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A contract valued at $2.2 million was awarded to Fairfield-Echols LL.C of Fishersville for the construction of the Route 727 (Airport Road) bridge in Rockingham County. The contract was awarded by VDOT Commissioner Greg Whirley on Jan. 25.
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“I hate hearing myself talk.” “I don’t like to talk about myself.” “I don’t want people thinking I’m too vain.” Got it. Just because you own your own small business, you don’t want people thinking that you think the world revolves around you. Or maybe you’re just, well, shy. Whatever it is, you need to…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today his government reform initiatives that are contained in a Government Reorganization Plan submitted to the General Assembly. The proposals, a result of the ongoing work of the Governor’s Commission on Government Reform and Restructuring, include eliminating two state agencies; merging seven state agencies into others; eliminating 19 boards and commissions;…
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia will provide legal assistance to a photographer who was arrested for trespassing while taking pictures of the police during the recent sweep of Occupy demonstrators encamped at Kanawha Plaza in Downtown Richmond. Ian Graham, a photographer for RVA Magazine in Richmond, was attempting to document the removal of…
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QUESTION: You played Thompson Brown on Saturday. What was the thought process in playing him? COACH LONDON: Thompson had a couple great practices, a couple weeks of really good practices. If you’ve ever had a chance to watch him, one of the things that the defensive coaches keep talking about is his good first step….
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month, a time of the year when we reflect on the progress we’ve made in stroke prevention and recovery, and look for ways to continue improving stroke response in the future. Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke, which is the third-leading cause of death in the…
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Two thousand and ten was a very good year. With a few adjustments here and there, mainly here, 2011 will be an even better year. Here are the adjustments: – My friends (both of them) drop Facebook so that we can start talking again face-to-face. And their cellphones are banned, except when talking to me….
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Column by Dr. Jeffrey Patterson Submit guest columns: [email protected] One crucial lesson from the BP oil spill is that measures to speed licensing, cut corners on safety and undermine regulation can lead to tragic consequences. Yet Congress appears on the verge of repeating mistakes that led to the environmental catastrophe in the Gulf. Federal lawmakers…
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Special Report by Chris Graham [email protected] You might remember all the hubbub over what they were planning to do with Interstate 81. They were going to pave over the Valley! That was what people were saying, anyway, looking at the monstrosities of plans that we knew as the Star Solutions proposal and the Fluor…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Waynesboro City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the City Council Chambers at the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 W. Main St., Waynesboro.
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