Prince William Times October 31, 2018

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OFF TO THE RACES: As usual, Brentsville shined at the district cross country meet. Sports, Page 9

October 31, 2018 | Vol. 17, No. 44 | www.PrinceWilliamTimes.com | 50¢ Covering Prince William County and surrounding communities, including Gainesville, Haymarket, Dumfries, Occoquan, Quantico and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.

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11TH DISTRICT

Sen. Tim Kaine (D)

Corey Stewart (R)

Vangie Williams (D)

Rep. Rob Wittman (R)

Jennifer Wexton (D)

Rep. Barbara Comstock (R)

No

Yes*

No

No

No

No Response

Do you agree with the Trump Administration’s zero-tolerance policy on border crossers that has led to family separations? On the Affordable Care Act, would you: fix it, repeal and replace it, or just repeal it?

1ST DISTRICT

Fix

Repeal and Fix Replace

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D)

No

Repeal and Fix No Response Fix Replace

Jeff Dove (R)

No

Repeal and Replace

Are more laws needed to prevent gun violence?

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No Response

Yes

Yes

Is it possible to combat climate change with new legislation?

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No Response

Yes

No

Where do you stand on abortion rights?

Pro-abortion Anti- Pro-abortion Anti- Pro-abortion No Response Pro-abortion rights abortion rights abortion rights rights

Anti- abortion

No response: Rep. Barbara Comstock did not respond to inquiry. Positions were not clearly expressed on campaign website: www.barbaracomstockforcongress.com *Stewart supports Trump’s immigration policies but does not support separating families.

Where they stand: Candidates split on health care, abortion; but oppose separating migrant families By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

Virginia’s two candidates for U.S. Senate and the six candidates vying to represent parts of Prince William County in the House of Representatives appear most deeply divided about the Affordable Care Act and whether women should retain the right to have an abortion.

But despite their disagreements, all say migrant families should not be separated at the border, and most see possible legislative fixes for climate change and gun violence – even if they disagree on which policies will help. In an effort to break through partisan stereotypes, the Prince William Times sent five-question surveys to all four incumbents and their

challengers on the ballot in the upcoming Nov. 6 midterm election in hopes of revealing both differences and areas of agreement. We received responses from all but one: Rep. Barbara Comstock, the Republican incumbent in the 10th District race.

What about health care?

National polls suggest health care

is top-of-mind for voters, and the candidates are divided along party lines about what to do about the Affordable Care Act, parts of which were scaled back by the federal tax-reform law approved last year. There’s no longer a tax penalty for not having health-care insurance, sometimes called the “individual See FAST 5, page 3

Prosecutors, relatives disappointed with jury’s verdict Jury recommends 7 life terms, 93 years for double homicide

who responded to his wife’s 911 call for help. But the jury also spared Hamilton, 34, of the death penalty on two capital murder charges – an outcome both Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert and the victims’ mothers said was disappointing. A judge will formally sentence Hamilton at a hearing set for March 7. “We are disappointed,” Ebert said in an interview after Hamilton’s two-and-a-half-month trial ended Oct. 25. “All over the country, people are shooting police officers, and the one way to deter that is to have the death penalty available to keep people from doing such a thing.”

By Jill Palermo

Times Staff Writer

A Prince William County jury Thursday recommended Ronald Williams Hamilton serve seven life terms plus 93 years in prison for the 2016 shootings that killed his wife, Crystal Hamilton, and rookie Prince William police officer Ashley Guindon while seriously injuring two other police officers

Crystal Hamilton, Ashley Guindon

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Upcoming events in Prince William County

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page 14

What’s hot at the Prince William libraries in November

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page 13

ASTEAM Carnival coming to Woodbridge

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page 12

‘Rounding up’ for SERVE

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page 12

‘The Voice’ star Mike Parker to perform at Lord Fairfax Community College

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page 12

Dominion Valley Country Club damaged by fire

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page 4

Woodbridge man charged with felony child neglect

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page 5

From artifacts to art

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page 6

Blasting in Gainesville area for new park and ride lot construction

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page 7

County historic properties remember vets in November

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page 7

Blocked extra point helps Stonewall nip Battlefield, 14-13

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page 10

Seigel leads Tigers to Northwestern District Class 3 cross country crown

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page 9

BOWSER POWER

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pages 9-10

LETTER: ‘Fed up’ after 11 years with Corey Stewart

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page 8

LETTER: For thoughtful government – the way it used to be – vote for Kaine

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page 8

EDITORIAL: Rep. Rob Wittman: My stance on health care

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page 8

OPINION: To heal our divisions: Vote, listen and look for common ground

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page 8

$143.2 million plan to eliminate classroom trailers advances

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pages 4-5

Comstock, Wexton discuss immigration, "homophobia" at forum

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page 3

Prosecutors, relatives disappointed with jury's verdict

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pages 1-2

Fast 5: Candidates split on health care, abortion

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