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Republican Bruce Thompson, a long-time ally of Gov. Bob McDonnell and leading Virginia businessman announced his support for Terry McAuliffe for governor on Friday. The announcement follows a series of endorsements for Terry McAuliffe from well-known Virginia Republicans in the past week.
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There’s a creaky old law called the Equal Pay Act, whose 50th anniversary is June 10. Unsurprisingly, a law that’s been around that long without being updated needs major repair.
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On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the Supreme Court legalized contraception (for married people, at least) and held that women and men have the right to privacy in making decisions about their sexual health.
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The Waynesboro Family YMCA is proudly partnering with Augusta Health and the American Cancer Society to participate in ACS’s upcoming Cancer Prevention Study-3.
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Republicans Milt Peterson and Jan Schar endorsed Terry McAuliffe for Governor of Virginia on Tuesday, the second announcement this week that major Republicans in Virginia are backing McAuliffe instead of GOP candidate Ken Cuccinelli.
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Roddy Barnes loves WTA’s Gateway. He finds it one of the best listening rooms in Virginia. And he wants to come back!
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Armed Services Committee, today pressed top military officials on the escalating crisis of sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact in the military.
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Ryan Gundling and Amy Robbins took top honors at the fourth annual Shenandoah Valley Sprint Tri for the Y sponsored by the Waynesboro Family YMCA on Sunday. Gundling finished the course – which included a 400-meter swim, a 14.9-mile bike ride and a 5K run – in 1:06;59, breaking the line nearly three and a…
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By any reasonable standard of measurement Ellen Axson Wilson was a remarkable person, especially for her time. Begin your search to discover Woodrow Wilson’s first wife, the artist, at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum this Saturday, June 8 with the opening of a special Gallery titled “Ellen Axson Wilson; An American Impressionist”.
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Virginia Military Institute will join the Southern Conference as a full member beginning with the 2014-15 academic year. VMI Superintendent General J.H. Binford Peay III made the announcement Friday afternoon after the Board of Visitors voted to accept an invitation for membership from the league.
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