Virginia Right!

I heard that Cold Harbor and South Anna districts are available.  And they pay some money ($8k) and it is rumored health benefits! HERE’S my manifesto in case the Henry District position comes up for consideration: 1.  Elected School Boards:  I favor elected school boards because the present board is neither accountable nor is it [...]

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From Senate Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Over the past couple of years, I and others have grown increasingly concerned by the Obama Administration’s repeated attempts to silence its critics through federal agencies like the IRS, the SEC and HHS, and even through an executive order aimed at denying contracts to its political opponents. But [...]

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I heard that one of the Hanover School Board members is retiring after 36 years.  It sounds like, based on this editorial, that Sue Watson was dedicated and we should deliver a hearty thanks for a job well done.  I am not in Ms. Watson’s district so I cannot apply for it.  BUT, some thoughts [...]

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I suppose the term “honest politician” is, indeed, an oxymoron. Last Friday, we learned of a deal to reduce the 2011 budget by $38.5 Billion. While hardly the $100 Billion Conservatives were looking for, indeed expecting, and less than the $61 Billion we were told was a “pro rated” number based on the large chunk [...]

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In his news conference last Friday, President Obama said something that struck many observers as interesting. He told reporters, “Last year, American oil production reached its highest level since 2003. Let me repeat that. Our oil production reached its highest level in seven years. Oil production from federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico reached [...]

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Der Spiegel is the leading magazine in Germany.  This story is encouraging and breathtaking.  The Chancellor of Germany said this Thursday: During a speech given during the awarding of the prestigious Charlemagne Prize for furthering European unity in Aachen on Thursday, Chancellor Angela Merkel used strong words to address the current euro zone crisis. If [...]

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