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Where the jobs are
The Wall Street JournalEven in a jobless recovery, people are finding work -- if they have the right skills. Or if they are willing to move. Last month, the U.S. economy produced a disappointing 21,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That capped a three-year...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Computer Networking and Internet, Employees, Nursing, Employment
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UPDATED: State trooper who was hit by car in Amherst County released from hospital
A Virginia State trooper who was hit by a car last week on Route 29 in Amherst County has been released from the hospital. Trooper D.T. Wilson is now recovering at his Campbell County home. Wilson was hit by a car while helpling another man pick up...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds, Campbell County, Amherst County
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Report: Charges against FSU recruit Mario Pender dropped
Chopping Block - Seminoles Blog - Orlando SentinelFlorida State recruit Mario Pender on Thursday received just the news he had been waiting to hear. According to this report on the website of southwest Florida's NBC affiliate, Channel 2 WBBH, Pender appeared before a judge at the Lee County Justice... -
Stella E. Moore, 92
Stella Estelle Moore, 92, of Uvalde, Texas, and formerly of Smithsburg, Md., went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 12, 2011.
Born Oct. 9, 1918, in Lee County, Va., she was the daughter of the late Charley and Cora Jane (Meredith) Russell.
She was...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Virginia's new Chief Justice is sworn in
ReporterCynthia Kinser was formally sworn in Wednesday as Virginia's Chief Justice, the first woman to lead the state's highest court. Family, friends and a who's who of state government and the Virginia judicial system attended the investiture ceremony in...Tags: George Allen, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Local Government, Elections, Justice System
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VA's First Female Chief Justice Sworn In
AnchorCynthia Kinser made history Wednesday afternoon when the Lee County native became the first female to ever be sworn-in as chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. "There's no higher honor than being given this distinction," Kinser told a packed room...Tags: Judges, Executive Branch, George Allen, Local Government, Government
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Snakeheads Still Here
Scott NollFAST FACTS: - Snakehead fish survive eradication attempt - Studies show the fish has spread - Head of AR Fisheries expects the predator will make it to the Mississippi River Scott.Noll@wreg.com (Brinkley, AR 7/23/2010) With its sharp teeth,...Tags: Science, Biology, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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State Budget Takes Shape on Session's Final Day
Staff reporter/Associated PressRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislative budget negotiators finally come to terms on a new bare-bones budget for the cash-strapped state government early Sunday. The two sides shook hands on a $70 billion two-year austerity spending plan around 1 a.m. It...Tags: Schools, State Budgets, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Fairfax County
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Project To Kill "Frankenfish" Underway in Arkansas
Scott NollFAST FACTS: - Snakehead fish, which can "walk" on land found in Arkansas - Eradication project underway in Lee and Monroe Counties - Cost of project expected to be three-quarters of a million bucks Scott.Noll@wreg.com (Brinkley, AR 3/20/2009) It's...Tags: Spring Creek, Bodies of Water, Rivers, Death, Aquaculture
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Governor's Massive Budget Cuts
AP Political WriterGov. Bob McDonnell has proposed deep, unprecedented cuts to public schools, the state government work force and health and welfare safety net programs in a $2.1 billion bid to balance a critically troubled state budget. The Republican governor, who ruled...Tags: Employees, Hospitals and Clinics, Christianity, Retirement, Timothy M. Kaine
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Governor Kaine Recognizes High-Performing VA Public Schools
Staff reporterGovernor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that 153 Virginia public schools have earned the 2010 Governor's Award for Educational Excellence. The award is the highest honor under the Virginia Index of Performance (VIP) incentive program created by the...Tags: Science, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Gloucester County, Stonewall Jackson, Floyd County
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98% of VA Schools Fully Accredited
VDOEVirginia Department of Education Press Release: Ninety-eight percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited and meeting state standards for achievement in English, mathematics, history and science based on 2008-2009 assessment results, the...Tags: Greene County, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Standards, Highland County, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia)
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