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            <title>Sproul remembered by those who knew him best</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:14:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Staunton News Leader</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  STAUNTON — To the community, Dr. A. Erskine Sproul was a respected obstetrician/gynecologist and civic leader who was instrumental in the desegregation of the obstetrics department at King’s Daughters’ Hospital in ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Staunton News Leader&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.newsleader.com:80/article/20100714/NEWS01/100714009/Sproul+remembered+by+those+who+knew+him+best">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Diesel spill tops 1,100 gallons</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:14:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Bluefield Daily Telegraph</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  BLUEFIELD, Va. — More than 1,147 gallons of diesel spilled into the Bluestone River during the Fourth of July weekend, according to new estimates from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The spill that ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Bluefield Daily Telegraph&nbsp</i><a href="http://bdtonline.com:80/local/x536262411/Diesel-spill-tops-1-100-gallons">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Chemicals, pharmaceuticals found in Ohio River</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:18:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Researchers have detected low concentrations of dozens of chemicals and pharmaceuticals in the Ohio River upstream and downstream from Louisville. Among the substances found were antidepressants ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Free Lance-Star&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.fredericksburg.com:80/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=WFA/content/AP%20Virginia%20State%20News%20-%20No%20Weather">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Virginia man claims he can turn gay men straight</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:35:28 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Lynchburg News and Advance</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  From his Greene County home, Rich Wyler has spent eight years organizing private weekend camps throughout the country to rid men of sexual attraction to other men. Wyler, the founder of the nonprofit People Can Change ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Lynchburg News and Advance&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.newsadvance.com:80/lna/lifestyles/local/article/virginia_man_claims_he_can_turn_gay_men_straight/28465/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>All in a day&#39;s work for a bird tracker</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  "Bump," Alex Wilke warned, as the skiff nudged into the marsh grass and abruptly stopped. With binoculars, she scanned the low dune line along the Eastern Shore's Metompkin Island. "There's an oystercatcher chick right ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/all-days-work-bird-tracker">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Interstate duck issue? Fowl situation requires a little common sense</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:42:31 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Bluefield Daily Telegraph</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  It was a fowl situation in Bluefield, Va., earlier last week. Ducks, contaminated from the fuel oil spill in Beaver Creek and the Bluestone River, were camping out at Asbury Park in the town square. They were noticeably ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Bluefield Daily Telegraph&nbsp</i><a href="http://bdtonline.com:80/columns/x1907083720/Interstate-duck-issue-Fowl-situation-requires-a-little-common-sense">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Ronnie L. Moore</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:26:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Staunton News Leader</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  STAUNTON — Ronnie Lee Moore, 55, husband of Lori (Pedersen) Moore of 79 McCombs Mill Lane, passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Mr. Moore was born on Dec ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Staunton News Leader&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.newsleader.com:80/article/20100711/OBITUARIES/7110328/1023/Ronnie-L.-Moore">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Travel briefs: Outdoors weekend set for girls, women</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:46:17 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  APPOMATTOX -- Registration is open for the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries 2010 Mother & Daughter Outdoors Weekend Aug. 20-22 at Holiday Lake 4H Educational Center in Appomattox. The event is designed ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com:80/travel/2010/jul/11/s-tbrf11-ar-266741/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Beach lawyer in right place at right time for Gulf fishermen</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Louisiana has become something of a second workplace to Jeffrey Breit the past few months. The Virginia Beach attorney represents hundreds of Gulf Coast fishermen whose livelihoods have been imperiled by the oil spill ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/beach-lawyer-right-place-right-time-gulf-fishermen">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>A dream boat for Virginia Beach fisherman</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:45:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Like most fishermen, Rick Szymanski always dreamed of having a boat. He didn't want anything outlandish, though. No big offshore yacht or fancy center-console speed machine. No, like everything else in his life, he ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/dream-boat-virginia-beach-fisherman">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Decline of turtles could tilt ecology</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Vancouver Business Journal</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  YORK — By 10 a.m. the temperature is rising quickly at New Quarter Park as College of William & Mary biologist Randy Chambers steadies a canoe in Queens Creek. “Oh no, you can’t write,” he tells a reporter on ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Vancouver Business Journal&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.vagazette.com:80/articles/2010/07/10/news/doc4c37b92f9529a185437758.txt">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Boy&#39;s buoys keep 7-year-old busy</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Jace Jett is a 7-year-old who's got what the old-timers call a "fever" for working the water. He caught it young. Jace was 2 the first time he went out crabbing with his father and 3 when he got his recreational license ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Free Lance-Star&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.fredericksburg.com:80/News/FLS/2010/072010/07102010/560839">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Silent, graceful and reviled</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:34:12 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Silent, graceful and luminescent, jellyfish are among the most disliked inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay. The scorn is not without warrant; they do, after all, sting the bejesus out of unsuspecting beachgoers ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Daily Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.dailypress.com:80/news/newport-news/dp-nws-jellyfish-20100709,0,3573600.story">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Preserving a raw deal on menhaden</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:22:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The state's menhaden fishery isn't regulated by scientists, but it certainly should be. The problem is that scientists, in general, are an independent bunch. They tend to resist when politicians order them to reach silly ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/preserving-raw-deal-menhaden?cid=rltd">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Piney Woods Philosopher: Looking at our TV options</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:23:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richlands News-Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  What in the world has happened to television? Sixty years ago, Piney produced a program in NYC on TV that lasted 15 minutes several times a week, which taught French to small children in school and at home. He was still ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richlands News-Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.richlands-news-press.com:80/living/article/piney_woods_philosopher_looking_at_our_tv_options/7822/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>In Virginia at 2 p.m.</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:03:14 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The supervisor is Pam Ramsey, followed by Steve Szkotak, 1-800-552-9935 or (804) 643-6646. AP stories, along with the photos that accompany them, can also be obtained from http://www.apexchange.com. Stories from outside ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Free Lance-Star&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.fredericksburg.com:80/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=WFA/content/AP%20Virginia%20State%20News%20-%20No%20Weather">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>EDITORIAL: Tourism marketing</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:31:13 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Vancouver Business Journal</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Part 1 two weeks ago addressed activities to boost tourism. Now let’s look at ways to cluster events and sell them to the traveling public. Advertising –– Virginia Travel Corp. has never fulfilled its obligation to ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Vancouver Business Journal&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.vagazette.com:80/articles/2010/07/09/news/doc4c33a123312f7972046299.txt">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Va. college to turn algae into biodiesel</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:55:25 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Scientists and students at the College of William and Mary are turning fish-killing algae into biodiesel fuel that can power cars, airplanes and other gasoline-burning vehicles. Professors ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Free Lance-Star&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.fredericksburg.com:80/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=WFA/content/AP%20Virginia%20State%20News%20-%20No%20Weather">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>College of William &amp; Mary scientists, students collect algae to turn into biodie</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Scientists and students at the College of William and Mary are turning fish-killing algae into biodiesel fuel that can power cars, airplanes and other gasoline-burning vehicles. Professors ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Daily Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.dailypress.com:80/sns-ap-va--algae-biodiesel,0,4397807.story">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Nature tells a story for Ferrum students studying climate change</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:08:03 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Ferrum College students are participating in a national program to examine changes in plant and animal life that may be linked to climate change. Students and professors from Ferrum College are collecting data about ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://roanoke.com:80/news/wb/xp-252998">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Saturday&#39;s Last Word on Friday</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:53:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Vancouver Business Journal</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  “When it comes time to re-elect James City supervisors Jim Kennedy, Mary Jones and Bruce Goodson, I will remember how they voted for Courthouse Commons. The vote to develop yet another shopping center that our ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Vancouver Business Journal&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.vagazette.com:80/articles/2010/07/09/last_word/doc4c2de8d7838cf243495147.txt">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Ducks rescued from polluted creek</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:06:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Bluefield Daily Telegraph</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  BLUEFIELD, Va. – After two first-time rescuers armed with hopes and towels waded through a creek and gave chase Thursday evening, four ducks greasy and distressed with diesel fuel were awaiting a bath from a Mercer ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Bluefield Daily Telegraph&nbsp</i><a href="http://bdtonline.com:80/local/x739950181/Ducks-rescued-from-polluted-creek">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Dinky fish fuels quite a political flap</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:52:02 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Once again, the small but vital fish known as the menhaden is creating a political storm in Virginia. No wonder. Virginia is the last state on the East Coast to allow big, industrialized harvests of menhaden ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/outdoors/wb/253006">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>College of William and Mary</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:55:49 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Gene Tracy guided a raft ashore at Lake Matoaka. But unlike the colonists who settled this land, his quarry wasn't food or shelter — it was algae. The College of William and Mary , in collaboration with industry and ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Daily Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.dailypress.com:80/news/williamsburg/dp-nws-algae-project-20100708,0,5721283.story?track=rss">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Jellyfish: Silent, graceful and reviled</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Silent, graceful and luminescent, jellyfish are among the most disliked inhabitants of the Chesapeake Bay. The scorn is not without warrant; they do, after all, sting the bejesus out of unsuspecting beachgoers ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Daily Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.dailypress.com:80/news/newport-news/dp-nws-jellyfish-20100709,0,3573600.story">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Sports briefs: Schultz stays with Capitals</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  WASHINGTON - Defenseman Jeff Schultz yesterday agreed to a four-year, $11 million contract to remain with the Washington Capitals. Schultz, 24, led the NHL last season with a plus-50 rating and had a team-high 129 ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com:80/sports/2010/jul/08/SPOB08-ar-61389/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Outdoor Recreation</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:09:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/535 Category: Outdoor Recreation en-us Copyright 2010 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:05:48 -0400 If you saltwater fish in North Carolina, you're likely to ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/taxterm/535">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Waggin&#39; Tails</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:01:58 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Wondering what you can do with your dog in Hampton Roads? Get the answers here. I'll be discussing dog care, nutrition, training, play, and games to play with your dog. Pet owners should be well informed when it comes to ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/blogs/waggin039-tails?cid=hrblg">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Your Corner&#39;s Wendy Billue</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:12:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Congratulations to Barbara Patterson, Suffolk Public Schools recipient of this quarter’s Star Award for instructional staff. Barbara was recognized at the June 10 school board meeting and awarded a U.S. savings bond by ... 
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            <title>Roanoke&#39;s Fourth of July: A sparkling celebration</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:08:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Above: Christina Trivitt, 22 (from left), Paige Coleman, 20, and Riley Rowland, 4, all of Roanoke County, play and dance with hula hoops at the July Fourth celebrations on Sunday. Right: Liberty University students Amber ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/news/roanoke/wb/252609">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Eagles make a comeback in Lynchburg</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:56:08 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  LYNCHBURG In a comeback story spanning at least half a century, America's national bird is starting to reappear along the James River in Lynchburg. A pair of bald eagles has been returning in recent winters to a nest ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com:80/news/2010/jul/05/EAGL05-ar-264318/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>What color is your crab pot?</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:21:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  GLOUCESTER — If you want advice on which crab pot to drop off your dock this summer, there's no greater authority than a Guinea waterman. Only ask one, though. If you ask two, you'll get two different answers. In ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Daily Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.dailypress.com:80/news/gloucester-county/dp-nws-crabpots-20100705,0,6803243.story">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Virginia State University&#39;s new president settles in</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 16:59:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  On his second day on campus, Keith T. Miller set out to meet his future -- and quickly ran into someone whose roots run deep into Virginia State University's past. Miller, who took over as VSU's 13th president Thursday ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com:80/news/local-education/2010/jul/05/prez05-ar-264367/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Eagles return in growing numbers to James River, including the Lynchburg area</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:44:57 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Lynchburg News and Advance</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  In a comeback story spanning at least half a century, America’s national bird is starting to reappear along the James River in Lynchburg. A pair of bald eagles has been returning in recent winters to a nest just ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Lynchburg News and Advance&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.newsadvance.com:80/lna/news/local/article/eagles_return_in_growing_numbers_to_james_river_including_the_lynchbu">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Car, remains found in Appomattox River</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:40:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Culpeper Star-Exponent</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The discovery of human remains found in a mud-caked car submerged up to seven years in the Appomattox River is shaping up to be an intriguing detective story, police say, with at least one surprising subplot. Could the ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Culpeper Star-Exponent&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.starexponent.com:80/cse/news/local/article/car_remains_found_in_appomattox_river/60132/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>North Carolina is interested in your catches</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:25:57 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  If you saltwater fish in North Carolina, you're likely to get a call from the state's Division of Marine Fisheries. Or you might get asked a bunch of questions at the dock. Either way, the state wants to know what you're ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/north-carolina-interested-your-catches">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Car, human remains in Appomattox River puzzling</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:11:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The discovery of human remains found in a mud-caked car submerged up to seven years in the Appomattox River is shaping up to be an intriguing detective story, police say, with at least one surprising subplot. Could the ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com:80/news/rtd-news/2010/jul/03/appo03-ar-263373/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Godspeed crewmen recall 1985 re-enactment</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:04:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  When the Godspeed brought the first permanent English settlers to America in 1607, crossing the ocean under sail power was the only way to get there. When a square-rigged reproduction ship re-created that voyage to ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richmond Times-Dispatch&nbsp</i><a href="http://www2.timesdispatch.com:80/news/2010/jul/04/SHIP04-ar-263754/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Mayor: Removal of dam high priority</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:10:44 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Northern Virginia Daily</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  FRONT ROYAL -- Mayor Timothy W. Darr has called an emergency meeting for Tuesday to discuss demolition of the Riverton Dam on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. "We're going to try to adopt an emergency resolution ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Northern Virginia Daily&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.nvdaily.com:80/news/2010/07/mayor-removal-of-dam-high-priority.php">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>A Boy Scout&#39;s love for animals preserves his memory</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  JAMAICA, Va. Clarke Fox loves to talk about his sons. He likes to tell stories of when they were young, especially his elder son, Jackson. From the time he was born, he loved animals – talked about them, read about ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/boy-scouts-love-animals-preserves-his-memory">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Removal of aging structure overdue, say area fishermen</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Northern Virginia Daily</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  FRONT ROYAL -- Henry Edwards has fished the North Fork of the Shenandoah River at the Riverton Dam all his life, and has a healthy respect for the churning water. "I obey my water," said Edwards, 49, who lives about a ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Northern Virginia Daily&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.nvdaily.com:80/news/2010/07/removal-of-aging-structure-overdue-say-area-fishermen.php">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Officials rule boy&#39;s drowning accidental</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Northern Virginia Daily</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  FRONT ROYAL -- Tuesday's drowning of a 9-year-old boy at the Riverton Dam has been ruled accidental by the Warren County Sheriff's Office. Rescue personnel recovered the body of Ryan Warner of Bunker Hill, W.Va. about 12 ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Northern Virginia Daily&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.nvdaily.com:80/news/2010/07/officials-rule-boys-drowning-accidental.php">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Virginia Beach dentist sets cobia line-class record</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- There are plenty of light tackle anglers out there. The challenge of catching fish with smaller gear or line is greater when you're trying to reel in the big fish. A few anglers take it a step ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/outdoors/wb/252248">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Summer sunnies</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The Independence Day holiday weekend may be one of the busiest weekends of the season on the water as people head to lakes en masse for fun and to escape the heat. Crowds may make the fishing a little tougher than normal ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/outdoors/wb/252249">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Community News</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:52:32 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/143 Category: Community News en-us Copyright 2010 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:06:05 -0400 Get ready for parties and pyrotechnics this weekend in honor of ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/taxterm/143">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New Va. laws in effect: higher speeds, guns in bars</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:23:15 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  In a year dominated by a $4 million budget shortfall, state lawmakers still managed to pass roughly 900 bills that take effect today. The measures run the gamut from seat belts to guns to the promotion of offshore ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/06/new-va-laws-effect-higher-speeds-guns-bars">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Norfolk to close intersection to mark end of light-rail work</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  How do you celebrate the re-opening of downtown intersections? Close one of them again - for a party. "The irony of that's kind of fun," said Cathy Coleman, president of the Downtown Norfolk Council. "It's only for a ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/06/norfolk-close-intersection-mark-end-lightrail-work">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Quick Bites No. 1</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:00:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  I've had many good local meal recently and also just returned from Boston and the coast of Maine. Additionally, I have decided that I need to include a rating scale for what suits my taste. After considerable pondering I ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/07/quick-bites-no-1">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New state legislation takes effect today</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:51:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  In a year dominated by a $4 billion budget shortfall, state lawmakers still managed to pass roughly 900 new state laws that take effect today. The measures cover everything from seat belts to guns to the promotion of ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/news/roanoke/wb/252139">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>July fishing report</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  A welcome cool snap hit the region this week, but temps will start heading back up in time for the holiday weekend, which promises to be a busy one on the region's waterways. On Virginia's larger lakes, anglers will have ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/outdoors/wb/252141">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Boy&#39;s body found; dam safety questioned</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Northern Virginia Daily</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  FRONT ROYAL -- Removal of the Riverton Dam on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River, a topic of debate for years, is back on the town's front burner in the wake of Tuesday's drowning of a 9-year-old boy. Councilman ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Northern Virginia Daily&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.nvdaily.com:80/news/2010/07/boys-body-found-dam-safety-questioned.php">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New state laws, budget take effect</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:01:32 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Martinsville Bulletin</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  RICHMOND (AP) — Increased speed limits, a gun restriction and the right to fly the American flag are among 561 new laws that go into effect today. It also is the same day a new pared-down two-year $31.4 billion general ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Martinsville Bulletin&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com:80/article.cfm?ID=24273">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New laws: Higher speeds on freeways, guns in bars</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Staunton News Leader</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  RICHMOND — Increased speed limits, the right to fly the American flag and the ability to walk into a bar with a concealed handgun are among 561 new laws that go into effect today. It's also the same day a new pared ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Staunton News Leader&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.newsleader.com:80/article/20100701/NEWS01/7010330/New-laws--Higher-speeds-on-freeways--guns-in-bars">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Waynesboro noted for outdoors fun</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Staunton News Leader</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Reed Cranford of Fishersville loves fishing and said he spends about 25 days of the year on the South River in Waynesboro. "Something I've done this year that's pretty cool is catching carp on a fly rod," said Cranford ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Staunton News Leader&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.newsleader.com:80/article/20100701/NEWS01/7010322/Waynesboro+noted+for+outdoors+fun+">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>NEW STATE LEGISLATION</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  In a year dominated by a $4 billion budget shortfall, state lawmakers still managed to pass roughly 900 new state laws that take effect today. The measures cover everything from seat belts to guns to the promotion of ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/news/roanoke/wb/252139">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New license will save South Holston anglers time and money</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:46:34 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Just in time for the busy July 4th holiday, anglers on the South Holston Reservoir have the option of buying a new fishing license that gives them the right to cast to the entire 7,580-acre impoundment which sprawls ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Roanoke Times&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.roanoke.com:80/outdoors/billcochran/wb/251906">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New Va. laws take effect: higher speeds, guns in bars</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:34:59 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Increased speed limits, budget cuts and the right to carry concealed weapons into a Virginia tavern are new laws going into effect Thursday. The changes are part of 561 pieces of legislation the General Assembly approved ... 
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            <title>Fishing forecast: Week of July 1-7</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  CATCHES OF THE WEEK Fish Barracuda release - Brandon Baily, Chesapeake, off Hatteras Dolphin - Jana Acker, Virginia Beach, 35-0, off Hatteras - Austin Rutter, Virginia Beach, 27-8, off Virginia Beach. Flounder - Benji lineberry ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>HamptonRoads.com&nbsp</i><a href="http://hamptonroads.com:80/2010/06/fishing-forecast-week-july-17">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>New Va. laws taking effect: higher speeds, guns in bars</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:38:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Increased speed limits, budget cuts and the right to carry concealed weapons into a Virginia tavern are new laws going into effect Thursday. The changes are part of 561 pieces of legislation the General Assembly approved ... 
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            <title>New laws: higher speeds on freeways, guns in bars</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:41:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Increased speed limits, the right to fly the American flag and the ability to walk into a bar with a concealed handgun are among 561 new laws that go into effect on Thursday. It's also the same day ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Free Lance-Star&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.fredericksburg.com:80/News/apmethods/apstory?urlfeed=WFA/content/AP%20Virginia%20State%20News%20-%20No%20Weather">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Possum Philosophy: It’s summertime</title>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:29:16 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richlands News-Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Hallelujah, it is finally here. Yes indeed, my favorite season, summertime, rolled in this year on June 21 at 7:28 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. It is the longest day of the year. The first day of summer is not truly a ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Richlands News-Press&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.richlands-news-press.com:80/living/article/possum_philosophy_its_summertime/7761/">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Cutter returning to Va. home port</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:10:55 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Staunton News Leader</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  PORTSMOUTH — The 270-foot Coast Guard cutter Legare (leh'-gare) is headed back to its Virginia homeport after a 33-day deployment. The cutter and its crew of 14 officers and 85 enlisted personnel are due back in ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Staunton News Leader&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.newsleader.com:80/article/20100630/NEWS01/6300314/Cutter-returning-to-Va-home-port">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>North Fork Journal - News</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:13:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily News-Record</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  BROADWAY— For local fishermen, the final Memorial Day stocking of area lakes signaled the end of a second dismal season of trout fishing. “It was terrible,” said Staci Woods, owner of Woods Sporting Goods in ... 
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            <title>Opinion - Op-Ed: Open Forum</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily News-Record</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  THESE ARE SEVERAL highlights from a few of the numerous documentaries, newspaper and Internet articles that are currently reporting on existing Marcellus gas drilling operations throughout the United States. From the ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Daily News-Record&nbsp</i><a href="http://www.dnronline.com:80/news_details.php?AID=48472&CHID=32">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>NEW STATE LAWS ON THE BOOKS</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Tomorrow, 877 new laws will go into effect in Virginia. The laws, passed by the General Assembly during its session at the beginning of the year, cover everything from a locality's ability to cut grass to concealed ... 
                            <br/><br /><i>Free Lance-Star&nbsp</i><a href="http://fredericksburg.com:80/News/FLS/2010/062010/06302010/558717">read more...</a>]]></description>
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            <title>Kids try fishing for anti-drug program</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:50:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Teyah Thigpen screamed. The little fish in front of her was slimy. "Yuck!" The croaker also had sharp fins. "No way I'm touching it, " she said. And it was making a weird sound. "What's it doing?" "It's croaking," said ... 
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            <title>Northam&#39;s first menhaden meeting set</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:25:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The new menhaden fish working group formed by Norfolk Sen. Ralph Northam (D) will hold its first meeting at 1 p.m. on Juy 15 at the offices off the Virginia Marine Resources Commission offices in Newport News . Menhaden ... 
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            <title>T-Bones Grill Brings Steak And Ribs To Hunt Ridge</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:06:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Rockbridge Weekly</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  It didn't take long for the restaurant spot formerly known as G Willakers located at the Best Western Hunt Ridge to acquire a new owner and a completely new menu. Chef Tony Bates, formerly with the Greenbrier and the ... 
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            <title>FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND EVENTS</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Rockbridge Weekly</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  • 7 p.m. - Independence Day Celebration at Glen Maury Park - Nothin' Fancy July 2nd, David Ball July 3rd. $20.00 VPI tickets for July 2 and 3 performances. 540-261-7321. • 8 p.m. - The Historic Masonic Theatre ... 
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            <title>Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The 150 children participating in today's Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs program this morning are enjoying the cool confines of the Virginia Beach Police Academy where they are attending seminars on safety, fish ... 
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            <title>Buckroe changes, luxury homes on the horizon</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:15:29 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  – By the beach pavillion two blocks from the place contractors are laying the groundwork for the upscale Parade of Homes development, the changes coming to Buckroe have left locals unenthusiastic. "It will ruin it ... 
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            <title>Cutter returning to Va. homeport</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:06:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The 270-foot Coast Guard cutter Legare (leh'-gare) is headed back to its Virginia homeport after a 33-day deployment. The cutter and its crew of 14 officers and 85 enlisted personnel are due back ... 
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            <title>Coast Guard cutter Legare returning today</title>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:09:22 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Highlights: The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard cutter Legare was deployed in support of Operation Ocean Hunter, a mission to enforce fishery laws and regulations. The Legare’s crew boarded and inspected 25 fishing ... 
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            <title>Night tournaments in season</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:29:09 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Base your opinion of bass fishing in the region on sightings of glittering bass boats and you'd think the sport had withered up for the summer. Hardly. Not too many fishermen are spending their days on the water, instead ... 
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            <title>Elizabeth River&#39;s eastern branch is a hidden gem</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Obscured by marshes and neighborhoods, the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River in Virginia Beach is a hidden waterway that flows mainly through the city's Kempsville section of Virginia Beach. Meandering through tall ... 
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            <title>Dump truck kills homeless man asleep on beach</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:34:37 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  VIRGINIA BEACH Just after 8 a.m. on Monday, a homeless man sleeping in a chair on the beach at 25th Street was run over and killed by an 18,000-pound city dump truck collecting trash. The driver didn't see him, Deputy ... 
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            <title>City dump truck kills homeless man asleep on beach</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:27:28 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  A makeshift memorial a short distance from where Michael Knockett, 52, was sleeping in a chair along the oceanfront Monday, June 28,2010, when he was struck and killed by a Virginia Beach dump truck. The memorial is a ... 
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            <title>Va. Aquarium turtle expert heads to Gulf</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:20:18 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Mark Swingle gets asked one question a lot these days: What are you doing to help with the BP oil spill? Swingle, the head of research and conservation at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, now has an answer ... 
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            <title>Taylor M. Bowie</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:59:52 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Taylor Meghan Bowie, 19, of King George County departed this world on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at Mary Washington Hospital, and went to join her heavenly Father and to be with her brother, Chandler. Taylor graduated from ... 
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            <title>VSU president retiring &#39;on a very high note&#39;</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:53:45 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The students stood and applauded as the guest lecturer walked into their class. Eddie N. Moore Jr. , just 20 days from retirement, arrived with lessons gleaned from his 17 years as president of Virginia State University ... 
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            <title>Coast Guard cutter Legare returning Tuesday</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:17:58 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Highlights: The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard cutter Legare was deployed in support of Operation Ocean Hunter, a mission to enforce fishery laws and regulations. The Legare’s crew boarded and inspected 25 fishing ... 
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            <title>Vick volunteers to speak with Beach detective over shooting</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:03:39 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Michael Vick voluntarily called Virginia Beach police this morning and went in to answer questions about Friday morning’s shooting at a Town Center restaurant, his attorney said today. Vick and his attorney, Lawrence H ... 
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            <title>Madison County water quality concerns officials</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:26:10 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Culpeper Star-Exponent</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Water experts led a special meeting June 14 to ask for help from Madison County residents in tracking down sources of disease-spreading bacteria in some of the county’s rivers and streams. Specialists from the Virginia ... 
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            <title>Crowds hit Fairy Stone Park for fun in summertime sun</title>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 01:50:46 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Martinsville Bulletin</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  With the mercury pushing triple-digits, local residents and out-of-towners have been escaping to Fairy Stone State Park for swimming, sunbathing and a chance to relax in the shade. Debra Lozano was among them on a recent ... 
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            <title>Retiring VSU president &#39;ending on a very high note&#39;</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 20:42:58 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Richmond Times-Dispatch</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  The students stood and applauded as the guest lecturer walked into their class. Eddie N. Moore Jr. , just 20 days from retirement, arrived with lessons gleaned from his 17 years as president of Virginia State University ... 
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            <title>Efforts to exhume explorer&#39;s body rejected</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:13:41 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The National Park Service has rejected the latest efforts to exhume the remains of explorer Meriwether Lewis and investigate his death. Members of the Lewis family were trying to convince ... 
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            <title>AT&amp;T improves service at the mall</title>
            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Roanoke Times</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  If you're shopping at Valley View Mall and you have an AT&T smart phone, your options for surfing the Internet, e-mailing photos or downloading a song recently became easier. As part of a nationwide push to ease traffic ... 
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            <title>1,000 protest offshore drilling in Virginia Beach</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:39:43 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  To protest of offshore drilling and to promote clean energy, about 1,000 people held hands along the Oceanfront on Saturday. The event was part of an international campaign called Hands Across the Sand. In Virginia Beach ... 
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            <title>Virginia saltwater anglers behind on registration</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:55:05 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  According to NOAA Fisheries, Virginia saltwater anglers are lagging far behind other coastal states when it comes to a national law that requires registration with the National Saltwater Angler Registry. In its first ... 
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            <title>Protestors call for end to drilling</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:36:21 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  HAMPTON – Rolling her wheelchair into the sand at Buckroe Beach, Sharon Griffin reached out and grabbed the hand of the man standing next to her. "Life began in the water and it will end in the water if we don't do ... 
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            <title>Oil-skimming ship stops in Norfolk</title>
            <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:25:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Staunton News Leader</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  NORFOLK — With no assurances it will be allowed to join the Gulf oil cleanup, a Taiwanese-owned ship billed as the world's largest skimming vessel was preparing to sail Friday evening to the scene of the Deepwater ... 
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            <title>Hits and misses</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 20:02:23 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  State port officials voted to lease APM Terminal Inc.'s cargo facility in Portsmouth through 2030. The agreement marries Virginia's top-notch port managers with a facility designed to be the world's most efficient ... 
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            <title>Great Outdoors tour stops in Annapolis</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 16:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
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            <title>Huge oil-skimming ship makes Va. stop</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:11:38 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
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            <title>Events coming up</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Daily Press</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  Brews, Blues and Barbeque Join All-American Picnic in Colonial Williamsburg 's Historic Area. 6:30 p.m. Sunday , July 4. This year , CW hosts a picnic on the Virginia Lawn at the Williamsburg Lodge in addition to the ... 
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            <title>Oil-skimming ship makes Va. stop</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:33:30 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Free Lance-Star</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A ship billed as the world's largest oil-skimming vessel is making a Virginia port-of-call before heading to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil-gulping ship "A Whale ... 
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            <title>Oil-gulping ship making Virginia port-of-call before heading to Gulf disaster</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title>Oil-skimming ship makes stop in Norfolk</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:15:48 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>HamptonRoads.com</source>
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            <title>Thieves can&#39;t stop legion&#39;s fundraiser</title>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
            <source>Martinsville Bulletin</source>
            <description><![CDATA[  A fish fry planned Saturday at American Legion Homer Dillard Post 78 will be held as scheduled, even after food for the fundraiser was stolen during a break-in Monday. The group used its own funds to buy more food and ... 
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            <title>Drip, drip, drip. New part of aquarium losing water.</title>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:40:09 GMT</pubDate>
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