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Tag Archive | "Virginia"
Lohr Appointed New Ag Commish
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Del. Matt Lohr announced today that he will vacate his seat as the delegate representing the 26th House district to become the new commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS). Lohr, 38, was elected to his third term last November. McDonnell will set a special election to fill his seat in [...]
Bill would allow concealed guns in restaurants
Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would remove the restrictions prohibiting gun owners with concealed carry licenses from carrying in restaurants and would allow police officers to drink while carrying.
The Triggerman & The Death Penalty
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Yesterday news broke that the Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee had voted down Sen. Mark Obenshain’s proposed repeal of the so-called “triggerman” law. Obenshain’s bill would have made accomplices to murder eligible for the death penalty in Virginia. But lots of people, including Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney, said it was flawed, and spoke out against [...]
Obenshain Shelves ABC Bill
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Sen. Mark Obenshain has asked the Senate Finance Committee to forget about his bill that would privatize ABC stores in Virginia.
Obenshain, Hanger Co-sponsor “Umbilical Bill”
Thursday, January 21, 2010
State Senators Mark Obenshain and Emmett Hanger have co-sponsored a bill in Richmond that defines “independent and separate existence” of an infant regardless of whether the umbilical cord has been cut.
General Assembly In Session
Thursday, January 14, 2010
General Assembly is back in session in Richmond, and Sen. Mark Obenshain and Del. Matt Lohr have introduced some familiar-looking bills. For Lohr, his HB393 abortion clinic bill looks an awful lot like 2008′s HB894. Obenshain is still working to redefine the triggerman rule, which Kaine vetoed more than once, but McDonnell will likely sign [...]
Pilgrim’s Pride Reemerges
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Pilgrim’s Pride, the poultry processing corporation that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over a year ago, reorganized and reemerged from bankruptcy this week.
Richest Counties in the U.S.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Virgina has some of the richest counties in the U.S. The Huffington Post reports that, “among the fifteen most affluent communities, nearly half were located in Virginia and Maryland and were located in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area.” While not among the top in the country, Rockingham County came out ahead of Harrisonburg. WSVA reports: [...]
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- wharfrat: Callys was great,I hate to see it go,now we have Capitol Ale in it's place with hundreds o...
- Ruff's Bull: Only in third world poverty stricken societies do folks burn their valuable organic fertil...
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- Johanna Toth: My heart continues to go out to you and your family! I saved your son's obit in hopes of f...
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- Friendly City Celebrates Grand Opening
- Cally’s To Become Capital Ale House
- Castillo To Be Awarded Honorary Doctorate
- Last Glimpse of Food Co-op Before Official Opening
- Harrisonburg Gardening 101: Composting & Other Garden Tips
- State Agencies Weighing Benefits Of Burning Poultry Litter To Generate Electricity
- Severe Weather Whips Through Valley
- Rocktown Beer & Music Festival (In Pictures)
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Announcements & Press Releases 
- Friendly City Grand Opening Set for July 9
Friendly City Food Co-Op, Harrisonburg’s consumer-owned grocery, invites the community to come see its new destination for natural, organic and locally-produced products at the store’s grand opening 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 9 at 150 East Wolfe Street.
- Friendly City Becomes Member of National Cooperative Grocers Association
HARRISONBURG, VA — Friendly City Food Co-op, slated to open this month in Harrisonburg, Va., has become the newest member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative serving 120 consumer-owned food co-ops nationwide.
- Harrisonburg Recognized as a Bike Friendly Community
May 2: Harrisonburg was honored when the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations over the weekend to kick off May as National Bike Month.
Harrisonburg Politics & Opinion
- 'Tebow Bill' ... does House GOP back HB 947?
- Republitarian Radio, coming soon to your PC or Smartphone!
- What is this world coming to…
- The Inflation Tax
- Mmmm…
- 'Tebow Bill' passes out of committee ... now on to full House vote
- 'Tebow Bill' may face defeat Wednesday
- Kwiatkowski At Mary Baldwin
- Well….. Shazam…..
- Ratings Agencies Demonstrate Power Over Markets Again (Not)!
Harrisonburg Business, PR & Coupons
- 923 Morninglory Court, Harrisonburg, VA
- 441 Diana Court, Harrisonburg, VA
- The Townes at Bluestone (HarrisonburgTownhouses.com)
- Sneering from the curb
- 60 buyers will be signing contracts this month, how can we make sure one of them picks your house?
- 3221 Peoples Drive, Unit 160, Harrisonburg, VA
- January 2012 - typical sales, strong contracts
- Average mortgage interest rates (3.87%) break historic low levels, again
- $25 for $50 Gift Certificate at Shoney’s
- $299 Asfa Plastic Surgery Groupon Deal ($750 value)
Thursday, April 15, 2010
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