John McGowan selected to lead RMH Medical Group

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   Staff Report News tips: [email protected] John A. McGowan, M.D. has been named president and chief executive officer of the RMH Medical Group and has joined the RMH Healthcare senior leadership team. The RMH Medical Group is a subsidiary company within RMH Healthcare designed to align and integrate RMH’s employed physicians and provide selected services…

EMU pays tribute to MLK

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   Staff Report EMU news: www.emu.edu When asked a number of times in the past to speak about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Luke A. Hartman declined. But he accepted an invitation to speak in a chapel service Friday, Jan. 15, at Eastern Mennonite University to open several days of activities to recognize and pay…

‘Biggest Loser’ – RMH-style

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   Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The RMH Wellness Center has partnered with local company Rosetta Stone, a leading provider of technology-based language-learning solutions, to create its first corporate “Biggest Loser” challenge. In this 12-week weight-loss challenge inspired by the hit TV program of the same name, participants compete in teams to win cash and…

Shenandoah Valley Athletic Club to hold first meeting of 2010 on Wednesday

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   Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Shenandoah Valley Athletic club will have its initial meeting of 2010 at the Harrisonburg Ramada Inn on Wednesday. The meeting will feature former EMU baseball great and current Pittsburgh pro Erik Kratz as its guest speaker. The evening will begin with a social at 6 p.m., dinner at…

RMH among recipients of waste-to-energy grants

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   Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov. Tim Kaine today announced that $10 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program is being awarded for 15 biomass and waste-to-energy projects. These grants will support $110 million in private investments statewide. The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy administers the ARRA funds for…

McDonnell Inaugural lineup announced

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  Staff Report News tips: [email protected] Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell today announced that 47 groups from across the Commonwealth will be participating in Virginia’s Inaugural parade on Saturday, Jan. 16th. The parade will take place immediately after the swearing-in ceremony, starting at approximately 1:15 p.m. The parade lineup will include a number of organizations with personal…

EMU-Macon game to be webcast

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  Staff Report EMU sports: www.emu.edu Wednesday’s titanic clash between No. 18 Eastern Mennonite and No. 1 Randolph-Macon will be featured by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference as a video webcast. The ODAC will run the video for the game with audio supplied by R-MC’s radio team. Game time is 7 p.m. in Harrisonburg, and…

JMU women get another CAA win

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   Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Junior forward Jalissa Taylor (Chesterfield, Va./L.C. Bird) recorded her first double-double of the season as James Madison (2-1, 12-2) defeated George Mason (0-3, 7-7) 62-50 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Sunday afternoon at the JMU Convocation Center. Taylor had 11 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while junior guard…

On knowing when to ‘say when’ in 2010

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   Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] Wonder if I can write anything substantive while riding shotgun in our 2001 Alero on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on a bitterly cold Sunday morning while returning to Harrisonburg? Stay tuned and see . . . I was hoping to start a column draft during three glorious…

JMU women even CAA record

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Evans leads Dukes with 26 points Staff Report JMU sports: www.jmusports.com Junior guard Dawn Evans (Clarksville, Tenn./Northeast) scored 26 points to lead three Dukes in double figures as James Madison (1-1, 11-2) took down Georgia State (1-1, 10-3) 68-60 in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball Thursday evening at the JMU Convocation Center. Freshman guard Tarik…