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Featured: Del. Bob Marshall, Sen. Robert Hurt, Sen. Walter Stosch Bob Marshall: Virginia, the president and Congress www.delegatebob.com Congress is attempting to make Virginia and other states mere administrative agents for dubious public policies that the Congress either lack the money to enforce or the authority to enact. Congress has seen states pay for the…
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Column by Linda Gunter Submit guest columns: [email protected] It is perhaps no accident that the nuclear power industry chose a French word – “renaissance” – to promote its alleged comeback. Attached to this misapplied moniker are a series of fallacious suggestions that nuclear energy is “clean,” “safe” and even “renewable.” And, in keeping with…
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Column by Mary G. Wilsoin Submit guest columns: [email protected] We have a health-care crisis in America. Too many citizens lack adequate health-insurance coverage and rising costs threaten everyone. The failure of Congress to act on these issues over decades has simply compounded the problems and undermined faith in government. The League of Women Voters…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Augusta Health Art Committee announces a call for entries for high quality 2-D art in the hospital gallery for the 2011 season and beyond. Art shown in the gallery during the two-month’s long exhibits will be eligible for purchase by gallery visitors and by Augusta Health. To apply,…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Friendly City Food Co-op is holding a membership drive. A representative will be available throughout the day in three locations: A Bowl of Good Café, 7-10 a.m., The Hardesty Higgins House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., and The Artful Dodger. 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be provided….
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Column by Leanne Ely www.savingdinner.com I get asked all the time about using organic food to healthfully feed your family. My answer invariably is yes, go as organic and as natural as you can afford to. If going “all the way” isn’t possible, at least go with some organic produce. Don’t worry, I’ve got…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] My first reaction to the news that Republican Scott Brown had upset Democrat Martha Coakley in the special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate seat – Damn, there goes the country. The pundits were laying out the course for the next few months in the political…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Virginia League of Conservation Voters has announced its support of the Green Public Buildings Act and the Steps to Advance Virginia’s Energy Plan Act, part of State Sen. Chap Petersen’s energy conservation plan for Virginia. The Green Public Buildings Act, Senate Bill No. 109, requires all new construction…
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Earth Talk www.emagazine.com Dear EarthTalk: Years ago I read that children should be kept at least two feet from the television because of harmful electronic emissions. Is this still relevant? Is there a difference regarding this between older and new flat-screen models? – Horst E. Mehring, Oconomowoc, Wisc. Luckily for many of us and…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for…
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