Videocast: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius campaigns for Obama in Va.
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Video from a town-hall featuring Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius in Williamsburg on Tuesday. Length: 2:12 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTkWfjVrIms]
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Waynesboro: My bad timing
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] I wrote earlier – and facetiously – about Jim Gilmore’s good timing regarding his visit to Waynesboro to talk with the editorial staff at The News Virginian on Monday hours before Waynesboro City Council voted 3-0 to pass the Gilmore no car tax buck on to city taxpayers. And now…
Staunton: City files appeal in BZA case
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Staff Report Staunton city government has filed a motion to ask the Staunton Circuit Court to reconsider the order of a judge now recused from a legal dispute involving the Board of Zoning Appeals to appoint an attorney to represent the board at city expense. The filing argues that the city had already tendered legal…
Augusta: Fire in Crimora a $700K loss
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Staff Report A fire destroyed an auto shop in Crimora that was not insured, according to its owner. American Way Auto Collision Repair Center owner William Burrow told The News Leader that he estimates the loss just in vehicles at $300,000. The News Virginian reported the overall damage estimate at $700,000. Among the items lost…
Virginia Politics: Voter rolls swelling in Dem-friendly areas
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Staff Report Democrats are working hard to add to the voter rolls in Virginia, and their efforts seem to be paying off. Registrations are up 10 percent this year in a number of Democratic Party-leaning cities and counties in the Old Dominion, according to a report in today’s Washington Post. The analysis showed that registration…
Charlottesville: Fund reaching out to promote early cancer research
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They are the ones who are the most affected by cancer and what it can do. They know how important it is to try to get ahead of cancer to beat it before it can do its damage. And they are starting to see the proverbial light at the end…
Virginia Politics: Virginia Beach lawmaker retires to take job with Richmond law firm
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Virginia Beach Republican Terrie Suit is resigning from her seat in the Virginia House of Delegates to take a job with the Richmond-based Williams Mullen. “As lifelong military family members, we felt strongly that we should get involved in the community where we lived, plant roots, and advocate on behalf of…
College Football: George Welsh talks about the ’89 Cavs
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] Of course I wanted to hear about the Notre Dame game and the Penn State game a week later that turned things around for UVa. in that 1989 season. And the Clemson game that we could have won if Shawn Moore hadn’t gotten hurt in…
Jessica O’Brien: There are big holes in our health insurance system
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Op-ed by Jessica O’Brien As an independent health- and life-insurance broker in Williamsburg, I deal with people looking for health-insurance coverage on a daily basis. It is very satisfying to be able to help folks find affordable, comprehensive coverage that offers them security in the event of a medical problem, and many of the health-insurance…
Fear and Loathing: Moving Waynesboro Forward
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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] When the editorial page at The News Virginian is compelled to complain about the new conservative city council, then you know that something worthy of a closer look is taking place. “(W)hat Waynesboro needs is a quickening of the pulse,” the NV opined today, and…
