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Interesting piece in the Washington Post from the weekend containing more of the gnashing of the teeth from the summer from the NoVans about the apparent rudderless nature of the Creigh Deeds campaign. Among the observations in the piece, filed by reporter Roz Helderman, but which otherwise read as a feature column: Deeds is not…
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U.S. Sen. Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today applauded President Obama’s nomination of Virginia Supreme Court Justice Barbara Keenan to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Recommended by Sens. Webb and Warner on June 2, 2009, Keenan would be the first female judge from Virginia to…
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Last week, I had the privilege of joining in a day of national service to commemorate the lives lost on September 11, 2001. With the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act earlier this year, the anniversary of September 11 is to be recognized as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. I…
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Kevin Blackburn Photography were awarded a contract to provide services to Landmark Aviation at their newly renovated Washington Dulles (IAD) Terminal. The Waynesboro-based studio will be photographing the new architectural features and client areas of the new terminal. It will also be covering the open house event for the evening that is being hosted by…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell had a moment reminiscent of former U.S. Sen. George Allen’s famous Macaca moment on live radio in Washington, D.C., on Friday, blurting out the f-word during an exchange with WTOP politics analyst Mark Plotkin. The Friday-morning interview, for WTOP’s “The Politics Program with Mark Plotkin,” hit on a wide range…
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Despite the shouting and name-calling at the town-hall meetings, I remain hopeful about health-care reform. I have no other choice. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, I spent years learning how to keep women healthy. Too often, I find myself telling patients with easily treatable conditions that I can’t help them – they don’t have the money to…
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Below is an updated list of events taking place in Lexington and Rockbridge County in Sept.. Sept. 11-13 · Virginia Quarter Horse Association Breeder’s Futurity. Virginia Horse Center. 540-464-2950 Sept. 11 · Monthly Wines and Wags. Stroll the vineyard w/ your pet while enjoying wine. Lexington Valley Vineyard. 4-7pm. 540-462-2974 · VMI Full Dress Cadet…
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Story by Chris Graham Lynn DiBiase has been planning for an eventual move into a permanent home for the Staunton Senior Center for what seems like forever. “We’ve been talking about this for five years. To now be talking about floor colors, about where the ceiling fans and plugins are going to go, that makes…
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Thursday, Sept. 10 Remarks by President Obama after Cabinet meeting THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. We just had an excellent and informative Cabinet meeting. Secretaries Clinton and Gates provided an overview of our current national security posture. Secretary Geithner discussed some of the — both promise and peril of our current economic situation. But we spent…
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As one who actually ran twice as a candidate in the other party, I was surprised to receive a mass-mailed letter from the GOP nominee for Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli. He asked for my “advice and financial support immediately.” Surprised, but not amazed. Evidently both parties think they have my support. Last year I…
