http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/virginia/ en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:38:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050719/posts Former Virginia governor James S. Gilmore III, the state's Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, submitted false information on two financial disclosure forms that hid his ties to a government contractor embroiled in a legal dispute over allegations that two of its executives had conspired to defraud the federal government. On the forms, the first filed in June 2007 for his presidential campaign and the second in May after he joined the U.S. Senate race, Gilmore said he was on the board of Windmill International. Gilmore, who signed his name attesting that the information on the forms was "complete and... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050719/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:38:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2050448/posts The State of Virginia, which does not have the money to build much needed roads is spending a cool million to get kids to walk and bike to school. It's one of the reasons there is never enough money for roads. GOVERNOR KAINE ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION TO PROMOTE WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL ~ Program benefits students in grades K-8 ~ The Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2050448/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:49:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050001/posts PORTSMOUTH State Sen. Louise Lucas will not be able to use millions of dollars in financing to build a $65 million hotel and conference center in the city. During a charged hearing Tuesday in which investors filled the City Council chambers, Vice Mayor Bill Moody Jr. and council members Elizabeth Psimas and Doug Smith voted against the low-cost financing while Mayor James Holley and Councilman Steve Heretick voted in favor of it. Councilwoman Marlene Randall announced before the vote that she would abstain. Her husband has invested $2,000 in the project. Councilman Charles B. Whitehurst Sr. also abstained. He, too,... The Virginian-Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050001/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:32:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2049677/posts A Statement from the Virginia Annual Council of the United Methodist Church July 11, 2008 On June 27, 2008, the Circuit Court of Fairfax County declared constitutional—as applied to the case before it—a Virginia statute which gives ownership of church property to breakaway congregations of a church denomination, which for years had held the property in trust for the purpose of worship within the denomination, according to denominational doctrine. The statute, known as the “Division Statute,” was enacted by the Virginia legislature only a few years after the end of the Civil War, and was used then as a vehicle... The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2049677/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:35:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047656/posts At first glance you are inclined to think that Obama may really have a shot at flipping Virginia into the Blue column for the first time since 1964. Juicy headline; fresh new politician; Hope (at least by the WaPo) . . .. You get the picture. "Daring Democrat Nominee dares to go after the Old Dominion, Dems in charge of the state, Changing Demographics." Where have we heard this before? Oh yeah, John Kerry said the EXACT same thing in June 2004. But, but . . . Obama is new, fresh and full of . . . The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2047656/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:08:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047503/posts The presidential race in Virginia is now dead even, with Barack Obama and John McCain each drawing 44% of the vote, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of voters in the state. If “leaners” are factored in, McCain leads by a statistically insignificant one percentage point 48% to 47%. Despite the close race, one potentially worrisome fact for the Democratic candidate is that nearly one out of two Virginia voters (47%) now view him unfavorably. That’s up from 44% in May and June. The number who see him in a Very Unfavorable light stands at 31%. McCain’s unfavorables,... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047503/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:43:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2046606/posts "You are looking at a pristine natural habitat destroyed. You're looking at dead fish floating in the water. You're looking at shorebirds and migratory birds and waterfowl covered in oil," said Kathy Phillips, an environmental activist for Assateague Island, whose title is "coastkeeper." She was imagining a major oil spill washing up on the island's shores. "People on this coast don't have any idea of what it involves," she said. Actually, we're not looking at any of that. And neither is she. It's all in her fevered head. And what the hell is a "coastkeeper" anyway? The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2046606/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:25:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046082/posts By Jerry Markon and Ben Hubbard Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, July 15, 2008; Page B01 A Saudi-funded academy in Fairfax County used textbooks as recently as 2006 that compared Jews and Christians to apes and pigs, told eighth-graders that these groups are "the enemies of the believers" and diagrammed for high school students where to cut off the hands and feet of thieves, a Washington Post review of the books has found. Saudi officials acknowledged that the textbooks used at the Islamic Saudi Academy had contained inflammatory material since at least the mid-1990s but said they ordered revisions in... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046082/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:01:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045797/posts Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, Republican Virginia candidate for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. John Warner, will debate his opponent Mark Warner at the first debate of the campaign, this Saturday, July 19th at 11:00 a.m. The debate, which is hosted by the Virginia Bar Association, will take place during their annual meeting at the Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. Political columnist, David Broder, will serve as the debate moderator. http://www.rockbridgeweekly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045797/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:32:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044640/posts Whether effective or not, the energy proposals coming out of Congress have caught fire on the campaign trail. That's why former Republican Gov. Jim Gilmore, a candidate for U.S. Senate, has been visiting gas stations around Virginia collecting anecdotes from consumers struggling with soaring energy costs. Gilmore, who rode into the governor's mansion on a "no car tax" slogan, has a new one for his Senate race: "Drill here. Drill now. Cut gas prices." "I believe drilling for oil now is critical," Gilmore said. "I think that will drop prices immediately. International oil markets are very sensitive." His opponent, former... http://www.dailypress.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044640/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:14:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2044425/posts Good news today from Virginia on offshore drilling. HB6006, a bill that would allow vital oil and natural gas exploration off the Virginia coastline, passed the House of Delegates by 56 to 39. A similar bill was killed last month in the Democrat controlled Senate on a party line vote. My friends, especially my fellow Virginians, those Senate Democrats are in the Kill Box. We have a tough U.S. Senate battle in November and Barry thinks he can color the state blue. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2044425/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:39:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044266/posts Political Pulse: Jim Gilmore on the Issues   U.S. Senate candidate Republican Jim Gilmore made his way through the region this week. We sat down with him for a one-on-one chat to talk about the big issues. Everything from the economy to the war in Iraq and homeland security were up for discussion. Gilmore, an army veteran, says there is a great deal of danger to the U.S. and this is no time to for people inexperienced in foreign policy to lead the country. "We need to do something to protect the people of this country. I'm certainly well equipped... http://www.nbc29.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044266/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:04:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043437/posts Prince William County, Virgina's crackdown on illegals - one year later. From the Washington Post. Gotta love this first part. It seems not all people fully appreciate the great multi-cultural influences that diversity brings to a neighborhood. The family that planted corn in the front yard of their $500,000 home is gone from Carrie Oliver's street. So are the neighbors who drilled holes into the trees to string up a hammock. Oliver's list goes on: The loud music. The beer bottles. The littered diapers. All gone. When she and her husband, Ron, went for walks in their Manassas area neighborhood,... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043437/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:57:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043287/posts Senator John Warner (R-Virginia) suggested that Congress consider banning unnecessary automobile travel in order to help save gasoline. “In 1974, when we faced oil prices of $12 per barrel, Congress set a national 55 mph speed limit,” Warner remembered. “Studies showed that this saved 167,000 barrels of oil per day and reduced highway fatalities by an estimated 4,000 per year. Now, with oil prices more than ten-times higher we need more drastic action.” Under Warner’s proposal all non-essential automobile travel would be banned. A “Bureau of Travel Permits” would be established within the Department of Transportation and charged with determining... AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2043287/posts#comment Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:37:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040174/posts Researchers announced Wednesday that remains excavated in the last three years were those of the long-sought dwelling, on the old family farm in Virginia 50 miles south of Washington. The house stood on a terrace overlooking the Rappahannock River, where legend has it the boy threw a stone or a coin across to Fredericksburg. New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040174/posts#comment Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:09:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038512/posts There is nothing that has fascinated Democrats this election cycle more than the prospect of their nominee winning Virginia in November. It would indeed be the Democrats’ first time to do so in more than 40 years, and the idea of cutting into the Republicans' hold on the south is, understandably, extremely exciting for them (although if they have set foot in Northern Virginia, which contains a third of the state's votes, they would understand the foolishness of interpreting a Virginia victory as anything resembling the takeover of a “southern” state.) Nonetheless, that is all they are talking about. They... North Star Writers Group http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2038512/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:41:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038004/posts After a trial that lasted late into the night Friday, a jury found a minister from Radford guilty of sexually abusing a girl in 2000 when she was 8 years old. Hawthorne Reed Jr., 63, was found guilty on two counts of forcible sodomy and one of aggravated sexual battery. The girl said the events happened in 2000, but she didn't tell anyone until six years later. The Roanoke Times is not identifying the girl because of the nature of the case. She doesn't live in Virginia. Jurors on Friday heard from both Reed and the now-16-year-old girl. She was... roanoke times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038004/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:11:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2037893/posts High school students in the Wahhabi-led school learn that "the Jews conspired against Islam" and Sunni Muslims should shun all Shia Muslims. They also are taught that killing an apostate or an adulterer is acceptable under Islamic law. And polytheists (defined elsewhere as Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and even Shia and Sufi Muslims) likewise can be subject to death for their transgressions. It is troubling enough to consider such lessons being ingrained in the minds of teenagers in Riyadh and throughout the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. But the same textbooks are in use in Alexandria, Va., at the Islamic Saudi... IPT News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2037893/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:10:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2037640/posts A Culpeper pastor faces a possible 310-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to felony fraud charges. The Rev. Charles Shifflett, pastor of First Baptist Church in Culpeper and former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church there, pleaded guilty to a total of 20 felonies and one misdemeanor, prosecutors announced today. Nine of the charges involving obtaining money by false pretenses from Calvary Baptist Church from 2002-05, while Shifflett was the pastor. He also pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud involving a workers compensation award, and five counts of obtaining money under false pretenses from two separate insurance companies, and three... the free lance star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2037640/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:20:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036496/posts Exactly 15 years ago this week the world first heard the story of John Wayne and Lorena Bobbitt. John Wayne, an ex-Marine, was accused of coming home drunk and raping his wife. Lorena was accused of retaliating by cutting off her husband's penis while he was asleep. Lorena went from anonymous to notorious - her story the subject of countless newspaper and magazine articles. Now in her first ever network morning show interview she discusses how she's using her notoriety to help others. "All of a sudden, my private life is out in the open and it's an open book... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2036496/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:03:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034672/posts Last Wednesday, Virginia Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner proposed an emergency federal crackdown on "oil speculators." "Make no mistake about it: What has happened over the past few months has not been the result of the market," Mr. Warner said, sounding not so much like the level-headed, moderate Democrat he was once reputed to be. Democrats clearly are worrying about high gas prices interrupting their march to landslide victories in the fall. In Virginia, Republican James Gilmore is given virtually no chance to win against Mr. Warner. Mr. Gilmore might be a former governor and offer a clear contrast on... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034672/posts#comment Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:40:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2033814/posts Pravda was a beacon of journalistic truth and technical prowess compared with the Virginian Pilot When you combine arrogance, bias and stupidity in a single package you have the editorial writers for the Virginian Pilot. Today’s proof, boys and girls is the editorial page which has on it two editorials that are perfect examples of what I’m talking about. The first, No easy answers for high gas prices, proves that the editors are not only clueless about why prices are high but freely admit that they have no idea what to do … except offer platitudes. Let’s get to their... The Virginian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2033814/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:31:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2033910/posts Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond, Va., on April 29 wrote a confidential letter to his brother bishops. He recounted how Catholic Charities of Richmond (CCR) was complicit in authorizing, procuring, and paying for an abortion on January 18, 2008. The victims were the mother, a minor immigrant, and her unborn child, who were both under the “protection” of Catholic Charities because the mother was in the country illegally. The bishop’s letter explains that the Committee on Migration (MRS) of the USCCB supplies “foster care support services to undocumented minors in U. S. custody” through an arrangement with two federal... The Wanderer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2033910/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:49:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2033892/posts Democrats have placed a big bulls-eye on VA. Retiring Republican Senator John Warner's seat is in danger of being flipped by Democrat Mark Warner. Obama wants to make a play for the state. But the Dems can't keep their hands out of the cookie jar, giving Republicans a big stick. The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2033892/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:10:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032357/posts An argument among four Hispanic men over who was lazier apparently escalated into a question of national pride and allegedly culminated with one man hitting another in the head with a can of beer. More here:Laziness Fight Free Lance-Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2032357/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:47:09 GMT