Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

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There’s blood in the water, and conservatives in the Republican Party are in feeding-frenzy mode. Can’t blame them, really. All the polling being done these days suggests that the American public is ambivalent about where things seem to be headed – still. I say still because you can really trace this back to probably Richard…

BC to honor three with induction into Hall of Fame

Chris Graham

Three stellar former Bridgewater College athletes have been selected for induction into the College’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 8, in the Kline Campus Center, as part of Homecoming activities. The inductees for 2010 are Mary Frances Heishman, ’66, of Dayton, Va.; Anthony Lawrence, ’90, of Chantilly, Va.; and Pattiann Dzikowicz Beach, ’91,…

Kathleen Rogers and Antonio Gonzalez: Seeking one principled person from each side of the aisle

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On Sept. 17, 1787, a group of visionaries and leaders signed our Constitution. They were intent on creating a functioning government based on universal truths and extraordinary principles in an environment complicated by disparate regional economies and wildly divergent parochial interests. Back then, differing proposals for the shape of our government divided our country into…

Sarah van Gelder: The new normal

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Americans are facing a troubling reality. The economic recovery they were promised has not materialized. There’s growing talk about a “new normal”—a new way of life to take us through a long period of failed recoveries. There are, indeed, good reasons to believe we won’t go back to the old ways. But this new normal…

Eagles hold off Shenandoah, 38-31

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Senior linebacker Scottie Littles’ (Norfolk, Va./Landstown) 35-yard interception return with two and change to play proved to be the difference as the Bridgewater Eagles football team held off a late Shenandoah rally to be victorious by a 38-31 score over the Hornets in the Eagles home opener at Jopson Field. Both teams traded touchdowns early,…

Equestrian Club to mark 10 years

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The Bridgewater College Equestrian Club is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event at the Bridgewater College Equestrian Center, 102 Burketown Road, Weyers Cave, on Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The celebration will include tours of the grounds, picnic, a concert, and a horse show as well as a silent auction….

The Radio Hour goes classical

Chris Graham

In honor of its September guest, Waynesboro Symphony Orchestra, The Radio Hour will take a classical turn. The Symphony will be represented at the two performances by Charles Salembier, president of the Symphony’s Board of Directors. He will present the door prizes for the Friday, Sept. 17 performances: tickets to the Symphony’s Rhapsoday for America…

Jim Bishop: Where the elite meet to eat

Jim Bishop

Amazing how a certain setting, conversation or sudden encounter can trigger nostalgic mental images of another time, another place. Recently in a gathering of friends I was ticking off eating places in the greater Harrisonburg area that I once frequented but no longer exist. Some favorites included: – The Old Virginia Ham cafe, the space…

VaSportsOnline Notebook

Chris Graham

BC’s Jeter earns ODAC honors Bridgewater junior defensive end Dominic Jeter (Yorktown, Va./Tabb) earned Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Defensive Player of the Week honors for his outstanding performance in Saturday’s 19-14 season opening victory at St. Vincent. Jeter, a junior from Yorktown, Va., proved to be a disrupting force for the Eagles defense in…