Harrisonburg man sentenced to 15 months in prison, brandished a knife on Jan. 6
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A Harrisonburg man was sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $2,000 for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
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Alon Ben-Meir: Addressing climate change strengthens economic growth
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The sweeping wildfires in Los Angeles are just another horrific manifestation of the rapidly increasing and deadly effects of climate change.
Kaine, Warner urge Biden to extend Temporary Protected Status ahead of Jan. 20
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are pushing the Biden administration to extend Temporary Protected Status to foreign nationals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, and other extraordinary conditions that render return unsafe.
Bob Topper: What we need to do to really Make America Great Again
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For 10 years we have heard the far right’s cry to Make America Great Again. But how did America become a superpower; what is it that made America a great nation?
Mike Johnson re-elected House Speaker, by the slimmest of margins
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, with the votes of our local congressmen, Ben Cline and John McGuire, got the bare minimum of votes needed – 218 – to win re-election to the congressional leadership post on Friday.
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By the numbers: The top news and sports stories of 2024 from #teamAFP
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From news to sports, here’s a look at what #teamAFP stories racked up the most reads on Augusta Free Press in 2024.
Ben Cline was a vociferous Matt Gaetz supporter: Now, he’s gone radio silent
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Understandably, we’re not hearing a lot, which is to say, anything, from the former defenders of Matt Gaetz, who was Donald Trump’s pick to be Attorney General, you may remember. Trump wanted a guy who the House Ethics Committee says sex-trafficked a 17-year-old high school junior, regularly paid other women to have sex with him,…
U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh stepping down from Western District of Virginia post
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Christopher Kavanaugh is stepping down as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia at the end of the day on Friday.
Andrew Moss: Protect Medicaid!
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Catastrophic cuts are in the offing for Medicaid, the nation’s largest single source of health coverage, serving primarily low-income Americans. But catastrophe isn’t inevitable.
