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A day after President Trump temporarily ended the longest-ever government shutdown, federal workers joined hundreds of regional activists to jump into the Potomac River in the name of climate action.
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Democrats, in our coffee shops, scooting around town in our hybrids listening to NPR, over local-sourced dinners with our foodie friends, find ourselves at an uncharacteristic loss for words when forced to confront the uncomfortable reality.
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Thanks in part to the leadership of an Eastern Mennonite University Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alumna, a new license plate option in Virginia is spreading a message of – and raising funds for – community peacebuilding.
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Moses Malone was one of the best American basketball players of his time. He played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 21 years.
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African-American women undergo more physical “wear-and-tear” during the first year after giving birth than Latina and white women, a consequence that may have long-lasting health effects.
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Paul C. Smedberg has been appointed to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Principal Director on the Board of Directors.
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Sixth District Congressman-elect Ben Cline has hit the ground running following orientation last month for new Members of Congress in Washington, D.C.
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There is much to be proud of in our community located in the Shenandoah Valley of Western Virginia, but most of all we pride ourselves on having some of the nation’s finest institutes of higher education.
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Virginia Tech can add another feather to its cap: It will once again be home to the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate “wingman.”
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Amazon, Inc. will invest approximately $2.5 billion to establish a major new headquarters in Virginia that will create more than 25,000 high-paying jobs over 12 years.
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