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Columns

  • The heroic work of labor unions

    When the other columnist on this page wrote his “whiny teachers” column, he mistakenly gave union status to the state teachers association, a point on which he has since been corrected.
        But what stands out from that effort is his apparent contempt and loathing of the very concept of unions, a regrettable, even ignorant, attitude about so much of American history.

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  • The check’s in the mail

        Last week, Rick Howell’s latest effort to demonize the NRA as Nazis sent me on a little Internet research expedition. In the Feb. 20 edition of the Liberal Agenda, Mr. Howell once again likened the NRA’s effort to defend our Constitutional rights to German Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels’ efforts on behalf of his master, Adolf Hitler.

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  • Promoting sustainability

    By Tommy Foster
    Fx2 Farm
    Bedford County

        As to the Board of Supervisors and Planning meeting on Feb. 11 which I attended and spoke briefly, I offer the following written clarification and re-statement:

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  • General Assembly full of activity as session end draws near

    By Del. Kathy Byron
    22nd House District

        With just one week remaining before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn, there has been a lot of activity in Richmond. 

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  • Protecting against executive branch power grabs
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  • Finding Faith in Bedford

    By Nicole F. Ashman

        We were given a wonderful opportunity and a night of information and enjoyment when Word of Life Evangelical Church opened its doors to over two hundred people in Bedford Sunday night.
        The general public was invited to view the movie Finding Faith. Finding Faith is a full-length narrative motion picture.  This film is a faith-based production that included Erik Estrada starring as the Sheriff of the Bedford County Police Department. 

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  • The Balanced Budget Amendment

    By Congressman Robert Hurt

     

    This past week during our first district work week of the 113th Congress, we had the opportunity to visit Danville and Blairs, and to make our first official visits in Warrenton.  Many miles may separate Danville and Warrenton, but it is clear that those all across our district share a common concern with our nation’s unsustainable debt.

     

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  • Tackling spending in the 113th Congress

    You don’t have to be a budget analyst or an accountant to know that out of control spending is the “driving force” behind the debt crisis. As the 113th Congress gets into full swing, unrestrained spending remains one of the greatest threats to our nation.

     

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  • Major issues on tap for General Assembly

        With ceremonies reflecting traditions accumulated over the course of centuries, Virginia’s General Assembly convened for its 2013 session this week.  Although this year’s session is scheduled to last just 46 days, it is already apparent that major issues will be discussed and debated.

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  • The 2nd Amendment

    By Hunter Allen III
    Big Island

        Why does anyone need an assault weapon?
        All you have to do is look at history. Governments and religion have shown repeatedly that people will commit genocide and crush someone else’s Rights that we are supposed to hold dear. The problem with Americans is we live in a fairly peaceful society and haven’t had a war here in a long time, thankfully.

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