Hero depicted in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ to speak at Bridgewater College
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Paul Rusesabagina, the hero depicted in the award-winning film “Hotel Rwanda,” will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.
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Bridgewater equestrians combine horror and fundraising with haunted house
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An evening of heart-racing frights and spine-chilling experiences – all calculated to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and the Bridgewater College Equestrian Club – will be on tap Saturday, Oct. 27, at the BC Equestrian Center from 8 p.m. until midnight.
Virginia on-time graduation rate rises to 88 percent
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Eighty-eight percent of the students who entered the ninth grade in the fall of 2008 earned a diploma within four years and of those, more than 55 percent earned an Advanced Studies Diploma, the Virginia Department of Education reported this week.
CAPSAW receives grant to provide free tax preparation services
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Anna Leavitt, coordinator of the Community Action Partnership of Staunton, Augusta and Waynesboro (CAPSAW), announced an expansion of the organization’s free tax preparation services.
Kaine, Allen duel on economy in TV spots
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Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen have taken to the airwaves thsi week with a pair of ads hitting economic issues.
Ken Plum: Time to act on the DREAM
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Congress needs to act on the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, as soon as it reconvenes after the elections. The Act which was first introduced in 2001 would provide a path to citizenship for people brought to this country at a very young age.
Homecoming: Rilinger returns to Waynesboro YMCA to share passion
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Holly Rilinger won a state championship at Waynesboro High School, led James Madison to the NCAA Tournament and played in the WNBA. Not bad for a 5’4″ dynamo who was probably better suited athletically for anything other than success on a basketball court.
Walk in the Woods to serve as One Book One Community selection
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After a month-long vote, the community has spoken. With over 360 ballots cast in person at area libraries and online, the clear winner for 2013’s One Book One Community selection is Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail. Bryson’s book brought in 33% of the votes and edged out four others to become the 2013 selection.
Unions unveil new TV ad blasting Allen on health care
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Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) launched a new television ad in the Washington, D.C., media market hitting Republican Senate nominee George Allen’s record on health care.
Community Foundation announces scholarship opportunity
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The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge is now accepting applications for the John W. Greene Memorial Scholarship through Nov. 16.
