Culpeper VDOT District Traffic Alerts: May 4-8
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The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper VDOT District during the upcoming week.
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E.A. Jackson named new field hockey coach at EMU
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Eastern Mennonite University has announced the hiring of Ellen-Ashton (E.A.) Jackson as the school’s new head field hockey coach. Jackson becomes the 13th head coach entering the 45th season of field hockey as a varsity sport at EMU.
Spring wildfire season ends in Virginia: Outdoor burning before 4 p.m. now allowed
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Virginia’s 75-year-old 4 p.m. Burn Law, which is in effect from February 15 through April 30 each year, has ended for this year as spring wildfire season concluded Thursday. Spring is always an active time for wildfires in Virginia as warm, dry air, high winds and dry leaves, grass and tree limbs make conditions ripe for fire each year.
UVA unites to support Nepal with fundraising, weekend vigil
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In the wake of Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, University of Virginia students, faculty and staff – like many around the world – found themselves brainstorming ways to help as the tragic stories and photos streamed from the country’s capital, Katmandu.
UVA grad brings photography, public health together in research
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“Growing for Change” is fourth-year University of Virginia student Shantell Bingham’s $10,000 grant project for her Dalai Lama Fellowship, which starts this fall. It could also describe her undergraduate career.
Malcolm Brogdon and Morgan Brian awarded as top UVA athletes
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Malcolm Brogdon (men’s basketball) and Morgan Brian (women’s soccer) were honored as the top UVA male and female athletes for the 2014-15 academic year at Virginia’s annual awards dinner on Wednesday (April 29) at John Paul Jones Arena.
AAA: Gas prices up sharply in last week
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Gas prices have leaped by double digits in Virginia, climbing 14 cents within the week and 16 cents over the last month, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Robert Hurt: The CFPB needs increased transparency, accountability
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Act, is an agency intended to oversee consumer protection in the financial sector, but it is equipped with unprecedented authority over America’s financial system, defying the basic principle of separation of powers.
AAA: Gas prices inching upward
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Higher crude oil costs have pushed gas prices upward in recent weeks. Friday’s average price of $2.51 per gallon is eight cents higher than one week ago and nine cents higher than one month ago.
Creigh Deeds: Post veto session report
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April 15 was more than Tax Day this year. Indeed, the legislature came back into session on Tax Day to consider the Governor’s amendments and vetoes to legislation passed during the 2015 General Assembly Session.
