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Is Webb's departure such a disaster for Democrats?
Jim Webb's long-awaited and unsurprising announcement that he will not seek reelection as U.S. senator from Virginia has the blogosphere buzzing about who's in, who's out and whose bench is simply too small. There seem to be a number...
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Peter Galuszka
| February 10, 2011; 11:33 AM ET |
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HotTopic, Local blog network, Prince William County, Va. Politics, Virginia, economy, education, energy, environment, guns, media, military, taxes, traffic, transportation
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Virginia never 'mandated' HPV vaccines
In a 2007 letter, I urged The Post to avoid using the term "mandatory" when reporting on Virginia legislation aimed at getting sixth-grade girls immunized against the human papillomavirus because that legislation allowed parents to "opt out" of the requirement....
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Jonathan Chace, Chestertown, Md.
| January 26, 2011; 6:28 PM ET |
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HotTopic, Va. Politics, Virginia, education, health care, media, public health, schools
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Behind Virginia's textbook flap
The embarrassing textbook flap in Virginia comes as several trends converge -- technology changes allowing printing of limited runs of niche textbooks, little oversight of Internet-based research and the Old Dominion's el-cheapo philosophy regarding education spending. The controversies, of...
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Peter Galuszka
| January 7, 2011; 8:58 AM ET |
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No foul play in Ward 5 development project
The Dec. 13 editorial "The tangled tales of Harry Thomas" continued The Post editorial board's unrelenting and inappropriate venture into investigative journalism. The insinuation of a quid pro quo between Rhode Island Avenue Metro LLC's January 2008 donation to Team...
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Harry Thomas Jr., Washington
| December 15, 2010; 6:18 PM ET |
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D.C., D.C. politics, HotTopic, Mayor Fenty, Metro, development, economy, media, real estate, taxes
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A council Virginia needs to keep
It's ironic that the recent report by Gov. Robert McDonnell's government reform commission is garnering attention for its recommendation to shutter the council that helps the media and citizens understand their rights to public information. The FOIA Advisory Council...
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Paige Winfield Cunningham
| December 8, 2010; 6:15 PM ET |
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How curious: Cuccinelli vs. Stewart
Holy demagogue! Virginia Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli is dissing the anti-illegal-immigrant "Virginia Rule of Law Campaign" masterminded by Corey A. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors. Stewart has based his campaign, which involves state legislation...
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Peter Galuszka
| November 29, 2010; 5:42 PM ET |
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