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Over the past two and a half years, the Administration has imposed several unnecessary government regulations and mandates on the private sector that have destroyed jobs, stifled innovation, and slowed our economic recovery. Despite the fact that unemployment still stands unacceptably high in the 5th District and across the nation, the Administration continues to overstep…
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Behind a sterling pitching performance from Tyler Wilson (Sr., Midlothian, Va.), the Virginia baseball team remained in the hunt in the College World Series with an 8-1 win over California Thursday evening in an elimination game at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. A stadium-record crowd of 25,833 witnessed the contest; it also was the largest crowd…
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In a driving rainstorm that had settled in over BB&T Coastal Field, Hector Nelo struck out Jared Hoying to strand the winning runs on base and lock up a 6-5 P-Nats win in Myrtle Beach. In a game that was delayed 40 minutes because of heavy rains, the Nationals had one big inning and held…
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What does a bike-powered ice-cream maker have to do with peace and justice? A lot, for the 47 children from grades 1-6 attending June’s Interfaith Peace Camp – a collaboration by Eastern Mennonite University’s Center for Interfaith Engagement with local faith communities. “At the heart of peacebuilding is relationship building,” notes a statement of the…
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While recently shoveling aged horse manure around berry vines on my small organic farm to fertilize them, which gives me great pleasure, I thought about what I have learned about the community of the land by farming over the last two decades. I noticed how spreading brown gold–to which I add the green manure of…
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“Oh, my pa-pa, so funny, so adorable Always the clown so funny in his way. Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful Deep in my heart I miss him so today.” – Eddie Fisher (1953) Among my favorite Warner Brothers’ vintage cartoons is “A Bear for Punishment,” a Chuck Jones classic featuring a…
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The Hillcats and Indians played a back and forth game in the final game of the first half on Sunday. In the end, the Indians scored a run in the top of the ninth to take the win. Kinston took an early 3-0 lead on the Hillcats. In the first inning, Delvi Cid scored on…
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The short answer: power. There was never any doubt that the New York Democrat was going to have to step down once word of his online behavior hit the headlines. We all have our foibles, but in the case of Weiner, his seem to be at the level of being what you’d have to call…
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A game that was tied three times ended up going Wilmington’s way, as the Blue Rocks beat the Hillcats 4-3 on Wednesday night. Wilmington used a two-run eighth inning to finally put the feisty Hillcats away. Each team scored in the first inning. The Blue Rocks took advantage of a throwing error by Andrelton Simmons…
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The Hillcats and Blue Rocks split a doubleheader Tuesday night, with Wilmington winning the first game 3-1, and Lynchburg winning the second 7-3. All seven runs the Hillcats scored in the second game came with two outs, and the pitching staff combined to allow just one hit. The Blue Rocks were able to take the…
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