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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) has been awarded a $982,400 federal grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help establish Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) across the state.
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Today U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) on policies that are impacting former servicemembers in Virginia who have received military separation pay and are later deemed eligible for disability benefits.
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Listening to Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s stump speech about taxes, I was intrigued that his official tax plan might break new ground.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe tonight announced the selection of Natalie DiFusco-Funk, a fifth-grade teacher at West Salem Elementary in Salem, as the 2016 Virginia Teacher of the Year.
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Hello my friends. I wrote about acupuncture in this newspaper in May 2009. This time I underwent this Chinese medical technique and I shall start to advise you of the reasons.
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Millions of dollars are spent annually on professional development for veteran teachers aimed at increasing the quality of teaching in America’s K-12 classrooms. But what about the training these teachers get before entering the classroom?
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I am a 30-year veteran law enforcement official from another jurisdiction. I have no stake in the election. I will not be coming to work in Augusta County if a certain candidate wins. I have followed the candidates in social media and watched the forums. It is clear to me that Derek Almarode is the most experienced person running for Augusta County sheriff.
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Stanley A. Galloway, a professor of English at Bridgewater College, has won the 2015 Emyl Jenkins Award from the James River Writers. The annual award is given to a person in Virginia who exhibits “enthusiasm and care for all writers and readers.”
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UVA football coach Mike London talks with reporters on Monday. The Cavs (1-4, 0-1 ACC) host Syracuse (3-2, 1-0 ACC) on Saturday.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia has received a $4.3 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help nearly 500 Virginians with disabilities gain new skills and credentials to seek employment in competitive, high-demand, high-quality occupations.
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