Month: January 2026

AARP Virginia Pushes for Lower Drug Costs, Paid Leave, and Crypto Fraud Protections at Virginia General Assembly

RICHMOND, VA – Jan. 12, 2026 — AARP Virginia volunteer advocates will urge lawmakers to act on the organization’s legislative agenda when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 14, including three priority issues: creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, establishing paid family leave and protecting consumers from cryptocurrency kiosk fraud. AARP Virginia’s 2026 legislative agenda starts with lowering prescription… Read More AARP Virginia Pushes for Lower Drug Costs, Paid Leave, and Crypto Fraud Protections at Virginia General Assembly

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PRO-ART Receives National Endowment For The Arts Grant to Launch PRO-ART STUDIO

Wise, VA – Jan. 9, 2026 – The Pro-Art Association has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to launch Pro-Art Studio, a new initiative debuting later this year that will provide hands-on artmaking opportunities to the community at large. This marks Pro-Art’s first-ever NEA award and arrives as… Read More PRO-ART Receives National Endowment For The Arts Grant to Launch PRO-ART STUDIO

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The Compassion of St. Paul Virgnia’s Citizens in 1914

© Jerry F. Couch IN 1914, GERMANY INVADED BELGIUM. This invasion caused widespread suffering among the Belgian people. Many were starving. Americans were sympathetic and relief efforts were quickly organized. The newspaper clippings that follow are from the December 11, 1914 edition of The World News of Roanoke, Virginia. They provides details of how people… Read More The Compassion of St. Paul Virgnia’s Citizens in 1914

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