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“Real power – the power to save, transform, change – rests not in political parties, presidents, or protests, but in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.” This was just one of the many banners on the Facebook page of Election Day Communion (EDC), a movement which has been grabbing the attention of individuals, congregations, schools, and groups across the United States since August of this year.
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Shenandoah Junction: The Valley Baseball League is heading to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
The Charles Town Cannons will join the 12-team, NCAA-sanctioned Valley League after the Fuller Family of Berryville, Va., chose to relocate its team from Luray, Va.
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The campaign was short. About two hours on a chilled fall morning with the fog rolling in – along with a small army of VIPs and the press. The army was not led by a Civil War general named Hunter, for the barracks across the Virginia Military Institute’s Parade Grounds were left intact. It was led by a very civil civilian who is advocating for more generals, strange as that may sound. His reasoning: “The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it.” Those words came from VMI alum, General George C. Marshall. (Disclosure: All outside speakers at VMI must refer to Gen. Marshall.)
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UVa. coach Mike London talks with the news media about his team’s four-game losing streak and more heading into a home game this weekend against ACC rival Maryland.
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Democratic Senate nominee Tim Kaine is on the air Monday with a new TV spot touting his work with former governor and current U.S. Sen. Mark Warner to move Virginia forward. Repubilcan rival George Allen is also on the air with a new spot that asks the question, Will you still have a job if Washington fails to do its job?
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WTA’s Gateway and the Waynesboro Heritage Foundation will present it second local history lecture at 7 pm on Thursday, Oct. 18. Brig. General Bill Alexander will trace the final organized resistance in the Shenandoah Valley. The lecture is free but donations are gratefully accepted. Doors open at 6:30 with open seating.
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While there are some signs of relief for motorists, as gas prices have fallen for 19 of 21 days (nationally), price relief has not spread evenly across the country, where the exception has been in the Northeast and West Coast where extremely tight supplies have seen prices move dramatically higher.
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Hampden-Sydney quarterback Nash Nance threw for 291 yards and two scores and the visiting Tigers controlled play throughout to defeat the Bridgewater Eagles football team by a 24-7 tally in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) action on Homecoming Saturday at Jopson Field.
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with the media in advance of the Hokies’ ACC road opener at North Carolina this weekend.
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Prices at the pump continue to retreat from an atypical September rally of daily gas price records, where prices peaked at $3.87 per gallon nationally. Despite these record highs, prices have begun to decrease following the end to the summer driving season, the resolution of regional supply and distribution issues, and the end of summer-blend gasoline specifications for much of the country on September 15.
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