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School money needs to be spent on teachers and not cars.

A downtown hotel is what Washington is missing. If we have a downtown hotel that will get people in the shops all over Washington. It will be a huge economic boost.

Maybe the money that is being asked for to fund the Turnage should be sent to tornado victims in Bertie County. We should think of others.

Read one of the other studies about the downtown hotel. There have been enough done.

I just read the editorial on Allen Pittman. Great job Allen! You are really a true Good Samaritan.

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