Reform impulse
August 09, 2010:
 The latest developments in Winchester and Frederick County's sputtering discussions on the possibility of a unified communications system - developments we strove to outline in some detail in this space Saturday - have also prompted us to ponder a "macro," or bigger, picture. And that is the relationship between local governments that has held sway in Virginia for more than a century.
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Childhood obesity
August 07, 2010:
WINCHESTER - Kaitlyn Lothson was on her way to becoming a statistic - one of the 20 to 30 percent of overweight children in Virginia. In 2008 and 2009, the 11-year-old Stephens City resident grew three inches and gained 16 pounds each year.
"That was just too much, too fast," said her pediatrician Dr. Daniel Schiavone of Blue Ridge Pediatric Associates in Winchester.
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Legislative Update
March 1, 2010
Last week in the General Assembly ended
six weeks of difficult debate over
spending and the budget. The challenge
to close what started as a $4 billion
budget shortfall lead to brutal
decisions over program cuts and few
categories were spared.
The Senate Finance Committee passed the
budget on February 21st and, on the
25th, the full Senate voted to pass the
budget by a vote of 30 to 10. I respect
the committee's work and appreciate that
they balanced the budget with spending
cuts rather than massive tax increases.
I am a firm believer that government has
grown too big over time and this budget
crisis forces us to cut the fat and get
our government house in order.
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Senator Vogel's 2010 General
Assembly Session Survey
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September 07, 2010: Reception Honoring Republican Caucus
September 10, 2010: Hob Nob
September 14, 2010: Pastor's Breakfast
September 15, 2010: Speaker-Blue Ridge Association of Realtors Legislative Breakfast
September 19, 2010: Caucus Retreat
September 24, 2010: Speaker-Fauquier County Legislative Breakfast
September 25, 2010: Heritage Day
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