Hummingbirds Are on The Way!
The Roanoke Star
by Stuart
30m ago
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, no not Christmas, it’s the hummingbird migration! The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center advises that the hummingbird migration is underway and that they’ll be coming to feeders in our area very soon. These amazing birds will expend an extraordinary amount of time and energy to get here. Some will fly all the way across the Gulf of Mexico in one… Source ..read more
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Bad News: Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Again
The Roanoke Star
by Stuart
30m ago
You’ve probably seen the beautiful white flowers of Callery pear trees, more commonly known as Bradford pear trees, that are blooming now throughout the commonwealth. You might have caught a whiff of their pungent fishy aroma. You might also have noticed that there are a lot more of these trees than there used to be. That is because the Callery pear is an invasive species — one of the worst in the… Source ..read more
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Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills / Vetoes 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners
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by Stuart
16h ago
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More Than 200 Students to Build Bridges / Race Concrete Canoes at Claytor Lake
The Roanoke Star
by Stuart
16h ago
Virginia Tech is gearing up to host the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Virginias Student Symposium, marking the first time since 2012 that the university will host this regional competition celebrating civil engineering. Eleven universities will participate in the three-day event March 28-30 on the Blacksburg campus. It will feature competitions such as a concrete canoe competition… Source ..read more
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VA Tech Study Considers Ways to Increase Accessibility for All Wildlife Enthusiasts
The Roanoke Star
by Stuart
21h ago
One in three birders experiences accessibility challenges to participation in birding, according to Virginia Tech researchers Emily Sinkular and Ashley Dayer. “I like to think of our research as blending together two previously unconnected fields: disability studies and wildlife recreation,” said Sinkular, a Ph.D. student and lead author of the study published March 26 in the journal Human… Source ..read more
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Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Digital News Sites to Post Public Notices
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by Stuart
21h ago
Lawmakers passed bills during the 2024 General Assembly session that impact the press, including online public notices, FOIA costs and government transparency. The session was more promising for the press than some past sessions, according to Mechelle Hankerson, president of the Society of Professional Journalists Virginia Pro Chapter. More politicians are thinking about how to protect the press… Source ..read more
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VA Equity Fund Wants to Help More Disadvantaged People Cultivate and Sell Marijuana
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by Stuart
21h ago
Virginia’s plan for a recreational cannabis market includes a way to help micro businesses, formerly known as the ‘social equity license,’ get involved with what is anticipated to be a multimillion dollar business — if the plan survives the governor’s desk. The Virginia Cannabis Equity Loan Fund will provide grants, low-interest and zero-interest loans to qualified micro business licensees… Source ..read more
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Youngkin Signs Legislation That Streamlines / Modernizes Regulations for Food Entrepreneurs
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by Stuart
2d ago
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VA Tech Researchers Seek to Break The Mold of Ultra Lightweight ‘Aerogels’
The Roanoke Star
by Stuart
2d ago
Aerogels are a unique class of ultra-low-density materials with a weight only about 15 times heavier than air. If an average adult were made of aerogel, they would weigh somewhere between 3 and 14 pounds. The material has been around for a little less than 100 years, and the first aerogels were a highly porous solid containing more than 99 percent air, nicknamed “frozen smoke. Source ..read more
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VMI Eschews Standards of Excellence, De-values Diploma
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by Scott
2d ago
The following was posted on March 22 on starrs.us and is shared here by permission. As an alumnus living in Florida, I have a dearth of information about what is happening at the Virginia Military Institute on a day-to-day basis. I see the superficial social media postings from the public relations department, the Superintendent, and the Commandant; but I crave the scuttlebutt that tells the… Source ..read more
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