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– Local News: Downey named new BRCC president – State News: Kaine announces formation of health network – Local News: Musikgarten classes at EMU
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Wayne Levine | Man-to-Man
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Dear Wayne, I’ve been married for several years, and we have a young daughter. We have had a pretty good marriage over the years. Though we have had our rough spots, I have never cheated. I have made a real effort lately to be a better husband, and it seems to be working. Then, out…
Susan F. Feiner | Let’s make a new New Deal
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FDR realized that, “People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” Why do most economic policies run counter to this basic point? Faith in markets leads economists to believe that full-employment is impossible, government intervention is destructive, deficits are bad, and planning is futile. That is…
Jim Bishop | Lesa’s legacy of unconditional love
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I’ve long believed strongly that life is good – but it sure isn’t fair sometimes. I contemplated that again while sitting in a lengthy funeral service that shouldn’t have been happening. But, it was, and I wanted to be there to lend support to the family of the deceased. My brother Bob sent word early…
Chris DeWald | Brain injury support
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For the past week, I started building an ark out of popsicle sticks. Monday was so nice; I took a drive to interview and wonderful lady who is the key for the Staunton/Augusta Brain Injury Support Group.
Austin Gisriel | The Virginia Baseball Pilgrimage
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They say that you can’t go home again, but that’s not true. In baseball, getting back to home is the whole object of the game, and maybe that’s the draw for so many people: that symbolic trip home. Baseball has taken Al and me home. In fact, baseball took us right past the midlife crisis…
Joan Dawson | Parental Alienation Syndrome is science fiction
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In the past few decades, a term called Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) or Parental Alienation (PA) has been used in family courts to describe a situation where one parent poisons the mind of the child against the other parent. While it is true that some mothers (and fathers) intentionally bad-mouth their spouses or partners, several…
Primary Day Live Blog
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Updated: 5:30 p.m. It’s Primary Day in Virginia – with voters flocking, ahem, to the polls to select Democratic Party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and the House of Delegates. Join the AFP Live Blog today for news updates from the polls in the Valley and Central Virginia and statewide and to share your thoughts, observations, predictions,…
Earth Talk | Mattress recycling
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Dear EarthTalk: How can I recycle my old mattress if the place I buy a new one from doesn’t take it? What do mattress companies do with old mattresses when they do take them? Do they recycle any of the material? – J. Belli, Bridgeport, Conn. A typical mattress is a 23 cubic foot assembly…
Online Extra: The e-mail exchanges
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From: Downs, Mary Alice Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:28 PM To: Lisa Wooten Subject: the year Hello….. well how goes the Election of 08 year? I thought I would just touch base with you and see if you still have an interest in a move to Waynesboro? My Board is trying to plan for…
