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  • Beware unintended consequences

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Delegate Lacey Putney (I-19th District) is chair of the House Appropriations Committee. He has a suggestion for the upcoming session of the General Assembly, an intermission of sorts: The possibility of coming into session, maybe recessing, let the members go back, except the money committees working on the budget, [...]
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    Posted: November 19, 2009, 7:53am EST

  • Collision Course... maybe, maybe not

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    As Governor Tim Kaine enters his final months in office and Bob McDonnell prepares to take office, the Virginia budget situation continues to deteriorate because of the nationwide economic downturn that started in 2008. The Commonwealth will cut $250 million, or more, from the current budget to balance the books. [...]
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    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:08am EST

  • Last week's other loser

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Senator Emmett Hanger, I hope you are watching your back. Folks are already taking aim at your political life... and most likely they are your fellow Republicans. Democrats are still in a daze and aren't plotting that far ahead.... Senator Hanger represents the 24th Senate District that includes Augusta County, Greene' [...]
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    Posted: November 12, 2009, 6:40am EST

  • Dobbs Gone...

    —We will RockDem

    Lou Dobbs leaves CNN for 'new opportunities'

    CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.
    [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:19pm EST

  • Rainy Days and Reading

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Raw and rainy days, a warm fire, and a good book seem to go well together. In that spirit, I recommend In an Uncharted Country by Clifford Garstang, a Shenandoah Valley author. You can easily read the dozen short stories in a morning while listening to [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:04pm EST

  • Blowin' In the Wind

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Virginia Governor Tim Kaine joined his counterparts in Maryland and Delaware to announce a tri-state commitment to developing off-shore wind energy in the Mid-Atlantic region. Governor Kaine stated:With our extensive coastline and highly-educated workforce, Virginia is particularly well-suited to explore offshore wind energy opportunities. In these tough economic times, [...]
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    Posted: November 11, 2009, 2:09pm EST

  • Reading the Tea Leaves

    —We will RockDem

    Let's look at the economy like a good GP would look at your chart, and look at more than just the one headline number (that unemployment rate of 10.2%, released yesterday).

    • Just over 40% of the stimulus money has been spent, and the impact lag for fiscal policy' [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:39pm EST

  • 11 states emerging from recession

    —We will RockDem


    As the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report.

    Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South [...]
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    Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:14am EST

  • Voter turnout

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    On election day I came home for lunch and tuned into the noontime news on a couple stations and checked The News Leader and a couple other newspaper websites. Though mostly anecdotal, the reports were brimming about the number of people at the polls and the high voter turnout. Later [...]
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    Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:22am EST

  • Pickin' Up the Pieces

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    The morning after. Sound thumpin' for the Dems locally, across Virginia, and in New Jersey. Pundits will offer all sorts of reasons and justifications over the days and weeks ahead. Today I will be gathering yard and field signs. We'll be taking it in for recycling and hope you'll do' [...]
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    Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:21am EST

  • Full Moon

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Election Day with a full moon. A full moon usually brings out all the crazies. After putting up signs at several precincts, I returned to mine to vote. Sure enough, a Cuccinelli crazy had moved some of my signs. I politely smiled and moved a couple [...]
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    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:41am EST

  • DNR's bounce back censorship

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Now it has happened to me. I'd been hearing about folks who sent pro-Democratic letters to the editor, via email, to the Daily News-Record only to have them bounce back. These folks told be they'd double checked the address and found it to be correct. Most email delivery failures come back [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:22pm EST

  • GOP Plans for Coastal Virginia

    —We will RockDem

    Here is Bob McDonnell's vision for Virginia's Coast.


    Environmental groups say the oil leak spilling into the Timor Sea should be declared a national emergency, with one expert likening it to a ''disaster movie''.

    The situation has worsened in the last 24 hours [...]
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    Posted: November 02, 2009, 10:27am EST

  • Cuccinelli: Affable Extremist

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    As a candidate for attorney general, Mr. Cuccinelli has profited from an affability and quick wit that have tended to mask his extremist views. As a lawmaker in Richmond, he has displayed contempt for non-English speakers; for those who care about global warming; and for the First Amendment. Many of [...]
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    Posted: October 31, 2009, 7:26am EDT

  • Down; Up

    —Coarse Cracked Corn

    Virginia Western Community College has become the latest to announce cuts of positions as their budget goes down while enrollment goes up. At VWCC it was two layoffs and 15 retirements that balanced the books... for now. Unless revenues pick up, there could be more layoffs there and at [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 7:16am EDT

  • Lesinski for Delegate - Rail First

    —We will RockDem










    Farming communities across the nation are struggling to remain profitable. In the 15th District farming isn’t simply another industry, it is a way of life that roots back hundreds of years to the foundation of [...]
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    Posted: October 30, 2009, 6:48am EDT

  • Sacrifice

    —We will RockDem

    3:40 a.m eastern today.

    Sgt. Dale Griffin, KIA Afghanistan: champion VMI wrestler, answered the call to service after the events of September 11, 2001, gave his full measure. A grateful nation's President witnesses his return home to the United States of America.

    Loyalty Down.[...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 1:18pm EDT

  • Virginia Delegate Candidates Survey Responses

    —We will RockDem



    The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV) recently sent a brief
    survey (below) to all the candidates for House of Delegates in the 15th,
    20th, 25th and 26th Districts-- those relevant to the local area.
    Responses from three of the four Democratic candidates [...]
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    Posted: October 29, 2009, 7:57am EDT
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