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– Local News: Missing juvenile sought in Staunton, Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. – Local News: Grant to aid local Meals on Wheels, Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. – Local Events: AFP editor to participate in Big Read event today at Augusta County Library, Wednesday, 9:50 a.m. – Local News: EMU students spend spring break at home doing service…
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VMI twin brother standouts Chavis and Travis Holmes were both named to the 2009 All-Big South Conference post-season squads, as announced Monday by the league office. Chavis Holmes was tabbed a First-Team All-Conference selection in the voting, which was conducted among the conference coaches and selected media. It marked the second time that he had…
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“If the District of Columbia deserves a member of the House of Representatives, they deserve two senators as well,” said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) earlier in February. I wholeheartedly agree with the former GOP presidential nominee. Now before those of you who know my staunch opposition to D.C. being awarded a voting member of Congress…
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Congress and Barack Obama have mastered hurry up and wait to an art form; but it’s an art form that should rankle the American people to their core. Obama wasted taxpayer dollars giving campaign-esque speeches in Elkhart, Ind., East Peoria, Ill., and Fort Myers, Fla., demanding that Congress pass the so-called stimulus package as quickly…
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– News: Pew Center commends Virginia for budgeting, management, Tuesday, 5:40 p.m. – News: House GOP kills bipartisan redistricting, Tuesday, 5:40 p.m. – News: Statement of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on stimulus, Tuesday, 5:40 p.m. – News: Gov. Kaine announces initiative to prepare dropouts for entry-level tech jobs, Tuesday, 12:20 p.m. – News: Shannon announces…
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– News: Webb statement on NAACP anniversary, Thursday, 9 p.m. – News: Family Foundation president offers statement on House of Delegates votes on pro-life amendments in Virginia budget, Thursday, 9 p.m. – News: Shannon gets endorsements of Richmond, Norfolk mayors, Thursday, 4:15 p.m. – News: Perriello praised for voting against pay raise, Thursday, 4:15 p.m….
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– News: Voter-restoration bill passes Virginia Senate, Monday, 7:40 p.m. – News: Shannon earns AG endorsements, Monday, 7:22 p.m. – News: House GOP talks up transportation-funding plan, Monday, 7:22 p.m. – News: Moran picks up endorsement of former Democratic Governors’ Association director, Monday, 2:45 p.m. – News: Poll suggests support for stimulus, Monday, 2:45 p.m….
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I reached out my hand to Arlie Wolfe. “How does it feel to be a millionaire?” I asked the Middlebrook man, who, for the record, isn’t really a millionaire, no matter what the piece of paper his wife, Joan, had in her purse had to say about the matter. Arlie and Joan had bought their…
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– Stuarts Draft man charged with murder for hire, Thursday, 6 p.m. – Miss America 2008 to speak at JMU on eating disorders, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – Family Foundation praises passage of marriage curriculum bill, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – White House announces formation of faith-based partnerships office, Thursday, 5:50 p.m. – Wagner picks up several…
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Two years ago the Virginia legislature took a major first step towards verifiable voting by passing a law banning localities from buying any more of the paperless electronic voting machines known as DREs — the computers that most of us have been voting on, but which have been shown nationwide to be prone to failure,…
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