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Educational opportunity for all is a focal point for Gov. Bob McDonnell in his 2011 K-12 legislative agenda. “A child’s educational opportunities should be determined by their intellect and work ethic, not their zip code,” McDonnell said today in rolling out his Opportunity to Learn package, which pivots on a proposal to implement a pilot…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell is pushing a bipartisan higher-education initiative that he says will help Virginia colleges and universities issue an additional 100,000 degrees over the next 15 years. “Every student in Virginia deserves the opportunity to get a high-quality education at an affordable price. Virginia’s higher education institutions are among the best in the nation….
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum is pleased to partner with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia to present America, Woodrow Wilson, and World War I,”a five-meeting class beginning in February at the Presidential Library. The class will be taught by World War I scholar William Walker, who will argue…
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Senior forward Denzel Bowles (Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville) had a double-double of 21 points and 11 rebounds and James Madison outscored UNC Wilmington 40-20 in the paint en route to a 63-54 triumph in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Saturday night at the Convocation Center. With the win over UNCW (9-8, 3-3 CAA),…
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The regular 2011 session of the General Assembly began on the second Wednesday of January. The day was full of pomp and circumstance and some matters of substance. We swore in a new state senator, Bill Stanley, from Franklin County, who was elected to fill the seat of newly elected Congressman Robert Hurt. The Courts…
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Redshirt sophomore forward Andrey Semenov (St. Petersburg, Russia/Blue Ridge School) led five Dukes in double figures with 16 points as James Madison won its eighth in a row with a 79-67 decision over Georgia State in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game on Thursday night at the Convocation Center. JMU improved to 14-3 overall…
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This was a somber week in Congress as the House passed a resolution to honor the victims of the tragedy in Tucson. I was deeply saddened and disturbed by the senseless attacks on Representative Giffords, members of her staff, and all of the victims in Tucson, Arizona. Our prayers are for speedy and full recoveries…
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Cynics of government will find a delight in reading Charles Dickens’ Little Dorrit, especially Chapter 10 “Containing the Whole Science of Government.” “The Circumlocution Office was (as everybody knows without being told) the most important Department under Government. No public business of any kind could possibly be done at any time without the acquiescence of…
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The Staunton Office of Economic Development in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development’s Enterprise Zone Program Office will host an enterprise zone workshop at 3:30pm on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 in City Council Chambers on the first floor of City Hall. The workshop will review the local and state enterprise zone…
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AFP editor Chris Graham talks news and politics with WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” Gov. Bob McDonnell got the 2011 Virginia General Assembly rolling with his State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday. McDonnell seems to be trying to put his imprint on this second legislative session as governor after an uneventful first year in office,…
