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Today's Opinions

  • What about Virginia tomatoes?

    Virginia Cooperative Extension has released information to us about the ongoing tomato outbreak. The information sent from Elaine Lidholm, Director of Communication at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences and Rob Williams, Assistant Professor and Extension Food Microbiologist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, explains what tomatoes are safe, which ones are not and how to keep your family safe from the salmonellosis outbreak.

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  • Tough times on this Independence Day

    This July 4th will be, in many ways, just like past celebrations of Independence Day. Grills will churn out hamburgers and hot dogs. Families will vacation, and those not traveling will take full advantage of a much-needed day off.

    That’s the way it should be, as America celebrates its freedom and independence. But everyone knows that this year’s holiday is just a temporary respite from the growing anxiety that most Americans feel about their country.

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  • Stop raiding the corn crib

    Last week our sports editor, Mike Forster, dealt with competitive eating contests and touched on the issue of corn-based ethanol. Mike went on to say that doesn't venture deeply into non-sports issues and stuck to the competitive gluttony contests.

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  • Providing for our men and women in uniform

    Last week, the House of Representatives passed, with my support, important legislation, the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which continues to fund our military operations abroad and expands the education benefits for our returning service members, without raising taxes on the American people.

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  • Drilling moratorium should be lifted

    Last week’s newsletter discussed the efforts by some of us on the Interior Subcommittee of the House appropriations Committee to get an amendment adopted to lift the moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas on the outer continental shelf in at Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. Since that newsletter, there have been some further developments.

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  • Protect Smith Mountain Lake

    What is TLAC’s Protect Smith Mountain Lake Campaign?

    Everyone who enjoys Smith Mountain Lake can take measures to protect the lake. The Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission’s (TLAC) Awareness Campaign brings attention to measures we can all take to protect this valuable resource.

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  • Food and water safety

    Today is the third edition in Virginia Cooperative Extension’s series.

    We’ve given you several tips about how to ready your family for emergencies and disasters. But maybe you still have questions about food? What type of water is safe to use? What ways can you cook when the power goes off? How long will your food stay fresh when the power goes off? We plan on answering these questions today.

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  • Gilmore candidacy proves Va. GOP's lethargy

    In what shapes up as an extremely difficult year for national Republicans, the Virginia Republican Party is facing a tough task of its own.

    The selection of former governor Jim Gilmore as the party’s U.S. Senate candidate can only be seen in psychological terms: it’s either a cry for help or an admission of failure.

    Gilmore was a one-note governor who got into office on an anti-tax scheme that was never going to work and never did work. The mission was to wage war on taxes, regardless of the importance of the revenue.

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