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The Georgia State pardon’s board has denied a last minute clemency plea for Troy Davis. Davis will die by lethal injection tonight at 7. Davia was convicted and sentenced death for the killing of an 0ff-duty Savannah officer, Mark MacPhail. The shooting happened on August 19, 1989. From CBS: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/20/national/main20108745.shtml
Job applicants with the city of Bozeman, Montana are finding that their private Internet discussions and pictures may not be so private after all. The city is asking job seekers for the user names and passwords to Internet social networking or Web groups to which they belong. The decision is sparking an outcry from those […]
The Virginia Board of Health passed the most severe abortion clinic regulations in the nation last Thursday, which health advocates say could effectively close down all 22 abortion providers in the state. The regulations, commissioned by the state legislature and written by the Virginia Department of Health, are largely unrelated to patient health and safety. […]
When you finally stop renting and become a homeowner, there are some words you never want to hear. Mold, crack in the foundation and termites are just a few terrifying and potentially expensive words. If you ever find yourself in the unlucky category of having termites, you’ll want to censor what you listen to at […]
The toll roads have been gone off of Interstate 95 for 20 years and now they are coming back. The Federal Highway Administration has given VDOT the approval. The research will be done first and then the toll centers will be installed on I-95 South of Fredericksburg and North of North Carolina. Governor Bob McDonnell said that […]
What is the role of Virginia Government? If you are not sure get the answers here from the Administration of Government; Fair Employment Contracting Act; Taxation; Welfare Compensation; Juvenile Justice; Unemployment Compensation; Public Service Companies to Professions and Occupations. Code of Virginia: State Law, Court Opinion and US Code http://law.onecle.com/virginia/
The Long Island woman accused of inciting a fight between her 12-year-old daughter and another child insists she’s not the monster mom depicted in shocking video of the fight. “I’m not the bad person they’re making me out to be,” Daphne Melin, 32, said Tuesday. “My daughter’s been cyber-bullied. They called her whore, b*tch and […]
We sing many songs as children. Not only do they keep us entertained, but they are also used as learning tools. One song almost every child learns is “twinkle, twinkle little star,” which has a very interesting origin. “Twinkle, twinkle little star” was composed by Mozart when he was 5 years old.
The Richmond Flying Squirrels turned a mediocre season into potential championship run, but after winning Game One of the Eastern League Championship Series, the Flying Squirrels lost three straight to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats who defeated Richmond on Saturday to win the title three games to one at the Diamond. Still a great season […]
Richmond Public Libraries are now equipped with Four Nooks E-Readers at each library.Your library card can now let you check out the E-Readers for 2-weeks at a time. Also, clean out your bookshelves of those books you don’t need anymore, no textbooks, magazines or worn-torn-forlorn books. The drive-thru book drive is October 1 from 10am-1pm. enter […]
Downtown Hopewell comes alive this weekend, September 17 & 18, for the annual Hooray for Hopewell, look for arts and crafts, music, a petting zoo and entertainment around the Appomattox Regional Library and the Hisotric Beacon Theatre. It’s a free festival and is open to the public.
UPDATE: The ACLU will sue the Giles County School Board for displaying the Ten Commandments in schools, along with, 9 other historical documents. The ACLU says the display violates the separation of Church and State. The Giles County School Board voted 3 to 2 in June to display the Ten Commandments in Giles County Schools. The Ten […]
