Warner staff to hold office hours in Staunton
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Lou Kadiri, the constituent-services director for U.S. Sen. Mark Warner in his Roanoke office, will hold remote office hours in Staunton on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
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Film Festival announces return of Adrenaline Film Project
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The Adrenaline Film Project, a Virginia Film Festival staple since 2004, will once again play an important role as the Festival celebrates its upcoming 25th Anniversary from November 1-4 in Charlottesville.
Defense, retirees focus of Senate candidates
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U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine and George Allen spent time on Tuesday talking with voters on issues related to defense and veterans issues.
Chris Graham: 47-Percent-Gate
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Mitt Romney’s clumsy comments writing off 47 percent of the American public as being self-victimized, tax-dodging sucklings reminded me of a town-hall meeting that I covered in Staunton a few years back.
Foundation to success: Burka (FMS ’98) credits time at Fishburne with providing building blocks
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Terry Burka (FMS ’98) hardly has time to sleep. A U.S. Army veteran, Burka started work toward a degree in international business from Florida International after leaving the Army in 2008. He got that degree, magna cum laude, in 2010. All the while acting – he’s appeared in eight films and three TV shows – and writing, producing and distributing three hip-hop music albums.
Chris Marston: From the Pumpkin Patch
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More than 400 people attended a peace rally at the Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley on Sunday. The rally came after someone vandalized the Islamic Center on Friday and the Reedemer Classical School in Keezletown on Saturday. Vulgarities like those painted on both of these buildings should not be considered a healthy example of our American freedoms. We may not share the same beliefs as our neighbor, but our American values should ring clear. It is our American right to freely celebrate and practice whatever religion we might want to.
Fenton joins Augusta Health Internal Medicine
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Dr. Barbara Fenton, an internist, has joined Augusta Health Internal Medicine in Waynesboro. The practice is located at 2522 Jefferson Highway in Waynesboro. The office phone number is 941-7899.
Committee approves Webb provisions to protect Post-9/11 GI Bill
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The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee today approved important provisions by Sen. Jim Webb, author of the landmark Post-9/11 GI Bill, to protect veterans’ education benefits from abuses by certain schools.
JMU releases 2013 baseball schedule
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James Madison baseball head coach Spanky McFarland on Tuesday announced the 55-game schedule for the 2013 season, which will include 30 games at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.
Kaine talks retirement security, clean energy jobs
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine held events in Northern Virginia to discuss his strategies for guaranteeing a secure retirement for seniors and positioning Virginia and the United States to be leaders in the clean energy economy.
