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Two state lab-confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed in school-aged children in the Greater Augusta area, the Central Shenandoah Health District reported today. Health District Director Dr. Doug Larsen reminds local residents that basic precautions involving hygiene etiquette can prevent the spread of the pandemic swine flu.
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Welcome back to work. I’ve heard from Martha. She says that life is much quieter on her vineyard since you left. I have also heard that you have a big speech tonight. More about that later. But first, I wish to thank you for your big accomplishments so far during your first term. Which, of…
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As one who actually ran twice as a candidate in the other party, I was surprised to receive a mass-mailed letter from the GOP nominee for Virginia’s Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli. He asked for my “advice and financial support immediately.” Surprised, but not amazed. Evidently both parties think they have my support. Last year I…
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What will happen to the embattled Virginia football coach? Nothing, that’s what AFP editor Chris Graham is hearing, and naturally he thinks this would make for an obvious hot topic for a Daily Rant. So much to rant about, so little space on Facebook Video. Length: 3:39.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine today announced more than $11 million in grants through the Homelessness and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The HPRP program is designed to provide assistance and support to prevent homelessness or to quickly re-house and stabilize those who are currently homelessness.
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I guess I really “struck a nerve,” as one reader commented on Tuesday’s column about Steve Landes’ anti-Obama tirade at an Augusta County Republican picnic. How I know is that I’ve become the target of the Republican attack machine. “I think quite a few people would like to know what kind of journalist you really…
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Looks like we might be stuck with Al Groh for the duration. The chatter I’m hearing from sources around the UVa. athletics department is that it’s almost a 100 percent certainty that Groh will finish the 2009 season as the Virginia football coach.
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The City of Staunton in partnership with the Staunton Creative Community Fund announced today the award of a $200,000 state grant to support a new business loan program. As small and start-up businesses struggle to access loans in today’s economy, the program will fund start-up and expansion costs for entrepreneurs who have traditionally had limited…
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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. All right, everybody go ahead and have a seat. How is everybody doing today? (Applause.) How about Tim Spicer? (Applause.) I am here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, from kindergarten…
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The Democratic National Committee today released a new television ad set to run on national and District of Columbia cable stations, and in 10 Republican congressional districts, blasting the Republican Party for voting earlier this year to abolish Medicare and for its decades long hostility towards the health-care program for our nation’s seniors.
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