In the News
- Programming Note: New United Way-Imagination Library to be featured on WKDW Friday morning
- AFP on Facebook: Poll/Discussion – The Leader, or the NV?
- Local News: Bridgewater students to create NYC skyline in Staunton, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m.
- Business: Local florist celebrating 10 years, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m.
- Local News: Comp plan committee to hold public-input meeting in Staunton, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m.
- Politics: Sixth District Democrats to hold convention in May, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. Read more
Presidential Library to feature Newsweek columnist at Spring Speaker Series
The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum today announced that Robert Samuelson, columnist and contributing editor on politics, economics, and social issues for Newsweek and The Washington Post, will be the speaker at the 2009 Spring Speaker Series luncheon. The event will be on Friday, May 8, at 11:30 a.m. at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center in Staunton. Mr. Samuelson will speak on the Federal Reserve, a relevant topic given the nation’s economic challenges, and an appropriate topic for a Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library audience, given that President Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law in 1913. The event is sponsored by Edward Jones Investments. Read more
Local GOP splintering over … what, exactly?
Valley Democrats are clashing over ideology. Valley Republicans are clashing over … well, it seems their very existence.
“Time to rebuild, and move forward,” commented Chris Green, the author of the Spank That Donkey political blog, in a post on his blog last night, after a contentious ACRC meeting that led to a mass exodus of local Republicans from the committee. Read more
‘Liberal media’ sides with GOP … again
The local “liberal media” at the News Leader is at it again, this time giving column space to local Republican legislators Chris Saxman, Ben Cline and Steve Landes to defend themselves from the controversy over their nonsensical party-line vote blocking the receipt of federal stimulus money to expand unemployment benefits for the tens of thousands of Virginians thrown out of work by the economic calamity we’re in now. Read more
Tom Perriello | Fifth District Report
Last Thursday marked my 100th day as your U.S. Congressman, and I’d like to report back on some of the successes of this first 100 days and what more remains to be done. While the extraordinary times we face have demanded some extraordinary measures, like the recovery bill, I believe we have laid a strong foundation for economic recovery and fought successfully for the priorities for Virginia’s working families. Read more
‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?’ with the Wayne
An assortment of tasty and delightful desserts will top off the evening for The Wayne Theatre Alliance’s “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” dining event. Fine pastries and other treats donated by bakers from Albemarle and Augusta counties will temp diners already filled from gourmet meals served at 16 host homes during the Sunday, May 17, event. Read more
Paul Prouty | Earth Day reminder – We all share one planet
Earth Day is April 22, just around the corner, bringing with it a stark reminder of the importance of protecting our environment and natural resources.
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970. Nearly four decades later, and despite the difficulties in our economy, protecting our environment is still center stage. In fact, protecting the environment holds one of the keys to the nation’s economic recovery. Read more
Steven Chu and Hilda Solis | Building the American Clean Energy Economy
On April 22, people across the country and around the world will celebrate Earth Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the plight of our natural resources and taking real action to make a difference. For decades, while Americans in towns and cities across the country have worked to make a difference in their communities, politicians in both parties in Washington have ignored the energy crisis, imperiling our economy, our security and our planet. Now, we have a unique and critical opportunity to attack the energy crisis head on and create a comprehensive energy policy that will bolster our economy, end our dependence on foreign oil and reduce the threat of deadly pollution that is devastating our planet. Read more
Aggressive driving a key factor in fatal crashes, report says
As many as 56 percent of deadly vehicle crashes involve one or more unsafe driving behaviors typically associated with aggressive driving, according to a new analysis released on Tuesday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows speeding is the most common contributing factor and is involved in nearly one in three deadly crashes. Read more
In the News
- Capitol Hill: Perriello sponsors earmark fundraising ban, posted Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.
- State News: Park Service announces stimulus projects, including Shenandoah National Park project, posted Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.
- State News: Planned Parenthood aims to provide Plan B emergency contraception to teens, posted Wednesday, 7:45 p.m.
- Event: Arts Council to present Governor’s School artworks, posted Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.
- State News: Kaine concludes Israel portion of foreign trade mission, posted Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Read more
Can pushing green change blue back to red?
“I think, and some of you all might disagree with me, I think nuclear power has to be one of the options. I don’t think we can take coal off the table. In fact, we’re building a new coal plant down in Southwest Virginia, but we ought to make that the place that gets carbon-capture and sequestration so we can use coal more efficiently. I’d love to have that here in Virginia.”
Uh, oh. Sounds like somebody is pandering to the right here.
He’d better watch out. The thought police on the green left is going to skewer this fascist.
Really. Nuclear, coal. What’s next – he’s going to tell us he’s for offshore drilling? Read more
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Erik Curren | We’re in this together
Posted on April 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
As Senator Mark Warner said when he was in Staunton last week, today’s economic crisis is like a hundred year flood, a storm like no other.
To borrow from Warner’s view, when a once-a-century flood overtakes the banks of a river, threatening to destroy people, towns and livelihoods, the community bands together ahead of the waters with stacks of sandbags ready to beat back the tide and save their homes. The hard work and sacrifices are worth it, the people think, because to do nothing would be far worse, destroying hope and sweeping the town away. Read more
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