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In case you missed it, the news regarding the UVa. football coaching situation is now out there. Click here for the latest. We’re also getting ready for the JMU-Montana playoff game Friday night in Harrisonburg. The AFP will be there and will be spending some time this week getting you ready. On the news side,…
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From-Here or Come-Here? Sometimes you don’t even have to ask. You can tell by the accent, or lack of one. But that isn’t to say that people don’t care which one you are. It can make all the difference in the world, honestly. We “don’t care,” my friend Jim Nichols famously wrote in a letter…
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Ripples, the Bridgewater College yearbook, has won first-place honors in a national competition sponsored by the College Point, N.Y.,-based American Scholastic Press Association.
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Bridgewater College’s Dean of Students William D. Miracle was recognized as the “Outstanding Professional” in the state by the Virginia Association of Student Personnel Administrators at the annual Virginia Student Services Conference (VSSC) held Nov. 20-21.
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Two Bridgewater College alums were elected to the board of trustees at BC last week. James Russell Bruner, Bridgewater class of 1977, is president and chief executive officer of Maersk Inc. and executive vice president of A.P. Moller-Maersk, the largest shipping company in the world. He joined Maersk in 1989 and worked his way up…
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In 2003, the Blue Dog first met Congressman Virgil Goode at the Greene County Strawberry Festival. While shaking hands and passing-out Sisson for Senate campaign literature, I heard a high-pitched shrilled voice calling-out … “Steeeveee Sissssson … anti-tax Democrat fer State Senate!” Even though I had never met him, I knew the distinct voice of…
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A pay raise? In a time of economic downturn? When we have a hiring freeze in place to try to keep city spending down? How dare those liberals on city council propose such a thing! And how brazen! I mean, it’d be one thing if we were talking about $1,000 a year across the board,…
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Here is an updated list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert…
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The AFP is live at the John Paul Jones Arena for tonight’s men’s basketball game between the University of Virginia and Radford University. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Both teams are 2-0 on the young season. Virginia has wins over VMI (107-97 on Sunday) and South Florida (77-75 on Wednesday). Radford has victories over…
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Here is an updated list of highway work projects that might affect traffic in the Staunton Transportation District during the coming weeks. Work scheduled is subject to change due to inclement weather and material supplies. Motorists are advised to watch for slow-moving tractors during mowing operations. Also, when traveling through a work zone, be alert…
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