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Parents, others weigh in on AP/honors issues
      Some parents were furious when principals cut honors courses at James River and Midlothian high schools a few years ago, leaving kids with the decision to either sign up for advanced placement (AP) classes that might be too demanding or take classes with the masses.
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Defense Supply Center adds a chapter to its history
      History has a funny way of unearthing itself - literally - at interesting and unexpected times. The folks at Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) learned this lesson 10 years ago when two separate excavations r provided the organization with more history
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A LINC for cancer patients
      When county resident Claudean Kemnitz was diagnosed with breast cancer twice before her 43rd birthday, she thought she had probably experienced one of the worst and scariest health issues you can face. Then, her health care company dropped her insurance.
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Summer reading journals for students
      Every Chesterfield County Public Schools student will start their summer break with a tool to help keep them reading while they're out of school. The school system has developed a new summer reading journal, which will be distributed before June 13 to students in grades K-11 in their language arts or English class.
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This is only a test...
      Students from the medical assistant program at the Chesterfield Technical Center recently participated in a mock disaster drill at the county airport. From top: Tech center student Tia Mason and members of the 156th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron move a mock patient; R.
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Historic Castlewood: A witness to history
      Imagine the imposing white house sitting amongst trees and vast fields in 1775, adjacent to one of the main Revolutionary War supply depots. See it as the home of a county clerk and his family of six children, two of whom died in the house and were buried nearby.
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