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A new study released today by researchers at the Brookings Institution and Harvard University shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher, reinforcing previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students
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Barbara Bates Smith returns to WTA’s Gateway with her new solo performance, Civil War: Agate Hill to Appomattox. The Thursday, Aug. 9th performance at WTA’s Gateway will bring the voices of a trio of women who were impacted by the War Between the States. The performance is at 8 pm at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro
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States have begun to respond to citizen complaints, but no state requires enough upfront collection of data and monitoring of drilling operations to ensure protection of local water supplies
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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library will host the final series of workshops in conjunction with the three-year Teaching American History grant
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Mariah Clark the designer for Mariah Amine Couture, based in Downtown Waynesboro, has been accepted to show in Virginia Fashion Week 2012 as a couture emerging designer. Virginia Fashion Week will take place in downtown Norfolk Oct. 17-21, 2012
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the expansion of a major soybean export agreement between Perdue Agribusiness, which owns and operates a major deep water export facility in Chesapeake, and the Dandong Port Group and Dandong Pasite Grain and Oilseed Co. of Dandong, China
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On Friday, June 1, Paul Reisler & A Thousand Questions will perform at WTA’s Gateway in Waynesboro at 8 p.m. Reisler is the founder of Trapezoid and Kid Pan Alley
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Gov. Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell today held a Virginia tourism, wine, food and film reception for industry professionals New York City. The event was hosted by Donald and Eric Trump at Trump Towers. More than 200 wine news and travel journalists, wine trade representatives, tour planners business contacts, film makers and film…
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The public is invited to the Art Opening this Friday, April 13 in the Staunton Augusta Art Center galleries at the Smith Center (20 S. New Street in historic Downtown Staunton). Drop by anytime between 5 and 7pm and meet painter/printmaker Ed Bordett. Bordett won Best in Show at Art in the Park in 2011…
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A guy walks into a bar and says, “ouch.” Now, you might be thinking that’s a really bad one-liner. Actually, I was just recounting the start of my day. I walk into the Silver Dollar Saloon – the bar I own in Butte – every day, and I’ve been saying “ouch” a lot lately. My…
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