2008 Poetry Contest Winners

The following are overall winners of the 2008 Pamunkey Regional Library Poetry Contest:

• Adult-"Washing up" by William A. Palmer - West Point Branch Library
• High School-"The Richest Bunch in Town" by Annie Slater - Montpelier Branch Library
• Middle School-"Spirit Free" by Tiara Johnson - Goochland Branch Library
• 3rd-5th Grade -" My Best Friends" by Tony Holmes - King & Queen Branch Library
• Kindergarten-2nd Grade-"Springtime" by Samantha Anderson - Montpelier Branch Library

Read the winning poems.

Virginia Senate streaming video link

Starting today, Wednesday January 9, you can watch Virginia's Senate proceedings live on the General Assembly's web site at http://legis.state.va.us/. You can either hear or view the 2008 Senate session. The video option has a limited number of streams available, so this service is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Microsoft Media Player version 9.0 or above is required. Both services are free and no passwords are needed.

To access the 2008 proceedings:
1. Go to the GA web site: http://legis.state.va.us/.

2. Highlight "Senate" - located on the menu on left hand side of the website.

3. In the drop-down menu that appears, click "View the Senate Session"

4. On the next page, click "Session Audio" to hear the session or click "View Session" to view the session.