Hope Community Builders transforms Johnson Street
Hope Community Builders, founded in 1995 through Immanuel Mennonite Church, rebuilds Johnson Street with affordable three bedroom homes. The program, now a CHODO, aims to expand to multi unit housing while drawing support from Mennonite churches and universities.
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Gebre
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Virginia program aims to preserve forests by buying development rights
Sierra Club official says conservation focuses on forest land preservation not timber. The plan lets landowners sell development rights to the state, based on fair market value, to relieve rising Shenandoah Valley taxes while keeping land from subdivision. Public meeting today runs 9:30 a.m. to noon. call 540 433 2317 for details.
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Sierra Club
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Cameron
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West Nile virus fear spread in Northeast
Gripped by fear of a potentially fatal virus, residents urge officials to test dead birds and even a bat in a toilet. Health experts caution that the real danger comes from mosquitoes, not birds or bats, noting the virus killed seven people and sickened over 60 in the New York City area last year.
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Boston
Kevin J. McGowan
Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
New York City
Virus found in birds tests ongoing in Virginia
Birds like crows and bluebirds serve as reservoirs for the virus, which does not usually kill hosts. Virginia officials seek carcasses for testing, with results not yet available after weeks of lab work. No human deaths this year, but virus-carrying mosquitoes and birds have appeared in New York and other Northeast areas.
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Jenkins
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New York
Powell and Laura Bush energize GOP convention crowd
Powell lauds Bush while urging broadened GOP appeal as Laura Bush wins ovations for childhood education push. Delegates, largely white and male, applaud a compassionate conservative platform and a keynote that showcased inclusivity with diverse speakers and a prominent gay GOP voice.
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Lottery Winnings and Virginia Numbers Update
AP reports latest lottery numbers from multiple draws across Virginia Washington DC and West Virginia. Nighttime and daytime Pick 3 Pick 4 Cash 5 Daily 3 Daily 4 Cash 25 and DC Four results listed with accompanying Quick Cash Hot Five Cash 4 Life and verification note for Virginia lottery numbers.
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Hot
Cash 4 Life
West Virginia
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Baker Loses Suit By Black Workers
SAN FRANCISCO AP A jury awarded 21 black workers 11 million dollars finding Interstate Bakeries Corp the Kansas City based maker of Wonder Bread Twinkies Home Pride and Hostess Cupcakes discriminated against them. The company said it would appeal the verdict and called the trial long and complex with many witnesses.
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