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General Assembly Legislative Report
Area legislators reported on the 2017 Session of the Virginia General Assembly. This was the biennial “short” session when the focus is normally on amending Virginia’s two-year budget. Because revenues...
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Visioning for the Future of Rio+29
Albemarle County Supervisors Brad Sheffield and Diantha McKeel speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. Albemarle County is actively working to transform the Route 29/Rio Road area, work that...
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Lieutenant Governor Candidates Forum
Candidates for Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax (D) and Jill Holtzman (R) discuss issues facing Virginians in the 2017 election. Justin Fairfax (D) (Left) and Jill Holtzman (R) speaking at...
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Virginia House of Delegates 25th and 58th Districts Candidates Forum
Candidates for the contested House of Delegates seats representing Albemarle and Charlottesville shared their positions and responded to questions from the audience. Candidates speaking at the Senior...
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Candidates Forum: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors & Albemarle County...
Candidates for contested Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and School Board seats shared their views and responded to questions from the audience at this Senior Statesmen of Virginia sponsored...
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Key Economic Policy Issues: A Guide for Investors and Voters
Sargen speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. Nicholas Sargen talks about the Republican proposal for corporate and personal tax cuts which is estimated to add $1.5 trillion to the US...
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Mediation in Central Virginia
Richard Balnave, (left) Edward Lowry and Robyn Jackson speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. Edward B. Lowry, Richard D. Balnave and Robyn Jackson talk about the mediation process and how...
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Introducing Our Local Commonwealth’s Attorneys
Commonwealth Attorneys Robert Tracci (left) and Joe Platania speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. “Commonwealth’s Attorney” is Virginia the term for “prosecutor”, the district attorney...
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Becoming an Age-Friendly Community
Representatives of the Charlottesville Area Alliance discuss the mission and vision of the Alliance, to be the most age-friendly community in the country. The panel speaking at the Senior Center in...
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Criminal Justice Reform
Pat Nolan speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. When violent-crime rates spiked in the 1980s and early 1990s, the response of most states and the federal government was to toughen criminal...
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The Focused Ultrasound Foundation
Focused Ultrasound is an early-stage, non-invasive therapeutic technology that could transform the treatment of many medical disorders by serving as an alternative to surgery and radiation. Jessica...
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Virginia General Assembly Legislative Report
The 2018 Session was very different from other recent Sessions. Topics include the impact of the 2016 Presidential election of Donald Trump on the 2017 legislative elections, in which Democrats came...
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Immigration
Some of the most contentious and significant issues facing the United States today involve immigration. It’s not just, or even primarily, about the “dreamers” (undocumented people who were brought here...
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Fifth Congressional District Candidates Forum
Leslie Cockburn (D) speaking at the Senior Center in Charlottesville. The program was moderated by Preston Bryant. The 5th Congressional District candidates forum is a biennial SSV event. Both...
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Likely Effects of the 2017 Federal Tax Law Changes
George Yin The 2017 federal tax law changes were controversial from the beginning. The bill was essentially written in secret, without the benefit of public hearings, and opponents, though they hadn’t...
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The Coming Retirement Crisis
Richard DeMong Can we count on Social Security? Did Baby Boomers save enough? What about Gen X and the Millennials? What is the future of 401(k)s, IRAs, mRAs? Will retirees have sufficient funds for...
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Four Important Political Trends That Haven’t Received the Notice They Deserve
Terry Cooper speaking at The Center in Charlottesville Senior Statesmen Vice President and Program Chair, Terry Cooper, talked about several trends in politics that have gone largely unnoticed. Mr...
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SSV: Albemarle Forward: How Our Schools Will Make a Difference
Kate Acuff speaking at The Center in Charlottesville. Albemarle Schools are ranked #3 in the state but continue to have significant disparities in achievement and discipline. Although Albemarle County...
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SSV: Affordable Housing. Does it exist and how do you find it?
Sunshine Mathon (left) and Stacy Pethia speaking at The Center in Charlottesville. What are the roles of the City and County in the growth of affordable housing? Does location matter? “Rural vs....
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SSV: Cybersecurity: Making Cyberspace Open, Interoperable, Secure and Reliable
Thomas A. Dukes, Jr. speaking at The Center in Charlottesville. What are the major cyber security threats and challenges facing us in 2019 and beyond? What are the Federal Government’s primary roles...
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