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Staff Report Bridgewater sports: www.bridgewater.edu Randolph College erased a double-digit deficit in the final eight minutes Saturday afternoon to defeat Bridgewater College, 63-60, in ODAC action at Nininger Hall. Bridgewater led by nine points at the break, 35-26, and after a sluggish opening five minutes in the second half, the Eagles led by 10…
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Staff Report Bridgewater sports: www.bridgewater.edu Bridgewater jumped out to an early 21-4 lead over defending ODAC champion Randolph-Macon, but the Yellow Jackets were able to chip away at the lead and take control in the second half to post an 81-72 win at Nininger Hall Saturday. Bridgewater native Jordan Burkholder led the Eagles (2-3,…
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Column by Jim Bishop Columns, letters: [email protected] I thought several times, including aloud more than once, “What are we doing in Virginia Beach the last weekend in November?” Each answer was a variation on the same theme: “We’re having a ball. Why didn’t we do this sooner? What an incredible way to celebrate Thanksgiving…
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Staff Report LTW Entertainment and Spotswood High School are teaming up to put on a professional wrestling show Saturday, Dec. 12, with a 7 p.m. belltime. TNA Wrestling’s Awesome Austin Creed will be the featured attraction, with NWA legends George South and Preston Michaels joining Doink the Clown, Spotswood special-education teacher Chris Dodson and more.
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Dear EarthTalk: It has been said that global warming will bring a new ice age. Is this true or only fiction? |- Nitisha Jain, Delhi, India While no one can be sure what and how severe the effects of global warming will be, it is entirely possible that one outcome of our profligate use of…
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Column by Krysti Mayers We gathered as old friends in a comfortable room, a circle of chairs and desserts on a table nearby. In the past, our conversations have been about our homeschooling techniques and curriculum, but this night instead, we talked about the life we lived before we homeschooled. Most would view us as…
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Environmental and social activist Annie Leonard’s 20-minute online film, “The Story of Stuff,” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. The film, which presents an anti-production, anti-capitalist look at the life-cycle of goods and services, has generated over 6.5 million views in 200 countries and territories since…
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Column by Stan Horst Many of us dream of finding the perfect place to live, Stan Horst found that perfect place when he moved to Central Virginia 20 years ago where he runs Cabin Creekwood, a vacation rental business near Waynesboro with his wife Debbie. Stan say he will never grow tired of the variety…
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Staff Report Dabo Swinney – Clemson Opening Statement: I am really proud of our guys. Defensively we held Florida State to 17 points. It was a great job by our defense with five takeaways. Offensively, I was very pleased with our balance. I think it was 242 pass and 241 rush, so that was good….
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Column by Chris Graham [email protected] The talk about a government bailout for the news media – and yes, there’s been plenty of talk on that of late – is bunk. Yeah, I’m known for being direct. It’s bunk, balderdash, for those thesaurically challenged, it’s pure crap. Which isn’t to say that I’d turn down…
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