Two incumbents are vying for re-election Nov. 4 to the Gordonsville Town Council.

Simple folk know that Hormel, the food-processing biggie, offers a line of canned chili, some varieties of which are composed of spicy beans, but no meat. Isn’t that an apt description of Sarah Palin’s address to the Republican convention?

Ever since the collapse of Athenian democracy following the Peloponnesian War, tyrants have scorned democracy and sneered contemptuously at the people “You can’t handle freedom.”

I have been voting for more than 40 years, but this is the election of my lifetime.

The campaign of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama announced Friday that it is opening its second campaign office in Charlottesville.

DANVILLE – U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. and challenger Tom Perriello clashed Wednesday evening in the second debate of the campaign, quarrelling about economic development, congressional earmarks and oil drilling.

Republican John McCain’s selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate was a “brilliant” pick, according to two University of Virginia political scientists.

As a citizen I have contacted Congressman Goode’s office on several occasions regarding many issues, and have always received a quick and respectful response.

On Saturday, July 19th, the Daily Progress traveled to Clarksville in Southside Virginia during the annual Virginia Lake Festival. 5th District incumbent Virgil Goode was interviewed during a break from talking to constituents walking between the street vendors on Virginia Ave.

On Sunday, July 20th, The Daily Progress traveled to the Crystal Cathedral in Buckingham County. 5th District Congressional candidate Tom Perriello running against incumbent Virgil Goode spoke to the congregation about his relationship with god, his travels to war torn countries, and the current troubling economic conditions.

U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., a Republican and six-term incumbent, has placed the nation’s energy policy — and gas prices, in particular — at the centerpiece of his re-election campaign against challenger Democrat Tom Perriello.

Tom Perriello decided to run for Congress after returning last summer from a trip to Afghanistan on behalf of the Century Foundation, a nonprofit think tank headquartered in New York.

Former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner will swing through Charlottesville on Saturday morning as part of his campaign to replace retiring U.S. Sen. John W. Warner.

The two candidates vying for the 5th congressional district seat faced off Wednesday in a vinegary quasi-debate, the first of the campaign season.

Senate candidate and former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner is scheduled to deliver the Tuesday night keynote address at this year’s Democratic National Convention—the same role that launched Barack Obama to national prominence four years ago.