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Date: September 3rd, 2009

NRA-ILA volunteer kick-off meeting coming up in Leesburg, VA on September 16

3 September, 2009 (22:19) | 2nd Amendment, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Thanks goes to Glenn Caroline and Greg Stone for the reminder that we have a volunteer kick-off event coming up for the NRA-ILA. From their Grassroots Alerts section: VIRGINIA:  ANOTHER VOLUNTEER KICK-OFF MEETING SCHEDULED!  This November, Virginia’s elections will be ground zero for the enemies of freedom to try and turn the tide against our [...]

Bob McDonnell: Leadership

3 September, 2009 (21:46) | Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Leadership for Virginia: Bob McDonnell:

Van Jones needs to quit spinning and simply explain his signature

3 September, 2009 (21:44) | Politics | By: ricjames

Another of President Obama’s advisors is in trouble, this time twice in 1 week. Van Jones, the “Special Advisor for Green Jobs”, was shown earlier this week on video calling Republicans who oppose the President’s policies “assholes.” Well, I’ve been called worse but if he’s going to go on record saying that, he needs to [...]

Inova requests a 61-day suspension on action on its own COPN application

3 September, 2009 (10:15) | Medicine, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Thanks to the Loudoun Scoop I was directed to this story over at the Loudoun Times-Mirror: Inova Health System has asked state health regulators to suspend for 61 days their consideration of its application to build an 80-bed hospital on U.S 50. That will allow time, Inova’s Donald Harris wrote, for the health commissioner “to [...]

Dept of Ed needs English-language lessons

3 September, 2009 (09:49) | Academia, Politics, The Media | By: ricjames

Next Tuesday, September 8, 2009, President Obama will address the nation’s school students via television link (presumably on some education-only channel). This action has been greeted with suspicion by many folks generally opposed to the President’s policies as they consider any attempt to direct political persuasion at school children – particularly when they’re literally a [...]