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A two-run home run over the right field wall in the top of the eighth inning put the Longwood Lancers ahead 10-5 and proved to be the deciding factor in the 11-9 loss by the JMU baseball squad in its home opener Wednesday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, introduced Secretary of State John Kerry today at his first major foreign policy speech.
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After JMU rallied with five runs in the top of the ninth for the lead, Coastal Carolina answered back with two runs without the aid of a hit in the bottom of the ninth to claim an 8-7 decision in a non-conference baseball game on Sunday afternoon at TicketReturn.com Field.
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Dr. C. Laura Gonzalez, a board certified specialist in pulmonary diseases, has joined the Augusta Health Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine office in Fishersville. The practice is located in the Medical Office Building on the Augusta Health campus. The office phone number is 540.245.7190.
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During a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting on Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine announced his strong support of Sen. Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense and voted to advance his nomination to the full Senate for consideration.
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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.
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The Bath Community Senior Center has had a busy couple of months. Director, Joyce Ryder, began on November 5th and has gone non-stop, learning about the senior members and learning about the inner workings of VPAS . In addition, every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday has been jam packed with lots of goings on.
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Two General Assembly committees voted on Sunday to pass budget bills that may make it harder to expand Medicaid coverage to more than 300,000 Virginia families.
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Jim Northup, a 32-year National Park Service veteran, has been selected as the new Superintendent of Shenandoah National Park and Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, both in Virginia.
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As what usually happens with a coaching change, EMU’s first-year skipper, Ben Spotts, is starting at the ground floor. Spotts is taking a Royals program which hasn’t had a winning season since 2002, using the good pieces already in place, and implementing his style.
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