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Contrary to last year’s press clippings, fist fights did not break out at this year’s Lexington-Rockbridge-Buena Vista “State of the Community” breakfast. Instead it was the usual sea of harmony sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, aka the local Pollyanna Society. The breakfast proved once again that there is a media bias. Representatives from our…
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Some good news on driving safety today from Gov. Bob McDonnell: Traffic fatalities on Virginia roadways will reach a record low in 2010 for the second straight year. Some bad news on the safety front today from AAA: A new report indicates that 10 percent of drivers have driven while under the influence of alcohol…
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Two thousand and ten was a very good year. With a few adjustments here and there, mainly here, 2011 will be an even better year. Here are the adjustments: – My friends (both of them) drop Facebook so that we can start talking again face-to-face. And their cellphones are banned, except when talking to me….
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At its December meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded several projects in the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District. The VDOT Staunton District serves Frederick, Shenandoah, Clarke, Warren, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Rockbridge, Alleghany and Bath counties. In Augusta County a 3.6-mile paving and road rehabilitation project valued at $7,641,953.24 was awarded to Lanford Brothers…
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Editor Chris Graham joins WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia news and politics. The segment begins with a discussion of the ruling by a federal judge in Virginia that the health-care reform signed into law in March is unconstitutional. Chris breaks down where the case is likely to go from here. Next up…
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A hobby I pursue infrequently is performing magic tricks. Recently I did a magic show for preschoolers to help the United Christian Parish Preschool that my wife Jane directs raise money to improve the preschool library. As I explained to my eager audience, magic can make the seemingly impossible take place. When the children were…
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This column is not for wine lovers. Rather, it is directed to my conservative friends who have no love for government, who think that all governments are nothing more than intrusions into our private lives, who never met a tax they liked and who believe that all public budgets should be filed under fiction. Sorry,…
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The rhetoric from Gov. Bob McDonnell on transportation funding ramped up on Tuesday with McDonnell approving an action plan put together by the Virginia Department of Transportation after an independent audit criticized as having political overtones. “VDOT met the deadline to develop a comprehensive action plan to improve its business practices and ensure that its…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will post 70-mph speed limits on 680 miles of interstates no later than Dec. 31, 2010, Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Wednesday. While campaigning for governor, McDonnell proposed the speed limit increase to 70 mph in rural and less populated areas as a way to improve transportation in the Commonwealth. This…
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The newly constructed Maury River Bridge on Route 130 in the Town of Glasgow in Rockbridge County opened to traffic on Wednesday. Work will continue at the construction site, which will include completion of guardrail installation and the removal of the old bridge. Traffic will be able to use the new bridge, but motorists should…
