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Va. News: Tarot Cards And Body Cameras
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 5, 2018
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A proposal to add fortune telling to the list of approved business activities in the southwest Virginia town of Richlands drew an overflow crowd to a public meeting and a suburban Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney says his office no longer has the resources to prosecute misdemeanor cases.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. More now from Fred Echols.
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VA News: Chicken Farms Concern Residents About Water Use, Many Coyotes in Western Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 26, 2018
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Coyotes have moved into western Virginia in large numbers but many locals are feeling anything but hospitable. And a proliferation of large scale chicken farms on Virginia’s Eastern Shore has residents worried about their water supply.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VA News link. More now from Fred Echols.
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VA News: Law Enforcement transporting Mental Patients, FBI Texts Upset Loudoun County
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 12, 2018
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Police and sheriff’s departments in southwest Virginia are feeling the strain of transporting patients to mental hospitals, and Virginia’s technology-rich Loudoun County has gone on the attack after seeing its population called “ignorant hillbillies” in an FBI text message.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s VA News link. More now from Fred Echols.
Click here for the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News Link.
VA News: HUD Construction, Putting County Spending On Line
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 5, 2018
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It’s about to get a lot easier for some Virginians to see where their tax dollars are going, and the appearance of a Department of Housing and Urban Development sign caused considerable alarm among homeowners in a Richmond suburb.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week on the Virginia Public Access Project’s VA News link. More now from Fred Echols.
Click here for the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News Link.
Va. News Topics: A Realistic School Lesson And Snow Plow Art
Posted by dseidelvtedu in Uncategorized, VaNews from VPAP on January 8, 2018
Some recent artwork by students in Craig County is literally hitting the road this winter
and some parents in Fairfax County found an elementary school history lesson to be a
little too realistic.
Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link. Fred Echols reports.
Va. News Topics: Adjunct Faculty Pay And Padlocks
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 11, 2017
Credit: Virginia Public Access Project
Annoyed residents in a Norfolk neighborhood are calling for a grand jury to investigate a footbridge. And Virginia Commonwealth University is under pressure to increase pay for part-time teachers in its nationally-acclaimed art school. Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project’s Va. News link.
Fred Echols has more.
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From NPR News- Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple,' Sesame Workshop Disagrees September 18, 2018Mark Saltzman revived a longtime debate saying, yes, the beloved puppet pair were gay. Their producers and creators were quick to deny the claim.
- Hearing With Kavanaugh And Accuser Alleging Sexual Assault In Turmoil September 18, 2018The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing on Christine Blasey Ford's claim that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 1980s — even without her testimony.
- How To Help Those Affected By Hurricane Florence September 18, 2018In the aftermath of the catastrophic storm, officials are encouraging people to volunteer and donate. Here's a guide on how to do that.
- Facebook Allowed Employers To Exclude Women From Job Ads, ACLU Says September 18, 2018The complaint, filed Tuesday, says 10 businesses prevented women from receiving employment opportunities on the website. It also accused Facebook of excluding women in its own company.
- Supreme Court Orders Disclosure For Dark Money, As New Report Unveils Some Donors September 18, 2018Groups such as the NRA and Chamber of Commerce must disclose who paid for campaign ads they run this fall. A new report says such groups pumped about $600 million into elections between 2010 and 2016.
- Former Writer Saw Bert And Ernie As 'Loving Couple,' Sesame Workshop Disagrees September 18, 2018
- From BBC News
- Brexit: EU 'ready to improve' Irish border proposal September 18, 2018Michel Barnier says he wants to "de-dramatise" the issue and respect the UK's territorial integrity.
- Chemnitz unrest: German top spy Maassen forced out September 18, 2018Germany's domestic intelligence chief is moved to another post amid a row over far-right violence.
- Mylee Billingham: Father 'murdered daughter after threat to kill mother' September 18, 2018Mylee Billingham was stabbed at her father's home after he threatened to kill her mother, a court hears.
- Storm Ali approach brings amber weather warning September 18, 2018The Met Office warns of winds of up to 80 mph, which could endanger life.
- Facebook job ads 'discriminated by gender' September 18, 2018Women in three US states were allegedly not shown job ads for certain "male-dominated professions".
- Brexit: EU 'ready to improve' Irish border proposal September 18, 2018
