Liberty routs JMU, 12-1

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Five different players drove in two runs each and Liberty scored twice each in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to take command en route to a 12-1 victory over James Madison on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference baseball game at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. LU improved to 33-12 overall and swept the…

Salem blanks Lynchburg, 5-0

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Rich Hill set the tone with a scoreless first and Keith Couch followed with six shutout frames before Ruben Flores slammed the door shut in Salem’s dominating 5-0 victory over Lynchburg on Monday night at LewisGale Field. The Red Sox scored single runs in five different innings to win their third straight and fourth of…

Karen Kwiatkowski: Answering Bob Goodlatte’s attacks

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Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s first official response to this year’s constitutional conservative challenge to his 20-year reign of mediocrity is a false and misleading ad hominem attack on his Republican challenger. Rather than stand and face his conservative opponent, a woman who served her country in uniform proudly for twenty years and witnessed the horrendous 9/11…

Blue Ridge Legal Services director to participate in White House forum on legal aid

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Blue Ridge Legal Services Executive Director John Whitfield is one of six legal services program directors selected to participate in a White House forum examining the state of civil legal assistance for low-income Americans. The forum, co-hosted by the Legal Services Corporation, will take place on Tuesday, April 17.

JMU completes sweep of Northeastern

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Junior center fielder Cole McInturff (Centreville, Va./Westfield) and sophomore third baseman Conner Brown (Richmond, Va./Godwin) each had career highs with four hits to pace James Madison’s 20-hit attack in a 16-7 win to complete a Colonial Athletic Association weekend sweep on Sunday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU improved to 9-22-1 overall…

JMU breaks home losing streak

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Senior first baseman Evan Scott (Haymarket, Va./Battlefield) and sophomore third baseman Conner Brown (Richmond, Va./Godwin) paced a James Madison offense that scored 12 unanswered runs in the middle innings to top Northeasetern 14-6 in the opening game of a Colonial Athletic Association series on Friday night at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park. JMU snapped…

Warner staff office hours

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Ms. Lou Kadiri, Constituent Services Director, from Sen. Warner’s Roanoke office, will hold remote office hours in Staunton on Tuesday, April 10, to speak with Virginia residents that need assistance with a federal agency such as the IRS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Social Security Administration … or would just like to pass…

Schmookler speaks to SWAC Breakfast

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Sixth District Democratic Party congressional candidate Andy Schmookler was a bit out of his comfort zone at a Saturday speaking engagement in Staunton. Schmookler, 66, of Shenandoah County, who is challenging incumbent Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte, spoke to the monthly SWAC Breakfast to a group heavy in Republican and Tea Party supporters. The academic and…