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Twenty-two years ago this month, the people of Liberia suffered the devastating effects of of civil war. The country’s economic, political, and social systems were decimated. The United Nations estimates that 250,000 people were killed and one million displaced. Children suffered the most; tens of thousands were abandoned or orphaned. Most were powerless against exploitation…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell and Secretary of Education Laura Fornash on Tuesday announced “The Governor’s K-12 Education Reform Summit: Investing in Students Today, Creating the Workforce of Tomorrow,” hosted by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce
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As of 10 a.m. Thursday, power companies are reporting that approximately 107,300 customers remain without power statewide, according to a report from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office
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In a reversal of trends over the past couple of generations, young people today seem to be returning to the farm, or they would if they could just find one. Farming is an occupation that is asset heavy – land, equipment, buildings, machinery, livestock – and all of those assets are expensive
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The site was redesigned this week to provide more emphasis on news from AFP related to ongoing and completed web- and graphic-design projects, marketing blogs from AFP owners Chris Graham and Crystal Graham and the company’s growing portfolio of web, graphic and video work
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News from the U.S. Senate campaign trail from George Allen and Tim Kaine, including statements from the candidates on the latest jobs report
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Former Fifth District Congressman Virgil Goode blasted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as “the father of homosexual marriages”
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Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law 13 pieces of legislation to support and protect victims of crime
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of May, is exhibiting the works of artist, Chee Ricketts, a Hampton Roads resident who moved to the foothills of the Blue Ridge near Charlottesville in 2006. Her style is constantly evolving as she moves from tighter, more controlled representational work to paintings that reflect her feelings…
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Adjournment of the 2012 Session of the General Assembly, scheduled for March 10, is rapidly approaching, and we are in totally uncharted waters. The Senate versions of the caboose budget bill that covers the remainder of the current fiscal year and the budget bill for the 2012-2014 biennium have been defeated in the Senate. The…
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