Charlottesville Parks and Recreation to open outdoor pools this weekend
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Charlottesville Parks & Recreation will open its two outdoor pools for the 2015 summer season beginning Saturday, May 23.
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Former Cavalier Tyler Wilson makes MLB debut with Baltimore Orioles
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Former Virginia right-handed pitcher Tyler Wilson made his Major League Baseball debut Wednesday, pitching the ninth inning for the Baltimore Orioles in their game against the Seattle Mariners in Baltimore at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Wilson pitched a scoreless inning in his debut.
Vegas NFL Season win total picks
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The ridiculously overhyped circus that is the NFL Draft is in the rearview mirror. Free agency is mostly wrapped up. A lot of changes will still come, but teams look more like they will next season than they have at any point up until now. That means that this is a good time to look at NFL season win totals for some nice betting value. (All odds are from Bovada):
SELC testifies before Congress on the need to consider the local communities impacted by natural gas pipelines on federal lands
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Southern Environmental Law Center Senior Attorney Greg Buppert testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Wednesday on the failure of the proposed National Energy Security Corridors Act to account for the significant impacts that natural gas pipelines crossing federal lands would have on the surrounding local communities and private property.
Goodlatte pays for fat kids to eat more burgers
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Mr. Goodlatte, recently you shared with us a story of visiting local schools and seeing food, and the tax dollars that prepared them, go to waste. You suggested that Washington roll back standards that require school cafeterias to place healthy items on every child’s plate, as these “green” items are foreign to many American’s hamburger tastes and thus get trashed.
Nats rally, defeat Yankees on Ryan Zimmerman walkoff, 8-6
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Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-out, two-run homer off the foul pole off Yankees closer Andrew Miller, completing a Nats comeback in an 8-6 10-inning Washington win Tuesday night in Nationals Park.
Paramount Theater welcomes new members to board of directors
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The Paramount Theater in Charlottesville announced new members elected to its board of directors.
Robert Hurt: Honoring our law enforcement officers
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Last week, we recognized National Police Week, an annual commemoration leading up to May 15th, which was coined Peace Officers Memorial Day in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy. We owe much gratitude to our law enforcement officers at the local, state, and federal levels, who put themselves in danger on a daily basis.
Letter: Re-elect Emmett Hanger to the State Senate
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Re-elect the right man for State Senate. Emmett Hanger is that man. As his legislative aide, I know he’s truly serving for the right reasons. With our state government mirroring Washington-like politics, it is important we have a person willing to stand up for what’s right and most practical, not what’s popular or party-line.
Keys rally late to down P-Nats 3-2 in Sunday rubber match
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The Frederick Keys (20-18 Overall, 13-4 Home) rallied for two runs in the 7th inning to surmount the Potomac Nationals (15-22 Overall, 8-12 Road) 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in a rubber match at Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium in the series finale.
