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DEQ approves first renewable-energy reg
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has approved the state’s first permit regulation for renewable energy projects, following legislation from the 2009 General Assembly that transferred permitting authority for such projects from the State Corporation Commission to DEQ. The permit regulation, known as a “permit by rule,” seeks to balance two statutory goals: to streamline…
EMU dedicates new solar facility
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Eastern Mennonite University dedicated and celebrated the largest solar photovoltaic project built so far in the state of Virginia in a public ceremony held Monday afternoonon EMU’s campus. During the celebration in EMU’s Campus Center, about 150 members of the campus community, public officials and local neighbors saw the university’s president Loren Swartzendruber unveil the…
Warner pushes Valley tourist-sector development
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It can be like trying to herd cats to get localities to cooperate in the Shenandoah Valley on a strategy to promote the tourist sector. For one, what is the Shenandoah Valley? “How do you define the Shenandoah Valley?” U.S. Sen. Mark Warner asked the roughly 30 attendees at a Shenandoah Valley Regional Tourism Roundtable…
Valley Conservation Council book touts better development models
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Better Models for Development in the Shenandoah Valley 2010, just released by the Valley Conservation Council, has a clear message: When the next development cycle starts up, let’s try for something better. Using more than 300 full-color images, the book showcases innovative projects from the region and beyond. Organized along “Six Principles for Better Development,”…
Report: Link between sprawl, transportation issues, housing affordability
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Housing affordability is a critical challenge throughout Virginia—a challenge heightened by the recent recession and continuing economic turmoil, as well as problems with transportation and sprawl development, according to a report released today by Housing Virginia and the Southern Environmental Law Center. In addition to examining these problems, the organizations outline a range of practical,…
Press Conference: David Cutcliffe
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Duke football coach David Cutcliffe talks with the news media on Monday. Duke (2-6, 0-4 ACC) hosts Virginia (4-4, 1-3 ACC) on Saturday. On his thoughts about last week’s 34-31 win at Navy It feels much better to stand up here after a win. Certainly, I’d like to praise our staff and our players for…
Press Conference: David Cutcliffe
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Duke football coach David Cutcliffe talks with the news media on Monday. Duke (2-6, 0-4 ACC) hosts Virginia (4-4, 1-3 ACC) on Saturday. On his thoughts about last week’s 34-31 win at Navy It feels much better to stand up here after a win. Certainly, I’d like to praise our staff and our players for…
Alan Ramsey: Questions about the 2010 elections
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I was a Reagan Democrat and Republican activist from ’80-’06. My views have changed as this new-age, anti-Reagan Republican Party has devolved away from the Constitution into a party of extreme hatred and racial, religious and ethnic bigotry, claiming they’re the only “true” patriots and “real” Americans: everyone else is somehow un-American and “liberal” (as…
Workshop to focus on Downtown Waynesboro
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The City of Waynesboro and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. are jointly sponsoring a Downtown Design Workshop on Oct. 25-26. The workshop is being conducted by Frazier Associates, Architects and Community Planners. In an effort to directly engage the downtown business community, the workshop is being held in the heart of the business district at 329…
