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You pay your fair share of taxes. Small businesses do too. It’s the price we pay to educate our kids, protect our communities and have some security in retirement. Why shouldn’t some of America’s largest corporations pay their fair share too?
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The Greenbrier, the classic American destination resort in the foothills of West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, announced today that it has appointed Tennis Hall of Famer Pete Sampras as its first-ever Greenbrier Tennis Pro Emeritus.
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On The Next Virginia Insight, Monday at 3 p.m.: When Marietta McCarty wrote her most recent book, she envisioned people using it as a guide for dinnertime conversation in people’s homes.
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Del. Sam Rasoul has chosen the Roanoke Technical Education Center (ROTEC) as the first recipient of a charitable donation in fulfillment of his campaign pledge to donate half of his General Assembly salary to local organizations.
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Many politicians spin this as a “spending” crisis, claiming, “There just isn’t any money.” Nonsense. Corporate profits are at an all-time high. The stock market has soared along with CEO bonuses, and yet corporate taxes have fallen to about a fifth of their profits.
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The recent decision by the Augusta County Board of Supervisors to advertise a five cent tax rate increase was not an easy one, nor was it a decision that was undertaken without a thorough examination of the proposed County budget and a review of the County’s current and upcoming needs.
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The DuPont Community Credit Union (DCCU) Scholarship deadline is Friday, April 18, 2014.
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Staunton was named a 2013 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management.
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VPAS Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) has exceeded the current grant year goal of having 258 workshop completers with a current total of 272 even though the grant year does not end until Aug. 31. A workshop completer is defined as a participant who attends at least four of six workshop sessions.
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Sen. Mark Warner’s re-election campaign announced its first quarter fundraising numbers today. During this election cycle, Friends of Mark Warner has raised more than $11.2 million and has over $8.8 million cash on hand.
We have reached 57 percent of what we need to fund critical operations for 2026. If you have been waiting for the right time to support AFP, this is it.