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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell With the worsening budget numbers, the House of Delegates released its biennial budget. Unlike the governor’s budget, the House budget does not cut $220 million in school construction and lottery money that was going to local schools. These cuts would have cost my four local school divisions over $3…
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Column by Jim Bishop I’m at the point where jokes about old people don’t seem all that amusing. It’s painful to laugh – in more ways than one. However, I did hear a couple lately – and I’m thankful for the gift of hearing, even though my spouse isn’t sure how much I use it…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The New Jersey Turnpike in the Shenandoah Valley. That’s what critics of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Interstate 81 widening plan envision happening if the engineers get their wishes. “For us, our mission is to protect farms, forests, open spaces and cultural heritage – and this is impacting all of…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Five years ago, the House and Senate came together in a bipartisan fashion to pass the Do Not Call Implementation Act. This important legislation created the Do Not Call Registry and made it illegal for commercial telemarketers to call an individual listed on the registry.
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell As the final deadline approached for consideration by the Virginia House of Delegates, the legislative committees considered the last of my bills.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham [email protected] Sorry, Dave – I just call ’em as I see ’em. And what I’m seeing right now is a team that has long since been lost to you. Granted, things still seemed to be OK when you were 10-2 and heading into Xavier thinking that another quality…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He knew he could make a difference. He didn’t know how. “When I first moved to West Africa, it was about 11 years into a brutal civil war that most people here don’t know about because of the blood diamond issue. Tens of thousands of 7- and 8-year-old boys were…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He’s been down this road before. “It’s one of those situations where persistence pays off. This is an issue that I’ve worked on for a lot of years. It’s an issue where I’ve made very significant contributions. I picked up 10 more votes this year than I had last year…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] He barely has to shave, and he wants to be your congressman. “In all honesty, it’s a shock at first,” said Sam Rasoul, 26, of Blue Ridge, who has been running hard for the past year for the Democratic Party nomination to challenge incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte for the Sixth…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Moving Waynesboro Forward – The Official Chris Graham for Waynesboro City Council Website Listen to Chris Graham’s announcement speech. After 12 years of reporting the news, I’m now making it. “I have asked you all to be here today so that I can begin with you on a new…
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