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      <title>Mrs. Anonymous [Signature #635]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Purcellville, VA]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:39:08 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs. Saly arbab [Signature #634]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Saly arbab, leesburg, va<p>Do not close these schools.  We pay high taxes to ensure small classroom sizes for our children</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:52:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Samuel Manning [Signature #633]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Samuel Manning, Purcellville, Loudoun]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:19:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms RAQUEL NORTH [Signature #632]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms RAQUEL NORTH, Reston, VA]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:40:26 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Daniel Stevens [Signature #631]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daniel Stevens, Fairfax, Virginia<p>Although I do not live in Loudon County, the decision to close four schools will directly impact the learning of our youth by increase classroom sizes and lessen teachers abilities to reach to their students. I do plan on buying a home in a couple years and starting a family as well with my wife and have considered strongly Loudon, but with this news and if the schools are closed, I will never move to Loudon.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:57:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Esq Matthew Haws [Signature #630]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Esq Matthew Haws, Purcellville, Va]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:56:51 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Thomas Wells [Signature #629]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thomas Wells, Purcellville, VA<p>Keep them alive and maintain one of the special aspects of Western Loudoun.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:35:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Angela Hoffman [Signature #628]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Angela Hoffman, Leesburg, Virginia]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 09:20:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #627]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Reston, VA<p>Hello, as a former school teacher I&#039;m very concerned about closing schools and over populating current schools. The emotional and social stress on the students will risk their learning and the various academic performance may setback students at schools where displaced children will be reassigned. I hope you will consider and implore the state for increased funding and lobby your state delegation to gain support in Congress. Hurting children only hurts our communities, I hope you will reconsider!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Teresa Forbes [Signature #626]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Teresa Forbes, Purcellville, Virginia]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Jon Barrett [Signature #625]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Jon Barrett, Leesburg, Va<p>We are opposed to the closing of this wonderful school that both our boys went to.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. Noah Leiden [Signature #624]</title>
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      <title>Ms Susan Strong [Signature #623]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 01:47:13 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Elizabeth Juengling [Signature #622]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Elizabeth Juengling, Blacksburg, Virginia]]></description>
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      <title>Mr J Noel Pinson [Signature #621]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr J Noel Pinson, Purcellville, VA - Virginia<p>As a tax paying citizen of Loudoun County VA, I am opposed to the closing of Lincoln Elementary School, Hamilton Elementary School, Aldie Elementary School, and Hillsboro Elementary.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Harrisonburg, Virginia<p>Keep Lincoln open!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #619]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Hamilton, Va]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 11:12:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr. Samuel Williams [Signature #618]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr. Samuel Williams, Lincoln, Virginia<p>Closing small community schools is a terrible disservice to both the community and the public education system. Bigger schools means less learning.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Julia MAGUIRE [Signature #617]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Julia MAGUIRE, Potomac Falls, VA<p>Please do not close Lincoln Elementary School.  If it is closed the disadvantages to the students and families will be amazing when they have all they need right in their own back yard with in walking distance from home!  Please be very thoughtful before you vote!UJV</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs. Judy Brown [Signature #616]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs. Judy Brown, Purcellville, VA<p>We had a GREAT experience at the small school, Banneker.  It is ideal for elementary school.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr. David Wilf [Signature #614]</title>
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      <title>Suzanne Otwell [Signature #613]</title>
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      <title>Kathee Myers [Signature #612]</title>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #611]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Ashburn, Va]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Amy Manson [Signature #610]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Amy Manson, Leesburg, VA - Virginia]]></description>
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      <title>Patricia Barrett [Signature #609]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Patricia Barrett, Leesburg, VA<p>We are STRONGLY opposed to closing Lincoln Elementary School!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Christa Kermode [Signature #608]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Christa Kermode, Purcellville, Va<p>Smaller schools are better for our children.  Thy keep the character of the town.  Why build a new school, eat up more open space, and abandon existing structure?  Make use of what we already have...let&#039;s not be wasteful!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Suzanne Wade [Signature #607]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Suzanne Wade, Purcellville, VA<p>Lincoln Elementary is a thriving school with a proven record of excellence.  I have voted for bonds and paid taxes to build new schools in new Loudoun County neighborhoods for nearly 20 years; we need to keep the already-paid-for schools in established communities open!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>John Saling [Signature #606]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[John Saling, Ashburn, Va]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2014 09:44:18 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>James Wade [Signature #605]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[James Wade, Purcellville, VA<p>Closing small schools now, which are paid for, will only mean building new schools later (not much) at greater cost.  Very short sighted.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[PJ Daley, Swanton, Md<p>Lincoln elementary school is an example of what public schools ought to be striving to be like. To close this school is a detriment to all schools in loudoun county and would show that the school board is scum and is in the pockets of big business and developers.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Lori Page [Signature #603]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Lori Page, Lovettsville, Virginia<p>I went to Lincoln school, and so did my sisters and my grandmother, and we are dedicated, intelligent, loving citizens making a difference in the world.  Where do you think that came from?</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Patrice Thompson, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania]]></description>
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      <title>Mrs Crystal Forbes [Signature #601]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Crystal Forbes, Hueytown, Al]]></description>
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      <title>Anita Walker [Signature #600]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anita Walker, Leesburg, Va]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2014 02:21:13 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>crystal Johnson [Signature #599]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[crystal Johnson, martinsburg, wv<p>Amazing school, dont take it away from the local children.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Luke LeSourd [Signature #598]</title>
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      <title>Ms Jessica Goodin [Signature #597]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Jessica Goodin, Inman, SC<p>Lincoln was my elementary school. It&#039;s the ONLY school I have good memories of. It&#039;s a beautiful small school that allows the students to learn in a more intimate setting which gives the kids a HUGE advantage in learning. Please do what is best for these students and the students to come!!! Leave Lincoln Elementary OPEN!! The kids deserve it&hellip; and we, parents, deserve to know that our children are in excellent hands and safe. It has been almost 30 years since I was a student there&hellip; but I still remember my teachers names, my principal, the rooms, the cafeteria workers, and even when &quot;Death Valley&quot; (the lower soccer field) was finished!! The children&#039;s test scores show the benefits to this wonderful school. The awards this school has earned over the years should show you how important this school is. People like myself give you testimony of this amazing schools past&hellip; and the intamisy and loving environment of this school HASN&#039;T changed. Even the current students and their families are rallying to save this school&hellip; this should show you how important this school is to the community!!! Please listen. Please use your heads and hearts. Children are more important than children&hellip; always!!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Barbara Powell, Purcellville, VA<p>I have lived in Loudoun County most of my life.  I attended Lincoln Elementary when it was Lincoln High School for all four years and graduated in 1953.  Now, as I understand the situation, it is a celebrated elementary school with many good results in education.  We should not lose this jewel of history, present and future!7</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jaime Olmstead, Charles Town, West Virginia (WV)<p>Lincoln Elementary is a beautiful landmark of old Loudoun, and as an 8th generation resident of Loudoun,  I knew many who attended. Children should still be able today enjoy the small town feel, regardless of county politics.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Joshua Adams, Purcellville, VA loudoun<p>It&#039;s proven each year that our students are receiving the best education in the country at that school, it proves small schools are contributing to that success. No more fuzzy math please, if you wish to save money for the FY15 budget; closing schools isn&#039;t the answer. Don&#039;t forfeit raising taxes at the expense of our children&#039;s education, this is the wealthiest county in the US with the lowest taxes. Maybe you all should had thought about the budget before you built 4 more schools.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Susan Gersalia, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz<p>Love to keep my granddaughter school open,she loves the school and teachers.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Corralitos, Ca<p>Lincoln elementary is my neice&#039;s school. Her family seems to love it very much and are very disappointed in the closure. My niece has suffered very bad health problems,  more than most face in our whole lives and I want as much stability in her life as possible.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Shannon Mesecar, Leesburg, VA<p>Please do not close this school!!!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr MATTHEW GALLELLI, Middleburg, VA<p>The small schools of Western Loudoun are an essential component of our rural communities. Closing a school here has a highly negative impact on Western Loudoun character.</p>]]></description>
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Though small in number, their needs should not be ignored just because perhaps they make other schools look less effective (as testing indicates). Please do not take the easy way out. Buckle down, you can do the job with what is given without destroying communities and relegating many children to a lesser education. There is always a lot of talk about  having to have a fully funded budget &#039;for the children&#039; but if you take action to close these fine schools you will be hypocrites and will harm these children, their families, their communities, and their teachers and staff.<br />
Thank you,</p>

<p>Jeff Pfoutz</p>]]></description>
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counties in the world.<br />
We can certainly find the money to keep all of<br />
our schools open.<br />
CUT SOMETHING ELSE TO FIT THIS IN YOUR BUDGET!</p>]]></description>
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<p>Lincoln uses few county services, and this school should remain open, as Waterford Elementary remains open.</p>]]></description>
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