In recent years a number of products from China have been contaminated: pet food, toothpaste, children’s toys and now milk products.

The place of your wallet in the economy is very important; of even greater importance is your liberty.

Virgil Goode’s television ads are certainly the most despicable I have seen in a very long lifetime.

In choosing his running mate, Sen. John McCain bypassed some of the most-qualified, best-known public figures from his own party for Sarah Palin, the least qualified and the least known.

A letter from an Albemarle County couple on Oct. 22 (“Obama’s liberal morality found to be lacking,” The Daily Progress) gives the opinion that Barack Obama is not a fit leader for our country because of his stand on abortion and gay rights.

All my reasons for voting against Barack Obama boil down to this: He’s a fraud.

Isn’t it grand that gasoline prices have fallen by 10 cents overnight?

I was born and raised in Virginia, a Roanoke hillbilly, and I’m just amazed right now. It seems true that my beloved Virginia is poised to transcend race.

President Bush attempted unsuccessfully to privatize this economic resource, and John McCain was a major spokesperson in that attempt.

Barack Obama was president of Harvard Law Review, which was unlikely to have been more concerned about affirmative action than its scholarly reputation.

I would like to try to clear up misinformation some people seem to have about “the Catholic vote.”

I am concerned about the immediate future of Social Security.

I want to thank the press and television media for the recent reports of the price gouging of gasoline in the Charlottesville area.

One of the joys of living in Charlottesville is the spirit of community.

I read a letter in The Daily Progress a few days ago where this lady said that doctors do not care about their patients anymore (“Leaders must look beyond their power,” Oct. 4).

I am writing to express my sincere appreciation for the participants in the Quality Community Council Walks! Against Gun Violence.

I was deeply disappointed when Virgil Goode turned his back on his supporters in the Democratic Party.

I was born and raised in Virginia, a Roanoke hillbilly, and I’m just amazed right now. It seems true that my beloved Virginia is poised to transcend race.

Isn’t it grand that gasoline prices have fallen by 10 cents overnight?

I would like to try to clear up misinformation some people seem to have about “the Catholic vote.”

All my reasons for voting against Barack Obama boil down to this: He’s a fraud.

In a recent letter, the writer claims that Barack Obama’s race has shielded him from vetting and that his success is a sort of affirmative inaction by the press (The Daily Progress, Oct. 10).

In a couple of weeks, Virginians can go to the polls and vote for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.

I am an independent. I have my liberal side, and my conservative side. I pride myself on keeping my head during campaign and election times, and coming up with a balanced view.

When the Congress decides, for whatever reason, to give the chief executive a bye and allow him to do whatever he pleases, things sometimes go awry.

It was irresponsible for The Daily Progress to print a headline on the front page on Oct. 15 declaring that we should “expect long lines on Election Day.”

I would like to endorse Republican Virgil Goode for re-election to Congress.

When I was a child growing up in Virginia, I decided I liked Ike. Then, my father sat me down: “You shouldn’t vote for someone just because he’s a war hero.“

To me the choice is clear in this election. If you want a depression vote for Tom Perriello. If you want a short recession, vote for Virgil Goode.

In an Oct. 19 story on the University of Virginia’s planning process,James Hilton, vice president and chief information officer, is quoted as saying, “The image of the lone scientist working in a lab is long dead,” as illustrating the ever increasing collaborative nature of scientific research work. I find this statement, at best, utterly awkward and misinformed.