February 2009
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By Staff Reports on 28 February 2009
The bald eagles at the Norfolk Botanical Garden laid their first egg of the 2009 season on February 10th at 4:10 p.m.
Posted in Environment, News | Tagged Bald Eagle, Endangered species, Norfolk Botanical Garden, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
By Staff Reports on 28 February 2009
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) are launching a monofilament fishing line recycling program across the Commonwealth.
Posted in Environment, News, Regional, Sports | Tagged Fishing, Fishing line, Recreation, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
By Staff Reports on 28 February 2009
Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) have compiled preliminary figures for bear, deer, and turkey harvests for the 2008-09 fall seasons.
Posted in Environment, News, Regional | Tagged Black Bear, Blue Ridge Mountains, Fall Wild Turkey, Hunting, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, White-tailed deer
By Staff Reports on 28 February 2009
Governor Timothy M. Kaine issued the following statement today on the expected appointment of Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas as Health and Human Services Secretary:
Posted in News | Tagged Barack Obama presidential campaign 2008, Kathleen Sebelius, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services
By Staff Reports on 28 February 2009
Governor Timothy M. Kaine marked the end of the 2009 General Assembly session today by highlighting a number of key victories, including a landmark ban on smoking in virtually all restaurants and bars throughout the Commonwealth.
Posted in News, Political News | Tagged Economic development, Renew Virginia, Renewable energy, Timothy M. Kaine
By Staff Reports on 27 February 2009
Thirty-three Lynchburg College students will join an expected 10,000 other students from around the nation this weekend at Power Shift 2009, the national youth summit on the climate crisis in Washington, D.C., Feb. 27-March 2.
Posted in Environment, School News | Tagged Energy policy, Global warming, Lynchburg College
By Staff Reports on 27 February 2009
Robert Morris University, a private university in Moon Township, Pa., announced that it will give any eligible veteran free tuition for graduate and undergraduate degrees.
Posted in Veterans | Tagged Robert Morris University, Undergraduate degree, Undergraduate education, Veteran
By Betty McKinney on 27 February 2009
Lynchburg College will hold an open house for prospective transfer and Access students on Thursday, March 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.
Posted in School News | Tagged FAFSA, Financial Aid, Scholarship, Student financial aid
By Betty McKinney on 27 February 2009
Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students on Monday, March 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.
Posted in School News | Tagged Graduate Management Admission Test, Graduate Record Examination, Graduate school, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education
By Staff Reports on 27 February 2009
PRESS RELEASE: Bob McDonnell, Republican gubernatorial candidate and former Attorney General of Virginia, today asked the three Democratic candidates for Governor to join him in requesting that Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar reject Governor Tim Kaine’s recent errant request to further delay the sale of a lease for exploration and development of energy resources off the Virginia coast.
Posted in News, Political News | Tagged Bob McDonnell, offshore drilling, Tim Kaine
By Staff Reports on 26 February 2009
President Obama’s first proposed budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expands eligibility for health care to an additional 500,000 deserving Veterans over the next five years, meets the need for continued growth in programs for the combat Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, and provides the resources to deliver quality health care for the Nation’s 5.5 million Veteran patients.
Posted in Veterans | Tagged military, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans, Veterans Affairs Department
By Staff Reports on 26 February 2009
Join the Appomattox Historical Society and the Appomattox, Chapter 11, United Daughters of the Confederacy as they present the Appomattox History Weekend at Clover Hill Living History Village on April 4th and 5th, 2009. Learn more about the schedule of events and speakers at Appomattox History.
Posted in News | Tagged Historical Societies, Historical society, History, Living History and Open Air, Museum, Recreation
By Staff Reports on 26 February 2009
“Bringing The Wall Home” to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist, once more, among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings.
Posted in News, Veterans | Tagged Veterans of Foreign Wars, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Vietnam War, Wars and Conflicts