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As close as this year’s presidential election is likely to be in the popular vote, the outcome could be decided by those people who vote by default: they do not bother to vote, allowing the decision to be made by all those who do vote.
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The 14-hour flight from Washington, D.C., to Beijing was the first time Josh Martin had ever flown. It was also the first time he’d been out of the country, and pretty much the first time he had ever really traveled at all, except for the away games that occasionally took him out of state during his four years as an infielder for the baseball team at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU).
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WTA’s Gateway’s Custin Jazz Series presents inventive jazz singer, arranger, songwriter and educator, L’Tayna Mari in a celebration of the songs that are the hallmarks of the popular American songbook. The L’Tayna Mari trio will perform at 8 pm on Saturday, November 10 at 329 West Main in downtown Waynesboro. The performance is supported by a touring assistance grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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As someone who advocates for thousands of small businesses, I know they want fact, not spin. Unfortunately too often we hear inaccuracies and misinformation about how government policies affect small businesses. Ending the Bush-era tax cuts for the richest 2 percent of Americans is one policy where small business has been caught up in a whirlwind of spin.
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Virginia Tech football coach Frank Beamer talks with reporters in advance of the Hokies’; game at Miami on Thursday night.
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UVa. football coach Mike London talks with the media in advance of the Cavs’ game this weekend with N.C. State.
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At the start of the day on Saturday, Nov. 3, the seven 10-minute plays set to go on stage live at the WTA’s Gateway will be little more than words on paper.
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The United Way of Greater Augusta will relocate its office to 24 Idlewood Blvd., Suites 106-112, in Fishersville the first week in November. Offices will temporarily have limited services Tuesday, Oct. 30 to Tuesday, Nov. 6.
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Robert Oakes has been deeply influenced by “warrior women,” women who possess the wisdom and strength to survive life’s challenges. His novels, of which “Black Crystal” is the first in a series, are a tribute to such women. He is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and makes his home in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.
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If Joelle Hackney had had her way when she was 18, she would have started college 2,400 miles from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), at Humboldt State in Arcata, California. But by the summer after her 2001 graduation from Stuart’s Draft High School in Augusta County, Va., Humboldt’s steep tuition and other logistical considerations forced her to put that dream on hold.
