
Free registration for online politics course from Larry Sabato
Enrollment is now open for Prof. Larry J. Sabato’s free online course about President John F. Kennedy’s life, administration and legacy.

Enrollment is now open for Prof. Larry J. Sabato’s free online course about President John F. Kennedy’s life, administration and legacy.

Earlier this month I attended “The Governor’s K-12 Education Reform Summit,” the second such event put on by the McDonnell administration in as many years.

When was the last time you felt like you had set sail on a trip of a lifetime to see the world? What if you knew that for $25 you can taste local Virginia wines and craft brews and get your passport stamped five times on an “international adventure?”

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Strategist Paul Goldman today held a press-conference call to discuss the necessity of a federal rehabilitation tax credit to renovate old schools – particularly in lower-income areas of the Commonwealth – and create a better learning environment for our children.

Add it all up, and William Sedr has been a military-school man for 40 years, the last 30 at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro. He’s definitely in the right place.

The last Summer Studio session starts in less than a week, so register soon. This Staunton Augusta Art Center art day camp meets 10am-noon, August 5-9, in the R.R. Smith for History and Art conveniently located across from the public parking garage on South New Street in historic Downtown Staunton.

The Virginia Writers Club announces Navigating Your Writing Life, A Symposium for Writers on the Journey to Publication. New York Times best-selling author Kathleen Grissom is the keynote speaker.

When the NSA surveillance programs were revealed a few weeks ago, President Obama acknowledged that they raised the issue of “striking this balance between the need to keep the American people safe and our concerns about privacy.” And he declared further, “I welcome that debate.”


What’s better for democracy? Focusing on issues that divide us, and will likely always divide us, or focusing on values and goals that we share?
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