COUPLING UP: Our Curassows pair up in intricate courtship rituals, so love is very much in the air THIS weekend brings Valentine’s Day. However much some people might grumble at the thought of ‘enforced romanticism’, others love to display it, and animals do so too. Indeed, nothing tells me spring’s around the corner like observing our animals’ instincts and behaviours day in and day out.
WRITER: Column written by Zoo Manager, Jack Williams Some of our birds are already starting a lusty ‘dawn chorus’: marking territory ready to attract a mate. Larger birds like great owls and eagles mate early, as their chicks need a full season to grow to maturity.
There are various plans, ideas and local initiatives floating around Virginia to help local governments repair or replace aging schools, but no consensus on how to pay for such an
HERRING ANNOUNCES SENIOR STAFF FOR RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN
Experienced Team to Lead Herring’s Re-Election Campaign
Today, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced the senior leadership team who will lead his re-election campaign. Farah Melendez will take leave from her role as Political Director of the Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) to serve as Campaign Manager. Adnan Mohamed will serve as both Deputy Campaign Manager and Political Director, Tommy Keefe will serve as Finance Director, Cassie Moreno will serve as Communications Director, and André Earls will serve as Press Secretary.
“Our work to make Virginia more safe, more just, and more equitable is only just beginning, and our diverse and talented senior leadership team represents an investment in the future of the Commonwealth,” said Attorney General Mark Herring. “This is a team with deep Virginia connections and a wealth of experience who will help us share our record of progressive achiev
Writers on the Range
If there’s a dominant force in the Colorado River Basin these days, it’s the Walton Family Foundation, flush with close to $5 billion to give away.
Run by the heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton, the foundation donates $25 million a year to nonprofits concerned about the Colorado River. It’s clear the foundation cares deeply about the River in this time of excruciating drought, and some of its money goes to river restoration or more efficient irrigation.
Dave Marston, publisher of Writers on the Range.
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Yet its main interest is promoting “demand management,” the water marketing scheme that seeks to add 500,000 acre-feet of water to declining Lake Powell by paying rural farmers to temporarily stop irrigating.
Seizure Safe Schools bill introduced by two local teens advances in General Assembly
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - If you want to see change, sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. So, that s exactly what Jamie Van Cleave and Brie Gesick are doing. We want to make sure that all kids are safe at school and don t have to go through the same struggles that we ve had to go through, said Jamie.
Both girls were diagnosed with epilepsy from a young age. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes sudden seizures. The Jamie and Brie Strong Act will require all school personnel to get seizure first aid training so they know what to do in case of an emergency if a kid has a seizure at school, said Brie.