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Breaking News
• Arrest made in thefts from VRE parking lots
• UMW students to pay more in spring
Local News
• Santa Train tickets will be sold online
VRE's Santa Train tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 30, and online for the first time
• Arrest made in thefts from VRE parking lots
• UMW students to pay more in spring
• One bite leaves local 'Twilight' buffs enthralled  
• Spotsy residents see Ni Village proposal
• Raid in Westmoreland, K.G. nets 9
• Railroad gives city $22,125 to plant tree screen along tracks in Mayfield
• LOW restates dam objections
• Campus police visibility needed
• Spotsylvania grand jury issues indictments
• Tidewater Trail traffic delays will continue today
Yesterday's Stories
• At least 15 arrested in drug raids
• Flood watch issued in advance of storms
• Man critical after shooting near school
• Shooting range has opposition
• Economic downturn has led to more hungry children
• Event set to remember those who have donated organs
• Faulty arrests result in lawsuit
• Overnight parking not allowed this weekend at North Stafford commuter lots
• Johnson won't seek recount in Orange
• Thanksgiving turkeys to fly off area food bank shelves  
• CORRECTIONS
• Ticket revenue leveling off  
Local Sports
• Hart pumps upWolverines
High school football
• Chargers, Jackets head all-Region I first team
• TODAY'S PLAYOFF GAMES
• With signing, Hairston can truly say he's a Blue Devil  
• Defense cringes over big plays  
• 'Skins no longer stall in red zone  
• VHSL REGIONAL FOOTBALL PAIRINGS
• Campbell-Forte takes triathlon title
• CALENDAR
• Give trailers a proper review
• BOWLING SCORES
• Forhnapfel, Brown earn all-districtrecognition
• UMW CAPSULES
• VHSL REGIONAL FOOTBALL PAIRINGS
• Altmann pivoting to a new post role  
• Hornets may be changing districts
• Rogers says he'll stick to receiver  
• PRO FOOTBALL  
• Fishing report  
• TIDES CHART
• OUTDOOR CALENDAR
• Some gift ideas that'll make merry many an outdoorsmen  
Local Business
• Will 'reform' punish banks' bad behavior?
Regulation could be toothless
• Area gas prices for Friday, Nov. 20
• For Radley, there will be life after Saturn
• Isabella's Boutique is opening in downtown Culpeper
• New tenant for former Circuit City building?
• It's an employers' market  
• Store's closing an unpleasant surprise to some
• Apartment complex set for foreclosure?
• Lacker sees economy still facing challenges
• NITA VAN DER WALT  
• BB&T chairman puts crisis blame on feds
• Warning: Employment can be hazardous to your health
• Helping humans handle the loss of a loved one  
• NAMES & NOTES
• Recession solution: Just pretend world ends in 2012  
• Area gas prices for Friday, November 13
• Regal will beat its 'Twilight' deadline  
• Brothers push Caroline plan  
• A worldview as seen from Moss Neck  
• Riders share bus with ads  
• Brothers push Caroline plan  
• Riders share bus with ads  
• Area gas prices for Friday, November 13
Local Features
Town & County is now exclusively found in the print edition of The Free Lance-Star
• Staff writer profiles "World War II, Saving the Reality"
Staff writer profiles "World War II, Saving the Reality"
• Visit to dentist makes impression
• Fredericksburg.com writer reviews "Michael"  
• Staff artist reviews "Herblock: The Life and Work of the Great Political Cartoonist"  
• Staff writer reviews "Time Great Discoveries: Explorations That Changed History"  
• Staff member reviews "Photographic History" of the Battle of the Bulge  
• Staff copy editor reviews "Nigella Christmas"  
• Staff writer reviews "Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera"  
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• Staff writer reviews "National Parks: America's Best Idea"  
• >> D.C. THEATER COMPANY'S PRODUCTION INSPIRED BY WASHINGTON'S URBAN STREETSCAPES  
• THE CHART-TOPPING CHRISTIAN ARTIST AND HIS BAND DIVERSE CITY PLAY PATRIOT CENTER SATURDAY NIGHT  
• CONCERT WILL HERALD HOLIDAYS  
• >> BRASS GROUP'S CATALYST WAS A CRAIGSLIST ADVERTISEMENT FOR MARCHING BAND UNIFORMS  
• Movies opening this week  
• Movies still playing in the Fredericksburg area
• >> HASIDIC REGGAE SINGER RE-EMERGES AFTER A THREE-YEAR STUDIO HIATUS WITH A FRESH SOUND  
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• >> DON'T FOCUS ON HOW UNREAL THE STORY IS; JUST ENJOY THE SPECIAL EFFECTS  
• >> MOVIES AT THE MUSEUM SHOWCASES NICOLAS CAGE ADVENTURE FILM  
• >> CULPEPER EATERY SERVES UP DELICIOUS FARE MADE FROM SCRATCH  
• >> FRED FRANKLIN WANTS TO MAKE SHAKESPEARE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO AUDIENCES  
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SHOP THE FREDERICKSBURG AREA SERVICE LEAGUE'S MERRY MARKET, A BOUTIQUE CRAFT EVENT, 10 A.M.-6 P.M. SATURDAY AT UMW'S JEPSON CENTER. COST: ADULTS $3, KIDS UNDER 12 FREE  
• >> SPOTSWOOD COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE WILL BENEFIT HOMELESS MINISTRY  
• Brindle's journey  
• Brindle's return  
• BIRTHS
• Two new support groups are forming to help veterans and their families
• Obesity in a can: Sugary sodas are nutritionally indefensible  
• HEALTH CALENDAR
• 'Invisible disease' a challenge to manage  
• In the end, love's the best antivenin  
• In the end, love's the best antivenin  

Community News
• Speaking his mind, one sign at a time
Signs of the times
• Council looks at funds for 'outside agencies'
• Water and sewer rates to rise
• Routes students walk to school will get safer
• Fire recruits set to graduate  
• Posters promote peace  
• SPOTSYLVANIA CRIME SOLVERS  
• Activity bus policy reviewed
• Scholarship honors Marine killed in Iraq  
• CALENDAR EXTRA
• SCHOOL DAYS SCHOOL DAYS
• SCHOOL DAYS
• COMMUNITY BRIEFS  
• SCHOOL CALENDAR
• SPORTS NOTES
• COMMUNITY BRIEFS
• PARKS & RECREATION CALENDAR
• SCHOOL CALENDAR
• SPORTS NOTES
• MILITARY NOTES
• Bowling Green park advances
• Support groups set for vets, families
• United Way fundraising ahead of expectations  
• New faces, but familiar issues for supervisors
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR
• COMMUNITY BRIEFS
More Local News on the Web
• William & Mary beats University of Richmond 78-71,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/11/20
• West Side shooting victim still hospitalized,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Fire guts garage at Old Mill Road home,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Red Cross deploys local woman to Iraq,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• School Board begins retreat tonight,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Wireless America,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Desiree Jennings' Road to Recovery,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/20
• Springfield Murders Remain a Mystery,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/20
• Deer Controversy in Fairfax County,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/20
• Va. soldier hurt in Pickett blast expected to recover,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Va Tech reports record graduate school enrollment,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Victim’s father says wrong man executed,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Reward in Uno flag trashing,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Residents may hear training at Quantico,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/20
• Woman Struck, Killed by Her Own SUV,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/20
• One killed when Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns on I-85,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• CALLANDER: Holiday a welcome reprieve,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/20
• Police arrest three after China King deliveryman robbed,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/20
• Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Overturns, 1 Dead,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/20
• Brown Middle School teacher named Richmond teacher of the year,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/11/20
• 71-year-old woman dies when own car runs her over,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Mary Washington considers spring tuition increase,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• Obama drops by daughter Sasha’s school for event,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/20
• GUEST COLUMN: Business lessons from an ancient carpenter,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/20
• HOLLIFIELD: Going up the mountain, back in time,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/20
• BLANKENSHIP: The better candidates won,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/20
• Man killed by Fairfax, Va., officer had no gun,
  Washington Post, 2009/11/19
• News Near You for Nov. 19,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/11/19
• 2009 CCHS yearbook connects,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Downtown launches holiday season Sunday,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Parents of missing Va. Tech student visit last known location,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• County poverty rate down in decade,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Fairfax County community calendar, Nov. 19-25, 2009,
  Washington Post, 2009/11/19
• Alexandria Arlington health calendar,
  Washington Post, 2009/11/19
• Prince William County community calendar, Nov. 19-25, 2009,
  Washington Post, 2009/11/19
• Almost $1 billion to be cut from transportation,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Latest Vampire Installment ‘New Moon’ Hits Theaters Tonight,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Washington Times denies ex-editor’s bias claim,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• AOL to cut a third of staff,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Crews search for missing Canadian boater,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Officers won’t be prosecuted for fondling dog,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Study highlights tax-burden disparity,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• State facing $3.5 billion shortfall in next budget,
  Richmond Times Dispatch, 2009/11/19
• Tonight’s CCHS Powderpuff game rescheduled to Friday,
  Culpeper Star-Exponent, 2009/11/19
• Stafford’s Crow’s Nest receives Scenic Viewshed award,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Business briefs: Nov. 20,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Thanksgiving costs in Va. drop for first time in three years,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Military News: Nov. 20,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Maersk Alabama Hijacked Crew Reunite,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/19
• Falls Run seniors observe Veterans Day,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 9-16,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• ‘Howliday Fundraiser’ this Saturday,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Flood watch in Stafford,
  Stafford Sun, 2009/11/19
• Sen. Lugar's Wife Arrested for DUI,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/19
• Sen. Lugar's Wife Arrested for DUI,
  Fox DC, 2009/11/19
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    • Letters
    • Rational words are a breath of fresh air
    • Let's can the pricey school administrators!
    • Bay cleanup bills will help troubled waters
    • Hospice workers aided our family in sad time
    • Fredericksburg police had dangerous situation well in hand
    • Everyone deserves affordable health care
    • VRE switch to French operation will cost jobs
    • Everyone, take cover at these words
    • Wittman wrong to vote against health care
    • Insurance companies thrive while poor die
    • Thanks for support, Battlefield District
    • We need to help those without insurance
    • Military doesn't need traitors, gang members
    • Don't resist change: Vote for health care
    • Personal responsibility: Part of the equation
    • The city finds the right homes for children
    • Diatribe against Fawn Lake was 'disgusting'
    • Doctors do indeed support a public option
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    • Local Columns
    • Please save me from the cost of being rescued
    Save me from the cost of being rescued
    • Trip to concert like visiting the tropical isles
    • Media vulnerable in rush to report
    • Updikes recognized for their auctioneering work  
    • Spotsylvania leaders' election promising for business, future
    • Cost of living increase up in air
    • Trail guide offers fun, clues  
    • A plan to worm out of money hole
    • A plan to worm out of money hole
    State AP
    Politico
    • Black Caucus blocks Wall St. vote
    • Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic
    • Hispanics blame Rahm for immigrant ban
    • Will Tea Partiers turn on each other?
    • McCain doesn't love climate bill
    Real Estate
    • Pre-winter TLC for trees, shrubs
    • Raking a minor downside to trees', leaves' value
    • Raking a minor downside to trees', leaves' value
    • New house rises from ashes
    • Old cabins given new life
    • Old cabins given new life
    • Young again at 105

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