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No other genre of music touches the soul like the music, rhythm, sound and beat of jazz and blues which got its start in the early 20th century in the United States. Jazz music has structure, discipline and organization. The music has fundamentals and a foundation that cannot be made up. To play jazz, most…
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Brig. Gen. Flora Darpino admits to being “vertically challenged,” and that as a result she isn’t always among the best competitors in running events or on the obstacle course. “But I will tell you, every time I’m out there, I am absolutely the best I can be. I am the best I can be individually, and that’s what you should strive to be,” said Darpino, the commander of the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, who served as the keynote speaker at Fishburne Military School’s Blessing of the Colors ceremony on Wednesday.
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Well, here we go again. It’s the 10th anniversary year for Augusta Free Press, and the occasion has had me at various times this year reminiscing about the good old days. Back in 2002, when we first threw the AFP up online, it was hard to explain to people what we were exactly.
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The new superintendent at Fishburne Military School is a familiar face in the FMS community. Gary R. Morrison, a 1981 graduate of Fishburne who also served on the faculty and later as the director of admissions, was named to the top administrative position at the school at a meeting of the Fishburne-Hudgins Educational Foundation Board of Trustees.
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You don’t see 90 percent of what goes on at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. “Many times when businesses, companies and individuals are looking at investing in the region, they’re going to arrive through the airport. They’re not going to take the bus to town. That’s the old saying. They’ll arrive on an aircraft. We see ourselves as being the front door to the community and ambassadors for the community, and we take that responsibility very seriously,” said Greg Campbell, the executive director at SHD.
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine held events in Northern Virginia to discuss his strategies for guaranteeing a secure retirement for seniors and positioning Virginia and the United States to be leaders in the clean energy economy.
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A report out Wednesday said visitors to Virginia generated $20.4 billion in revenue from tourism in 2011, an 8 percent increase over 2010.
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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded a Youth Literacy grant in the amount of $3,770.55 to Wenonah Elementary School in Waynesboro.
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Author Matt Cauley purports to aim through his new book “Unwrecking America” to provide a blueprint for getting America back on track by creating a new, centrist view of national management.
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As we embark upon another important presidential election, let’s not forget our real heroes; our brave men and women around the world who serve this great country and defend our nation against all attacks from our enemies both foreign and domestic
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