Begrudging respect for Waynesboro City Council: They’re doing one very important thing right
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Critics of Waynesboro City Council think of the public body as a do-nothing kind of group. Maybe that’s a good thing?
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Sh-h-h-h! Don’t tell anybody, but Jim Webb is running for president
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Jim Webb is taking a different route to rolling out his presidential campaign. With so many candidates jumping into the race via the campaign rally with dozens of supporters waving flags and placards, and earning wall-to-wall TV coverage for the trouble of getting all that together, Webb took the road less-traveled.
Jim Webb: I am running for president
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Full text of the annnouncement from former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb that he will seek the Democratic Party nomination to run for president in 2016.
Conservation groups call on Virginia utilities to expand clean power opportunities
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Based on past plans filed by the power companies, Virginia is already 79% of the way to meeting its Clean Power Plan target for 2030. Conservation groups are calling on the power companies to address the three issues in the Integrated Resource Plans.
AXON Ghost Sentinel to invest $1.5 million to expand cybersecurity operation in Harrisonburg
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that AXON Ghost Sentinel, Inc. (AGS), a portfolio company of AXON Connected, LLC that provides swarm-based cybersecurity products, will invest $1.5 million to expand its operation in the City of Harrisonburg.
Berries, cherries thriving this season in Virginia
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Berry and stone fruit season is underway in Virginia, and this year’s crops of cherries and blueberries are thriving.
Is California’s epic drought really the result of too much meddling by environmentalists?
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While no one questions that California is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in recent history, the jury is still out as to why, at least according to some conservatives like former Hewlett Packard CEO and 2016 Republican Presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina.
Retail leader Lidl to Iivest $202 million to establish U.S. corporate headquarters in Virginia
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Lidl, one of the fastest growing retailers in Europe, will invest $202 million to establish operations in Virginia. The investment will include $77 million for its U.S. corporate headquarters in Arlington County, creating 500 new jobs, as well as $125 million in a regional headquarters and distribution center facility in Spotsylvania County, creating an additional 200 jobs.
Governor McAuliffe announces 101 new jobs in Henry County
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that Monogram Food Solutions, LLC, a Memphis-based manufacturer of value-added processed meats, will invest $7.244 million to establish a warehousing and logistics operation in Henry County.
Do animals have legal rights?
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Non-human rights is a term coined by animal welfare activist and lawyer Steven Wise, who has campaigned for three decades to achieve actual legal rights for members of species other than our own.
