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August 28, 2010
Letters
Editor Northern Virginia Daily Sir: As the mayor of New Market, I again feel I must comment on Robert A. Dowie's letter (Aug. 19 issue) concerning the town of New Market. To begin with, I need to correct some of...
August 25, 2010
Letters
Editor Northern Virginia Daily Sir: Last Saturday night, at the invitation of a friend, I had the pleasure of attending the benefit at the Warren County Fairgrounds for the Debbie Llewellyn Recovery Fund. Though I am not acquainted with Mrs....
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Posted by NVDaily on Sep 2, 12:15 AM
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Seven years after George W. Bush proclaimed "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq, President Obama proclaimed a more justifiable benediction to the U.S. venture: "I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended."
Posted by NVDaily on Sep 1, 12:15 AM
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Since taking office in January, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has been a whirlwind of conservative activism, leading the legal fight against President Obama's health-care reform and environmental policies and issuing controversial opinions on gay rights and abortion clinics, among others.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 28, 12:15 AM
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Frederick County's urban development area east of Winchester has been touted as a planning model for other localities in the state. Yet these neighborhoods, which grew rapidly during the recent housing boom, lack what many would consider a vital asset in these multi-modal times: a pedestrian or bicycle trail into the city.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 27, 12:15 AM
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Federally financed research into embryonic stem cells has been jeopardized by a U.S. district judge's ruling.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 26, 12:15 AM
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The salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of Americans and prompted the recall of half a billion eggs again lays bare the flaws in the nation's food safety system.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 25, 12:15 AM
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The approach of the midterm elections makes Congress unlikely to do much more than indulge in even greater partisan sparring, but one major issue -- the expiration of the Bush tax cuts -- demands action or tax rates will revert to their 2000 levels.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 20, 12:15 AM
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That "political corruption crime spree" federal prosecutors accused Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of sounds more like false advertising after a jury failed to convict him on the most serious charges.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 18, 12:15 AM
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James J. Kilpatrick, who died Sunday at age 89, was an eloquent, forceful advocate of conservatism throughout a journalistic career that spanned half a century.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 7, 12:15 AM
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Del. Todd Gilbert's appearance last weekend before Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Expo was startling in its partisan tone. As the Daily reported, Gilbert, R-Woodstock, told the group the biggest problem facing agriculture is changing the outlook of urban legislators who blame farmers for all the problems in the Chesapeake Bay.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 6, 12:15 AM
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Supporters of gay rights achieved a significant, albeit probably temporary, victory Wednesday when a federal judge in San Francisco struck down California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 5, 12:15 AM
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The defection of two Republicans cleared the way Wednesday for the Senate to provide $10 billion to prevent an estimated 140,000 teacher layoffs and $16 billion in aid for cash-strapped states.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 4, 12:15 AM
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Although the phrase "mission accomplished" never passed President Obama's lips Monday, he nevertheless acknowledged a milestone in the U.S. adventure in Iraq: the withdrawal of combat forces "as promised and on schedule" by the end of the month.
Posted by NVDaily on Aug 3, 12:15 AM
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Virginia won the first skirmish in what is sure to be long legal battle over the constitutionality of health-care reform.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 31, 12:50 PM
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The recent decision to close the Shenandoah Valley Visitors Center in New Market, while regrettable because it cuts three jobs, may be the most prudent move in light of the reduction in traffic, financial challenges and the center's close proximity to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 30, 5:16 AM
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The federal government prevailed in the first legal skirmish over Arizona's harsh immigration law. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton on Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the most controversial provisions of the law, which was scheduled to take...
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 29, 6:14 AM
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Day 98 of the Gulf oil spill brought a nugget of unexpected good news: The oil slick is dissolving much faster than anyone expected.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 28, 8:27 PM
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The most worrisome details in the Afghanistan war documents released by WikiLeaks are the collusion between Pakistan's military intelligence service and the Taliban.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 27, 2:11 AM
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The trove of classified military documents made public Sunday provides a grunt's-eye view of the war in Afghanistan. Although the documents -- 92,000 reports from January 2004 through December 2009, obtained by WikiLeaks -- do not contradict official war accounts,...
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 24, 12:15 AM
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For people in Front Royal who are interested in their rights to information about how their town government operates, some of the material posted online in regard to the ongoing solar farm "bribe" controversy might be an eye-opener.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 22, 12:15 AM
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Shirley Sherrod was the rural development director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Georgia office until a video clip of her making racially tinged remarks went viral on the Internet over the weekend.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 20, 12:15 AM
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An exhaustive series in The Washington Post offers a credible estimate of something that seems to have eluded even the U.S. government -- the size, scope, cost and complexity of the national security apparatus that has metastasized post-9⁄11.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 17, 12:15 AM
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A peculiar aspect of the controversy over the proposed move of the Discovery Museum to Jim Barnett Park in Winchester, which Mayor Elizabeth Minor has described as the most heated of her 30 years on the City Council, was that the park site was approved with little public comment in 2004.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 16, 12:15 AM
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With the support of three moderate Republicans, the Senate on Thursday adopted comprehensive financial reform aimed at averting a replay of the 2008 economic crisis.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 15, 12:15 AM
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The pervasive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has focused fresh attention on oil industry tax breaks, which average $4 billion a year.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 13, 12:15 AM
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Lingering psychological trauma has always affected warriors, but the tactics used by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, especially their reliance on improvised explosive devices, have taken a particularly heavy toll.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 10, 12:15 AM
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Preparations for next year's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War are moving ahead with planning for a re-enactment of the Great Train Raid of 1861 and research into local communities' efforts to care for the wounded after the epic battles in the region.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 8, 12:15 AM
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President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on quite a show of cordiality at the White House Tuesday. They shook hands vigorously for the cameras and waxed effusive over the strong, unbreakable ties between the two nations.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 7, 12:15 AM
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The lawsuit the Justice Department filed Tuesday challenging Arizona's tough immigrant law is a substantive move by the Obama administration to influence immigration policy. It follows the president's speech last week, which rhetorically made the case for comprehensive reform.
Posted by NVDaily on Jul 6, 12:15 AM
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Last week's drowning of a 9-year-old West Virginia boy at the Riverton Dam on the Shenandoah River should remove any lingering doubt that the dam represents a clear and present danger and should be removed as quickly as possible.
Posted by NVDaily on Jun 29, 12:15 AM
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Legislation usually gets watered down as it moves through Congress, but the financial reform bill conferees agreed on last week grew stronger during the endgame, a reflection of public frustration and anger at Wall Street's freewheeling dealing that nearly cratered the world economy.
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