Virginia governor Bob McDonnell has proposed a plan to privatize the state’s liquor store, which are called ABC stores. He was in Harrisonburg, VA on Thursday, August 26, to discuss and try to build support for the plan. He said, " The government does not need to be in the business of alcohol distribution." He claims […]
Senator Obama Visits Virginia’s Conservative Shenandoah Valley
Tuesday, October 28, Senator Barack Obama held a rally at the James Madison University Convocation Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. This is the first time a presidential candidate has visited the Shenandoah Valley since 1860, when Senator Stephen Douglas, also from Illinois, visited the town. The Shenandoah Valley is known as the most conservative area […]
Obama Sign Vandalized
In Rockingham County, Virginia, an Obama campaign sign has been vandalized. Someone crossed out the the words, " Welcome to Barack-ingham County", and "Obama 08", and wrote "KKK"on the sign three times. This happened either late on Friday, Sept. 12, or early Saturday, Sept 13. The signs are in a field near Va. 259, and belong […]
Man in Grottoes, Virginia Found On Highway
Christopher McCarthy, who was forty-nine years old, was found unconscious on South Eastside Highway, at 3:20 in the morning, on August 2, 2008. He died later that morning. According to Sergeant Felicia Glick, who is the spokeswoman for Rockingham County’s Sheriff’s Office, " We really have no idea what’s happened to him". McCarthy was found […]
Money Stolen From VIrginia Beach Church
In Virginia Beach, Virginia, thieves have stolen about $1,000 from a church’s safe. The police think a person who is familiar with the church stole the money, because they knew where the key to the safe was held. At the Virginia Beach United Methodist Church on 19th Street, burglars broke in through a window. They […]
State Department Employees Banned From Obama Rally
According to the Huffington Post, yesterday, July 24, 2008, State Department officials banned its employees from attending Senator Barack Obama’s public political rally in Berlin, Germany because it is a "partisan political activity" that employees working overseas are not allowed to attend. Other government employees who serve in the United States are not prohibited from […]