
Non-native plants can overtake home landscapes
Invasive plant species purchased at garden centers may enhance a landscape’s aesthetic appeal, but they also can turn idyllic outdoor spaces into battlegrounds for ecological balance.

Invasive plant species purchased at garden centers may enhance a landscape’s aesthetic appeal, but they also can turn idyllic outdoor spaces into battlegrounds for ecological balance.

The start time for this weekend’s series opener between Virginia and Duke on Friday has been moved to 4 p.m. The series opener was previously scheduled for a 6 p.m. first pitch.

The American Federation of Government Employees Council 1, consisting of member locals representing government workers in the Metro D.C. area, has endorsed Jennifer Carroll Foy for the Democratic Party nomination for governor.

Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul has received the endorsement of Del. Cia Price in his bid for lieutenant governor.

No. 7 Louisville took the final two games, including an 8-2 win on Sunday, to capture the weekend series against Virginia. The series victory for the Cardinals was the first over the Cavaliers since 2017.

Former Congresswoman Leslie Byrne, the first woman elected to Congress from Virginia, has endorsed the campaign of Sen. Jennifer McClellan, who is seeking to become the first woman elected governor of Virginia.

Rule by brute force. That’s about as good a description as you’ll find for the sorry state of our nation.

The Central Shenandoah Health District has expanded COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

Gov. Ralph Northam is endorsing his predecessor, Terry McAuliffe, for the Democratic Party nomination for governor. Northam served as lieutenant governor under McAuliffe from 2014-2018.

The U.S. government — and that includes the current administration — is spending money it doesn’t have on programs it can’t afford, and “we the taxpayers” are the ones who will be forced to foot the bill for the government’s fiscal insanity.
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