Creigh Deeds: Budget, budget, budget
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The 2016 Session of the General Assembly is now in warp speed. We are merely two weeks from adjournment, and it seems everybody is in two or three places at the same time.
Search Results for Teacher of the Year
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Zoe for President: Waynesboro YMCA backs toddler for White House
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It’s presidential season, and the Waynesboro YMCA is throwing its support to an outsider candidate, a 1-year-old named Zoe.
Local school leaders applaud House proposal to restore lottery fund distribution
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Education leaders from across the Commonwealth are applauding the House of Delegates plan to restore lottery fund distributions to local school divisions.
UVA engineering professor receives highest U.S. government honor for early career researchers
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UVA engineering professor Patrick Hopkins will receive the highest honor the U.S. government bestows on science and engineering professionals.
House Republicans release state budget blueprint
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The Virginia House of Delegates Committee on Appropriations proposed a two-year state budget Sunday that includes no tax or fee increases.
Creigh Deeds: Absolutely not
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The 2016 Session of the General Assembly has crossed the midpoint. I voted no on a couple of tough votes, but “no” doesn’t always mean “absolutely not.”
Jim Lehman, former director of EMU Hartzler Library, passes away at age 83
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Jim Lehman, who passed away at age 83 on Feb. 5, made an impressive mark as a historian and archivist and as director of libraries and assistant professor at EMU.
Holiday Lake Forestry Camp: More than a walk in the woods
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Nominations are open for the 70th annual Holiday Lake Forestry Camp, to be held June 20-25 at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center near Appomattox.
Mark Obenshain statement on failure of charter school expansion in Senate
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Senator Mark Obenshain issued the following statement today in response to the failure of the Senate of Virginia pass the charter school constitutional amendment.
Senate defeats charter school amendment
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The Senate rejected SB 588, SJ 6, and SJ 93, which sought to amend the Virginia constitution to allow state government to establish charter schools,
