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VMI cadets star in second Bush inauguration

Members of the Virginia Military Institute's Corps of Cadets march on the frozen parade ground in Lexington, Va., Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 18, 2005, practicing for Thursday's presidential inauguration. (AP Photo, Stephanie Klein-Davis)

 

More than 1,000 of the 1,300 VMI cadets traveled to Washington, D.C. to march in the Inaugural parade.  The Corps was the largest unit marching in the parade.

 

Lexington steps up tsunami relief efforts, local survivors tell their stories

 

The devastation is more than 10,000 miles away, but the Lexington area has not overlooked the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia. Many churches and charities are collecting donations to be rushed to victims.

 

Two Lexington families are happy to be alive after narrowly avoiding the tidal waves in Sri Lanka. Professors Timothy Lubin and David Harbor of W&L were on vacation with their families in Mirissa, on the coast of Sri Lanka.

Rising costs delay sewer construction

Residents of Fairfield and Raphine might have to wait longer than expected to replace their outdated sewage systems.

Angela Davis addresses W&L audience

Internationally known teacher, writer, scholar and activist Davis spoke on civil and human rights.

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