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We citizens of the USA are represented by the very best of us. The Senate, in particular the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is filled to the brim with humanitarians, deep thinking wise men, and just good folks.
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Since national gas prices peaked at the end of February, motorists nationwide have felt welcome relief at the pump in the form of falling gas prices. However rising crude oil prices in recent weeks have impacted gas prices across most of the country and now motorists in most states are paying more today than one week ago.
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Temple House of Israel and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro announce a joint event. On Saturday, May 18th, at Temple House Of Israel, 15 N. Market Street, Staunton, VA 24401, at the 10 am Sabbath morning service, Rev. Ed Piper will deliver the Devar Torah (sermon), with a brief response by Rabbi Joe Blair, and an opportunity for questions and responses from those attending. There will be a light luncheon following.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today as part of his trade and marketing mission to Asia that Montague Farms, a family-owned producer and exporter of specialty soybeans based in Center Cross, Virginia, reached a new agreement to supply food-grade soybeans to a customer in Japan.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today as part of his trade and marketing mission to Asia the formal opening of a representative office in mainland China dedicated to increasing agricultural and forestry product exports to China, the world’s most populous country.
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The Governor’s Rural Jobs Council today released the interim report to the governor. The council divided its work into three subcommittees: infrastructure, entrepreneurship and workforce development/K-12 education. The council’s progress and activities are detailed in each subcommittee report.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that agricultural exports from Virginia reached a new all-time high of $2.61 billion in 2012, shattering the previous record set last year by almost 12 percent. The governor’s announcement came during his keynote remarks at the fifth annual Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade in Richmond. The conference runs through Friday.
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Enrolled in the Medical School for International Health (MSIH) in Beer-Sheva, Israel, Bethany Johnson is exactly where she wanted to be after graduating from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in 2012 with a degree in biology: well on her way to a career in medical missions.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell and Science Museum of Virginia Chief Wonder Officer Richard C. Conti are pleased to announce Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists of 2013 and the recipient of the governor’s Award for Science Innovation presented by Altria.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Monday that sales of Virginia wine reached an all-time high in fiscal year 2012, increasing by just over 1.6% from fiscal year 2011. Virginia wineries sold almost 485,000 cases of wine in FY 2012 versus a little more than 477,000, the previous record high, in FY 2011.
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