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Stewart calls new senate maps unfair
Prince William County Board Chairman Corey A. Stewart says the county is being disenfranchised by the way Virginia State Senator George Barker has drawn the senate redistricting maps. Stewart says the plan “splinters” the county and reduces its influence in Richmond,” Virginia Virtucon reports.

ACLU: Stop blocking gay websites
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking Prince William County Public Schools to stop blocking students’ access to gay and lesbian websites, as part of their “Don’t Filter Me” campaign. The county school system representative told Insidenova.com the request is being reviewed.

University gets $1 million donation
Someone who graduated from the Mary Washington College in 1972 was made a $1 million donation to the school in hopes it will spur more opportunities for students to study abroad. The donor wishes to remain anonymous, Fredericksburg Patch reports.