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Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a promising new antibiotic to treat potentially deadly gastrointestinal infections without harming the beneficial probiotic bacteria that help prevent relapse.
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Downtown is for Booklovers! With four bookstores in Downtown Staunton, the city has become a prime destination for booklovers. The area is also home to dozens of writers, as SWAG Writers has discovered. To help bring local writers to the attention of local readers, SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) has put together its inaugural Bookfair in which area writers and publishers will offer their books for sale to the public.
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The music trio Women of Hope will present “The Melodies of Broadway” at the Staunton Senior Center on Monday, April 15 at 11:45 a.m. Jackie Eakin, Lilchy Huffman, and Sherrie Shoemaker became friends while members of the Staunton Choral Society. Daniel Kirkland is their accompanist.
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Shenandoah National Park fire managers plan to burn 500 acres in the park’s south district on April 10, 2013. The ignition of the fire is dependent on weather conditions. The burn area is located west of Jarman Gap and northeast of Waynesboro, Virginia.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that he will host the Governor’s Business Plan Challenge in Richmond May 2, 2013. In recognition of Virginia’s strong entrepreneurial environment, the statewide challenge will spotlight the best business plans or concepts crafted by undergraduate students this year. Public and private Virginia colleges and universities are invited to send their top presenters to Richmond for the Governor’s Business Plan Challenge.
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After leading James Madison to its third 21-win season in five years and first Colonial Athletic Association championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 19 years, head coach Matt Brady was announced Tuesday as the State Coach of the Year by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).
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A teenager and a State Police Sergeant are being treated for injuries sustained in a high-speed incident on Interstate 81 Tuesday afternoon (April 9, 2013) in Augusta County, Va.
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U.S. Sens, Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) today urged Senate confirmation of the Presidential nomination of Marilyn Tavenner of Virginia to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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A 100-mile cycling event held in honor of 2007 Fishburne Military School graduate Michael Woodard is set for Friday, April 26, starting and ending at FMS in Downtown Waynesboro.
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“If these are the early stages, I shudder to think what’s on the path ahead.” Two things brought that thought to mind.
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