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JCC offers free course for emergency prep

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Every week we're reminded how it's important to be ready for a weather crisis or other emergency situation. In Virginia, hurricane season begins June 1 and the state wants you to be ready. Go to http://www.ReadyVirginia.gov to learn how. You can also...

BFF program for all 5th grade girls

2013-05-21 08:27:00

On Saturday, June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m., Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast will present a special program, BFF, for ALL girls in Grade 5 -- non-Girl Scouts included -- at Warwick High School in Newport News. Guest speaker is Ariane Aramburo, host of the...

Richmond mayor reports that the Redskins training center is 'on schedule'

2013-05-20 17:52:09

RICHMOND — Mayor Dwight Jones stood inside the new Washington Redskins Training Center on Monday and said the center was "on schedule" for its anticipated June 30 completion date. Located on 17 acres next to the Science Museum of Virginia and the...

Local awards recognize sterling workplaces

2013-05-20 00:04:02

One company embraces time off from work. Another is steeped in the belief that if people love their jobs they will do their jobs better. Companies in the Richmond area that create sterling workplaces will be recognized at a ceremony Wednesday evening at...

A changed man: the gains of weight loss

2013-05-19 01:14:01

The number on the scale the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2012, brought home the cold reality that I had avoided for so long: 495 pounds. Five more pounds and I would weigh exactly 500 pounds -- or, more starkly, a quarter ton. I immediately began inwardly...

Trying to untangle medical billing in Hampton Roads

2013-05-18 00:00:00

What's the value of a major joint replacement? Is it $61,720? That's what Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News billed, on average. Is it $32,944? That's what Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk charged. Is it somewhere between $11,...

Genetic test determines breast cancer risk for men and women

2013-05-15 00:00:00

For most women, the risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 12 percent. For women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation, that risk multiplies to close to 87 percent. In choosing a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, Hollywood star Angelina...

Council members question Redskins' cost increase

2013-05-15 03:14:02

The price tag for the Washington Redskins training camp and attached park area has pushed about $800,000 past the original $10 million appropriation from Richmond, prompting questions from City Council members over whether the Richmond Economic...

Charges by Peninsula hospitals vary widely

2013-05-11 00:00:00

On Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services landed a bombshell on the public with its release of FY 2011 numbers that revealed how much 3,000 hospitals around the country charged Medicare for the 100 most common in-patient procedures....

Richmond schools unlikely to get more money

2013-05-14 04:14:01

More than 40 people lobbied the City Council on Monday to find more money for Richmond Public Schools, two nights before the council is scheduled to approve the city appropriation to the school budget. "People would look at this city and say it operates...

Some jobs pay well without a four-year degree

2013-05-12 01:04:01

Economists agree that higher education and skilled job training are the best way to achieve greater career security and higher pay over time. Just consider that in April, the national unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma stood at...

Notable Gifts: Heart Ball raises $685,000 for research, education

2013-05-12 01:04:01

The Richmond Heart Ball raised more than $685,000 to fund research and education at Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Virginia, McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center and Virginia Tech. Over the past 21 years of the American...

Percentage of workers paid by the hour: 82 "At least three times a year, managers are trained on how to best manage and advance hourly workers," Owens says.

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