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Though the economy continues to sputter along and many families are struggling, the Obama administration and Senate Democrat leaders are once again pushing policies to make energy even more expensive for Americans.   According to The Wall Street Journal, “Gasoline prices took a big bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks in 2012. The average U.S. household paid [...]

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Attack of the NGOs By Tom DeWeese One rarely hears of it. Few elected officials raise an eyebrow. The media makes no mention of it. But power is slowly slipping away from our elected representatives. In much the same way Mao Tse-tung had his Red Guards, so the UN has its NGOs They may well [...]

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LOUISVILLE – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement on Friday regarding the announced retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens:

“John Paul Stevens has said that he never felt the need to break any records, but judging by his legendary vigor it seems highly likely that he could have shattered the record for longest-serving Supreme Court justice if he had wanted to. I commend Justice Stevens for his lifelong commitment to public service, from his early days fighting corruption in Chicago, to his work in naval intelligence during the Second World War, to his more than three decades on the nation’s highest court. Even if Justice Stevens’ liberalism has led to many decisions I oppose, I respect his devotion to the institution and the gentlemanly manner in which he always carried out his work. I wish Justice Stevens and his wife Maryan all the best in their future endeavors.

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Will the Town of Hallwood, Virginia settle back into the dust from which it came?

There are a number of small towns and villages all around the Commonwealth that are doing OK. Hallwood is not among them. The diminishing population is now below 300 and shrinking.

A stone’s throw from Chincoteague Island and the Wallops Island Flight Facility, hard times have most definitely settled in on the people of Hallwood.

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