Bob Goodlatte: Budget week in Washington
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This week, the House passed our budget plan, The Path to Prosperity. The House plan is a responsible step in the right direction and tackles our spending problem head-on.
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#19 UVa. shuts out George Washington, 11-0
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The No. 19 Virginia baseball team moved to 8-0 on the season with an 11-0 win over George Washington Wednesday at Davenport Field. UVa freshman starting pitcher Trey Oest (Dover, Fla.) went five innings to earn his second straight victory, and the offense piled up 15 hits.
EMU tops Mary Washington, 79-71
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The Eastern Mennonite men closed their first half of the season with a solid win Wednesday night, beating Mary Washington 79-71 in non-conference action. The Runnin Royals built a big lead early and then held off UMW to enter the break with an 8-4 record.
President’s Race: George Washington nips JMU, 54-53
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Guard Patricio Garino accounted for George Washington’s final five points, including a pair of clinching free throws following a key steal with six seconds left, to stave off James Madison 54-53 in a non-conference men’s basketball game on Wednesday night at the JMU Convocation Center.
Liz Updike: How Washington can help small business
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With the 2012 elections now finished, it’s time that President Obama and Congress pay attention to what small business owners and entrepreneurs need and promote policies that will encourage growth on Main Street. One step the federal government needs to explore is expanding the range of eligible key investments that are exempt from capital gains taxes in small business from only C corporations to LLCs, consulting, financial services, IT, and engineering companies.
Morris Reid: It’s time to get back to work in Washington
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With President Obama being re-elected, now is the time for the President and Congress to get back to work. The 2012 campaigns have ended and now it is time to stop the name calling, bickering and double talk and instead to work together to solve problems that our country faces.
Booker T. Washington Class of ’65 turns 65
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Members of Staunton’s Booker T. Washington High School Class of ’65 are all turning 65 years old this year. They will gather together in Staunton, then Washington, D.C., for an extended reunion and birthday celebration.
Culinary historian talks about new Washington book
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George and Martha Washington were America’s first First Couple. From their beloved Mount Vernon they offered up 18th-century hospitality to statesmen and commoners alike in the manner appropriate for Virginia plantation owners. On Saturday, Feb. 25, Staunton’s own culinary historian, Nancy Carter Crump, will talk about the new book that she was a part of,…
EMU women rally, beat Washington and Lee, 64-62
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Eastern Mennonite closed the game on a 20-4 run, and Bianca Ygarza (Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor) gave the women their first lead of the second half with the game-winning layup, securing a 64-62 ODAC victory at Washington & Lee Wednesday night. With the game tied, Ygarza drove to the hoop from the free throw line and…
Kaine aims to ‘fix Washington’
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Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was “surprised” when U.S. Sen. Jim Webb announced in Feburary 2011 that he would not seek re-election. Kaine had hinted after finishing out his term as governor in 2010 that he might be done with electoral politics, even as he stepped at the time into the job of chairman of…
