T. Gibbs
Gertrude T. Gibbs

Mary L. Dowling
Mary L. Dowling

Breast cancer's toll
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month puts spotlight on prevention, detection and survival.

Anna M. Leadbetter
Anna M. Leadbetter

Briefs ; Paper's 'Life' sections snag national award
Briefs ; Paper's 'Life' sections snag national award

Alcott and Zorro win Arabian award

Friends of Lake Anna bolster eroding shore with plants, bio-logs
Low-tech shoreline project at Lake Anna State Park uses natural materials and plantings instead of heavy, invasive rock walls.

Briefs ; O'Connor captures national eventing title
Briefs ; O'Connor captures national eventing title

Minority students' SOL scores improve

Charles G. Cooke
Charles G. Cooke

Barbara S. Clark
Barbara S. Clark

Freebie Barnett
Freebie Barnett

Soon-to-be Terrapin has Hawks soaring

William K. Kala Jr.
William K. Kala Jr.

Hunt on in sniper case
Sniper hasn't stopped killing, but has plenty to say to police these days via telephone and letter.

Oscie L. Woolfolk

Reuben Davis
Reuben Davis

Polly L. Carter
Polly L. Carter

90-plus Virginia localities OK'd for drought aid
Five Fredericksburg-area localities are among 90-some drought-stricken places declared eligible for federal disaster aid.

Stephen Facsko Jr.
Stephen Facsko Jr.

Football games this week

Viola F. Fenwick
Viola F. Fenwick

Elizabeth Barnhardt
Elizabeth Barnhardt

Jack Payne Jr.
Jack Payne Jr.

Saddam's life

Snipers aren't athletes
STEVE DeSHAZO: Sniper brings sports terms into perspective.

Briefs ; Culpeper investigating tractor theft, burglary
Briefs ; Culpeper investigating tractor theft, burglary

No one can keep up with Eagles at district meet

Stafford wife sentenced to life in prison for killing husband
Aquia Harbour woman tried to cash in on man's life insurance.

Schools comfort kids

Child-porn case may end in plea
Child pornography case may end in plea agreement.

Briefs ; Quasar pioneer dies after suffering fall
Briefs ; Quasar pioneer dies after suffering fall

King George School Board warms to initial plans for new high school
King George County School Board approves conceptual plans for a new high school.

Maret School vs. Colonial Beach game preview

City OKs capital plan for pool, park, Maury

Popular state trooper killed in I-95 crash
Briefs ; Popular state trooper killed in I-95 crash

Two arrested in connection with sniper case

Authorities: Two men arrested in connection with sniper investigation

No water in Spotsylvania Courthouse area this morning

Investigators probe possible link between Alabama killing and sniper case

Report: Muhammad sympathetic to Sept. 11 hijackers

Sources say they've got their men

Authorities investigate possible link to Ala. shooting
Investigators probe possible sniper link to unsolved Alabama liquor store shooting

Bush told that sniper case is probably solved

Reports: Gun seized from car in sniper case

Accused murderer makes claim on items from behind bars

Youth could be sentenced to die for Va. slayings

Shoppers relieved but remain cautious following arrests in Maryland

Source: Police find gun, scope, tripod in car

Sifrit makes claim on Hooters items
Does not want items given to husband after trial

More on Muhammad and his car

Did they have help?

Report: Muhammad, Malvo approached by police on Oct. 8

Truck driver who reported suspect vehicle says he's not a hero

Who is John Lee Malvo?

Tests under way on weapon in suspects' car

Police link sniper shootings to suspects
10252002

King George and Caroline school menus
School menus

Confront crime to be healed

Get ready to fall back on Sunday

GENERATIONS OF AREA YOUTH GOT START WITH SUE WARD
Sue Ward taught 4,000 children reading, writing and respect during her 69 years as a preschool teacher. Students, young and old, honored her last week.

Falls Run draws a senior crowd
Assembly line well under way at Falls Run, the Del Webb community for active seniors in Stafford County.

Technology helps build Falls Run

Margulies takes on different roles

NBC show still one of TV's best

Williams shines in new sitcom

Warning: Do not try this at home

Haunted houses-- near you

Bring law into line with science by voting on Nov. 5
Bring law into line with science by voting on Nov. 5

MWC and Germanna need our help on Election Day
MWC and Germanna need our help on Election Day

Season is not a total loss

Shutout sends Stafford to final

TIDES AT FREDERICKSBURG

'How nice it would be'
Fredericksburg-area students, parents hope life can return to normal following yesterday's arrests in the sniper case.

Outdoor calendar

New reality sets in after sniper arrests
Yesterday's arrests of two in the string of sniper attacks bring relief, resignation to the region.

Breaking big case often depends on timely tips
Despite difficult balancing act, police count on public and media to help solve crimes.

Briefs ; Stafford litter cleanup postponed until Nov. 9 ; State budget cuts force 12 DMV offices to close ; Sports Spectacular to benefit Caroline kids
Briefs ; Stafford litter cleanup postponed until Nov. 9 ; State budget cuts force 12 DMV offices to close ; Sports Spectacular to benefit Caroline kids

Stafford FBI teams played key roles in case
Stafford-based FBI specialists play key role in hunt for sniper.

Lillian O. Surles
Lillian O. Surles

Area has wealth of caring folks
There are lots of people in our community who care for others, whether they're lost cats or grieving families.

Elizabeth Barnhardt
Elizabeth Barnhardt

Russell Wood
Russell Wood

Briefs ; Suspect's name causes problems for professor
Professor says he is not THE John Allen Williams.

Briefs ; Autumn leaves hang on after late color burst
Briefs ; Autumn leaves hang on after late color burst

William J. Schopps

The 15th bullet may never be fired

Jobless claims fall as economy struggles

Former Allfirst trader pleads guilty

States vow to pursue execution
Prosecutors planning to seek death penalty in sniper case.

Briefs ; Restructuring charges drive down Tyco profit ; AES reports losing millions in third-quarter
Briefs ; Restructuring charges drive down Tyco profit ; AES reports losing millions in third-quarter

Area residents 'delighted' over arrests in case
News of arrests in sniper case puts people in Fredericksburg more at ease.

High school football game previews

Making VDOT better
VDOT changing for the better, top officials say.

Baseball hopes take side trip?
Report says Boston could become a temporary home for Montreal Expos before decision is made about locating them in the Washington area.

Hicks' picks help jumpstart Devils

High school football results and matchups

SUSPECTS SNARED

Bushmaster AR-15 rifle linked to 11 of D.C.-area sniper cases

From Army service to arrest, suspect in sniper attacks followed tangled path

Recent key developments in the Washington-area sniper shootings investigation

$500,000 up for grabs: Reward money still to be decided in sniper case

In end, the white van in the sniper investigation turned out to be red herring

A controlling father figure seen in the alleged sniper pair

Montgomery County prosecutor plans to seek death penalty for one sniper suspect

Controlling father figure seen in alleged sniper pair

Overtime costs associated with sniper investigation still being tallied

Who will get sniper reward?
$500,000 total may have to be divided

Sniper Suspects Face Murder Charges

Area returns to normalcy

Demand low for potassium iodide pills
Most state residents around nuclear power plants did not take advantage of the state’s potassium iodide giveaway.
10262002

Bad experience turned good at our local hospital
Bad experience turned good at our local hospital

You can toast area progress--but not with water
You can toast area progress--but not with water

Colleges offer more courses on Islam
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, there has been an enrollment increase in Islam classes at colleges.

A higher gas tax would doom monstermobiles
A higher gas tax would doom monstermobiles

Religion calendar

Maybe it's the thunder
Maybe it's the thunder

Nanny of Fall Hill
Katina is a comforting spirit at historic Fredericksburg mansion

Looking for homes

Sniper's shot echoed across many borders

Good-natured fun in area for Halloween 1919
Fredericksburg-area residents frolic in the streets and in homes 80 years ago.

Dirty tricks on Halloween
Fifty years ago, Halloween pranks were often much more sinister and sometimes destructive.

Confederates south and east of the intersection
The Chancellorsville intersection is in the middle of a Maelstrom.

Rail transport plays key role in many battles
The railroads transformed warfare during the Civil War.

Wilmington: Last nail in Confederate coffin
The Confederate surrender at Wilmington, N.C., gave Sherman a base for his campaign in North Carolina.

Ludwig's castles are Bavarian treasures

Motto: Spring forward, fall back
It's time to decide what will be containerized for the winter.

Black-Hawks' quick strikes sink Wolverines

Gardening calendar

Confederates south and east of the intersection
Civil War calendar "The Unknown Confederate Soldier," today. 2 p.m., Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St., Fredericksburg. Willie Levi Casey Jr. will discuss the role of African-American soldiers fighting for the Confederacy as part of the library's "Gods and Generals" Civil War series. 372-1144 or historyPoint.org.

Nanny of Fall Hill
Katina is a comforting spirit at historic Fredericksburg mansion

Katina: Ghost Nanny at Fall Hill
Katina is a comforting spirit at historic Fredericksburg mansion

W&OD Trail: Saddle up and go
Biking the rail-trail of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park is a fun adventure.

Rail transport plays key role in many battles
Flashback

Joanna Glassell: An Unlikely Fredericksburg Ghost
Local lore has Joanna Glassell as a ghostly guest at The Chimneys in Fredericksburg, but her life in Scotland holds more interest.

Halloween in 1919

Pet of the week

classroom@yourhome.edu
Want to get a degree? No need to plan your life around a rigid classroom schedule. Just put on your jammies and sit at your computer.

Pets on the Web

Hopyard tract may get homes
King George's Hopyard tract could be sold to another development company.

Getting back to business, finally
Business owners hope to recoup sales lost during a local sniper spree as shoppers return.

Kodak digitizes pictures

Feeding toys to high-tech junkies

Risk fears bad for gas companies

MWC students may have to pay more
Mary Washington College faculty recommend 5 percent mid-year tuition hike.

Lindsey Conway Sr.
Lindsey Conway Sr.

Quaoar the Usurper

Few residents pick up potassium iodide pills
Most state residents around nuclear power plants did not take advantage of the state's potassium iodide giveaway.

Maryland files first charges
Montgomery County, Md., files first charges against sniper suspects, will seek death penalty against Muhammad.

DMV ire hits voter registrar
Fauquier's voter-registration satellite office is bearing the brunt of residents' frustration over state's decision to close Motor Vehicle office in Warrenton.

Ocsie L. Woolfolk
Ocsie L. Woolfolk

Briefs ; Cole to hold town-hall meetings across district; Stafford seeking people to help at polls Nov. 5
Briefs ; Cole to hold town-hall meetings across district; Stafford seeking people to help at polls Nov. 5

Children come out to play
Children are all smiles in the Fredericksburg area as recess and other activities finally get the green light.

Authorities getting hero treatment
Grateful area residents treat police like heroes now that arrests have been made in the sniper attacks.

Cyrus Khabiri
Cyrus Khabiri

Sylvia G. Roles
Sylvia G. Roles

Robert L. Campbell
Robert L. Campbell

Norman
Norman

Stafford's big line opens big holes
Stafford's offensive line hard to stop.

Indians' streak at 7

Trojans survive; JM, W&L keep pace

Violet Atkinson

Counting blessings
Local man says he had unsettling encounter with sniper suspects hours before Spotsylvania woman was shot at mall here.

Helen Claxton

Plea agreement to end Stafford child-pornography trial
Plea agreement would end man's long journey through the Stafford court system.

Eagles' rally nets win vs. Salisbury

Third man arrested in sniper case
10272002

Chichester's idea smacks of boondoggle
Chichester's idea smacks of boondoggle

Night Moves

Marriage licenses issued in Caroline
Marriage licenses

'Freaky' lenses alter eyes
Area teens see novelty contacts as a way to 'freak people out.'

Feeney, Getgood

Zaidman-Ney

Houck, Harvey

Pennino, Gallichio

Programs and events planned throughout community

Verdecchia-Ryder

Health calendar
Health calendar

Seniors calendar
Seniors calendar

Sometimes prayers are answered

Baker-Fulmer

Johnson-Fagan

Prize for the peacemaker from Georgia long overdue
Prize for the peacemaker from Georgia long overdue

Sensible gun laws belong in our sights
The sniper spree points to the need to re-examine gun laws and to condemn the demented aspects of our gun culture.

Reed-Guill

Last week's news in review

Duke-Pyle

Zalewski, Edwards

Fontenot, Coffee

Dellett-Martin

In France, eating is an art form
In France, breakfasts of buttered croissants and lunches with wine and cheese bring pleasure, not weight gain.

McCants-Henderson

Is Virginia's road culture being overwhelmed by Northerners?
Whatever the reason, Virginians' driving habits seem to be growing worse.

Attacks spook Halloween sales
Stores are hoping to scare up customers now that authorities have arrested two suspects in the sniper case. Earlier, fearful customers stayed home amid the spree.

N. Virginia vote has local impact
Northern Virginia transportation tax could affect pocketbooks, commutes of local residents.

Taymor, Kahlo shared much

Epitaphs help keep memories alive

Briefs ; Orange holds free screenings for children
Briefs ; Orange holds free screenings for children

Briefs ; DAR forms new chapter at Lake of the Woods
Briefs ; DAR forms new chapter at Lake of the Woods

Speaker predicts genetic discrimination in the future
Cultural diversity is the topic at Windows of the World meetings.

Sprawl: The swamp that creates killers?

Parks, education bonds would have an impact in our region

Others go to jail for violence upon unborn reserved to mothers

News about local business developments

Site may improve military health care
TRICARE Online, a new tool for military personnel, could spark a revolution in efficient health care.

Quilt promotes domestic-violence awareness
Culpeper County contributes to statewide Domestic Violence Quilt Project.

Profiling 'experts' way off target in portraits of sniper suspects
Profiling experts draw a faulty portrait of sniper suspects.

Fredericksburg battle is at center of 'Gods and Generals' movie

DNA and the courts
Ballot amendment to allow DNA evidence appeals deserves approval by the voters.

Rec-complex bids leave city facing Dixon Street dilemma
Bids for first phase of Dixon Street recreation complex were higher than expected.

Briefs ; Contact lenses topic of Focus radio show
Briefs ; Contact lenses topic of Focus radio show

Public meetings calendar

Salisbury tops MWC in field hockey showdown

New-look Wizards aiming high

Sherman sparked Cougars
Sherman got the most out of playing sports.

Eagles top Patriots, set up showdown

Beatrice B. Wright
Beatrice B. Wright

Evelyn E. Darr
Evelyn E. Darr

Fr. William Schopps
Fr. William Schopps

Violet S. Atkinson
Violet S. Atkinson

Preston G. Smith

Deborah H. Giles

Helen S. Claxton
Helen S. Claxton

For police, treats for a job well done Spotsylvania group says thanks to deputies for their work on the sniper case--and every day.
Spotsylvania group says thanks to deputies for their work on the sniper case--and every day.

Pearl Satterwhite

Irish's surge is bad news for the Hokies
STEVE DeSHAZO: College picture no clearer than before
10282002

Spotsylvania school bus crowded, uncomfortable

MediCorp van brings health to the area

Douse the Stafford fires

books without borders
Have you read a good book lately? If so, set it free and monitor its travel on the World Wide Web.

Community calendar
Community calendar

Sorry to say, bus service to Potomac Mills is limited

Orange hires builder
Supervisors award bid to Kenbridge Construction for work on new courthouse, which will adjoin its Italianate predecessor.

Bonds can save wildness
Approval of Nov. 5 referendum would finance Virginia parks, natural areas.

In 7th, vote for the man who says, 'No' to PACs

Natural assets take hit
Budget cuts will crimp state environmental programs and raise visitors' costs at state parks.

Music benefit planned Nov. 2 for Heidi Ortiz
"Heidi's Night of Music" will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lake of the Woods Church in Locust Grove.

News about area students, graduates and teachers

Aussies just love that Abba
Australian Abba cover group Björn Again plays the Birchmere Tuesday night

Conservative game plan suits current edition of the Redskins
STEVE DeSHAZO: Gutsy win bodes well for Terps' postseason plans.

Everett P. White
Everett P. White

Pearl P. Satterwhite
Pearl P. Satterwhite

Carl W. Rose
Carl W. Rose

Elizabeth T. Carter
Elizabeth T. Carter

Rosalie Balderson

Douglas B. Goforth
Douglas B. Goforth

Proudly liberal

HeartField Heartbeats, led by a zestful director, bring happiness to many

Phyllis C. Kube
Phyllis C. Kube

'There's a real Gold Rush mentality out there among the developers.'

Edward L. Toles Jr.

Residents get back to normal
Thousands of area residents finally feel safe leaving their homes, now that sniper suspects are in police custody.

Stars on our streets

With OT win, Eagles clinch the top seed

Soldier's signature brings kin to Culpeper
The discovery of a soldier's inscription at a Civil War field hospital prompts his descendant to visit Culpeper County.

Briefs ; National
Briefs ; National

Va. Tech student from Stafford dies after fall

Virginia prosecutors, armed with active death penalty laws, push to charge sniper suspects

Sniper suspects indicted in Virginia

Muhammad indicted on capital murder charges in Virginia

Suspects indicted in Ashland shooting

Doctor nixes Marlin comeback attempt

Fans of Montgomery County police chief launch web site

Prosecutor says teenager may have fired shot that killed FBI

Synagogue incident investigated for sniper connection

Man stabbed in Edison Field parking lot during Game Seven
10292002

Meadows Farms kind to golfers
Meadows Farms kind to golfers

Please let us not be beastly to 'damn Yankees' who gave their lives
Please let us not be beastly to 'damn Yankees' who gave their lives

VDOT turning a blind eye to crowded commuter lots
VDOT turning a blind eye to crowded commuter lots

Dealing with ADHD: Growing number of teens diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Area doesn't have too few doctors, but too many people
Area doesn't have too few doctors, but too many people

As the time for college application deadlines is quickly approaching, dread of entrance exams grows exponentially

Both bond issues on Nov. 5 ballot deserve strong support
Both bond issues on Nov. 5 ballot deserve strong support

If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

Fredericksburg has the 'product'; what it needs is salesmanship

LIFE: 'Oliver!' cast balances performing with being children
Fourteen boys play an integral part in the upcoming musical 'Oliver.' They've spent the past two months balancing school work with play rehearsals. But they're also having fun.

King George Landfill to expand

Foreign policy of Clinton era turned America into a paper tiger

On the sidelines with Krysta Norman
Liberty High School's senior guard discusses unicorns, chicken nuggets and teddy bears.

Spooky books for Halloween

Top eight and two worst records of right now

Church to give Market Square burials new home
Remains of 18th-century residents to be reburied on All Saints Day at St. George's in the city.

Getting involved in the American dream

Briefs ; MWC board to discuss budget cuts tomorrow; Contributions sought for woman's leukemia fund; City's leaf collections will begin next week
Briefs ; MWC board to discuss budget cuts tomorrow; Contributions sought for woman's leukemia fund; City's leaf collections will begin next week

Deborah H. Giles
Deborah H. Giles

Why your Mommy can't sew

Preston G. Smith
Preston G. Smith

Rosalie Balderson
Rosalie Balderson

Town OKs dam repairs

Heavenly series
After beating the San Francisco Giants Sunday night in the seventh and deciding game of the Fall Classic, a new chapter was written. That of champion. Pity that so few witnessed it.

Backups pick up Redskins
STEVE DeSHAZO: Backups pick Redskins back up

James Samuel

Mary Ellen Aaron
Mary Ellen Aaron

Trade is now women's work
Sisters in Middlesex County step in, continue to operate father's soft-shell crab business.

Kenneth Dickman
Kenneth Dickman

Tech student's fatal fall stuns family, friends

Raymond T. Medley

Briefs ; Virginia Financial's earnings increase
Briefs ; Virginia Financial's earnings increase

Knights slosh into first place

Young, Cougars blank the Foxes

Mamulova wants to make area gymnasts more graceful
Bulgarian gymnastics coach Rumyana Mamulova adds new dimension to Paragon Gymnastics.

War demands

Deacon convicted of abuse

Washington-area sniper suspect linked to Tacoma slaying and synagogue shooting

Muhammad charged here
Spotsylvania formally charges sniper suspect; sources say deputy saw Muhammad at Massaponax crime scene.

Recreational sports calendar

Briefs ; Groups provide cards, hot lines for voters
Briefs ; Groups provide cards, hot lines for voters

Fredericksburg man dies in Olde Greenwich townhouse fire
City resident perishes Sunday in blaze.

Cavaliers face tough road ahead

Students' teeth get more care

Robert Young

Richard B. Reed Sr.

Gov. Warner among nation's richest politicians, Forbes reports

Dig it!
Answers to your questions about construction going on throughout the Fredericksburg region.

Feds file charges in sniper case
Justice Department following two states in bringing charges

Ashcroft: Death penalty appropriate in sniper case

Richmond council votes to honor slave

Father and son shot; search on for suspect

Muhammad appears in court

With new charges come details of evidence against sniper suspects

Louisiana authorities seek DNA samples from Muhammad, Malvo

Slain woman's family satisfied - 'we know what's happened now'
10302002

Fredericksburg public school menus

Stafford public school menus

Salem Church Library offers programs

Snow Library offers programs

Spotsylvania County Crime Solvers needs the public's help

Outdoor cafes really need to think of the disabled
Outdoor cafes really need to think of the disabled

Veteran officer's byword: Respect

Governor's Schools aren't as privileged as made out
Governor's Schools aren't as privileged as made out

This is no time for the state to go borrow money
This is no time for the state to go borrow money

Vote 'yes' on higher-ed referendum on Tuesday
Vote 'yes' on higher-ed referendum on Tuesday

New SCA Officers

Mt. View rescue squad recalls 20 years of service
The Mountain View Volunteer Rescue Squad celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

Referendums will raise money, not our taxes
Referendums will raise money, not our taxes

Freedom has roots in county
The pursuit of liberty--in all its many forms--is intertwined with Stafford County's past and present.

News about Stafford students, teachers and schools
Briefs ; Head Start; Anne E. Moncure Elementary; Falmouth Elementary; Ferry Farm Elementary; Garrisonville Elementary; Grafton Village Elementary; Hampton Oaks Elementary; Rockhill Elementary; Stafford Elementary; Widewater Elementary; Winding Creek Elementary; A. G. Wright Middle; Drew Middle; H. H. Poole Middle; Thompson Middle; Brooke Point High; North Stafford High; Stafford High; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Holy Cross Academy; Sonshine Academy

Concordia: Ploy to run roughshod over people's representatives?

Briefs ; Soccer; Swimming
Briefs ; Soccer; Swimming

Briefs ; Swimming
Briefs ; Swimming

Fibbing on GOP plans for Social Security helps Dems
Fibbing on GOP plans for Social Security helps Dems

Briefs ; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11
Briefs ; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11

Briefs ; Tryouts scheduled for boys AAU basketball; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Stafford Highlanders registration scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11
Briefs ; Tryouts scheduled for boys AAU basketball; Girls traveling volleyball team tryouts scheduled; Stafford Highlanders registration scheduled; Basketball registration deadline set for Nov. 11

Disabled veterans get raw deal from U.S. government
Disabled veterans get raw deal from U.S. government

News about Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania students, teachers and schools
Briefs ; Original Walker-Grant Program; James Monroe High; Berkeley Elementary; Battlefield Elementary; Brock Road Elementary ; Chancellor Elementary ; Courtland Elementary; Harrison Road Elementary; Lee Hill Elementary ; Riverview Elementary; Robert E. Lee Elementary ; Salem Elementary; Battlefield Middle ; John J. Wright MIddle ; Ni River Middle; Spotsylvania Middle ; Chancellor High; Courtland High; Massaponax High ; Fredericksburg Academy; Fredericksburg Christian Schools; Holy Cross Academy; Sonshine Academy; St. Patrick School

Learn About Bullying

Students Learn to Dance

Schools Honored

Briefs ; Registrar's Office needs poll workers
Briefs ; Registrar's Office needs poll workers

Briefs ; Club plans shopping trip to Williamsburg; Ferry Farm PTO holds basket bingo benefit; BPHS dance team holds craft fair Nov. 2; Downtown Greens holds benefit dance; Fruitcake sale benefits disabled veterans; Crafters needed for church craft show; Group begins youth discussion program; Local river group sponsors birding hike; Stafford fire department holds craft show; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Parent HELP announces upcoming topics
Briefs ; Club plans shopping trip to Williamsburg; Ferry Farm PTO holds basket bingo benefit; BPHS dance team holds craft fair Nov. 2; Downtown Greens holds benefit dance; Fruitcake sale benefits disabled veterans; Crafters needed for church craft show; Group begins youth discussion program; Local river group sponsors birding hike; Stafford fire department holds craft show; Schools plan art auction after-prom fund-raiser; Parent HELP announces upcoming topics

Briefs ; Crafters needed for county fall festival; Spotsylvania High to host basket bingo; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; Computer classes offered for seniors; Battlefield Association to hold fund-raiser; Fruitcake sale benefits disabled veterans; Group sponsors youth rally for local athletes; Downtown Greens sets benefit Down Home Ball; Local river group sponsors birding hike; Groups seek building supply donations; Group begins youth discussion program; Parent HELP announces upcoming topics ; NAACP group elections set at Nov. 7 meeting; Courtland High class of 1992 plans reunion
Briefs ; Crafters needed for county fall festival; Spotsylvania High to host basket bingo; Red Cross offers baby sitters' training ; Computer classes offered for seniors; Battlefield Association to hold fund-raiser; Fruitcake sale benefits disabled veterans; Group sponsors youth rally for local athletes; Downtown Greens sets benefit Down Home Ball; Local river group sponsors birding hike; Groups seek building supply donations; Group begins youth discussion program; Parent HELP announces upcoming topics ; NAACP group elections set at Nov. 7 meeting; Courtland High class of 1992 plans reunion

Briefs ; Woman's club adopts elementary school
Briefs ; Woman's club adopts elementary school

Computer Learning

Values-based service for kids uses songs, dances and plays
Ni River Community Church in Spotsylvania holds unique program for children.

Teacher's award money starts science club
Courtland Elementary School teacher uses award money to start science club.

Spotsylvania crime log

Police earned respect, a good night's sleep
Police earned respect, a good night's sleep

Wonderland

Teacher's award money starts science club
Courtland Elementary School teacher uses award money to start science club.

Vote to bring surety to Virginia's death penalty
Vote to bring surety to Virginia's death penalty

Sniper's rage wholly unrelated to suburban life
Sniper's rage wholly unrelated to suburban life

Raymond T. Medley
Raymond T. Medley

With so many weapons, would stronger gun-control laws help?
Reflections on damage done by one rifle, geographic misconceptions and a late U.S. senator.

Foxx helps Keydets reach respectability

Halloween Happenings

Richard B. Reed Sr.
Richard B. Reed Sr.

Robert Young
Robert Young

Halloween Happenings

Sylvester W. Brent
Sylvester W. Brent

Community, police stood proud during sniper rampage
Community, police stood proud during sniper rampage

Mireille R. Alberti

Sniper case proves the need for gun control
Sniper case proves the need for gun control

Sheriff's Office's tireless work was a comfort to all
Sheriff's Office's tireless work was a comfort to all

Experts' analysis proves mixed
Expert analysis in the sniper coverage in The Free Lance-Star was mixture of insight and misinformation.

Raymond
Raymond

Marvin T. F. Taylor
Marvin T. F. Taylor

Frankingstein

Brother Samuel
Brother Samuel

Shirley Ann Grant
Shirley Ann Grant

Red Cross pleads for blood donors
Red Cross says blood is in short supply in the Mid-Atlantic. Donor drives are being held this week.

Briefs ; Eagles' Ramos earns CAC player of the week
Briefs ; Eagles' Ramos earns CAC player of the week

Skyline Drive to be closed
After leaf peepers have had their fill of autumn colors, Shenandoah National Park will shut part of Skyline Drive to cut away a cliff and reduce rock slides.

High school sports schedules

Driver charged in attack
Man shot while allegedly trying to run down Fauquier deputy charged with attempted malicious wounding of officer.

Plaintiffs answer defense
Attorneys for plaintiffs respond to defense motions in City Council e-mail lawsuit.

George going on display
Fredericksburg Masons lend several George Washington-related objects to the Fredericksburg Area Museum for a yearlong exhibit.

Briefs ; D.C. museum exhibits 9/11 design entries
Briefs ; D.C. museum exhibits 9/11 design entries

Ashcroft intervenes in case
Sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad appears in court as first federal evidence emerges.

Johnson claims regional tennis crown
Stafford's Laura Johnson wins Northwest Region singles title in girls tennis.

Resurgent Hawks headed to final

Cougars cruise past slow-starting Foxes

Briefs ; Germanna Foundation reports Oct. 21 burglary
Briefs ; Germanna Foundation reports Oct. 21 burglary

Police say suspect left clue: His car
Authorities say suspect left behind huge clue--his car.

Fuller's role no longer secondary

Road-funding alternative on table
Will Fredericksburg area get new transportation district?

Tips for a safe Halloween
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued its annual Halloween tips for keeping children safe.

D.C. region tax vote tightening, poll suggests

Stafford band director named Virginia teacher of the year

Sen. Warner predicts close vote on referendum

Murder suspect nabbed by troopers in Prince William

Close referendum vote foreseen
Sen. Warner joins Gov. Warner to back bond votes

Prosecutor denies interfering with questioning of suspects

Deaths of Leesburg couple called homicide victims

Davis leads effort to provide local funding for sniper investigation costs
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Art exhibits

Museums and historic sites

Businesswomen to meet, hone skills

Decatur the right choice for Stafford's court clerk
Decatur the right choice for Stafford's court clerk

Military notes: News about those in the armed forces with local ties

No candidate could do a better job than Decatur
No candidate could do a better job than Decatur

Precious Victories

Vote 'yes' on higher education referendum
Vote 'yes' on higher education referendum

Sounds out of town

'Yes' to park bonds will create debt
'Yes' to park bonds will create debt

Is Concordia here to overturn city's elections?
Is Concordia here to overturn city's elections?

Precious Victories

City mustn't pass up this chance to start a fresh public dialogue

This weekend's highlights
Some highlights from the coming week. It's Halloween! Watch out for pint-sized ghouls and goblins tonight.

Movie reviews
Brief reviews of movies playing in the Fredericksburg area

Events to plan for down the road
Events coming up that you might want to plan ahead for.

Hot concert tickets on sale

Smithsonian offers science lectures

Day trips and destinations

At National, 'La Mancha's' dream appears magical
Brian Stokes Mitchell fires "Man of La Mancha" with a welcome message of hope in the midst of misery. The revival, now at Washington's National Theatre, will open on Broadway next month.

Count Ghoulstein calling
Blake Clark delivers pizza and scare this Halloween

Bond referendum a painless way to fund education
Bond referendum a painless way to fund education

Say 'yes' to cigarette tax hike, not new bond issue
Say 'yes' to cigarette tax hike, not new bond issue

Kids will hear celebrity authors at book festival
Hip-hop legend Doug E. Fresh and Filmmaker Spike Lee will join authors and illustrators at the Multicultural Children's Book Festival in Washington.

Last-minute costume ideas from it!

The other side of the trick-or-treat door

'House of Wax' a very cool thriller

Howie Day set sights on rock music in kindergarten
Day's deep debut album, "Australia," winning raves. He opens for Tori Amos Tuesday at Patriot Center.

The hot, and not-so-hot, of China Express

Christina Aguilera crafts 'Dirrty' image
Aguilera makes "Dirrty" song "filthy" and video just "skanky enough."

Conservative Cantor will be the president's partner
Conservative Cantor will be the president's partner

Cast your vote against obstructionist Democrats
Cast your vote against obstructionist Democrats

Stafford County indictments

Vote for 'Cooter' in the 7th District
Vote for 'Cooter' in the 7th District

Bond issue won't stress state budget
Bond issue won't stress state budget

Options abound on Halloween night

The most important candies in the world

Movie monster smackdown

chronic youth by Ali Wyne

Virginia justice

An it!Mad Libs Halloween parody

Briefs ; Century Piano Exchange welcomes players; Gather gourmet goodies at Feast-O-Rama
Briefs ; Century Piano Exchange welcomes players; Gather gourmet goodies at Feast-O-Rama

Raymond
Raymond

Crusader gives thanks to students
Maverick Mexican general thanks Amnesty International chapter at James Monroe High School for participating in letter-writing campaign to have him freed.

Washington as Freemason now at area museum

Area teams gear up for postseason push

Briefs ; Youth sections place first in national contest; Editor elected to head national organization
Briefs ; Youth sections place first in national contest; Editor elected to head national organization

Stations move on the dial
Radio companies enter deal to swap stations. Operators say the deal and possible format changes will better serve their listeners.

Is it time to turn around?
Area unemployment rates are released, showing hints of hope for an economic rebound and one area locality with a labor shortage.

Races, hunter show highlight weekend