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Gov. McDonnell’s Financial Disclosure Statements, 2008-2012
Bob McDonnell's Growing Scandal Could Spill Over to Ken Cuccinelli "The Republican nominee always kept his distance from the governor. Now it's a political imperative." MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show has obtained financial disclosure statements filed by embattled...
Followup: Report on U.S. Rep. Hurt’s Visit to Madison
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...
Beyond the Pale
WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:35pm EDT (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives emerged from an immigration meeting on Wednesday divided over whether to help the 11 million undocumented people living in the United States, but eager to bolster...
MCDC Speaker Meeting July 13th
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...
“We Don’t Have Time for a Meeting of the Flat Earth Society”
From the desk of Dave Pell "In a speech at Georgetown University, President Obama outlined his plan to cut greenhouse gases and renewed what promises to be a heated discussion on climate change. The speech was wide-ranging, but some of most memorable parts were...
An Open Letter to E.W. Jackson
By Phyllis Randall Loudoun, VA Historians may disagree on who originally articulated the statement “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Some credit this quote to Abraham Lincoln while others claim it was the wisdom of...
Kluge Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury
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...
Virginians Paying the Price
Dominion Power Is Living In The Moment — And We’re Paying The Price By Nathan Jenkins Relying on quick returns, Dominion Virginia Power is unable to act in the long-term interest of consumers. On June 4, Dominion Virginia Power hosted Appalachian Voices, the Sierra...
The Youth Vote: Key to Winning Elections
A letter to the editor of the Madison Eagle newspaper The Youth Vote: Key to Winning Elections This fall Virginia voters will go to the polls to elect a new governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Young voters, who were a key voting constituency in 2012,...
Howard Dean Endorses Culpeper Candidate
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...
