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Disgruntled
postal workers need not apply at the House
of Delegates’ post office. The employees there deliver service
with a smile. [By Chad Bernard]
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The
pitter-patter of children’s feet and the clomping of dress shoes
and high heels often make for loud disruptive noise inside the
Virginia State Capitol.
But
for Billy O. Hill, General Assembly doorkeeper,
it is a pleasurable sound that gives him a job to do.
[By Sarah Hearney]
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EXTRA! Stories for: Friday, March 10, 2000
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BREAKING
NEWS
The General Assembly is
winding up its first
session under Republican control with a record in some ways predictable
– and in other ways a complete surprise. [By Tracey Wainwright, as
published on Stateline.org]
ENTERPRISE
STORIES
Sen. William Wampler wants
to lure high-tech jobs to Southwest Virginia,
where unemployment is high but many residents lack computer skills.
[By Tom Netherland]
Delegate
Jay W. DeBoer
says the state, with help from localities, should improve
programs for mentally ill and mentally disabled Virginians. [By
Sarah Hearney]
The Hampton Roads Transit
wants to run sleek express motor coaches, equipped
for cell phones and computers, between Williamsburg and downtown
Norfolk. [By Sylvia Moore]
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