Staunton: Parks & Rec snags state award for NatureRidge
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Staunton Parks and Recreation has earned a state award from the Virginia Recreation and Park Society (VRPS) for NatureRidge, a natural playground in Montgomery Hall Park.
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Wildfire smoke impacts health and economy hundreds of miles from fire zone
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Health effects and costs in the form of respiratory and cardiovascular illness can be linked to fires as far as 200-300 miles from the smoke-impacted area, according to research from Klaus Moeltner of Virginia Tech.
UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall talks Virginia Tech
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UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall talks with reporters about his team’s game on Friday at Virginia Tech.
Students tackle wicked problems at Clinton Global Initiative University annual meeting
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Combatting brain drain. Creating safer infrastructure and reducing disease. Supporting peers struggling with mental health issues. Equalizing access to quality education.
Survey: We can tend to overestimate what Autopilot means, which is bad
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A new survey from AAA finds that 40 percent of Americans expect Autopilot, ProPILOT or Pilot Assist, to have the ability to drive the car by itself.
Earth Talk: Does Scott’s tube-free toilet paper save much paper. or is it just corporate greenwashing?
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Ditching the cardboard tube in the middle of the toilet paper roll is definitely a step in the right direction for Scott, the paper company owned by multinational conglomerate Kimberly-Clark.
Benefits of online gambling regulation in New Zealand
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Gambling has become a part of society in many countries and it is the same case in New Zealand. This small population nation is linked to gambling despite the strict law concerning this activity.
Mark Warner on Trump administration’s proposal to rewrite guidelines on campus sexual assault
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) comments on the Trump administration’s proposal to rewrite guidelines regarding schools’ handling of allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
Beyer critical of Trump EPA nominee
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Rep. Don Beyer issued the following statement in reaction to President Trump’s announcement that he would nominate Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler to head up the EPA.
Valley Conservation Council honors Conservator of the Year
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Highland County resident John Sweet has been named Valley Conservation Council’s Conservator of the Year.
