Sustainability plan for Stuart Hall gets OK

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Staff Report The parent organization to Stuart Hall in Staunton has endorsed a plan for long-term sustainability developed by the private school’s Board of Governors in the face of economic challenges faced by the school in the continuing economic downturn. “We recognize that the critical keys to our sustainability are recruitment of new students, retention…

Can I openly say, ‘In everything, give thanks?’

Jim Bishop

Column by Jim Bishop “And I think to myself what a wonderful world . . .” -Louis Armstrong (1963) What a breathtaking, surprising experience early Monday morning. I was still struggling to defrost my bleary-eyed vision while motoring in my Miata to start another work week after another blur of a weekend.

Shepherd Bliss | Oklahoma City, Columbine, Virginia Tech and now Fort Hood

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Oklahoma City (1995-168 killed), Columbine High (1999-12 killed), Virginia Tech (2007-32 killed), and now Fort Hood (13 killed). What do these memorable places have in common? They are each sites where Americans killed Americans in a culture whose violence extends from here to places like Iraq and Afghanistan. They are symptoms of a deep problem…

Success focus of Bridgewater College talk

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Corey Ciocchetti, author of the book Real Rabbits: Chasing an Authentic Life will speak on “Chasing Authentic Success” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. In his programs, Ciocchetti encourages people of all ages to chase the truly important things in life such as a solid character, strong personal relationships…