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Proposed changes to the state’s regulations regarding stormwater runoff flowing from developed properties are available for public review and comment. Five public hearings will be held statewide to receive comments on these changes, which have been more than three years in the making. Comments will be accepted through Friday, Aug. 21, 2009, by the Virginia…
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– Economy: Initial unemployment claims down – State News: Low-interest loans available for dam rehab – State News: Governor announces state-employee health initiative – Event: Lifestyle seminar at local church
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I’m supposed to be a pragmatist. I run a business, work as a journalist, help manage the day-to-day operations of a baseball team, help direct a local United Way. You’d think I’d take the same approach to politics. Get me a candidate who can win, ideology be damned. And yet I was resistant to the…
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The 17th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will spotlight the music of the two giants of the early 17th century – Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Bach is the namesake for the festival; 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death.
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Another day, another poll, and another direction in the 2009 Democratic Party gubernatorial race. This one comes from Survey USA, which has Terry McAuliffe in the lead by six points over Creigh Deeds in numbers that do represent some movement from the most recent Survey USA poll, but not much.
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Creigh Deeds has moved from the back of the pack to the front with a week to go in the 2009 Democratic Party gubernatorial contest, according to a poll released Tuesday. Deeds registered at 27 percent in the Public Policy Polling poll, with Terry McAuliffe at 24 percent and Brian Moran at 22 percent. The…
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– Local News: Da Bears wreaking havoc in Da ‘Boro – Politics: Shannon gets public-safety endorsement – State News: AG announces price-gouging settlement – Local News: Clean Streams Initiative among conservation grant recipients
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Christopher Newport University political scientist Quentin Kidd joins us on “The Chris Graham Show” to break down the June 9 Democratic Party gubernatorial primary race with a focus on how candidates Terry McAuliffe, Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran are running in Hampton Roads and thoughts on the expected voter turnout. Length: 10:39.
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We’re a week and a couple of days out from the gubernatorial primary, and it’s an otherwise slow news day, so what qualifies as news for me today is something I’d passed on last week regarding poll numbers. These numbers are from Public Policy Polling, and they had Creigh Deeds gaining ground but still a…
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Tyler Wertman, a student from Hugh K. Cassell Elementary School in Augusta County, was recently recognized by AAA Mid-Atlantic for being chosen as an outstanding AAA school safety patrol for 2009. Tyler was selected from 294 elementary schools that utilize the AAA’s signature school safety program throughout Central and Western Virginia.
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