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Dear EarthTalk: I understand a recent government report concluded that our global food system is in deep trouble, that roughly 2 billion people are hungry or undernourished while another billion are over consuming to the point of obesity. What’s going on? – Ellie Francoeur, Baton Rouge, La. The report in question, the Global Farming &…
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Over the past several weeks, there has been great speculation, poor reporting, and gross misrepresentation of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s positions on pension reform and collective bargaining. The erroneous claims have traveled through the blogosphere and grabbed the attention of mainstream media. Unfortunately, due to little or no fact-checking, ALEC’s positions and activities have…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell said Tuesday that he backs Washington Republican Congressman Doc Hastings’ effort to require the Department of Interior to proceed with the sale of offshore energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Virginia that had been scheduled for June 2012. The Obama administration has put the sale off…
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Expectant moms will have a new option in prenatal care thanks to a grant awarded to Augusta Health Care for Women by the Piedmont/Shenandoah Valley Division of the March of Dimes. The grant of over $40,000 will be used to initiate and support a Centering Pregnancy® Program at AHCFW. This grant is one of many…
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Augusta Health was today named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The 100 hospitals on the list demonstrate high-quality patient outcomes while improving efficiency. The objective, independent research evaluated nearly 3000 hospitals on measures of overall…
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The innovative construction methods the Virginia Department of Transportation is using to rebuild part of Interstate 81 in Augusta County will reduce construction time by two-thirds, save VDOT millions of dollars and recycle existing road material back into the new pavement. VDOT’s research facility, the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research in Charlottesville, has…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will host a citizen information meeting regarding the Interstate 81 In-Place Pavement Recycling Project that will take place on the I-81 southbound lanes between exit 217 at Mint Spring and Exit 213 at Greenville in Augusta County. The project valued at $7.6 million was awarded to Lanford Brothers Co. Inc….
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The Council for Higher Education Accreditation has recognized James Madison University’s social work program with a 2011 Award for Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes. The program was cited for success in developing, applying and maintaining evidence of student-learning outcomes as a part of ongoing efforts to evaluate and improve the program of study….
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As a proud New Yorker and the mother of a first responder who lost his life on September 11, 2001, I am saddened to learn that Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is planning on holding congressional hearings on March 10 on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” My son Mohammed Salman Hamdani was a 23-year-old paramedic, a…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation will host a citizen information meeting regarding the Interstate 81 In-Place Pavement Recycling Project that will take place on the I-81 southbound lanes between exit 217 at Mint Spring and Exit 213 at Greenville in Augusta County. The project valued at $7.6 million was awarded to Lanford Brothers Co. Inc….
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