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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Eleven – yes, eleven – people want to be the new clerk of court in Rockingham County. But the race for the $123,000-a-year job seems to be coming down to the two major-party nominees. “I really think it’s going to be a two-person race,” Bridgewater College history and political-science professor…
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] I always wonder how I would react if I had everything taken away from me and had to fight to get it back. Cara Atkins has been there, done that – and says it is the most difficult thing you can imagine having to go through. “It’s been really difficult…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Saw a couple of really depressing movies this week – “Gone Baby Gone,” currently playing at The Dixie Theater in Staunton, and “Rendition” now at the Regal multiplex up in Harrisonburg. Each, in its own way, is enough to keep me gloomy until the big Holiday Depression…
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The SportsDominion is live at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg for today’s matchup between the sixth-ranked JMU Dukes and the 14th-ranked Richmond Spiders. Join us here for commentary and analysis during the game – and after the final whistle, come back right here for a special broadcast of “The SportsDominion Show” featuring postgame comments from JMU…
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Story by Chris Graham David Mullins was ready to take a step up. “Through my career, I have felt that every step of the way was leading me to the position at some point of leading a company, leading a public-television station, and at WVPT, the opportunity was there,” said Mullins, who was named last…
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Item by Chris Graham The Valley Family Forum is planning its second annual America’s Godly Heritage tour of Washington, D.C. The tour will take place on Nov. 3 – and will feature visits of several historic sites and buildings that still bear the imprint of our Godly Heritage. The cost is $40 for adults and…
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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…
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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…
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Item by Chris Graham The Puppy Project and the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network are joining hands on a special project this holiday season. Donations to The Puppy Project will be split with the food bank to deliver gifts of Sparky, a plush, stuffed puppy, to children in the food bank’s outreach programs –…
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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…
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