David Gallup: We must build a human rights architecture that affirms our universal rights
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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the World Citizenship Movement.
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Augusta County School Board approves updated policy regarding LGBTQ students
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The Augusta County School Board unanimously approved Thursday night an addition to the school system’s policy manual regarding LGBTQ students.
Climate groups urge state board to reject Virginia DEQ construction permit proposal
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A coalition of 32 environmental groups is urging the State Water Control Board to reject a Virginia DEQ proposal that would authorize discharges from thousands of sites across the state each year.
Bill proposes renaming of Roanoke federal court building for civil rights leader
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Supreme Court Justice Richard H. Poff was a man of his time. A segregationist, he fought for segregation in Congress and public schools.
MAGA Republican auto bill is attempt to ‘strip away’ personal freedoms, rights
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The so-called Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, or H.R. 4468, was approved by the U.S. House yesterday on a vote of 221 to 197.
Harrisonburg: Local SPCA desperately seeks fosters for influx of dogs to shelter
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The surge of incoming dogs at the Rockingham Harrisonburg SPCA has already begun ahead of the holiday season.
Virginia DEQ to host community meeting in Harrisonburg for climate pollution feedback
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The Virginia DEQ is hosting community meetings throughout the Commonwealth to solicit ideas to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas air emissions.
Shenandoah National Park lifts fishing closure thanks to recent rainfall
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Effective immediately, Shenandoah National Park officials have lifted a parkwide fishing closure.
EPA directs company to stop producing harmful PFAS in the production of plastic containers
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The EPA announced orders Friday to direct Inhance Technologies LLC not to produce per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
When you point the finger at Pennsylvania, the other three are pointing at you
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If I were the state of Pennsylvania, I’d hope to heed the upstream finger-pointing from Maryland and Virginia on my enduring failure to meet my Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals.
