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Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov Last week, we received some encouraging news as the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 290,000 jobs in the month of April – 231,000 of them in the private sector. This is the largest number of new jobs in four years and the fourth consecutive month of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] We’ve bailed out Wall Street. Maybe we could term this one the bailout of Sesame Street. “We all have to remember that the federal government came to the aid of Wall Street quickly because they saw the need. We just ask that they would do the same for our…
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Special Report by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro didn’t go poof! into the night. There aren’t tumbleweeds running through downtown. (Not yet.) The sun did in fact come up this morning. That’s in spite of another electoral defeat for progressives at the polls in the City Council elections on May 4. Lorie Smith fell short…
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Column by Tom Perriello www.house.gov/perriello I am committed to increased accountability and transparency in government, and pleased to report that we took two important steps forward in this direction last week in Congress.
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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] In order to better understand a subject its best to view it from a different angle. So we headed north, being careful to avoid our subject, the city we love to hate. Yes, your humble scribe traveled to New Jersey to get a better fix on…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello today voted to block the automatic pay raise for federal lawmakers for the 2011 fiscal year.
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Column by David Hills and Michael Lent Submit guest columns: [email protected] Millions of America’s small business owners suffer from bad practices on Wall Street – something often given short shrift in debate about creation of a consumer financial protection agency.
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Column by Mark A. Santomieri Submit guest columns: [email protected] I noticed some unusual activity at the WaMart lately. It seems that the renovations are causing quite the ruckus. I saw a woman actually throw her baby at a greeter to get ahead in line. This confused me for a moment, until I found myself…
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Earth Talk Submit questions: [email protected] Dear EarthTalk: What is “smart growth” and how does it benefit the environment? And what are the downsides, if any? – Frank Quinn, Missoula, Mont.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Don’t call Bob Satterwhite and ask him to line you up with a green job. It’s not quite to that level yet, but the $5 million federal grant to the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board announced earlier this year is moving us in the direction of being on the…
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