Jeremy White | Car-title lending – what is it, really?
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When someone gets a car-title loan, the lender is fully secured by the borrower’s automobile. And here are more details:
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Author explores forced relocation of mountain families in ’30s
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The Shenandoah National Park is breathtaking with its wide vistas and rolling scenery that comes to life in an instant for the millions of visitors who take in our natural wonder every year. But there’s another side to the story of the park that is overlooked even by locals who probably don’t know how the…
Hot air from the ‘Pubs
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Gov. Tim Kaine is pushing an increase on the state tax on cigarette sales. You’d think he was puttiing a surcharge on the air we breathe and the water we drink from listening to the Republicans.
Money and the influence it has
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“People should know money does not influence our business,” Staunton Republican State Del. Chris Saxman said yesterday, talking up his proposed bill that would ban state lawmakers and statewide officials from attending fundraising events sponsored by a political party, lobbyist or campaign contributors during the annual Virginia General Assembly session.
Today’s Events
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Here is a list of events ongoing today in the Central Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia. For a complete rundown of what is on the local events schedule, go to our Calendar of Events.
Karen Kallay | Car-title loans are no quick fix for the poor
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Phil Kent, communications director for Fast Auto Loans, made several pertinent and interesting points in his Dec. 18 (Fredericksburg) Free Lance-Star op-ed, especially noting the value of car-pawn loans in these credit-strapped times.
Bowerbank in Waynesboro for campaign stop on Wednesday
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Democratic Party lieutenant-governor nomination candidate Jon Bowerbank will be in Waynesboro Wednesday night to talk with local voters about his campaign. Bowerbank will be at the Waynesboro Public Library at 7 p.m. The visit will coincide with the regular January meeting of the Waynesboro Democratic Committee. The meeting is held in Room A at the…
Perriello appointed to Veterans’ Affairs
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Fifth District Congressman Tom Perriello has another committee assignment – to the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. The committee has jurisdiction over veterans’ benefits, pensions, the VA hospital system and issues involved in the readjustment of service veterans to civilian life.
Bowerbank gets more nods
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Ninth District Congressman Rick Boucher and a group of local Democratic committee chairs have jumped on board the Jon Bowerbank for lieutenant governor bandwagon. “Jon Bowerbank is a long-time friend of mine, and I am pleased to endorse his candidacy for lieutenant governor of Virginia,” said Boucher, a Democrat. “As an entrepreneur in Russell County,…
Trying to make sense of the ’09 Dem governor’s race
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The race for the Democratic Party nomination to run for governor has come to look an awful lot like the race for the Dem nomination to run for the White House that resulted in Barack Obama’s historic victory in November. It started early – when Valley native son Creigh Deeds declared his candidacy for the…
