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U.S. Sens, Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today urged Senate confirmation of the Presidential nomination of Marilyn Tavenner of Virginia to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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“If these are the early stages, I shudder to think what’s on the path ahead.” Two things brought that thought to mind.
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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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After I graduated college from Washington and Lee University, I moved to Brooklyn to take a job with Lord and Taylor as an assistant buyer in…wait for it… women’s moderate blouses.
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Remember when the line of thinking about Mick Foley was that he was, well, “a glorified stuntman”? That was what Ric Flair called Foley in a 2005 book, saying of Foley, who is appearing for a VIP Meet an Greet and comedy show/fan Q&A on Saturday, April 13, that he didn’t care “how many thumbtacks Mick Foley has fallen on, how many ladders he’s fallen off of, how many continents he’s supposedly bled on, he’ll always be known as a glorified stuntman.” One day a glorified stuntman, one day a Hall of Famer.
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The Pre-K for a Day Fundraiser is back. For the second time, Smart Beginnings will be providing local community officials the opportunity to go back to preschool. During the month of April, community leaders will have the chance to spend time in a pre-school environment learning everything a child would normally learn in their classroom or daycare center. They will experience the education of a preschooler first-hand. These community leaders will be showing their support and commitment to bettering early childhood education in the Shenandoah Valley by brushing up on their ABCs and going back to the basics.
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Augusta Health has made an offer to purchase the Berrang GM Cadillac dealership at 201 Lew Dewitt Boulevard in Waynesboro. The property is under contract, and closing is expected to occur within 30 days.
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As the 2013 General Assembly session draws to a close, the overwhelming majority of Gov. Bob McDonnell’s 2013 legislative agenda passed with strong bipartisan support, leading to the passage of the first sustainable and long-term transportation funding and reform package in 27 years, and sweeping K-12 education reforms. The House of Delegates and Senate of Virginia approved 88 percent of the amended bills the governor sent down.
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Virginia Tech students are getting hands-on experience in risk and financial management by investing $500,000 in agricultural commodities that could yield high returns for the university’s foundation.
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In the past decade dozens of local food hubs have sprung up around the country, and Virginia is home to several pioneering organizations. The name describes what the organizations do: act as central hubs or distribution points for farmers selling local foods, particularly to large, institutional buyers. And because each local food marketing situation is…
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