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Today the Deeds campaign released a new television spot in which Bob McDonnell says exactly what elections are for and why he is running. In the ad, McDonnell addresses the 2008 National Right to Life Committee, telling them “elections determine who’s got the power.” McDonnell continues that “those policymakers with the votes determine whether or…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation met or exceeded all of its on time and on budget performance goals for Fiscal Year 2009. This is the second time in the agency’s history that all of those targets were met or exceeded. The first time the agency met all targets was Fiscal Year 2007. The results were…
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Staunton will kick off its new Arts and Culture District with a series of events on Saturday, Oct. 17, the city and the Arts and Culture Council of Staunton announced on Friday. The district will serve at the outset of its lifespan as a marketing tool for the arts community to attract locals and visitors…
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Angel Food Ministries, an organization dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality food has been responding to the growing need for affordable food in the state of Virginia. From just 35 Virginia locations in 2008, Angel Food Ministries has expanded its food cooperative to more than 170 sites. For families, young professionals and seniors who have never…
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The ACLU of Virginia on Thursday asked the principal at Gate City High School to honor the free speech rights of students who plan to protest the ACLU at the school’s football game tonight. The students are reacting to a Sept. 15 letter from the ACLU of Virginia telling school officials that a sectarian prayer…
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25th District Republican incumbent Steve Landes has declined a debate invitation from TV3 and the News Leader citing the News Leader’s supposed Democratic bias. Democratic opponent Greg Marrow didn’t have an issue debating Landes in front of the conservative News Virginian. AFP editor Chris Graham advises Landes to man up in today’s Daily Rant. YouTube…
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The Blue Ridge Soap Box Derby Classic is supporting a local Fall Rally Weekend to be held in Stuarts Draft, Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 10, and Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. The Fall Rally Weekend will feature four Rally Races with three classes. Two Rally Races will be held on Saturday and another two on Sunday.
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The employment situation in Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley is looking a bit better. The situation nationally – not so much. The national unemployment rate inched up from 9.7 percent in August to 9.8 percent in September, according to a report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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I wanted to take a moment and respond to Del. Landes’ recent press release regarding transportation funding. It is quite telling that Del. Landes is asking me for ideas on how to fund our current transportation crisis since he has no plan of his own. For four of the last six years we have not…
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I just returned from the future. I believe I will stay with the present. Yes, I have been to the nanny state. Let’s keep Virginia the way she is. Our first governor was right. Give me liberty, or give me New Jersey. Without responsibility, life is not worth living. The more responsibility the state assumes,…
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