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Business, economics, jobs – that’s Mark Warner’s wheelhouse. On Monday, the Virginia Democrat stepped outside his wheelhouse to take a rare stand on a social issue, and not just any social issue, but the social issue – gay marriage.
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Fairfield Center in Harrisonburg has announced its sixth annual Valley Plane Pull at Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport. On Saturday, April 13, from 10am to 3pm, families from all over the Valley are invited to watch teams pull a four-ton plane across the tarmac.
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Entrepreneur John Huggins has always been amazed that the Shenandoah Valley is teaming with so much musical talent, so in March his company, Shenandoah Concerts, in partnership with Augusta Expo, will kick off a brand new series geared at showcasing the best in up-and-coming local artists.
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April is Poetry Month! SWAG Writers (The Staunton, Waynesboro, and Augusta Group of the Virginia Writers Club) Reading Series continues in April with a reading by poets Stephen Cushman (Riffraff, LSU Press 2011), Sara Robinson, and Leah Naomi Green.
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To continue its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Bridgewater College will focus its fifth annual Civil War Institute on the 1863 battle of Gettysburg, and will feature four renowned scholars as panelists.
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George Mason University has entered into a membership agreement to join the Atlantic 10 Conference beginning with the 2013-14 season, school president Ángel Cabrera announced today. The Patriots officially will become members of the 21-sport league on July 1, 2013.
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More than 3,500 Virginians have learned to live healthier lives through this free six week workshop offered by VPAS in conjunction with the Highland Medical Center.
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Last Thursday a whirlwind of various people blew through the Staunton Senior Center in one hour and fifteen minutes! About thirty members were already present when ten eleventh graders and two teachers from Stuart Hall School came for a planned visit. Little did they know that some of them would be “snagged” for kitchen detail! The day was March birthday celebration and Red Hat Day, so ice cream and cake were on the menu. The crew of four that volunteered found themselves in the kitchen with the instructions to “go to it” in cutting cake, dipping ice cream, and loading the cart for delivery to all!
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that Hollister Incorporated, a global company that develops, manufactures and markets medical devices, will invest $29.6 million to upgrade machinery and expand its manufacturing plant in Augusta County.
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Postgame interviews with UVa. coach Tony Bennett and players Taylor Barnette and Akil Mitchell following Virginia’s 68-50 win over St. John’s in the 2013 NIT.
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