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As a music store owner, the Buffett I’m usually concerned with is Jimmy Buffett of Margaritaville. But a bunch of lobbying groups who claim to represent small business are making me mad. They’re trying to scare people into believing that job-creating small businesses like mine won’t hire people if the “Buffett Rule” or anything like…
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Ahead of tomorrow’s crucial vote on the Commonwealth’s Fiscal Year 2012-14 budget, House Republicans emphasized the importance of quickly passing Virginia’s biennial budget. House and Senate Budget conferees agreed to the conference report on the $85 billion budget before the Easter Holiday and localities, agencies and schools across the Commonwealth are waiting for final passage…
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And it’s not that hard for me to admit, actually. And no, I won’t be voting for Mitt Romney, or a third-party candidate, or sitting out the election altogether. But still, I wish I could vote for another candidate for president this November. My first choice would be Mark Warner, a close second Hillary Clinton,…
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Long time, no see to my welcome readers. Some medical conditions that caused our strokes can slowly start diminishing our eyesight. I am again your prime example. The reason for my strokes was severe cerebral arteriosclerosis. According to www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/cerebral_arteriosclerosis/cerebral_arteriosclerosis.htm, cerebral arteriosclerosis is the result of thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries in…
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The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts and the Valley AIDS Network at James Madison University will host the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., for a performance titled “Together Again.” The incredible evening of pop, Broadway, jazz, country and classical singing will benefit the Valley AIDS Network. This concert marks the third visit to…
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World renowned artist P. Buckley Moss has painted an exclusive watercolor print to show her support for WVPT and Public Television. For more than three decades, the Waynesboro native has created and donated an exclusive print to WVPT. Each year, prints of the original are made and sold exclusively through WVPT, with all proceeds going…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has taken executive action on legislation passed by the General Assembly during the 2012 session. McDonnell amended two pieces of legislation that were part of his “Opportunity to Learn” K-12 education agenda. Further, Governor McDonnell amended two key pieces of his transportation agenda – the Comprehensive Port of Virginia Promotion and Reform…
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The men and women whose lives were forever altered by the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley are the focus of an exhibition to open at Bridgewater College on April 17. “Faces of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley” will be in the J.I. Baugher Special Collections Room of the Alexander Mack Memorial Library….
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A Bridgewater College professor who helped his native Zambian village build, stock and staff its first library has been awarded a grant to publish a book about Zambian culture. Sociology professor Dr. Mwizenge Tembo has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Mednick Fellowship Committee of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) to publish…
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Tim Kaine released his economic agenda on Wednesday as he embarked on a two-week tour of Virginia. The roadmap includes strategic initiatives to grow businesses and encourage job creation, develop a talented workforce, and balance the budget by finding common ground on spending cuts as well as investments that will generate new revenue. “As the…
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