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The 2009 fall campaign got its unofficial official kickoff down the Blue Ridge Parkway in Buena Vista at the Valley city’s annual Labor Day Parade Monday morning. “This is home,” Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds answered a Washington Post reporter about why he feels he will do well in the Valley in the elections…
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Democratic Party gubernatorial nominee Creigh Deeds and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine take questions from the news media at the Labor Day parade in Buena Vista on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Facebook Video. Length: 3:53.
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Facebook Video shot by AFP editor Chris Graham of Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine playing harmonica on a bluegrass tune at the Labor Day parade in Buena Vista on Monday, Sept. 7, 2009. Length: 0:22.
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AFP editor Chris Graham walked the Buena Vista Labor Day Parade route and got a few choice snapshots of the candidates in action. Follow Democratic Party candidates Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner and Steve Shannon and Gov. Tim Kaine on the parade route.
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And it wasn’t even that close, folks. AFP editor Chris Graham breaks down the William & Mary win over Virginia in the season opener for both teams with comments from UVa. coach Al Groh and senior co-captain Denzell Burrell on what the loss means for the floundering University of Virginia program. How much longer does…
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Jimmye Laycock was tipping his hand. His Tribe had just recovered a Vic Hall fumble at the Virginia 9. There’s 8:20 left in the third quarter, an eternity in a college-football game. William & Mary is down 14-13. A touchdown and two-point conversion gives them a seven-point lead.
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There is the left versus the right; liberal vs. conservative; Democrat vs. Republican; and social progress vs. individual growth. Pick any topic. Then dig into its core and you will find these fundamental differences. A couple of other things can be found in your dig. You will know better where you stand and how to…
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Attorney-general candidate Steve Shannon on Thursday released his plan to reduce text messaging while driving on Virginia’s roads. Several university studies have found that sending text messages on a cellular phone while driving increases the risk of an accident about as much as driving while intoxicated.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced that $13.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds will pay for additional improvements to wastewater treatment plants and collection systems in Norton, Lexington, Richlands, Pulaski, Wise County and Tazewell County. ARRA funding for these projects has become available after bids for previously announced projects came in…
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Thursday that Virginia teleworkers saved approximately $113,000, avoided driving 140,000 miles and removed 75.89 tons of pollutants from the air through participation in Telework Day on Aug. 3, 2009. The “What We Saved; What We Learned” report, compiled by the public-private partnership Telework Exchange, also reveals an increase in productivity…
