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Gov. Bob McDonnell has invited 57 school divisions that may have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding experienced, fully licensed teachers to participate in his Virginia Performance-Pay Incentives initiative for hard-to-staff schools. The initiative — which was approved by the 2011 General Assembly — is a centerpiece of McDonnell’s “Opportunity to Learn” education-reform agenda. It provides…
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Eastern Mennonite University has been honored as a winner of the National Wildlife Federation’s annual competition “Chill Out: Climate Action on Campus.” This award program recognizes U.S. schools that are designing and implementing creative approaches to advance sustainability on campuses. EMU is one of six winning schools that were chosen from a national pool of…
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This past week House Republicans continued to take action to bring real change to Washington by passing a long term budget plan for 2012 and beyond, which stops spending money we don’t have, lifts our crushing debt burden, and helps promote job creation. With $14 trillion in debt, $1.6 trillion in deficit spending, and the…
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Longwood University took a 9-7 baseball home win past visiting North Carolina Central University Thursday afternoon at Charles Buddy Bolding Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (23-13) led 9-0 through five innings against the fellow Independent Eagles (4-31) who made it interesting by scoring seven runs during the eighth and ninth innings. Senior captain Chris Briere|Midlothian…
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Members of the Exchange Club of Waynesboro will join thousands of fellow Exchangites across the country for the single biggest child abuse prevention service event in Exchange’s 100-year history during April. They will be participating in the national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse, through a series of programs in Waynesboro, Staunton and Augusta County….
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Seniors David Herbek (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) and Alex Foltz (Mathias, W.Va./East Hardy) led off the 12th inning with back-to-back doubles as James Madison pulled out a 12-inning 13-12 victory over Maryland in non-conference baseball action on Wednesday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 23-11 overall and won its third in a…
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Jim Webb, D-Va. have introduced legislation that would bring increased accountability measures and a more collaborative management approach to Chesapeake Bay restoration efforts. The Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2011 requires the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a crosscut budget to better track the…
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This past week in Congress we continued to focus on taking the necessary steps to help foster a better environment for job creation for the people of the Fifth District by shrinking the size and scope of the federal government, reducing unnecessary regulations, working to lower energy costs, and cutting spending. I was proud to…
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Wilson Ready Mix LLC is pleased to announce that Todd Fretwell has joined the company effective immediately. Fretwell, a graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in civil engineering, brings more than 20 years of construction experience to the Wilson Ready Mix team located in Fishersville. Fretwell’s engineering background and experience will be utilized in…
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Following the approval of the Board of Trustees on Friday, Bridgewater College will add women’s golf and men’s lacrosse to its roster of NCAA Division III sports teams. Both teams will begin competition in the 2012-2013 academic year. With the addition of these teams, Bridgewater will position itself as one of the premier institutions in…
