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David Reynolds | Circle June 9
That’s a Tuesday. It is always a Tuesday when too few of us take time out of our daily lives in order to maintain our way of life.
Election days in the USA always fall on Tuesdays. Don’t ask me why. They just do. Or as we say in these parts, “We have always done it that way.” In the Commonwealth of Virginia we will have an election on Tuesday, June 9, 2009. If you are registered, you are invited. Please accept. Read more
Landes to kick off re-election campaign in 25th
Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, will be making three stops to announce his plans for the 2009 General Election for the House of Delegates on Saturday, May 23. Landes will be traveling to three different locations to kick off his campaign. Read more
President Obama’s remarks on national security, Gitmo
National Archives, Washington, D.C., 10:28 a.m., Thursday, May 21, 2009: Good morning, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you all for being here. Let me just acknowledge the presence of some of my outstanding Cabinet members and advisors. We’ve got our Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. We have our CIA Director Leon Panetta. We have our Secretary of Defense William Gates; Secretary Napolitano of Department of Homeland Security; Attorney General Eric Holder; my National Security Advisor Jim Jones. And I want to especially thank our Acting Archivist of the United States, Adrienne Thomas. Read more
Two rest areas saved, but residency office still on cutting board
Two Central Shenandoah Valley rest areas have escaped the Virginia Department of Transportation chopping block as the transportation department finalizes its recommendations for budget cuts to the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
The rest areas at Fairfield on southbound Interstate 81 and New Market on northbound I-81 had been slated for closure in an earlier round of recommendations to trim $12 million by closing 25 of the Commonwealth’s 42 interstate rest areas. Those two and two others on the I-81 corridor – at Radford and Ironto – were taken off the closure list. Read more
McAuliffe still leads, Deeds gaining slightly
Terry McAuliffe continues to hold a double-digit lead in the race for the Democratic Party gubernatorial nomination, but Creigh Deeds has made up some ground to make the race somewhat interesting, according to a SurveyUSA poll released Wednesday. Read more
Targeted tax relief for the unemployed
I noticed that Waynesboro City Council has added to its agenda for its staff briefing tonight an item to discuss tax relief for the elderly and disabled. I’ve been talking up behind the scenes an idea springing from that senior-focused tax-relief effort that I think could gain some traction given the economic times. And the idea, local property-tax relief for the unemployed, seems to be meeting with support from the people I’ve broached the topic with to date. Read more
‘Housekeeping,’ sure
You’re lucky if you haven’t come across the self-delusioned among us who are still convinced that Barack Obama and the state of Hawaii didn’t cover up the fact that he was born somewhere other than the United States. And now the self-delusioned have a voice in Congress in Sixth District Congressman Bob Goodlatte, who has signed on as a cosponsor of legislation that would require presidential candidates to provide proof of their birthplace. Read more
Three finalists named in BRCC president search
Three finalists for the position of president at Blue Ridge Community College were certified today by the Ad-Hoc Presidential Certification Committee of the State Board for Community Colleges. Finalists include Dr. Kathryn Anne Barbour, of Easton, Md.; Dr. John A. Downey, of Harrisonburg; and Dr. Doreen M. Larson, of South Hadley, Mass. Read more
In the News
- Local News: Valley Community Services Board gets state grant to establish Crisis Intervention Team
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ACV to host Jazz Under the Stars
Artisan Night: Jazz Under the Stars, a gala benefit event in support of the Artisans Center of Virginia star-lighting Virginia artisan crafts, music, foods and drink, is scheduled for Saturday, June 6, from 6:30 pm to midnight at The Ix Event Space (Monticello Road & Second Street SE, Charlottesville). Tickets are $50 per person. Creatively Festive Attire. To purchase tickets, call 434.296.7915. Read more
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Sam Rasoul | Why I support Creigh Deeds
Posted on May 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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