VDOT work schedule for Feb. 25-March 1
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The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the VDOT Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks.
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EMU’s Griffin named ODAC coach of the year
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EMU women’s basketball coach Kevin Griffin has been named the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Royals to their best-ever finish in conference play. Junior forward Bianca Ygarza (Conestoga, PA/Penn Manor) earned a repeat selection to the All-ODAC First Team, while sophomore Shakeerah Sykes (Dumfries, VA/Forest Park) was named All-ODAC Second Team.
Spy! Tales from the Civil War at WTA’s Gateway
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In keeping with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, WTA’s Gateway has engaged award-winning storyteller, Lynn Ruehlmann to perform her tale of Civil War spies. The performance will be at 7 pm at WTA’s Gateway, 329 West Main Street on Friday, February 22. The program will feature the stories of Elizabeth Van Lew and Rose O’Neal Greenhow who used their wiles and skills to secure information for opposite sides in the war. Each story is a fascinating look at the role of women in the conflict that split the nation.
Warner highlights report on impact of sequester
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is highlighting a new economic analysis revealing that Virginia would be hurt more than almost any other state from the sweeping automatic federal budget cuts scheduled to take effect in two weeks under the sequester plan.
McDonnell: Repeal sequester
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Gov. Bob McDonnell sent a letter this morning to President Obama and Virginia’s congressional delegation calling for immediate action to prevent the implementation of the sequester.
JMU women hold off Hofstra, 68-60
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JMU held off a second-half Hofstra surge, and the visiting Dukes posted a 68-60 win in Colonial Athletic Association women’s basketball action Sunday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex.
Richard Crozier exhibition opens Feb. 22
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Richard Crozier was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1944, and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Washington, Seattle in 1968. He has taught drawing and painting at the University of Virginia since receiving his Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of California,Davis, in 1974.
Sen. Warner introduces Startup Act 3.0
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) on Thursday introduced Startup Act 3.0, an updated version of a bipartisan jobs and high-skilled immigration plan to strengthen the economic recovery through the creation and growth of new businesses.
SWAG Writers and the Virginia Writers Club present a playwriting workshop with playwright and novelist Chris Gavaler
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SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) presents a Playwriting Workshop for beginning and intermediate writers interested in writing for the theater. The instructor is prize-winning playwright Chris Gavaler.
EMU president backs Duncan at D.C. event for gun safety
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Congress needs to be forced by Americans outside Washington, D.C., to take steps to curb gun violence, said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan at a Capitol Hill press conference on Feb. 4, 2013, where he shared the stage with Loren Swartzendruber, president of Eastern Mennonite University, and 25 other college presidents.
