Ken Plum: Accessing state government

Ken Plum

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…

Gateway’s Top Comic opens Friday night

Chris Graham

WTA’s Gateway will present the first round of the Top Comic Competition on Friday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. The Charlottesville Comedy Roundtable will organize the Gateway Top Comic Competition.  The best new comics from Richmond, Charlottesville and the surrounding area will descend upon Waynesboro to battle it out for the title of Top Comic….

Ken Plum: Government in the sunshine

Ken Plum

A dark cloud passed in front of Virginia’s sunshine law when it was discovered that the Governor’s Commission on Government Reform had been meeting in small groups in secret with the Democratic members of the Commission left out of all the meetings.  The flimsy excuse offered by the Governor’s staff that the small groups were…

DCCU remembers founder, Tichenor

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Dr. Robert L. Tichenor, 93, the last surviving founder and long-time director of DuPont Community Credit Union passed away recently. Dr. Tichenor was the first person appointed director emeritus in 2006 after 47 years of distinguished service to the credit union. “The DuPont Community Credit Union family was very sad to hear of Bob Tichenor’s…

Unemployment up in Va.; Dems blame McDonnell

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The Virginia Employment Commission announced on Friday that the number of unemployed Virginians grew considerably in the month of August even as national unemployment rates declined. “It’s disappointing to see Virginia’s unemployment rate head in the wrong direction, particularly when the national rate decreased over the same amount of time,” said DPVA Executive Director David…

UR holds off VMI

Chris Graham

Senior WR Tre Gray’s 96-yard, two-touchdown effort helped No. 6 Richmond build a 34-0 lead in third quarter and hold off VMI, 34-19, Saturday night at sold-out Robins Stadium. Gray, who is averaging 103.3 yards receiving this season, matched his career-high with two touchdown receptions, and moved to a tie for 10th on Richmond’s career…

Kaine holds forum on future of Social Security

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Tim Kaine held a forum this morning with Virginia seniors at Imperial Plaza of Richmond to discuss his continued commitment to protecting Social Security. During the discussion he explained the structure and purpose of Social Security, his position on the future of the program, and explained why Republican criticisms and proposed changes would be bad…