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  • Legislators ban the sale of guns to the mentally ill 19 Jul 2008 05:11 GMT
    ... which passed unanimously, is a response to the Virginia Tech shootings of April 2007. It requires ... on involuntary commitments differs from Virginia law. In Virginia, after being deemed a danger to himself, ...

  • The Virginia Air Line Railroad 19 Jul 2008 04:47 GMT
    ... The building now houses an antique shop. The Virginia Air Line certainly wasn’t built to better ... and passenger traffic early in the railroad’s history. The silence and decay of the later ...

  • Furman added to Auburn's 2009 football schedule 19 Jul 2008 04:43 GMT
    ... defending FCS national champion Appalachian State made history last season when the Mountaineers upset Michigan, 34-32, ... includes a non-conference home game against West Virginia, as well as SEC home games against Alabama, ...

  • Tomato scare ending 19 Jul 2008 04:42 GMT
    ... who feel that way include the growers. Virginia's East Coast Produce, one of the largest tomato ... seen the largest ground beef recall in history, raising consumer concerns reflected in the poll. The ...

  • Preparations under way for this year's Radford Open 19 Jul 2008 04:41 GMT
    ... old rec hall," said Betty Branch, tennis historian and the face of the game around ... V Foundation for Cancer Research. Seth Greenberg, the Virginia Tech coach, spoke. It's been since the ...

  • McConnell: Democrats Continue to Play Politics With Judicial Nominees 19 Jul 2008 04:41 GMT
    ... with ‘lame duck’ Presidents, there is an historical standard of fairness as to confirming judicial ... Fourth Circuit nominee, Judge Glen Conrad from Virginia. He is a federal district court judge whom the ...

  • Virginia Derby keeps riding to new heights 19 Jul 2008 03:37 GMT
    ... Derby, will be running in this year's Virginia Derby. At right is assistant John Ortiz. ... new surroundings. All were in town for the Virginia Derby, an event that has become the biggest in Virginia horse racing history. The 10-race schedule kicks ...

  • Mullens attorney may represent district in Electoral College 19 Jul 2008 03:33 GMT
    ... special event and being a part of history.” Staton is also the Democratic nominee for ... Charleston last month. More than 1,300 West Virginia delegates attended and the 3rd District caucus was ...

  • The Grand Old Ditch 19 Jul 2008 02:37 GMT
    ... with diversions to locations crucial to the history of America, and end in the nation's capital. The ... Cumberland, the state is squeezed between West Virginia and Pennsylvania to just a couple of miles ... Ditch" rolls on forever. C&O Canal National Historical Park: 00 1 301 739 4200; ...

  • Jeff Adair: A 'vacation' visiting colleges 19 Jul 2008 02:34 GMT
    ... the typical speech. We hear about the history, campus legend, famous alumni (Paul Newman), and how ... is making plans: Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, or Virginia. How about Minnesota? Sorry, I'm not going that ...

  • Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many people 19 Jul 2008 02:34 GMT
    ... who feel that way include the growers. Virginia's East Coast Produce, one of the largest tomato ... seen the largest ground beef recall in history, raising consumer concerns reflected in the poll. The ...

  • Bethel's Evans picks Virginia 19 Jul 2008 02:11 GMT
    ... Evans ended his recruitment Friday and gave Virginia's basketball program its first verbal commitment from the ... achieve their most victories in the school's history and a runner-up finish in the Group AAA ...

  • CNet founder wants to buy, resurrect Hialeah Park 19 Jul 2008 01:46 GMT
    ... yahoo to me." Minor's family is entrenched in Virginia history. It includes great-great-grandfather John B. Minor, chair ... John B. Minor, chair of the University of Virginia law department in the 1800s, who persuaded ...

  • Country music singer Kathy Mattea visits Charles Town 19 Jul 2008 01:15 GMT
    ... industry’s most tumultuous times in state mining history provided a strand for the singer’s visit Friday ... uprising among coal miners in southern West Virginia that became known as the Battle of Blair ...

  • Allegheny Announces New Developments in Virginia Rate Case 19 Jul 2008 00:50 GMT
    ... Energy, Inc. (NYSE: AYE) today announced that the Virginia State Corporation Commission has issued an order ... plans for meeting its projected load obligations in Virginia, including alternatives for placing generation in Allegheny's ...

  • Barack Obama for beginners 19 Jul 2008 00:47 GMT
    ... to convince sceptics in Kansas and West Virginia that he's got the Right Stuff to be ... truly exciting and historic moment in US history... He has broken a mould. And it can't be ... candidate's iPod, his favourite books and which historical figure he would like to have dinner ...

  • Rolling down the river 19 Jul 2008 00:45 GMT
    ... mooring reunites 10 members of a native Virginia family — living there and on the West ... skills of guide and former high school history teacher Guy Seghetti, who happened to point out ...

  • Tomato scare ending; fears linger for many people 19 Jul 2008 00:13 GMT
    ... who feel that way include the growers. Virginia's East Coast Produce, one of the largest tomato ... seen the largest ground beef recall in history, raising consumer concerns reflected in the poll. The ...

  • Jeff Adair: A 'vacation' visiting colleges 19 Jul 2008 00:09 GMT
    ... the typical speech. We hear about the history, campus legend, famous alumni (Paul Newman), and how ... is making plans: Chicago, Montreal, Philadelphia, or Virginia. How about Minnesota? Sorry, I'm not going that ...

  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc. - SWOT Analysis - www.companiesandmarkets.com adds new report 17 Jul 2008 23:55 GMT
    ... the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its ... the US. It is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia and employs about 25,500 people. The company recorded ...

  • Fort Stanton Summer 17 Jul 2008 23:07 GMT
    ... of the entire Quad consisting of several historical buildings and the parade grounds, with Jack ... all learn a bit more about the history of the fort with a little walk back in ... Schreiber, a descendent of Army of Northern Virginia and American Revolution soldiers, grew up in the ...

  • BBH Solutions Becomes a Privaris Certified System Integrator 17 Jul 2008 23:07 GMT
    ... as a partner. They bring a long history of expertise and innovation in the industry and ... a privately held corporation headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia. For more information, visit the Privaris website at ...

  • WRHCS gets new commander 17 Jul 2008 23:07 GMT
    ... also includes other satellite clinics throughout Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Maj. Gen. Carla G. Hawley-Bowland, North ... even more important, is the sense of history and of importance to the Army Medical Department ...

  • 'Full Throttle' Campaign Promised 17 Jul 2008 22:37 GMT
    ... today full throttle," McCain For President West Virginia Chairman Larry Swann said at Thursday afternoon's opening ... no one has ever seen in the history of this state," Swann promised. The Arizona senator's ...

  • A soldier's story 17 Jul 2008 22:36 GMT
    ... the ability to drive. In my native Virginia, I had a learner's permit at age 13, and ... of the most important events in Jewish history. The Partition Plan, dividing the British mandate ... anxiety. I knew my friends and relatives in Virginia and my classmates at Columbia would think ...


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