When invasive plants take root, native animals pay the price
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Imagine a new breed of pirate not only able to sail the high seas, but to exploit nearly any mode of transportation without detection.
Search Results for climate
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Liberty women’s soccer reports for preseason
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Liberty women’s soccer is in full swing of its preseason as they reported for camp this week. The Lady Flames are in full training, highlighted by their Red vs. White scrimmage at 5 p.m., this Saturday at Osborne Stadium.
Warren releases plan to invest in Rural America
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Elizabeth Warren released her plan to invest in rural America and build a new farm economy.
Trump’s embrace of white supremacy poisoning America’s soul
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Within 13 hours, two mass shooting took place—in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio—killing 31 innocent people and injuring twice as many.
Ken Plum: Laboratories of democracy
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State Senator Toi Hutchinson of Illinois, who is president of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), spoke last week in Jamestown as part of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of representative democracy in the United States.
Spanberger announces focus of August in-district work period
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger has announced the overarching theme for her August work period in Virginia’s Seventh District—“Securing the Future.”
Pipeline decision a move toward clean energy
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The Atlantic Coast Pipeline was just dealt a major blow when the Fourth Circuit threw out the Fish and Wildlife permit to protect the rusty-patched bumblebee, an endangered species.
Shepherd Bliss: In praise of honeybees
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I attended a honeybee gathering recently at a wild place in rural Sebastopol. During my nearly 30 years of organic farming here, I have usually had honeybee hives on my farm. The berries need their pollination.
SmartFarm network to focus on efficiency, innovation
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With an eye to the future, Virginia Tech has launched the SmartFarm Innovation Network to help producers maximize efficiency while sparking a new agricultural and natural resources economy.
August is a peachy month for picking peaches
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August is National Peach Month, and it marks the height of Virginia’s peach season, typically mid-May through late August.
