Editorial: Kicking out students perpetuates problem
Published by The Free Lance-Star When a child acts out in school, it’s a problem for everyone involved—fellow students, teachers, administrators and the child’s parents. But it ma ...
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Virginia Organizing Calls on Electric Co-Ops to Diversify Board Leadership
Lee County, Va.—A recently released report from the Rural Power Project shows undemocratic election procedures resulting in disproportionate board representation in electrical coo ...
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Grassroots Groups Praise President Obama for Social Security Expansion Shift
President Obama’s declaration that Social Security should be expanded, and not cut, has been applauded with great enthusiasm by groups nationwide which work to protect Social Secu ...
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Praise for Federal Payday-Lending Regulations in Virginia
Published by Public News Service RICHMOND, Va. --- New national limits proposed for payday and car-title lending are winning praise from lower-income Virginians and their advocate ...
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Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center Release Virginia Lending Report and Discuss New CFPB Rules for Predatory Lending
Richmond, Va.—Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center, organizations that have been working to stop predatory lending practices in Virginia for many years, released a ...
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Virginia Organizing and Virginia Poverty Law Center to Hold Tele-Media Conference to Discuss New CFPB Rule for Predatory Lending
What: Tele-media conference to discuss just released Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules for small dollar, short-term lenders When: Thursday, June 2 at 2 p.m. Where: Call i ...
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This Former Fisherman is Now Farming the Most Sustainable Food on Earth- Underwater
Published by The Nation [From the introduction by Lisa Holmes, president of the board of CitySeed and member of the board of GreenWave:] By designing a small-scale, affordable, a ...
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Inside the Minds of Dominion Leaders, Vacant Space Where Climate Thinking Should Be
Published by Power for the People VA At Dominion Resources’ annual May meeting, shareholders presented five resolutions designed to improve the company’s assessment of its opportu ...
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From the Mountains to the Sea: McAuliffe is Hurting People with His Energy Policies
Published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch If Gov. Terry McAuliffe lived in Virginia Beach or owned a farm in the fragile mountains of central Virginia, maybe he wouldn’t cheer so l ...
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Secretary Thomasson to Join Virginia Organizing for Restoration Celebration and Information Session
What: Restoration of Civil Rights Celebration and Information Session for Returning Citizens When: Wednesday, May 18 at 5 p.m. Where: Williams Farm Recreation Center (5252 Learnin ...
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