Youth with disabilities to participate in Ability Olympics at JMU
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More than 100 youths with disabilities will participate in the Ability Olympics April 17-18 at James Madison University.
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Put the brakes on bad trade deals
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It’s time for Virginia’s congressional delegation to take a stand and put a stop to the fast track and the TPP. Working families cannot afford another bad trade deal.
Jenny Black to lead one of the region’s largest Planned Parenthood affiliates
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Southeast native and long-time Planned Parenthood leader, Jenny Black, took the helm of one of Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s largest affiliates in the region, Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT), as president and CEO last week.
David Swanson: I just asked Erik Prince to stop bribing politicians
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“It’s bad enough to be creating more profit incentive for war,” I told former head of Blackwater Erik Prince, “but you recycle part of the profits as bribes for more war in the form of so-called campaign contributions.”
NRDC: Gov. McAuliffe should seize clean energy to cut power plant carbon pollution
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe spoke today about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution at an event hosted by the New Republic, “The Next Frontier of Climate Change: State and Local Action Virginia,” held in Richmond.
UVA student to continue social activism with help from two fellowships
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A pair of fellowships will help University of Virginia student Ashley Blackwell fight hunger and discrimination this summer.
Lack of land and government regs top young farmer concerns
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A lack of available farmland is the top issue concerning young farmers in America today, according to a recent survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Marketing on a budget: Yes, it can be done
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It’s tough for businesses to get their messages to stand out with so much marketing going on around us. TV, radio, newspapers, the Internet, smartphones, social media: we’re literally surrounded by marketing messages every second of every day.
Are we past the point of no return on climate change?
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While we may not yet have reached the point of no return—when no amount of cutbacks on greenhouse gas emissions will save us from potentially catastrophic global warming—climate scientists warn we may be getting awfully close.
Virginia Tech scientists visualize potential brain cancer treatments in real time
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Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have developed new imaging techniques to watch dangerous brain tumor cells respond to treatment in real time.
