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Story by Jim Bishop “A teacher in whose classroom wit and wisdom vied for supremacy.” That was one of many tributes paid to G. Irvin (“G.I.”) Lehman at a recognition and retirement dinner held in his honor May 1, 1980 at Eastern Mennonite University. Dr. Lehman died Monday at Oak Lea Nursing Home in Harrisonburg….
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Jane Austen wrote only six novels, but nearly 40 major TV and film versions have been based on them. For a lady born in the 1700s, she’s always been a hot item in Hollywood, and the latest bodice-ripper, “Becoming Jane,” is currently playing at the Visualite in…
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Story by Chris Graham Jerry Venable was a shining star on the basketball court – averaging 15.5 points a game in two years at Kansas State, getting drafted by the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, playing five years on the most famous hoops team in the world, the Harlem Globetrotters. But the Staunton native concedes that he…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Augusta County officials have vigorously resisted making details of a 400-page report on a proposed industrial megasite in the Weyers Cave area public.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop The 2006-07 academic year at Eastern Mennonite University is almost history. To this observer, each seems to go by faster than the previous one. Sunday, the 89th annual commencement at EMU, will be my 36th to cover in my role as public-information officer. I’ve heard many speeches and watched…
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop While preparing for an upcoming talk, I pulled the thick black volume off the shelf, wiped dust off its leather-bound covers with my name embossed in faded gold lettering, opened it, and a flood of memories poured forth.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop Dave and Shari Smucker were stymied. Nearly three years had passed, and it didn’t appear hopeful that Aaron, now 3 years old, would ever join their family in Harrisonburg. The couple had made several visits to the youngster’s home in Guatemala, and each time, some technicality prevented them from…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen A huge nor’easter blew in from the west on Friday, covering our little house on the prairie with booty-high drifts of snow and effectively canceling our weekly pilgrimage to the local cinema palace. Sadly, I turned to the TV set, hoping against hope that there’d be something…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Once upon a time, a foreign fairy-tale movie snuck into the Academy Awards ceremony and waltzed off with three little Oscars. Now, we all know that foreign films are only supposed to win the “Best Foreign Film” award, of course, but this one took the golden statues…
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Story by Chris Graham Jack Bedell is, by day, a poet and college professor in Louisiana. On nights and weekends, though, Bedell is a football fanatic – and his football of choice is Canadian. “Everything that we like in the modern era about the NFL, and then with the rise in popularity of the Arena…
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