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Town Council Meeting Public Comment by Josh Shields, September 8, 2026
Transcription (edited for clarity): Good evening. My name is Josh Shields. I’m a town resident, local co- business owner, keeper of inflatable minions, community advocate, volunteer, legitimate veteran, and also the named Director of the Citizens of Purcellville political action committee, which was recently featured in an opposition op-ed in the Blue Ridge Leader. Apparently,…
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Citizens For Purcellville’s Formal Response to the Blue Ridge Leader Article: ‘The Politics Behind Purcellville’s “Non-Partisan” PAC’
AI Generated TL;DR Executive Summary:This document is a lengthy rebuttal to a Blue Ridge Leader opinion article concerning Citizens for Purcellville, its political independence, and director Josh Shields’ involvement in local politics. It acknowledges Shields’ personal political preferences and past disruptive behavior while arguing that the PAC operates independently of candidates and exists primarily to…
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Candidate Survey Methodology & Candidate Interactions
On Friday, July 24, 2026, Citizens for Purcellville sent the following survey questions along with a form letter to each of the Town of Purcellville Mayoral and Council Member candidates in the 2026 general election. The survey was transmitted to the candidate’s email addresses of record as indicated on their filed Declaration of Candidacy, which…
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A Note About Local Media Bias
We received a question from a local resident about the banner that we display on the main page of our website regarding misinformation and media bias. In this question, the resident asked us to justify our position and provide evidence of this bias. It is our opinion that over the past years, the Blue Ridge…
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Hello World!
Welcome to our little corner of the community Just a quick post to say hello to everyone that drops in. We hope that you take some time over the next few weeks and months as we approach the election to take the time and become educated about the candidates that are on the ballot. There…