Thursday, November 3, 2011

Daily Update: Thursday, November 3, 2011

Politics/Elections:

Miller Asks Stations To Pull GOP Ad Claiming He Traded ‘Tax Break For A Job’
Julian Walker
Virginian -Pilot
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/updated-miller-asks-stations-pull-republican-ad-claiming-he-traded-tax-breaks-job

State Parties Have Spent $7.3 Million On Legislative Contests
Olympia Meola
Richmond Times-Dispatch
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/virginia-politics/2011/nov/03/tdmet02-state-parties-have-spent-73-million-on-leg-ar-1431176/

Progressive Groups Target Six Republicans On Education
Anita Kumar
Washington Post
http://go.netatlantic.com/t/25221750/94881777/220594/0/

Some Black Residents Irked By Anti-Houck Flier
Chelyen Davis
Free Lance-Star
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/112011/11032011/662647

Ward-Poindexter House Battle Turns Heated, Costly
Mason Adams
Roanoke Times
http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/300618

Electric Rate Hikes The Key Issue For Armstrong
Debbie Hall
Martinsville Bulletin
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=30768

Poindexter: Job Creation, Development Are Critical
Debbie Hall
Martinsville Bulletin
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=30769

Pat Boone Gets Involved In VA. Politics. Yes, That Pat Boone
Anita Kumar
Washington Post
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=30769

Warner Visits Reynolds’ District To Rally Democrats
Tiffany Holland
Danville Register & Bee
http://www2.godanriver.com/news/2011/nov/02/warner-visits-district-rally-democrats-ar-1430968/

Candidates Get Last-Minute Funds
Paul Collins
Martinsville Bulletin
http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/article.cfm?ID=30767

High-Profile Lynchburg Visits Mean High Stakes In Elections
Ray Reed
News & Advance
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/nov/02/high-profile-lynchburg-visits-mean-high-stakes-ele-ar-1430909/

Democratic Dysfunction
Melissa Scott Sinclair
Style Weekly
http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/democratic-dysfunction/Content?oid=1628993

Kilgore Leading Perry Campaign in VA.
Olympia Meola
http://virginiapolitics.tumblr.com/post/12238664809/kilgore-leading-perry-campaign-in-va


Commonwealth’s Economy

Advocates /Question Dominion Virginia Power Solar Charge Proposal
Associated Press
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20111103/NEWS01/111030324/1002/rss


Education

Two-Year Colleges Draw More Affluent Students
Daniel De Vise
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/two-year-colleges-draw-more-affluent-students/2011/10/24/gIQADvVigM_story.html


Virginia Other:

Officials To Close Skyline During Evenings To Enforce Hunting Laws
By Staff
Daily Progress
http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2011/nov/02/officials-close-skyline-during-evenings-enforce-hu-ar-1430877/

USGS: More Than 600 Aftershocks Have Hit Since August Quake
Kari Pugh
News Messenger
http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/nov/03/2/usgs-more-600-aftershocks-have-hit-august-quake-ar-1431188/


Editorials:

Money And It’s Role In Voter Apathy
News & Advance Editorial
http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/nov/03/money-and-its-role-voter-apathy-ar-1430352/

Return Houck
Free Lance-Star
http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/112011/11032011/662563

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