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Gaining admittance into medical school can be a challenge for college graduates. Eastern Mennonite University now offers a way to make that challenge less daunting. Starting in the 2012-13 academic year EMU will be offering an MA in Biomedicine. The two-year program is designed to prepare students for entrance into medical, dental, physical therapy, physician…
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Tom Farrey, an Emmy award-winning correspondent for ESPN and author of Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children, will speak at Bridgewater College on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall. The program, sponsored by the W. Harold Row Endowed Lecture Series is free and open to the public….
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The fall foliage is turning and the leaves are falling – it is certainly beautiful in the mountains where the Bath Senior Center is ready for October! Hi, I’m Jeanne Apgar, the Center director. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. We serve a hot lunch at 11:30 each day….
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Brisk temperatures and sunny skies seemed to contribute to the “great community building experience” that epitomized the 45th annual Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale held Friday evening and Saturday, Sept. 30- Oct. 1, at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds. This year’s sale raised approximately $301,477 for the worldwide relief and service program of Mennonite Central Committee, up…
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Augusta Health broke ground today for its new Heart and Vascular Center, a four-story, 67,500 square foot addition. The construction project will also include renovations to 19,000 square feet in the existing hospital. The project budget of $30.6 million will be funded through reserves; no money will be borrowed to finance the project. “This is…
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The Staunton Department of Economic Development received an Excellence in Economic Development Award for its Economic Development Recruitment/Quality of Life Brochure in the category of General Purpose Brochure for communities with populations of less than 25,000 from the International Economic Development Council. The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, September 20 during…
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THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Denver! (Applause.) What a beautiful day. Thank you so much. How’s it going, Lancers? (Applause.) I hear the Lancers have a pretty good ball team. That’s the story I’ve heard. (Applause.) Well, listen, there are a couple of people here I want to acknowledge who are just outstanding public servants. First of…
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The Augusta Health Foundation, established by the Augusta Health Board of Directors in 2001 to support health initiatives and support partner health-improvement organizations in the community, has awarded $125,000 in single year grants to 12 local agencies. “This year, 2011, is a landmark year for the Augusta Health Foundation,” says Linda Gail Johnson, executive director…
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JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne announced today the indefinite suspension from competition of Justin Thorpe and Chase Williams from the football team for a violation of JMU Athletics policy. Thorpe, a redshirt junior and the starting quarterback for Coach Micky Matthews, has thrown for 409 yards and three touchdowns for the 3-1 Dukes, who…
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The ACLU of Virginia has informed school officials at Colonial Forge High School in Stafford County that they must allow students to wear “Free Banana Man” t-shirts to protest the suspension of a fellow student who sprinted around the football field wearing a banana costume last Friday night. The student, Bryan Thompson, apparently did not…
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