Press Gaggle | Press Secretary Robert Gibbs

Chris Graham

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009 MR. GIBBS: Neatly assembled, very nice. How’s everyone today? Q Good. MR. GIBBS: Fire away. Q Afghanistan. Is the President getting any new options beyond the ones that General McChrystal offered a while back? MR. GIBBS: I haven’t gotten a long download of today’s meeting. I know it ran a little…

VMI wins on road

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Senior running back Howard Abegesah (Beltsville, Md.) rushed for 165 yards on 25 carries and scored three touchdowns and VMI’s spread option attack rolled up 504 yards total offense as the Keydets spoiled Presbyterian College’s homecoming with a 31-20 win over the Blue Hose Saturday afternoon in Clinton, S.C. 

Analyst: Fiscal outlook for localities not good

Chris Graham

Staunton City Council got a bit of a fiscal reality check on Thursday from James Reginbal from the Richmond consulting firm Fiscal Analytics. “Nobody in Virginia has really felt the effects of this recession yet. Localities are behind the state because the state has been able to shield localities from the worst effects so far,”…

Press Gaggle | Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton

Chris Graham

Friday, Oct. 23 MR. BURTON: Good morning. Thank you for joining us on our trip to Massachusetts and Connecticut. I have a week ahead for you all. The President will spend this weekend in Washington, he has no scheduled public events. On Monday afternoon the President will travel to Jacksonville, Florida, to meet with U.S….

Chris Dewald | Insulin pens

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The American Diabetes Association states the following: Did you know that two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease and stroke? Make the Link! Diabetes, heart disease and stroke is an initiative of the American Diabetes Association and the American College of Cardiology, aimed at increasing awareness of the link between diabetes…

The Critic | A night at the Mockingbird

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We had a night away from the kids – inspired in the form of a friend hosting a play date for the kids away from home. So we traveled to Staunton, drove past Mockingbird and, having previously discussed the newly-opened restaurant, decided to give it a try. We were greeted promptly and with many welcoming…

Hector Garcia | An American renaissance for the new millennium

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The financial, economic and environmental crises are alarm signals to the world, and particularly to us in the U.S. Acting on the basis of a fragmented worldview while globalization magnified and quickened that worldview’s effects, we rushed into unsustainable and destructive practices. On the other hand, we now have an opportunity to build the foundation…