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"Clifton Alexander "Chip" Woodrum III (July 23, 1938 - February 19, 2013) was a Virginia lawyer and politician. Early and family life Born in Washington, D.C.to Clifton A. Woodrum Jr. and his wife the former Margaret Troy Lanier, Woodrum lost his lawyer father on Christmas, 1959, but nonetheless graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1961. Continuing the family tradition, he received his law degree from University of Virginia Law School in 1964. His great-grandfather was Roanoke's first elected Commonwealth's attorney. His grandfather Clifton A. Woodrum served in the United States House of Representatives. Chip Woodrum married Emily Clyde Abbitt (daughter of Meredith Webb Abbitt and Catherine Clyde Moore) on August 10, 1963 in Newport News, Virginia. Career As had three previous generations of his family, Woodrum practiced law in Roanoke, Virginia. He was also active in various bar associations, the Roanoke Chamber of Commerce and the United Way. Woodrum also served on the board of directors of the Legal Aid Society of Roanoke from 1967 until 1976 and had also served as the organization's vice-president. His political career began in the Roanoke City Young Democrat Club in 1960, as the city bucked Massive Resistance advocated by the Byrd Organization. First elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1979, Woodrum served (part-time) from 1980 until 2003.Votersmart.org-Clifton Alexander Woodrum He served on the State Crime Commission beginning in 1982 and became its chair. He also served on the State Water Commission beginning in 1981. In the General Assembly, Delegate Woodrum served on the Courts of Justice committee and the Appropriations and Corporations, Banking and Insurance committees, among others. He modernized Virginia's Freedom of Information Act in the 1990s, and also helped construct programs to rehabilitate offenders, as well as to enable low income Virginians to attend college.Roanoke bar memorial resolution available at http://www.roanokebar.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Woodrum- Clifton-A.-III.pdf Woodrum initially served alongside fellow Democrat Vic Thomas. In 1979 they handily defeated Republicans Elizabeth T. Bowles and Mary Brooks, and in 1981 they significantly defeated Independent Zaman K. McManaway.http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/candidates/search/name:woodrum His district, which comprised parts of the City of Roanoke as well as the County of Roanoke, was initially numbered the 7th Virginia district, but briefly became the 6th district in 1982 (comprising only the City of Roanoke). Further redistricting required by a judicial decision mandating single member districts again combined parts of the city and county, and renumbered it as the 16th district from 1983 until 2001. He often faced no opponent when re- elected, but soundly defeated Republican Newell R. Falkinburg in 1995 and Independent A.R. Sadjadi in 1999. After the Republican party took control of the House of Delegates in 2000, he lost his seat on the Appropriations committee and was redistricted into the same district as his ally, former majority leader Richard Cranwell (who retired, so Woodrum faced no challenger in the primary nor general election). During his last term, until Woodrum declined to seek re-election, the district was numbered the 11th.http://dela.state.va.us/dela/Membios.nsf/HSearch/?SearchView&Query;=woodrum&SearchMax;=&SearchOrder;=4 After winning a primary contest against B.M. Shepard, lawyer Onzlee Ware succeeded him as that Roanoke district's delegate.http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/year_from:2001/year_to:2007/office_id:8/district_id:27314 The erudite and witty Woodrum then was appointed to the board of trustees of the Library of Virginia, where he served beginning in 2004 and as chair in 2011 and 2012.https://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/broadside/2013-Spring.pdf Death and legacy Woodrum died in Florida, where he normally spent winters. Notes 1938 births 2013 deaths People from Washington, D.C. Politicians from Roanoke, Virginia University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni University of Virginia School of Law alumni Virginia lawyers Virginia Democrats Members of the Virginia House of Delegates "
"Lee’Mon is a controversial indie pop artist/band from Albury-Wodonga on the NSW-VIC border in Australia. There is some mystery surrounding the group, their makeup and their members. Their music has been described as adventurous, mysterious and intriguing. They cite Grace Jones, Elvis Presley and David Bowie as their main musical influences. The group's front man ‘Liam Willoughby’ cited the reasons for this ambiguousness as responding to the over availability of information explaining that "There’s no generic bio saying ‘we grew up here ‘ or ‘we went to that school there’, its purely art. Like us or hate us, people's opinions of us are based on the music and that's the way it should be!" Lee’Mon first appeared on triple J ’s Home & Hosed program In October of 2011, with a song called ‘One Man in the Woods.’, which received national recognition. The song had been described as "fluid & sophisticated" but it was most notable for its unique sound, being described as "a really interesting song mixing a lot of different instruments together." in 2012 Lee’Mon received an honourable mention in the international "Unsigned Only" songwriting competition alongside Melbourne's Skipping Girl Vinegar & Ballarat's Hunting Grounds, they were also a semi-finalist in the International Songwriting Competition. In that same year Lee’Mon began working on their first record with prominent Melbourne based producer Paul ‘Woody’ Annison (Children Collide, Hunting Grounds). By mid-2012 Lee’Mon had released their first single ‘Albury’ through Melbourne indie Label ‘redcatsounds’ (The Living End, Hunting Grounds, Young Revelry & Daniel Lee Kendall.) and MGM Distribution. The song described as "Moody" was accompanied by a rather sinister video which received wide attention and featured in several film festivals around the world including the ITSA Film Festival in California, the BBC Music Video Festival in the UK, the Blue Mountains Film Festival in Sydney and in 2013 was a finalist in the music video category of the International Songwriting Competition. In November 2013 ‘Albury’ ran 3rd in the Australian Independent Music Awards, Video category. It was also broadcast on National Television in Australia including the ABC TV program Rage. The video did not feature any of the band members which further increased the mystery surrounding the group. The song received national and international airplay, but the single was most noted for Liam's strong Australian accent which divided many opinions. In March 2013 Lee'Mon released the second single "Genetics". The song was described as "great songwriting and extremely catchy". It was also described as "something different to what is being thrown up by most musicians at the moment". Genetics received airplay from various Radio Stations and was debuted nationally in Australia by Richard Kingsmill on triple J in March 2013. The accompanying video clip for "Genetics" was premiered by Groupie Magazine. and made its national television debut in Australia on the ABC's Rage program. In May 2013, Lee’Mon released the 3rd official single "Albert Adam & Eve" a song inspired by Albert II, the first monkey in Space. The song was described as "something cool with layers of spacey, harmony-heavy pop showing off Lee'Mon's knack for quirky and inventive songwriting." and "The lyrics are off the wall, but they’re anchored beautifully by strings and bells and a dirtied-up Rhodes piano. The track’s Lee’Mon’s third offering, and it shows us that while he might have grown up, he hasn’t grown any more mainstream!" ReferencesExternal links Lee'Mon on itunes * Lee'Mon on BigPond * Lee’Mon Facebook * Lee’Mon Twitter * Lee’Mon on Amrap * Lee’Mon on RedCat Sounds * Lee’Mon "Albury" Official Video * Lee’Mon "Genetics" Official Video * Lee’Mon "Genetics" Premiere on Groupie Magazine * Lee’Mon interview on Aussie Playlist Australian singer- songwriters Australian indie pop musicians Australian male singers Australian male singer-songwriters "
"Progressive Valdostan Union may refer to: *Progressive Valdostan Union, a political party active between 1973 and 1984. *Progressive Valdostan Union, a political party founded in 2013. "