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The Longwood University women’s lacrosse team had its chance at a third National Lacrosse Conference (NLC) Tournament title spoiled by #2High Point on a 15-7 decision in the semifinal game in Davidson, North Carolina Saturday afternoon. Senior captain Kesley Dean|Centreville, Md. (Queen Anne’s) led the Lancers again with 2 goals and 1 assist, ending her…
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Irvin B. Horst, a former Eastern Mennonite University professor who devoted most of his life to Anabaptist history, research and thought, died Apr. 23, 2011, at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. He was 95. Dr. Horst taught church history and English literature courses at EMU from 1955 to 1967. During this time, he worked to increase…
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The pomp and circumstance will soon be under way. President Loren Swartzendruber will acknowledge the 451 members of the Eastern Mennonite University graduating class of 2011 and invite them to begin coming forward to receive their hard-earned degrees. Hopefully, the weather tomorrow, May 1, will allow the pageantry to take place outdoors, on center campus,…
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“Yeah, OK. I was talking out of my ass there. What? You thought I was serious? I don’t believe half the crap that I say. I just like the sound of my voice.” “Honestly, I don’t remember saying anything about Obama being born … I mean, who cares where he was born? What I can’t…
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A 1 percent hike in the city lodging tax could raise $200,000 a year for marketing efforts that could help Waynesboro build what is already a $28 million a year industry. The tax increase is in City Manager Mike Hamp’s proposed 2011-2012 budget – but the money from it is earmarked toward the general fund….
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The White House today surprised reporters with the release of President Barack Obama’s long-form birth certificate. The release comes at the height of weeks of public posturing by real-estate mogul Donald Trump hinting that investigators hired by the reality-television star might have information to the effect that Obama wasn’t born in the United States or…
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Clyde Young, owner of Wild Rose Mountain BBQ, is preparing Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwiches at the Apple Blossom Days Craft Show at Willow Oaks Shopping Center to help raise money for the Center. The event is on Saturday, April 30 (9a – 5p) and Sunday, May 1 (noon – 5p). Clyde and his wife Connie…
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Everyone does it, not many sit around talking about. Even I, who rambles on about everything, find bathroom discussions weird. I won’t disgust anyone talking about the process, but I would like to say that there should be some rules followed when using a public bathroom or one that is not your own. Maybe I’m…
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The No. 6 Duke Blue Devils (11-4) used a 7-1 second quarter run to eliminate the No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers (8-5) from the ACC Tournament on Saturday night, 19-10, inside Koskinen Stadium. Top-seeded Duke advances to the ACC Tournament final on Sunday against No. 3 seed Maryland. “We just couldn’t get the ball cleared in…
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DuPont Community Credit Union saw continued loan growth for the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010. The Waynesboro-headquartered credit union, which operates nine branches in the Central Shenandoah Valley region reported a 11.4 percent increase in the amount of loans funded during the first quarter compared to the first quarter of…
