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What we don’t know: Nobody else locally surveys their police officers about their jobs
It came to everybody’s attention earlier this month that the local government in Albemarle County conducts a biennial survey of its employees to try to identify areas where the various department heads can work to make internal improvements.
Waynesboro: Death investigation leads to increased police presence on Ivanhoe Avenue
Not a lot of details here, but Waynesboro Police are on the scene at a residence in the 600 block of Ivanhoe Avenue on the east side of the city for a death investigation.
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Maybe people in New York voted for the socialists because they like them?
One thing the pundits don’t seem to get with the story about the New York congressional primaries – we’re talking about people who had to win actual elections here.
AccuWeather forecast: Temperatures nearing 100 degrees for a stretch next week
Starting this coming Wednesday, those of us in the Shenandoah Valley get four days in the temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun range.
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Harrisonburg Turks have TA alum as coach, and even stronger Spotswood ties
Tyler Bocock, the rookie head coach of the Harrisonburg Turks, is part of a long line of college baseball players to come out of Turner Ashby High School.
Roaring Twenties MLB pitcher Carl Yowell, the pride of Madison County
There was only Major League Baseball player born in the small town of Madison, Virginia, according to baseballreference.com.
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UVA Swimming: Walsh, Curtis set national records at meet in Rome
UVA Swimming alum Gretchen Walsh set a world record in the 50m freestyle while competing at the Sette Colli Trophy, a three-day international meet held June 26-28 in Rome.
‘Chemical Capital of the South’: Greed, lies, lack of oversight led to the Kepone disaster in 1975
The Kepone disaster should never fade into history. Its story needs to be illuminated so we never forget how greed, lies, and lack of oversight can poison people and the environment.
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