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I saw it coming, but pretended it wasn’t happening. Eventually, the problem caught up with me. Technology – specifically, nearly-outdated technology – stopped me in my (recording) tracks, mid-sentence and mid-music selection. I went back and started over repeatedly over a two-day period and finally told myself, “Houston – or Harrisonburg – we’ve got a…
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Less than two years after purchasing the former police station on Liberty Street in Downtown Harrisonburg to serve as a second office building, Rosetta Stone exceeded the 205-person occupancy. In response to that growth, and to prepare for an upcoming product launch, the company has leased 6,500 square feet on the third floor of the…
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Welcome to my world and join me on another adventure and educational trip. Hello, readers, and those in the need to know. I have been feeling poor lately with various symptoms that first led to my brain stem stroke. My most recent MRI revealed that my basilar and vertebral artery are void of flow. So…
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First bit of fallout: national rankings The I-AA rankings aren’t out as of this writing. (They’re due out in a couple of hours from our posting.) They’re worth nothing if JMU isn’t #1 after winning in Lane Stadium. Interesting note about the I-A rankings: JMU is in them this week, in the others receiving votes…
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Children First Day took place on Saturday. The event was hosted by the WHSV station and held at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg. With the parking lots completely full, the event is still going strong after 14 years. The event not only has booths both inside and outside of the University Commons at EMU, but…
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A few of you may be wondering . . . if tin whistles are made of tin, what are fog horns made of? No, actually, you may be asking, silently or aloud: is a fall Miata cruise to be or not to be, THAT is the question! And the answer: YES – weather and your…
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Amazing how a certain setting, conversation or sudden encounter can trigger nostalgic mental images of another time, another place. Recently in a gathering of friends I was ticking off eating places in the greater Harrisonburg area that I once frequented but no longer exist. Some favorites included: – The Old Virginia Ham cafe, the space…
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Ah, wherefore didst the summer goeth? I ask my dazed person. Ich weiss nicht, you may reply, if German is your language of preference. For many, I suspect summer isn’t departing soon enough, given it’s been among the hottest and driest on record. For the most part, I haven’t minded, since, as noted before, I’m…
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It was sometime around 2000 or 2001 when I realized that the way we’ve always done things in Augusta County relative to the provision of fire and rescue service, with the bulk of the work done by volunteers, was no longer sufficient to get the job done. I had invited myself out on a Saturday…
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The Harrisonburg-based Tactical & Survival Specialties Inc. has announced the appointment of Craig S. Boyers as chief financial officer. Most recently, Boyers served as president and owner of C. S. Boyers PC, a CPA firm providing tax, accounting, business advisory and management consulting services. Boyers brings over 17 years experience in financial and operations management…
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