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Schools, Arts, Media

Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra turns 30: Betcha didn’t know we had one of those here

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Can a newspaper have no reporters and still be a newspaper?

The News Virginian exists, in name, but in name only, and it’s sad for me to see, because that’s where my journalism career started, way back in 1995.

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Rob Schilling is paid by WINA to hate the ‘Democratic Socialist Republic of Charlottesville’

WINA-1070 AM gives two hours of airtime each weekday, noon to 2 p.m., to a schlub from Southern California who slurs the place where he lives now as the “Democratic Socialist Republic of Charlottesville.”

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UVA Softball: #23 ‘Hoos win series opener with NC State, 3-1

Reagan Hickey hit a two-run blast in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie, lifting #23 Virginia to what we can hope is a mood-changing 3-1 win over NC State on Friday at Palmer Park.

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UVA Baseball: #10 ‘Hoos snatch defeat from jaws of victory, drop series opener at Pitt, 7-5

#10 Virginia wasted a 112-pitch outing from ace Henry Zatkowski, the issue being, first baseman Sam Harris misplaying a potential inning-ending double play into a game-tying double.

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Waynesboro man who fled police last week taken into custody, facing multiple charges

A Waynesboro man who fled police in a dangerous pursuit last week was apprehended in Augusta County on Thursday, and now faces multiple charges.

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WWE talents under siege from fans in Vegas during ‘Mania weekend

You may have been reading lately about the security issues at the hotels used by WWE talent in Las Vegas during Wrestlemania weekend.

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People like watching the NFL Draft, for some reason: I’d rather watch paint dry, personally

I have never gotten the TV appeal of the NFL Draft, which I know gets good ratings, so it appeals to enough people that the NFL and ESPN put their best foot forward.

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Gamer revolt? PlayStation price rises (again)

It has always been something of an unwritten rule that technology gets cheaper over time as modern alternatives replace it.

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Reputation management used to be about search results. Now it has to win in AI answers too

Reputation management once meant controlling what showed up on Google. Now, AI-powered answers are rewriting how people find information.

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The Ethereum treasury race: How corporations are replacing the Ethereum Foundation

For most of Ethereum's history, the Ethereum Foundation was its largest identifiable institutional holder.

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Why your product photos are limiting your sales and what to do instead

While traditional product photography has long been the standard for showcasing items, it may actually be limiting your sales more than you realize.

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What happens when a region gets its first digital-only bank: Three case studies

These aren't hypotheticals. They're real outcomes from three regions that welcomed their first major digital-only banks.

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