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Navy Ship Arrives in Texas for Hurricane Cleanup
Navy sailors on the Norfolk-based amphibious assault ship Nassau answered the call of aid for Galveston shorelines, devastated by Hurricane Ike, arriving on the...
Lottery Windfall for Education in Virgina
The lottery has been funding education in Virginia for 8 years -- this year, $455 million in profits going to the public schools. Now,...
Old Prison Transformed Into Arts Center
What does society do with an old abandoned prison? Turn it into an art center, of course. Each prison dormatory is a different display...
Website Gives Best Gas Prices in Your Area
With so many people concerned about saving money on gas, the usefulness of this web site, www.gasbuddy.com, is incomparable. Give them your...
Man Sheds 85 Pounds on McDonald’s Diet
After six months of eating only McDonald's food, amVirginia man has lost about 85 pounds eating mostly salads and wraps, with an occasional bunless...
5 Silver Linings of High Gas Prices
We all want to scream about the miseries of high gas prices... But, are there any "silver linings" in which we can find solace?...
My First TV Appearance! This Thursday AM
I pitched a good news story to a producer at CN8's Your Morning show, and he loved it. This Thursday morning I will...
The Art of Word Fasting: Today’s Word is ‘Lie’
Pushing TRUTH away is much like trying to push a beach ball under the water, the more you push it down, the stronger it...
US Communities Build Earthquake Safe School in China
Members of the Chinese community in Oklahoma and West Virginia have decided to take direct action to help children whose schools crumbled in the...
Top Tailpipe Polluters Clean Up Their Act
With current fuel prices high, alternative fuel use is surging among businesses and governments that depend on vehicle fleets to transport their products and...
Silver Alert Helps Rescue Lost Seniors
When 83-year-old Helen Long left her North Carolina home without notice last January, her daughter called state police. The police alerted the...
50 Secrets of the Longest Living People with Diabetes
An associate professor of exercise science at Virginia's Old Dominion University shares the stories of some 55 people who've managed healthy lives through type...
First Day of Spring?
I was campaigning last week for my candidate in the Virginia presidential primary and it was frigid, icy cold. Today, one week later, it...
Top Ten Pet Stories of 2007
I compiled this list for the Ellen DeGeneres show and suggested they ask their audience to vote (with cheers) for the Top Pet Hero...
NYC School System Honored as ‘Model of Reform’
New York City public schools have won the 2007 Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award honoring the most improved school systems,...
Computer Dance Game Gets Students Active
Dance, Dance Revolution (DDR), a video game of footwork and music, has "succeeded in getting even young people who hate sports to take exercise"...
Web Sites Provide Big Savings on College Textbooks
Because the average first-year college student today spends over $900 on textbooks, Web sites have sprung up offering price-comparison tools that help save 50...
A Dollar a Day Transforms Teen Pen Pals in U.S. and Brazil
Imagine the thrill. You're an American teen, planting your toes into the sands of Brazil for the first time. Imagine total immersion into a...
States Trying to Extend Foster Care Benefits
In most states, youths in foster care are on their own when they turn 18. Federal funding for their care is cut off when...
Chestnut Tree Poised for Comeback
A CS Monitor story hails the revival of the majestic American Chestnut tree, which was largely wiped out by a fungus in the early...