by MCDC | Jul 11, 2013 | Issues, Madison County, Sequester
Head Start, the Farm Bill, and Mr. Hurt (please also see this post) One month ago this week, I and others had a chance to chat with Scott Leakey during his visit to Madison County for Congressman Bob Hurt. In our chat, Scott noted his wife’s love of teaching and how...
by MCDC | Jul 2, 2013 | Issues, Madison County, News, Sequester
MCDC Speaker Meeting July 13th The Madison County Democratic Committee will hold its next meeting at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 13th at the Madison Presbyterian Church on Fishback Road. Mr. Galen Fountain, the former Democratic Clerk for the United States Senate...
by MCDC | Jun 23, 2013 | Ethics, News, Virginia
Patricia Kluge has been subpoenaed to testify before the federal grand jury investigating Gov. Bob McDonnell. By Waldo Jaquith Many months ago, an acquaintance was invited to join a small gathering at the estate of erstwhile Charlottesville-area millionaire Patricia...
by MCDC | Jun 18, 2013 | Madison County, News, Virginia Election 2013
A national figure in the Democratic Party has endorsed a Culpeper candidate for Virginia House of Delegates. Former presidential candidate and Vermont Gov. Howard Dean Tuesday announced his support for Democrat Traci Dippert in her bid for the Virginia House of...
by MCDC | Jun 12, 2013 | Energy, Environment, Ethics, News, Virginia Election 2013
DUBIOUS DEFENSE ON OIL AND GAS CASE Virginian-Pilot Editorial Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli wants the public to believe his office intervened in a lawsuit on behalf of powerful interests solely to uphold a state law pertaining to oil and gas drilling. And, he said,...
by MCDC | Jun 11, 2013 | Madison County, News, Virginia Election 2013
“In Tuesday’s Democratic primary in Virginia, state Sen. Ralph Northam defeated former White House technology chief Aneesh Chopra by a 54-46 margin, earning him the right to take on the GOP’s already infamous nominee for lieutenant governor, E.W....
