United Way to host service day
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The United Way of Greater Augusta is hosting its first Global Youth Service Day Saturday, April 24 from 9:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.
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Ken Plum: A Gordian knot
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Column by Ken Plum www.kenplum.com According to an ancient Greek legend, oracles told the people of Phrygia that the next person who came into town riding in an ox cart would be their king. When a poor peasant named Gordius arrived with his wife in an ox cart, the lucky man was named king.
David Reynolds: Births and boards
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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] “We held on as long as we could,” was the announcement. It came as no surprise. There were numerous warnings to soften this latest blow to our proud past. Still no one was happy. Parents, particularly mothers, were angry. They wanted time as much as money…
Goodlatte gets nod for voting record on tax issues
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Sixth District Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte was recently awarded the Taxpayers’ Friend Award from the National Taxpayers Union.
Casting out, reeling them in
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Outdoor Life lists one place in Virginia among the “Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen.” Yep, it’s Waynesboro, now known as The River City, where 10 years ago city and downtown-business leaders were striking out in their turns at bat in trying to figure out a way to turn the…
Letter requirement for restoration of voting rights dropped
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Gov. Bob McDonnell is reportedly pulling back from a proposal that would have required nonviolent offenders in Virginia seeking to have their voting rights restored to write a letter describing the nature of their crime, community services, church activities, improvement made to their educational status, and an explanation as…
Austin Gisriel: Pragmatism and politics
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Column by Austin Gisriel Submit guest columns: [email protected] What works? The American people still believe in this most basic American value, even if American politicians have abandoned it. Pragmatism is, perhaps, the quintessential American value, and it essentially defines the growing political center. It is why even people who generally approve of the recently…
Christina Ramirez: Enforcement should not drive reform
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Column by Christian Ramirez Submit guest columns: [email protected] Reforming our obsolete immigration system is a human rights issue that can no longer wait. Our nation needs a clear and workable path toward legal residency for the millions of undocumented workers and families living in this country.
Perriello rakes in the money
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Tom Perriello campaign announced over the weekend that it raised over $600,000 in the first fundraising quarter of 2010 – the vast majority of it from small donors – marking their most successful fundraising quarter ever.
Sanford D. Horn: To protect and defend
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Column by Sanford D. Horn Submit guest columns: [email protected] Article II, Section I of the Constitution of the United States of America requires the President swear an oath of office that includes the words to “protect and defend” that very document. Upon the administration of said oath, that president becomes Commander in Chief of…
