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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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Bach Festival opens this weekend
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The 17th annual Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival at Eastern Mennonite University will spotlight the music of the two giants of the early 17th century – Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Bach is the namesake for the festival; 2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death.
Growing up at FMS
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Liam McNamara remembered being “a little scared, a little timid” at his first graduation weekend at Fishburne Military School as an eighth-grader. “Seeing the valedictorian, it had a high place in my mind,” said McNamara, a day student at the Waynesboro prep school. “Being up there giving the valedictorian speech to a new class of…
Historic recycling: Developer gives old asylum, prison new life as upscale town center
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I’m taking an intern from UVa. on a drive around the Valley one summer day a few years back. We decided to stop for lunch at Wright’s Dairy Rite in Staunton. It seemed the touristy thing to do. “What’s that over there?” he asked, gesturing at the old Western State Hospital complex, then in use…
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– Local News: Shelburne Middle School closing due to power outage, Updated Wednesday, 9:14 a.m. – Capitol Hill: Webb, Warner announce recommendation for Fourth Circuit – State News: Court overturns law prohibiting dissemination of Social Security numbers – Sports: Virginia Tech soccer coach steps down
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– Local News: Pilot injured in Augusta chopper crash – Event: Drinking Liberally Staunton to meet today – Event: Special night at Pump It Up for autistic children – Local News: Assessments lawsuit update
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– Local News: Da Bears wreaking havoc in Da ‘Boro – Politics: Shannon gets public-safety endorsement – State News: AG announces price-gouging settlement – Local News: Clean Streams Initiative among conservation grant recipients
David Reynolds | The Man from Bath
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It was a clear fall day back in 1995 when you could almost see forever from Ambassador Gordon Beyer’s Sky Farm. Gordon was hosting a fundraiser for an area Democrat. As an a newcomer, I thought I should go. I also wanted to find out what local Democrats were like? I had my quota of…
Three finalists named in BRCC president search
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Three finalists for the position of president at Blue Ridge Community College were certified today by the Ad-Hoc Presidential Certification Committee of the State Board for Community Colleges. Finalists include Dr. Kathryn Anne Barbour, of Easton, Md.; Dr. John A. Downey, of Harrisonburg; and Dr. Doreen M. Larson, of South Hadley, Mass.
Mark Warner | Protecting consumers from fraud, credit card abuses
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Our recent efforts in Washington are focused on consumer relief and protection as we continue working to reinvigorate our sluggish economy. I am very hopeful that, by mid-summer, we will have a much clearer picture of whether our efforts to create jobs through smart, long-overdue investments in our country’s future have taken hold.
