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JF's Shupe is golden

 

They run long.  And they run fast.

The Jefferson Forest girls team leaned heavily on its middle and long distance runners to deliver at the State Indoor Track championships last weekend.

And did they ever deliver.

Led by State champion Alyssa Shupe, the Lady Cavs claimed fourth place at the State 4A meet, held at Liberty University's Tolsma Arena.

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OVERVIEW:  Old man winter will still be around for a few more weeks! This is an excellent time to catch some of the largest fish of the year! Fish will begin to feed heavily after the long cold winter as they prepare to spawn. Water temperature will be in the upper 40’s to near 60. 

Sports Commentary: Spring is in...

 

Ah, springtime!

"Wait," you might be thinking.  "Spring is still a couple of weeks away."

True, according to folks who figure such things out, spring doesn't become official until March 20.  That's when the Vernal Equinox takes place.

Potential for budget stalemate...

    Capitol Square was busy this week, with both the House and the Senate unveiling – and ultimately approving – their respective versions of Virginia’s biennial budget.  In even-numbered years, the General Assembly is responsible for approving a two-year spending plan for the Commonwealth.

Because of Medicaid expansion, I...

Senator Steve Newman
23rd District

    Virginia’s Capitol enjoyed warmer temperatures this week, while inside the Capitol the Senate of Virginia and the House of Delegates unveiled their respective plans to the Commonwealth’s two-year budget. 

Deciding the future of Medicaid...

By Delegate Terry Austin
19th District

Budget
    Debate on the budget began this week in the General Assembly. Many important issues will be decided through the budget this year. Perhaps the most important topic that we will discuss as a part of the budget is the future of Medicaid. The budget will eventually go into a conference with six members of both the House and the Senate who will help to find a compromise. I encourage you to follow along as we continue to discuss amendments to the budget.

Important Bills

It’s time to pay the piper

Finally, military spending to be...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced recently that the military downsize we’ve needed for so long will now be proposed in the next round of budgeting.
    Hagel said it is his intention to reduce the size of the U.S. Army to numbers not seen since before the second world war.
    The Army National Guard and the Marines, too, would see reductions in their forces. Hagel also plans to renew the closings of U.S. military bases, following up on the base closing commission work of the recent past.

No surprise

You get what you pay for. Or in this case, who you vote for.
    Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration has shown its true colors from Day 1 of taking office, so nothing should surprise us now.
    But it is a little disheartening that a bill to uphold the constitutional rights of the commonwealth’s citizens is so easily dismissed by the governor.

Stopping government abuse

Whether in the form of new regulations on businesses or mandates on families created under the new health care law, increasing executive overreach and government abuse is only growing the size and scope of the federal government. This trend is not the way to spur the economic growth and job creation our nations needs.