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Romney and Obama aren’t alone on ballot

Eagle-eyed viewers of Wednesday’s presidential debate might have noticed something missing from the stage. Sixty percent of the presidential candidates on Virginia’s ballot were not there. …

Call it winter storm envy

Winter storms can be every bit as nasty as their summer counterparts. When the shed collapses under all that snow, a homeowner remembers it. But referring back to it in future years can get a bit awkward.

“Remember that really cold spot with lots of wind back in 2010?”

The Weather Channel has a solution. It plans to begin naming winter storms. Hurricanes and tropical storms get names, the cable channel reasons, so why not major winter weather? …

The least bad of Virginia’s tax holidays

Get out there and buy yourself a new, energy efficient household appliance. Virginia has another one of its silly tax holidays this weekend. …

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  1. Scott M. | October 7, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Friends,

    NPR has a “debate” between Jill Stein of the Green Party and Gary Johnson of the Libertarian Party at the following link:

    http://www.npr.org/2012/10/06/162438686/the-npr-third-party-candidate-debate?sc=emaf

    Is it any wonder the Republicans don’t want to fund PBS or NPR? Think you’ll get this on the advertiser “supported” stations?

    Hell no!

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