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Like a volcano preparing to erupt, the Eastern Mennonite women’s basketball team has been steadily improving. With another round of talented newcomers bolstering the roster, seventh-year Coach Kevin Griffin is hoping this is the year it all comes together. “We have the talent to compete,” he said, “but I think seven of the top eight…
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The Route 262 water-line project was completed on Nov. 1, approximately two months ahead of schedule. The original budget was $2,800,000 and the final cost of the project was $1,718,000, which included engineering, easement acquisitions and construction, saving $1,082,000. The project provided three basic improvements to the city water system: An improved water supply to…
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Award-winning author, speaker, coach and consultant Dr. Jarik Conrad will present “Hard Core Soft Skills: Transform Your Exceptional Potential into Extraordinary Performance” on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. The program, sponsored by the office of multicultural services, is free and open to the public. “Each person has tremendous…
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Antibiotics, jet travel, the Internet and GPS. Those are just a few things made possible by military investments that paved the way for mainstream commercial applications benefiting millions of Americans. The same process is going on with the military and renewable energy. And what makes the process today all the more beneficial is the human…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today the upcoming sale of approximately $227 million in Infrastructure and State Revenue Bonds to be issued by the Virginia Resources Authority to finance and refinance improvements to certain water, wastewater, and other infrastructure improvement projects for 17 local governments and local government authorities. The bonds will include tax-exempt and taxable…
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On 31 October, the world’s population is projected to reach 7 billion. The 7 billionth person will be born into a world that is very different from when the United Nations was founded in 1945, when our numbers were only about a third of what they are today. We are living 30 per cent longer….
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Extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer will speak at Bridgewater College on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Carter Center for Worship and Music. The program, sponsored by the Harold H. Hersch Endowed Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. Timmer’s storm chasing career began at the age of 12, when he…
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A former Iraqi investigative journalist, working through a Bridgewater College student as his interpreter, is giving a select group of Bridgewater students an immersive – and free – introduction to the Arabic language. Maged Mahdi, a native of Baghdad who now lives in Harrisonburg, Va., is teaching “Arabic for Beginners” as part of what he…
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Oct. 18 was a special day at the Staunton Senior Center. We had a guest speaker, Sandra Powell,who attempted to run across the country in order to raise money for AIDS orphans. Her story first caught the attention of Program Director Lori Pullin as she read about Sandy in the newspaper. Sandy agreed to come…
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If you live in the 25th Virginia Senatorial District, Creigh Deeds has earned your support for another term. We all know that Creigh fell a little short wishing to be our governor. But please do not judge our man by that miserable gubernatorial campaign that was run for him out of a temporary White House…
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