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Burton: SML water release agreement fair
By MORRIS STEPHENSON - Staff Writer
"We all have to share in the pain of dealing with drought conditions," said Ward Burton, head of the Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation.
Burton, an outspoken supporter and practitioner of conservation, was referring to American Electric Power's schedule for releasing water during drought conditions from its Smith Mountain Dam project.
The Halifax County resident said he favors a recent agreement reached by AEP, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
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Goode: Fifth District race targeted by Democrats
By JOEL TURNER - Staff Writer
Congressman Virgil H. Goode Jr. said his race against Democrat Tom Perriello is gaining national attention, with thousands of dollars in out-of-state campaign donations for Perriello, because national Democratic Party leaders have targeted him for defeat.
"I'm at the top of their (Democrats') list. They want me out," said Goode, a six-term incumbent Republican from Rocky Mount.
Goode said the Democrats want to oust him in the November election because they know that he won't support their programs and proposals for tax increases.
Goode said that Perriello, his opponent, and Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for president, are on the same page for raising taxes.
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