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The student paper at my alma mater, the University of Virginia, wants the school to distance itself from its founder, Thomas Jefferson, by removing his name from buildings and memorials to him from the Grounds.
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With houses being built more closely together, it’s often hard to find privacy. But homeowners can plant shrubs that will quickly grow into a barrier screen to block out neighbors or a busy road,.
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The short answer is … we’ll see. To understand how to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from our atmosphere, it is important to first look at how it gets there and why it’s a problem in the first place.
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We have what the founders feared most: a “standing” or permanent army on American soil.
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It’s been estimated that Americans purchase 50 billion bottles of water every year. On the Washington and Lee University campus alone, 11,410 single-use bottles of water were purchased during the 2021-2022 school year.
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Two communities in Virginia were selected to receive planning assistance as part of a Recreation Economy for Rural Communities program: Buchanan and Buena Vista.
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Between retirements and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 in Waynesboro and the industry changing with compensation for police, the Waynesboro Police Department is 20 percent down in staff. Ten police officer positions are open, as well as office positions.
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The Cavalier Daily editorial board penned a piece last week on the fifth anniversary of the Unite the Right rally calling for the University of Virginia to essentially cancel Thomas Jefferson.
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In the Sixties, a cartoon character called Mr. Natural used to say, “When you’re taking down the State, Kids, remember to keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart.”
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The big winner for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2022, was K-12 public education in Virginia. The Virginia Lottery had record-setting profits in 2021-22 which resulted in a distribution of $779.6 million for public schools.
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