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This is a true story. It happened within the past year. Therefore it is not the Christmas Story. But it is about the spirit of Christmas. You may have heard it before. Nonetheless, it is worth a second look during this season of goodwill to all. The story is from a commercial airline pilot. Our…
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Last week, Congress took an important step to make sure that our senior citizens can continue to see their doctors for care by protecting the reimbursement rates for doctors who participate in the Medicare system. The House passed bipartisan legislation that blocks the 25 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors that could have gone…
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Emily Henline could very well be the next Taylor Swift. But first things first – she has to do her homework.
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It’s supposed to be a rebuilding year in Charlottesville, and it looked as much at the start of the 11,500-mile road trip that took the Cavs out west. Virginia was blown out at Stanford and then embarrassed in the first round of the Maui Classic against Washington. Three wins in their next four, including back-to-back…
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I don’t personally have any issue with the notion that government needs to be run more efficiently and run more like a business. Anybody with experience managing a business or organization knows that there are inevitably inefficiencies that can be accounted for and corrected to make things run more smoothly. A problem I have is…
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Ken Slack was pushed to try something wild – trying his hand, or rather his feet, at running a marathon. The Waynesboro Y was a base of training operations for the veteran TV newsman on his quest. “Doing runs during the week, the Y was my home base. I’d squeeze in a morning run, hit…
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Over 50,000 Americans paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Korean War. For the first time, jets were used in war and integrated units fought together; however, Korea’s timing between WWII and Vietnam makes this war a footnote in history. On holidays to honor veterans, we think of men like PFC John Hubbard, who jumped into…
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, produced by ShenanArts and the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School, is being offered on Dec. 10, Dec. 11 and Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., Dec. 12 and Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. The production is directed by Hannah Woodrum and Matthew Riley, senior theatre students at the Shenandoah Valley Governor’s School,…
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Virginia football coach Mike London talks with the news media. UVa. (4-5, 1-4 ACC) hosts Maryland (6-3, 3-2 ACC) on Saturday. What is your strategy on guys returning kicks from four or five yards deep in the end zone? It depends on who’s back there, number one. And then obviously the returner’s got to see…
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Ed Huckaby created the monster. “There are a lot of expectations, but I’d rather have expectations than no expectations. I’m really happy with the progress we’ve made, even though we’ve got a long way to go,” said Huckaby, the former Division I assistant who built a top-10 national power at Fishburne Military School in 2009-2010…
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