Half credit, U Hall voters, Carolyn Frank, Kristina Cruise

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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham PUSH: Half credit for doing something good The local TV stations covering the 24th Senate District candidates forum held last night in Waynesboro seem to think that the event materialized out of the thin air. OK, I’m being harsh – because WHSV did show pictures from the event…

Presentation on research, development of new drugs at JMU

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Item by Chris Graham Drug discovery and development will be among the topics of conversation at a presentation at James Madison University on Tuesday. Walter Moos, the vice president of the biosciences division at SRI International, will speak in Room 2301 of the Health and Human Services Building at JMU at 5 p.m. The presentation…

Mullins tapped to lead WVPT

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Item by Chris Graham A public-television veteran currently leading marketing efforts for a Miami, Fla.,-based station will be taking over the reins at WVPT in Harrisonburg next month. David Mullins has been tapped to serve as president and general manager of the Harrisonburg-based public-television station. He will replace interim general manager Richard Parker. Parker has…

WVPT documentary tackles illegal immigration

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Story by Chris Graham Brent Finnegan is on the immigration issue where many of us are. “It’s a mess,” said Finnegan, the director and producer of “Virginia Reports: The Latino Underground,” a documentary that will air on WVPT-Virginia’s Public Television beginning Oct. 22. “There are conflicting solutions,” said Finnegan, who spent a year putting together…

Labyrinth dream comes true at EMU

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Story by Laura Lehman Amstutz The dream of building a prayer labyrinth on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University began 15 years ago with professor of spiritual formation Wendy Miller. On Oct. 13, that dream came true as Miller and others dedicated the prayer labyrinth on the hill northwest of the seminary building.

The return of the Buckhorn Inn

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Item by Chris Graham It’s ba-a-a-ack – the Buckhorn Inn, that is. The Churchville landmark reopened in March after an eight-year hiatus under the ownership of Garlan and Sylvia Yoder – who purchased the historic Valley inn initially with the idea of focusing on the bed and breakfast. “We had looked at B&Bs as possibility…

Sime releases campaign schedule

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Item by Chris Graham 24th Senate District Libertarian Party nominee Arin Sime has released his campaign schedule for the weeks of Oct. 8 and Oct. 15. Oct. 8: Meeting with the editorial board of The News Leader, 2 p.m.; Fraternal Order of Police Candidate Forum, Michie Tavern Lane, Albemarle County, 7 p.m. Oct. 9: PureWater…