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“Familiar Strangers” is set to debut in Court Square Theater in Downtown Harrisonburg this weekend. Which meant the movie had to get to Court Square Theater. And that somebody had to get it there. “We’re on the road. We’re nowhere near the end of the road,” producer Barry Sisson said on the phone from a…
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We all knew that we were on the verge of an economic downturn. I was selling one approach to dealing with what was to come – redoubling efforts in the economic-development sphere with an eye toward working to attract new industry in recognition of the apparent fact that the plant on the South River overlooking…
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You want to wear a campaign T-shirt, button or sticker into the polling place? The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, The Rutherford Institute and the ACLU of Virginia are with you. “Election Day should be a time for celebrating the personal freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution. On that of all days,…
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Jerry Ratcliffe doesn’t think you have a right to say your piece. What you look at as being an American type that’s used to being able to share an opinion that might run counter to what he’s thinking at the time, he looks at as “negativity.” Funny thing, this “negativity,” which is so bad that…
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In case you missed it, the news regarding the UVa. football coaching situation is now out there. Click here for the latest. We’re also getting ready for the JMU-Montana playoff game Friday night in Harrisonburg. The AFP will be there and will be spending some time this week getting you ready. On the news side,…
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CavsCorner.com is reporting that offensive coordinator Mike Groh and two fellow assistants will not be returning to the staff of University of Virginia football coach Al Groh next season. Defensive line coach Levern Belin and secondary coach Steve Bernstein are also leaving in the wake of a disappointing 5-7 ’08 season in Charlottesville that ended…
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It appears at this point that at least one and maybe both Grohs will be back in Charlottesville next fall. Should they be? Or should the University of Virginia go in a new direction – either by forcing Mike Groh out as offensive coordinator or Al Groh out as head coach? What do you think?
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A day after the completion of the third 5-7 season in Al Groh’s eight-year tenure at the University of Virginia, athletics director Craig Littlepage announced that the school is not extending his contract for an additional year. “In accordance with a specific clause in Virginia head football coach Al Groh’s contract, I have informed him…
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In 2003, the Blue Dog first met Congressman Virgil Goode at the Greene County Strawberry Festival. While shaking hands and passing-out Sisson for Senate campaign literature, I heard a high-pitched shrilled voice calling-out … “Steeeveee Sissssson … anti-tax Democrat fer State Senate!” Even though I had never met him, I knew the distinct voice of…
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The next time Mike Groh has an offense ranked in the top 100 in I-A will, unfortunately for Virginia fans, be the first time. And keep in mind, there are 119 I-A football teams, so we’re only talking about cracking the top 83 percent of offenses here. But don’t be Mark Berman of The Roanoke…
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