Allen concedes Senate election
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George Allen released a statement in response to the November 2012 election results.
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Kaine projected winner in Virginia Senate race
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Sen. Patty Murray, Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, released the following statement congratulating Tim Kaine on his election night victory in Virginia:
Synthetic drug supplier pleads guilty
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A Baltimore man who supplied synthetic drugs to drug dealers in Central Virginia, pleaded guilty this morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg to related drug charges.
Farm to School program promotes local business, better nutrition
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Department of Education have a winning equation that results in better nutrition and an economic boost for communities.
Arnold Hiatt: Myths and Millionaires
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As every good businessman knows–including Governor Romney with whom I had been associated as a limited partner at Bain Capital Ventures–the soundness of a company and its ability to create jobs does not rest on lower taxes or tax avoidance–for the company or its senior management.
Department of Corrections to monitor sex offenders on Halloween
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Virginia Department of Corrections Director Harold Clarke has announced plans to monitor sex offenders under probation and parole supervision throughout the Commonwealth on Halloween night while children are trick-or-treating.
Hero depicted in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ to speak at Bridgewater College
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Paul Rusesabagina, the hero depicted in the award-winning film “Hotel Rwanda,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
Bridgewater equestrians combine horror and fundraising with haunted house
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An evening of heart-racing frights and spine-chilling experiences – all calculated to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and the Bridgewater College Equestrian Club – will be on tap Saturday, Oct. 27, at the BC Equestrian Center from 8 p.m. until midnight.
Virginia on-time graduation rate rises to 88 percent
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Eighty-eight percent of the students who entered the ninth grade in the fall of 2008 earned a diploma within four years and of those, more than 55 percent earned an Advanced Studies Diploma, the Virginia Department of Education reported this week.
CAPSAW receives grant to provide free tax preparation services
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Anna Leavitt, coordinator of the Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW), announced an expansion of the organization’s free tax preparation services.
