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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that the Virginia Department of Transportation is using design-build procurement methods to accelerate the delivery of several projects made possible through the governor’s transportation funding package which was adopted by the 2011 General Assembly, and other federal dollars. The design-build procurement method streamlines project delivery by placing responsibility for the…
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WVPT, the PBS station serving the Shenandoah Valley and Central and Northern Virginia, announced today an added bonus for entering its TALENT WAR$ @wvptonline video contest: the chance to win a Fender Telecaster guitar. The contest, already offering $6,000 worth of prizes, allows viewers across the state to show off their talents on the web…
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QUESTION: You did not have a game on Saturday. Did you spend it watching football? COACH LONDON: We had Saturday off – Thursday had the game and we got back early, early Friday morning. We had something later on that afternoon. I was able to kind of go through the channels a little bit, look…
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In this column I made the assertion a couple of months ago that the Commonwealth of Virginia was shirking its responsibility in funding its share of public school K-12 budgets. I wrote that the state has a responsibility under the constitution to fund 55 percent of the cost of public schools but is providing only…
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In my earliest years of service as a member of the House of Delegates there was no guide or directory of state programs and services. Each constituent request that was different from previous ones resulted in an investigation to determine who was responsible for what in the area in which the constituent needed assistance. Sometimes…
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QUESTION: You mentioned after the Indiana game winning a road game, winning an ACC road game was next on the list. What would that say about this team, and where they are going? COACH LONDON: That’s the next logical progression in terms of having an opportunity to play. This is our third game. We’ve accomplished…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today kicked-off Virginia’s 10th annual Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign – a statewide law enforcement and public awareness effort to detect and deter impaired drivers in the Commonwealth. As part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s regional campaign, the Governor announced that drunk drivers on Virginia roadways will face the likelihood of arrest…
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In the decade-long debate on funding transportation improvements, many simple solutions have been offered. Endless demands for auditing the Department of Transportation resulted in about a dozen audits, none of which alleged waste, fraud, or abuse. No new funds were identified. One audit suggested that reserves on projects could be reduced, freeing up money to…
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Got a unique talent? WVPT, the PBS station serving the Shenandoah Valley and Central and Northern Virginia, announced today the launch of TALENT WAR$ @wvpt, a contest allowing viewers across the state to show off their abilities on the web and support public television at the same time. From Sept. 1 to Jan. 3, 2012,…
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In continuing efforts to sanitize and extinguish all legitimate meaning behind the upcoming 10th anniversary of the worst attack perpetrated against the United States on its soil, the so-called powers that be announced there will be no clergy invited to participate in what doubtless will be a solemn event. For this, New York City Mayor…
