Chris Graham: America as police state
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The police response in Ferguson has not yet reached its nadir; that much is painfully obvious after watching the live news reports Monday night.
Search Results for water
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Robert Hurt: Healthcare law continues to cost Americans more
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Insurance rates for 2015, the second year since the implementation of the president’s healthcare law, are projected to increase more than 8 percent according to a report released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
SMAC, Waynesboro Y swimmer to make second appearance in world championships
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Jessie Arnold, a member of the SMAC swim team at the Waynesboro Family YMCA, will make her second appearance in the FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championship.
The wait is nearly over, fabulous fried fair foods are coming back
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Battered, dipped and fried describes many of the mouth-watering foods at this year’s State Fair of Virginia.
Staunton VDOT District Road Report: Aug. 18-22
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks. The Staunton VDOT district is comprised of 11 counties: Alleghany, Bath, Rockbridge, Augusta, Highland, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren and Clarke.
Risky oil drilling off Atlantic beaches raises multiple concerns
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Opening up the Mid and South Atlantic coast to risky oil drilling is ill-advised, according to comments submitted this week to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by 27 citizens groups regarding the government’s proposed 2017-2022 leasing of the Atlantic Coast to oil companies for drilling.
UVA golfer Denny McCarthy eliminated in US Amateur semifinals
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UVA men’s golfer Denny McCarthy (Rockville, Md.) lost his semifinal match Saturday at the 114th U.S. Amateur Championships at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Corey Conners of Canada defeated McCarthy 1-up during their 18-hole match.
Earth Talk: Antarctica ice melt and its impact on coastlines
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Antarctica, roughly the size of the United States and Mexico combined, is composed of rock covered by glaciers some 16,000 feet thick. The glaciers form from fallen snow compacting into successive layers of ice, and they eventually move downhill toward the coasts and “calve” into the ocean as icebergs and eventually melt out into the sea.
Gov. McAuliffe address to General Assembly money committees
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Gov. Terry McAuliffe addresses members of the money committees in the Virginia General Assembly updating the state’s current finances.
$11M in grants to end veterans homelessness in Virginia
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Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner announced that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will be awarding $11,312,352 in grants to help fight veterans’ homelessness in Virginia.
