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AUDIO: Liberty University, Commonwealth of Va. argue health insurance law at Court of Appeals
On Tuesday, May 10, Mathew D. Staver, Dean and Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law and Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel, presented the first oral argument at the federal court of appeals in the case Liberty University v. Geithner, which took place at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia.
A Lynchburg Times investigation: Bedford Secrets
A report commissioned by the Bedford Public Service Authority (BCPSA) found that Bedford County could see millions of dollars in long term savings with the creation of a water line from Smith Mountain Lake to Forest. Upon hearing the Preliminary Engineering Report’s (PER) findings, the county board of supervisors requested that the BCPSA delay the study’s release, citing long term consequences for the county.
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(VIDEO) Is Google+ a facebook killer? All about plus.
July 6, 2011
By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times Vancouver business and technology expert Daniel Bui and Former Front Royal, Va. Vice Mayor Bret Hrbek joined me for a discussion about whether Google+ is a facebook killer or just a shot across the [...]
Give me a break. Of course HuffPost.com beat NYTimes.com.
June 11, 2011
By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times dan@lynchburgtimes.com The Huffington Post beat The New York Times in unique web visitors in May. There. I said it. The Drudge Report has linked to a Politico story about a bit of a Twitter-tiff [...]

Newman: Route 29 Western Bypass on the road to reality
June 9, 2011
By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times State Senator Stephen D. Newman said today he strongly supports Wednesday’s decision by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors to end their opposition to the proposed Route 29 Bypass around the City of Charlottesville. [...]

(VIDEO) Lynchburg Chamber & CVI unify, form industrial council
May 20, 2011
By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times The Lynchburg Regional Chamber announced today that Central Virginia Industries would merge into the Chamber, forming a new Central Virginia Industries Council. The new division would continue the CVI’s 66 year history of supporting [...]

Buying a boat? The naked truth about extended warranties
May 18, 2011
“Do I need an extended warranty?” asked the caller to the Boat Owners Association of The United States’ (BoatUS) Consumer Protection Bureau. It was one of dozens of similar phone calls the organization gets each spring from harried boat buyers [...]

Leonard Buildings & Truck Accessories Rustburg grand opening May 7
May 4, 2011
Leonard Buildings & Truck Accessories announced the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for their relocated store in Rustburg, Virginia. Leonard Buildings and Truck Accessories relocated their store to 12236 Wards Rd., in early 2011. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held [...]

McDermott: I just want a scale, okay?
April 29, 2011
By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times Okay, so I am in Wally World a national big box retail store to buy a cheap imported Chinese-made bathroom scale. You used to just go buy a scale. Remember? Maybe number dial versus [...]

(AUDIO) Future interchange a big boost to Lynchburg economy
April 23, 2011
By Dan McDermott The Lynchburg Times Decades in the making, a new interchange connecting Odd Fellows Rd. with U.S. 460/29 got the green light from Gov. Bob McDonnell Wednesday. The result could be an easing of congestion on Wards Rd. [...]