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A play at the Dixie Theatre in Downtown Staunton. ” The Last Romance” by Joe DePietro. Starring Brian Holsopple, Janie Ballurio, Virginia Francisco, and featuring Opera Selections by Aaron Crosby. A “golden-age” romantic comedy perfect for Valentine’s Day. Directed by Diane Stewart.
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Gather at the Table, a book about two individuals exploring their vastly different histories – one being an African-American woman descended from slavery and the other a European-American man descended from slave owners and traders – is garnering national attention, with Barnes and Noble making it one of its monthly picks and radio and TV stations focusing on the topic.
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The Virginia women’s basketball team earned a 78-59 victory over visiting NC State, breaking open a 51-51 tied game by outscoring the Wolfpack 27-8 in the final 10 minutes to improve to 11-5 on the season and 3-2 in the ACC.
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Dr. Bradley Cashion, a board certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain specialist, has joined the Augusta Health Pain Management Clinic in Fishersville.
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The Prince William Chamber of Commerce, Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Virginians for High Speed Rail, Roanoke Chamber of Commerce and Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce have joined numerous other business and transportation groups in endorsing “Virginia’s Road to the Future”, the comprehensive, long-term transportation funding plan proposed by Gov. Bob McDonnell.
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Washington & Lee University history Professor Holt Merchant will explain the idea of freedom that was introduced into the nation’s psyche on Jan.1, 1863 with the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Virginia head football coach Mike London announced on Saturday the hiring of long-time college coach Larry Lewis as the Cavaliers’ special teams coordinator and running backs coach. Lewis replaces Jeff Banks, who joined the UVa staff on Jan. 1 before resigning last week to pursue another coaching opportunity.
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The ACLU of Virginia yesterday urged legislators to support measures that expand voting rights by providing for no-excuse absentee voting for all voters.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell was among the fans of the Steven Spielberg feature film, “Lincoln,” which was filmed in the Commonwealth, pleased to hear the news that the film had received 12 Oscar nominations, including best picture, best actor, best director, best supporting actor and best supporting actress.
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It is a common issue in Virginia and just about every other state: what to do to protect your farm from development or any other situation that would take it out of production. Sometimes this occurs because a farmer gets an offer he or she simply can’t refuse. Certainly no one would deny any farmer the right to make a nice profit, especially if it’s just before retirement. (Not that farmers every really retire.)
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