VDOT road report: June 17-21
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.
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Chris Graham: Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?
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Edward Snowden, like the tail gunner in Joseph Heller’s Catch 22, didn’t get to unpack his bags. The modern-day Snowden isn’t dead, not yet, unlike Heller’s Snowden of yesteryear, who died on his first mission. The Snowden of yesteryear was a victim of circumstance; Edward Snowden is the master of his, for now, anyway.
A-10 announces George Mason basketball schedule pairings
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The George Mason men’s basketball team now knows who it will face when it enters the 16-game league slate in January, as the A-10 officially released the men’s basketball conference schedule pairings on Wednesday.
Flag Day at Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
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In recognition of President Woodrow Wilson’s establishment of Flag Day in 1916, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will hand out flags free to guests on Flag Day, Friday, June 14.
Sen. Mark Warner urges commission to look at voting wait times
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) today sent a letter to the chairmen of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, Robert F. Bauer and Benjamin L. Ginsberg, urging them to take strong steps to address the hours-long election lines that too many voters endured during the 2012 election.
E.W. Jackson comments on privacy issues, Aneesh Chopra
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Republican lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson is raising issue with the federal government’s collection of Verizon phone records – and potential Democratic rival Aneesh Chopra’s knowledge of collection activities.
VDOT road work report: June 10-14
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.
Norm Dicks and Lynn Scarlett: Loss of open space can affect rural economies
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Each year, an estimated 2 million acres of America’s farms, ranches, forests, wildlife habitat, and other open spaces are fragmented into smaller parcels or lost to development, according to the President’s Annual Economic Report to Congress.
Trenton walks off to win over Richmond Flying Squirrels
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The Trenton Thunder (33-30) walked off with a, 3-2, victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (34-27) on an RBI double from Tyler Austin in the bottom of the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon at ARM & HAMMER Park.
Clare Coleman: The promise of Griswold is on the verge of fulfillment
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On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court legalized contraception (for married people, at least) and held that women and men have the right to privacy in making decisions about their sexual health.
