Press Conference: Mike London
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UVa. football coach Mike London discusses his 2013 signing class with reporters. The class was ranked fourth in the ACC and #27 overall by Rivals.com.
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EMU president backs Duncan at D.C. event for gun safety
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Congress needs to be forced by Americans outside Washington, D.C., to take steps to curb gun violence, said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a Capitol Hill press conference on Feb. 4, 2013, where he shared the stage with Loren Swartzendruber, president of Eastern Mennonite University, and 25 other college presidents.
Howell rules Senate GOP redistricting move not germane
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House Speaker Bill Howell on Wednesday ruled that Senate amendments to legislation redrawing political boundary lines were not germane to the the original House bill, throwing the future of the controversial party-line action of two weeks ago in doubt.
Highland Second Wind Activities
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The Highland Second Wind program officially began with the January 2013 Calendar of Events. Activities are underway at the Bolar Ruritan facility, the Highland Medical Center, Highland County Public Library, and the Presbyterian Church in McDowell.
McDonnell roads plan on life support after Senate votes
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The State Senate voted to send Gov. Bob McDonnell’s transportation plan back to committee, effectively killing it for the 2013 session and leaving only a plan passed by the House alive for consideration.
Food for thought: JMU students explore food lifestyles across the globe
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With influence from the award-winning book, “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats,” JMU students and faculty are exploring various food lifestyles across the globe through two photography exhibitions and a Visiting Scholars Program lecture.
Funding available for forestry enhancements
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Forest landowners looking to improve their woodlands by creating good habitat for bobwhite quail, which prefer sunny and open areas, have a new source of funds available to them.
The voice in their head: Chiarolanzio builds a wrestling winner at Fishburne
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Novak Porter was a freshman at Fishburne Military School in search of a winter sport. He tried basketball, but decided quickly that wasn’t for him. Then he ran into the man known around campus as Coach C. “I said, Coach C, tell me about wrestling. He said, Porter, I’ll tell you right now. It’s a sport that will kick your butt,” said Porter, now a senior and four-year member of the FMS wrestling program. It’s with that sales pitch, repeated over and over, that Coach C, aka Rich Chiarolanzio, has turned the Fishburne program into one of the top wrestling programs in the state of Virginia.
Jim Northup named superintendent of Shenandoah National Park
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Jim Northup, a 32-year National Park Service veteran, has been selected as the new Superintendent of Shenandoah National Park and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, both in Virginia.
Shenandoah Valley Art Center: February 2013 Schedule
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of February, is exhibiting the artwork of art students from the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School of Arts and Humanities Program.
