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– An open letter to state leaders – Out of touch An open letter to state leaders Submit letters: [email protected] As a new decade begins, this letter is sent to the leaders of the executive and legislative branches of Virginia government with best wishes for success in addressing the difficult issues facing the state and…
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Howard Dean, Tim Kaine, Vince Lombardi, and a guy named Phil Bengston Story by Chris Graham [email protected] When the football team starts losing games, the fan base tends to start getting antsy, and when the losses compound into a losing season, you can start hearing calls for the coach’s head. Politics isn’t unlike football in…
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Featuring: Randy Forbes, Tom Perriello, Robert Hurt, Kaye Kory Randy Forbes: National Dialogue www.forbes.house.gov Ask a teacher, and they will most likely tell you that one of the quickest ways to kill classroom discussion is for one strong-willed student to monopolize the conversation. A long-winded or uncomfortably impassioned monologue inevitably polarizes viewpoints. Conversation shuts down,…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Augusta County, Staunton and Waynesboro effective 9 a.m. Tuesday to 4 p.m. Wednesday. The Greater Augusta region is in line for a possible 5 to 10 inches of snow accumulation due to the storm. Harrisonburg and Rockingham to…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Augusta County, Staunton and Wayensboro beginning Tuesday morning. The forecast for Tuesday into Wednesday afternoon calls for possible snow accumulations of 5 inches of snow or more. Harrisonburg and Rockingham County and locales to their north in the…
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Opener against Boise State moved to Labor Day Night Staff Report Virginia Tech sports: www.hokiesports.com ESPN, along with the Virginia Tech Athletics Department, officially announced Wednesday that Tech’s football game against Boise State at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., has been moved to Labor Day (Monday, Sept. 6) to open the 2010 season. Kickoff for…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Senior guard Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) moved into fifth place on the ACC’s all-time scoring list and No. 24 Virginia defeated visiting Clemson, 82-60, Thursday night at John Paul Jones Arena. With the victory, Virginia improved to 16-6 overall and 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson’s record fell…
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Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com A pair of games against I-AA opponents sandwich a trip to Southern Cal, and then it’s ACC time for Virginia, which released its 2010 football schedule on Thursday. First-year coach Mike London makes his debut when Virginia kicks off its campaign at home against Richmond on Sept. 4. The…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello and Congresswoman Betsy Markey will introduce legislation this week that will repeal the special antitrust exemption for health-insurance companies and medical malpractice insurance companies. The measure would end special treatment for the insurance industry that allows them to fix prices, collude with each other,…
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Column by Tom Perriello www.periello.house.gov In this economy, every dollar counts — and so does a tax credit worth up to $5,657. Jan. 29 was designated by the Internal Revenue Service as Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day. More than 534,000 Virginia taxpayers took advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and received…
