Breaking down the Democratic primary
Christopher Newport University political scientist Quentin Kidd joins us on “The Chris Graham Show” to break down the June 9 Democratic Party gubernatorial primary race with a focus on how candidates Terry McAuliffe, Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran are running in Hampton Roads and thoughts on the expected voter turnout. Length: 10:39. Read more
Some poll internals to chew on
We’re a week and a couple of days out from the gubernatorial primary, and it’s an otherwise slow news day, so what qualifies as news for me today is something I’d passed on last week regarding poll numbers.
These numbers are from Public Policy Polling, and they had Creigh Deeds gaining ground but still a good bit behind frontrunner Terry McAuliffe.
PPP had McAuliffe at 29 percent and Deeds and Brian Moran both at 20 percent in the poll released on May 22. A poll from earlier in May had McAuliffe at 30 percent, Moran at 20 percent and Deeds at 14 percent, so Deeds had made some clear movement as of this polling being done. Read more
Letter | Jon Liss
I work with low-income workers and day laborers in Northern Virginia fighting for fair pay and treatment. Through my work, I have seen some unspeakable abuses of worker’s rights by employers taking advantage of low-income workers. Read more
Tobacco Free AMC
It makes sense for the local hospital to tear down its smoking shelter, doesn’t it? You can watch it happen Monday morning, June 1, at 8 a.m., at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville. AMC will be marking World No Tobacco Day by tearing down the smoking shelter at the atrium circle leading into the main entrance of the regional hospital. Read more
Brunk crusades chronicled in print
It was an unprecedented event in the life of the Mennonite Church that unfolded over three decades. Between 1951 and 1981, the Brunk Evangelistic Association, based in Harrisonburg, Va., held more than 100 tent crusades across the United States and Canada. Thousands of people gathered on metal folding chairs set up on a sawdust floor under a large canvas tent to hear a young minister-evangelist, George R. Brunk II, preach gospel messages, to pray and to sing gospel songs led by his brother, the late Lawrence Brunk. Read more
Earth Talk | The microwave
Dear EarthTalk: How does the microwave compare in energy use, say, to using a gas or electric stove burner to heat water for a cup of tea?
- Tempie, Dexter, Mich.
The short answer is that it depends upon several variables, including the price of electricity versus gas, and the relative efficiency of the appliances involved. Typically, though, a microwave would be slightly more efficient at heating water than the flame on a gas stove, and should use up a little less energy. The reason: The microwave’s heat waves are focused on the liquid (or food) inside, not on heating the air or container around it, meaning that most if not all of the energy generated is used to make your water ready. Read more
The Leader endorses Parshall
Posted May 30, 2009
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