Virginia Democrats question Cuccinelli’s motives in UVa. case

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Party releases video on education issue Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has “done serious harm to the integrity of our system of higher education,” Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman Richard Cranwell said Friday, with his request for information relating to research conducted by former UVa. professor Michael Mann, a noted…

Jim Bishop: Gettin’ in beachtime, makin’ waves, mullin’ the future

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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected]   “Sittin’ on the dock of the bay, Watching the tide roll away . . .” – Otis Redding (1968) VIRGINIA BEACH – What could be finer than to be in Carolina in the morning? How about poolside in Virginia Beach on a sunny, warm afternoon, alternately…

Webb marks one year of Post-9/11 GI Bill

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va. marked on Wednesday the one-year anniversary of the implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which has offered more than a quarter of a million veterans and their families the opportunity to attend college or training programs. After introducing the bill on his first day in…

Community Foundation announces scholarships

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge announces awards of nearly $50,000 in scholarships to 38 area students. “We are so excited and thankful to be able to offer these scholarships that potentially open doors that may have otherwise remained closed. By minimizing the financial concerns of these…

McDonnell signs charter-school legislation

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Nine days before Virginia’s new laws take effect, Gov. Bob McDonnell today ceremonially signed legislation that will facilitate the expansion of charter schools in the Commonwealth. The legislation, HB1390, sponsored by Del. Scott Lingamfelter, R-Woodbridge, and SB737, sponsored by Sen. Steve Newman, R-Lynchburg, was part of the governor’s 2010…

FMS hosting summer-school info session

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Fishburne Military School is conducting an information session on Thursday for prospective parents and students of summer school 2010 cadets. The event will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. at FMS. Interested parties should meet the Fishburne staff promptly at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Administration…

Wilson Library to participate in Blue Star program

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will participate in the Blue Star Museum program and offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010. The Blue Star Museum program is a partnership with the…