Pew: Obama with three-point lead
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The final Pew Research Center poll of the 2012 election cycle has Democrat Barack Obama surging ahead of Republican Mitt Romney heading into Election Day.
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United Way moving office location
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The United Way of Greater Augusta will relocate its office to 24 Idlewood Blvd., Suites 106-112, in Fishersville the first week in November. Offices will temporarily have limited services Tuesday, Oct. 30 to Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Succumbing to EMU’s magnetism, once, twice, thrice
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If Joelle Hackney had had her way when she was 18, she would have started college 2,400 miles from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU), at Humboldt State in Arcata, California. But by the summer after her 2001 graduation from Stuart’s Draft High School in Augusta County, Va., Humboldt’s steep tuition and other logistical considerations forced her to put that dream on hold.
Theresa Curry: Too Human brings unique style to Gateway
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Not quite blues, or folk, or jazz, Too Human takes the emotional content of these three genres and blends it into a unique style all its own.
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.
New Somali president studied at EMU
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The new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, deepened his understanding of building peace in traumatized societies in three classes taken at the 2001 Summer Peacebuilding Institute (SPI) held at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU).
Josh Knauer: Investing in progress
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As a software entrepreneur, I find it ironic to see people going online to rail against taxes and government spending. The Internet grew from government research financed by earlier generations of taxpayers. So did computers, GPS technology and many other technologies we take for granted today.
Augusta County Library: October 2012 Calendar
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Augusta County Library has a busy calnedar of events for October 2012.
Earth Talk: Global warming and extreme weather
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Dear EarthTalk: What is the scientific consensus on all the extreme weather we’ve been having—from monster tornadoes to massive floods and wildfires? Is there a clear connection to climate change? And if so what are we doing to be prepared? – Jason Devine, Summit, Pa. Extreme weather does not prove the existence of global warming,…
Suffolk poll shows closer race in Virginia
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President Barack Obama (46 percent) clings to a 2-point lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney (44 percent), in a swing-state nail-biter, according to a Suffolk University/NBC12 (WWBT-Richmond) poll of likely general-election voters in Virginia. Seven percent were undecided.
