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Volunteers — the lifeblood of any nonprofit organization — were honored Jan. 29 by Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council during its annual business meeting. Virginia “Jinx” Weary of Trefoil service unit in Roanoke, received the Thanks Badge, the most prestigious award presented to an adult in Girl Scouting. The Thanks Badge recognizes outstanding service…
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A legislative session is filled with tough choices. Allocating scarce resources in the budget presents difficult choices that have been discussed many times in this column. This legislative session has been presented the choice by the Governor of taking money from the general fund that supports public schools, police, and mental health programs and others…
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Politics makes strange bedfellows. We elected a president over two years ago. We gave him a midterm report card. It was not good. The voters said he was spending and borrowing too much. Then just over a year ago Virginians elected a new governor. He had two opponents, a Mr. Deeds and the president. Both…
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will sponsor a student mock press conference on Friday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. in the school forum at Beverley Manor Middle School. Judd Bankert, portraying President Woodrow Wilson, will take questions from 21 Beverley Manor seventh-graders acting as reporters, and student Cole Fainter will portray President Wilson’s…
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Richmond has been named as one of the ten best cities in the country to “live, work and make movies” by MovieMaker Magazine, one of the country’s premier publications for filmmakers. This much-anticipated list of best cities for filmmakers has been published since 2000 and marks the second time that Richmond has received this honor….
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A resolution proposed by Rockbridge Republican Del. Ben Cline that calls on Congress to pass an amendment to the United States Constitution requiring it to adopt a balanced budget has the support of Gov. Bob McDonnell. “Over the last two years, the federal government has added approximately $3.37 trillion to the national debt, making the…
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It’s been nearly two weeks since the Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball team has played at home. On Wednesday night, senior Jamie Skeen helped the Black & Gold make sure it was a happy homecoming as the Charlotte, N.C. native scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in an 84-74 double-overtime thriller over…
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After trailing by 16 in the first half, James Madison turned it around to lead by 16 in the second and defeated Drexel 68-54 in a Colonial Athletic Association men’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Daskalakis Athletic Center. JMU improved to 18-8 overall and moved into a tie for fifth place with Drexel in…
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It’s official: U.S. Sen. Jim Webb will not run for a second term representing Virginia in the United States Senate in 2012. “After much thought and consideration, I have decided to return to the private sector, where I have spent most of my professional life, and will not seek re-election in 2012,” Webb said in…
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Bruised knees, sore muscles, strawberries (a form of floor burn that occurs when your body slides across a gymnasium floor), a sprained ankle for Mariah Taylor last year, and a broken nose for MaryKate Sullivan just last week. The two senior players on the Wilson Memorial High School girls’ basketball team have experienced all the…
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