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I have to admit to being somewhat of two minds on the school-choice issue that is championed by the likes of 20th District Del. Chris Saxman, whose sales pitch is a strong one at first glance. Saxman’s most recent legislative proposal would have capped tuition tax credits available to parents to go toward a child’s…
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I’m reading an article in Time magazine a few weeks back, and there’s a report on how a few new local community banks seem to be doing well in spite of what would seem to be the conventional wisdom on banks and business across the board.
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The faculty and staff of Eastern Mennonite University honored one colleague who is retiring and cited 55 others for long years of service at the school’s annual recognition dinner Tuesday evening, April 28. Lawrence M. Yoder, John S. Coffman professor of missiology at Eastern Mennonite Seminary, will retire at the close of this academic year…
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Recently an alarming document titled 2009 Virginia Terrorism Threat Assessment appeared on the Internet. Produced by the Virginia Fusion Center, it is chocked full of assertions about terrorist activities in the state that will leave readers trembling with fear (if they believe it) or infuriated by governmental incompetence and prejudice (if they don’t believe it).
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Our occasionally libertarian friends at the News Virginian think its hyperimportant that you get a $6-a-month tax break that they’re willing to risk our children’s education and the future of our economic base to browbeat Waynesboro City Council into giving it to you.
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Rising sophomore tailbacks Scott Noble (Baltimore, Md./Franklin) and Corwin Acker (Landover, Md./Blake) ran for touchdowns to highlight James Madison’s spring football game at Bridgeforth Stadium/Zane Showker Field Saturday. Noble, who sat out the 2008 season as a redshirt after playing as a true freshman in 2007, scored on a one-yard carry on the game’s first…
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I thought: What an exemplary gesture in honor of one whose life touched and influenced so many, including a relative of mine who never met this man, the late C. Henry Smith, in person. Smith (1875-1948), was an outstanding American historian and educator. The Metamora, Ill., native married Laura Loder in 1908, but they had…
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Interesting development at Thursday night’s Waynesboro City Council work session – where Mayor Tim Williams broke ranks with the libertarians-disguised-as-conservatives on the Council on the tax rate. “That’s the conservative way to go,” Williams said, expressing support for maintaining a 70-cent property-tax rate for the 2009-2010 budget year, citing the bigger picture that has the…
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– Programming Note: New United Way-Imagination Library to be featured on WKDW Friday morning – AFP on Facebook: Poll/Discussion – The Leader, or the NV? – Local News: Bridgewater students to create NYC skyline in Staunton, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. – Business: Local florist celebrating 10 years, posted Thursday, 9:40 a.m. – Local News: Comp…
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– AFP on Twitter: Chris Graham on the NFL Draft – AFP on Facebook: Poll/Discussion Question – Is progressive different than liberal? – Programming Note: Listen to AFP editor Chris Graham on WKDW Tuesday morning, posted Tuesday, 7 a.m. – Event: Governor’s School to put on variety show to benefit Food Bank, posted Tuesday, 7 a.m….
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