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Getting things done
The 2019 General Assembly session is officially over! It has been busy two months, but I am proud…
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2019 Session is over!
This session was a rewarding one as well as a challenging one. For a period of several weeks,…
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Reading is important
The One World Literacy Foundation explains, “Reading is how we discover new things and how we develop a…
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Virginia’s problems
Let me start by saying I’m totally dismayed by the events of the past week. Democratic Governor Ralph…
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Art and culture in Farmville
In 2017, the Virginia Children’s Book Festival was honored to receive the Community Achievement in the Arts (CAA)…
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Let it burn!
Those were the words of Senator Mamie Locke (D-Hampton). She is Chairman of the Senate Democrat Caucus. Why…
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Standing up for life
Wow. What a week it has been at the General Assembly. The 2019 session is nearing our halfway…
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General Assembly making progress
The General Assembly is moving full steam ahead! We are close to Crossover, which is the time when…
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Tax conformity and simplicity
In the news, you may have heard the term “tax conformity.” More than likely, your eyes have glazed…
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Colorful plants for winter
When you think of a winter landscape, colorful is probably not the first word that comes to mind.…
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Session in full swing
The 2019 General Assembly session is in full swing now as the first pieces of legislation have already…
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Getting things done
The 2019 General Assembly session is in full swing now as the first pieces of legislation have already…
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The 70s and today: Computers, ERA and casinos
This week, as I was preparing for the two pieces of legislation that are needed for the Amazon…
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Expansion, taxes and ERA on agenda
The 2019 General Assembly session has officially gaveled in. This year will be a short session (46 days)…
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Dual enrollment opens diverse doors
At the end of the last school year, in addition to their high school diplomas, 741 graduating seniors…
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Stopping middle-class tax hike
House Republicans are offering a responsible plan to stop Governor Ralph Northam’s middle-class tax hike and provide targeted…
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400 years!
Four hundred years ago the first Virginia General Assembly met in Jamestown, the oldest continuous legislative body in…
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Governor’s budget by the numbers
Governor Northam released his proposed budget amendments to the public officially a week before Christmas. Then and in…
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Plan to stop middle class tax hike
The 2019 General Assembly Session convenes on Jan. 9 in Richmond. We had a very successful 2018 session…
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Unethical hunters
In a guest column published Friday, Jan. 4, “Majority of Hunters are Ethical,” Jordan Miles stated he “respectfully…
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Majority of hunters are ethical
I’m writing this opinion piece in response to Ruth Lyn Meese’s published guest column of Wednesday, Dec. 19,…
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Wary of long term consequences
Every year governors are eager to roll out their proposed spending priorities ahead of the General Assembly session.…
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Moving into a new year
It is my hope that each and every one of you had a blessed and merry Christmas. Often, in…
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Where does your water go? – Part II
Last month, we talked about what a watershed is – “an area of land that drains all the…
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A gift in winter
The 20th century British poet Edith Sitwell wrote, “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and…
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Unemployment by the numbers
Over the last year, there have been great stories about Virginia’s lower unemployment figures. Some about the lowest…
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Where does your water go?
With all of the rain that has fallen in recent months, you have probably seen channels of flowing…