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Virginia Department of Education releases SOL results
Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...
Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Schools, Education, Bath County, Floyd County
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Taxpayers' group discloses $755,000 in casino fight spending
A Virginia-based group that waged a high-profile advertising campaign against a plan to expand gambling in Maryland has revised its disclosure statement to show it spent more than $755,000 to influence the General Assembly during its special session last...Tags: Prince George's County, Politics, Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure
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25-year minimum for Virginia man in Capitol bomb plot
A judge will decide whether a Virginia man gets 25 or 30 years in prison for plotting to detonate a suicide bomb at the U.S Capitol in an undercover sting. Amine El-Khalifi of Alexandria pleaded guilty in June and will be sentenced Friday in federal...
Tags: Suicide, Punishment, Al-Qaeda, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Blacks braved bigotry to fight
marieg@herald-mail.comThe muster rolls tell a unique story of the Civil War — one that contradicts the stereotype of a struggle between white farmers, North and South. Scan the record books and you'll find Union Shawnee and rebel Choctaws, Confederate rabbis and Arab...Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Companies and Corporations, U.S. Army, Minority Groups, Discrimination
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Woman Buys Valuable Renoir Original for $50 at Flea Market
KTLA NewsALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A painting bought at a flea market in Virginia may turn out to be a rare bargain: a work by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It was bought by a woman as part of a box lot that included a Paul Bunyan doll and a plastic cow, and cost...Tags: The New York Times, Arts, Auction Service, BBC, Arts and Culture
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Mr. Cliff Maloney Jr. goes to Washington
Our Town CorrespondentWhile most college students retreated to their hometowns for the summer, Cliff Maloney Jr. electedópun intendedóto spend three months in Washington D.C. The 21-year-old accepted a paid position as a staff assistant for "PEPLT005095">Ron Paul and moved...Tags: Students, Federal Reserve, Politics, University of Pittsburgh, Teaching and Learning
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Winners: DC50 at the Montgomery County Fair
Thanks for entering the Montgomery County Fair Prize Giveaway Contest! *Winners* (You have 24hrs from the date listed to claim your prize by calling 202-298-1650) August 24 Scott Mohnkran, Germantown, MD, Vampire Diaries Season 2 on Blu Ray Jenni...
Tags: Gaming, Stephanie Mitchell, Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Crofton, Laurel
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Kimberley K. Carper, 50
Kimberley Kaye Carper, 50, of Hagerstown, Md., and formerly of Charles Town, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at her residence. Born May 19, 1962, in Alexandria, Va., she was the daughter of William Elmer Carper and Mary...Tags: Inventories, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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How To Stop Public Shootings
[The following is a chapter from my book, The Meaning of Life (and AIDS Jokes), which was released in September of 2011. I'm posting it today because of the terrible shooting in Colorado.] As you know, there has been a rash of workplace shootings...
Tags: Pittsburgh, Abusive Behavior, Criminals, Kurt Cobain, Child Abuse
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Thomas M. Heard, 73
Thomas M. "Tom" Heard, 73, of Waynesboro, Pa., and formerly of Hagerstown and Baltimore, Md., passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Waynesboro Hospital. Born Dec. 10, 1938, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Edwin L. and Mildred E. (Thomas)...Tags: Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Towson University, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), The Salvation Army
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Virginia man's body found after boat capsized in storm
The body of a Virginia man thrown from a small boat on the Chesapeake Bay during Friday's powerful storm was recovered Sunday evening off Calvert County by Maryland Natural Resources Police. Angel Giovani Ayala Cerros, 26, of Alexandria, was found near...Tags: Calvert County, Environmental Issues, Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Energy Resources
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Richard P. Dansberger, 86
Richard P. Dansberger, 86, of Hagerstown died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Golden Living Center after an extended illness. Born March 17, 1926, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Emory and Ella Dansberger. Richard lived in the Hagerstown area all...
Tags: American Lung Association, The Herald-Mail, Human Interest, Washington, DC, American Legion
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