If the smoking ban hasn’t discouraged you from buying a pack, maybe the grim health consequences will. According to the National Cancer Institute, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of premature and preventable deaths in the United States. And, contrary to common belief, smoking doesn’t only harm your lungs: The esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, […]
The addition of Biscuit Run to the state’s land conservation arsenal helped the Kaine Administration surpass its goal of preserving 400,000 acres in four years. And at such a good price. In late December, the Commonwealth bought Biscuit Run as a bargain sale for $9.8 million and tax credits. “It was worth dramatically […]
Current UVA President John Casteen announced in June that he would retire in August after 20 years at the helm of the University.
Sullivan, 60, who currently also serves as the chief budget officer at the University of Michigan, is the university’s provost and executive vice president for academic affair.
Ultimately, conservation efforts resulted in five new state forests, three new state parks, three new wildlife management areas and 13 natural area preserves.
"As we are going to enter this General Assembly session, I would say the mood on the budget is uncertainty and apprehension," PVCC President Frank Friedman told the college’s board yesterday.
Just last week, Supervisor Ken Boyd withdrew his name from the race to give priority to his campaign for Republican nomination in the Fifth Congressional District.
The state’s already-stretched safety net just got thinner. And, as usual, Virginia’s neediest people are the ones most likely to fall through. Two months after it terminated filling prescriptions, the Community Resource Pharmacy (CRP), formerly the Aftercare Pharmacy, has shut down, leaving thousands of indigent mentally ill Virginians without a source for discounted meds. The […]
Helen Trainor reads about 50 letters a month from women at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women.
In 2005, David and Elizabeth Breeden put their 1,353 acres near Old Lynchburg Road up for sale. Certain that development would change the pristine woodlands forever, it was not an easy decision. The Commonwealth of Virginia has bought Biscuit Run for $9.8 million. Now, questions remain about the well-being of the county: Where will growth […]