Blue Ridge Legal Services director to participate in White House forum on legal aid

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Blue Ridge Legal Services Executive Director John Whitfield is one of six legal services program directors selected to participate in a White House forum examining the state of civil legal assistance for low-income Americans. The forum, co-hosted by the Legal Services Corporation, will take place on Tuesday, April 17.

Sophisticated jazz performer Emme St. James has Staunton roots

Chris Graham

When Emme St. James takes the stage in the Shenandoah Ballroom of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center on Friday, May 11 from 8-11 p.m., she will be extremely pleased to be bringing her romantic and exciting show to her “home away from home.” Her grandfather, Dr. John Guss, was an internist at King’s…

UVa. slugs GW, 16-4

Chris Graham

The No. 23 Virginia baseball team scored 16 unanswered runs to climb out of an early four-run hole and defeat George Washington, 16-4, Wednesday evening at Davenport Field. UVa (23-10-1) captured its 15th-straight home victory. George Washington (12-20) scored four runs in the first inning, but UVa scored runs in each of the first four…

Gay Men’s Chorus: “Together Again” at JMU

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The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts and the Valley AIDS Network at James Madison University will host the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., for a performance titled “Together Again.” The incredible evening of pop, Broadway, jazz, country and classical singing will benefit the Valley AIDS Network. This concert marks the third visit to…

Warner: ‘All-of-the-above’ on energy policy

Chris Graham

Third in a four-part series What can Washington do about the near-record gas prices that a lot of us fear will cripple the economic recovery that has been slow in arriving anyway? In the short term, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., concedes, not much. “It’s not like America is paying a signficantly higher price for…

#23 UVa. completes sweep of Wake Forest, 11-2

Chris Graham

The 23rd-ranked Virginia baseball team finished off a three-game ACC series sweep of Wake Forest with an 11-2 victory Monday evening at Davenport Field. Virginia (22-10-1, 9-6 ACC) won its 14th-consecutive home game as well as its eighth-straight ACC home contest. UVa also claimed its 16th-consecutive ACC home series, dating to March 2009. Virginia relief…

Robert Hurt: Gas prices

Robert Hurt

This past week, I spent time touring the district in order to talk with Fifth District Virginians about the most pressing issues facing our country. We made nearly 20 stops across the district and visited with local businesses, families, and individuals to listen to their concerns. We stopped in Chatham, Java, Hurt, Bedford, Forest, Buckingham,…

JMU lax gets win over Drexel

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James Madison used an 8-1 second-half scoring run to pull away to an insurmountable lead in a 15-8 win over Drexel in Colonial Athletic Association women’s lacrosse Sunday afternoon at the JMU Lacrosse Complex. The defending two-time CAA champion Dukes improved to 3-0 in league play and 7-5 overall as JMU posted its third straight…