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Not enough has been said about how influential the Citizens United Supreme Court decision will be. What’s happened is that the Supreme Court sided with the wealthy-elite (I mean the Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Mitt Romney types) and against the interests of the American people (I mean the teachers, firefighters, customer service types). Again, the…
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This past week, President Obama delivered his annual State of the Union address on the same day that marked the 1,000th day since the United States Senate has last passed a budget. I was hopeful that the President would put forth serious solutions to address the debt and jobs crisis that has come from years…
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The 2012 session of the General Assembly is moving by rapidly. Deadlines for the submission of bills and budget amendments have long passed, and both houses of the Assembly are in full swing. There were both good and bad signs of things to come this past week. On the hopeful side, Democrats and Republicans worked…
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Comedy Night is back at WTA’s Gateway Theatre with an evening of musical and improvisational comedy on Saturday, January 28 at 8 pm. The evening will be hosted by Jim Zarling, founder of Charlottesville’s Comedy Roundtable. First up for the January Comedy Night will be a Richmond favorite, Manly Man. The two-woman musical powerhouse spent…
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The excitement and glamour of Hollywood are coming to Charlottesville on Oscar Night. Residents of Charlottesville can experience the thrills and surprises of the 84th Academy Awards® on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at Charlottesville’s own Oscar Night America party. The Charlottesville event is one of 49 parties officially sanctioned by the Academy of Motion Picture…
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Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm Making a Graphic Novel, with Caroline Preston Preston, author of The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures will talk about the process of creating a graphic novel. Free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing. WriterHouse, 508 Dale Avenue, (behind the Preston Avenue Bodo’s Bagels), Charlottesville,…
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The Waynesboro YMCA is hosting its annual Elks Hoop Shoot Friday night at 7 p.m. Registration begins at 6:30 p.m. Winners from the YMCA competition will have a chance to advance to the state finals in Charlottesville in February. The Hoop Shoot free-throw contest is open to boys and girls ages 8-13. Contestant age will…
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Today, House Democrats announced their support for legislation to set up a health insurance marketplace in Virginia. Delegates Patrick Hope (D-Arlington) and Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) are introducing legislation modeled after the recommendations of Governor Bob McDonnell’s Virginia Health Reform Initiative (VHRI). The VHRI was formed to implement the federal health care reform law in Virginia….
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The recent December unemployment report provides welcome news that more jobs were created last month at a time when so many are struggling. And while signifying a step in the right direction nationally, the simple fact remains that there are still too many in Central and Southside Virginia out of work, and there is still…
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Head football coach Danny Rocco has announced redshirt-freshman quarterback Michael Strauss will transfer from the University of Virginia and has enrolled at the University of Richmond, effective with Monday’s start of the spring semester. “We are very excited to announce the signing of transfer quarterback Michael Strauss out of Miami, Florida,” said Rocco. “Michael was…
