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I met with Chris Saxman for an hour and a half Tuesday morning to talk school choice, an issue that the Staunton Republican has made his issue in his eight years in the Virginia General Assembly. I remarked to my wife after sitting with Saxman that it struck me as odd that in the course…
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So now that Chris Saxman is out in the 20th House District, what happens next? Republicans will meet this weekend to name a replacement on the ticket for Saxman, a four-term incumbent. Names that are being bandied about include Scott Sayre, whose rumored interest in the 20th was first mentioned to me last fall, when…
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Most people in Southwest Virginia know that the National D-Day Memorial is located in Bedford because of the sacrifice of its native sons. Most of the Bedford Boys were in Company A of the 116th Infantry Regiment, and as fate would have it, Company A was one of the first to land on Normandy. Of…
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The Daily News-Record is reporting this morning that 20th District Republican State Del. Chris Saxman is expected to announce today he will step down from his seat in the House of Delegates and will not stand for re-election. DNR reporter Jeff Mellott reported that he reached Saxman by phone Thursday evening and got confirmation from…
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Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nominee Jody Wagner toured Downtown Waynesboro on Thursday with 25th House District Democratic Party nominee Greg Marrow. Our Team Coverage includes video from Wagner’s walking tour and her remarks to supporters at a downtown bakery, a photo essay by AFP publisher Crystal Graham and a column by AFP editor Chris Graham.
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A study from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy puts the lie to the wild predictions from partisans that the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act will end up costing you hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year in extra energy costs. “This revised analysis directly underscores the important contribution energy efficiency…
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Republican Bob McDonnell has a three-point lead on Democrat Creigh Deeds in the 2009 Virginia governor’s race, according to a poll out today from Rasmussen Reports. The poll has McDonnell at 44 percent and Deeds at 41 percent. Rasmussen had Deeds ahead by a 47 percent-to-41 percent margin after the June 9 Democratic Party primary.
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AAA Mid-Atlantic is calling on Gov. Tim Kaine and the Commonwealth Transportation Board to rethink the scheduled closure of 19 interstate-highway rest areas. “A growing number of motorists have expressed alarm about the decision to close the rest areas and to cordon off their entrances. This decision could compromise the safety of all motorists and…
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It’s unusual to see gas prices dipping in the summer, but that’s what we’re seeing. “After weeks of speculation-driven increases, crude oil has surrendered to basic market fundamentals: too much supply and too little demand,” said Martha M. Meade, manager of public and government affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic.
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Highland New Wind Development declares itself to be the “Greenest Wind Farm in the World.” See: Highland New Wind website. A month ago, HNWD development made national news when its public-relations firm announced that Virginia’s first utility-scale wind project was ready to start construction. That was a blatant misrepresentation. HNWD does not have a building permit,…
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