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taxes INSIDE ... Inside the filibuster compromise By Chris Graham/AFP Republicans had a clear motive that had them pushing the Senate to the nuclear brink. "The judicial-filibuster issue affects conservatives more than it does liberals," said Sean Rushton, the executive director of the Washington, D.C.,-based Committee for Justice, which worked to advocate for up-or-down votes on all five of the contested judicial nominations of President Bush ... IN FOCUS: Zirkle Mill makes the list  By Chris Graham/AFP A Richmond-based preservation group has listed the Zirkle Mill in Shenandoah County on its list of the 11 most endangered historic properties. "We see this as an instance where the removal of the mill from its current location could end up having a negative effect not only on the mill itself, but on the community as a whole," said Elizabeth Kostelny, executive director of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities ... NOTES FROM THE PRESS: Virginia government and politics news and notes By Chris Graham/AFP "You have to talk to people. You have to take it to the people," presumptive Democratic Party attorney-general nominee Creigh Deeds told The Augusta Free Press last week, answering a question as to how Democratic candidates can win elections in red state Virginia. "There was a time when this was a Democratic state. Politics was a little different then ..." EYE ON VIRGINIA: Baril accuses McDonnell of 'washing' money By Chris Graham/AFP Republican Party attorney-general nomination candidate Steve Baril repeated on Tuesday the charge that primary rival Bob McDonnell is using front organizations to pay for media ads attacking his campaign. "McDonnell has concocted a scheme to accept and direct $220,000 for campaign advertising without disclosing the donors of the money ..." EYE ON THE VALLEY: Lohr rolls out senior initiative By Chris Graham/AFP Today's seniors have served us well, said Matt Lohr, the Republican nominee for the 26th House District seat in the Virginia General Assembly. "We now need to honor them by providing options, incentives and services so they may continue to age with dignity," Lohr said on Tuesday, announcing his three-part initiative for improving the quality of life for Shenandoah Valley seniors. EYE ON THE VALLEY: Home sales up sharply in Augusta, Rockingham By Chris Graham/AFP Good news in the Shenandoah Valley, bad news statewide. Home sales were up sharply in the Greater Augusta and Greater Rockingham markets in the month of April, according to data released on Tuesday by the Virginia Association of Realtors. THE AGENDA: Augusta County Board of Supervisors meeting tonight By Chris Graham/AFP The Augusta County Board of Supervisors will meet tonight at 7 p.m. at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda for the meeting includes ... THE AGENDA: Rockingham County Board of Supervisors meeting tonight By Chris Graham/AFP The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors will meet tonight at 6 p.m. at the Rockingham County Administration Center in Harrisonburg. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda for the meeting includes ... OBITUARIES: May 25, 2005 Edward Dawlin Blackwell, 63
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Our View We have complained - often - about the sometimes-bitter divide that we've seen between the news media and the general population, in particular those members of the general population who seem to uncover bias behind every headline, whether it's actually there or not. Now we have to say that we're beginning to think that more and more people are getting it. Sure, there are biased reporters, biased news organizations - and biased observers bent on fitting everybody in the media game into their worldviews as either enemies of the state or fair and balanced. There always will be. But by and large, the observers just want to know what's going on - and the reporters and news organizations just want to tell them. There are many, many complicating factors - deadline pressures, market saturation, experience or inexperience, downright orneriness, etc. The bottom line is that we all really are in this together - whether this is the Clinton impeachment, the Iraq war, the steroid scandal or the 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election. It's good to see that more of us are starting to act like this is the case.
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