The first News Stand of March yields a plethora of articles on a number of subjects. One article of personal interest: The Washington Post’s piece about bloggers not being able to fill the gap left by the shrinking press corps. Who says?!
On a more serious note, the Post also reports on more bad news for the pro-abortion crowd — scientists have created another way to enable adult stem cells to emulate embryonic stem cells. It also reports on the Obama administration revoking the conscience clause for medical personnel of faith. This, most assuredly, is horrible, but expected, news. Lots of reading . . . time to delve into it!
Divisive Issues No Longer McDonnell’s First Words: Va. GOP Nominee for Governor Goes Centrist (Washington Post)
Deeds, Moran Take Different Routes in Va. Race (Washington Post)
General Assembly adjourns; Kaine says stimulus saved 7,100 state jobs (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Va.’s $77B budget spared major cuts, Assembly adjourns (Norfolk Virginian-Pilot)
Lawmakers Approve Revisions to 2-Year Budget (Washington Post)
Legislators Split On Budget (Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)
Local lawmakers say session was productive (Winchester Star)
Bloggers Can’t Fill the Gap Left by Shrinking Press Corps (Washington Post)
Goodlatte Endorses Brownlee (Washington Post Voices blog)
Researchers Find Safer Way to Produce Stem Cell Alternative (Washington Post)
Health Workers’ ‘Conscience’ Rule Set to Be Voided (Washington Post)
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[...] Hopefully, you’ve perused the March 3 News Stand. In it, I bring to readers’ attention an article by The Washington Post’s Marc Fisher who laments that economic downsizing has led to a reduction in media coverage of state government in Richmond and Annapolis. Among the Mainstream Media, he notes, several newspapers have reduced the number of reporters at the capitols, about half as many in Virginia as there used to be, and that only one Virginia television station still maintains a bureau in capitol square. Alas, he maintains, despite the explosion of new media —blogs in particular — it isn’t enough to fill the gaps left by the reduction of full-time journalists. [...]