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Senate Passes War Powers Resolution

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 2:00am

The U.S. Senate last week passed Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine’s bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent further escalation of hostilities with Iran without congressional authorization by a vote of 55-45. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner also voted for the measure.

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Out Of The Past

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 2:00am

50 Years Ago

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In Defense Of The Rockbridge SPCA

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 2:00am

The Rockbridge Area SPCA saved 459 of the 737 cats brought to its shelter last year. That’s a save rate of just over 62 percent. In addition to the 84 cats that were adopted out to new homes, another 375 were transferred to “no kill” rescue shelters outside of the Rockbridge area, including 55 that were taken out-of-state.

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The Census

Published on Wed, 02/19/2020 - 2:00am

Article 1, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution requires that “an Enumeration (read census) shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years.” The first census counted every person living in the United State as of August 2, 1790, and recorded 3,893,635 people. Virginia was the most populous state, with 747,610 residents.

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Timely Topics

Published on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 2:00am

‘Exploring Soil Health’ is the subtitle of this year’s Virginia No-Till Alliance conference to be held at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds in Harrisonburg from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 18. To register go to www. virginianotill.com or call the Rockingham Extension office at (540) 564-3080 by Friday, Feb. 14. The $10 fee can be paid in advance or at the door and covers lunch and materials as well as the equipment and trade show that will also be at the Fairgrounds

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Questions Raised About SPCA

Published on Wed, 02/12/2020 - 2:00am

Controlling the stray cat population in our community continues to be a huge challenge. As this seemingly perpetual problem persists, easy answers remain elusive.