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The Contemporary Conservative: Reid Asks Republicans for Weekend Off, Has Big Easy Fundraiser to Get To - The Note

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:18:00 -0500

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From ABCNews: Lawmakers worked all last weekend on Democrats' health reform bill and they worked the Saturday before Thanksgiving and all signs indicated they would work this coming weekend too....But Reid, who wants to get a healthcare bill finished by Christmas, urged Republicans on the Senate floor to forego a' [...]

Food for Thought: Tasty Pastry downtown

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:42:00 -0500

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As I wondered about the origins of the name of Aurora, one of downtown’s best-kept and perhaps strangest culinary secrets, my Russian friends give me a clue. The Aurora was a Russian cruiser ship that played a role in the 1917 October Revolution, a key moment [...]

North Richmond News: Tons of vacant housing on 2nd Avenue

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:12:18 -0500

Richmond Slumlord Watch has a post up detailing some of the vacancies on the 3100, 3300, and 3400 block of 2nd Avenue. They count as many as 20 vacant buildings or empty lots — almost 50% of the available parcels!

Go checkout the post, along with pictures and details [...]

Modern Atelier: Big News & Big Show!

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:04:00 -0500

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First: The BIG news! Tomorrow marks the official launch of my bath and body line! The first batch is limited edition and won't go up on the website until Sunday/Monday, provided there are any left. You can get yours (and some for your bestie's stocking, too) at the Handmade Holiday' [...]

Rambling along in life...: You ever wonder....

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:49:00 -0500

... who reads your blog? I do! So tell me... Are you a regular here? Do you just drive by from time to time? Are you a stalker? Why do you come by and what brought you here in the first place? I was thinking about all this today and [...]

Karmic-Dragonfly: Home Sick, Date, Tree

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:28:59 -0500

So, I came home early from work yesterday -- I did not feel well! I think I caught the cold that C had -- the symptoms are the same -- a cold that just makes you feel lousy -- no other symptoms!

So, I rested...and by the evening, I [...]

Richmond Park Church: Who sent the first CHRISTMAS CARD?

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:34:00 -0500

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Who sent the first CHRISTMAS CARD?

Greeting cards were not new. Since Aloys Senefelder perfected lithography in 1796, merchants would send their customers best wishes for the new year. But in 1843 Henry Cole commissioned an artist friend to design the first Christmas card as a way of [...]

The Contemporary Conservative: Seriously? Congress doesn't have more important things on their plate right now.

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:23:00 -0500

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I love football but seriously, Congressional bill for a NCAA Division I Football payoff, Come On. From the AP: House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion, over the objections of some lawmakers who said Congress has [...]

Sports blog on myTimesDispatch.com: UR out to break losing streak vs. VCU

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:06:00 -0500

The University of Richmond carries a five-game losing streak vs. VCU heading into Saturday night’s basketball game at the Siegel Center.
The Spiders lost 77-76 last December at the Robins Center, and weren’t closer that eight points in any of the previous four meetings. In the [...]

Sports blog on myTimesDispatch.com: UR football recruits shine

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:56:00 -0500

Five of the University of Richmond’s 14 oral commitments in football are from the Richmond area. Each, evidently, had a very nice senior season because they made all-district (league) teams.
Rashad Winston (DL, Highland Springs), DeShawn Holmes (DB, Highland Springs), Jerel Harrison (WR, Varina) and DreQuan [...]