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Roanoke River named third best spot for urban kayaking in nationwide vote Virginia’s James River also made the top 10 Published:  Tags:  Add another claim to fame for Roanoke, Virginia. After being nominated for USA Today’s Best Urban Kayaking Spot contest, the Roanoke River claimed third place in the nationwide voting on Friday. USA Today recognized the 45-mile river for its beauty and said it was relatively easy to paddle aside from the two rapids near the gorge. “Just to be mentioned with some of the cities that are on there is really awesome and I’m incredibly proud of all of t...

Published online: Jan 08, 2021 Articles, Education And Arts Emily FitzPatrick Viewed 1295 time(s) In 2019, 45 teachers were invited to take part in National Geographic’s Lindblad Expeditions through the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship. Sharee Barton, a teacher in the Madison School District, was one of the lucky few chosen to take part.  The Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship is a competitive program that teams up with Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic to give educators life-changing experiences to bring back to thei...

Environmental News For The Week Ending 13December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid cases were at a record 247,737 on Friday on the worldometers site that I watch; that would be nearly 40% ...

Drill through the ice to get to the water. >> reporter: you use the chainsaw to get to the ice and then siphon the water out with your mouth. that's what it's come to? >> that's what it's come to. >> reporter: they give the united states drinking water infrastructure a grade of a d. so how does the water get so contaminated here in martin county? it is worth looking at how we get our water. here, it comes from the tub fork river, where it is pumped into the crumb reservoir. and from there, it makes its way to this water treatment center. after getting treated about 2 million gallons per day of...

0 i'm jake tapper. i will leave you now in the very capable hands of wolf blitzer in "the situation room." he's just there next door. mr. blitzer, take it away. >> jake, thanks very much. happening now, the white house press secretary hit by a partisan slam that he calls amazing as a political controversy takes a very nasty turn. mrsalso, police, your dna a rights. and storm chasers become storm casualties. the death toll climbs in oklahoma. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." a nasty and personal turn in the controversy over the irs targeting of conservative groups. republic...