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Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic nominee for governor, will kick off his “Deeds Country” Tour on Sunday, Aug. 2, in Charlottesville . Deeds’ weeklong tour will take him to more than 20 cities and towns in Southwest and Southside Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley.
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The Arts Council of the Valley presents the paintings of Ann Cheeks at the Darrin-McHone Gallery in the Smith House. In coordination with the First Fridays Downtown, Cheeks’ show opens Friday, Aug. 7, from 5-7 p.m.
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You probably don’t like your health-insurance premiums going up, and that part of the additional money that you’re paying is being used to lobby Congress to keep the U.S. health-care system in the Dark Ages. Be careful trying to get that message across to your insurance company. You might end up in jail.
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Three James Madison University players received preseason all-conference recognition, and JMU was picked to finish third in its division in a coaches and media poll announced during the Colonial Athletic Association’s football media day at the ESPNZone Wednesday.
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As you know, I’ve been campaigning for health-care reform. Many of you are as passionate as I am about fair health-care reform. We cannot allow profit-taking interests to stonewall or kill this attempt at reform at the expense of everyday citizens. With millions of people without insurance and millions more without adequate insurance, we cannot…
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We were out of the office most of Tuesday on a business matter in Charlottesville. We did get to take a late (late, late) lunch on the Downtown Mall, which was a good way to end the day over on the other side of the world. Bad news about my friend Jim Sacco. He is…
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The campaign of Democratic Party attorney-general candidate Steve Shannon on Tuesday launched the first online campaign ad of the 2009 election, calling on his opponent, Ken Cuccinelli, to stand up to the reckless, incendiary rhetoric of one of his running mates. The video focuses on the statement by 99th House District candidate Catherine Crabill earlier…
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The media attending the 2009 ACC Football Kickoff have Virginia Tech winning the ACC championship, UVa. finishing fifth in the six-team Coastal and Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor and Virginia quarterback Vic Hall competing for conference player-of-the-year honors.
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A lot going on today, requiring a better attention span than I have access to given my recent battles with summer allergies. (Blame it on the rain. And being outside most of the weekend.)
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The Miss and Master Valley of Virginia 2009 beauty pageant will be held on Sunday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Elkton Area Community Center in Elkton.
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