News Round-Up for November 29, 2019

I am still trying to figure out how to turn my news round-up tweet threads into blog posts. This blog is hereby returned to its status as a staging post for things. None of this is intended as professional. 

• In a sign of how much Crozet has changed, in terms of population and culture, the volunteer fire department is seeking professionals to ensure the station is staffed. @craftypanda wrote this important story (bit.ly/2L70N0n)
• Virginia's hemp industry went legit this year, but its in its infancy. You can learn about hemp's presence in southwest Virginia in this @roanoketimes piece by @ReporterToniaM (bit.ly/2qXfcFI)
• The Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee has issued a report giving the Attorney General's office a good review. Story is on A3 of yesterday's @DailyProgress but this link goes to the report (bit.ly/37RKmyH)
• A U.N. report released this week said countries need to cut greenhouse gas emissions now or global temperatures will continue to rise. Story is on B1 of yesterday's @DailyProgress (bit.ly/35PBl7N)
• One of President Carter's last acts was to create the @GraysReefNMS sanctuary off the coast of Georgia. The protected space is healthier than much of the rest of the warming ocean Story in @DailyProgress (bit.ly/2DsBykX)
• This @AP story on the business practices of a major online shopping retailer highlights one reason why I will never give them a penny of my money. Story on B3 of yesterday's @DailyProgress (bit.ly/2OAA12V)
• An annual Thanksgiving tradition in Charlottesville's Black community continued yesterday at Venable Elementary School. @nstoutDP has this story on the Turkey Bowl in the @DailyProgress (bit.ly/2XZk7BV)
• A historic survey of the 10th and Page neighborhood is on hold due to some concerns. The main feature of this @nstoutDP story is the details about how many homes have been demolished since 2000. (bit.ly/33Do2py) 
• Charlottesville's tax collection software had a data breach that was discovered last Friday. Here's a story in the @DailyProgress Were you affected? (bit.ly/2R4GRPQ) 
• Judge Norman Moon has set an October 2020 for the community lawsuit against the organizers of the Unite the Right rally from August 2017. Story in today's @DailyProgress (bit.ly/34xVj6N)
• Today's @DailyProgress editorial recommends dramatic action in the United States to reduce plastic pollution. The bottom line is we have to change the way we consume products. (bit.ly/33tPl5n) 
• There is a popular women's volleyball league in Orange County, and there's a good write-up in the Orange County Review that's been republished in  the @DailyProgress (bit.ly/33zrhOq)
• A gun fell out of a man's pocket at Wal-Mart near Richmond this week, and a bullet was shot. The man walked out of the store without reporting the incident. Tracked down, he is now charged with misdemeanor of reckless handling of a firearm. (bit.ly/2Y1FRgt) 

I'm still not sure the formatting works, but I'm going to keep trying this. I made a lot of edits to cvillepedia. This is all part of what I do when I'm alive.