Delle Beganie
Wondering who will benefit from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008? At first glance, a working student seems to meet the requirements and should receive the anticipated $600 for individual taxpayers:
1) Earn at least $3,000 in 2007
2) File a 1040 or 1040A for 2007
But many working students are finding out that they will NOT [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 24, 2008
Tax rebate unfair to students?
March 17, 2008
Alumni on the air at college station
Delle Beganie
Although VCU alumni Jon Carpenter and Mike Liedtke may have graduated years ago, they’re not quite ready to leave behind their weekly college radio show.
The self-proclaimed ‘old guys’ of the station, started a radio program called “After Dark” on WVCW as juniors. Seven years later, both have since gone on to professional jobs, but still [...]
March 16, 2008
Investments help fuel genocide, delegate says
By Julia Linden
Capital News Service
Shannon Valentine’s life suddenly changed when high school students approached the state legislator from Lynchburg, voicing their concern about American investments helping fuel genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Valentine, a Democrat, decided to introduce legislation that human rights activists believe could help bring an end to a genocide that has [...]
March 15, 2008
Resolved, to celebrate their lives
During their 2008 session, legislators passed 160 House resolutions and 91 Senate resolutions “celebrating the lives” of people who had passed away. Some of the resolutions recognized the same person – so in all, 231 people were honored. Here is a sample.
Honoree: William Baldwin Bynum
Achievement: An educator and coach at Broadwater Academy in Exmore for [...]
March 15, 2008
A Postal Worker Who Delivered More Than Mail
By Bethany Emerson
Capital News Service
Before adjourning Thursday, the 2008 General Assembly put a spotlight on payday loans, mental health issues and 231 exceptional lives.
Legislators passed resolutions commemorating Virginians who made significant contributions to their communities – from chemists to cattle breeders, artists to students. The honorees were everyday heroes whose lives had a lasting impact.
One hero [...]
March 9, 2008
Retirement funds linked to Darfur genocide
By Julia Linden
Capital News Service
The General Assembly doesn’t usually delve into international issues, but the Virginia Senate recently did: It passed legislation requiring the Virginia Retirement System to sell off its investments in companies whose business practices, according to human rights activists, support the genocide in Darfur.
However, a committee in the House of Delegates proceeded [...]
March 9, 2008
$51 million invested in 10 ‘worst offenders’
The Virginia Retirement System owns stock in 10 companies that the Sudan Divestment Task Force considers the “worst offenders” for indirectly supporting the genocide in Darfur. Here are the companies and how much VRS has invested in them as of Nov. 30:
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (oil company, China): $24.3 million
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation [...]
