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What can I say about Donald Smith that hasn’t already been said? He has been a road deputy his entire career with the sheriff’s office, and his work ethic is second to none.
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The Staunton Out of the Darkness Walk exceeded the fund-raising goals for the first walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Walk Coordinator Kimberly Sours set a goal of $25,000 for the October 10 walk held at Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton. AFSP updated the walk page October 27 showing a total of $39,035.58 raised.
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The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Harrisonburg residents to unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s®. Walk to End Alzheimer’s will take place on Saturday at the parking lot of the Rockingham County Administration Building on E. Gay Street in Harrisonburg.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday more than $503,000 in grant funding for fifteen agriculture-related projects. The grant funding will promote and enhance the competitiveness of Virginia’s specialty crops and create more economic development opportunities across the Commonwealth.
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United Way of Greater Augusta announced its recent hire of Sara Blevins, who will join the United Way team in a new position that will help area residents find the human services they need while also helping coordinate part of the Valley VITA program.
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The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $4.2 million grant to Virginia Commonwealth University to study placental function in pregnant women and to develop a noninvasive device for the early detection of placental disorders such as pre-eclampsia.
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Think about how you use the Internet every day. You probably use it to check your emails, and to shop for the upcoming holidays. You use it to pay bills, to look up restaurant reviews, or to book flights. Maybe you use it to connect with friends via social media.
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When your parent or any member of your family dies, anger rears its ugly head. I find anger is an umbrella for other emotions that don’t make sense at the time. I had lots of anger when my father died. But I never expected to be angry at his church.
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As development occurs, storm water quantity and quality can be negatively affected and regulators want cities and towns to make sure they reduce the volume and improve the quality by treating the storm run-off before it enters creeks, rivers, or lakes, to the best of their ability.
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Dr. Sugata Mitra, 2013 TED Prize winner and noted education researcher, spoke to more than 1,000 combined community members at two public talks in Charlottesville this week. Hosted by St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Mitra discussed self-organizing systems in future schools at The Jefferson Theater on October 15 and St. Anne’s-Belfield School on October 16.
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