VDOT Roads Report: Jan. 27-31
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.
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VCU poll finds majority of Virginians think schools in their communities are safe
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Amid continued concern over incidences of school violence, a majority of Virginians feel the schools in their community are safe, according to a new Commonwealth Poll released last week by VCU.
Earth Talk: Global Warming and the loss of whitebark pine trees
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Global warming is having an impact on whitebark pine trees, a “keystone” species in high-altitude ecosystems across the American West, meaning they play an important role in maintaining the natural structure of many of our most iconic mountain regions.
JMU women’s basketball dominates UNCW, 77-41
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Redshirt sophomore Jazmon Gwathmey (Bealeton, Va./Liberty) scored a game-high 17 points to lead five players in double figures as the James Madison women’s basketball team rolled past UNCW 77-41 at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, N.C., Sunday.
Randy Forbes: Sand castles
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Years ago, I was with my family at the beach sitting several yards back from the water. Ahead of us near the shoreline, two small boys knelt down playing in the sand just inches from where the foamy cusp of the waves rescinded back into the ocean.
CAA coaches choose JMU’s Chad Carroll as preseason co-player of the year
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JMU outfielder Chad Carroll (Oakton, Va./Oakton) was named Colonial Athletic Association preseason Co-Player of the Year as announced Friday after a vote of the league’s eight head coaches.
JMU women’s basketball tops Drexel, 74-47
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JMU women’s basketball bridged halftime with a 33-12 run, opening up a 28-point lead on Drexel and never looked back as it dominated a clash of Colonial Athletic Association unbeatens with a 74-47 victory at the JMU Convocation Center Thursday evening.
JMU tabbed sixth in CAA baseball race
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Coming off of one of the conference’s most successful seasons, JMU has been selected sixth in the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association preseason baseball poll according to a vote of the league’s eight coaches.
White House Climate Action Plan: Six month progress report
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The National Wildlife Federation today released a six-month progress report on the White House Climate Action Plan. The report assesses progress to date in five categories, detailing both steps forward so far and areas for improvement.
Poll: Majority of Virginians believe better mental health services would prevent gun violence
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A new Commonwealth Poll from Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs indicates that a large majority of Virginians believes better mental health services would help in the prevention of gun violence.
