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A press release from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office last month proclaimed that a charter school bill the governor signed put Virginia in the “vanguard of the National Charter School Movement.” While a certain amount of hype is to be expected in any press release, this one may have gone over the top. In considering the…
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Four defenders of academic freedom have joined forces to file an amicus brief asking a Virginia judge to set aside a demand from Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for documents related to the research of a global warming expert once employed by the University of Virginia. Signing the amicus brief, filed on Tuesday in Albemarle…
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There’s no question that technology changes faster than most of us yuppies and boomers can handle. I don’t know what the current number of years for technology “generations” is, but I do know that if you have children five or more years apartin age, they will each use technology differently. I’ve observed my own two…
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I’ve learned repeatedly in my life that whenever I give to the world, whether by direct action or donations, I get back so much more than the effort or money involved. This is a life lesson that our kids should learn as so many of them, here in America, are living the “easy life” with…
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As a Waynesboro resident who is a former certified planning commissioner and former chairman of the Rockingham County Planning Commission, I am personally opposed to the proposed Conditional Use Bed and Breakfast in RS-7 district in the city’s new comprehensive plan for a number of reasons. The intent and purpose of the RS-7 District is…
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On Dec. 3, 2009, the cable giant Comcast announced plans to buy NBC/Universal from General Electric in a $28 billion merger. Ever since, lawmakers in Washington and legions of activists have been raising the alarm about the threat such a deal would pose to telecommunication workers, cable and Internet users, and communities of color. As…
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The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia is truly a treasure, and in Staunton, practically in our backyard! The FCMV is home to four working farms that were originally located in England, Germany, Ireland, and West Africa. Each building was painstakingly numbered, disassembled, moved to its current location, and rebuilt, just as it was in its…
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Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected] It has been a while since I have written or submitted a post. I shall touch on a serious matter that might affect us all and more with those with light skin. In the past, I have had skin cancerous cells removed, and just had a…
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Column by Yifat Susskind Submit guest columns: [email protected] The shy 14-year-old was not sure how many people she had killed. “When it was my turn to shoot someone, I always hid my face because I was afraid.” Julia (not her real name) is one of thousands of children in Colombia who have been recruited…
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Column by Kathleen Rogers Submit guest columns: [email protected] When President Obama spoke to the nation about the Gulf Coast oil spill, he gave us needed straight talk for holding BP accountable and helping those affected by the spill. But, when it came down to talking about clean energy, he disappointed. This was his moment…
