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updated: Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:55 pm

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Apr 21, 2008 | Daily Progress

Rising prices inflate worries all around

“The inputs have gone up almost to match it.”

Like farmers all across Central Virginia, Adventure's owners have seen their profit margin shrink over the past year as the basic goods needed to run its business have more than doubled in cost. via Daily Progress

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Related Topix: Earlysville, VA, Culpeper County, VA, Agriculture, Science

Sat Apr 19, 2008

Journal Messenger

High food prices change buying, eating habits

“I've heard from families that 'gas is going up so much, I'm having to put money from the food budget to pay to go to work,' ”

For Claudette Greene, the days of buying brand-name food at the grocery store are over. via Journal Messenger

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Related Topix: Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Albemarle County, VA, Quinque, VA, Charlottesville, VA

Fri Apr 18, 2008

Daily Progress

UVa students' - field' trip touts land preservation

“We're after better places to live.”

Rich Collins led a contingent of 20 University of Virginia graduate students down a rocky path into the middle of a bucolic 154-acre field in Albemarle County. via Daily Progress

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Related Topix: Albemarle County, VA, Quinque, VA, Bremo-Bluff, VA

Wed Apr 16, 2008

Roanoke Times

Blacksburg wins 2 state environmental awards - roanoke.com

“We're starting to experiment with ... video and audio podcasts. If it's in demand, we'll keep doing it”

Blacksburg wins 2 state environmental awards Two Blacksburg environmental projects have won the 2008 Governor's Environmental Excellence awards. via Roanoke Times

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Related Topix: Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Mon Apr 14, 2008

Staunton News Leader

Skyler J. Bales

RAPHINE - Skyler Joyce Bales, 3 months, of Raphine died Friday, April 11, 2008, in Stonewall Jackson Hospital in Lexington. via Staunton News Leader

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Related Topix: Raphine, VA, Fishersville, VA

Sat Apr 12, 2008

Roanoke Times

Art Garfunkel plays tonight with the Roanoke Symphony at the Salem Civic Center.'

Art Garfunkel presented by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra. $14 to $54. 8 p.m. Salem Civic Center. via Roanoke Times

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Related Topix: Virginia, Millboro, VA, Pop/Rock, Art Garfunkel, Salem, VA, Entertainment

Thu Apr 10, 2008

Roanoke Times

Woman honored for New River protection efforts - roanoke.com

“Charlotte Hanes is committed to saving the New River and its productive farms so future generations can share in the natural beauty and the rural lifestyle that makes this part of Virginia and America unique”

A Grayson County landowner has received a statewide environmental award for her work preserving a stretch of the New River. via Roanoke Times

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Tue Apr 08, 2008

Daily Progress

Fluvanna pair should expect more charges

“Not everything has been [identified] yet.”

More charges are pending against two Fluvanna men reportedly connected to about 50 burglaries in at least eight counties, officials said Monday. via Daily Progress

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Related Topix: New-Canton, VA, Millboro, VA, Bremo-Bluff, VA, Mint-Spring, VA

Sun Apr 06, 2008

Eastern Shore News

Locals caught with guns outside Greene Turtle

Police arrested two Virginia men for handgun possession at a restaurant as part of a greater law enforcement push in the area. via Eastern Shore News

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Related Topix: Quinque, VA, Exmore, VA, Tasley, VA

Fri Apr 04, 2008

C-Ville Weekly

Cockfighting becomes felony

“Gamefowl breeders have been practicing their sport in this country since Colonial times”

For the first time in Virginia's history, the time-honored practice of cockfighting is being elevated to a felony, thanks to legislation that sailed through the General Assembly, and despite the protests of the ... via C-Ville Weekly

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA, Gordonsville, VA, Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Albemarle, Chemicals

Wed Apr 02, 2008

Style Weekly

Director Quits Black History Museum

“But this is one of those cases where that is the fact of the matter.”

Just a year after taking the reins at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Nicole Hood is leaving to spend more time with her family. via Style Weekly

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Related Topix: Andover, VA

Mon Mar 31, 2008

Roanoke Times

Homes for wild horses - roanoke.com

“Some believe we should leave them wild out there”

Amber Huff, 6, of Clark County pets a yearling during a Bureau of Land Management horse auction Saturday at the Virginia Horse Center. via Roanoke Times

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Related Topix: Highland County, VA, Mustoe, VA

Sat Mar 29, 2008

Virginia Business

Light rail in Virginia

Fantastic 50 Fantastic 50 Fantastic 50 2007 - 2008 Site Selection Guide : An annual look at the state's economic delevopment. via Virginia Business

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Related Topix: Marketing, Virginia Government, Virginia, Portsmouth, VA, Norfolk, VA

Thu Mar 27, 2008

WAVY-TV Portsmouth

Planning set to begin observe the end of massive resistance

“The city is indeed fortunate to have two men of the caliber of Joseph Leafe and Joseph Greene guide the planning of an event that will commemorate the end of a tragic chapter in the history of this city and the State of Virginia”

The following information was released by Norfolk's Office of the Mayor: Two of Norfolk's most distinguished citizens, former Mayor Joseph Leafe and former Vice Mayor Joseph Green, have been appointed to chair ... via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

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Related Topix: Norfolk, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Charlottesville Metro

Tue Mar 25, 2008

The Daily News-Record

St. Ours Makes Elite, Super, Best Lists

Gregory St. Ours was named to the Legal Elite by Virginia Business magazine, was listed as a Super Lawyer in 2007, and is among 2008's Best Lawyers in America. via The Daily News-Record

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA

Sun Mar 23, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Homegrown Franchises See Success Despite Downturn

“We have seen a difference in the business [due to the economy]”

The current economic downturn has given Rick Ivey's business a boost. The former executive chef who founded Virginia Barbeque says his franchises are being snapped up because they're small and relatively ... via The Free Lance-Star

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Related Topix: Beaverdam, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA, Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Virginia

Fri Mar 21, 2008

Fredericksburg.com

Horse sales on Internet grow, but not always the best bet online

“Some people aren't caught up with the times; they are intimidated by the information age”

When Corrie Watson decided to sell three of her horses, she didn't just put up signs at the local tack shop or wait for her friends to spread the word. via Fredericksburg.com

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Sterling Bancorp, Ladysmith, VA, Gordonsville, VA, Spotsylvania County, VA

Wed Mar 19, 2008

The Daily News-Record

Light Named To Legal Elite

Matthew W. Light was named to the Legal Elite by Virginia Business magazine. Light, 32, has been a lawyer with Harrisonburg-based Wharton Aldhizer & Weaver PLC for six years. via The Daily News-Record

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Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA, Estate Planning, Personal Finance, Lexington, VA, Grottoes, VA

Mon Mar 17, 2008

The Free Lance-Star

Local Re-Enactor Is 'John Adams' Extra

“But I'm honored to be asked. I have a great deal of fun with it, and I won't turn down being paid for something I already do as a hobby.”

Look closely tonight on HBO. Squint. Turn on your TiVo. Then back it up during commercials. via The Free Lance-Star

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Related Topix: Lexington, VA, Virginia, Blue-Grass, VA, Hartwood, VA

Sat Mar 15, 2008

Culpeper Star-Exponent

Grymes students recognized

Grymes Memorial School students in the seventh- and eighth-grade English classes submitted entries for the thirteenth consecutive year in the annual regional "Writers' Eye" competition held at the University of ... via Culpeper Star-Exponent

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Related Topix: Gordonsville, VA, Trevilians, VA

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