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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office and the FBI are confirming details regarding an act of vandalism reported on Tuesday, March 23 at the Ivy home of the older brother of Congressman Tom Perriello. The family of Bo Perriello discovered a gas smell when they returned home that day…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Harrisonburg Mayor Kai Degner is throwing his hat into the ring for the soon-to-be-open 26th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. “At a time when the General Assembly’s decisions are so severely impacting local government budgets, be it in education, transportation, law enforcement, environmental security, social services…
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Submitted Item News tips: [email protected] U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., delivered the following statement today on the Senate floor regarding health care reform and the reconciliation process: “I would like to take some time this afternoon and perhaps, being the eternal optimist, speak in hopes that once this process is over in the next…
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Letter from Jim Lindsay Submit letters to the editor: [email protected] Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s lawsuit opposing health-insurance reform has left me concerned as a resident and a taxpayer.
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Gov. Bob McDonnell signed the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act in a mid-afternoon ceremony today in Richmond. McDonnell, a Republican, was joined at the bill signing by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, State Sens. Steve Martin, Fred Quayle and Jill Vogel and Del. Bob Marshall, all Republicans. “We all agree that…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Fifth District Republican nomination candidates Robert Hurt and Feda Morton are both saying this week that they would work if elected to Congress to repeal the federal health-care reform signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday. “I have pledged to the people I’m seeking to represent that…
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Column by Jim Gilmore Submit guest columns: [email protected] The passage of the health care bill continues to dig the American public deeper into a financial hole. No matter how it is characterized, this is a vast new entitlement program, with no limits on the cost to the taxpayers of the future. Today our economic…
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Submitted Item News tips: [email protected] Virginia men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett announced Tuesday (March 23) that sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg (Flushing, N.Y.) is leaving the University of Virginia and will not complete the current semester. “I have discussed Sylven’s future with the Landesberg family and been informed that he will be leaving the…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Freshman swingman Tristan Spurlock (Woodbridge, Va.) is leaving the Virginia men’s basketball program. Spurlock and Virginia men’s head basketball coach Tony Bennett mutually agreed on the decision. “After a long discussion with Tristan and his family we have mutually agreed that it is best for him to leave the…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Monica Wright, Dawn Evans and Devon Brown did their parts, but UVa., JMU and Liberty each fell short in their first-round NCAA Tournament games over the weekend. Wright had 34 points and nine rebounds in her final game as a Cavalier, which saw fifth-seeded Virginia fall 69-67 to 12th-seeded…
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