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Story By Erin Gutzwiller Have you ever wondered how the ice cream that you eat is made, and more importantly, what it is made of? Most ice-cream connoisseurs do not know that the ingredients used to make ice cream are made from cheap and unhealthy ingredients. Which is interesting, because for me, eating ice cream…
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Story by Laura Lehman Amstutz Many people prefer to avoid hospitals and nursing homes, but many Eastern Mennonite Seminary graduates have chosen these places to do ministry. About a dozen recent EMS graduates are pursuing chaplaincy roles as their ministry field, partially due to the Clinical Pastoral Education program at EMS. CPE gives students opportunity…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring an interview with Virginia Tech hockey player Michael Hultberg. Show Length: 10:09. Virginia Tech’s 5-3 win over Virginia in the Feb. 17 Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League regular-season finale for both schools set up a UVa.-Tech rematch in the first round of this weekend’s…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Two things you’re not supposed to talk about – politics and religion. Let’s add a third – because race issues can get even the best-intentioned of people to clam up in a hurry. “The fun thing about that is, I get that sense of things from, say, both sides of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The New Jersey Turnpike in the Shenandoah Valley. That’s what critics of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Interstate 81 widening plan envision happening if the engineers get their wishes. “For us, our mission is to protect farms, forests, open spaces and cultural heritage – and this is impacting all of…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] A 4,200-seat stadium, a $20 million estimated construction cost. A projected $27 million annual economic impact. And you wonder why they want to build a minor-league baseball stadium? They, in this case, being Charles County, Maryland, which on May 2 will open Regency Stadium as the home to the Southern…
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Story by Scott German Virginia seemed the perfect opponent for weary, bruised North Carolina, having lost six in a row, four by margins of 10 points or more. The Cavaliers had a completely different thought in mind, however, in welcoming the Tar Heels to their first-ever visit to John Paul Jones Arena.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Growing pains come when they come. For me, it was when I hit the age of 12. I’d cry all night, my legs hurt so bad that summer – when I grew from 4-10 to 5-8. For Dave Leitao, the growing pains have come a bit later in life. “It’s…
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Photos by Chris Graham The Saltimbanco Bus Tour brought a circus-like atmosphere to Downtown Waynesboro Monday afternoon. Four performers from Saltimbanco engaged the crowds in an active street performance. The appearance was a sort of preview for an upcoming series of shows at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville scheduled for…
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Story by Scott German Here we go again. With a ton of talent, experience and motivation the Virginia baseball team find themselves in familiar territory. But when May arrives they must let the past be the past and rise to the occasion when it most matters – the postseason. Despite the loss of several key…
