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The ACLU of Virginia on Friday informed the Chairman and the Legal Counsel for the Market Building Foundation that it cannot ban demonstrations from the sidewalk in front of the Roanoke City Market Building. The Foundation, which leases the property from the City of Roanoke, recently voted to deny all requests to assemble on the…
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In my earliest years of service as a member of the House of Delegates there was no guide or directory of state programs and services. Each constituent request that was different from previous ones resulted in an investigation to determine who was responsible for what in the area in which the constituent needed assistance. Sometimes…
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The Tim Kaine Senate campaign is being critical of Republican George Allen for siding with the Tea Party’s call for budget cuts in exchange for disaster relief. “George Allen attempted to turn a natural disaster into an economic disaster by joining Tea Partiers in Congress who held disaster funding hostage in order to further their…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation on Wednesday took steps toward the next generation 511 Virginia traffic and travel information system when it awarded a five-year contract to Iteris, Inc. for the design, development and operation of a new enhanced phone and web-based 511 system. 511 Virginia provides free real-time information about road conditions, construction delays…
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The Virginia Quilt Museum will feature an exhibit of quilts from the 1860s to honor the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The wives, mothers and daughters who watched their men leave to fight stayed at home to carry on daily life. In addition, they sewed for the army, cared for the wounded and protected…
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The Virginia Department of Transportation today advertised a Request for Proposals for the Route 29 Western Bypass in Albemarle County. VDOT is seeking proposals to build the new road using its Design-Build project development process. The Western Bypass project will build a new 6.2-mile, four-lane, limited-access roadway stretching from Route 29 just north of the…
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Opening Statement: “After watching the video, I feel the same way as after the ball game. We just need to play more consistently, which is our challenge right now. We won’t talk about injuries and we will follow the procedure there when they release something Thursday.” “If you look at Clemson, they are just flat-out…
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Join the Augusta County Historical Society as the group follows in the footsteps of Stonewall Jackson’s renowned mapmaker, Jedediah Hotchkiss. The daylong bus tour on Saturday, Oct. 15 runs from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m. Although Hotchkiss gained international fame for his cartography skills during the Civil War, the New York native had already…
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Daniel Seddiqui will speak on his mission of completing 50 jobs in 50 states in 50 weeks during Family Weekend at Bridgewater College. The program will be held on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. in Cole Hall. Sponsored by the Harold H. Hersch Endowed Lecture Series, the convocation is free and open to the…
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In October, Harrisonburg will become the first city in the Shenandoah Valley and one of only a handful of cities in the state with a public, Level II electric car charging station. Located behind Harrisonburg Electric Commission in Downtown Harrisonburg, the charging station will provide citizens with clean energy for their electric vehicles. A ribbon-cutting…
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