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Augusta Health fills gap in health-care coverage Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Time is of the essence in treating cardiac emergencies. “Once a patient comes in the door, you want to have them in the cath lab and be working toward correcting the situation within 90 minutes,” said Mary Mannix, the CEO at Augusta Health,…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Council is holding off on installing signal-light technology that would make it easier for fire and rescue vehicles to get through crowded intersections in times of emergency. The stated reason: Well, the economy is still in the dumper, and city finances are tight, and … The real…
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Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] The Virginia chapter of the Sierra Club today issued its response to Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell’s recent letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar regarding Virginia offshore drilling and lease sale. “In his rush to accelerate Virginia offshore drilling, Mr. McDonnell is not considering the big picture,” said Glen Besa, director…
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Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.” In…
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Tech looks good in half vs. UNC, but second half shows Hokies still have work to do Story by Chris Graham [email protected] For a half, Virginia Tech looked and played like a Top 10 team. But you have to play more than a half to win on the road in the ACC. “In the second…
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Column by Krysti Mayer Submit guest columns: [email protected] Each New Year, we all resolve to do something more with our lives such as improve our state of health, complete a goal or just be a better person altogether. As a homeschooling mom, however, this is the time of year when I truly question why…
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Column by Haresh Daswani Submit guest columns: [email protected] To my suppliers of tobacco: I wish to complain the lack of support tobacco companies have to their clients. We smokers have to endure the hardship of understanding the health risk involved in smoking, the social alienation by society, the discrimination on places we can consume…
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Column by Creigh Deeds www.creighdeeds.com Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 will be the commencement of the 2010 session of the General Assembly. This is the 60-day session when the biennial budget is adopted. This will be a tough time for Virginia government, those responsible for managing it, and those who depend on state services. In…
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Column by Ken Plum www.kenplum.com Among the topics that are likely to be fiercely debated this legislative session are revisions to Virginia’s charter-school law. The Center for Education Reform, advocates for expanding charter schools, recently gave Virginia a failing grade on its charter school law (www.charterschoolresearch.com). An idea of what the Center feels is…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] Wonder if I can write anything substantive while riding shotgun in our 2001 Alero on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on a bitterly cold Sunday morning while returning to Harrisonburg? Stay tuned and see . . . I was hoping to start a column draft during three glorious…
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