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Did you fall for it? Did you have so much smoke in your eyes that you failed to see the real issue, the big bucks and the bigger picture? I can understand. It is easier to see money on trees than the economic vitality of the forest.
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So what else did our legislature do this year? Round I of kudos and brickbats went to some notable deeds—and misdeeds–of the General Assembly, not least of which was passing a budget on time. Time now for Round II, focusing on what affects on the local level, especially our pocketbooks.
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– Local News: Traffic delays on I-64 in Albemarle this weekend, Saturday, 4 p.m. – State News: Prosecutors drop charges against McCain T-shirt scofflaw, Saturday, 4 p.m. – Local News: Community Bank begins food drive, Saturday, 4 p.m. – Local News: VDOT road work schedule, Saturday, 4 p.m. – Local News: Staunton Police warn of…
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The Waynesboro-based DuPont Community Credit Union has formed a new wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide title services for real-estate transactions. DCCU Title Services will provide insurance products for residential and commercial clients – including secure document exchanges with lenders and settlement agents and 24-hour access to the status of title-insurance orders.
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Psst. Anybody looking over your shoulder? Just checking. Can’t be too careful these days. But I trust you even if your elected representatives do not. I am sorry that you were not in the loop. I was left out, too. So all either of us knows is what we read and hear. Not enough to…
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Just when the prevailing thought was, “it doesn’t get any better than this,” it does. With little public fanfare, 12 Bishop relatives and several guests assembled at host Tom Bishop’s cozy abode in suburban Perkasie, Pa., for the fourth annual ScrappleFest.
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– Local News: Peace rally in Staunton this weekend, Friday, 4 p.m. – Politics: Obama grassroots group to canvass Virginia, Friday, 3:30 p.m. – Local News: VDOT changing speed limit in Crimora, Friday, 3:30 p.m. – Local Media: AlbemarleFamily Living wins four national awards, Friday, 8:10 a.m. – Arts: Chavez photographer to visit JMU, Friday,…
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– Local News: JMU school psych alumni honored for leading change in field, Friday, 10:25 a.m. – Local Events: Local artisan to exhibit at Waynesboro Heritage Museum, Friday, 10:25 a.m.
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+ I screwed up.” -Barack Obama, 2/3/09 after Tom Daschle withdrew as a cabinet appointee over unpaid taxes. + “I screwed up.” -John McCain, 10/16/08 to David Letterman after finking out on him to be interviewed instead by Katie Couric. + “To err is human.” -Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, 1711
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Another Christmas has come and gone, and the New Year is here with the resulting resolutions. Many of us use this time of year to reflect on the spirit of giving, especially in the midst of rising unemployment and uncertainty. Some people had less to give or perhaps nothing at all, or even relied on…
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