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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] Let’s cut right to the chase. Last month tens of millions of Americans witnessed a president break his oath of office. Ten hours later millions of others saw and heard a vice-president do the same on NBC’s Today show. The only difference being that the vice…
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Featured: Del. Ken Plum, Del. David Englin Ken Plum: The LCI takes center stage www.kenplum.com Virginia’s formula for funding public schools is very complex. Theoretically the average school district would be funded half by the state and half by local government. In actuality, the split in spending for public schools is closer to 55 percent…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com COACH LONDON: When I got here, there were 13 that were already committed, and it was to the great accomplishments of Anthony Poindexter and Bob Price to keep these commitments alive and made sure those young men stayed committed to the University. We lost one, but I was able…
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Featured: Del. Bob Marshall, Sen. Robert Hurt, Sen. Walter Stosch Bob Marshall: Virginia, the president and Congress www.delegatebob.com Congress is attempting to make Virginia and other states mere administrative agents for dubious public policies that the Congress either lack the money to enforce or the authority to enact. Congress has seen states pay for the…
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Column by Linda Gunter Submit guest columns: [email protected] It is perhaps no accident that the nuclear power industry chose a French word – “renaissance” – to promote its alleged comeback. Attached to this misapplied moniker are a series of fallacious suggestions that nuclear energy is “clean,” “safe” and even “renewable.” And, in keeping with…
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Column by Mary G. Wilsoin Submit guest columns: [email protected] We have a health-care crisis in America. Too many citizens lack adequate health-insurance coverage and rising costs threaten everyone. The failure of Congress to act on these issues over decades has simply compounded the problems and undermined faith in government. The League of Women Voters…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Augusta Health Art Committee announces a call for entries for high quality 2-D art in the hospital gallery for the 2011 season and beyond. Art shown in the gallery during the two-month’s long exhibits will be eligible for purchase by gallery visitors and by Augusta Health. To apply,…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Friendly City Food Co-op is holding a membership drive. A representative will be available throughout the day in three locations: A Bowl of Good Café, 7-10 a.m., The Hardesty Higgins House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and The Artful Dodger. 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided….
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Column by Leanne Ely www.savingdinner.com I get asked all the time about using organic food to healthfully feed your family. My answer invariably is yes, go as organic and as natural as you can afford to. If going “all the way” isn’t possible, at least go with some organic produce. Don’t worry, I’ve got…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] My first reaction to the news that Republican Scott Brown had upset Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat – Damn, there goes the country. The pundits were laying out the course for the next few months in the political…
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