Deeds makes stop on day one of two-day Augusta swing
Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds was in Staunton Thursday on day one of a two-day swing through Staunton and Waynesboro. Deeds addressed 60 local voters at an event at Elder Antique and Classic Automobiles in Downtown Staunton Thursday evening. AFP editor Chris Graham captured the event on video.
Deeds will be in Waynesboro on Friday morning for an 11 a.m. event at the Waynesboro Democratic Party Election ’09 headquarters and an 11:45 a.m. walking tour of Downtown Waynesboro. Read more
Weekend Watchdog | Open up
The final tennis Grand Slam event of the season – the U.S. Open – kicks off its two-week run starting Monday on ESPN2 and CBS.
I always remember USA having two weeks of coverage, and those cool evening battles with Jimmy Connors or John McEnroe in the 1980s and early ’90s. Read more
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Thursday, Aug. 27
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Deeds on the air with economics piece
On Thursday the Creigh Deeds for Governor campaign released a new television ad contrasting his pro-business, fiscally responsible approach to the economy with Bob McDonnell’s commitment to the economic policies of George W. Bush. Read more
Humane Society lauds judge in local puppy-mill case
Just days after The Humane Society of the United States and local authorities removed almost 100 dogs from deplorable conditions at “Oak Leaf Kennel” in Stuarts Draft, an Augusta County General District Court judge barred the puppy mill owner, Kyle Brydge, from keeping or breeding companion animals for at least two years. Brydge had been selling the animals via classified ads. Read more
Gene Hart, Greg Marrow and John Lesinski | A(n)other failure of leadership for the Valley
As veterans in our country’s military service, we each learned about leadership and how to get things done. But rarely, if ever, have we witnessed such a profound failure of leadership as that shown by the Shenandoah Valley’s current delegates at last week’s special session of the General Assembly. Read more
Chamber names interim president
The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce has named an interim president.
Richard “Dick” Morin will serve in the position until a new president is named, the chamber announced today. Morin replaces James Berg, who stepped down for undisclosed reasons on Aug. 18.
Morin’s appointment is effective Thursday. Read more
Stimulus funds to boost efforts to convert to propane
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine this week announced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has appropriated significant funding for the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy’s Paving the Way with Propane: The AutoGas Corridor Development Program. The AutoGas Corridor Development Program is a unique, progressive project aimed at building the infrastructure for public and private vehicle operators to convert existing vehicles from conventional gasoline to clean propane AutoGas. Read more
Unemployment claims dip
In the week ending Aug. 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 570,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 580,000. The four-week moving average was 566,250, a decrease of 4,750 from the previous week’s revised average of 571,000. Read more
Cash for Clunkers tally: 700K new-car sales
The CARS program came to a close Tuesday night with nearly 700,000 clunkers taken off the roads, replaced by far more fuel efficient vehicles. Rebate applications worth $2.877 billion were submitted by the 8 p.m. Monday deadline, under the $3 billion provided by Congress to run the program. Read more
David Cole | Let’s examine the health-insurance model
Like any organization created by humans, health care in any form can be done well or badly. Some universal systems are done well. Others are done badly. Read more
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Jim Bishop | Move over, mountains, faith is coming through
Posted on August 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
when the dawn is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore
The keynote speaker for our annual faculty-staff conference was dishing out some rather heady stuff – all relevant to helping get everyone psyched up for the start the new school year looming ahead. Read more
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