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Thursday, Oct. 1 MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Let me give you a couple quick announcements before we start. The President will make some remarks at approximately 3:05 p.m. this afternoon about the recently concluded meeting with the P5-plus-1 dealing with Iran. That again, 3:05 p.m. this afternoon. And then I wanted to just go through…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Shenandoah Sustainable Technologies, LLC (SST), a Rockingham County based sustainable construction company will add 72 jobs and $600,000 in capital investment throughout Virginia over the next three years. SST specializes in the construction of self-sufficient buildings and the retrofitting of existing buildings. The company serves residential, commercial and…
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Wednesday, Sept. 30 MR. GIBBS: Mr. Elliott, take us away. Q Thanks, Robert. Can you tell us about the format of today’s meeting? Presumably, the President already knows where a lot of these folks stand, so is this going to be a debate, a discussion, a briefing? And are there going to be recommendations?
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The transcript from UVa. football coach Al Groh’s weekly press conference on Monday. COACH GROH: I had a very interesting college football weekend. I got a chance to get a much broader perspective on things, obviously, than when you’re not playing, you have the remote in your hands, you can kind of see what college…
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Tuesday, Sept. 29 MR. GIBBS: Mr. Elliott, take us away. Q Thanks, Robert. On the principals’ meeting today, what’s the actual goal, what does the President want to come away with in this discussion on Afghanistan? I know we’re not at a point where we’re making decisions. What are we making in this meeting? MR….
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I nearly missed hearing him. Attending the national speakers conference during a particularly complicated and challenging week, I decided to skip the luncheon in order to gain two hours to tackle mounting e-mails and deadline work. But a persistent inner voice reminded me that I should take advantage of the conference. After all, why had…
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Citing his transportation plan and his record of bringing people together to get results, Virginia’s first Republican governor of the modern era, Linwood Holton, today threw his support behind Sen. Creigh Deeds for Governor. After greeting commuters at the Clarendon Metro Station in Arlington this morning, Sen. Deeds and Gov. Holton spoke about the need…
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Monday, Sept. 28 MR. GIBBS: I have no announcements, so take us away. Q Thanks, Robert. Why does the President think a trip to Copenhagen is going to make that much difference? And what does he hope his appearance there will help? MR. GIBBS: Well, obviously, I think he hopes that he can make a…
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Life on the streets takes on a whole new meaning when you’re a firefighter/paramedic. The streets are where the crashes occur…where poor choices have played out…where teamwork is a must…where split seconds can save a life. It’s these kinds of life-changing experiences that create the backdrop for a dramatic, gripping program called Street Smart that…
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There has been some important discussions on the past on the ecological cost of any action. What is just as urgent is the climatic effect of inaction. Countless surveys have presented that we are all more than aware about our environment, and countless surveys have also presented that we are willing to do something.
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