Ken Plum: Measure of being poor

Ken Plum

I have always maintained that the poor in Northern Virginia are worse off than others living in less affluent parts of the state because the cost of living is higher in this region. The difference can be seen most clearly in the cost of housing; and there have been many notable efforts on the part of local governments to increase the stock of workforce, affordable housing. The traffic coming into Northern Virginia from the west and south is made up largely of people who cannot afford housing in the area.

Ben Krusen: A ‘different mindset’ in the VBL

Chris Graham

Ben Krusen took to Twitter to express his frustration at trimesters. “I wish I was in Virginia with @wborogenerals for our exhibition game tonight instead of still in school.. #12moredays,” mused Krusen, a pitcher in his second season with the Waynesboro Generals, the night of the Generals’ exhibition game with the Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks on May 29.

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Foundation hosts bowling fundraiser with an elegant twist

The Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Foundation will host its second annual Bubbles & Bowling fundraiser on Friday, June 21, 2013, from 7:30-10 p.m. at Staunton Bowling Lanes, 831 Greenville Ave., Staunton. This event will raise funds to support job training and medical treatment for Virginians with disabilities at the Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center.

Symptoms and Prevention of Swimmer’s Ear – Acute External Otitis

Acute external otitis or otitis externa – more commonly called swimmer’s ear – is an infection that affects the outer ear canal, the section outside your eardrum. It was given the name “swimmer’s ear” because it is routinely caused by water remaining in the outer ear following swimming, which creates a moist environment that encourages bacterial growth.