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– Health News: VCU doc working on innovative treatment for brain aneurysms – Local News: Water quality in South River focus of DEQ meeting in Waynesboro – Local News: Berkeley Glenn student wins three-month free pass to Waynesboro YMCA

– Health News: VCU doc working on innovative treatment for brain aneurysms – Local News: Water quality in South River focus of DEQ meeting in Waynesboro – Local News: Berkeley Glenn student wins three-month free pass to Waynesboro YMCA

No new polls on the Democratic Party gubernatorial race, but I’m guessing Terry McAuliffe is still comfortably ahead of fellow Dems Creigh Deeds and Brian Moran, judging by the attack ads being thown at McAuliffe by the Deeds and Moran campaigns.

Is this a great country or what? In what other country can you lead a company into the pits, and still make a fortune? Last Saturday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch headlined the story of executives of a bankrupted local financial corporation asking for nearly $30 million in severance pay.

The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir will hold auditions for their 2009-2010 season May 14, 15 and 16 at Eastern Mennonite University for children in rising grades 3-8.

– State News: Swine flu on the web, posted Thursday, 4:30 p.m. – Politics: Price to kick off 24th House campaign, posted Thursday, 4:30 p.m. – Local News: Presidential Library opens new wedding exhibit, posted Thursday, 8:20 a.m. – State News: Update on swine flu, posted Thursday, 8:20 a.m.

I’m reading an article in Time magazine a few weeks back, and there’s a report on how a few new local community banks seem to be doing well in spite of what would seem to be the conventional wisdom on banks and business across the board.

– Local News: Swine flu cases confirmed in Lexington, posted Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – Event: Art collection will help create healing environment, posted Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – Local News: DCCU announces scholarship winners, posted Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – Capitol Hill: Perriello-sponsored protections for consumers facing excessive credit fees pass House, posted Friday, 9:10 a.m. –…

– Local News: Federal stimulus money to aid area gang prevention, posted Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. – State News: Kaine disputes Fusion Center report, posted Wednesday, 9:45 a.m. – Event: Derby Days in Lexington, posted Wednesday, 9:45 a.m. – Event: Farms and energy conference, posted Wednesday, 9:45 a.m.

– Capitol Hill: Warner introduces bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing TARP transparency, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – Capitol Hill: Webb backs Senate measure aimed at strengthening government oversight in mortgage, corporate fraud cases, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – State News: Kaine signs agreement with Germany on climate change, posted Tuesday, 4 p.m. – State News:…

– State News: Governor prepares Virginia for swine flu, posted Monday, 9 p.m. – State News: Ordinance banning panhandlers pulled off table in Richmond, posted Monday, 9 p.m. – Event: Yoga, human rights focus of one-woman show in Charlottesville, posted Monday, 11 a.m. – Event: Friday Night Lights in Downtown Lexington this week, posted Monday,…