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After going hitless through seven innings, the Wilmington Blue Rocks stormed back with three runs in the eighth and four in the ninth to beat the Potomac Nationals 7-3. The loss for Potomac was just the third when leading after seven innings
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The official start of summer was marked by rising temperatures and falling gas prices. Prices at the pump continued to follow crude oil’s downward trend. On Tuesday, the national average price for regular grade gasoline fell below $3.50 per gallon for the first time since February 10. The national average dropped to $3.45 Friday, down 7 cents for the week, 23 cents for the month and 18 cents below year-ago prices
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Augusta Health Cancer Center has hired two medical oncology physicians and an adult nurse practitioner to staff its Hematology/Oncology (chemotherapy) department. The physicians are Patrick Judson, MD, and Shanique Palmer, MD. The nurse practitioner is P. Michael Marshall, PhD, ANP-C
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine met with Northern Virginia seniors to discuss his economic vision and strategies to strengthen vital programs like Social Security and Medicare. During the 90-minute conversation in Alexandria, Kaine highlighted his commitment to Virginia seniors
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George Allen continued his conversation with Virginia small business owners with a tour of Tart Lumber in Sterling. Allen was joined by State Del. David Ramadan and 10th District Republican Committee Chairman John Whitbeck in hearing how a family-owned small business can be innovative and adapt in tough economic times
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Wednesday the approval of the first Virginia Tourism Development Financing project, a new program recommended by the Governor’s Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine met with Charlottesville women in a roundtable discussion about his vision for our economic future. At C’Ville Coffee on Harris Street, Kaine emphasized his strategies to assist small businesses and support job growth
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James Madison University football has added two transfers to the 2012 roster in redshirt-freshman quarterback Lafonte Thourogood (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes (Vanderbilt)) and redshirt-senior defensive lineman Isaiah Hamlette (Stafford, Va./Brook Point (Virginia Tech)), Head Coach Mickey Matthews announced
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Sustainable communities take a long-term perspective, focusing on “both the present and future, well beyond the next budget or election cycle” so that the needs of the current as well as future generations are met with adequate resources
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It is difficult to move forward if you are carrying a lot of baggage. Most governments have baggage that is holding them back. As a result, current budget discussions will likely not bear fruit. Instead, we kick the can down the road until the next budget season when the same can will be found sitting in the middle of progress
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