Worse than last year, but …

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  Column by David Reynolds Columns, letters: [email protected] Back during the dark ages of the 1960s, the days after Thanksgiving did not mark the beginning of the holiday season. Rather it was the start of the “Budget Season.” At the old Bureau of the Budget in the old Executive Office Building (everything was old then),…

Rockingham Memorial Hospital plans two memorial services

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   Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] RMH Grief and Loss Services and RMH Hospice invite the community to attend the annual Community Remembrance Service 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 at the VMRC Detweiler Auditorium. “As we enter the holiday season, it is important to reflect and remember the lives of those we have lost,” said…

McDonnell announces first round of staff hires

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   Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell announced the first appointments in his incoming gubernatorial administration today during a late-morning press conference at the State Capitol. McDonnell named two longtime senior staff members in the Office of the Attorney General, Martin Kent and Marla Decker, to serve as his Chief of Staff and…

Harris announces challenge in Ward D race

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   Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Michael Harris announced yesterday that he will be challenging incumbent Ward D Waynesboro City Councilwoman Lorie Smith in the May 2010 city elections. Harris, 62, made the announcement in front of a group of supporters in the Waynesboro City Council chambers Wednesday morning.

Focus | ‘One governor at a time’

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   Story by Chris Graham [email protected] With AFP Video “Obviously, there’s only one governor,” and Tim Kaine is the governor of Virginia through early January, and it’s up to Kaine and his staff to put together a proposed budget for the 2010-2012 biennium. Kaine told VirginiaPoliticsToday.com that he met last week with Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell…

Focus | The next step in Saxman’s political career?

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Pol to head up education transition Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Chris Saxman’s career in the House of Delegates is winding down. Could a new avenue be opening up with a possible job in the McDonnell administration? “Obviously that’s natural speculation,” said Saxman, who this week confirmed that he is co-chairing the Bob McDonnell transition…

Waterpipe smoking dangers noted in VCU study

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   Staff Report VCU news: www.vcu.edu Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants – carbon monoxide and nicotine – as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to nicotine addiction and heart disease, according to a study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher published in the December issue of…