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Expressions of gratitude for military service often arrive in visible and ceremonial means — offering solemn moments of recognition that resonate across communities.
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Many people underestimate how much face sunscreen they should apply to achieve the level of protection stated on the label.
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It’s really late to be asking this, but a local group is hoping to get the Virginia DEQ to grant an extension on a request from Northrup Grumman for an environmental permit for small-scale emissions related to its $200 million facility in Waynesboro.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the “supreme leader,” has been killed. He was a brutal leader. But his murder does not justify all the others.
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The Rockingham County Board of Supervisors unanimously rejected an application to build a 20-acre solar panel facility northeast of Harrisonburg.
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Golf courses make up about 2.3 million acres of land in the U.S., according to the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
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Virginia took control with a big defensive third quarter, on its way to a 67-56 win over Miami on Thursday in JPJ.
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The Boston Massacre was known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street. To the rulers and occupiers, it was a mere “incident.”
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Marvin Ward and I have continued our on-again, off-again schedule of work, putting on three shows in 2013 – one a total bomb in Lexington, Va., with a business partner who promised the world in terms of upfront money and media push, and offered nothing in the way of either; the second, a sellout crowd of more than 1,900 for a house show featuring Kevin Nash, Mick Foley and The Rock ‘n Roll Express; and then a fan meet and greet with Shawn Michaels.
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One of my favorite stories in pro wrestling is that of the Andy Kaufman-Jerry Lawler feud, which had Kaufman, beloved for his quirky “Foreign Man” character on the hit sitcom “Taxi,” playing the heel in the Memphis territory.
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