Campolo stirs up passions at EMU events

Jim Bishop

Story by Jim Bishop At age 72, Tony Campolo remains passionate about two things – that people experience a vital relationship with Jesus Christ and that they combine evangelistic zeal with concern for social justice. Dr. Campolo, professor emeritus at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pa., and outspoken advocate for the poor and disenfranchised, issued strong…

EMU recognizes couple’s generosity

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Story by Jim Bishop Eastern Mennonite University has named a Hagerstown, Md., couple its 2007 recipient of the Margaret Martin Gehman “philanthropist of the year” award in recognition of their generous support of EMU. Lewis M. Cross and Mary Coss were recognized at an Oct. 12 donor appreciation banquet on campus “for exemplifying the spirit…

Kaine backs Schultz, visits SU

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Story by Chris Graham Gov. Tim Kaine is solidly behind the campaign of 27th Senate District Democratic nominee Karen Schultz. Kaine appeared with Schultz at Shenandoah University in Winchester on Thursday to discuss their ideas on devising and implementing innovative education plans aimed at moving Virginia forward. Schultz is a professor at SU in the…

Author, advocate to speak in Harrisonburg

Chris Graham

Item by Chris Graham Author and educator Chris Mercogliano will speak at the Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist Church next week. Mercogliano is the author of In Defense of Childhood: Protecting Kids’ Inner Wildness. Mercogliano was a staff member at the Albany Free School in Albany, N.Y., for 35 years and is an advocate of noncontrolling education…

WVPT documentary tackles illegal immigration

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Story by Chris Graham Brent Finnegan is on the immigration issue where many of us are. “It’s a mess,” said Finnegan, the director and producer of “Virginia Reports: The Latino Underground,” a documentary that will air on WVPT-Virginia’s Public Television beginning Oct. 22. “There are conflicting solutions,” said Finnegan, who spent a year putting together…

The hubris of Karen Schultz

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Op-Ed by Seth Thatcher As of late, my mailbox has been filled with political mailings from state-senate candidates Democrat Karen Schultz and Republican Jill Vogel. As is her style, Jill Vogel is running a positive campaign based on important issues that face the 27th District. Jill Vogel stands up for protecting life, keeping taxes low,…

EMU prof gets hands-on experience during sabbatical

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Story by Jim Bishop Spencer L. Cowles, chair of the department of business and economics at Eastern Mennonite University, feels like he had the best of all possible worlds during his recent sabbatical. Prior to teaching at EMU, Cowles worked in commercial banking at a major New England bank, where he developed skills in financial…

Breaking down the race in the 27th Senate District

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham The 27th Senate District promised to be a wide-open affair even before moderate Republican Sen. Russ Potts announced his retirement plans. But now with Potts out of the picture, the battle between his successor as the Republican standard-bearer in the district that stretches from Winchester in the Shenandoah Valley…