For Women, For Virginia
Posted in Statewide on Jan 31st, 2010
Saluting Virginia’s African American Women Legislators
By The Honorable Viola Baskerville
Since 1968, the beginning of the modern political era of expanded voting rights for African Americans, fifteen of the forty Black Legislators who have served or who are currently serving in the Virginia General Assembly are women. These hardworking women represent diverse professional backgrounds from [...]
Posted in Statewide on Jan 31st, 2010
In honor of this year’s Black History Month (February) we are so pleased The Honorable Viola Baskerville has agreed to lead our effort to highlight African-American women in Virginia. I know you join us in applauding all of Ms. Baskerville’s endeavors from that of lawyer, mother, civic activist and public servant and by learning [...]
Posted in NoVA on Jan 30th, 2010
Deloitte Tax LLP in partnership with the Fairfax County Department of Family Services and Volunteer Fairfax will host a Community Tax Assistance Day on Saturday, February 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Bryant Alternative High School in Alexandria.
This program offers free assistance with 2009 Federal tax returns for households with a total income of $49,000 or [...]
Posted in Lynchburg on Jan 30th, 2010
WSET, ABC 13 in Lynchburg, ran a report by Jeremy Mills on January 28, 2010, concerning voting practices in that region of the state.
Lynchburg Democrats have set their sites on what they perceive as an unfair voting bloc at Liberty University.
You can also view this story on the WSET – ABC 13 website.
Posted in NoVA on Jan 26th, 2010
SAVE THE DATE!
February 6th
10:00am – 12:00pm
Delegate Kaye Kory and Senator Dick Saslaw
will co-host a Town Hall Meeting on
February 6th, from 10am until 12pm.
Location to be announced at a later time.
Please reply to this message to let them know what is on your mind
and what topics you would like discussed.
Looking forward to seeing everyone [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2010
It’s no secret that young women athletes are suffering an epidemic of crippling injuries to their anterior cruciate ligaments (ACLs), one of the four strong bands of tissue that connect the leg bones at the knee joint. A decade of research and books such as Michael Sokolove’s “Warrior Girls” have shown that our daughters are [...]
Posted in NoVA on Jan 26th, 2010
While Demobilization plans are being developed, our USAR Team continues to respond to new requests for assistance and is conducting structural assessments and infrastructure stabilization activities. They have been delivering tents to several hospitals and orphanages and responding to other small humanitarian missions in and around the city.
Virginia Beach and New York USAR teams [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2010
The pregnancy rate among teenage girls in the United States has jumped for the first time in more than a decade, raising alarm that the long campaign to reduce motherhood among adolescents is faltering, according to a report released Tuesday.
This rest of this January 26, 2010, article by Rob Stein can be read at [...]
Posted in NoVA on Jan 25th, 2010
Delegate Herring, along with Delegate Englin and Senator Northam, filed a bill to require Crisis Pregnancy Centers in Virginia to post signs to let individuals know that the center is not required to comply with HIPPA requirements and that they do not offer or refer abortion services. This bill is necessary to protect Virginian’s [...]
Posted in NoVA on Jan 25th, 2010
Delegate Herring was recently appointed Democratic Whip of the powerful Courts of Justice Committee. The Committee is ranked only second [...]
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