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Nov 6, 2008 November 4th - What a day! For all those you volunteered and were engaged this election - Thank You! You came from near and far to be part of history. You walked our neighborhoods, you phoned our community and you ensured our votes were protected. I and the rest of the Mt. Vernon Democratic Committee thank you. more...
Jul 18, 2008 Senator Joe Gartlan News came to us today, that a true friend and progressive stalworth of our community has passed away. Senator Joseph V. Gartlan, who represented the Virginia 36th senatorial seat from 1972 to 2000. Many of our Mt. Vernon family has known and worked with Joe over the past... more...
May 31, 2008 Mt. Vernon Picnic & Politics 2008 Submitted by: Janet Myhre, Chair Yes – I bet a lot of you thought that the picnic was cancelled yesterday – but it was held on time – just cut a little short. What are the odds that a major storm that pushed its way through the Washington DC metro area started @ 2:00 pm... more...
Feb 12, 2008 Mount Vernon Volunteers out Shine the Sun No Wind,,,, No Rain,,,, Can Stop us,,,, from reaching the voters. (guess what song that is from?). There is just two many volunteers to list on the front page - click here to see all the stuff more...
Jan 24, 2008 MVDDC Elects New Chair MVDDC Elects new Chair - Janet Myhre See Chairs Welcome Note on MVDDC Blog more
Sep 4, 2007 MV Democrats Drop 5,000 Pieces On the first weekend of the MVDDC Lit Drop, 21 volunteers deliver 5,000 pieces to Mt. Vernon families. more...
Sep 1, 2007 MVDDC Lit Drop Kickoff ***THIS WEEKEND**** MV Democratic Bulletin Lit Drop!! 40,000 Pieces Starting Labor Day Our own The 8-page MVDDC Vote 2007 Tabloid is IN!!! The MVDDC Communications Committee team led by Mary Paden has done... more...
Jul 19, 2007 Dispatch - GOP disputes union order Many of the state's 7,000 independent home health-care workers -- the ones who look after low-income elderly and disabled Ohioans -- say Strickland's order gives them a long-awaited opportunity to address concerns about pay, benefits and working conditions. more
Nov 18, 2008 Medicaid, education may be on chopping block Lawmakers say they'll target those programs if it would help balance the state budget. more
Nov 17, 2008 Inaugural tickets will be few Talk about political long shots. Tens of thousands of Virginians are asking congressional offices for tickets to President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20. more
Nov 17, 2008 Warner names Senate staff chief U.S. Sen.-elect Mark R. Warner is tapping a Capitol Hill veteran-turned-political consultant as his chief of staff. Luke Albee, 48, was previously a top aide to Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vermont, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. more
Jan 6, 2009 A New Breed of Congressman In his new Capitol Hill office, Rep. Tom Perriello, 34, displays a diverse collection of mementos. There's the camouflage hunting ballcap on the bookshelf, and the painting of Virginia International Raceway in the back corner. more
Jan 6, 2009 School Chief Proposes Larger Classes, Fees Class sizes will grow; student fees for sports, Advanced Placement tests and parking will be imposed or increased; and funding for special education and ESL classes will be cut in a budget proposed by Loudoun County Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III last night. more
Jan 6, 2009 'Momentum' Seen for Smoke-Free Restaurants Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) yesterday renewed his bid to ban smoking at restaurants in the commonwealth, telling legislators and others gathered at an Arlington County restaurant that much has changed since the proposal was torpedoed last year. more
Jan 7, 2009 Kaine Appoints New Communications Director Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) has hired Lynda Tran to serve as his communications director for his final year in office. Tran has worked for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) for eight years, most recently as assistant director of communications. She has also served as national... more
Jan 7, 2009 McAuliffe Begins Airing Radio Ads On the day he officially kicks off his campaign for governor, Terry McAuliffe began airing his first radio ad. In the ad called Join, McAuliffe introduces himself to Virginians and talks about his focus on improving the state's economy. He invites listeners to join him at a town hall meeting.... more
Jan 4, 2009 Washington to Obama in 3:58 more
Jan 3, 2009 Bittersweet Richmond’s new Mayor–our former colleague Dwight Jones–has announced that Suzette Denslow, formerly Governor Kaine’s Legislative Director, will be his chief of staff. He couldn’t have made a better choice. We have worked together on many legislative issues.... more
Jan 4, 2009 How McAuliffe Might Save Kaine (Again) Tim Kaine just can't shake the ghosts of party chairmen past. It seems fitting, in a karmic sense, that Governor Tim Kaine will be the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee as Terry McAuliffe, former DNC chairman, runs for Governor, because it would be McAuliffe giving... more
Jan 4, 2009 Web Issues in the Fairfax County Chairman's Race I will be voting absentee in person before I go back to Blacksburg a couple of weeks from now, and am trying to be a good voter and educate myself about the Chairman of the Board of Supervisor's race. I have had problems on both sides. Herrity's web page was a little hard for me to... more
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