Occupy movement comes to Valley, Charlottesville

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The Occupy Wall Street movement that has brought international attention to issues of income inequality and the redistribution of weatlh to the superwealthy has spawned sister movements in Staunton and Charlottesville. A newly-formed Occupy Staunton/Unify Main Street group is coordinating a rally on Thursday to support Communication Workers of America Local 2204 and its efforts…

Virginia runs over, through #12 Georgia Tech

Scott German

From their first offensive snap, when junior Perry Jones sprinted through a huge hole for a 14-yard gain, the Virginia Cavaliers imposed their will on a seemingly helpless Georgia Tech defense  to stun the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets  24-21 at Scott Stadium Saturday. With the upset win over one of the ACC’s three ranked teams, the…

Poll: Obama doubles lead over Perry … is voter concern over Social Security the reason why?

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A new Public Policy Polling survey of voters has Barack Obama nearly doubling his lead over Texas Gov. Rick Perry as swing voters begin to express concerns about Perry’s comments on Social Security being a “Ponzi scheme.” Obama led Perry in the polling by a 52 percent-to-41 percent margin in the recent PPP poll. Three…

Chamber looking to move Daylily & Wine Festival from Viette Nursery?

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The Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce is considering taking the annual Daylily & Wine Festival on the road after a 15-year run at the Andre Viette Farm and Nursery. The Chamber has sent out requests for proposal to six Chamber members, including the Viette Farm and Nursery, as part of its exploration. “In this…

Perry to take over tennis programs at Bridgewater College

Martin Perry, three-time NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year, has been named the new head coach of the Bridgewater College men’s and women’s tennis programs in an announcement made by President George Cornelius and Director of Athletics Curt Kendall. Perry has spent the last eight-plus years as the head men’s and women’s coach…

Lynchburg cruises over Keys

Chris Graham

The Hillcats led right from the start Wednesday night after scoring one in the top of the first inning. Joey Terdoslavich and Phil Gosselin once again led the offensive attack, combining for five RBI and two runs scored on the night. Chris Masters hardly needed the great support as he allowed just one run in…

ACLU seeks details on government’s phone tracking

In a massive coordinated information-seeking campaign, the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and 33 other affiliates across the nation today are sending requests to more than 375 local law enforcement agencies large and small demanding to know when, why and how they are using cell phone location data to track Americans. The Virginia affiliate…

Sanford D. Horn: Should the obese fatten the government budget?

Plucking obese children from their parents is the ultimate in “nanny-statism.” Dr. David Ludwig, an obesity specialist at Children’s Hospital Boston and Lindsey Murtagh, an attorney and researcher with Harvard’s School of Public Health, want to extract obese children from their homes and away from their parents for a government intervention. Ludwig and Murtagh want…