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Last year, the NSU Marching Spartan Legion celebrated its 50th anniversary. A Norfolk family of producers created a documentary of how it found its storied sound.
Old Dominion, Virginia Commonwealth universities have the highest number of violations, according to Virginia State Police data.
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Plastics are always a top source of trash pollution in the bay watershed.
“We want to make it as safe as possible — not only for the congregation members, but the visitors to the church as well,” said Deacon Nat Brown.
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A writer, scientist and activist, his words resonate urgently with today’s challenges as humanity looks for ways to live in harmony with nature—and each other.
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