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In recognition of Constitution Day, the Hon. John E. Jones III will speak on “Evolution, Intelligent Design and Religion in the School” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
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Two new polls are out on the Virginia governor’s race, and both still have Republican Bob McDonnell in the lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds, though the gap is clearly narrowing, to the point that one pollster is suggesting that Deeds could be surging into the lead. Deeds actually led in the two days of polling…
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Every year, we celebrate Labor Day to honor the work of everyday Americans who built this country brick by brick, community by community. It’s an honorable holiday that pays tribute to honorable work. While it’s always good to give thanks, we need much more than well wishes and a cheer of support. We need to…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Virginia has been named the Infrastructure State of the Year by CG/LA Infrastructure LLC, a global leader in public and private infrastructure development. States were evaluated with a model that combines quantitative information, such as infrastructure investment per capita and end user cost of electricity, and an eight…
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Tuesday, Sept. 1 – Remarks by President Obama at Iftar Dinner
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I wouldn’t say I’m bothered by what Bob McDonnell wrote two decades ago in his now-infamous master’s degree thesis. OK, I am bothered by it, personally. “While the proliferation in the day care industry was created in part by the financial hardships of women fostered by no-fault divorce, it was also stimulated by the private…
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The Labor Day concert tradition returns to Theater at Lime Kiln on Sunday, Sept. 6, with Blues, Bluegrass and Barbeque. The evening festival begins at 6 p.m., featuring local blues band Honest Labor, solo blues artist Scott Ainslie, and Brennan Gilmore’s bluegrass band Walker’s Run. Lime Kiln executive director Kim Renz says this is another way…
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It’s been quite an August. Over the course of the month, I’ve had the privilege of holding 21 town hall meetings throughout the Fifth District – more than any other Member of Congress in the country. In total, nearly 5,000 people participated and the average length of each meeting was three hours. The topic of…
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Oh, what a miserable month! Even in paradise. There is little good we can say when we think of August. It is a month that is too darn hot and 31 days too long. It has only one purpose – a better appreciation of September which is now upon us.
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“So, how’s it going?” Creigh Deeds and I were walking up Church Street from the Waynesboro Democratic Party headquarters in Willow Oak Plaza on our way to Main Street. It was my job to show Deeds around Downtown Waynesboro, a light, quick tour of what we have going on.
