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Virginia as key player in global market furthered with expansion of 16 more companies

Rebecca Barnabi
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Sam Ben-Meir: We already have effective socialized medicine; now universalize it

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Two inmates, one visitor indicted for drug-related incidents at Virginia correctional center

Crystal Graham
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Healthgrades research ranks Augusta Health No. 3 in Virginia for joint replacement surgeries

Rebecca Barnabi
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Tracy Pyles: How the sausage is made in Augusta County

Tracy Pyles
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Black American history: Reflections on the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rebecca Barnabi
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Local, Virginia

Norfolk man arrested for New Year’s Eve shooting at Parlays 2 club in Virginia Beach

Crystal Graham
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Local, Virginia

Franklin County: Charges pending in two-vehicle crash that claimed life of Virginia woman

Crystal Graham
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Virginia man sentenced to four years in prison for shooting at barking dog

Crystal Graham
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Greg Thrasher: The culture of Negrophobia in America

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