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Halloween is a real special time for us fans of old-timey monster flicks, horror films, and those beloved 1950’s science ficdtion schlockers. We drag out our dusty old VCR copies of classics like the original “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” and Lon Chaney, Jr.’s portrayal of “The Wolf Man,” and spend the evening of October 31st salivating over…
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Earlier this month gas prices were falling at about 1-cent per day and were expected to continue their decline through the autumn and early winter months. However, over the past two weeks prices at the pump have shifted gears, rising at the rate of about 1-cent per day or even more in some areas. In…
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Thirty-five second half points, including 21 in the third quarter, broke open a close game and propelled the Stony Brook Seawolves past the VMI Keydets, 42-14, in Big South football action Saturday at VMI’s Foster Stadium in Lexington, Va. Early on, the contest was a defensive struggle, with the only points coming on a late Stony…
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A dozen SSC members made their way to Shenandoah Caverns last Thursday for their fall trip. They participated in the “Senior Day Out” held there; even though touring the caverns was not on the agenda for the day, three seniors paid a little extra to see the underground sights. Other members enjoyed the gift shop…
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If you live in the 25th Virginia Senatorial District, Creigh Deeds has earned your support for another term. We all know that Creigh fell a little short wishing to be our governor. But please do not judge our man by that miserable gubernatorial campaign that was run for him out of a temporary White House…
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With unemployment remaining unacceptably high across the Fifth District and 14 million Americans without a job, the House has been working since the start of the 112th Congress to pass legislation that would remove the government as a roadblock to job creation and reverse the job-destroying policies of the past two and a half years….
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QUESTION: You’ve already faced teams that have two of your former bosses this season, Coach Laycock and Coach Groh. You have Coach O’Brien coming in this week and former colleague Al Golden later in the year. Have you ever gone through a season like this in terms of similar story lines? Does that change anything…
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In front of a Family Weekend crowd of 25,047, James Madison scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to secure a 34-10 victory over Villanova in a Colonial Athletic Association football game Saturday afternoon at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field. JMU sophomore tailback Jordan Anderson’s (Chantilly, Va./Edison) rush into the end zone gave JMU its…
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A group of Downtown Waynesboro merchants will address Waynesboro City Council Tuesday night with their concerns about the future of the Blue Ridge Classic Soap Box Derby. “While downtown is seeing positive change, several merchants are extremely concerned about the detrimental impact the derby will have on downtown businesses. For some, the street closure will…
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QUESTION: Because of the bye week, how far ahead are you in terms of preparation? How much of a head start do you feel like you have COACH LONDON: Probably a couple of days. Most of what we wanted to do was take care of ourselves first. That’s what you do most of the time…
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