Posts Tagged Lexington
Dealing With A Confederate Past is Nothing New to Lexington
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 12, 2017
A statue commemorating Stonewall Jackson on VMI’s campus in Lexington. (Credit: Rob / Flickr)
Cities across the country are grappling with removing Confederate symbols. And perhaps nowhere is Confederate past and present more intertwined than in Lexington. Jessie Knadler looks at how the issues that spilled over into violence in Charlottesville last month have been playing out in Lexington for years.
Report on Rockbridge Social Services Shows Negligence, No Charges
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 11, 2017
Credit: Virginia Department of Social Services
A long awaited report looking into Rockbridge Area Department of Social Services was unsealed this month. In it, the Special Grand Jury concluded there wasn’t enough evidence to bring charges. Jessie Knadler reports.
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From NPR News- Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh December 18, 2018The judges acknowledged that the complaints are "serious" but noted there is no existing authority for lower court judges to hold Supreme Court justices accountable.
- As Parkland Cases Begin, Duty Of School And Deputy Come Under Scrutiny December 18, 2018The criminal and civil cases related to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are just beginning — and they raise a number of thorny questions about who is responsible for a tragedy.
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- Episode #1852 December 18, 2018In this special holiday rebroadcast, Latino USA explores the special bond between Latinos and their grandparents
- Russian Cargo Ship Runs Aground In U.K. December 18, 2018The 600-foot long ship was stranded just a few hundred feet from shore. Curious onlookers gathered onshore to watch rescue operations near the English city of Falmouth.
- Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh December 18, 2018
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- National Action trial: Members of neo-Nazi group jailed December 18, 2018A couple who named their child Adolf in honour of Hitler are sentenced alongside four others.
- Donald Trump's troubled charity foundation to shut down December 18, 2018The family-run charity agrees to close amid allegations that its funds were illegally misused.
- Banning sweets at supermarket checkouts 'works' December 18, 2018Removing the temptation stops unhealthy impulse buying, a large UK study suggests.
- Simon Thomas: Coping with grief at Christmas December 18, 2018TV presenter Simon Thomas met with Joe, who also lost his wife to cancer, to speak about grief over the festive season.
- Brexit: 'Horrified' firms warn time is running out December 19, 2018
