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The Norfolk Tides scored four runs in the third inning inning Thursday and downed the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees 7-3 in front of 6,008 fans at Harbor Park. Batting with one out and the bases loaded in a 2-0 ballgame, Rhyne Hughes helped prolong the third inning with his legs. The right fielder hit a sharp…
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Valley 4th, Harrisonburg’s annual Independence Day celebration, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year in downtown Harrisonburg. The Valley 4th festivities will take place on Monday, July 4th, from 3 to 10 pm on Court Square. Festival-goers will experience all of the patriotic sights and sounds that they look forward to each year, including appearances…
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Rain cut the game short heading in to the bottom of the seventh inning Monday night in Winston-Salem. Lynchburg threatened multiple times, stranding eight through seven innings, including having a runner thrown out at home, but fell 2-0 to the Dash. Winston-Salem took the early lead in the bottom of the first inning. Tyler Saladino…
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As he was announcing his second increase in troops for Afghanistan in December 2009, President Obama promised that by July 2011 those troops would begin coming home. As relayed by Bob Woodward’s book, Obama’s Wars, we know the president was skeptical about the United States’ war effort in Afghanistan. In spite of that skepticism, the…
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Four unearned runs in the first inning set the tone for a disheartening 11-3 loss in Myrtle Beach on Saturday night that gave the Pelicans a victory in the first series of the second half. The Pelicans rode 18 hits, a strong outing from Barret Loux and a trio of big innings to victory in…
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On Monday (June 27, 2011), 62 new Virginia State Police troopers will begin their career on patrol in counties and along interstates across the Commonwealth. On Friday (June 24, 2011), the members of the 116th Basic Session will graduate from the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond. The 62 graduates began their rigorous 37-week training…
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The 15th annual Balloon Rally and 4th of July Celebration in Lexington is set for Saturday, July 2-Tuesday, July 5 at the VMI Parade Ground in Lexington. Piloted balloon rides, tethered balloon rides, balloon glow, live music, food and craft vendors, children’s activities, antique car show and fireworks. Free admission, activity fees vary. Sponsored by…
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“Oh, my pa-pa, so funny, so adorable Always the clown so funny in his way. Oh, my pa-pa, to me he was so wonderful Deep in my heart I miss him so today.” – Eddie Fisher (1953) Among my favorite Warner Brothers’ vintage cartoons is “A Bear for Punishment,” a Chuck Jones classic featuring a…
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Trevor Holder shut out the Salem Sox over seven superb innings, leading the Potomac Nationals to a 2-0 win over Salem on Saturday night at Pfitzner Stadium. The Sox mustered six hits, but Potomac pitchers faced just two over the minimum in the game. Potomac turned two double plays and recorded another unique twin killer…
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If there is to be a war, let it begin here. Or in twenty-two other right-to-work states, including Virginia. Or, best of all, in South Carolina. The reasons we will go to war again is the same reason we went to war 150 years ago – freedom. Wars are about freedom. For Civil War II…
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