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Column by David Cox We’re far from out of the woods with regard to the stock market. The nation still faces major economic woes.along with everything else. And these will affect us here in Lexington and Rockbridge County. I suggested last week that we here might be in a better situation than many to face…
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Story by Andrea Schrock Wenger Eastern Mennonite University’s dining hall went trayless beginning Wednesday, Oct. 22, joining hundreds of other colleges across the country eliminating wasted water, energy, food and time. “This is not new,” says Pioneer Catering director Bruce Emmerson. “It’s a trend that has been happening across the country for years. EMU students…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Barack Obama had two words Friday for supporters who want to think that he has the ’08 presidential election sewn up. “New Hampshire.” “We were up 10 in the polls the day before the election, and we ended up losing. We were up in Texas and Ohio, we…
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Column by Steven Sisson Is the McCain-Palin campaign fueling racism, hatred and divisiveness? Of course, the answers to the question are yes, yes, yes, but wait one cotton-picking minute, Blue Dog! Calling the Republican presidential nominee John McCain The Manchurian Candidate conjures images of a 1960s Vietnam prisoner of war being brainwashed and collaborating with…
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Column by Adam Bessie Reprint from OpEdNews.com Michael Savage, host of the controversial conservative talk show “The Savage Nation,” who claimed in his New York Times best-seller Liberalism is a Mental Disorder that “the president should demand one barrel of oil from Mexico for every illegal that sneaks into our country,”- and who has called…
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Column by Jim Bishop Surely there are days when you don’t feel like it. So, why do you do it, week after week? A reasonable query, but it caught me up short, perhaps in part because I had to answer on the spot, in front of a room of people who already were wondering about…
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Column by Haresh Daswani The China milk scare might have dampened our appetites with Chinese food products, after realizing what Melamine is. For those who don’t, here is the definition of Melamine compliments of Wikipedia: “Melamine is combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a very durablethermosetting plastic, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product….
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: Jeff Frederick and the right to vote The guy whose aim seems to be to sink the Republican Party of Virginia to the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay was at it again this week. “This might not be illegal, but it sure stinks to high heaven. Is this really…
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Staff Report The following is a list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A Virginia sales-tax holiday on energy-efficient products begins today and runs through the weekend. The holiday means that state sales taxes on high-efficiency products with Energy Star or WaterSense certification and with a retail value of $2,500 or less will be waived today through Sunday. “Virginians are finding simple ways…
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