Climate, energy news roundup: Week of June 27
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The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News for the week ending June 27.
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Pamplin Park celebrates Independence Day
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Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will proclaim America’s Independence Day on July 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with activities and programs.
Harding, Bergstrom tapped to lead Virginia Bankers Association
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The Virginia Bankers Association elected new officers for its 2021-2022 board of directors during their virtual annual meeting this week.
Ken Plum: Gun violence epidemic
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Three people were shot to death in Herndon last week — a mother and her two children, in an incident the police termed “horrific.”
One Nation Under Greed: The profit incentives driving the American Police State
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If there is an absolute maxim by which the American government seems to operate, it is that the taxpayer always gets ripped off.
Virginia Tech lands nine on Phil Steele’s All-ACC Preseason Team
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Phil Steele announced Wednesday that nine Virginia Tech football players have been selected to his 2021 All-ACC preseason team.
VDH updates COVIDWISE mobile app
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The Virginia Department of Health’s free COVID-19 exposure app, COVIDWISE, now makes it easier for users to find and schedule a COVID-19 vaccine.
Petrine Plaza recognizes rich history of Virginia Tech’s numerous football families
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Longtime Virginia Tech Athletics and Hokie Club benefactors Jim and Debbie Petrine have made another substantial gift to Tech to help recognize all of the families who have sent multiple members to play football for the Hokies.
Warner, Collins urge Department of Education to empower schools to bolster cyber defenses
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Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) are pushing the Biden administration to ensure that school systems across the country are equipped to fend off the growing number of cyberattacks targeting K-12 schools.
The FBI’s Mafia-style justice: To fight crime, the FBI sponsors 15 crimes a day
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Almost every tyranny being perpetrated by the U.S. government against the citizenry—purportedly to keep us safe and the nation secure—has come about as a result of some threat manufactured in one way or another by our own government.
