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Joyce A. Clanton came to the Greater Richmond Convention Center yesterday to get help restoring her Social Security benefits. She left with a lot more. Clanton was one of 575 area residents who visited the second Project Homeless Connect, a clearinghouse of services and information for the area’s homeless.

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Man accused of strangling elderly mother due in court - 11/21/08 5:54 AM

A competency hearing is scheduled for today for a Richmond man accused of strangling his elderly mother at their home in the Fulton Hill neighborhood....

Dinwiddie authorities search for man missing for 2 weeks - 11/21/08 5:32 AM
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Education board shifts on funding - 11/21/08 12:01 AM

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Va. fights carrier’s move
Dispersing the fleet makes perfect sen se in this day of suitcase nuclear weapons. A large naval base, which once made sense when communications were slower... ( Posted by: Eleazar )
Man to serve 22 years for two robberies
Ahh… arrested after their second victim resisted. I think we’re fed up with old advice of “just comply with their demands”. ... ( Posted by: WWG )
2nd murder trial starts in Richmond
The whole family sounds whacked! ( Posted by: WWG )
Va. shortfall tops $3.2 billion
that is hours per year, not week. I should clarify, there is nothing left to cut in my agency except for the executives. The work areas are decimated. ( Posted by: Willi )
Va. shortfall tops $3.2 billion
There is nothing left to cut. My agency has essentially ceased to function in some areas with the layoffs and retirements. It is time for the GA to start... ( Posted by: Willi )
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VCU revises degree policy
I don’t like the quik-fix, loose wording “for cause”. The term is too broad and can be invoked broadly. Theoretically, a person could... ( Posted by: Larry Lanberg )
VCU revises degree policy
Wake up Rosenthal, the misconduct is that Monroe lied when he signed his degree application indicating that he had met VCU’s requirement for the... ( Posted by: Lloyd Schieldge )
VCU board changes policy, reserves right to revoke degrees
I tend to agree with the last poster (11:03 PM). Since the beginning of this farce, I’ve had good reason to believe that it started with Doug Wilder’s... ( Posted by: Larry Lanberg )
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