The following are the Virginia Organizing Projects News Clips from 2008

• Help With Bad Credit.blogspot, Examining the subprime-lending crisis 12/31/08
• The Daily Progress, Helping the Next Generation 12-28-08
• hburgnews.com, 10 Moments of Possibility 12/21/08
• The Tax Justice Digest, Virginia Governor’s Budget Plan Only Partly Hits the Mark 12-19-08
• Augusta Free Press podcast, Advice on how to deal with the state budget shortfall 12/16/08
• Rocktownthe documentary.blogspot, Rocktown coming to a city near you 12/15/08
• Staunton News Leader, Health care crisis must be resolved 11/24/08
• TradingMarkets.com, Event aims to inspire and unite leaders 11/23/08
• GoDanRiver.com, It didn’t stop on November 4 11/20/08
• The American Prospect, How Do We Keep Obama’s Youth Mobilized? 11/20/08
• WHSV.com, [VOP] Health Care Forum at Public Library 11/14/08
• dailypress.com, W & M students to protest banning of gay marriage 11/14/08
• inRich.com, People Get Boost, All-day Training Program 11/7/08
• Petersburg People’s News, Power Up Petersburg – Nov 22 11/6/08
• communityvaluesvote.blogspot, Community Values Vote 11/4/08
• The Huffington Post, Community Values Vote: Election Day From the Grassroots 11/3/08
• moleprogessive.blogspot.com, VIRGINIA FOCUS: Blogs, Obama, Energy and Agriculture, Groups and Events 10/31/08
• The Winchester Star, Finding new directions is goal of community forum 10/28/08
• The Winchester Star, Community groups find strength in numbers 10/28/08
• virtualization.sys-con.com, Report: Virginia has eighy-fold increase in voter registration at public assistance agencies after reforming procedures 10/27/08
• Augusta Free Press, Valley: Groups Seek Ruling Against 81-Widening 10/27/08
• Augusta Free Press, Valley: Groups seek ruling against I-81 widening 10/27/08
• A & S Online, Canvassing for Change 10/23/08
• Style, Defrauding the Voters 10/22/08
• prnewswire.com, Community Organizers Look Beyond Election Day 10/21/08
• luxuriouschoices.blogspot.com, Advocacy Training – Stop Workplace Discrimination 10/16/08
• Scoop Independent News, Voter Rolls Grow As States Help Poor Register 10/8/08
• southeastvirginia.blogspot.com, Health Care Forum a success in Martinsville 10/8/08
• Go Dan River.com, Group bringing compact fluorescent lights to Danville homeowners 10/2/08
• southeastvirginia.blogspot.com, The Virginia Organizing Project to hold Community meeting in Martinsville Oct. 7 10/2/08
• NBC 29 News, Study: Va. Healthcare Rates Outpace Salaries 9/30/08
• The Roanoke Times, Don’t diminish the 1,000 points of light 9/25/08
• Facing South, With voter registration deadlines looming, organizers step up efforts to add ex-felons to the rolls 9/17/08
• Daily Press, Fighting for the right to vote 9/16/08
• Daily Press, More felons want their vote back 9/16/08
• Comm-Org Papers, Making Change in Communities Today: Review of We Make Change 9/14/2008
• Martinsville Bulletin, Hold officials accountable 9/8/08
• Carmelized OpiNIONS blog, What is a Community Organizer, Anyhow? 9/6/08
• Better World Betty blog, Less than 50 days 9/6/08
• Clarke County Democrats blog, Clarke County Democrats support local housing goals 9/5/08
• communitychange.org, Joe Szakos on Air America (audio) 9/4/08
• Daily Press, More felons want their vote back 9/16/08
• The Huffington Post, Beyond the Clintons: The Real Unity Democrats (and Republicans) Need 8/26/08
• Nuevas Raices, Comisión de Inmigración del gobernador escuchó al público 8/16/08
• WVIR TV News (with video), Open Discussion about Charlottesville Health Care 8/14/08
• Richmond Times Dispatch (with video), Advocates Push for Affordable Insurance 8/8/08
• Public News Service, Patients Not Profits: Virginians Protest Against High Insurance Costs 7/25/08
• votehealthcare.org blog (with video), Virginia Organizing Project Protests Anthem’s Excessive Profits 7/25/08
• Lynchburg News Advance, VOP going door to door to talk to voters 7/18/08
• The Free Lance-Star, Nonpartisan group surveys people about political issues 7/11/08
• Go Dan River.com, Energy, health care and patriotism 7/11/08
• The Roanoke Times, Interns taking politics to the streets 7/10/08
• WDBJT Roanoke TV News, College students ask Virginia residents about community concerns 7/9/08
• Wellness.com, Coalition starts national campaign to push for U.S. system’s reform 7/9/08
• ABC 13 TV News, Restoring Felons’ Rights 7/8/08
• Richmond Times Dispatch, $40 million health-care effort launched today 7/8/08
• Go Dan River, “Volunteers Hit the Streets with Political Messages” 6/27/08
• New Journal and Guide, “Missing Voter Project” 6/25/08
• The Free Lance Star, “Gov. Kaine, don’t use any regressive user fee!” 6/25/08
• Daily Press, “Students Survey Va. Communities on Issues” 6/23/08
• TriCities, Associated Press, “Canvassers Guage Which Issues Matter Most to Rural Virginians” 6/23/08
• Martinsville Bulletin, “Project Aims at Getting Locals to Vote” 6/19/08
• InRich.com, “We don’t have to be afraid of it” 6/18/08
• The Spiral, “Felons for Obama” 6/17/08
• The Augusta Free Press, “Transportation-Funding Plan Going down the Wrong Path” 6/16/08
• InRich.com, “Universal Health Coverage Urged” 6/13/08
• TriCities, “Sustainable Development Group Forms In Abingdon, Va.” 6/13/08
• Daily Press, “Gov. Tim Kaine made the right call in an ambiguous case” 6/12/08
• Summer Interns Fight the Heat to Make a Difference 6/9/08
• Live Journal, “Civil Rights for Ex-Offenders: The Vote” 6/6/08
• The Richmond Voice, “VOP Advocates for Less Fortunate” 6/4/08
• Democracy Now TriCities, “Public Meeting on Dominion Coal Plant in Abingdon” 6/3/08
• Daily Press, “Nonprofit aims to increase voter registration, raise awareness of local issues” 6/1/08
• The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog, “VA: Voting Rights Elusive for People with Felony Convictions” 5/23/08
• C-Ville, ““VA: Voting Rights Elusive for People with Felony Convictions” 5/20/08