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The Tuesday (March 15) baseball game between Virginia and James Madison has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday because of the forecast for inclement weather. All tickets for the originally scheduled Tuesday contest will be honored at the Wednesday game. Gates will open at 3 p.m. Parking will be available in the University Hall and…
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Top-seeded James Madison had four players score in double figures and rolled to a 70-51 victory over #9 Georgia State in the first quarterfinal game of the 2011 Virginia 529 College Savings Plan CAA Women’s Basketball Championship on Friday afternoon at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md. Three players finished with 14 points…
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Well, we didn’t win the championship, but … the Augusta Free Press-sponsored team in the Waynesboro YMCA Junior Division did OK for itself. Augusta Free Press LLC stepped up twice to get the Blue team on the court in 2011. The business paid for the shirts and also provided the coach, AFP owner and AugustaFreePress.com…
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We are having an exciting new fundraiser at the Senior Center on Saturday, April 2, at 6 p.m. The evening will start with a great spaghetti dinner including appetizers and dessert. Then Kathy Johnson of Murder is a Game is going to lead you through an intriguing storyline about our five suspects that is set…
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We have all heard the story of Romeo and Juliet, either through the original story or through the hundreds of adaptations. We know the characters, the star-crossed lovers, the polarized families, the hate, the passion, the tragedy. The fact that we already know this, and expect what was originally unexpected, makes it seemingly hard to…
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“So, you wanna hear something funny?” “Sure Suzi, why not.” “I’m going to a gym tonight…” This little exchange with a friend of mine in class pretty much sums up my attempts at fitness. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not morbidly obese or incapable of movement; I’m just…well, not very coordinated. I’ve attended pretty much…
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Four state tournaments in five years. And that’s just the Waynesboro High School boys’ basketball team. The girls have had their runs in recent years, too, including an appearance in the 2008 Group AA state-title game led by the sublime Devon Brown. I’ve had the fortune to be able to coach in the rec league…
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After World War II ended, thousands of GIs were guaranteed a college education by the newly passed GI Bill of Rights; however, many had been blinded in combat and were unable to read the textbooks that they had been given. Anne T. Macdonald, Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic’s founder, had been working at the…
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Heart-attack deaths in Virginia have decreased for the 10th year in a row, and have fallen 45 percent over that 10-year period. “Prevention is a key component to fighting heart disease. Maintaining a healthy diet and physically active lifestyle are among several ways to win the battle against one of our greatest health threats,” said…
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Are you clued in to the current slashing and burning going on in Washington? The new Congress is trying to settle on a federal budget that should have been voted on last fall. President Obama unveiled his idea for the next budget on Monday. How do you think they are setting priorities? After all, our…
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