State of the Union: A Virginia perspective

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  Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Everything you wanted to know about the State of the Union, but were afraid to ask. We have the full texts and videos of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s Republican response. We also have reactions from Sens. Jim Webb and Mark Warner, congressmen…

Friendly fire

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Citizens group hears from City Council candidate Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Ward D Waynesboro City Council candidate Mike Harris introduced himself to a friendly audience Tuesday night, speaking at a meeting of the Waynesboro Citizens for Responsible Spending at the Waynesboro Public Library. Harris, 62, is a Virginia State Police and military veteran who…

Job creation

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   Column by Sen. Robert Hurt www.roberthurtforcongress.com The first full week of the 2010 General Assembly here in Richmond has now concluded. The week began with the Gov. McDonnell’s first State of the Commonwealth address and the ended with committees getting fully underway in reviewing and taking action on individual legislation. In addition, because of…

Soft sand

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  Column by Randy Forbes www.forbes.house.gov If you haven’t personally experienced the situation yourself, you have surely witnessed it at the beach or perhaps in the middle of a snow storm – those people who think their truck or SUV certainly must have more than enough gusto to make it through that batch of soft…

McDonnell Inaugural lineup announced

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  Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell today announced that 47 groups from across the Commonwealth will be participating in Virginia’s Inaugural parade on Saturday, Jan. 16th. The parade will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, starting at approximately 1:15 p.m. The parade lineup will include a number of organizations with personal…

Constituent service

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   Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov One of the most important parts of my job is to assist constituents with any issues or problems they are facing when dealing with federal government agencies. The caseworkers in my offices in Charlottesville, Danville, Farmville, and Martinsville helped nearly 800 Fifth District residents in 2009 cut through government…

Focus | Morton: A ‘principled conservative’

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Fifth District GOP candidate builds support toward run for party nod Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The Fifth District is a living laboratory to Fluvanna County biology teacher Feda Morton, a veteran Republican Party activist seeking the GOP nomination to run for Congress in the Fifth. All Morton has to do over the course of…

The Junior Opry is back

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Talent showcase returns to Stage4 Jan. 3 Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Bob Campbell wanted to bring his Virginia Junior Opry back to the Staunton area. Jeff McDaniel wanted it back, too, because he knew a Staunton-based Opry show could pull from a wide base of local talent. “And here we are,” said Campbell, who…

Fifth District Report

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  Column by Tom Perriello www.perriello.house.gov As we close out 2009, here is a summary of all that we have accomplished during my first year in office. When I was sworn in almost a year ago, our economy was on the brink of collapse. While we still have a long way to go toward complete…