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– State News: Department of Health unveils new anti-obesity plan, posted Tuesday, 9 a.m.
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Can’t we all just get along? Yes, we can
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Fellow Valley Democrats are crowing about how the local GOP is a house divided, but in so doing are pointing out the splinter in the other guy’s eye while missing the log in their own. I say that because in my view the cause of the Democratic Party here is no more unified than what…
Team Coverage | The Waynesboro Circulator
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The Waynesboro Circulator debuted Monday, bringing with it a new era of public transit to the River City. AFP editor Chris Graham met with city officials and representatives of Virginia Regional Transit to learn more about the new bus service. Watch his video report and read more about the Circulator in a written report.
Council to discuss tax rate, green initiatives tonight
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A public hearing on the city real-estate tax rate and a discussion of green initiatives highlight Monday night’s Waynesboro City Council meeting. The public hearing will give citizens the chance to offer input on the city’s real-estate tax rate for 2009-2010. The rate is currently at 70 cents per $100 assessed value. A coalition including…
The Civil War by podcast
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Fought in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the May 15, 1864, Battle of New Market won lasting fame for 257 Virginia Military Institute cadets, who helped a pick-up group of Confederates turn back a Union offensive.
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– State News: State joins effort to raise English, math standards, posted Monday, 9:50 a.m. – Event: Networking luncheon features speaker from Goodwill Industries, posted Monday, 9:50 a.m.
The politics of payday lending
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The Creigh Deeds campaign says Terry McAuliffe has taken aim at “Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly” on payday lending “(i)nstead of targeting Republicans who have stood in the way of payday lending reform.” As with most political swipes, this one is, well, partly true.
Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir auditions set
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The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir will hold auditions for their 2009-2010 season May 14, 15 and 16 at Eastern Mennonite University for children in rising grades 3-8.
Numbers, numbers, numbers
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How about a quick hitter on home sales in the Greater Augusta region comparing sales prices in 2005 at the beginning of the period for the most recent reassessment in Augusta County to today at the end of the first quarter of 2009 when that reassessment was set into stone for the next four years?
Another way to recycle
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A pilot project getting going in Waynesboro this week could help the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and area food pantries get needed food items to distribute to local families hit hard by the economic downturn. “I’m anxious to tell you your first skid is ready,” city recycling coordinator Lesa Osteen told Food Bank representatives…
