ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - Lawmakers will talk about the Planned Parenthood investigation in Washington D.C. The House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing to examine the abortion practices of Planned Parenthood, which has been the subject of an ongoing House Judiciary Committee investigation.
This comes after controversial videos were released showing employees talking about their practices. The purpose of Wednesday's hearing will be to hear from experts on the issues surrounding the alleged acts of Planned Parenthood. The hearing will examine details of late-term abortions, what is involved in altering an abortion in order to harvest fetal organs, and a history of the laws that protect, or fail to protect, the unborn.
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The Lynchburg Area Food Council is now accepting applications for community gardens to be developed in food deserts throughout Lynchburg and the surrounding counties (Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, and Appomattox). Applicants may include neighborhood centers or councils, schools, churches, or other organizations or communities.
The funding is made possible through a grant provided by The Centra Foundation, which awarded $16,000 to Virginia Department of Health's Central Virginia Health District and Live Healthy Lynchburg for the project. The Lynchburg Area Food Council will hold a public meeting at the Lynchburg Health Department on September 9th at 4:00PM, to hand out applications and discuss the application process. The health department is located at 307 Alleghany Avenue.
Political analyst and author Kirsten Powers will talk about efforts to limit free speech on college campuses around the country when she speaks at Virginia Military Institute's opening convocation, to be held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 11:15 a.m. in Cameron Hall. Powers, a former Clinton administration staffer who now works for Fox News, is the author of a recently published book, The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech. A self-described liberal, Powers will discuss her concern that those who should most encourage free speech are now shutting it down.
Washington and Lee University also officially kicks off the year with convocation tonight. Classes begin Thursday for the Lexington school. Students will gather on the front lawn to hear Brian C. Murchison, the Charles S. Rowe Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University, speak on "The Liberal Arts in Practice."
The weather is about to change, are you prepared? Join us and learn how to prepare your home now for fall, winter and storm season! 7:00-8:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church (226 S. Broad Street, Salem, Va.).