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Tax Cut Plan Weighed Down by City Politics
The council debated the proposal last week against a backdrop of the House of Delegates race in which Garrett prevailed over incumbent Shannon Valentine, a Democrat. Among them, she said, are the planned pedestrian improvements to Wards Road, which would help Liberty University students cross the busy corridor. “If there's any money available anywhere in the budget this year, this is where I want it to go, she said.
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 5, 2009
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Church, state, and city voters
Not long after the polls closed Tuesday night and Republican Scott Garrett was declared the winner over Democratic incumbent Shannon Valentine in the 23rd District House of Delegates election, I received this e-mail: “We now know where ABC-TV got the idea for 'V', the show about the 'visitors' - Liberty University. The controversy over closing The Plaza parking lot during Barack Obama's appearance in 2008 and the wrangling last summer over the status of the student Democrat club at Liberty are t...
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 4, 2009
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Pancake Jamboree heads into 50th year
Longtime Lynchburg Exchange Club member Lawrence Bryant explains the club's annual Pancake Jamboree this way: “It's like the circus. So the Exchange Club bought the grills. “They sold them to us at a greatly reduced price, Bryant recalled. He and about 15 other club members, along with some volunteers from Liberty University, were setting up in the Armory “Big Top on Wednesday afternoon. “We have to bring in our own pipes for the propane heaters we use, Bryant said, “and there's all the tables a...
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 4, 2009
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In Ward I, politics are personal
In Ward I, politics are personal. As an almost full moon rose over Lynchburg, city Commonwealth's Attorney Mike Doucette arrived at “First Prez wearing his courtroom suit and a nametag. He is unopposed this time around, but said
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 4, 2009
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Liberty delivers votes by the busload
Liberty senior Caleb Mast, chairman of the College Republican club at Liberty University, worked past 4 a.m. Tuesday putting up campaign signs on campus and at Heritage Elementary School. To encourage a high turnout, Liberty cancelled classes and ran buses between the campus and the voting precinct every few minutes. Walter Fore and other Democratic Party volunteers handed out sample ballots that suggested people should vote for Democrats. “I want to let people know Democrats vote here, too,“ Fo...
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 4, 2009
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UPDATE: Valentine concedes election to Garrett
Shannon Valentine for Lynchburg's House of Delegates seat Tuesday in an election heavily influenced by Liberty University students. Valentine had been ahead in the vote count by about 1,400 Tuesday night, but observers at both the Democratic and Republican post-election celebrations in downtown Lynchburg were waiting nervously to hear the numbers from the Heritage Elementary precinct. Falwell said his happiness came “not so much because of who won and who lost, but because Liberty students got o...
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 3, 2009
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UPDATE: Polls are closed
Walter Fore and other Democratic Party volunteers handed out sample ballots this morning that suggested people should vote for Democrats. I want to let people know Democrats vote here too, Fore said. This is not a precinct for Liberty students only.
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 3, 2009
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LU hoping for strong voter turnout on Tuesday
Last May, LU withdrew its recognition of the College Democrats club, mostly because of the national Democratic Party's pro-choice and pro-gay marriage platform. After a month of back-and-forth negotiations, Falwell announced a change to university policy that put the club on equal footing with the College Republicans: both clubs became unofficial. “What happened in the summer, I think that's in the past, said College Democrats president Joel Krautter. Both clubs reported a slight drop in student...
Lynchburg News Advance - Nov 1, 2009
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Letters to the Editor for Saturday, October 31, 2009
SALLY and FRANK SELDEN Lynchburg For Valentine I am a Liberty University student who supports Shannon Valentine for re-election. First of all, Shannon Valentine is a blue-dog Democrat if there ever were one. She has been endorsed by the pro-life group, Democrats for Life, and has taken a moderate to center-right position on other issues.
Lynchburg News Advance - Oct 31, 2009
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Republicans rally supporters in Lynchburg as Election Day nears
Liberty officials say about 3,200 students are registered to vote, and the school plans to run buses to the polling place on Tuesday.
Lynchburg News Advance - Oct 30, 2009
