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What can I say about Donald Smith that hasn’t already been said? He has been a road deputy his entire career with the sheriff’s office, and his work ethic is second to none.
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Retail Investor Protection Act, which would require the Department of Labor (DOL) to defer to the expertise of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rather than apply its own proposed fiduciary rule.
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Voters are reminded that Virginia law requires a photo ID when voting in person.
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Congressman Robert Hurt (R-Virginia) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act.
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Virginia Organizing and the Augusta Coalition for Peace and Justice will host a screening of “Selma: The Bridge to the Ballot” and a community discussion about the film on Sunday from 2-4:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the Staunton Public Library.
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Virginia women’s basketball senior guard Faith Randolph (Derwood, Md.) earned Preseason All-ACC honors, being named to both the ten-member Blue Ribbon Panel and the coaches’ Preseason All-ACC teams announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Throughout October Mr. John Russell, St. Anne’s-Belfield School’s kindergarten through third grade art teacher and instructor of grades seven and eight visual arts, will exhibit new work in his first solo show. His encaustic paintings will be displayed at Over the Moon Bookshop and Artisan Gallery in Crozet until the end of the month.
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Sometimes, the majority rules – or at least you would think that’s the way it should be in Congress. But that’s not the case under the United States Senate’s modern filibuster rules. Instead of needing a simple 51-vote majority to pass legislation, the Senate rules require a super-majority of 60 votes to even advance legislation so that it can be voted on.
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The Nov. 3 election is fast approaching and this letter is to reach out to those voters who are yet undecided in regard to who to vote for Augusta County sheriff.
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On Thursday at noon Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the House of Representatives, will speak at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia.
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