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– State News: Department of Health comments on pandemic declaration – Local News: Meeting in Riverheads area to discuss possible future fire station – Local News: Discount on SNP concessions for local residents
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– State News: Kaine issues executive order on environmental impact of state government – Local News: Public meeting on South River study on Thursday – Sports: Free tickets for Friday’s Waynesboro-Staunton game – Local News: Flag Day at Wilson Library – Event: Valley Pride July 26
Bach Festival opens this weekend
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The 17th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will spotlight the music of the two giants of the early 17th century – Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Bach is the namesake for the festival; 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death.
New plates imagine SNP
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Shenandoah National Park Trust is proud to announce the newest license plate available to Virginians. The colorful, eye-catching plate will raise funds that will be donated to Shenandoah National Park for priority projects that protect the treasured natural and historical resources of the Park and enhance visitors’ experiences there.
Erik Camayd-Freixas | What court ruling on identity theft means to migrants
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In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ignacio Flores-Figueroa, a Mexican migrant worker from Illinois convicted of identity theft in 2007. Like most migrant workers, Flores-Figueroa did not know that the Social Security number in the false papers he was forced to buy in order to get work was a number that…
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– Economy: National unemployment rate pushes up in May – Local News: Staunton water plants win recognition – Local News: Tip a Cop to help Special Olympics – Politics: Clark endorses Signer – Capitol Hill: Perriello veterans legislation gaining support in Congress
Earth Talk | Mining the Grand Canyon
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Dear EarthTalk: Are plans to mine uranium near the Grand Canyon, as proposed by the Bush administration in 2008, still underway? – Denton Chase, Half Moon Bay, Calif. The Obama administration has been quick to overturn several anti-environmental moves ushered in during the 11th hour of George W. Bush’s presidency, but halting uranium exploration and…
Nan Russell | Leveraging your future
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A friend’s hairstylist saw her bookings drop as the economy fell, ultimately losing her job at a salon. But when my friend asked her if she’d be willing to make a house-call to style her ailing mother’s hair, the stylist saw an opportunity. Ultimately, she launched a specialized in-home business and now makes more money…
Proposal would transform South River Complex
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Big plans at the South River Complex would have the former textile mill transformed into a mixed-use commercial-retail-residential development to be known as The Mill at South River. A 4:15 p.m. press conference at City Hall will give more details on the proposal, which will begin its journey through the city approval process on Friday…
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– Event: Presentation on Iranian women writers – Local News: Work at Port Republic Road and I-81 southbound exit ramp – Economy: New jobless claims down slightly – State News: Kaine joins agreement on ocean conservation
