What licensed, bonded, and insured really means
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Every homeowner has seen it. A contractor’s website, a yard sign, a truck door: “licensed, bonded, and insured.” Three words that are supposed to signal legitimacy.
Search Results for water
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Locals gave Virginia DEQ an earful on Northrop Grumman permit request
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Despite it feeling like the Virginia DEQ didn’t want us to know about Northrop Grumman’s request for a permit to release pollutants into the local environment, 250 people submitted comments to the state agency.
7 design secrets from polished concrete specialists today
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In a high-end art gallery or modern mansion, the floor looks like a work of art in and of itself. Here are seven design tricks that professionals use to make rooms look beautiful.
Top reasons buyers walk away from property deals in Australia
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In Australia’s highly competitive real estate market, securing a committed buyer is only part of the journey.
ODAC Baseball season ends with Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon Super Regional losses
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A solid season for ODAC Baseball came to an earlier-than-expected end over the weekend, with Lynchburg falling in Game 3 of its Super Regional to East Texas Baptist, and Randolph-Macon dropping two straight in its Super Regional to Rowan.
We the victims: Who pays when the government weaponizes its power?
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One way or another, the American taxpayers always get screwed by politicians eager to spend our hard-earned dollars on programs and projects that do little to improve our lives, safeguard our freedoms, or secure our future.
Michael Schoeffel: The timeless wonder of an Appalachian spring day
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There’s nowhere in the world I’d rather be during spring than the Appalachians, I think I really believe that, as temperate and wonderful as Florida may be.
Forecast for mild dead zones in Chesapeake Bay resulting from drought
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The ongoing drought has scientists forecasting a mild “dead zone” for the Chesapeake Bay for the summer of 2026, which is a mix of good and bad news.
Georgetown’s Dom Cafferillo grateful for chance to play for Hall of Famer Billy Wagner
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After two years on the baseball team at Charlottesville High School, Dom Cafferillo transferred to the Miller School. Not only did Cafferillo get to face better competition, but he was able to play for a coach that was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Norfolk: Shuttered MAGA craft brewer suing ‘woke mob’ after business failure
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The MAGA craft beer company that Glenn Youngkin gave $300,000 of our tax money to is now suing the local “woke mob” that it claims led to its failure for $50 million, because why not.
