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As a proud New Yorker and the mother of a first responder who lost his life on September 11, 2001, I am saddened to learn that Rep. Peter King (R-NY) is planning on holding congressional hearings on March 10 on the “radicalization of American Muslims.” My son Mohammed Salman Hamdani was a 23-year-old paramedic, a…
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Flu activity has reached the “widespread” stage in Virginia, and activity also has increased lately in the Central Shenandoah Health District. Local health departments are seeing an increase in case reports, and local hospital emergency departments and urgent care centers in the health district are also starting to see cases. “The flu season got off…
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David H. Shenk is leaving his home in Harrisonburg for South America on Sunday, Dec. 5, and doesn’t expect to return for two years. It’s a long time to be gone, but he’s ready to put into action that which he feels prepared to do. Shenk, 23, was born at Shenandoah Hospital in Woodstock, Va.,…
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“While listening to the radio just now I heard an instrumental rendition of ‘This is My Father’s World,’ and, when I hear that song, I picture our (late) mother standing up front, leading rows of children in singing that particular song when she was in charge of music during Vacation Bible School at the Doylestown…
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Ground was broken on the new Riverheads fire and rescue station in August a couple of weeks before all hell started to break loose on the future of the whole volunteer fire-rescue concept that has served Augusta County for decades. Construction crews were busy at the site Wednesday morning with quite visible signs of progress…
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Remarks from President Barack Obama at Menomonee Falls, Wisc., on Monday, Aug. 16, 2010: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you very much. It is wonderful to be at ZBB Energy. And thanks for your hospitality, and thanks for helping to build a future. I’ve got a couple of…
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Millions of gallons of water are used to literally fracture the earth to get at the natural gas below. And below is the operative word – hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, as it’s commonly called, aims at natural-gas reserves anywhere from 5,000 to 20,000 feet beneath the earth’s surface. The good news is that natural gas…
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Column by Jim Bishop Submit guest columns: [email protected] “People get ready, there’s a train a’comin’ . . .” – The Impressions (1964) It probably goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyhow – God’s timing and humankind’s timetables are rarely synchronized, or so it seems from an earthly point of view. Recent case in…
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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] How was your coffee this morning? If it was a special blend it was likely very good. If not, if there was no theme, you may have spit it out. Next Question: How do you believe the experiment is going? You know, the great American experiment….
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Column by David Reynolds Submit guest columns: [email protected] Could this be the start of something big? Are we beginning to speak with one voice? Have the members of the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors finally found an issue where they can lead – not just follow – their constituents? Can we keep our own…
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