Democrats, playing bipartisanship, play themselves
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Republicans govern with a middle finger raised toward Democrats. Democrats, it seems, follow suit, digit flapping in the breeze, also aimed at Democrats.
Search Results for environment
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St. Anne’s-Belfield School debuting SPARK! summer tech experiences
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St. Anne’s-Belfield School will offer two new computer science programs in summer 2018, one in collaboration with HackCville. The SPARK! experiences build upon the popular teen hackathons of the same name and will be open to rising fifth through twelfth grade students.
Careers that make a positive difference to the world
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When you switch on the news or look online there always seems to be a profusion of bad news stories, and that’s not just in Virginia but right across the globe. There’s an old saying that has a lot of truth to it: if you want to change the world, first change yourself.
Northam designates April as Highway Safety Month
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Governor Ralph Northam has designated April in Virginia as Highway Safety Month. With highway fatalities alarmingly on the rise in the Commonwealth and nationwide, Governor Northam called on his public safety and transportation agencies to coordinate efforts to elevate awareness to save lives.
Sierra Club: Paylor DEQ reappointment a disappointment
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Today, Gov. Northam announced his reappointment of David Paylor as the Director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. In response, Kate Addleson, Director of the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, released the following statement.
Infant death study reveals unsafe sleep practices among babysitters, relatives, others
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Babies who died during their sleep while being watched by someone other than parents often had been placed in unsafe sleep positions, such as on their stomachs, or in unsafe locations, such as a couch, a new study has found.
A few surprising industries affecting the concept of sustainability in a positive way
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In the last ten years, sustainability has become a very important element in the business processes in many industries. For instance, all-natural and organic have become trendy terms in the food industry.
Wild Virginia hosts Wild and Scenic Film Festival at Visulite Cinema on April 22
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Wild Virginia hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour at the Visulite Cinema on Sunday, April 22.
Researchers investigate riverbank erosion, human adaptation, and resilience in coastal Bangladesh
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Coastal residents in Bangladesh are losing their homes and farmland at an astonishing rate due to riverbank erosion, which affects roughly 1 million people and displaces 50,000 to 200,000 every year.
Kathleen Rogers: Wrapped in a sea of plastic
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By now most of us have read that plastic, that incredibly useful product that all of us use every day, is fast becoming public enemy number one.
