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From AP News  |  2009-07-02 00:11:55
Nation's last known hand-poled ferry stays afloat at least 3 more months on Va.'s James River

The nation's last known hand-poled ferry has gotten a reprieve to keep it afloat for three more months. The 140-year-old Hatton Ferry on the James River in Virginia risked extinction after state transportation authorities cut its funding last month. But local ...

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From AP News  |  2009-06-25 17:21:11
Virginia budget cuts could close nation's last pole-driven ferry after more than 130 years

For more than 130 years, ferrymen have jammed poles into the James River's gravelly shallows to push the Hatton Ferry slowly across to other side. The unique calling now may be days from extinction: America's last known hand-poled ferry is a casualty of ...

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From AP News  |  2009-06-24 23:19:30
Sharply divided federal appeals court revives Va.'s 2003 ban on a type of late-term abortion

A sharply divided federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on a type of late-term abortion Wednesday, ruling that the statute does not unduly burden a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy by more conventional means. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of ...

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From Splash News  |  2009-06-23 18:18:50
Nick Jonas lands in Virginia on private jet with his dad

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