Darden School honors resilient Virginia businesses
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society announced the winners of the 2013 Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards competition.
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Ken Plum: Science goes on trial in Virginia
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Not since the Scopes trial in Tennessee in 1925 has science been on trial as it has been in Virginia over the last few years. The Scopes trial was of course about Darwin’s theory of evolution. That trial concluded more than 85 years ago, but the debate goes on with fundamentalists who prefer the teaching of creationism over evolution in public schools.
Former UVa. professor Michael Mann critical of Mark Obenshain on climate change
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Republican attorney general candidate Mark Obenshain is trying to change his story on gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli’s crusade against former UVa. professor Michael Mann’s climate-change research.
George Verghese joins Augusta Health Pulmonology
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George Verghese, MD, a board-certified pulmonologist, has joined the Augusta Health Pulmonology office in Fishersville.
Medical Device Tax giveaway would deny Americans healthcare
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In their efforts to defund the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives also demanded a $29 billion tax break for one of the country’s more profitable industries, medical device-makers.
Warner, Kaine highlight impact of shutdown on Virginia
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Speaking on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine highlighted the ongoing negative impact of the government shutdown in Virginia, and again urged House Republican leaders to re-open government, pay the nation’s bills on time and negotiate on a long term budget.
Two new polls have McAuliffe with bigger lead in governor’s race
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A Roanoke College poll out today has Democrat Terry McAuliffe leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli by six points, and a new Christopher Newport University poll has McAuliffe up by nine points.
McAuliffe releases plan to support Virginia’s rural economy
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on Saturday released his plan to support Virginia’s rural communities, which close to one quarter of Virginians call home.
McAuliffe releases plan to support Virginia’s agriculture economy
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released his mainstream plan to support agriculture and forestry on Friday. Together, agriculture and forestry make up the largest industry in Virginia, contributing over $70 billion to the Commonwealth’s economy.
New study measures the impact of sex offenders on a real estate market
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When one sex offender moves into a neighborhood, more are likely to follow—and that’s bad news for homeowners, according to the results of research conducted at Longwood University.
