Thursday, September 9, 2010
Thanks to a neighbor for scouring the Internet to find the City of Newport News fiscal year 2011 budget. City officials in Newport News have kept their vision for its citizens and tourists. They successfully run Newport News Golf Club at Deer Run. The fund breaks even as best as I can read this. CLICK on the images twice to enlarge.Friday, August 27, 2010
So you say you gave $25 of your sweat-earned tax-raped paycheck to the candidate who stirred you almost to tears the other night. You were still staring at the candidate’s halo when you wrote the check. As you handed over maybe even $100 you are thinking I’m helping this candidate who will solve all problems [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Jeff Artis outspoken civil rights activist has a “beef” with the Roanoke branch of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and for that matter with the NAACP too. Artis has served in various capacities with the SCLC. Artis was President of the SCLC briefly in 2008 and up until now served on the board of [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Mike Callahan of Boones Mill, VA was the overall winner in the Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour’s August tournament held this past weekend at London Downs Golf Course in Lynchburg, VA.. Playing in Division 3, (handicap 21 and over), Callahan scored a net 63. Other net winners: In Division 3 were: 2nd place – Emory [...]
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
RICHMOND (August 23, 2010) – Statement from the Office of the Attorney General, attributable to Brian Gottstein, director of communication: Sen. Ralph Smith and Del. Robert Marshall requested the attorney general’s official legal opinion regarding whether the commonwealth can regulate facilities that provide first trimester abortions as well as the medical personnel who perform them. [...]
Friday, August 20, 2010
A Martinsville bank is one of eight (8) banks closed by the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) Friday. Others included four (4) in California, two (2) in Florida and one(1) in Chicago, Illinois. For the year 2010 including today 117 banks have failed nationally. For 2009 140 banks closed their doors. In contrast in 2000 only [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The best seat in the White House Correspondents Association went to the AP. Though CREDO Action had preferred that NPR get the coveted front row center seat they were pleased that it did not go to FOX. FOX, NPR, and Bloomberg News were vying for Thomas’ seat. Helen Thomas, 89 was the first female member [...]
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
More than 650 new Roanoke College Maroons arrive August 28 for a busy semester. Just some of the weekend’s highlights include: getting to know the campus, building R House, checking out Roanoke and Salem and experiencing the class’s summer reading, When the Emperor was Divine, firsthand through a conversation with a Japanese American veteran. Day [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
RICHMOND-Governor Bob McDonnell Monday announced the members of his Virginia Health Reform Initiative Advisory Council. This Council will provide recommendations to the Governor towards a comprehensive strategy for implementing health reform in Virginia. The Advisory Council will go beyond federal health reform and recommend other innovative healthcare solutions that meet the needs of Virginia’s citizens [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Moving three precincts as the result of a fire station sale and Reserve Avenue building demolition became a hour-long civil rights discussion at Monday’s 2:00 p.m. council meeting. The Jefferson #2 precinct will move from the school maintenance building to Crystal Spring Baptist Church, the Williamson Road #3 precinct will move to the Public Works [...]
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Lt. Governor Bill Bolling hoped that the light at the end of the tunnel for Virginia’s economy was not a train. That train could come in the form of a “double-dip” recession. Monday morning the Lt. Governor heard concerns and appreciation for the improvements to Virginia’s business climate. Bolling met with the Roanoke Regional Partnership [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Roanoke Police Officer N.D. Comas was awarded for intervening in a suicide attempt on April 24, 2010. Officer Comas was presented with an Lifesaving Award from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP). The presentation was made by Roanoke Mayor David A. Bowers at the State of City address held earlier today at the [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Memorandum of Agreement Would Allow Certain Virginia State Police Officers to Perform Limited Functions of an Immigration Officer RICHMOND – After months of discussions, Governor Bob McDonnell has formally requested that the Department of Homeland Security enter into a 287(g) agreement with the Virginia Department of State Police allowing certain Virginia troopers to perform certain [...]
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Every summer the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual State of the City address. This year’s breakfast was again held Thursday at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel and Conference Center on Hershberger Road. Mayor David Bowers looked back over his prior two years of speeches in preparing for 2010’s State of the City address. [...]
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Governor Bob McDonnell arrived at Steel Dynamics at noon on Wednesday. Steel Dynamics Vice President and General Manager Joe Crawford and Charles Hunter Chair of the Roanoke Economic Development Authority and Dennis Cronk CEO of Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group greeted the governor. Vice-Mayor David Trinkle introduced Governor McDonnell and touted Roanoke’s two exiting [...]
