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Story by Jim Bishop The (Shenandoah) hills will be alive with the sound of (string) music as a cooperative program between Harrisonburg City Schools and Eastern Mennonite University begins this fall. The city school system is funding a strings instruction program through EMU’s Preparatory Music Program, part of the university’s music department. It will begin…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen In 2003, Billy Bob Thornton discovered his true cinematic person, and settled into it, comfy as a geezer in a Lay-Zee-Bum. The film was “Bad Santa,” a perfect little classic of black humor. The role of just a mean old guy who says whatever he thinks seemed…
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Item by Chris Graham The Virginia Fall Foliage Festival Art Show has announced the judges for the 2007 show. Homer L. Springer Jr. and Trudi Van Dyke will serve as judges for the 36th annual show – set for Oct. 13 and Oct. 14 in Downtown Waynesboro. Springer has taught art for 40 years, the…
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Item by Chris Graham The Vesuvius Community Association is hosting its 13th annual Candidate Forum at the Vesuvius Community Center next week. The forum will be held on Monday at 7 p.m. Among the candidates for public office invited to attending include candidates for office in Rockbridge County, candidates for the Riverheads District seat on…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham LOSERS: Payday lenders Just as I have said that it appears that the feds will eventually get it that they need to do something about illegal immigration because they see local governments in Virginia taking action on their own, I see the same thing happening with the Virginia…
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Story by Jim Bishop Alumni of Eastern Mennonite University are sending their children to the school in numbers that far surpass most colleges nationwide.
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The Top Story by Chris Graham What do you think of when you think of the Shenandoah Valley? Or Staunton? Stop right there. It took you too long. When you think of Nike, you think “swoosh.” Instantly. When you think of Coca-Cola, you see in a flash the red can and script lettering in your…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham LOSER: Mohawk Industries Nice PR department they must have there. The Georgia company first tells The News Virginian that it was not going to be laying off employees at its Waynesboro plant as part of a companywide restructuring, then goes ahead and lays off employees at its Waynesboro…
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Item by Chris Graham Former Virginia governor Jim Gilmore will be in the Valley on Saturday to talk politics. Gilmore, who briefly ran for the 2008 Republican Party presidential nomination, will speak at the SWAC GOP Breakfast at Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant in Staunton. The breakfast begins at 8 a.m. Gilmore has said publicly that he…
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Item by Chris Graham It’s official – Emmett Hanger has received the formal endorsement of local Republican Party leaders in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County in his bid for re-election in the 24th Senate District this November. “We would like to congratulate you on your victory in the primary this past June. As the Republican…
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