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Virginia Viewpoints
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A Working Heirloom: How much it means to me |
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Most heirlooms sit tucked away in a drawer, perhaps carefully packed, or maybe on display. “That was Grandma’s china,” or perhaps, “this set of glasses came over with my family from England.” Things like that, and often, in terms of a family history, that connection that bonds one generation to the next, is priceless.
I have several items just like that, but my favorite isn’t on display or carefully tucked away with the family china. It’s on my wrist. With care, I wear it every day. Of course, sometimes, if I am doing heavy work, or perhaps going out of the country, I put it aside. I don’t want to risk damaging it or losing it. But, it’s a working heirloom, and I don’t see any reason I shouldn’t keep on using it. Besides, at the risk of sounding superstitious, I think it brings me good luck.
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The bottle I threw away today could outlast us all |
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The Northern Neck is home to some of the most pristine waterways in Virginia. There are few bodies of water that are as unobstructed and natural in character. Of course, on some summer days, it gets a bit noisy, but come sun down, it’s just the occasional bass splashing as he tries to get something to the eat, the sound of frogs, and of course, the symphony of the peepers. However, even in what seems an unspoiled area there are signs that mankind and his trash are never far away.
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Senate win in Fairfax will help Democrats at redistricting time |
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The Democrats in Virginia took a drubbing last fall. In one of the worst routs the party has faced in more than 10 years, they lost all of the top jobs in Richmond, and suffered a devastating setback in the House of Delegates. However, last week, the Democrats managed to find a consolation prize. To the casual observer it might not seem like a big deal, but for the party it was important win.
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The president and Afghanistan |
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There are a lot of Democrats who aren’t happy about the president’s decision to commit additional forces to Afghanistan. They are convinced this is an un-winnable war and can’t help but make that all too easy leap to saying that this will be just another Vietnam. Respectfully, I think they’re wrong on both counts. President Obama didn’t make this decision casually.
First of all, Afghanistan is not Iraq. Iraq is a war that, for all its terrible costs, was fought because of a determined and single-minded desire on the part of one administration. Afghanistan is different. There is a history to our involvement in the region that many of us don’t recall, or, I suspect, choose not to. Or, maybe we have simply forgotten. But it’s this history that makes a sound moral case for why we just can’t pack up and go home.
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Is the GOP on the wrong side of history? |
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The Republican Party, eyeing the 2010 elections, has convinced itself that the health care bill, slowly, but surely progressing through Congress, will be what political experts call, their “wedge issue.” They are already talking about targeted seats, and pickups in the House, sufficient, or so they claim, to give them back control of the lower chamber.
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