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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was a lot different five years ago. Local demonstrators raising issue with the war in Iraq represented a small minority of those willing to express a public opinion about the war. “We get much more positive feedback now. People give us a thumbs-up, they honk, they wave, they say,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show” to hear UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao talk about his team’s upcoming appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. Show Length: 11:21. Dave Leitao didn’t sound all that enthusiastic to me about his team’s appearance in the upcoming College Basketball Invitational, which is the Not…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] It was much ado about … nothing, really. I mean, seriously, what did five days of overtime get us as far as the tax dollars that we had to spend ironically to get a budget out of our legislators are concerned? Well, we got $1.5 million for Alicia’s Law. That’s…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring interviews with Indy Racing League drivers Justin Wilson and Graham Rahal. Show Length: 7:45. It was good news for race fans – the IndyRacing League and the Champ Car Series are finally one. But the good news for fans meant a scramble for Champ…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Democratic Party gubernatorial-nomination candidate Creigh Deeds will be the keynote speaker at the Augusta County Democratic Committee breakfast Saturday morning in Staunton. The breakfast will be held at Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant on Richmond Road. Sixth Congressional District Democratic Party nomination candidates Sam Rasoul and Drew Richardson are also expected to…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline Under Article 4 of the Constitution of Virginia, “no regular session of the General Assembly convened in an even-numbered year shall continue longer than sixty days.” That means that the 2008 session should have adjourned for the year on Saturday, March 8. However, as the hours passed last Saturday,…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell The Virginia General Assembly has finished the majority of its work. Bills that passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have now been sent to Gov. Tim Kaine for consideration. The more significant legislation from the 2008 session includes: • The most sweeping overhaul of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Rick Howell remembers asking Sam Rasoul about his campaign fund-raising efforts last summer when he worked for the Sixth District Democratic Party congressional nomination candidate as his campaign manager. And he remembers that he didn’t like the answer that he was given. “I felt that Sam was rather vague with…
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Column by Steve Landes Although there are just a few days remaining until the scheduled end of this year’s session of the Virginia General Assembly, events aren’t slowing down. This is the part of the session where delegates and senators meet to work out the final details on a wide range of legislation, and when…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline With the final week of the 2008 General Assembly session upon us, 100 delegates and 40 senators have begun to close up their Richmond offices and return to their homes, families, and communities to discuss the accomplishments of the past 60 days. But just as we began…
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