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Spanberger signs watered-down paid family and medical leave bills
The office of Gov. Abigail Spanberger is touting her ceremonial signing of legislation creating paid family and medical leave. What they’re not telling you: the Democrat gutted the version of the bills that passed the Virginia General Assembly earlier this year.
Waynesboro: Virginia Street Arts Festival set for weekend of May 16-17
Downtown Waynesboro, for two days, this coming weekend, will transform from business district into a living canvas, with the return of the Virginia Street Arts Festival, which will feature large-scale murals, live music and hands-on art experiences.
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Rockbridge County: Alabama man dies in single-vehicle accident on I-81
An Alabama man died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County on Monday.
Augusta County: Stuarts Draft man faces felony child abuse charge
An Augusta County man is facing a felony child abuse charge after an infant was treated at UVA Health for a femur fracture.
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Former candidate Pete Barlow endorses Beth Macy in Sixth District congressional race
Pete Barlow has confirmed that he will not be running for the Sixth District Democratic Party congressional nomination, and that he is endorsing bestselling author Beth Macy for the nomination.
Last Week with The Schilling Show: The MAGA hate that UVA Athletics makes possible
WINA-1070 AM MAGA talk-show host Rob Schilling, over there in “the bowels of the den of iniquity in Charlottesville,” seems to be enamored with the smell of his own flatulence.
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Mailbag: Will UVA Baseball be in the NCAA Tournament? What about the coaching staff?
The analytics suggest that, despite the eye test, Virginia is an NCAA Tournament lock. You’d look at the current 33-18 regular-season record, point to how last year’s 32-18 team got left out of the field, and say, how?
UVA Softball: ‘Hoos earn third straight NCAA Tournament invite, headed to Tennessee
Virginia stumbled down the stretch, going 7-10 since April 1, but the ‘Hoos (38-13) are back in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight season, and fourth time in program history.
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Inflation rises to highest level in three years: Trump says we’re ‘stupid’ for complaining
Inflation was measured at 3.8 percent in April, and keep in mind, this is the number that the Trump administration is willing to tell us is the number.
Podcast: Debut of the Insane Cline Posse edition of ‘Street Knowledge’
We don’t want to be stuck with Ben Cline just because the feckless MAGA congressman was successful spending other people’s millions to convince four MAGAs on the Supreme Court of Virginia to overturn the April 21 referendum.
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