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Candidates for Va. governor say they never used drugs
Virginia's nominees for governor, Terry McAuliffe and Ken Cuccinelli, say they have never used illegal drugs. The Richmond Times-Dispatch canvassed the statewide candidates on Thursday, a day after E.W. Jackson, the Republican nominee for lieutenant...
Tags: Loudoun County, Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), U.S. Senate, Executive Branch, Drug Use
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June 19: U.Va. President Teresa Sullivan to speak in Virginia Beach
University of Virginia President Teresa Sullivan plans to speak for the next Professional Women’s Leadership Luncheon Series on June 19 in Virginia Beach. Prior to being the university’s eighth president, Sullivan was provost at the...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Education, University of Michigan
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Editorials: Flag Day, solar-powered wheelchairs
She's grand, all right Today, June 14, is Flag Day, which isn't so much a holiday as it is an observance. We don't close banks or municipal offices for Flag Day, and if kids are out of school it's only because the school year has ended. But in honor of...Tags: Fort Monroe, Flag Day (United States), Yorktown (York, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), York County (Virginia)
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York senior perseveres in the face of adversity
YORK — Philip Cragg is a polite young man with a quiet and unassuming demeanor. He doesn't like to boast about his achievements or the things he's had to overcome during his high school career. But unlike many high schoolers, Cragg, who is...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Soccer, Science and Technology, Science
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The Class of 2013: One to remember
The news was delivered rather somberly to Leah Procopi and Lee Siegle, they said. No one at Gloucester High School could ever remember anything like this happening before. Procopi and Siegle, after four years of high school, were told they had finished...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Graduation, Virginia Commonwealth University, High Schools
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Democrats vie for Lt. Gov., A.G. nominations in Tuesday's primary
Voters head to the polls Tuesday to chose the Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor and attorney general. In the lieutenant governor's primary, state Sen. Ralph Northam of Norfolk will face off against Aneesh Chopra, who is President Barack Obama'...
Tags: Business, Executive Branch, Local Government, Duke University, Laws
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Students build a wheelchair that can run (virtually) forever
HAMPTON — In his homeland of Turkey, Alper Sirvan cannot go anywhere without the assistance of his wheelchair. And his current wheelchair is not much help at all. Because of cerebral palsy, the only body part Sirvan can voluntarily move is his...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Gloucester Class of 2013 is one `to be remembered'
WILLIAMSBURG — The Gloucester High School Class of 2013 has never done things the usual way, said Leah Procopi and Lee Siegle, who shared valedictorian honors and the stage at graduation Saturday at William and Mary Hall. Procopi and Siegle said...
Tags: College of William and Mary, Education
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U.Va. and Virginia Tech joint education center at Oyster Point nears opening
There is a flag available that shows the logos of both the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech, with a diagonal line dividing the two. It is called the house divided flag, but two women managing the universities' new combined education center in...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Thomas Nelson Community College, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Career and Workplace
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Study boosts online matchmaking
For more than a decade, the online dating site eHarmony has pitched itself as a company that matches singles with romantic partners who are looking for lifelong relationships. Now a study funded by the Santa Monica-based firm offers scientific evidence...
Tags: Family, Rodeo, Health and Medical Professionals, Arts and Culture, Research
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Eelgrass continues its comeback in coastal bays
Eelgrass once thrived in Virginia's coastal bays — lush meadows of slender blades undulating just below the surface. The species of seagrass provided critical habitat to scallops, blue crabs, shrimp and other marine creatures. It trapped...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Pollution, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems
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Robert Lee Lyles Jr. of Annapolis, former Md. Health Care Commission member
Robert Lee Lyles Jr., who had two careers in his 69 years and excelled at each, died May 27 at his home in Annapolis. A scientist, physician and state policy adviser, Dr. Lyles "was a modern renaissance man with a tremendous curiosity," said Gene Ransom,...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hospitals and Clinics, General Electric Company, Maryland Science Center, Medical Research
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