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Its time for a Declaration of Energy Independence

| Posted in Opinion Editorials

America's discussion of energy policy is dominated by sky-high gas prices, and rightly so. But in this discussion the national security implications of high energy costs often go unmentioned. Exploding gas prices not only take an ever-larger bite ou

Painting by Forsyth student will hang in U.S. Capitol for a year

| Posted in Virginia Foxx in the News

Emily Raines, a rising junior at Forsyth Country Day School, is the 5th District winner of the U.S. Congressional Art Show. Her painting will hang on the wall of the U.S. Capitol for a year, along with works by other winning artists from across the countr

ASU Student Accepted into Naval Academy

| Posted in Virginia Foxx in the News

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx has appointed a 2007 graduate of Watauga High School and current Appalachian State student to the United States Naval Academy.

Build Border Fence Now, GOP Lawmakers Say

| Posted in Virginia Foxx in the News

A group of North Carolina and Virginia Republican congressmen put pressure on House Democratic leaders Tuesday to fast track funding for a fence along the Mexican border.

Why are gas prices high?

| Posted in Top Story

.floatLeft{float: left;} .floatRight{float: right; Why are gas prices high? How Congress can take on high gas and food prices  Over the past 15 months gas prices in North Carolina have steadily risen to above $3.50.  That’s up more than $1.30 since early 2007.  Many hard-working North Carolinians with bills to pay are cutting back in other areas as the…

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