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Waynesboro corrects its 2022 Jim Wood mistake, returns Sam Hostetter to City Council

Remember how voters in Ward D in Waynesboro gave MAGA gun-shop owner and foul-mouthed podcaster Jim Wood a 17-vote win over family practice doctor Sam Hostetter in 2022? Folks there came to their senses in the rematch..

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Waynesboro corrects its 2022 Jim Wood mistake, returns Sam Hostetter to City Council

Remember how voters in Ward D in Waynesboro gave MAGA gun-shop owner and foul-mouthed podcaster Jim Wood a 17-vote win over family practice doctor Sam Hostetter in 2022?

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Augusta County voters, known for kicking themselves in the genitals, shot down, by a wide margin, millions of dollars for school construction from a 1 percent local sales tax that none of them would have noticed.

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Democrats are going to have at least a 55-45 majority in the U.S. Senate, far surpassing even the wildest dreams of party leaders, who had gone into Election Day feeling good about getting a majority in the House – but the 55-seat majority that looks to be in play now?

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