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Fear and Loathing in Waynesboro column by Chris Graham [email protected] “No, I’ve said repeatedly that I will not raise your taxes.” “No, I don’t actually want Invista to close up shop.” “I want to run Invista out of town and pave over their property for a baseball stadium? What?” This is just what got back to…
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Column by Philip Day Those words reverberated through her adolescent ears long ago, and she still hears them today, more than 25 years later. It wasn’t the question, however, that changed her life. It was the response. “No, I don’t want her to stay. She’s a ‘Washington’”. It was a response that sent her through…
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Item by Jim Bishop It’s been 20 years of making youthful melodies, with no end in sight. The Preparatory Music Program at Eastern Mennonite University will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a group concert 4 p.m. Sunday in EMU’s Lehman Auditorium. More than 100 string students, ages 3-18, will perform music from the Suzuki repertoire….
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Column by Erin Gutzwiller For years it has always been a tradition that the last weekend in April the students of Bridgewater College go camping in West Virginia. Rain or shine, the camping trip known as Flagpole occurs, and this year was my last Flagpole adventure ever. Camping attire on, coolers packed with hot dogs,…
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Best Seat in the House column by Chris Graham [email protected] I can’t say anything bad about Mac. I know a lot of people who can. Does that list include the powers-that-be at UVa.? Have to wonder, don’tcha? “Representing Virginia Athletics and being the voice has been a true passion for me. I now have an…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Rising food and fuel prices are pushing more people to food banks and food pantries. Food distribution in the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network was up 25 percent in March over the same period last year. And through the end of the first quarter of 2008, the local food…
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Column by Bob Goodlatte Currently, more than 47 million Americans are without health insurance, and millions more are underinsured. These statistics are simply unacceptable. It is time for real health-care reform which focuses on strategies that help Americans obtain the best-quality health care at the least cost.
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Story by Theresa Curry AGratefulSeason.com New at the Waynesboro Farmers Market this week: music provided by Roger Merchant, activities for children and a new vendor, Roller’s Bakery, selling whole-grain breads, cookies, giant sticky buns and chocolate cake. Vendors from last week said sales were increasing, and a steady crowd moved between tables in the Waynesboro…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Former University of Virginia offensive tackle Jim Dombrowski finally got the call that ‘Hoo fans had been expecting he would get. Dombrowski is among the 15 former players and coaches who will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as the Class of 2008. Dombrowski was a…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] Historian Ann Miller will present a lecture entitled “Development of County Road Systems and Their Impact on Early Settlement” at the final event in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society’s Spring Lecture Series. The May 8 lecture will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Shenandoah Valley Folk Art…
