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Column by Haresh Daswani The China milk scare might have dampened our appetites with Chinese food products, after realizing what Melamine is. For those who don’t, here is the definition of Melamine compliments of Wikipedia: “Melamine is combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a very durablethermosetting plastic, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product….
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Compiled by Chris Graham [email protected] LOSER: Jeff Frederick and the right to vote The guy whose aim seems to be to sink the Republican Party of Virginia to the bottom of the Chesapeake Bay was at it again this week. “This might not be illegal, but it sure stinks to high heaven. Is this really…
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Staff Report The following is a list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone,…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A Virginia sales-tax holiday on energy-efficient products begins today and runs through the weekend. The holiday means that state sales taxes on high-efficiency products with Energy Star or WaterSense certification and with a retail value of $2,500 or less will be waived today through Sunday. “Virginians are finding simple ways…
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Column by David Cox Three folks rowed out onto a big lake in a small boat. Once in the middle, they realized their boat leaked. Water began pouring in from a hole in the hull. The woman who spotted the leak realized that they could plug the leak and make it back to shore fairly…
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Story by Jim Bishop For most majors, Eastern Mennonite University offers smaller classes that provide much opportunity for close student-faculty interaction and mentoring. In addition, many majors include opportunities for internships, where students apply classroom learning to “real world” settings. Beyond this, a number of students majoring in the sciences, particularly biology or chemistry, are…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] They’re cutting newspaper subscriptions, staff cell-phone costs, even the grocery bill for official events at the state residence. Yep, it’s getting serious in Richmond. “If Virginia families and businesses have to make difficult spending decisions in tough times, we need to show them we’re doing the same,” Gov. Tim Kaine…
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Story by Jim Bishop Economic woes apparently took a back seat to spectacular weather that helped draw an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 10,000 to the 42nd annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale held Oct. 3-4 at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. This year’s sale raised approximately $307,638 in total receipts for Mennonite Central Committee. This does not…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] It’s bad enough that it gets the facts of Tom Perriello’s record wrong. That happens every minute of every day anywhere in America where political ads run on TV. But you have to cast the net out far and wide to find a campaign that puts a white candidate in…
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Story by Andrea Schrock Wenger Bibb lettuce that traveled about 10 miles from Marlan Showalter’s farm to the table formed the base of a veggie wrap that was among the fare served at Eastern Mennonite University dining hall’s first “harvest meal” of locally-grown food, held Oct. 1. “The meal was amazing,” said Leah Risser, a…
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