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Today's News

  • Local contractor helps Bedford Museum spruce up

    A contractor has concluded several weeks of work to make the Bedford Museum present a prettier face to the public.

    "This job has been 80 percent prep," noted Ivan Kirby, owner of Kirby Custom Painters, of Lynchburg. Kirby said he has been in business for 18 years.

    He and Kenneth Burdette, who has worked for Kirby for 10 years, had to go over the window sills three times to seal the 110 year old wood. Kirby said that he found 2-inch gaps in them.

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  • Gosnell leaving Bedford County School System

    Victor M. Gosnell has helped Bedford County Public Schools go from having little technology in the school division to being looked at as a leader in the area across the commonwealth.

    Beginning next week, he'll be taking his know-how to another area educational institution ? Randolph College in Lynchburg ? as the school's Chief Information Officer

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  • Further action to rein in energy speculation needed

    In recent months, we have heard about speculators being one of the things that has driven up the price of oil on the world market, resulting in higher gasoline prices in the United States. To address unbridled speculation, the House of Representatives has passed a bill called the Energy Markets Emergency Act. This bill passed 402-to-19; I voted for it.

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  • Letters

    Understanding domestic

    violence

    For the past seven years I have been an advocate for domestic violence services and I have been in awe of the outstanding community support given to the domestic violence services by churches, businesses, law enforcement and the people of Bedford City and Bedford County. I believe the stories of how the staff of BDVS and the community of Bedford as well as surrounding communities have helped women and their children need to be told.

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  • What I saw in Iraq and Afghanistan

    Recently I was privileged to once again be a part of a congressional delegation to Iraq and Afghanistan to see firsthand the effort being made in the war on terrorism, to meet with members of the U.S. Armed Services serving in that troubled part of the world, and to ask tough questions of our military and civilian leaders about the progress being made. I returned with an even greater appreciation for the job they are doing and with optimism about our prospects for success and our ability to bring more troops home soon.

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  • Moneta couple heads to World Horseshoe Tourney

    ?The (Revolutionary) War was won by pitchers of horse hardware.?

    ?The Duke of Wellington, after England?s defeat

    While pitchers of horse hardware, also known as horseshoes, haven?t won anything as big as the Revolutionary War lately, Amy and Rick Hall of Moneta are certainly giving it their best effort.

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  • Thaxton woman raises champion pacer

    There’s a Bedford-born soon-to-be millionaire who doesn’t give a hoot about money, other than the cost of oats.

    Tidewaterdragonfly, a four-year-old pacing mare, recently won the $400,000 Roses Are Red Stakes at Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario, Canada. The win pushed “Fly’s” lifetime earnings close to $900,000 with nine wins. The winning horse, or more accurately its owners, collects half of the booty at a stakes race.

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  • Commentary--There's something about Brett

    I feel sorry for myself. I feel sorrier for Aaron Rodgers.

    Last Friday, I wrote this week's column on how the media was being cruel to the fans of Green Bay and to Brett Favre by continuing to run with rumors. This weekend, Favre basically verified every single rumor about him, causing me to go to re-write. I hate that.

    But not as much as Rodgers must hate the specter of Favre hanging around.

    Favre ended speculation when he reportedly told his management team, "Give me my helmet, or give me my release." What is he, Patrick Henry?

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  • Bush, not Carter, is the worst ever

    I have to say I was somewhat astonished that my colleague to the left of me here came out recently and downright rejected George W. Bush and much of his presidency.

    I’m referring to Dr. John Barnhart, who of course is to the left of me only in the layout of this page. As he himself would be quick to state, he’s to the right of me in every other way.

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  • Actually, we do read our Bibles

    Dr. James Dobson was absolutely correct when he criticized Barack Obama for distorting the traditional Christian understanding of the Bible in a speech Obama gave last month.

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