Text: McDonnell’s State of the Commonwealth Address
Gov. Bob McDonnell delivers the 2013 State of the Commonwealth Address to the Virgnia General Assembly.
Gov. Bob McDonnell delivers the 2013 State of the Commonwealth Address to the Virgnia General Assembly.
The House of Representatives voted 257-167 late Tuesday to approve a bipartisan compromise leaving in place tax cuts for individuals with incomes less than $400,000 and families with incomes less than $450,000 and delays automatic spending cuts for two months.
Scammers are attempting to take advantage of federal benefits recipients as the push is on for everyone to switch from paper checks to electronic funds transfer. Reports from the Rockbridge community confirm that individuals are being contacted and asked for their Social Security, Medicare and banking information.
Valley Program for Aging Services is now bringing low-cost transportation to residents 60 and over in Bath and Highland counties. VPAS offers travel by van to medical appointments in and outside the region for $4 to $10 per patient roundtrip.
“Never say never” is an old admonition that suggests we do not know what the future holds that might predict our future actions. In the political arena especially there are so many changing currents that it is most difficult to predict one’s future action.
The FCC has on the table a policy that would resurrect broad censorship rules – very similar to those that were revoked in 1987 because of their chilling effect on free speech and the television press.
Top Rope Promotions announced this week that it will stage its first wrestling extravaganza on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 at the Anderson Coliseum at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va. The main event features former WWE superstars fka Goldust and fka “The Masterpiece” Chris Masters. The tag-team main event pits “The American Patriots,” “Hacksaw Jim Duggan and Michael Hayes, against “The Brotherhood,” Daivari and Mohammad Akbar. TNA Knockouts champion Tara will defend her title against former WWE Diva fka Katie Lea Burchill. Micro Championship Wrestling champion Meatball will defend his title against former MCW champ Short Sleeve Sampson.
The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, deepened his understanding of building peace in traumatized societies in three classes taken at the 2001 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) held at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU).
Months after earning their undergraduate degrees from Eastern Mennonite University in 2011, Jessica Sarriot (Silver Spring, Md.), Larisa Zehr (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and William C. Morris (Charlottesville, Va.) headed 2,000 miles south to work alongside Colombians seeking to emerge from decades of warfare and destitution.
Nearly $12 million will be invested in facilities and infrastructure improvements at Wintergreen Resort over the next 16 months by the James C. Justice Companies.