Bull, beef industry prices are up nationwide
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While droughts in 2011 and 2012 decreased cattle herds across the country, the beef industry is now enjoying an increase in demand and price—particularly prices for breeding bulls.
Search Results for REAL ID
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UVA defense looks to build, improve on solid 2014
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UVA defensive coordinator Jon Tenuta could be wistful for what he doesn’t have coming back from his front seven. Eli Harold, Max Valles, Henry Coley, Daequan Romero are all gone from a unit that was fourth in the ACC with 34 sackes and held opponents to 120 yards rushing per game, also good for fourth in the league.
Expect minor delays for bridge washing in Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa
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Alternating lane closures will occur in each direction on several highways in Culpeper District this week as crews perform bridge washing.
New Secretariat stride markers installed at The Meadow
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Hailed as “America’s Super Horse” in 1973, the legendary Triple Crown champion Secretariat possessed many attributes that contributed to his racing prowess. One of the most notable was his ground-swallowing 25-foot stride.
Ken Plum: Alzheimer’s epidemic
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In 1982 my then legislative assistant came to me distressed that her father had been found to have Alzheimer’s disease.
Grapes vs. Eggs: Sonoma County’s Goliath vs. David story
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“Grapes versus eggs,” reports an excellent August 6 article in Sonoma County’s daily Press Democrat (PD). The Windsor Oaks Vineyard and Winery, seeking to expand its events, forced the closure of the popular Wise Acre Farm’s egg stand, disappointing many local food customers.
Live Coverage: The first Republican presidential debate
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Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham leads our live coverage of the first Republican Party presidential debate. Follow along in the comments section for the play-by-play from the debate, and feel free to join in with your observations, questions and more.
Bridgewater College named one of best in Southeast by Princeton Review
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Bridgewater College is one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review.
Film linking long life, landscape design wins statewide award
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In 2013, Asa Eslocker and Harriett Jameson, then master’s degree candidates in the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, traveled to Loma Linda, California; Sardinia, Italy; and Okinawa, Japan asking one question: Why are people in these communities living longer than the rest of us?
Robert Hurt: Independent audits of the VA necessary for real reform
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Currently, VA audits are either conducted internally or by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) if instructed by Congress. Given all the VA’s major shortcomings, it is clear that these tools are not enough to maintain effective oversight over the agency to prevent problems from getting out of control.
