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– State News: Kaine announces agreement on passenger rail in Lynchburg, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Report explores defense-contractor case decline, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Perriello proposes earmark reform, Wednesday, 4:15 p.m. – State News: Kaine signs law barring REAL ID compliance, Wednesday, 10 a.m. – Capitol Hill: GSA outlines proposed public-building…
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I loved the show “Happy Days.” Didn’t we all? The Fonz, “Hey!” Richie Cunningham and Lori Beth. Joanie and Chachi. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ralph Malph, Potsy, Arnold’s. And then they decided to take the gang out of Milwaukee and send them all to Hawaii, and put Fonzi, who had gotten us all out of…
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I’m pleased to report that last week, Congress took swift, bipartisan, and decisive action to protect taxpayers. After it came to light that insurance companies who had taken billions in bailout funds had paid or intended to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in “retention” bonuses to the very executives who got us into this…
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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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– Economy: Gas prices back over $2 mark nationally, Thursday, 5:20 p.m. – Local News: Waynesboro man charged with witness intimidation, Thursday, 5:15 p.m. – Congress: Warner wins support for performance measures in budget battle, Thursday, 5:15 p.m. – Event: Spring Fling at Ladd Elementary, Thursday, 9:45 a.m. – Economy: Initial unemployment claims up again,…
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– Health: World TB Day, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Road closure in Northeast Augusta, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Business: Seminar in Lexington for small-business owners, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Debate on videogame violence, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Local News: Civil War Institute to focus on Lincoln, Tuesday, 9:45 a.m. – Event:…
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– Economy: Remarks by President Obama after economy daily briefing, Monday, 5:15 p.m. – Civil Liberties: Sex Workers Art Show to go on, Monday, 5:15 p.m. – Education: Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?, Monday, 9:20 a.m. – Economy: Gas prices inching back up, Monday, 9:20 a.m. – Economy: AG’s office launches food drive, Monday,…
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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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NBC-29 reporter Matt Talhelm interviewed 25th House District nomination candidates Greg Marrow and Jim Noel for a story that appeared on the evening news Tuesday night. The full interviews are available online. The AFP transcribed the interviews to present the answers from the candidates side by side.
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George Bernard Shaw observed, “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” The major overhaul of American health care pursued by President Obama and his supporters is based on many false premises and is excessive and likely to do more harm than good. Tuning up and improvements already always dynamically occurs. Instead, ObamaCare…
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