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Chris Suarez

They're talking about your vagina again at the General Assembly, but this time they're ... - 0 views

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    The Senate bills -- SB617 and SB618 -- introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton -- passed on party-line votes a week after Democrats took Senate control and reorganized several committees, including Health and Education. The issue has the state legislature split, as both measures attempt to overturn laws that were passed in 2012 and 2013 under a Republican-controlled General Assembly.
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    The Senate bills -- SB617 and SB618 -- introduced by Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton -- passed on party-line votes a week after Democrats took Senate control and reorganized several committees, including Health and Education. The issue has the state legislature split, as both measures attempt to overturn laws that were passed in 2012 and 2013 under a Republican-controlled General Assembly.
latakg

Maureen McDonnell Sentenced to One Year and a Day in Prison; Appeal Planned | Ashburn R... - 0 views

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    By Kevin Lata and Lyndsey Raynor Capital News Service RICHMOND - A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
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    By Kevin Lata and Lyndsey Raynor Capital News Service RICHMOND - A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
Sean CW Korsgaard

Marking the End of Civil War, and Slavery - Capital News Service - 0 views

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    After four years of bloody fighting, the war that had torn apart the United States and Virginia finally reached its conclusion in the commonwealth. In one of the most eventful and fateful months in American history, April 1865 would see the fall of Richmond to Union troops, Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the end of the Confederacy, the Civil War and slavery.
Chris Suarez

High Schoolers Visit VCU For Annual Robotics Competition | Emporia News - 0 views

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    Dozens of robots gathered at Virginia Commonwealth University's Siegel Center in late March with their high school creators, competing in Virginia's largest youth robotics tournament. Celebrating its 15th anniversary, VirginiaFIRST held its annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition, inviting students from high schools all over the Atlantic coast to compete in the "varsity sport of the mind," with all the flash of an NCAA sporting event. Teams composed of either single or combined high schools had students in their respective robotics clubs making highly sophisticated robots for this year's game. The student-constructed robots can be up to 120 pounds and 5 feet tall, built with no assembly instructions and only minor assistance from team mentors.
latakg

Getting Started with Firefox extension - Diigo help - 1 views

  •  Feature Highlight: Highlights Diigo saves the day with "highlights". Highlights let you select the important snippets on a page and store them in your library with the page's bookmark. Let's try it. Just open a page, maybe one of your old-school bookmarks or one of your new cat bookmarks, and find the information on that page you actually care about. Select that important text. Got it? Okay, now put your hemet on, 'cause this might blow your mind! Click the highlight icon on the Diigo toolbar. It's the one with the "T" on a page with a yellow highlighter. You will notice that the selected text gets a yellow background. This means that the text has been saved in your library, and as long as you have the Diigo add-on the text will be highlighted on the page! How's that for easy?   Now you've highlighted the text. It will appear in your library within the bookmark for the page it is on. Go to your library and you can see how it works. If you're not sure how to get to your library, just click the second icon on the toolbar (Diigo icon to the left of the search bar) and then select "My Library »".
  • Sticky Notes on the Web What? I can put a sticky note on a web page? How? Oh, that's right! Diigo. Just right-click anywhere on the page and choose to "add a floating sticky note". Type up your note and choose "Post", then move the note anywhere on the page. You have to type a note first, before you move it where you want, otherwise there's nothing to move!
Paige Baxter

VaHomeschoolers celebrates 20th anniversary | Rappahannock News - 0 views

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    GLEN ALLEN - Interested and anxious parents and rambunctious and excited students packed the Cultural Arts Center last weekend to share a common interest: home schooling.
Paige Baxter

Delegates, citizens support more regulation for BOVs - Daily Progress: Local - 0 views

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    RICHMOND -- By unanimous votes, a bill to increase regulations and transparency of Virginia colleges' governing boards and a separate measure to add student and faculty representatives to such boards passed a House subcommittee Tuesday.
Chris Suarez

VA Democrats Aim to Add Abortion to Health Care, Repeal Ultrasound Law | The Centrevill... - 0 views

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    Two abortion-related bills were passed this past week by The Virginia Health and Education Senate Committee a day after the House of Delegates struck down a pair of identical measures in committee. The issue has the state legislature split, as both measures attempt to overturn laws that were passed in 2012 and 2013 under a Republican-controlled General Assembly.
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    Two abortion-related bills were passed this past week by The Virginia Health and Education Senate Committee a day after the House of Delegates struck down a pair of identical measures in committee. The issue has the state legislature split, as both measures attempt to overturn laws that were passed in 2012 and 2013 under a Republican-controlled General Assembly.
latakg

From Designer Clothes to Orange Robes - 0 views

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    RICHMOND - A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
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    RICHMOND - A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
latakg

From designer clothes to orange robes | The Commonwealth Times - 0 views

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    RICHMOND - A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
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    RICHMOND - A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
latakg

Maureen McDonnell: From Designer Clothes to Orange Robes - Alexandria Virginia News | L... - 0 views

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    A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
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    A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
latakg

Maureen McDonnell: From Designer Clothes to Orange Robes - Fairfax Free Citizen - 0 views

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    A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
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    A remorseful Maureen McDonnell stood Friday in a federal courtroom where she had been convicted of taking bribes and asked a judge for leniency. He responded by sentencing the former first lady to 12 months and one day in prison.
Stefanie Z. R.

Empowering Advocacy | A clear purpose, patience, inspiration, sense of humor, timelines... - 0 views

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    A clear purpose, patience, inspiration, sense of humor, timeliness, perseverance, respect and love of my neighbor, my body and soul, these are the principles that will guide me on the long journey ...
Stefanie Z. R.

Bill Would Ease Prescription Preauthorization Hassles on - The Virginia Free Citizen - 0 views

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    By Stefani Zenteno Rivadineira | Capital News Service RICHMOND - Doctors, hospitals and patients frequently face frustration and delays because health insurers require prescription preauthorization before patients can obtain many prescription drugs. Different insurers use different prescription preauthorization forms - and it's done on paper, not electronically. Two Republicans - Sen. Steve Newman of Lynchburg …
Paige Baxter

After Obsessing Over Abortion, VA General Assembly Took a Year Off | AltDaily : Creatin... - 0 views

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    RICHMOND - Last year around this time, Virginia was in the spotlight: Newspapers and talk show hosts, like comedian Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show," ripped state legislators for passing a bundle of laws targeting abortion.
Haley Winn

Faculty Members Push For College Funding | Emporia News - 0 views

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    By Haley Winn, Capital News Service RICHMOND - More than 30 students and faculty members from Virginia colleges and universities gathered in Richmond to urge legislators to protect funding for higher education. Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day, an annual event sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University's Faculty Senate, aimed to deliver a basic request to lawmakers: make fewer cuts and add more funding for state colleges and universities.
Haley Winn

Faculty members urge legislators to protect college funding - 0 views

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    RICHMOND, Va. - More than 30 students and faculty members from Virginia colleges and universities gathered in Richmond to urge legislators to protect funding for higher education. Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day, an annual event sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University's Faculty Senate, aimed to deliver a basic request to lawmakers: make fewer cuts and add more funding for state colleges and universities.
Chris Suarez

Senate committee says 'no' to dreamers - The Arlington Catholic Herald - 0 views

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    Virginia Senate legislation designed to give in-state tuition to undocumented childhood arrivals was defeated last week by a Health and Education Committee vote of 6-7. Senate Bill 249, patroned by Sen. Donald McEachin (D-Richmond) and known as the Virginia DREAM Act, sparked heated rhetoric on whether state or federal legislators should be held responsible for immigration-related measures.
Chris Suarez

A-F School Accreditation Delay Passes Senate, Awaits Vote in House | Williamsburg Yorkt... - 0 views

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    A bill to delay and possibly change the proposed A-F grading scale for public schools is making its way through the General Assembly. The House of Delegates Education Committee approved a bill last week that would delay implementation of the A-F school grading system that ranks schools based on SOL performance. A school that gets an "A" receives full accreditation and a school that receives an "F" can lose accreditation.
Michael Melkonian

Watchdog group blasts General Assembly's "murky practices" - RVANews - 0 views

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    Transparency Virginia, a nonprofit, nonpartisan legislative watchdog group, released a report last Tuesday highlighting "murky practices" and "disturbing" findings from the 2015 General Assembly session with regard to unrecorded votes and short notices for committee meetings.
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