Posted in Lynchburg on Mar 2nd, 2010
As published in The Lynchburg News Advance
By Alicia Petska
Published: March 1, 2010
Updated: March 1, 2010
Two new candidates filed Monday for the at-large Lynchburg City Council race, according to the registrar’s office.
Brent Robertson, a Liberty University student, and the Rev. James Coleman, a longtime community activist, both filed to run as independents.
Robertson, 20, is an LU junior studying [...]
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Posted in Lynchburg on Feb 21st, 2010
Liberty University students vote in the 2009 gubernatorial election at Heritage Elementary School. The recent increase in LU voters has led to the debate about moving the Ward III polling location.
By Alicia Petska
The Lynchburg News & Advance
Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. is denouncing City Council’s recent rejection of two LU-backed polling place sites [...]
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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.
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If you have not already contributed to the relief efforts in Haiti due to the earthquake this week, we encourage you to consider a contribution to MADRE.
MADRE is an international women’s human rights organization that works towards a world in which all people enjoy the fullest range of individual and collective human rights; in which [...]
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Posted in Lynchburg on Nov 1st, 2009
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With as many as 3,200 Liberty University students eligible to vote in Tuesday’s election, the school has turned into a battleground for local politics.
To encourage a strong turnout on Election Day, the university canceled classes and announced plans to run buses to the polls.
Meanwhile, the election is unfolding across campus, from dorm-room debates to a [...]
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Posted in Lynchburg on Jul 15th, 2009
By Shannon Brennan
The Lynchburg Boot Camp was a great success! More than 20 women turned out to learn how to breathe deeply and do raspberries in preparation for giving a speech. Thanks to Ann Timmons for helping us throw our voices across the room and gain composure before we give a talk, no matter how [...]
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