Virginia Teachers Debate Unification With NEA Plan
Virginia educators weigh a total unification with the NEA as the VEA faces pressure from the national body. Only 19 000 of 30 000 VEA members belong to NEA and executives debate membership, dues, and the role of black educators amid calls for integration and better education governance.
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Robert F. Williams
Virginia
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Or Wiliams
Virginia Teachers Association
Raymond W. Snead
Virginia Association of School Administrators
Snead
Heilman Set For University of Richmond Inauguration
More than 2 000 people are expected at the inauguration of Dr. Bruce E. Heilman as president of the University of Richmond. Heilman, 45, previously led Meredith College and succeeds retiring Dr. George M. Modlin. The ceremony is set for Saturday afternoon in Luther H. Jenkins Greek Theater with rain plans moving to Modlin Fine Arts Center.
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University of Richmond
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Modlin Fine Arts Center
Horseshoe crabs share blue blood with crustaceans and mollusks
The blood of horseshoe crabs is blue due to a copper-based system, similar to that of crustaceans and many mollusks. This copper-based physiology underpins their oxygen transport and has implications for biomedical uses.
Marine Corporal Killed by Train Near Rail Tracks
Quantico report states Cpl. James Kermit Cates, 22, of Key West Florida, was struck and killed by a train while on the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad right of way. Autopsy by Dr. Claude Cooper confirms he was alive at impact and the death occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning.
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Fairfax County
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Key West
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Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Hints From Heloise Grand Savings For Grandchildren
This column joins multiple reader tips from Heloise and others. A grandmother suggests environmental and thrift practices as long term gifts for grandchildren, including walking instead of driving, recycling towels, and saving water and energy for the future. Additional notes discuss stock fat in broth storage, a rubber bath mat idea, and cat toy refresh tactics.
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Heloise
Virginia Lt Governor Race Shapes Up With Big Backers
In Virginia Democrat campaigning highlights include Governor Holton backing Kostel and Shafran with heavy financial backers. Holton argues the lieutenant governor role would differ under each candidate, while Kostel attacks Howell as anti union and cites out of state labor funding. Howell defends pro business stance and pushes for a balance of profits and workers’ fairness.
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Shafran
Howell
Kostel
Nixon
Virginia
George Shafran
Godwin
Portsmouth
General Assembly
Hymn Sing at Gainesboro United Methodist Church
A Hymn Sing will be held at Gainesboro United Methodist Church on Sunday at 7 30 p m. Choruses quartets trios duets solos and congregational singing will occur with Mrs Armilda McNeil in charge and Col A L Myers leading the congregational singing and the Gainesboro chorus. The program is open to the public.
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Col. A.L. Myers
Gainesboro
Conan Doyle Introduces Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet
In 1887 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle first showcased Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet, launching his famed detective series and establishing Holmes as a defining figure in detective fiction.
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Sherlock Holmes
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