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“Do Augusta County Democrats have a death wish?” That was what greeted me to the desk this morning, an e-mail note from a friend and Democratic Party strategist with a link to a story in today’s News Leader discussing 20th District House candidate Erik Curren’s religious beliefs and criticisms from fellow Democrat Tracy Pyles to…
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This is what is seems some legislators have been telling victims of predatory lending for years. Or put another way, if we take away payday and car title loans at 350 percent interest, where else will these people turn for help? Should we just “Let them eat cake”? Or are there other solutions?
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Friday, July 24 – Senate bill includes proposal to add National D-Day Memorial to Park Service Thursday, July 23 – Perriello backs Pay-As-You-Go bill Wednesday, July 22 – Webb to chair hearing of Foreign Relations Committee Thursday Tuesday, July 21 – Perriello introduces rural-ed advisory initiative Monday, July 20 – Warner urges confirmation of Sotomayor…
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Friday, July 24 – JMU business students tke first in Marketing Challenge Thursday, July 23 – Staunton City Council work session, meeting agendas Wednesday, July 22 – Man arrested in La. on Staunton sodomy charges – Waynesboro City Council work session agenda – Augusta County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda Tuesday, July 21 – Long-time…
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Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that cars can be modified to run on water. How is this possible? – Diane McMorris, Rockport, Maine There are a number of online marketing offers of kits that will convert your car to “run on water,” but these should be viewed skeptically. These kits, which attach to the car’s engine,…
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A recent visit to an old friend’s beautiful new home triggered a brief moment of envy for me. While I was extremely happy and proud of his accomplishment in creating such a lovely home, with so much care and detail, I also found myself longing for something similar in my life, instead of the present…
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I met with Chris Saxman for an hour and a half Tuesday morning to talk school choice, an issue that the Staunton Republican has made his issue in his eight years in the Virginia General Assembly. I remarked to my wife after sitting with Saxman that it struck me as odd that in the course…
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A study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy puts the lie to the wild predictions from partisans that the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act will end up costing you hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year in extra energy costs. “This revised analysis directly underscores the important contribution energy efficiency…
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The bad news is obvious. Gannett, which owns the Staunton-based News Leader, is having to lay people off, last week announcing a companywide reduction of 1,400 employees, about 3 percent of its workforce, on top of a move last year that resulted in a 10 percent job cut at the media conglomerate.
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One hundred years ago, on July 17, 1909, Sen. William E. Borah (R-ID) wrote the words, “The income tax is the fairest and most equitable of the taxes. It is the one tax which approaches us in the hour of prosperity and departs in the hour of adversity. Certainly, it will be conceded by all…
