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Downtown Staunton book event to feature more than 20 local writers

Published date: April 10, 2013 | 9:37 am

Updated: April 10, 2013 | 9:38 am

Downtown is for Booklovers! With four bookstores in Downtown Staunton, the city has become a prime destination for booklovers. The area is also home to dozens of writers, as SWAG Writers has discovered. To help bring local writers to the attention of local readers, SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) has put together its inaugural Bookfair in which area writers and publishers will offer their books for sale to the public.

Staunton announces heavy trash, brush pickup schedule

AFP

Published date: April 8, 2013 | 10:02 am

The Staunton Public Works Department will again this year provide a citywide free heavy trash pickup program. The aim is to help residents dispose of items that cannot be disposed of by the normal refuse pickup.

Harrisonburg Startup Weekend to be held this weekend

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Published date: April 4, 2013 | 8:19 pm

The Harrisonburg Startup Weekend is scheduled to open this Friday evening at Showker Hall on the JMU campus. This event is being organized by a coalition of local organizations interested in fostering the entrepreneurial spirit in the Harrisonburg region. The event runs from Friday evening to Sunday evening when a panel of judges will select one team as the winner for their idea, presentation and feasibility.

Selling to the Government workshop

AFP

Published date: March 19, 2013 | 6:45 pm

A workshop for area businesses interested in learning more about selling their products and services to federal, state, or local government agencies is being offered 8:30 – 11:30am Thursday March 28 at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona. Check-in and morning refreshments will begin at 8:00am.

Susan Shaer: End the violence on V-Day

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Published date: February 8, 2013 | 11:17 am

Valentine’s Day was taken over long ago by cards and flowers, candy and dinners accompanied by gifts. It is now a cash cow holiday for merchandisers. In addition, for many, it has become a day to honor women and girls in a fresh way. V-Day, introduced to the world by Eve Ensler in 1998, demands an end to violence against women and girls.

Food for thought: JMU students explore food lifestyles across the globe

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Published date: February 5, 2013 | 10:48 am

With influence from the award-winning book, “Hungry Planet: What the World Eats,” JMU students and faculty are exploring various food lifestyles across the globe through two photography exhibitions and a Visiting Scholars Program lecture.

Senate committee kills election reform

Chris Graham

Published date: January 19, 2013 | 9:36 am

Updated: May 13, 2025 | 4:13 pm

The Senate Privileges and Elections Committee, led by Chairman State Sen. Mark Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg), voted on Friday to defeat legislation offered by State Sen. Mark Herring (Loudoun & Fairfax) to improve voter access to the polls in Virginia.

Bill would impose tougher penalties on sex trafficking

AFP

Published date: January 15, 2013 | 5:32 pm

Del. Tim Hugo (R-40th) introduced HB 1606 in a joint press conference on Tuesday. Joining him were Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Kelly, Human Trafficking Survivor Holly Austin Smith, Holly Coy of the Virginia Interfaith Center, and other legislators sponsoring additional sex trafficking bills.

Green Drinks in Waynesboro

Chris Graham

Published date: December 7, 2012 | 11:48 am

Updated: May 20, 2025 | 6:19 pm

Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. and the Staunton Creative Community Fund are co-sponsoring a Green Drinks event at The Hot Spot, 901 W. Broad St., Willow Oak Plaza, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 5:30 p.m.

Corydon B. Dunham: We must demand Congress kill pending censorship proposal

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Published date: December 3, 2012 | 6:56 pm

Updated: December 3, 2012 | 6:57 pm

The FCC has on the table a policy that would resurrect broad censorship rules – very similar to those that were revoked in 1987 because of their chilling effect on free speech and the television press.

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Downtown Staunton book event to feature more than 20 local writers

Staunton announces heavy trash, brush pickup schedule

Harrisonburg Startup Weekend to be held this weekend

Selling to the Government workshop

Susan Shaer: End the violence on V-Day

Food for thought: JMU students explore food lifestyles across the globe

Senate committee kills election reform

Bill would impose tougher penalties on sex trafficking

Green Drinks in Waynesboro

Corydon B. Dunham: We must demand Congress kill pending censorship proposal

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