AFP Today: Monday, April 26
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A week and a day ’til the local elections. Interest level: trace.
Local author presents workshop for seniors
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In case of an emergency, does your family know your wishes for medical treatment, hospice care, or what to do with your estate? Read more
Benefit yard sale set for May 1
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The family of Bonnie Hanger Crump and the Mount Sidney United Methodist Church are hosting a memorial benefit sale at Mount Sidney Ruritan Park on Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read more
Tech, JMU, UVa. players land in NFL
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Virginia Tech sent an ACC-high five players to the NFL in the 2010 NFL Draft over the weekend. James Madison sent two players, and UVa. one. Read more
‘Hoos complete sweep at Maryland
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Cody Winiarski (Jr,. Franksville, Wis.) pitched eight innings of one-run baseball and Virginia racked up 14 hits in an 11-2 rout of Maryland Saturday afternoon at Shipley Field. Virginia completed a three-game series sweep and won its 13th straight game in College Park, dating to 2002. Read more
#2 Cavs sweep Terps
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The second-ranked University of Virginia baseball team rode great pitching by Danny Hultzen and an offensive flurry to take a doubleheader sweep from Maryland Friday night. Read more
JMU finishes spring football with scrimmage
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Quarterbacks Drew Dudzik (Clifton, Va./Centreville) and Justin Thorpe (Richmond, Va./Varina) directed touchdown drives during James Madison’s final spring football scrimmage at the University of Virginia Friday. Read more
David Reynolds: Fred L. Hadsel
Column by David Reynolds
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On a Sunday this community lost, no, strike “community.” This nation lost one of its countless pillars. His name was Fred. Fred Latimer Hadsel if you wish to be formal. But Fred was never formal. He was simply a pillar of strength, a strength of character. Read more
Laurie Mazur: Population growth
Column by Laurie Mazur
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Forty years ago, 20 million Americans took to the streets to celebrate the first Earth Day. Their agenda was wide-ranging: pollution, smog, endangered species. But one issue—population growth—was seen as the mother of all environmental problems. As Paul Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb, famously remarked: “Whatever your cause, it’s a lost cause without population control.” Read more
Derby to host Spring Rally Weekend
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The Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby Classic is supporting a local Spring Rally Weekend to be held in Stuarts Draft on Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25. Read more
ACLU asks Chesterfield to steer clear of Bible course
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The ACLU of Virginia has asked the Textbook Review Committee of Chesterfield County Public Schools to drop from consideration a controversial Bible study course that may unconstitutionally promote religious beliefs in public schools. Read more
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Sanford D. Horn: Voting wrongs, gun rights
Posted on April 26, 2010 · 4 Comments
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The Washington Post, the alleged newspaper of record for the nation’s capitol and its metropolitan area, over the past seven days ending with Saturday, April 24, 2010, ran six articles, editorials or columns each decrying the lack of voting rights yet to bestowed upon the residents of the District of Columbia. Read more
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