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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…
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Tim Kaine released his economic agenda on Wednesday as he embarked on a two-week tour of Virginia. The roadmap includes strategic initiatives to grow businesses and encourage job creation, develop a talented workforce, and balance the budget by finding common ground on spending cuts as well as investments that will generate new revenue. “As the…
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The Shenandoah Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic was honored to be awarded the Veterinarian Award at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Annual Animal Awards Ceremony on March 30. Nominated by Fairfax County Animal Shelter; SVSNC and Fairfax have been working together since August 2010 to provide affordable spay/neuter surgeries to the Northern Virginia area.
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Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Wesley Theological Seminary are teaming up to provide more opportunities for United Methodist students at both schools. “Eastern Mennonite Seminary seeks to be fully accountable to the United Methodist University Senate, which has asked that non-Methodist seminaries approved to teach Methodist students either enter in partnership with a Methodist seminary or…
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Elvis is coming to the Valley! On Friday, April 27, from 6-10 p.m., the Staunton Performing Arts Center will present An Evening with Elvis at Dice’s, 216 Frontier Drive, Staunton. Bob Lunger, local attorney and actor, will portray Elvis, who will be appearing with the band Graceland Express. Come on down for a nostalgic evening with…
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The George Allen for U.S. Senate campaign announced on Tuesday that it has raised more than $1.4 million since the start of the year. The first quarter report will show that the Allen campaign has nearly $2.66 million cash-on-hand.
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Kaine for Virginia announced on Tuesday that the campaign raised more than $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2012, and has more than $4.4 million cash on hand. Since the campaign began one year ago, Kaine for Virginia has raised $7.4 million from more than 19,000 individuals. In the first quarter of 2012, 6,000…
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Jay Thompson capped a perfect day at the plate Monday afternoon with a game-winning walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Eagles to a 5-4 victory over Washington and Lee. The Eagles erased a 2-1 deficit in the bottom of the eighth and a 4-3 deficit in the bottom of…
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My many stops and meetings throughout the Fifth District have painted a clear picture of the concerns Fifth District Virginians have regarding the most pressing issues facing our country today. At the top of that list is the President’s health care law. These policies put forth in Washington have very real effects on Central and…
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According to national news reports, Mary Brown, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the health reform law and owner of a small auto shop in Florida, has had to close her business and file for bankruptcy due to thousands of dollars in unpaid medical bills. My husband and I own a small auto shop…
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