McDonnell signs bill expanding telemedicine coverage

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Gov. Bob McDonnell visited Virginia Commonwealth University’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Center today to sign into law legislation dramatically expanding telemedicine coverage for Virginians. The governor was joined at the early afternoon event by Dr. Michael Rao, president of VCU, and Dr. Karen Rheuban, medical director of the University of…

Race in 26th beginning to take shape

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   The race for the soon-to-be-open seat representing Harrisonburg and a swath of Rockingham County in the Virginia House of Delegates is starting to take shape. “I’ve made the decision. I’m not going to run this year. I may do something again in the future, but 2010 is not going…

Chris DeWald: Post-stroke food shopping

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Column by Chris DeWald Submit guest columns: [email protected]   If you are capable of going out, whether it be alone or with a caregiver, get outdoors. Depending on your mental and physical situation, this shall dictate what type of food store is easier for you. By this, I mean you do not “overload,”  get “hemmed”…

McDonnell, Bolling: Reaping the Cuccinelli whirlwind

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   It’s Ken Cuccinelli’s world, and we’re just living in it. “He’s just sucking the oxygen out of Richmond,” observed Quentin Kidd, a political-science professor at Christopher Newport University, and it’s not just Richmond gasping for air right now. Put yourself in the shoes of Gov. Bob McDonnell or Lt….

Degner to announce in 26th

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Story by Chris Graham [email protected]   Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner is throwing his hat into the ring for the soon-to-be-open 26th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. “At a time when the General Assembly’s decisions are so severely impacting local government budgets, be it in education, transportation, law enforcement, environmental security, social services…

McDonnell signs Healthcare Freedom Act

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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected]   Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act in a mid-afternoon ceremony today in Richmond. McDonnell, a Republican, was joined at the bill signing by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, State Sens. Steve Martin, Fred Quayle and Jill Vogel and Del. Bob Marshall, all Republicans. “We all agree that…

Christopher G. Miller: Choosing clean water in Virginia

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Column by Christopher G. Miller Submit guest columns: [email protected]   Over the past 50 years, the cities, towns, and suburban neighborhoods of Virginia have grown dramatically, adding millions of new people, new shopping malls, and the roads and parking lots that go with them. The storm sewers and other facilities we have were not built…

The New Dominion Magazine wins two VPA awards

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Staff Report [email protected]   The New Dominion Magazine won two awards in the 2009 News Contest sponsored by the Virginia Press Association. The awards were presented Saturday night in Roanoke at the VPA’s News Conference and Annual Meeting. The New Dominion Magazine competes in the crowded specialty-publications division, which includes a total of 38 publications…