Valentine Activities Dominate the Last Week at Center
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The last week has found Staunton Senior Center members busy with a variety of Valentine’s Day activities.
Search Results for women
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McDonnell under fire for plan to ban abortions from insurance exchanges
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Watkins told The Virginian-Pilot for a story published this week that he feels an amendment like the one being discussed by the administration could go “way too far” in restricting abortions in private insurance plans.
House subcommittee knocks down victims’ rights bill
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The House Criminal Law Subcommittee voted Wednesday night to kill Arlington Democratic State Sen. Barbara Favola’s bill to protect victims of domestic abuse from gun violence.
McDonnell announces milestone in prisoner re-entry support program
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Gov. Bob McDonnell on Thursday announced a milestone in a partnership between the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia Department of Corrections that supports his initiative of successful prisoner re-entry.
Augusta Health celebrates Heart Month
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Augusta Health will celebrate Heart Month with its annual Heart Health Fair, featuring several free screenings. This year, the event will take place on Wednesday, February 27 from 3 pm to 6 pm in the new Heart and Vascular Center on the Augusta Health campus. Tours of the new center, including the cardiac catheterization labs, will also be available.
ACLU praises school system in free speech cases
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The ACLU of Virginia on Monday sent a letter to the Fairfax County School Board thanking the Board and Superintendent for upholding free speech in two recent incidents: a parent’s attempt to have a book removed from the curriculum, and a request that a community group be denied permission to use school property for a controversial meeting. The school division denied the requests in both instances.
Sen. Kaine visits Fort Belvoir to discuss budget cuts, sequester
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, traveled to Fort Belvoir on Monday to visit the hospital, participate in a roundtable with wounded warriors, and tour the base.
Roddy Barnes and His Piano at WTA’s Gateway
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Kevin Chisnell has booked Roddy Barnes for a “rare and exclusive “evening at WTA’s Gateway on Saturday, February 16, at 8 pm. Chisnell says the evening will have “some of the sweetest blues piano you’ve ever heard. It will be the toe tappinest, hip shakinest, and back beatinest Mojo Saturday Night ever.”
UVa. rallies, beats Virginia Tech, 50-47
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The UVa. women’s basketball team erased an eight-point second-half deficit to win 50-47 at Virginia Tech.
Susan Shaer: End the violence on V-Day
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Valentine’s Day was taken over long ago by cards and flowers, candy and dinners accompanied by gifts. It is now a cash cow holiday for merchandisers. In addition, for many, it has become a day to honor women and girls in a fresh way. V-Day, introduced to the world by Eve Ensler in 1998, demands an end to violence against women and girls.
