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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2016
Page
1
President Obama directed vast areas of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans to be permanently off-limits to oil drilling. The move aimed to curb environmental risks and protect marine ecosystems, reflecting a major shift in the administration’s energy and conservation policy during his term.
President Obama using a 1953 law withdraws from disposition unleased areas of the outer Continental Shelf in the Arctic Ocean and select Atlantic regions, permanently barring offshore oil and gas leasing. Trudeau government joins with a moratorium, while critics doubt future reversals.
Officials at James Madison University and Blue Ridge Community College eye possible state funding reductions. Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced amendments to the biennial budget to address Virginia's 1.26 billion shortfall for fiscal years 2016 2018, AP reports.
Partners Excavating Co. submitted a $3.17 million bid to serve as general contractor for the Martin Luther King Jr Way improvement from Main to Mason, beside the Hotel Madison and Shenandoah Conference Center. Partners, founded in 1975 in Mount Crawford, previously built the Reservoir and Carlton streets roundabout. Ben Swarey, estimator for the firm, commented on the bid.
Harrisonburg Salvation Army struggles to raise 43000 by 3 p.m. Christmas Eve after a day without bell ringing due to cold. Major Hank Harwell says the group must collect 8000 daily to hit a 170000 target as donations dip this week. Officials hope a late surge mirrors past years.
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Berlin Christmas market truck attack at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, describing the fleeing driver as a soldier and saying the strike targeted Crusader coalition citizens. Authorities say 12 dead and 48 injured. a suspect was released for lack of evidence as the hunt continued.
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