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Two farmers place in corn yield contest
Two corn growers from Oakes, N.D., have been honored as a state winners in the 2011 National Corn Yield Contest sponsored annually by the National Corn Growers Association. Walter Albus placed second in North Dakota in the irrigated class with a... -
How healthy is your community? York County ranks #5 in Virginia in new rankings
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released their 3rd annual County Health Rankings on Tuesday morning. In Virginia, out of 131 localities ranked, three in the region landed in the top 10:...
Tags: York County (Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, James City County, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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ROUNDUP: Cave Spring moves on to state title, Rockbridge falls in overtime, Christiansburg Advances
Cave Spring is moving on to the state championship game. The Knights knocked off Fluvanna County, 76-59, in the boys AA Division 3 semifinals. Cave Spring's Amin Abuhawwas had a game-high 20 points. Cave Spring led Fluvanna County, 29-27, at halftime....Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Automotive Equipment, Minor League Baseball, Salem (Salem, Virginia), High School Sports
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Saturday roundup: Cave Spring loses in title game; Christiansburg boys look to bring home state title
The Cave Spring boys set-out in search of their fourth state championship Saturday afternoon, against the powers of Brunswick, in a rematch of the 2009 and 2010 title games, both of which the Knights won. The Bulldogs, however, are the more recent...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Automotive Equipment, Minor League Baseball, Caves and Caverns, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Iowa man gets 205 years in robberies, sex assaults
An Iowa man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for sexually assaulting three women in two robberies in the Jeffery Manor and Morgan Park neighborhoods, according to prosecutors and court records.
Larry Price, 31, was sentenced Wednesday by Cook...Tags: Rent-A-Center Incorporated, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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The end of coal plants in Hampton Roads?
The Yorktown Power Station and Chesapeake Energy Center, the two largest coal-fired power plants in Hampton Roads, burn on average 6,700 tons of coal every day.
The plants, which date to the 1950s, create enough electricity for 260,000 households. Yet...Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Renewable Energy, Alternative Energy, Judges, Health Insurance Cost
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James S. Askins, 79
James Stanley Askins, 79, of Wells Tannery, Pa., died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 at Fulton County Medical Center, Shimer Trail, in McConnellsburg, Pa., following a lengthy illness from cancer. Mr. Askins (Jim) was born in Roscoe, Pa., one of 10 children of...Tags: Chicago, Gardens and Parks, Health, Wars and Interventions, Arts and Culture
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Gloria J. Schnabel
Aberdeen: Gloria J. Schnabel, 62, of Aberdeen died at her home. No date of death has been determined. Her wishes are to be cremated and to have a private family service. She is survived by two sisters, Shirley (Kenneth) Wellnitz of Davenport, Iowa,... -
Ninety-six percent of Virginia schools reach full accreditation
Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.
The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday. The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...Tags: Roanoke County, Sussex County (Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia), Appomattox County, High Schools
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Recycled columns about recycling
Change of SubjectRECYCLING TRASH IS A RHAPSODY IN BLUE BAG April 21, 1996 One of the cheapest thrills in Chicago just got cheaper. For the last four months, the highlight of my week--well, one highlight of my week . . . a...... -
Civil War deeply rooted in Virginia
![On a blustery late-winter afternoon at Manassas, where a muscular statue of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson marks the spot where the Confederate general earned his nickname, the Civil War lives, not separate from life in Virginia, but intricately entwined with it.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-04/60678153-08173343.jpg "On a blustery late-winter afternoon at Manassas, where a muscular statue of Thomas "Stonewall\" Jackson marks the spot where the Confederate general earned his nickname, the Civil War lives, not separate from life in Virginia, but intricately entwined with it.")
Special to the Los Angeles TimesOn a blustery late-winter afternoon at Manassas, where a muscular statue of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson marks the spot where the Confederate general earned his nickname, the Civil War lives, not separate from life in Virginia, but intricately entwined with...Tags: Minority Groups, San Francisco, Gardens and Parks, Slavery, Condos and Houses
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