
Flag Day at Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
In recognition of President Woodrow Wilson’s establishment of Flag Day in 1916, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will hand out flags free to guests on Flag Day, Friday, June 14.

In recognition of President Woodrow Wilson’s establishment of Flag Day in 1916, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will hand out flags free to guests on Flag Day, Friday, June 14.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Bill Nelson (D-FL) today sent a letter to the chairmen of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, Robert F. Bauer and Benjamin L. Ginsberg, urging them to take strong steps to address the hours-long election lines that too many voters endured during the 2012 election.

A recent produce industry journal article finds strawberries are the top-selling U.S.-grown berry, while greater availability of other berries has led to sales increases for those.

Having overcome three knee surgeries during her lacrosse career, former JMU player Kelly Berger (JMU ’07) is now on her way to the 2013 Lacrosse World Cup in July in Oshawa, Ontario.

A comprehensive immigration reform bill has moved from the Senate Judicial Committee’s consideration to the full Senate for debate.

For the first time, a United States president has announced that tackling climate change is a national priority. Yet, Congress shows no signs of passing meaningful legislation – for now, it’s up to states and localities to turn this declaration into action.

Did you also know that almost every state in the nation has some form of a “Move Over” law?* Move Over laws protect those working on and along our roadways.

Indeed we are embroiled in what many consider the worst drought in the U.S. since the “Dust Bowl” days of the 1930s that rendered some 50 million acres of farmland barely usable.

We citizens of the USA are represented by the very best of us. The Senate, in particular the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is filled to the brim with humanitarians, deep thinking wise men, and just good folks.

Researchers at the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service today unveiled a new poverty measure designed to more accurately reflect the economic distress among residents of the commonwealth.
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