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Poll: McAuliffe continues to hold big lead in governor’s race
A new NBC4/Marist poll has Democrat Terry McAuliffe up eight points on Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race.

McDonnell announces ag development grant recipients
Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today the recipients of the initial round of fiscal year 2014 planning grants from the planning grants program of the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID).

Ken Plum: Science goes on trial in Virginia
Not since the Scopes trial in Tennessee in 1925 has science been on trial as it has been in Virginia over the last few years. The Scopes trial was of course about Darwin’s theory of evolution. That trial concluded more than 85 years ago, but the debate goes on with fundamentalists who prefer the teaching of creationism over evolution in public schools.

Supreme Court declines to hear AG’s challenge to EPA’s endangerment finding
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused requests to review a lower court decision upholding the Environmental Protection Agency’s finding that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare.

Plow and Hearth donates 136,000 trees to Virginia
Madison-based Plow and Hearth has donated 136,000 tree seedlings for planting in spring 2014 around the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Earth Talk: Concerns over essential oils
Essential oils are more popular than ever for medicinal and therapeutic purposes as well as in fragrances and flavorings for food and drinks.

VDOT road work schedule for Oct. 14-18
The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton VDOT transportation district during the coming weeks.

Look for great learning opportunities on a fall trip through Virginia
In my opinion, and I believe the opinion of many other travelers, fall is second only to summer as prime traveling time. Here in Virginia the days are still warm but the nights are cool.

Earth Talk: Preventing beach erosion
Beach erosion is a huge issue for coastal areas in the U.S. and elsewhere. According to the non-profit American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), all beaches endure storms and other natural disturbances that cause them to lose sand, but the causes of beach erosion are not always the same.