Dr. James Forbes to speak at VICPP’s “Day for All People”
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The Rev. Dr. James Forbes will be the keynote speaker at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s “Day for All People” on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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Leading retail organization gives top national honor to Sen. Mark Warner
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner was the only elected official included in a list of 25 leaders highlighted by the National Retail Federation for national leadership.
Take a seat: Wayne Theatre closer to opening
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Christmas arrived a week early at the Wayne Theatre. American Seating staff began unloading the piles of boxes and stacking them in the auditorium.
JMU to honor December graduates
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Nearly 900 students will receive their academic degrees at James Madison University’s Dec. 19 commencement ceremony, when the university welcomes operatic singer Denyce Graves as guest speaker.
March to Macy’s: University of Virginia Cavalier Marching Band excited for Thanksgiving Day spotlight
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On Nov. 26, the 330-plus members of the University of Virginia Cavalier Marching Band will take part in a tradition that has become almost as iconic as the Thanksgiving turkey in some homes: the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
EMU media, religion professors team up to analyze selfie culture
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Cell phones are this generation’s cigarette. That was one analysis provided by Jerry Holsopple and Linford Stutzman to students participating in an October Living and Learning Forum at Eastern Mennonite University. Holsopple, a visual and communication arts professor, and Stutzman, professor in the Bible and religion department, teamed up to talk about “selfie culture” and the potential side-effects of this social phenomenon.
Who should pay? Construction costs and the price of carbon
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As the owner of a construction company, I’m angry that politicians say we can’t do anything about climate change because it would hurt business. From my perspective, not doing enough about climate change is already hurting business – and will do much more damage in the future.
Former NYPD commissioner to speak at VMI
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Former New York Police Department commissioner and leading national security expert Raymond W. Kelly will speak at Virginia Military Institute Monday, Nov. 2.
Randy Forbes: The minds that make things happen
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When President Lincoln was assassinated, it took nearly 12 days for the news to travel from North America to Europe. That was the fastest means possible, as messages were passed from overland cables to steamship and back to overland cables. That is until a revolutionary invention: the transatlantic cable.
Randy Forbes: Six things we can learn from the Pledge of Allegiance
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The Pledge gives us a succinct definition of the fundamental principles of American democracy, and there is much we can be reminded of when we recite or hear it.
