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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released his mainstream plan to support agriculture and forestry on Friday. Together, agriculture and forestry make up the largest industry in Virginia, contributing over $70 billion to the Commonwealth’s economy.
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With an increase in urban sprawl and more roads being built through previously wooded areas, deer have been displaced from their natural habitats, leading to a rise in deer-vehicle collisions, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
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Deadspin.com had a nice piece on the economics of D3 football, headlined “How Division III Colleges Profit From Football No One Watches.”
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Tickets are now on sale for Blithe Spirit at the Fletcher Collins Jr. Theatre, on the Mary Baldwin College campus.
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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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The production of sugar has indeed taken a huge environmental toll. “Sugar has arguably had as great an impact on the environment as any other agricultural commodity,” reports the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), citing biodiversity loss as a result of the “wholesale conversion of habitat on tropical islands and on coastal areas” to grow sugar.
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The Shenandoah Valley Baseball-Softball Academy in Bridgewater has a new website produced by Augusta Free Press.
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The Central Shenandoah Health District will offer free seasonal flu vaccine to everyone ages 3 and up, at a drive-thru flu clinic on Friday, Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released his plan to strengthen Virginia’s cities, “Investing in Virginia’s Urban Centers,” on Monday.
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of October, is exhibiting the second Members’ Judged Show of 2013.
