Remembering Tina: Suicide prevention walk planned for Oct. 10
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Everyone has a cause that matters to them. Suicide prevention is mine. I am putting together a team in remembrance of my identical twin sister, Christina.
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Route 29 Advisory Panel meets Thursday
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The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular biweekly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.
Suffolk University poll: Hillary Clinton leads Democrats, Republicans in 2016 field
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Hillary Clinton is far ahead of the pack in a recent poll of Democratic and Democratic-leaning independent voters, with 59 percent of those voters saying they would vote for the former secretary of state in the 2016 presidential primaries and caucuses, according to a national poll from Suffolk University/USA TODAY.
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library announces new leadership
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum recently announced the appointment of Robin von Seldeneck as the new chief executive officer of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation.
JMU has role in new international trade alliance for Virginia
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JMU is among nine state universities that have signed on as partners of the Virginia International Trade Alliance, a new initiative to boost Virginia businesses in the international marketplace.
Mellon Foundation grants Washington and Lee funds for digital humanities, study of histor
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Washington and Lee University has received project grants totaling $950,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation — one to develop new methods of teaching the humanities using technology and another to study how the lessons of history help us interpret contemporary issues.
Staunton Public Library hosts geneaology workshop
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The Staunton Public Library is offering genealogy workshops this month to help people interested in researching their family history. Workshops will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Library every Wednesday in July.
Senate approves Warner proposals to strengthen school accountability, efficiency
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The Senate has approved a proposal championed by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) to help school districts better leverage limited resources by giving them access to important tools to help eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and allow more funding to go into the classroom.
Report: Growing the Military Mission in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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The Governor’s Commission on Military Installations and Defense Activities released a report, “Growing the Military Mission in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” which outlines ways the Commonwealth can help protect and strengthen the military’s national security role and economic activity in Virginia.
Virginia Tech scientists work to help save the Amazon rainforest and its biodiversity
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The Amazon Basin’s vast tropical rainforests, rivers, and soils are rich ecosystems vital to the basic functioning of the planet. They churn moisture into the atmosphere, sequester global carbon, regulate climate patterns, and house much of the world’s biodiversity.
