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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Paige Holder’s claim to sports-fan fame had been the two fan of the game awards he had won at Scott Stadium. “I am the only one to have won this honor more than once,” said Holder, a Waynesboro native and 2006 graduate of the University of Virginia – and finalist…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Cathy Campbell wants to learn more about how African-Americans in rural Virginia facing tough end-of-life decisions go about making those decisions – so she’s been hitting the road a lot lately to ask folks to share their wisdom.
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Story by Jim Bishop Dr. Francis Collins, best-selling author of The Language of God, will speak Saturday at Eastern Mennonite University. Collins’ free public lecture on the theme, “A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief,” is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Martin Chapel of the seminary building at EMU. A brief question and answer period will…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The transformation of the Shenandoah Valley into the Silicon Shenandoah is not coming along as quickly as some might have hoped – but that doesn’t mean that it’s not coming along.
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Items by Jim Bishop Children’s choir releases 11th CD The splendor of brass, pipe organ and 150 children’s voices combine as the Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) of Harrisonburg, Va., heralds its 16th season with the release of its 11th recording, “Christmas Joy.” This is the second collaborative effort that includes members of the Washington…
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Item by Chris Graham University of Virginia provost Tim Garson has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, a national resource for independent, scientifically formed analysis and recommendations on human health issues. Garson is an internationally recognized pediatric cardiologist – who served as vice president and dean of the UVa….
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The 27th Senate District promised to be a wide-open affair even before moderate Republican Sen. Russ Potts announced his retirement plans. But now with Potts out of the picture, the battle between his successor as the Republican standard-bearer in the district that stretches from Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It was once referred to as “human cockfighting” by its detractors. But could it actually be that mixed martial arts – known by its growing legions of fans by the acronym MMA – is actually safer than the more mainstream combat sport of boxing?
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Story by Laura Lehman Amstutz Eastern Mennonite Seminary will host a public presentation by the Shenandoah Family Systems Network titled “We Know that Stress Affects Health, but What is the Stress?” on Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Martin Chapel of the seminary building. The speaker, Michael Kerr, is director of the Bowen Center for…
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Story by Chris Graham The tale of the legendary origins of a mysterious marine-research institute is the focus of a new novel by Bridgewater College professor Ed Huffstetler.
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