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Past time for GOP to clean up its act
It must be truly difficult these days to be a Republican, in both Washington, D.C., and Richmond.
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Yank Congress' chain on unions
With everything Congress and President Barack Obama have on their plate in Washington, there are a lot of legislative wishlists that are getting shoved to the back burner.
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Broadband a key economic player
Within the past several days, leaders of both Bedford and Amherst counties have begun discussing an initiative that could be a key element to the region’s economic future: creation of broadband authorities.
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U.S. media needs federal shield law
Rarely has the name of a piece of legislation introduced in Congress been more appropriate than the newly introduced Free Flow of Information Act.
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Localities should decide their own school calendars
For more than 20 years, Virginia’s school systems have had to listen to the state when it came to setting the school calendar. The rule, which became law in 1986, is that the school year can’t begin until after Labor Day. In recent years, schools have been able to appeal that ridiculous law and get a waiver to begin the school year before the magical post-Labor Day holiday.
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Partisanship is interfering with a workable plan
In his annual address to the General Assembly, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed saving the state some $5 million by accelerating the release of nonviolent inmates who have responded well to prison rehabilitation programs. The early releases would range from 30 to 90 days.
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Restaurant puffing and state nannies
You can’t help but admire Gov. Timothy M. Kaine for his tenacity. When he latches onto an issue, he just won’t let go, no matter how many times he gets thumped on the head.
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A simple concept: Slow speeds safer
By its very nature, the traffic death toll on Virginia highways is bad news. But for the year that just ended, there was a glimmer of good news.
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Only different bypass excuses
What some folks in the Charlottesville area don’t understand about U.S. 29 is that it is a major highway that carries large volumes of traffic.
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New year will be filled with many challenges
Looking back over the year that was, it’s impossible to see it clearly without a glimpse of what the new year brings in the form of state budget problems –– namely a nearly $3 billion deficit, unprecedented in recent memory.
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Good stewardship of the environment
With the population increasing and the use of energy rising along with it, time will not stand still in the race against global climate change. That’s why Gov. Timothy M. Kaine says he will not let the $2.5 billion budget shortfall stand in the way of some proposals advanced last week by the Virginia Commission on Climate Change.
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Fair treatment for immigrants
What a novel approach toward immigrants in Virginia. State political leaders have decided to spend more time helping immigrants rather than penalizing them.
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Small victory for preservationists
The clock is ticking on thousands of acres of important Civil War battlefields in Virginia, battlefields that would help future generations better understand the bloody conflict that divided America between 1861 and 1865.
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Editorial: There's much to be thankful for
With the news of stock markets in free fall across the globe, of an economic recession as severe as any since World War II looming and unemployment rising, Thanksgiving 2008 may not be a very festive time for many people.
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Editorial: Conserve outside while there's still water
When the rainfall deficit in the region drops to 13.5 inches below normal, most city water customers know what is happening. The Pedlar Reservoir is dropping to abnormally low levels for this time of year, a time when the reservoir should be storing up water to offset the effects of the summer drought. At the same time, Lynchburg has to pump more water from the James River to make up for that rainfall deficit.
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Editorial: Project 151 brings about a safer road
After the fourth traffic fatality in slightly more than a month last year, a group of residents along Virginia 151 in Nelson County decided that was enough.
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Regarding U.S. 29, little but excuses
How could mass transit improvements help the flow of traffic on U.S. 29 through Charlottesville? If that sounds like a convoluted question, it is.
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Our pick in the Fifth: Virgil Goode
In less than a week, in addition to electing a new president and U.S. senator, voters in Nelson County also will be be casting ballots for a members of the House of Representatives.
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Editorial: Yard-sign thefts violate free speech
It’s a pathetic — but predictable — part of every political campaign season. Some small-minded people who disagree with a candidate’s yard sign deface it — or worse, steal it altogether.
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Editorial: Race has no place in 2008 election
With Election Day just four weeks and a day away, the presidential campaign, just below the surface, is getting nasty. Make that, careening toward the gutter.
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Editorial: Voters deserve a 5th District debate
Several weeks ago, we took Democrat Mark Warner to the proverbial woodshed when he tried to avoid a debate with Republican Jim Gilmore, his opponent in the U.S. Senate race.
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Editorial: Hard decisions ahead for state
The old adage “If it’s not raining, it’s pouring” fits perfectly for the budget crisis Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and leaders of the General Assembly face.
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Editorial: Assembly needs a business lesson
The ears of Virginia legislators should have been burning last week when a nonpartisan, pro-business group revealed its annual assessment of their labors during the 2008 General Assembly session.
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Editorial: Lower drinking age is just dumb
Should the national drinking age be lowered from 21 to 18? It’s a debate that emerges every generation or so across America. The most recent debate was brought on by an increase in binge drinking on college campuses.
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Election should focus on issues
The 2008 presidential election season has been historic. Never before has a black American candidate and a woman sparred so intensely over the Democratic nomination with the black American winning and being nominated to head the Democratic ticket.
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Top 10
- 1.Hikers found on Appalachian Trail in Nelson County
- 2.Obituaries for the week of May 24, 2012
- 3.Miller named as new emergency services coordinator of county
- 4.Animal carcasses found in Tye River
- 5.Lovingston lawyer named General District Court judge
- 6.Appomattox man dies at Amherst County paper mill
- 7.Update: Lost hikers identified
- 8.VDOT to be sued by former employee for displaying nooses
- 9.Sun Belt shuts door on Liberty's bid to join conference
- 10.Rabies confirmed in fox caught in Lynchburg
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