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On Monday, 30 U.S. senators stood up for an “all-nighter” on climate change in Washington, D.C. We applaud Virginia’s Senator Tim Kaine for joining this effort. Sen. Kaine’s statement was a clear sign that he understands not only the urgency for Virginia in addressing the impacts of climate change, like rising seas in Hampton Roads, but also the opportunity for innovation.
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Don’t you love reading the breathless reports on wrestling news websites about how the Occupy Raw angle involving Daniel Bryan was staged, with all the juicy details? Well, duh! Of course it was staged! And we can stop getting on Bryan for making comments to the effect that the Occupy Raw movement that told WWE’s…
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Monday night, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined more than 25 members of the Senate Climate Action Task Force for a rare all-night session to call attention to the effects of climate change. In his remarks, Kaine discussed the urgent need for Congress to act on curbing emissions and investing in innovative and clean energy solutions.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference mascots will participate in a Read 2 Succeed Assembly at Morehead Elementary School (9:30 – 11 am) and visit Brenner Children’s Hospital (2-4 pm), part of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, as part of an outreach initiative for the 2014 ACC Tournament.
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Organizers have announced the full lineup of artists that will perform at the second annual event at Natural Chimneys Park in Mount Solon on July 11, 12 and 13. The festival is again hosted by The Steel Wheels and presented by WNRN and Blue Mountain Brewery.
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#5 UVa.’s 13-game winning streak ended Sunday in overtime in a raucous environment at Comcast Center in College Park. What can we learn from the defeat, and how can Virginia move forward from the loss?
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Global warming isn’t just bad for the environment. There are several ways that it is expected to take a toll on human health. For starters, the extreme summer heat that is becoming more normal in a warming world can directly impact the health of billions of people.
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There are a lot of citizens depending on the state to pass a budget before the July 1 deadline. House Republican Leadership has called for a special session after we pass the budget to debate the issues of ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion on its merits.
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A group of Bridgewater College students and two staff members will travel to Florida over spring break – not to spend all their time at the beach – but to volunteer as construction workers with Habitat’s Collegiate Challenge Spring Break 2014.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) renewed their bipartisan push for a national energy efficiency strategy last week by reintroducing an updated version of the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC).
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