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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Carl Tate looks at it as reinforcement. “It reinforces my promise to the citizens of Staunton not to vote to raise their taxes,” said Tate, a candidate for Staunton City Council, who made news in his upstart campaign with his April 8 announcement that he had signed the Taxpayer…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Mike Harris has tried to seize the momentum in the marquee race in the upcoming May 4 local elections with a proposal that revolutionized government budgeting 40 years ago. It’s called the zero-based budget, and the idea is that budget writers start their work on fiscal plans with the…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The ACLU of Virginia has asked Gov. Bob McDonnell to ignore lobbying efforts aimed at rescinding a policy requiring that prayers offered by state police chaplains at police-sponsored events be non-sectarian.
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Column by Ken Plum www.kenplum.com An estimated 672,000 Virginians aged 17 to 24 could not join the military if they walked into a recruiter’s office today, according to Mission: Readiness, Military Leaders for Kids.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Wildlife Center of Virginia announced on Tuesday that Buddy, the bald eagle from Norfolk admitted to the Waynesboro-based Center as a patient in May 2008, will become a permanent resident at the Center.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Buddy Sosnoskie and Tim Smalling each had a home run and two RBIs to lead #18 Virginia Tech to a 9-2 victory over VMI Tuesday evening at Gray-Minor Stadium. The win improves the Hokies to 29-14 on the season, while the Keydets fall to 29-13 with the setback.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Virginia baseball team, ranked No. 1 this week by Baseball America, stopped No. 10 Coastal Carolina’s 17-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory over the Chanticleers Tuesday at Davenport Field.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Music promoters John Huggins and Steve Talley no doubt agree with Leon Redbone when he says, “The blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad,” and they are hot on a quest to get more good blues men and women on the stage in the Staunton area.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] FRC Action PAC, the political action committee connected to Family Research Council Action, has endorsed Feda Morton for Congress representing Virginia’s Fifth District.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] A new Dolly Parton Imagination Library is coming to the City of Staunton. The Imagination Library program, which gives free books to children birth to five years of age, is sponsored through the United Way of Greater Augusta.
