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Jr., A.W. Hadder in memory of Peggy S. Hadder, Donnie Hall, Elmore and Mary Hall, Hanover-Ashland TRIAD. Hanover Country Club Women’s Golf Association, Hanover County Department of Public Utilities, Lauri Harman, Linda Hawkins, M.T. Hawks, Robert and Sandra Heins, Henry Clay Women’s Club, Beverley Hockaday, Hopeful Baptist Church Men’s Bible
Class, Conde Hopkins, Kathy and Patrick Hopkins, Kathleen Hunter, Nancy Jacobsen. Jerusalem Baptist Church, Donna Johnson, Marion and Meade Jones, Amy Kay, I. Kenyon, Kiwanis Foundation of North Richmond, A.S. and W.B. Laurence, Leslie Layne, Eva Leftwich, Donna Lewis, Lynn Lordi in honor of all my friends at HOSC, Randal and Linda Lordi and grandchildren Megan, Jerry, Ian and Jacob in honor of our mother
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Church, Barbara Myers, Teresa Nelson, Barbara and Wayne Nicely, Karen Nicely, Kathleen Noel Sunday School Class, Old Dominion Woman’s Club, G.E. Paine Electric Co. Inc., James Palmer, Nancy Parrish in honor of my parents Hazel and Melvin Bagby, Patrich Henry High School faculty, staff and administration, Patricia Perrin. Anna and Arthur Piekett, Laura Ploof, Ruby Powers, Presbyterian Women of Kings Chapel, Terry Raney, Richmond East Lodge #1047, Richmond Virginia Chapter HOG Quilt Raffle, Mary Robinson, Peyton Roden, Clare Lindsay Ryland, David and Laura Savage, Patricia Schwartz, Shady Grove United Methodist Church Friendship Mizpah Class, Shady Grove United Methodist Men.
Frank Shelton, Linda Simon, Elizabeth Sleeman, Sleep Disorders Center of Virginia, Edward Southard Jr. Betty D. Stanley, Carson and Betty Stanley, Georgia Lee Stephens, Kathryn Stephens, P.K. Stills, Gwendolyn Strane, Martha Taylor, Edna Thompson, Virginia Tilton, Carmen and Edward Todd in loving honor of the Rev. Dr. E. Allen Coffey. John and Lynn Tucker, Unity of Richmond, Dan Wade, E.G. Wade Jr., Walnut Grove Baptist Church Friends Sunday School Class, Tricia Whitehorne, George Williams, Anne Wiltshire, and Carolyn and Lesley Wright. If you would like to contribute to the Hanover Christmas Mother, send donations to P.O. Box 39, Doswell VA 23047.
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But the legislative process has been paralyzed, not just slowed down. While an overwhelming majority of Americans might want a particular bill pushed through the Congress, one senator might see fit to run afoul of the national will. This state of affairs is clearly preposterous. The Founding Fathers sought to protect minority rights by giving certain powers to those in Congress in the minority, not to protect the pocketbooks of select congressmen and women. No American, save the particular congressman and his corporate friends, benefits from the polarization that has become a permanent feature of our U.S. Congress. I hope that as my senators, Mark Warner and Jim Webb, will vote on your first day in Washington in 2011 to fix the Senate and get America working again. Daniel Carawan Richmond
The right way to obtain citizenship in the U.S. Our president was very disappointed that the “Dream Act� didn’t pass during the lame duck session of Congress. Many people that have been in our country illegally for many years are also disappointed. Many of these “Illegals� came to America
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UU honors Burton on Dean’s List Courtney Nicole Burton of Glen Allen was one of 475 students who were named to Union University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2010 semester. The Dean’s List includes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average on a four-point scale. Founded in 1823 and affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, Union University is located in Jackson.
as a child and subsequently have attended our schools, have taken advantage of our health care system, and have lived in American homes over these numerous years. These “Illegals� are saying that, since they have lived in America for all these years, they should automatically be declared American citizens. I’m sorry to have to report to these “Illegals� that this is not the way you attain citizenship in this country, unless you were born here. This is, however, what the “Dream Act� would do if it had passed. Our president is only disappointed because these “Illegals,� if they could vote, could mean a carload of votes for him in 2012. Nice try, Mr. President, but you will have to try some other underhanded way to get the votes you need. These “Illegals,� if they truly desire American citizenship, will have to attain it the correct way through the proper channels as outlined by the State Department. Immigrants, that have gone through this process and have received their citizenship, will tell you that it isn’t easy; but once the oath of allegiance is taken, you are not only a citizen “on paper,� but will also feel like a citizen in your heart with a great respect for our country and our Constitution. The defeat of the “Dream Act� was, therefore, a victory for these immigrants and all persons who were born in the United States. In other words: a victory for America! Gary Allen Colonial Heights