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A guy walks into a bar and says, “ouch.” Now, you might be thinking that’s a really bad one-liner. Actually, I was just recounting the start of my day. I walk into the Silver Dollar Saloon – the bar I own in Butte – every day, and I’ve been saying “ouch” a lot lately. My…
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Tuesday, Feb. 21 THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Good to see everybody. Please, have a seat. Have a seat. (Applause.) Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming. I want to thank my outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden – (applause) – who is here today, and members of my administration for joining us. But…
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The Shenandoah Valley Art Center, during the month of March, is exhibiting mixed media artwork by Milenko Katic. Katic was born in Serbia and grew up in Belgrade. He studied medicine for three years until he discovered his love for art. He studied drawing and painting with Professor Sergije Jovanovic’. Dali and Magritte influenced his…
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SAW Habitat for Humanity announced today the largest gift given and 100 percent participation from the organization’s Board of Directors for the “What Will You Build” campaign that started today. The challenge gift – just over $100,000 – was given by Tom Montgomery, chairman of the board of SAW Habitat for Humanity and CEO of…
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DuPont Community Credit Union continued to see steady loan growth for the fourth quarter for 2011 compared to the same period for 2010. The Waynesboro-headquartered credit union, which operates 10 branches in the Central Shenandoah Valley region, reported that $46.5 million in loans were funded during the fourth quarter to bring the amount of total…
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VMI basketball head coach Duggar Baucom logged his 100th win at Virginia Military Institute on Saturday afternoon as the Keydets defeated state rival William & Mary 73-65 as part of the 2012 Sears Bracketbusters. In the 116th meeting of the Keydets and Tribe, VMI prevailed thanks in part to key play from the bench, which…
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The Royals all but locked up a home game in the First Round of the ODAC Tournament as they won a defensive overtime battle in Harrisonburg, knocking off Guilford 62-61. Junior Andrew Thorne (Front Royal, VA/Skyline) put in the game-winning layup with 7.3 seconds left in OT and the Quakers’ Josh Pittman (Archdale, NC/Trinity) missed…
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The two-time defending NCAA champion South Carolina Gamecocks manufactured a run in the eighth inning and that proved to be the difference in a close ballgame, as they defeated the VMI Keydets 2-1 in non-conference baseball action Friday in Columbia, S.C. The game marked the season opener for both schools. In a game that had…
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Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) on Thursday introduced the Adult Education and Economic Growth Act of 2012, which will reform and increase investment in job training, adult education and other programs needed to build a 21st century workforce. Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) are original co-sponsors of the legislation. According to the National…
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February is American Heart Month and as a leading nonprofit dedicated to strengthening community through healthy living, the Waynesboro Family YMCA urges everyone in Waynesboro and East Augusta area to take steps to prevent chronic diseases, such as heart disease, so they can lead longer, healthier lives. To address the prevalence of heart disease in…
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