David Reynolds | A man for Richmond
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Next Tuesday’s election will cut down two men who have the same desire. One will live for another day, a day in November. The last man left standing will be Virginia’s next governor.
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David Reynolds | Circle June 9
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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…
Kent Willis | Remembering Jack Kemp for another passion: Voter-restoration reform in Virginia
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Much has been written about Jack Kemp since his passing a couple of weeks ago. Kemp was a former football star turned congressman who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the first President Bush and was the 1996 Republican vice-presidential nominee. He was a pragmatist who became well known for reaching across…
Greg Marrow | Facts and figures on unemployment
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Recently I read in the News Leader an attempt by Del. Steve Landes to explain away his rejection of the $125 million in federal stimulus money dedicated to unemployment insurance. Early on in his commentary Del. Landes states, “This would have been a permanent change to unemployment benefits.” As Steve Landes and everyone else in…
In the News
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– Capitol Hill: Perriello sponsors earmark fundraising ban, posted Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. – State News: Park Service announces stimulus projects, including Shenandoah National Park project, posted Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. – State News: Planned Parenthood aims to provide Plan B emergency contraception to teens, posted Wednesday, 7:45 p.m. – Event: Arts Council to present Governor’s School…
Staunton Democrats set May caucus
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The Staunton Democratic Committee has released a call to unassembled caucus to nominate candidates for Commonwealth’s attorney and city sheriff for Tuesday, May 12. 1. Call. Pursuant to the authority provided by the Virginia Democratic Party Plan, the Staunton Democratic Committee hereby calls an Unassembled Caucus to be held on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009, from…
Civil-rights activist to speak at EMU
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Joanne Bland, a sought-after speaker with a compelling personal story of civil-rights activism, will give a public lecture 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at Eastern Mennonite University.
House GOP turns back on those hit hardest by recession
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(Updated with statements from Del. Chris Saxman and Democratic legislative candidates Erik Curren and Greg Marrow appearing under our Comments section.) One thousand, one hundred and thirty two. That’s a real number for you, specifically how many more Waynesboro residents are out of a job as of the most recent report of the Virginia Employment…
Letter to the Editor | Morgan Chiti
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Virginia is moving forward in so many aspects, but it refuses to move forward on one important issue: restoration of voting rights for former felons. It simply does not work to argue that this is a form of continuing punishment for individuals convicted of a felony. They have paid their debts to society, waited the…
Multimedia | Be careful what your surrogate says on your behalf
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It wasn’t exactly Macaca. “You have two jobs,” former Republican Party presidential-nomination candidate Mike Huckabee told a gathering of GOP faithful in Tazewell County while campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell this week. “One, get all those people who are going to vote for Bob out to the polls and vote. If they’re not…
