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AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center meteorologists, led by meteorologist and hurricane forecaster Paul Pastelok, are predicting an active season for 2011 with more impact on the U.S. coastline than last year. The team is forecasting a total of 15 named tropical storms, eight of which will attain hurricane status and three of which will attain major hurricane…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell played some politics with a statement released on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the signing of the health-care reform legislation. “Tomorrow marks the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s signing of the hastily passed 2,700 page federal healthcare bill that creates an unprecedented intrusion on America’s strong free enterprise…
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For the past week, all the talk has been about how the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team was out to prove they belong in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. After three decisive and impressive victories, the statement is now, How far can the Black & Gold dance? On Sunday evening, the 11th-seeded Rams etched their…
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For just about 72 hours, it was a widely known fact that the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team had taken issues with disparaging marks made by college basketball experts across the country about their inclusion in the 2011 NCAA Tournament. In just over two hours, that same team silenced all critics and completely shut…
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The Augusta Regional Dental Clinic announced this week that Emily Harding, D.M.D., will join the clinic as a full-time staff dentist on March 22. Dr. Harding is a graduate of the University of Louisville Dental School, where she received her doctorate of dental medicine in general dentistry. She has spent extensive time working in dental…
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Public employees and unions have been getting a bad rap lately. As tax revenues have declined along with the value of public pension funds, government workers have been getting stuck with part of the blame for our current financial crisis. Local and state budgets have to be reduced to be in balance with revenue, but…
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As a proud New Yorker and the mother of a first responder who lost his life on September 11, 2001, I am saddened to learn that Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is planning on holding congressional hearings on March 10 on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” My son Mohammed Salman Hamdani was a 23-year-old paramedic, a…
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I’m having a hard time figuring this out – the notion that the popular uprisings against tyrannical regimes in the Middle East is a bad thing for the United States. Seriously, are we that set on how much a gallon of gas costs here? Apparently so. I mean, I can understand the concern – that…
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Mark Warner, once again, I’m right there with you, dude. “This problem cannot be solved simply by focusing on cuts to non-defense discretionary spending, which is only 12 percent of the budget. Increased revenues and economic growth by themselves will not get us there, either. That’s why we must have a grown-up discussion about spending…
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It was great to spend the entire week in the Fifth District. After meeting with and hearing from many constituents, local leaders, and businesses, it became clear that job creation remains the top priority for Central and Southside Virginians. Getting the chance to visit several different businesses in the district and directly asking our employers…
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