Mark Warner: It’s time to really fix housing

Chris Graham

Recently, I attended a community meeting hosted by faith leaders in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County that brought together more than 1,000 anxious homeowners and several leading mortgage lenders. Many other communities across Virginia also have experienced significant challenges as a result of the housing crisis. But Prince William County has led Virginia in foreclosures…

Tenebrae visits Harrisonburg

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Revered by critics and audiences as Britain’s finest chamber choir, Tenebrae makes a rare visit to the U.S. for a three city tour Nov. 4-6. Founded and directed by former King’s Singer and choral expert Nigel Short, the 20-voice choir blends the passion of a large cathedral choir with the precision of a chamber ensemble…

JMU students honing skills as TEACH ambassadors

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On their way to developing into full-fledged teachers, 14 James Madison University students are already honing their teaching talents as TEACH Ambassadors in the university’s wide-ranging teacher education program. Not only are they serving younger students in the program, but also they are learning important leadership skills. “In the teacher education program, we value the…

Richard Adams Variety Show at The Gateway

Chris Graham

The Gateway’s zany Richard Adams Variety Show will take a detour to Germany for its October performance at WTA’s Gateway on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 p.m.  The show promises to top any Octoberfest you have ever attended. Richard has recruited a host of specialty acts to celebrate the season. William Von Hayes and the…

Scott German: Bye, bye, bye

Scott German

To write that Virginia’s overtime win over Idaho Saturday wasn’t pretty is giving the team way too much credit. It was about as ugly as anything I have ever seen on display in my 30-plus years of watching UVa. football. Uglier than watching a Sonny Randle-led team surrender 60-plus points in four straight games in…

#8 JMU rolls over #10 Richmond

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Fueled by 297 yards rushing and seven quarterback sacks from its defense the James Madison football team powered past the University of Richmond 31-7 at Bridgeforth Stadium on Saturday. JMU won its fourth straight game to improve to 4-1 this season and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. UR lost its second straight, dropping to…