Correction from August 7 issue
Due to a reporting error, an article in last week’s Courts & Crime News ["Kluge estate sued for unpaid cleaning bills"] misstated the name of Patricia Kluge’s husband. He is Bill Moses.
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Correction from August 7 issue
Due to a reporting error, an article in last week's Courts & Crime News ["Kluge estate sued for unpaid cleaning bills"] misstated the name of Patricia Kluge's husband. He is Bill Moses.
Charles Marsh
Due to a reporting error, an article in last week’s Courts & Crime News ["Kluge estate sued for unpaid cleaning bills"] misstated the name of Patricia Kluge’s husband. He is Bill Moses.
Appetite for Destruction
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Negativland
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Once upon a time, one of the area’s most rollicking controversies was the Western Bypass, a six-mile stretch of road proposed to help through-traffic on Route 29 from D.C. to Lynchburg avoid the crawl through strip-mall hell. Meetings were held, letters were written, an endangered species was found, lawsuits were filed. Even as recently as […]
Developers wrangle over proffers
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Local prisoners pay more for stamps
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