Margot Dorfman: Big business tax holidays are bad for small business, bad for America

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If small business owners decided to stop paying our fair share of taxes, we’d be sent to jail. Big business tax dodgers want Congress to reward them with a tax holiday. The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce strongly opposes legislation in Congress that would reward U.S. multinational corporations with massive, unwarranted tax discounts to bring…

Sims, Falk lead Royals over Johnson & Wales, 91-51

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R.J. Sims (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly) scored a team-high 16 points while David Falk (Madison, Va./Madison) came off the bench to add 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Eastern Mennonite University Runnin’ Royals defeated Johnson & Wales, 91-51, Saturday afternoon during day two of the Don Glick Classic in Bridgewater, Va. The win boosts the…

Children’s Choir invited to sing at the White House

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The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir has been invited to sing at the White House Christmas Tours on Dec. 21, according to Yvette Peake, choir manager. The acclaimed children’s choir, now in its twentieth year, had applied for the honor in April 2011. “We were thrilled to get this invitation in mid-November and had almost given…

Webb, Warner push Senate to reject efforts to balance budget on backs of federal workers

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U.S. Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark R. Warner (D-VA) are urging Majority Leader Harry Reid to “reject any proposals that call for pay freezes or other forms of compensation reduction for federal workers, or significant reductions in the federal workforce” to offset the tax extenders that need to be passed by the end of…

Nancy Carpenter: Support for Occupy Charlottesville

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I am writing again to declare my support for all occupations including Occupy Charlottesville. All over the country, the work is just beginning to address what is unjust both morally and economically.  Here in Charlottesville, the plight of the homeless has been brought into our visual collective consciousness more so than it has in the…

McCormick: Time for a ‘new generation of leaders’

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David McCormick worked his way up the ladder at UPS, started law school in his 30s and his own law firm at 38. He knows uphill battles. Competing against former governor and U.S. senator George Allen for the Republican Senate nomination is just another one. “Both parties are to blame. We’re at the very brink…

Community Health Fair set for Saturday in Staunton

Chris Graham

On Saturday, Dec. 10, from 2-6 p.m. a Community Health Fair will get underway at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, 1114 W. Johnson St., Staunton to provide an opportunity for neighbors to come and enjoy free holiday music, health screenings, public information booths, and toys for the children. The event is made possible by…

UVa. women win at Richmond

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The Virginia women’s basketball team earned a 69-56 road win at in-state foe Richmond on Sunday (Dec. 4) afternoon at the Robins Center. Virginia improved to 7-2 on the season and won its second-consecutive contest. The loss was Richmond’s second of the season. The Spiders now have a 6-2 overall record. “We’ve worked hard on…