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Story by Theresa Curry AGratefulSeason.com Justin Harris lost his battle with childhood cancer last May, after fighting with uncommon courage and grace. Before he got sick, Justin liked nothing better than hanging out with the fast-talking, slow-smoking competition team — Pigs on the Run — from the BBQ Connection, Central Virginia’s own state and national…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen I started working on my review of “The Bucket List” on the way to the theater. After all, I’d seen the coming attractions several times. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two quirky old geezers, both dying of cancer, who go off on a toot in a…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen Wild animals roam the streets. The chatter of semiautomatic weaponry echoes off the skyscrapers. Blood-crazed zombies, wild-eyed and lusting for human flesh, scream bloody murder as they race through Times Square. There’s not a cop in sight.
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen As usual, it’s feast or famine time in Hollywood. The studios wait until the very end of the year to roll out their Academy Award-worthy films, figuring all the Oscar voters suffer from A.D.D.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Cathy Campbell wants to learn more about how African-Americans in rural Virginia facing tough end-of-life decisions go about making those decisions – so she’s been hitting the road a lot lately to ask folks to share their wisdom.
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Story by Chris Graham [email protected] The transformation of the Shenandoah Valley into the Silicon Shenandoah is not coming along as quickly as some might have hoped – but that doesn’t mean that it’s not coming along.
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Item by Chris Graham Mental-health planner Jo-Amrah McElroy and counselor Scarlett Coffman Danraj will share their experiences in the Virginia mental-health system as the state works to improve its service-delivery capabilities at the Nov. 16 annual meeting of the Mental Health Association of Augusta. “Recovery from a mental illness involves more than recovery than the…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Mary works – she’s not supposed to; in fact, her doctor has ordered her not to.
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop Dave and Shari Smucker were stymied. Nearly three years had passed, and it didn’t appear hopeful that Aaron, now 3 years old, would ever join their family in Harrisonburg. The couple had made several visits to the youngster’s home in Guatemala, and each time, some technicality prevented them from…
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Bishop’s Mantle column by Jim Bishop The past four years, Dave and Sheri Smucker of Harrisonburg have had numerous hands-on lessons in learning to wait … and waiting some more. Their amazing odyssey includes two adoptions, a near-death experience and several minor miracles – if one believes that certain experiences defy rational explanation.
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