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Sunday Q&A with Quintin M. Mitchell
Richmond Times-DispatchQuintin M. Mitchell was recently promoted to vice president of developmental services for the Greater Richmond ARC, a local organization that was started in the 1950s by a dedicated group of families and was known at its inception as the Richmond... -
Skate shop in Portsmouth ramps up near park
The Virginian-PilotThe main commercial corridor of the Cradock neighborhood, lined with boarded-up buildings and "for rent" signs, is among the last places someone would look for a hip retail business. But to Toney Herndon, it made supreme sense. Herndon, a Portsmouth...Tags: Music Industry, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Media Industry, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Rentals
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Legislators call for greater accountability from Norfolk State
Richmond Times-DispatchNorfolk State University has been unable to complete a financial audit for two consecutive years, prompting state legislators to call for greater accountability. Martha S. Mavredes, the state auditor of public accounts, told legislators on Monday that...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Education, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Finance, Accounting and Auditing
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"Wishing and hoping" won't cut it, speaker tells VSU graduates
Richmond Times-DispatchKristin Duckett felt doubly blessed this Mother's Day: As her 2-year-old daughter and family watched Sunday morning, Duckett was awarded the bachelor's degree she has sought off and on for a dozen years. "I'm very excited and a little overwhelmed, but I...Tags: Graduation, Education, Virginia State University, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Mother's Day
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A time for recognition ... and challenge
Across the Commonwealth and the nation, May is the season for graduation, commencement and final exercises at colleges and universities. Emotionally charged strains of Pomp and Circumstance will set a tone of solemnity and celebration as graduates, clad...Tags: University of Virginia, Thomas Nelson Community College, Teaching and Learning, Dental Health, Dentistry and Dental Health
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One week of biking (and ferrying) to work
The Virginian-PilotBiking to work is impractical for many, necessary for a few and optional by degrees for a large swath in the middle. I fall in that last group, which means like most others with the choice, I always choose to drive. Until two weeks ago, when I shelved...Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Trips and Vacations, Hampton Roads Transit
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New chancellor named at Penn State Mont Alto
Francis K. Achampong, currently the chancellor at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, has been named the next chancellor of Penn State Mont Alto, effective Aug. 1. Achampong succeeds David Gnage, who announced last fall that he would retire at the...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Education, Georgetown University, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice
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Inside the BRD: Warhill's Dedmon selected top football player in area by Peninsula Sports Club
Devonte Dedmon continues to add to a long list of awards from the 2012 football season. The latest is the Most Outstanding Football Player designation by the Peninsula Sports Club. The award encompasses the Bay Rivers and Peninsula districts. Dedmon...Tags: Denbigh, High School Sports
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Event honors multicultural legacy of city
HAMPTON — Walter Jones can trace his lineage back to the first documented person of African descent to be born in America, William Tucker. Growing up when he told his friends they wouldn't believe him. But many members of Tucker's family still...Tags: Fort Monroe, Strawberries, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton University, Human Interest
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Lafayette hoops star Fitchett commits to Roanoke, while Warhill's Dedmon snags PSC honor
John Fitchett, a star on Lafayette High basketball teams that reached three consecutive Region I basketball tournament semifinals, has committed to play for Roanoke College. Fitchett, a 6-foot-4 senior, averaged 21.7 points and 7.7 rebounds this past...Tags: Soccer, College Sports, College Football, Sports, High School Sports
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For summer internships, outlook improving - slowly
The Virginian-PilotThis is the story of how Stanley Zheng got a summer internship after he stopped looking for one. His search began in January 2012. Zheng, then a sophomore at Old Dominion University planning to major in computer science, submitted about a dozen...Tags: Employment, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Newport News Shipbuilding, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Employment Opportunities
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Freedom planted under Hampton oak
Few of the thousands of fugitive slaves who lived in Hampton’s vast Civil War refugee camps were taken by surprise when — on Jan. 1, 1863 — they received word that President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation. A hundred...
Tags: Fort Monroe, Arts and Culture, Barack Obama, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Sociology
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