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Man dies in Va. warehouse accident
Federal safety investigators are looking into an industrial accident in which a man was killed. A spokesman for the city of Martinsville, Scott Coleman, says the accident occurred as the man was attempting to remove an air conditioning unit from a...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Disasters, Danville (Danville, Virginia), Industrial Accidents
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Va. museum wins exhibit award
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is being recognized for its exhibit on marine mollusks. The Martinsville museum says its exhibit called "Wonders of the Deep" is a 2008 winner of the Southeastern Museums Conference Exhibition Award for exhibits...Tags: Museum of Natural History
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Eco-friendly fishery welcomes 28,000 trout
West Virginia's first inland salmon fishery has welcomed 28,000 rainbow trout to its production facility in Man. West Virginia Salmon and Trout President William R. Martin says thousands more trout and salmon fingerlings from a nearby hatchery in...Tags: Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Agricultural Research and Technology
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What effect will Mark Warner have?
804-225-7345These days, Mark R. Warner is busy trying to get elected to the U.S. Senate. Theories abound on whether he will also help elect a president — and which one. Consider the math. A Mason-Dixon poll released Friday shows Warner with a sizable lead over...Tags: Labor Day, Hampton Roads, Democratic National Conventions, Timothy M. Kaine, Regional Authority
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Chase for the Cup
++++++++++++++++++++ || RK. DRIVER || MAKE || PTS || || 1. Jimmie Johnson || Chevrolet || 5,718 || || 2. Carl Edwards || Ford || 5,646 || || 3. Greg Biffle || Ford || 5,641 || || 4. Jeff Burton || Chevrolet || 5,619 || || 5. Clint Bowyer || Chevrolet...Tags: Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Avondale, Matt Kenseth
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Virginia jobless rate continues to rise
Virginia's unemployment rate rose in August to its highest level in more than a decade. State figures released Tuesday show the jobless rate increased by 0.1 percentage point in August to 4.6 percent, the highest rate since January 1997. The national...Tags: Business, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Unemployment
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ON THE TRAIL
Democrat Barack Obama pledged to create millions of union jobs in alternative energy and end tax breaks for companies that move jobs overseas, using tough new populist language to convince voters that he is best positioned to lift the limping U.S....Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Economic Policy
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Barack Obama's itinerary: Running mate?
The Swampby Mark Silva Combing through Barack Obama's campaign schedule for clues of a running-mate announcement, our colleague Don Frederick at the Top of the Ticket takes note of some stops in New Mexico and Virginia this week. "Obama this afternoon......Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Regional Authority, Government, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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A trip to the market with Barack Obama
The Swampby John McCormick GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama spent some time shopping at an indoor farmer's market today, but declined to say whether he had finished his shopping for a running mate. After spending about 20 minutes at the......Tags: Barack Obama
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'The Legal Limit' by Martin Clark
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJuly 9, 2008 It does Martin Clark's fine new novel, "The Legal Limit," no injustice at all to call it perfect summer reading. This is the sort of book Graham Greene used to call "an entertainment" -- which is to say, sufficient skillful attention has...Tags: Judges, Laws, Religious Leaders, Murder, Martin Clark
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Tiny Illinois town forever linked to Iraq war
TRIBUNE REPORTEREvery day, Heather Gill looks into her infant daughter's eyes and sees the sparkle of new life. Most days, Gill can push aside the image of another pair of eyes -- those of her best friend, a soldier, "looking to God" as she lay dying from a mortar...Tags: Ceremonies, Family, Health and Safety at School, Metal and Mineral, Injuries
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Central Indiana Trick Or Treat Times
-------------------- Halloween 2006: *Confirmed Through Local Police* Anderson Tuesday, October 31 6-9 p.m. Avon Tuesday, October 31 5-9 p.m. Bedford Tuesday, October 31 N/A Beech Grove Tuesday, October 31 6-9 p.m. Bloomfield Monday,...Tags: Public Holidays, Cicero, Government, Danville (Danville, Virginia), Plainfield
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