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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The University of Virginia today filed papers with the Albemarle County Circuit Court opposing attempts by Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to obtain documents related to the research of former UVa. professor Michael Mann, a global warming expert once employed by the school. Cuccinelli is seeking a wide range…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum will participate in the Blue Star Museum program and offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day, May 31, through Labor Day, September 6, 2010. The Blue Star Museum program is a partnership with the…
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Column by Ken Plum www.kenplum.com There was undoubtedly a feeling of elation among the 2,228 passengers and crew members as they boarded the Titanic ocean liner for her maiden voyage April 10, 1912. There was no way to know that by April 15 only 705 of them would survive her sinking. After all, the…
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Column by Pat Byington Submit guest columns: [email protected] Just a month ago, my 6-year-old daughter Whitney and I traveled to a nearby state park, where we learned from a nature educator how to build fairy houses. That’s right – fairy houses. Using fallen leaves, branches, acorns (picking live plants are not allowed), and a…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Temporary and permanent families are sought by the Scottsdale, Ariz.,-based STS Foundation to host students coming to Virginia in the fall. Families are responsible for providing a nurturing and safe environment. All family types are welcome to apply including traditional families, empty nesters, older couples, younger couples and single…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] Jarrett Parker (Jr., Stafford, Va.) hit a two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning to break a 4-4 tie and lift the top-seeded Virginia baseball team to a 6-4 victory over No. 8 seed Boston College Wednesday in the opening game of the 2010 ACC Baseball Championship at NewBridge…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A $10,000 grant from a community-development group based in Southwest Virginia will enable the Staunton Creative Community Fund to relaunch small-business development training. “It’s an opportunity, from our perspective. We really believe in the concept of microenterprise development and are impressed with what you’re doing here,” People Inc. President…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The federal government responded Monday to Virginia’s lawsuit over the recently enacted federal health care law with a motion to dismiss the suit. “We are still looking through the motion and 39-page brief that we received late Monday, but at initial glance, this is pretty close to what we…
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Edited by Chris Graham [email protected] The Waynesboro Police Department will be taking part in the nationwide Click It or Ticket seatbelt-enforcement campaign that begins today and runs through June 6. In 2009, Virginia, had the highest recorded seat belt use rate in history at 82.27 percent. Even with that good news, 756 citizens lost…
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Special Report by Chris Graham [email protected] Three years and more than $3 million of architectural and environmental work in the bag, the developer of the Mill at South River project is waiting to see which of several irons in the fire will heat up first. It could very well be an effort to land a…
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