Robert C. Koehler: Embracing the complexity of peace
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“Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.”
Search Results for environment
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The ovenbird: Little warbler with a big voice and a need for space
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The forest was cool and had the sweet smell of a recently fallen tree and the duff beneath our feet. In the dappled sunlight we could see midges swarming.
Wildlife Center of Virginia reaches milestone: 90K wildlife animals treated
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A young Eastern cottontail rabbit was admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in need of care last month. This specific individual represented an incredible milestone in the Center’s history: it was the 90,000th patient admitted since the non-profit organization’s founding in 1982.
Donald Gross: The case for bringing a quick end to the Ukraine-Russia war
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The Ukraine-Russia war has raged for more than a hundred days. Now is a critical time to reflect on the case for people of good will to urge their leaders to end the war. The benefits of doing so are manifest.
Abandoned boats: A growing problem in Virginia waters
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Whether lurking as hazards beneath the water’s surface or becoming eyesores as they drift ashore, abandoned boats are a growing problem in Chesapeake Bay waters — especially in Virginia. And they’re not as easy to get out of the water as they were to put in.
Virginia school safety grant funding includes money for resource, security officers
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Virginia is committing $6.8 million in grant funding to help local school systems hire school resource officers and school security officers.
John LaForge: The Nuclear Weapons Treaty ban in the footsteps of 1982’s Million-Person March
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Last Sunday marked the 40th anniversary of the June 12, 1982 million-person march in New York City for a “freeze” on nuclear weapons building, followed two days later by a mass nonviolent action at the consular offices of nuclear weapons states.
New data show COVID-19 still has a deadly grip on Virginia nursing homes
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COVID-19 remains a significant threat to the health of nursing home residents and staff, underscoring the need to hold nursing homes and other long-term care facilities accountable for providing high quality care and safe environments.
Lawmakers pushing NFL to release results of Washington Commanders investigation
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Virginia, Maryland and D.C. members of Congress are pushing NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to release the league’s report into the Washington Commanders’ workplace environment.
LEGO invests $1B to build manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County
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The LEGO Group will invest over $1 billion to construct its U.S. manufacturing plant in Chesterfield County.
