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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Creigh Deeds lives 85 miles from Charlottesville. That’s how far I am from Richmond, give or take a mile or two. Can you imagine a legislative district that would somehow link Waynesboro and Richmond? Yeah. Not much of a community of interest there. Right? But Deeds represents Charlottesville in the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s one thing to learn from a book or a lecturing professor. It’s another entirely to get your hands dirty learning something the hard way. Washington and Lee University wants to give its law students the experience of what it’s really like to do hands-on lawyering. “The idea is that…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline The adjournment of the 2008 General Assembly session came five days later than planned, but like all good things, it was worth waiting for. As I wrote last week, the session was extended by a few days to give our negotiators a little more time to work out the differences…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was a lot different five years ago. Local demonstrators raising issue with the war in Iraq represented a small minority of those willing to express a public opinion about the war. “We get much more positive feedback now. People give us a thumbs-up, they honk, they wave, they say,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show” to hear UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao talk about his team’s upcoming appearance in the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. Show Length: 11:21. Dave Leitao didn’t sound all that enthusiastic to me about his team’s appearance in the upcoming College Basketball Invitational, which is the Not…
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] It was much ado about … nothing, really. I mean, seriously, what did five days of overtime get us as far as the tax dollars that we had to spend ironically to get a budget out of our legislators are concerned? Well, we got $1.5 million for Alicia’s Law. That’s…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring interviews with Indy Racing League drivers Justin Wilson and Graham Rahal. Show Length: 7:45. It was good news for race fans – the IndyRacing League and the Champ Car Series are finally one. But the good news for fans meant a scramble for Champ…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Democratic Party gubernatorial-nomination candidate Creigh Deeds will be the keynote speaker at the Augusta County Democratic Committee breakfast Saturday morning in Staunton. The breakfast will be held at Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant on Richmond Road. Sixth Congressional District Democratic Party nomination candidates Sam Rasoul and Drew Richardson are also expected to…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline Under Article 4 of the Constitution of Virginia, “no regular session of the General Assembly convened in an even-numbered year shall continue longer than sixty days.” That means that the 2008 session should have adjourned for the year on Saturday, March 8. However, as the hours passed last Saturday,…
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General Assembly Report by Rob Bell The Virginia General Assembly has finished the majority of its work. Bills that passed both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate have now been sent to Gov. Tim Kaine for consideration. The more significant legislation from the 2008 session includes: • The most sweeping overhaul of…
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