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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation on Tuesday announced that six members have joined its Board of Trustees: Mary Lynn Bayliss of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia; Katherine Grayson Wilkins of Washington, D.C.; R. Steven Nichols of Staunton; Hampden H. Smith III of Lexington; Rita M. Smith of Richmond; and William T. Walker Jr. of Staunton. All began…
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The River City Radio Hour will return for its fourth season with the second annual outdoor performance and street dance on Friday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. The 500 block of West Main will again be closed and the Radio Hour will perform in front of the Wayne Theatre marquee. The 7 p.m. Radio Hour…
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Do clothes make the person? I don’t think so, but songs about articles of clothing sure made a closetful of hit records over the years. This was certainly the case in the mid- to late 1950s. The recipe was simple: identify a random clothing item, make a fashion statement about it in about two minutes…
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The James Madison University football squad is ranked 15th in The Sports Network/Fathead.com Top 25 Preseason Poll, announced on Monday by the news service. The poll is voted on by national media members and Football Championship Subdivision sports information directors. JMU ended its 2009 season with a four-game winning streak that pushed the Dukes’ final…
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Wake Forest at Virginia Tech: Oct. 16 Riley Skinner won 31 games and led Wake Forest to the Orange Bowl in 2006. Ancient history now. Riley’s gone. “That’s the good thing about having smart kids at Wake Forest. They finally figured out by the end of spring ball that Riley wasn’t coming back,” Wake coach…
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Brian Anken has been named the new head coach of VMI lacrosse. “We are excited to move forward in our lacrosse program with the hiring of Brian Anken,” athletics director Donny White said. “He has proven himself to be a winner at both Mars Hill and Lycoming. We desire to compete for a conference championship…
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Single-game tickets for the 2010 James Madison University football season are going quickly. Already sold out for this season are the home games against in-state foe Liberty (Sept. 25) and Colonial Athletic Association opponents Delaware (Oct. 2) and New Hampshire (Oct. 16). On the road, the Dukes have sold their allotments for the Virginia Tech…
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With the wide publicity the Arizona law has received requiring police to question people if there is reason to suspect they are in the United States illegally, the Police Foundation distributed to state legislators the results of a study it had conducted on the issue. As the president of the Foundation explained in his transmittal…
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The Valley Alliance for Education 2010 Annual Reception was held last night at Robert Plecker Workforce Center at Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave. The annual reception is held each year to honor grant winners as well as teacher of the year for Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro Public Schools. The audience that was…
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A new study from the Virginia Institute for Public Policy finds that privatizing Virginia’s ABC stores will have no effect on the number of alcohol-related health problems in the Commonwealth. The study, “Impaired Judgment: The Failure of Control States to Reduce Alcohol-Related Problems,” coauthored by George Mason economics professor Don Boudreaux and Julia Williams of…
