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Column by Chris Graham So I’m hearing though the grapevine that the head of a city-government department in Waynesboro is thinking about running for City Council next year, and that he’s not necessarily thinking about quitting his day job before doing it. “Can’t be,” I remember saying when I first was made aware of this…
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Story by Chris Graham They’re about as big as a 6-foot tall male, a tad bit thicker – up to 600 pounds – and when stressed, you don’t want to find yourself sitting on top of a wildebeest. Which is precisely where second-year Virginia Tech graduate veterinary student Becky Davis found herself one day in…
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Eastern Mennonite University will have five new full-time teaching faculty when fall semester of the 2009-10 academic year begins Sept. 1.
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The long-awaited new environmentally-friendly residence hall, Cedarwood, is nearing completion at Eastern Mennonite University. The facility, which replaces the 40-year-old Oakwood residence, will meet basic LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification standards at a minimum.
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Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 – Remarks by the president on the economy, Wakarusa, Ind. – President announces $2.4 billion in grants to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of U.S. batteries and electric vehicles – Statement by president on the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee – President Obama’s message to…
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It’s talk radio on the web the way it oughtta be. “The Chris Graham Show” returns with an interview with Virginia Commonwealth University professor Cary Funk discussing a recent study showing that despite recent voting results in Virginia trending blue, the political direction of Virginia is still very much up in the air. Also featured is…
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A little over one year ago, representatives of two schools with similar values, including a strong commitment to international learning, gathered on the Eastern Mennonite University to get better acquainted and to formalize an agreement between the two institutions.
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A lot going on today, requiring a better attention span than I have access to given my recent battles with summer allergies. (Blame it on the rain. And being outside most of the weekend.)
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I learned a little more today from doing research on Social Security. According to www.ssa.gov, Social Security as we know it did not really arrive in America until 1935. There was, however, one important precursor which offered something we could recognize as a social security program, yet only available to one certain segment of the…
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Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard so much about using Borax for green housecleaning. But if this mineral has to be mined, doesn’t that negate some of its “green-ness?” – Elsa, Lincoln, Neb.
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