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The migration of women from the workforce into business ownership is one of the great economic realizations of the American Dream. The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce has grown to more than 500,000 members. Most of our members are small business owners. And we aren’t opposing an increase in the minimum wage – we’re supporting it.
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An amendment from Gov. Bob McDonnell would prevent insurance plans in the new state health exchange being created under the Affordable Care Act from covering women seeking abortions.
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April is Poetry Month! SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) Reading Series continues in April with a reading by poets Stephen Cushman (Riffraff, LSU Press 2011), Sara Robinson, and Leah Naomi Green.
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Last Thursday a whirlwind of various people blew through the Staunton Senior Center in one hour and fifteen minutes! About thirty members were already present when ten eleventh graders and two teachers from Stuart Hall School came for a planned visit. Little did they know that some of them would be “snagged” for kitchen detail! The day was March birthday celebration and Red Hat Day, so ice cream and cake were on the menu. The crew of four that volunteered found themselves in the kitchen with the instructions to “go to it” in cutting cake, dipping ice cream, and loading the cart for delivery to all!
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Democrats were sure they had a winning hand heading into the 2009 governor’s race. Creigh Deeds is a Western Virginia moderate with a long record in the mainstream of Virginia politics. Bob McDonnell, his opponent that fall, has a similar long record in Virginia politics, but he had one other thing that could serve to weigh him down.
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The U.S. Senate voted 73-26 Wednesday to adopt a stopgap appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the next six months – and avoid a government shutdown.
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Two Tennessee state legislators have proposed a new office of state government. Their idea might be a lot of fun, especially in an era where taxes are rising, drones are flying and disposable income shrinking.
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The ACLU of Virginia and more than a dozen other groups concerned about voting rights today sent a letter to Governor Bob McDonnell urging him to veto legislation that imposes stricter identification requirements at the polls, which the groups expect will limit eligible voters’ access on Election Day.
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Democratic Party lieutenant governor nomination candidates Aneesha Chopra and Ralph Northam each submitted ballot petition signatures for access to the June party primary on Monday.
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Rob Pannell found Steve Mock on the crease with 13 seconds left to lift the No. 3 Cornell Big Red (5-0) over the No. 8 UVa. Cavaliers (5-2) on Saturday evening inside Klöckner Stadium, 12-11. Cornell scored five goals in the fourth quarter to outlast the Cavaliers.
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