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We spent this past District Work Week making more stops across Central and Southside Virginia to meet with, hear from, and talk to 5th District Virginians. To kick off the week, we held constituent office hours in Danville and Charlottesville. This gave me the opportunity to sit down and meet with constituents in their communities…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Wednesday the first phase of a new online interactive database of state crash information that is free and open to the public. The state-of-the-art automated Traffic Records Electronic Data System centralizes Virginia’s crash data and related information from multiple agencies into one location. Now, for the first time, the public…
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I love America, and have proudly invested in America. I have invested by building successful businesses employing thousands of American workers. And I have invested in our country by paying taxes. But our nation loses $100 billion a year to tax dodging by some of our largest corporations and wealthiest people. That’s a trillion dollar…
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The Harrisonburg-based Tactical & Survival Specialties Inc. has announced the appointment of Craig S. Boyers as chief financial officer. Most recently, Boyers served as president and owner of C. S. Boyers PC, a CPA firm providing tax, accounting, business advisory and management consulting services. Boyers brings over 17 years experience in financial and operations management…
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On Tuesday Virginians go to the polls for statewide and delegate races, never having heard what a serious mess we’re in. Admittedly, I didn’t realize how bad things are until attending a conference for local officials last week. The data are grim. Though the information has been out for a long time, certainly for someone…
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Friday, Oct. 2, 9:30 – 11 a.m. – Chat-N-Play. Active play and discovery for your infant or toddler – conversation for YOU! Open to children ages 0-3 and their caregivers. Saturday, Oct. 3, 1 p.m. – The Art of Ray Yoder. Yoder’s son, Judge Yoder, gives this presentation about the art of a Waynesboro artist…
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The economy has to be the driving issue of the 2009 Virginia governor’s race. The Creigh Deeds campaign looks to get a leg up in the race with the announcement on Thursday of the formation of Business Leaders for Deeds. My ear has been attuned to the misreading being done by Republicans on the June…
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– State News: Virginia to team up with Microsoft on tech training for displaced workers – Event: JMU to host acclaimed poet – Capitol Hill: Warner introduces health-care reform
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From: Downs, Mary Alice Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:28 PM To: Lisa Wooten Subject: the year Hello….. well how goes the Election of 08 year? I thought I would just touch base with you and see if you still have an interest in a move to Waynesboro? My Board is trying to plan for…
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The local “liberal media” at the News Leader is at it again, this time giving column space to local Republican legislators Chris Saxman, Ben Cline and Steve Landes to defend themselves from the controversy over their nonsensical party-line vote blocking the receipt of federal stimulus money to expand unemployment benefits for the tens of thousands…
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