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The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce supported the last increase in the federal minimum wage in July 2009 and we believe another raise is overdue. The business owners I talk with every day say that, far from hurting their businesses, raising the minimum wage in fact helps small businesses and the broader economy
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A two-run homer from Steven Souza Jr. in the top of the ninth broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the Potomac Nationals to a 3-1 win over the Frederick Keys. The homer gave Potomac their first lead of the series in the 18th inning of three-game set
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With two outs in the last of the sixth, Sean Coyle ripped a double into the left-center field gap to bring home Xander Bogaerts and give the Salem Red Sox a 4-3 lead that would not be relinquished in a 6-3 victory over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Friday night
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Anne Holton completed her swing through Western and Southwest Virginia to campaign on behalf of her husband, Tim Kaine, on Thursday. Holton brought her Small Business Listening Tour to Marion and Floyd, where she toured downtown businesses and met with groups of small business owners and community leaders
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You raise the good question, “How can Andy Schmookler win when his opponent has access to so much more money than he has?” The question could be rephrased, “How can People Power defeat the Money Power in America today”
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Anne Holton campaigned on behalf of her husband, Tim Kaine, in Clifton Forge and Wytheville on Tuesday, kicking off a three-day swing through Western and Southwest Virginia
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Lois Bowman begins her ride in the parking lot by the seminary, just down the hill from her home on Mount Clinton Pike. She usually starts sometime around 6 p.m., once rush hour has petered out and the heat has broken.
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The NCAA did everything but give Penn State football the ultimate sanction in the form of the death penalty. In fact, it’s not hyperbole to suggest that maybe the death penalty would have been preferable
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The Lynchburg Hillcats put up just two hits in a 3-0 loss to Carolina Mudcats tonight
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The winners of the 16th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards were announced at the annual BookExpo America publishing convention in New York City. Founding Spirits: George Washington and the Beginnings of the American Whiskey Industry by Dennis J. Pogue won the silver medal for excellence (Mid-Atlantic Region) Best Non-Fiction category.
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