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Adjournment of the 2012 Session of the General Assembly, scheduled for March 10, is rapidly approaching, and we are in totally uncharted waters. The Senate versions of the caboose budget bill that covers the remainder of the current fiscal year and the budget bill for the 2012-2014 biennium have been defeated in the Senate. The…
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A balanced offensive effort tallied 20 hits and senior left-hander Sean Tierney (Midlothian, Va./Clover Hill) surrendered one run in six innings as James Madison defeated Bucknell 12-1 on Friday afternoon at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park.; JMU improved to 2-2-1 overall while Bucknell dropped to 1-2. Each member of the starting lineup recorded a…
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The James Madison women’s basketball team led from the opening basket as the Dukes beat Hofstra 80-61 in Colonial Athletic Association play Thursday night the JMU Convocation Center. JMU, which clinched a top-four seed and a first-round bye for the upcoming CAA Tournament, improved to 21-6 overall and 12-4 in league play. Hofstra’s record stands…
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The Shenandoah Marlins Aquatic Club, which practices at the Waynesboro Y, competed in the Virginia Swimming District Championships in Roanoke Virginia Feb. 17-19. The meet was open to all swimmers in the Southwest District in Virginia. The meet is geared for younger swimmers (14 and under) and swimmers who are trying to obtain qualifying times…
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James Madison hitters piled up 14 hits and sophomore right-hander Trent Cundiff (Roanoke, Va./Northside) tossed two innings of shutout relief to lead the JMU baseball team to a 13-7 win over Longwood at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park on Wednesday. The Dukes won their home opener for the fourth consecutive year to improve to…
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Join in on the Community Read! READ WITH ME –2 for 1 Book purchase of “Walking to Egypt” by Clyde Edgerton to encourage reading together with a younger or older member of the family or friend.
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While Wednesday started sunny, the cloudy skies by the end of the EMU baseball game matched the scoreboard, as visiting Shenandoah powered past the Royals, 14-4. With a strong wind blowing out to left, the teams combined for 32 hits, three homeruns, and a few impressive long foul balls. The Hornets, ranked No. 21 in…
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Bridgewater College head coach Curt Kendall picked up career win No. 600 Wednesday afternoon as the Eagles blanked Mary Washington 3-0. Kendall now has a career record of 600-386-8 to rank No. 18 in career victories among active Division III coaches. He ranks No. 34 all-time in wins in Division III. The BC pitching staff…
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Tuesday, Feb. 21 THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Good to see everybody. Please, have a seat. Have a seat. (Applause.) Good morning. I want to thank all of you for coming. I want to thank my outstanding Vice President, Joe Biden – (applause) – who is here today, and members of my administration for joining us. But…
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Augusta Free Press will offer two classes in its Building the Machine 101 web-marketing series this week. On Wednesday, the topic will be Setting Up a Business Facebook Page 101. The 8:30-9:30 a.m. class goes into the basics of setting up a Facebook page for businesses and nonprofits.
