US Writing Company Forms a Writers Club
Region: VirginiaIn keeping with the tradition of The Inklings, an informal literary discussion society formed by C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Lord David Cecil and other renowned academics of Oxford University, Bestessays.com formed a club in which writers of the company can openly discuss books they've read and help develop each other's shared talent. The Wednesday Club, as how they call it, is the brainchild of Marke... more
Views: 1073Identity Theft on the Rise in Virginia
Region: Virginia
By Bryan Nolde Capital News Service Shred all your documents displaying bank account and Social Security numbers. Be careful about sharing personal information on the Internet, and don’t respond to e-mails requesting it. Those are important ways to prevent your identity from being stolen, said Chip Muir, who prosecutes computer crimes in Virginia. If your personal and financial information is stolen, somebody... more
Views: 1937The High Cost of Calling Home from Prison
Region: Virginia
By Xanthe Waters Capital News Service When Virginia prison inmates call home, their families pay almost $3 for just one minute of talk time. But advocates for prison reform hope to change that. A national organization called C.U.R.E. – Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants – is campaigning to reduce the phone rates charged to inmates’ families. “The family hasn’t done anything ... more
Views: 2721Law Targets Poisonings by Antifreeze
Region: Virginia
By Morgan Saunders Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Beginning in 2011, antifreeze sold in Virginia must contain a bittering agent to make it unpalatable to people and animals, according to a new state law aimed at preventing poisonings. The law requires that any engine coolant or antifreeze manufactured after Jan.1, 2011, and sold in Virginia must contain denatonium benzoate. Seven other states &ndash... more
Views: 2854VCU Community Disputes Terrorism Accusations
Region: Virginia
By Rebecca León VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – Many Virginia Commonwealth University students and faculty members are outraged after a special police intelligence unit drafted a report calling VCU a potential source for terrorism. The Virginia Fusion Center, an intelligence clearinghouse of the Virginia State Police, recently drafted a “Terrorism Threat Assessment” that named ... more
Views: 1795Connecting Virginia through Broadband
Region: Virginia
By Nicole Fisher Capital News Service Virginia has mapped out its future in connectivity, literally. Gov. Tim Kaine has unveiled the state’s first broadband availability map. It shows which parts of Virginia currently have high-speed Internet access and which parts don’t. Armed with the data, officials hope to get more of the state wired. “Affordable high-speed telecommunication services for all c... more
Views: 1842Human Trafficking: ‘Modern-Day Slavery’
Region: Virginia
By Kirk Maltais Capital News Service RICHMOND – A man in Falls Church kept as many as 24 Indonesian women locked in his basement over the course of eight years, using them as slave labor to run a housekeeping business for affluent clients. A Maryland man pleaded guilty to coercing two juveniles into prostitution, hauling them to Hampton and Arlington to perform sex acts advertised on the Internet. Four men in... more
Views: 7217Across U.S., Families Seek Autism Insurance
Region: Virginia
By Amanda Ladden-Stirling Capital News Service From Maine to California, families of children with autism are digging deep into their pockets to pay for treatments that may help their youngsters achieve normal language skills and intellectual functioning. The families are turning to state legislatures for help: They want laws requiring health insurance companies to cover autism treatment. This year, 27 states consi... more
Views: 3357VCU Student Group Named in a Leaked Terror Threat Assessment
Region: VirginiaIn what came as a surprise to both the Virginia state police and the public, especially the Muslim Student Association at Virginia Commonwealth University the Virginia State Police 2009 terrorism threat assessment was leaked. The document was never intended for the public and carries the following warning at the top of the page: " This is LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE information and is protected by Code of... more
Views: 1509Pentagon's Changes - Who do they affect?
Region: Virginia
Changes at the Pentagon benefit many companies and individual people. Apart from the obvious fact that positive changes in the Pentagon help save soldier and civilian lives in the long term, the Pentagon’s changes benefit the nation as a whole. The F-22 Raptors, the Air Force’s most expensive plane type, are being “phased out by [the] fiscal year 2011” (Robert Gates, U.S. Defen... more
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