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November 03, 2023

National News

Unprecedented money flowing in Virginia legislative races; latest reports show Democrats with edge

Newly filed finance disclosures show Virginia legislative candidates raised $46 million over about four weeks in the month of October.

apnews.com/article/virginia-election-campaign-finances-youngkin-general-assembly-e6e656d049cb8b8b7f8b00dee2c5f4d7

Blinken presses for pause in Gaza fighting on visit to Israel amid fears war could widen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israel’s prime minister to press American calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Gaza. The visit Friday came as fears grew that the conflict could widen, with Israel warning that it was on high alert for attacks on its border with Lebanon.

apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-3-2023-94d5d0b58bc10a14be6ac191060e47e1

My Talk with Tom Bonier About Polls, The Red Wave That Never Came, and Where We Are Now

Watch now (63 mins) | Great discussion last night. Enjoy all.

www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/my-talk-with-tom-bonier-about-polls?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

State News:

Tennessee Legislature releases schedule for hearings on rejecting federal education money – Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee's special committee to study the potential rejection of $1.8 billion in federal education dollars will meet five times starting Monday.

tennesseelookout.com/briefs/tennessee-legislature-releases-schedule-for-hearings-on-rejecting-federal-education-money

Local News:

Athens City School Board of Education will hold an open forum on Monday, November 6th and Tuesday, November 7th beginning at 3:00 P.M. each of those days. The purpose of these meetings is to conduct interviews for the Director of Schools. The interviews will be open to the public . Each interview will consist of questions comprised of the Board and Athens City School staff. They will not allow questions to be asked from the public during the meeting

The Arts:

Seniors:

Maggie Smith and the belated lure of the much older woman

And what I’ve learnt from interviewing women north of 80

open.substack.com/pub/theshiftwithsambaker/p/maggie-smith-and-the-belated-lure?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Coalition Calendar: Nov.

Click on the calendar for more information

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