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Those entering the opening session of Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) were handed felt markers and circles of fabric. Their assignment: “Tell what you bring here.” Faisa Loyaan’s contribution: “learning and sharing.” That Somalian guest’s response seemed typical among the 80 learners arriving from 23 nations for the annual gathering organized by EMU’s…
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner today delivered more than 1,200 messages of support and appreciation to U.S. Navy special operations personnel representing the successful military operation that eliminated Al Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. The ‘thank you’ notes were submitted through a message board set-up on Sen. Warner’s website, and through Facebook, Twitter and…
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Long, tiring days and sore muscles are some of the things Martha Joslyn, a junior at Bridgewater College, will experience this summer as she bikes across the United States and helps to build and renovate homes. A psychology major from Tappahannock, Va., with a minor in neuroscience, Joslyn is joining The Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure,…
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The first feeling: dread. That’s what went through me as I was getting ready to go to bed early Sunday night before hearing that the president had a major announcement to make at 10:30 p.m., literally minutes away from when I heard the bulletin. Funny how we’ve been conditioned to the bad news anymore, isn’t…
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The first Staunton Tourism Tradeshow is set for Monday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Downtown Staunton. More than 25 exhibitors – including our sister magazine, New Dominion Tourist – will be on hand to showcase what the Valley has to offer locals and tourists alike. Find…
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In this corner, we have Jeff Fife, Waynesboro YMCA executive director. And in this corner, we have John Spears, YMCA youth sports director. It’s Pickleball, gentlemen, so we expect a clean fight. Fife and Spears will play an exhibition pickleball match on Tuesday, April 26th at 6 p.m. to showcase the new sport for Y members. The…
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While Congressman Jim Moran’s assault on the military and its veterans went viral Friday, April 8, one day following a town hall meeting held in Alexandria at Hammond Middle School, nary a word appeared in The Washington Post. Moran treated Wayne Tunick, a disabled 27-year veteran rudely following an important question regarding military pay in…
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Hillary Williams from Cold Stone Creamery in Harrisonburg presents a $1,000 check to Debbie Winters, director of Ride With Pride. Ride With Pride is Augusta County’s therapeutic horseback riding program for youth and adults with physical, mental, and emotional challenges. Stone Cold Creamery created a video with RWP to celebrate the new eight-layer cake. For…
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John Spears thought his job at the Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of Commerce annual dinner was to help Waynesboro YMCA executive director Jeff Fife sell tickets to this Friday’s Y Spring Gala. He was in for a surprise. “I’m going to get somebody. I can tell you that,” said Spears, the youth-sports director at the…
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Waynesboro YMCA Childcare is now online with its own dedicated website – with the help of Augusta Free Press LLC. “The childcare staff and I are so excited about the childcare website. This is our opportunity to show the community the hands on learning and fun that take place at the Y,” said Waynesboro Y…
