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Court strikes down restrictions on corporate campaign financing Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The best government that money can buy – it’s official now. “Their decision announced today in Citizens United v. FEC is constitutionally irresponsible and will surely bring about an anti-democratic revolution in how we finance elections in this country. Today, basic pillars…
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Column by Rev. Anthony Butler Submit guest columns: [email protected] As a Baptist minister from Nebraska (born in Louisiana), I have watched from the pulpit as three formative events profoundly reshaped America’s view of its destiny and possibilities: the 9-11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the recent economic meltdown. I hoped that last year, life would…
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BRCC group gets out of Haiti Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Mass chaos. People running through the streets ripping their clothes off. “People thought it was the apocalypse, that it was the end of the world,” remembers Rebecca Evans, an accounting professor at Blue Ridge Community College, who led a group of students and faculty…
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Wright’s 27 lead Cavs to win over Hokies Staff Report UVa. sports: www.virginiasports.com Monica Wright (Woodbridge, Va.) scored 27 points to lead the 24th-ranked Virginia women’s basketball team to its first Atlantic Coast Conference win of the season, a 70-56 victory over in-state rival Virginia Tech. Virginia’s overall record improved to 12-5, while its conference…
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Monarchs roll past Dukes Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Old Dominion (3-1, 5-9) jumped out to a 34-19 halftime lead and went on to post a 67-58 victory over James Madison (3-1, 13-2) in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. Senior forward Jessica Canady (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) scored a team-high…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for…
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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell today announced that 47 groups from across the Commonwealth will be participating in Virginia’s Inaugural parade on Saturday, Jan. 16th. The parade will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, starting at approximately 1:15 p.m. The parade lineup will include a number of organizations with personal…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] As of the most recent report, a group of Blue Ridge Community College students and staff members in Haiti this week on a service project is accounted for and safe. “We have received an encouraging message from an American volunteer who is currently in Haiti and who has worked…
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Fourth annual 5K Walk/Run to benefit RMH Heart Check Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Alpha Phi Sorority of James Madison University and RMH Women’s Health Focus are partnering to sponsor the fourth annual “Move Your Phi’t” 5K walk/run to benefit RMH Heart Check on Feb. 6 at JMU. Registration begins at 10 a.m. on…
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$100K given to program helping medical needs of homeless, uninsured Staff Report News Tips: [email protected] Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli today announced that a $100,000 surplus from his inaugural funds will be donated to The Daily Planet Inc., a downtown nonprofit health-care center that offers health-care services to the region’s homeless and low-income, uninsured individuals. “Inaugural…
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