Mel Gurtov: China’s surveillance state and its meaning for us
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What do the Chinese authorities have to say about criticisms of the surveillance state?
Search Results for education
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Why would anybody want to run for Staunton City Council? Erik Curren gives his reasons
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You’d forgive Erik Curren if he’d decided that he’d done his part to help Staunton keep moving forward.
Virginia Tech names John Tedesco new director of School of Communication
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John Tedesco has been appointed director of the School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, effective July 1.
Virginia gets $219.8 million from feds to expand rural broadband access
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced that Virginia is one of four states poised to expand access to rural high-speed internet service.
AARP awards grants to five Virginia organizations with goal to make communities more livable
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AARP announced five organizations throughout the state that will receive 2022 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.4 million awarded among 260 organizations nationwide.
Happy Birthday to us! Augusta Free Press turns 20
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Way back on July 2, 2002, I couldn’t have imagined that I’d ever be writing about Augusta Free Press turning 20. I was just thinking that morning, as we were about to hit the publish button for the first time, about how we were going to keep the lights on, and the website that we had just launched that day didn’t figure prominently into those plans.
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation seeks proposals from consultants to manage gateway community initiatives
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The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation has released two Requests for Proposals for qualified entities to lead the creation of comprehensive strategic plans for economic development in the 29 counties and dozens of towns and cities along the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor in Virginia and North Carolina.
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation honors Parkway champions at Blue Ridge Music Center
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As part of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s 25th anniversary celebrations, the nonprofit honored seven members of its community at a ceremony in June at the Blue Ridge Music Center.
University partnership to provide greater mental health support to students
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Virginia Tech, James Madison University, and Virginia Commonwealth University have entered into a system-wide agreement for telehealth and tele-mental health services with TimelyMD.
Don’t fall for denial and disinformation: Ag pollution is real
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It is no longer possible to reject the fact that Earth’s climate is warming and that burning fossil fuels is the primary cause.
