Former NFL center Jason Brown led to life of service through agriculture
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When former NFL center Jason Brown left the St. Louis Rams in 2012 to become a farmer in North Carolina, he admittedly had no idea what he was doing.
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Virginia Tech Board of Visitors sets next year’s university budget at $1.4 billion
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The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a $1.4 billion university budget for the next fiscal year (July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016) at its meeting on campus today.
Robert Hurt: Thanking those who served on Memorial Day
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As we observe Memorial Day, we remember with gratitude all of those brave men and women who have defended our great nation, and we pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. To all of those who are and have been members of our armed forces – thank you for all that you do in the name of American liberty.
Randy Forbes: Bringing mental illness out of the shadows
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Mental illness is both innately personal and profoundly national. This is not “their” issue — it is our issue. The mental health of our military men and women creates a wake throughout our society that is directly connected to the health of our economy, our families, our military readiness, and our overall well-being as a nation.
Bob Goodlatte: Land of the free, home of the brave
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The land of the free and home of the brave – while the words of our National Anthem were penned over 200 years ago, this time-honored phrase rightly describes this great nation we call home today.
Wine Empire replaces Redwood Empire
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Northern California’s Sonoma County has been known historically as part of the natural Redwood Empire. Wine industry lobbyists re-branded it as the commercial “Wine Country.”
Annual Run for the Wall brings motorcyclists through Virginia
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The three routes of the 27th annual Run for the Wall will converge in the commonwealth on Friday, May 22 in the Arlington, VA area and will bring several hundred motorcyclists to area highways.
Governor McAuliffe announces completion of research collaborations with NASA Langley Research Center
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced this week that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center Applied Sciences’ DEVELOP Program has completed two projects in Virginia designed to support the Commonwealth’s wine industry and improve the efficiency of water consumption for agricultural purposes.
Randy Forbes: A Toolkit for Recent Grads
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My office has built a Toolkit for Recent Grads, designed to provide resources that many graduates might need as they think about their lives beyond school and seek to set themselves up for success.
JMU softball wins NCAA Tournament opener
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James Madison freshman pitcher Megan Good capped a six-run fifth inning with an RBI double that terminated the Dukes’ 9-1 win versus Binghamton in the second game of the NCAA Softball Championship Harrisonburg Regional on Friday evening at Veterans Memorial Park.
