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A Dad’s Point of View column by Bruce Sallan www.brucesallan.com What parent hasn’t dreaded report card time, especially when a child is underperforming? How do two kids, born of the same genetic material, turn out so differently when it comes to school performance and their work ethic? When is it wrong if the “problem”…
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Column by Jim Bishop Many who actually read these weekly ramblings are aware that I’m a creature of habit. I operate by a regimented timetable with little elbow room for alteration. When I come home in the evening and tell my spouse that I “had a good day,” she replies, “So, you got a lot…
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Column by Jim Bishop “And I think to myself what a wonderful world . . .” -Louis Armstrong (1963) What a breathtaking, surprising experience early Monday morning. I was still struggling to defrost my bleary-eyed vision while motoring in my Miata to start another work week after another blur of a weekend.
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Staff Report To mark the upcoming ban on smoking in restaurants, Virginia’s Health Commissioner today called on Virginians to show their support for the new law and local businesses by dining at their favorite smoke-free restaurants. The Commonwealth’s new law to eliminate smoking in Virginiarestaurants and protect restaurant workers and patrons from secondhand smoke takes…
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Some of the problems faced by new college grads Column by Kathleen Herring You’ve just graduated from a major public university with a bachelor’s degree in your chosen field. Finally, you have the time, energy and ability earn your own wages, pay your own rent, and work towards an ideal job in your field while…
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Column by Krysti Mayers We gathered as old friends in a comfortable room, a circle of chairs and desserts on a table nearby. In the past, our conversations have been about our homeschooling techniques and curriculum, but this night instead, we talked about the life we lived before we homeschooled. Most would view us as…
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Steve Shannon’s campaign for attorney general released new TV and radio ads today. The two ads highlight today’s Washington Post editorial, titled “Mr. Cuccinelli’s Bigotry,” which says Ken Cuccinelli’s election would be “an embarrassment for the commonwealth”. In its editorial this morning, the Post blasted what it called Cuccinelli’s “bigotry,” adding that , “If he…
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will answer questions from voters who encounter problems at the polls on Election Day, and is prepared to advocate on behalf of those whose rights have been abridged. The ACLU hotline number is 804.644.8080. E-mails sent to [email protected] will also be answered. The ACLU of Virginia has operated…
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Joel Salatin, one of the nation’s leading exponents of sustainable agriculture – in particular, grass farming – will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. In 1961, Salatin’s parents purchased a worn-out and eroded farm in Swoope. By planting trees, building huge compost piles, digging ponds, moving cows daily…
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The parcel sat in a corner of my office, taking up valuable space and collecting dust. But, for some reason, I simply ignored it. Then, two weekends ago, again for reasons unknown (well, actually, the pouring rain had spoiled my plans to work outside Saturday afternoon), I finally opened it and could scarcely believe my…
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