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WWE and TNA Superstar Matt Hardy will headline a star-studded card of live professional wrestling at the Gypsy Hill Park Gym in Staunton on Friday, March 30. Tickets to the LTW Entertainment show start at $10. Doors open for the March 30 show at 7 p.m. with an 8 p.m. belltime. In addition to Hardy,…
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The State Senate voted 22-17 Monday to sending HB1112 back to the Education and Health Committee for the year. The legislation, authored by Del. Kathy Byron (R-Bedford), would have repealed a law requiring parents of pre-teen girls to receive information about the HPV vaccine. The House passed HB1112 on a 62-34 vote in January.
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Despite a dramatic last-second shot to force overtime, a trip to the ODAC Championship game was not to be for the Eastern Mennonite women, as they fell 62-59 Saturday afternoon to third-seeded Guilford. The Royals had beaten GC twice during the regular season, but couldn’t come up big in the most important meeting of the…
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RMH has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Regional Hospital. In late January, the magazine listed 247 hospitals located in areas with populations less than 500,000 as Best Regional Hospitals. To be considered a Best Regional Hospital, the organization must rank in the top 25 percent of all hospitals in…
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Six Republicans joined Senate Democrats in effectively voting down legislation that would define “personhood” at conception and could in turn outlaw all abortions and some forms of FDA-approved birth control. A 24-14 Senate vote returned the bill to a Senate committee for consideration in the 2013 General Assembly session. The vote was another defeat for…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell is recommending a series of amendments to the controversial legislation that would require women seeking to abort a pregnancy to undergo an invasive ultrasound procedure beforehand. “Having looked at the current proposal, I believe there is no need to direct by statute that further invasive ultrasound procedures be done,” McDonnell said in…
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Republican voters continue to toy with the idea of nominating a social conservative to run for president this fall. The GOP establishment, meanwhile, is trying to position itself to be able to take advantage of the only thing that may be working in their favor. “I am extremely concerned by recent reports that oil and…
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Tuesday, Feb. 21 THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Good to see everybody. Please, have a seat. Have a seat. (Applause.) Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming. I want to thank my outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden – (applause) – who is here today, and members of my administration for joining us. But…
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DuPont Community Credit Union recently announced that Peter Santana has been promoted to vice president of lending. “We are very happy to have Peter join DuPont Community Credit Union’s senior management team,” said Gerald B. Hershey, DCCU President/CEO. “Peter’s dedication to our members is well known, and his experience and knowledge in the lending arena…
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On the final day for House bills to be considered before crossing over to the Senate, Republicans capped their divisive social-issue agenda by passing the physically intrusive HB462. The measure, sponsored by Del. Kathy Byron (R-Bedford), mandates women have an ultrasound performed – which includes the transvaginal procedure that requires a device to be inserted…
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