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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies plan to shut or convert over 50,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired plants over the next several years as cheap natural gas prices and strict environmental rules have made coal the more expensive option in some areas....Tags: Ameren Corporation, Metal and Mineral, Edison International, Springfield, Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia)
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Officials encouraged about funding possibility
The Ironton Tribune, OhioTurning the dream of a Chesapeake Bypass into pavement and striped lines appears closer than ever in the four-decades since the project was proposed. That is the conclusion of Lawrence County officials who gave their pitch for the long-sought bypass...Tags: Ohio River
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Summer Arts Festival Guide: Get into art outside
The Virginian-PilotJean Benvenuto, a Portsmouth artist in the studio of her home with a work in progress of her mom, Joan, who died in 1991. The painting will be completed and shown at the upcoming Boardwalk Art Show in June at the oceanfront. Benvenuto is an art teacher at...Tags: Ghent, Painting, Music, Arts, Entertainment
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GOP race for lieutenant governor is wide open
The Virginian-PilotYou're forgiven if you can't name the seven Republican men and women running for lieutenant governor, one of whom will be nominated at the GOP convention Saturday in Richmond. It's a low-profile contest that will be settled by a subset of the roughly...Tags: Immigration, Labor Legislation, Republican Party, Prince William County, Executive Branch
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HRTPO retreat critical point in road funding debate
On Thursday regional leaders will huddle for a nearly four-hour retreat in a cramped board room to discuss how they'll spend an estimated $200 million per year to alleviate road congestion. Although they won't make any firm decisions, the talks will...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Transportation, Executive Branch, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Government
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TME and VDOT reach agreement to pay pothole claims
TME Enterprises and the Virginia Department of Transportation have come to agreement on paying damage claims from the February potholes along I-264 which shut down portions of the road briefly. So far 22 claims have been paid according to Lauren Hansen, a...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation
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Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va., Jeff E. Schapiro column
Richmond Times-DispatchVirginia Democrats aren't gaga over their nominee for governor, Terry McAuliffe. He has issues. He can't win just by howling about the other guy's. And Ken Cuccinelli's are considerable. What McAuliffe and out-of-power Democrats need, Virginia has in...Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Republican Party, L. Douglas Wilder, Mark R. Herring, Lawyers
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Taxes hold steady in approved Chesapeake budget
The Virginian-PilotThe City Council approved a $910.5 million budget for next fiscal year that holds taxes steady and gives raises to city employees but provides schools nearly $1 million less than they requested. The council also voted Tuesday to extend an agreement with...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Employees, Career and Workplace
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EDITORIAL: Making this region friendly to bicycles
The Virginian-PilotAs cyclists gather tonight for the annual Ride of Silence, memorializing those killed on bikes in Hampton Roads, it's appropriate to note the recent work of our communities to make the roads safer. Norfolk has added miles of striping and shared-use...Tags: South Norfolk, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Ocean View, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Hampton Roads
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The status of regional transportation funding
I became involved with regional and statewide transportation issues in July 2009 as a result of my appointment to the Commonwealth Transportation Board as the Hampton Road representative. Transportation revenues had not been raised in over 20 years and...Tags: Environmental Issues, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, Conservation, Executive Branch, Transportation
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Bob's Fishing Hole tournaments rolling
The Virginian-PilotLargemouth bass fishing tournaments to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project are held each month out of Bob's Fishing Hole in southern Chesapeake. The second event was held last week, with 20 boats and 34 total anglers contributing $400 for the second-...Tags: Moyock, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Amateur airplane builders aren't deterred by fatal crash
Wings stood off to one side. The propeller lay in a carton. But the main part of Carl Kesselring's pet project was clearly recognizable as an airplane in progress. "I don't have fear of getting in an airplane," he said, standing in a hangar in...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), IBM, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board
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