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Virginia News Headlines: Monday Morning

Blue Virginia

Here are a few Virginia news headlines, political and otherwise, for Monday, January 30. *Ensuring teen offenders can't be rehabilitated ("two measures being championed by Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) would do little to tamp down violent crime... »

How To Survive Your Teenagers

Bon Secours 757 Good Health Blog

Teenagers don’t have to drive you crazy! Family Focus is pleased to offer “Surviving Your Adolescents,” a video and discussion program for parents of teenagers. Living with a teenager can be challenging. There are times when you must bite your tongue a... »

Redistricting: Where We've Been, Where We Are, and Where We're Going

Blue Virginia

Lowell already brought to our attention the good news that the courts handed the Republicans a defeat in the first round of what may prove to be a long legal fight over redistricting in Virginia. I am no legal scholar, but I was excited by the news tha... »

Abortion clinic operator has checkered past

Virginia News Source

Editor:   Editor:Steven Brigham, MD. owns the Virginia Women’s Wellness Center [sic], an abortion mill on 224 Groveland Road in Virginia Beach. VWWC is part of Brigham’s chain of abortion mills known as American Women’s Services, and operates in severa... »

Take Charge of Your Health in 2012

Bon Secours 757 Good Health Blog

While the start of a new year is often the start of new fitness resolutions, we want to focus on lowering your health risks all year ’round. Through last year’s Personal Health Assessments, our organization found that 55 percent of all Bon Secours Virg... »

Virginia’s Health Report Card Leaves Room for Improvement

Bon Secours 757 Good Health Blog

According to some interesting research recently released by the United Health Foundation, Virginia is ranked 20th among the states for health. Our state demonstrated a variety of health strengths, including a low rate of violent crime, a high use of ea... »

Mammogram Guidelines

Bon Secours 757 Good Health Blog

It’s not hard to be confused about when women should start having routine mammograms. According to the American Cancer Society, yearly mammograms are recommended starting at age 40. But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recomm... »

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Va. House panel backs adoption ‘conscience clause’

Roanoke Times Blue Ridge Caucus

RICHMOND – Legislation to permit private, faith-based child placement services to reject prospective parents, including homosexuals, whose lifestyle conflicts with their beliefs cleared a House of Delegates committee Tuesday. The measure, HB 189, from ... »

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