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I was in a convenience store the other day and the clerk looked into her drawer with puzzlement. “What’s this?” she asked as she pulled out three large coins. I recognized them immediately from my coin-collecting days as a kid: ...
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Chesterfield clerk sues chief judge
Things must be a little prickly in the Chesterfield County Courthouse. Judy L. Worthington, clerk of circuit court, has filed a petition for a writ of prohibition and a writ of mandamus against Chief Judge Michael C. Allen over the ...
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Read More »Chesterfield clerk sues chief judge
Things must be a little prickly in the Chesterfield County Courthouse. Judy L. Worthington, clerk of circuit court, has filed a petition for a writ of prohibition and a writ of mandamus against Chief Judge Michael C. Allen over the ...
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Read More »Patent lawyer Muldoon to challenge Bolling
Patrick C. Muldoon, who live in Giles County and practices patent law in Washington, DC, has launched an uphill battle for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. The Roanoke Times points out the incumbent, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling already has strong party support ...
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Read More »Patent lawyer Muldoon to challenge Bolling
Patrick C. Muldoon, who live in Giles County and practices patent law in Washington, DC, has launched an uphill battle for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor. The Roanoke Times points out the incumbent, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling already has strong party support ...
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Read More »The election really did end last month
A federal judge said Monday he probably won’t order Virginia election officials to count late absentee ballots from overseas military personnel but wants a solution before the next election. The Associated Press reports U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams has ...
Read More »Congressman gets five days for DUI, will appeal
Alexandria General District Judge Becky J. Moore yesterday imposed a five-day jail sentence for Rep. Vito Fossella, R-N.Y., for his Virginia DUI conviction. The Washington Post reports the congressman has noted an appeal.
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Read More »Mike Pace’s very good month
Roanoke lawyer Mike Pace, the managing partner at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, has had a very good month. According to a press release from his firm, Pace (right) was awarded a double whammy of good in November. Washington and ...
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Read More »Mike Pace’s very good month
Roanoke lawyer Mike Pace, the managing partner at Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, has had a very good month. According to a press release from his firm, Pace (right) was awarded a double whammy of good in November. Washington and ...
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Read More »Neo-Nazi a threat to Obama?
Arguing that Roanoke white supremacist William A. White belongs behind bars, a federal prosecutor today raised the suggestion that White posed a threat to President-elect Barack Obama. In a Chicago courtroom across the street from the Obama presidential transition office, ...
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