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May 22 Letters: Recognizing bias, climate of spending
Recognizing bias The reports [of Isle of Wight racism concerns] I have seen are taking a biased path approaching this subject. My generation (baby boomers) see these statements through the experience of the 1960s and 1970s and a lot of us cringe at any...Tags: Science, Racism, Smithfield, Social Issues, Agriculture
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Miss Hill City helps Lynchburg students fight stress and depression
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA Lynchburg pageant winner is using her crown to share a message about depression. Addison Walker is Miss Hill City 2013. She's visiting schools, like Linkhorne Middle in Lynchburg, to talk about mental health issues. Walker, who's now a student at...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia)
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Teel Time: Retiring VT president Steger advocated for athletics
Charles Steger was not the most visible or vocal proponent of Virginia Tech athletics. But as Hokie Nation reflects on his retirement after nearly 14 years as university president, there’s no questioning his advocacy or appreciation for major...Tags: Frank Beamer, Sports, Bowl Championship Series, North Carolina Tar Heels, Football
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U.Va. capital campaign exceeds $3 billion goal
The University of Virginia's capital campaign has exceeded its $3 billion goal. The university says in a news release that it received donations from more than 220,000 individuals and corporations. More than 220,000 individuals and corporations...
Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Elections
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Climate change scientist discusses life at center of storm
— Michael E. Mann holds undergraduate degrees in physics and applied math, a master's degree in physics and a Ph.D in geology and geophysics. That's fine for figuring out climate change, but he had to learn politics the hard way. Mann was in...
Tags: Conservation, Politics, Science and Technology, Virginia Air and Space Center, Ken Cuccinelli
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February 26, 2002: Bowen lends voice to look at Reagan
BREMEN -- Dr. Otis R. Bowen, who celebrates his 84th birthday today, is already a permanent fixture in his hometown of Bremen, but later this year, he'll also become a permanent fixture in the Ronald Reagan library and museum. As a former Indiana...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Lilly Eli & Co, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Ronald Reagan, Politics
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Community college board to discuss tuition, faculty evaluations
The State Board for Community Colleges will meet in Richmond on Thursday to discuss tuition and fees policy recommendations for the 2013-2014 academic year. Board members also plan to consider policies for faculty evaluations and discuss salary scales...
Tags: Virginia Commonwealth University, Culture, Sociology, Libraries, Arts and Culture
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Edgar Allan Jones Jr. dies at 92; law professor played judge on TV courtroom shows
The TV career of Edgar Allan Jones Jr. began with a phone call in early 1958 from a producer who needed to cast someone knowledgeable about the law. Although Jones taught law full time at UCLA, he was nervous at the prospect of auditioning: His only...
Tags: Labor Disputes, ABC (tv network), Teaching and Learning, Television, Laws
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Climate change scientist to speak in Hampton
A climate scientist once targeted by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli over his research will be guest lecturer at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton on Tuesday. Michael E. Mann will speak at 7:30 p.m. on "The Hockey Stick and the Climate...Tags: Space Programs, Research, Science and Technology, Langley Air Force Base, Global Change
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Richard Vedder: How to tell if college presidents are overpaid
The Chronicle of Higher Education tells us the median salary of public university presidents rose 4.7 percent in 2011-12 to more than $440,000 a year. This increase vastly outpaced the rate of inflation, as well as the earnings of the typical worker in...Tags: Education, University of Kansas , Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012), Mitch Daniels, Purdue University
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Recession dragged down birth rates for less-educated women
Birthrates were dramatically reduced during the recession among women who did not finish high school, a development that far outpaced the drop among women with higher levels of education, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Between 2008...
Tags: Schools, Unemployment Benefits, Colleges and Universities, Science and Technology, Family
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A time for recognition ... and challenge
Across the Commonwealth and the nation, May is the season for graduation, commencement and final exercises at colleges and universities. Emotionally charged strains of Pomp and Circumstance will set a tone of solemnity and celebration as graduates, clad...Tags: Human Interest, Norfolk State University, Graduation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Teaching and Learning
May 21, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 20, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 4, 2013
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May 13, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 11, 2013
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May 11, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
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