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Gov. McAuliffe address to General Assembly money committees
Gov. Terry McAuliffe addresses members of the money committees in the Virginia General Assembly updating the state’s current finances.

Mike London on the hot seat: Uncertainty impacts UVA football
UVA football coach Mike London is on the hot seat, which is to say, everybody in the locker room is on the hot seat. His assistants have to wonder what their address will be come Dec. 1. Players with eligibility beyond 2014 have to wonder what happens to them if London is let go, and a new staff comes in with a new approach.

Charlottesville Fire, MDA kick off 80th annual Boot Campaign
Members of the City of Charlottesville Fire Department and Charlottesville Professional Fire Fighters Association Local 2363, along with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, will host a special event to celebrate their 60-year partnership and kick off the fire fighters’ annual Fill the Boot fundraising campaign to benefit children and adults affected by muscle disease throughout the Charlottesville area.

Get ready for a ‘swine’ time! Rosaire’s Royal Racers returning to State Fair
At the Kentucky Derby, the horses trot onto the track at the call to the post. At this year’s State Fair of Virginia, Rosaire’s Royal Racers will heed the “call to the pork.”

Litmus test for Obama on whistleblowers
Whistleblowers, often revered and feared by the Obama administration, have received a special place since the 2011 initiation of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global transparency campaign.

Village building convergence coming to small town Sebastopol
Village Building Convergence (VBC) activists and their supporters from Cittaslow Sebastopol, Transition, the Grange, Permaculture Skills Center, and other groups recently packed the City Council meeting of small town Sebastopol in semi-rural Sonoma County, Northern California.

McAuliffe declares Saturday, August 9th Smokey Bear Day
In honor of 70 years of fire prevention service, Governor Terry McAuliffe officially declared August 9, 2014, Smokey Bear Day in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Bridgewater College announces events for fall semester
From lectures by featured speakers to music performances and theater productions, Bridgewater College offers a wide range of arts and events for the community to enjoy during the 2014 fall semester.

JMU’s first research provost enamored by culture of developing thinkers
She is more than 700 miles from where she was born, raised and spent her entire professional career, but Dr. Yvonne Harris says she feels right at home in her new job at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va.