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Augusta Health will renovate the first floor of its Patient Tower, including conversion six patient rooms from semi-private to private rooms, over the next several months. The renovations will include upgrades to the bathrooms and shower areas. Construction will begin Monday, July 8.
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Behind balanced scoring that saw all 12 U.S. players score, including seven in double-figures, it was smooth sailing for the USA U19 World Championship Team (7-0) as it posted a dominating 109-67 victory over Canada (3-4) Friday night in quarterfinals play at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced this week the schedule of kickoff events across the Commonwealth for the “Virginia Adopts: Campaign for 1,000.” The campaign is an initiative to match 1,000 children currently in foster care with adoptive families. The governor launched the statewide campaign on May 17 from the steps of the Governor’s Mansion during Virginia’s Foster Care Month. The governor also announced today a social media campaign, “100 days, 100 kids,” which will feature the story of a Virginian foster child awaiting adoption each day for 100 days.
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Poll: 71 percent think signers of the Declaration of Independence would not be happy with how America has turned out. Seriously – five in seven of you honestly think this?
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After five blowout wins, the USA U19 World Championship Team (6-0) was tested by Serbia (5-1) Wednesday night in its final game of the second round and the U.S. made the plays required on the offensive and defensive ends to claim a hard-fought 71-62 victory.
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Drought conditions in the Midwest last summer and fall set in motion a domino effect expected to raise food prices 2.5 to 3.5 percent this year.
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In medicine there’s a saying, “When you hear hoof beats, think of horses not zebras.” Whatever’s going on is far more likely to be the usual than the extraordinary.
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This year’s graduating seniors entered college just before the Obama administration began. But while these successful graduates are now ready to move on to the next stage in their lives, the administration hasn’t achieved the same kind of progress on one of its signature initiatives: creating open government.
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Students in Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley seeking a fast track to a career in information technology will have more options at National College in Charlottesville and Harrisonburg (www.national-college.edu) this fall, thanks to the introduction of new programs and a thorough re-design of existing program curricula. New programs include career training in network administration and software development & engineering.
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With the full-court, non-stop USA pressure defense again paving the way, the USA U19 World Championship Team steamrolled Australia (2-3) for a 94-51 victory and another dominating win in second-round play at the FIBA U19 World Championship for Men in Prague, Czech Republic.
