- Pence Middle School Fall Sports Schedules
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Cross CountryAll weekday meets begin at 4:30 p.m.9/1 Montevideo 9/8 Hillyard 9/11 EMHS Inv., 9 a.m.9/15 Elkton 9/20 Skyline 9/22 Fairgrounds 9/25 Rocktown...
- TA JVS balance out this season
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
BRIDGEWATER – After two years playing junior varsity volley, Turner Ashby High School sophomore Kasey Linn has found her favorite part of the game.“I’ve gotten a few kills,” Linn said before practice Friday. “I just love the rush of adrenaline that you get when you do get a good kill.”That’s...
- Extra Practice, Sort Of
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - Morehead State almost certainly won't contend for a spot in the Division I-AA football playoffs this year. The Eagles, just 21-16 the last four seasons, are picked to finish near the bottom of the Pioneer League.
But it isn't just their status as a massive underdog that makes Morehead such an attractive op...
- Manufactured Home Sales On Rise
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - House-hunting turned out to be relatively stress-free for first-time homebuyer Kimberly Rogers-Carter.
In about 15 weeks, the single mother of two children with two jobs chose her house, decided on the details - including appliances, curtains, blinds, siding and roof covering - and moved into her new modul...
- Criticism Of Shale Disputed
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - The state agency that regulates oil and gas production in Virginia disputed Wednesday the findings of a report critical of a natural gas drilling permit application in Rockingham County.
The Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy took issue with several conclusions of the report, made public Monday by th...
- From Magill's Ford to Bridgeport to Bridgewater
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
BRIDGEWATER—As Bridgewater prepared for the 175th anniversary celebration that begins Friday, town officials knew there was one thing missing: in the past 25 years, no enterprising historian has taken up the challenge of compiling a town history.In 1985, officials “self-published” what Town Superint...
- 'America Speaking Out'
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Republican Congressman spins Democratic spending as November elections loom; public to cast referendum on D.C.
WOODSTOCK, Aug. 23 — The Board Room of the Government Center was full Monday evening for Congressman Bob Goodlatte’s “America Speaking Out” town hall meeting. The meeting was part of an effort for t...
- Shenandoah Rescue Squad At A Crossroads
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
The dispute between the Shenandoah Volunteer Rescue Squad and Page County took a twist this week when county supervisors revealed that the squad’s franchise agreement will be terminated on Thursday if it can’t be resolved.
Although a recent financial audit, required of all local rescue squads, has come back good, the county c...
- East Rockingham Opens Its Doors
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
ELKTON — It drizzled steadily as kids jammed into the entrance hallway of the new East Rockingham High School, talking with friends they hadn’t seen all summer.
Outside, Assistant Principal Rad Dansey and Athletic Director Eric Phillips, dressed in tuxedos, dress shoes, and bright red vests, shook hands with each arriving stu...
- Fall Festival Calendar
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Sept. 11 Broadway Autumn DaysMain Street, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.More than 85 vendors, crafters and merchants will display their wares. Kids’ activities, including inflatables and balloons. Foods include locally roasted coffee, doughnuts, ham, ice cream and more. Area churches offer specialty foods....
- Colleges Named To 'Best' List
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - The central Valley's four-year colleges have once again been included on a list of the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College were listed on the magazine's "America's Best Colleges" guide.
Rankings, released...
- 'It Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off'
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - As H.C. Wolfrey sat inside his home on Alleghany Avenue in Harrisonburg just before noon Wednesday, he heard a bang followed by sirens.
He quickly realized a white Chevy Suburban had crashed through his neighbor's detached garage, to...
- Beloved Bergton doctor nominated for national award
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Editor’s Note: Each year, one doctor in the United States who has offered a lifetime of dedicated and outstanding service to a rural community is honored with the Country Doctor of the Year award. The 2006 honoree, Dr. David Nichols, has made a weekly journey by plane to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay for the last 27 years....
- Textbook
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
- Remembering Flora and Martha
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
A memorial service for Flora Smith Helmick and Martha Smith Helmick will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, 5651 Beaver Creek Rd., outside of Bridgewater. For directions, visit www.beavercreekchurchva.org....
- Putting Education To Work
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - Loren Swartzendruber praised the value of a college education Wednesday morning even as the nation's unemployment rate remains seemingly stuck above 9 percent, leaving thousands of young graduates scrambling to find steady work.
Speaking to about 1,000 students at Eastern Mennonite University's first convo...
- Holding Steady: Area Jobless Rates Barely Budge
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - Unemployment numbers in July for the central Shenandoah Valley and Virginia didn't budge much from the previous month.
Harrisonburg had the biggest change, with the city's unemployment rate dropping from 8.5 percent in June to 8 percent in July, according to figures released Wednesday by the Virginia Emplo...
- Brooklyn girl brings gift of friendship
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
SINGERS GLEN—Six years ago, Joan and Preston Simmons knew that Ayanna Johnson, a 6-year-old Fresh Air child from Brooklyn, would have a positive experience. But unexpectedly, “sweet” Ayanna gave back to the family, Joan said. “We were thinking we’d do all the giving, but we found out so quickly that she gave so much...
- THE TRAVEL BUG
- Tue, 24 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
I had always wanted to visit Israel, namely because I am a Christian and it’s the land of the Bible.With other Virginia Tech students in the Israel Community Service Mission, I volunteered this summer at a youth village on the northern coast of Israel. Our group worked with the maintenance guys and the kitchen staff during the weekda...
- Bergton Library to close
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG—Increasing costs and decreasing revenue have forced the Massanutten Regional Library board of trustees to close two branches and reduce hours throughout most of the system as of Sept. 15, according to an announcement last week from library officials.Bergton Library and the William Kibler Community Library in Stanley will...
- Va. ABC Grant Aims To Curb Underage Drinking
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - A local provider of community health services received a $7,000 state grant to produce a video showing the effect of alcohol on a child's brain.
Officials with Rockingham Memorial Hospital Community Health say the $7,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will help them share...
- Big Veggie Photos
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Send photos of your big or beautiful homegrown veggies to journals@dnronline.com....
- Remembering Flora and Martha
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
A memorial service for Flora Smith Helmick and Martha Smith Helmick will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, 5651 Beaver Creek Rd., outside of Bridgewater. For directions, visit www.beavercreekchurchva.org.
DAYTON—For...
- From Magill's Ford to Bridgeport to Bridgewater
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Bridgewater celebrates its 175th anniversary this weekend with a four-day extravaganza beginning Friday. Most events take place at Oakdale Park, where everyone is welcome to enjoy free carnival rides from 6-10 p.m. nightly. Concerts, a 5K race and a parade will also take place. See the listing in the Calendar section of our we...
- Death Notices
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Nellie V. Early Nellie Virginia Keller Early, of Dayton, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Early was born on April 13, 1916, in Dayton, and was the daughter of the late William and Sallie Simmers Keller. She was a homemaker and spent her entire life in the Dayton community. She was a member of the Dayt...
- Bridgewater's 175th Anniversary Celebration
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Bridgewater will be bustling with activity this weekend as the town celebrates the 175th anniversary of its incorporation.
"We're going to have a spectacular and fantastic weekend," said Vice Mayor Rosetta Harris. "Come out and enjoy [yourselves]. We have rides for [the] children, plenty to eat and wonderful music."
Festivities r...
- Death Notices
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Rethula ‘Ruth’ D. Beery Rethula “Ruth” Dodson Beery, 80, of Harrisonburg, passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, at RMH.Ruth retired from Owens-Brockway after 25 years of service. She was also employed as a cashier with Red Front. She was a member of Linville United Methodist Church, where she bel...
- Rouse To Start Against Ohio St.
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG - James Rouse redshirted his true freshman season at Marshall University last fall, which afforded him an opportunity to adjust to life as a Division I-A football player.
Beginning this week, the 2009 Harrisonburg High School graduate will get a chance to apply those lessons on the field, and his learning cu...
- ERHS Shakes Off Rout
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
The first game in the history of the East Rockingham High School football program is in the books, and while the result wasn't pretty - the Eagles were pounded 42-0 by Spotswood last Friday - that outcome hasn't dampened the team's enthusiasm.
"I think it was easy to forget about it," junior running back Will Simpson said Wednesday, "and...
- Voice? Check. Arm? Check.
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
BRIDGEWATER - Almost as if he's been mis-dubbed, Trent Hart's appearance and cadence don't seem to match.
With blonde teenage fuzz on his freckle-specked cheeks and a rainbow of bracelets on his left hand, you wouldn't think a throaty "down, set, hut!" could possibly be emitted from the 6-foot, 160-pounder's body....
- Carderelli, Colleagues Christian Martyrs
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Brian Carderelli and the other nine members of the team did not die in vain (“Sharia Partly To Blame For Deaths,” Aug. 16). Christian historians say the blood of the early martyrs was the seed of the church....
- Obama Is A Christian
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Why do so many doubt President Barack Obama’s Christian faith (“Is Obama A Muslim?” Aug. 26)? According to the Gospels, there is no reason to doubt anyone’s sincerity. A tree is known by its fruit...
- Splish, Splash
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
With school back in session and Labor Day right around the corner, it's time to say goodbye to summer.
But before folks pack up their goggles and Styrofoam noodle, they've got one last chance to soak up a few rays and make a few splashes in the pool.
Westover Pool will close for the summer Saturday at 6 p.m. After the last swimme...
- Massanutten To Host Mountain Jamboree
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Massanutten Resort is hosting The Mountain Jamboree on Labor Day weekend. The event features four live bands, petting farm, face painting and caricatures, sand art, tie-dying, rock climbing wall and the RVA Hoopers, a hula-hoop dance team. The event will also feature many different foods and a large beer garden.
The Jamboree kicks off on...
- BRCC To Offer Program On Eyewitness View Of USS Indianapolis
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Four survivors and a rescuer from the USS Indianapolis will gather at Blue Ridge Community College to share their memories of days spent in shark-infested waters during the closing days of World War II. Two-hour programs are slated for 10 a.m. on Sept. 13 and at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14 in the Plecker Workforce Center at the Weyers Cave campus....
- America Is Rising
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
With due apologies to Art Linkletter, commentators and politicians say the darnedest things. While ignoring, or just missing, the most obvious points. A case in point is Saturday’s Glenn Beck r...
- Hillyard MS Fall Sports Schedule
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Cross CountryAll weekday meets begin at 4:30 p.m.9/1 Montevideo 9/8 Hillyard 9/11 EMHS Inv., 9 a.m.9/15 Elkton 9/20 Skyline 9/22 Fairgrounds 9/25 Rocktown Inv., TBA...
- Come Visit, Sen. Warner
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Speaking to business and community leaders in Southside last week, Sen. Mark Warner lamented what he views as a lack of congressional media coverage. The folks back home want to know what their congressmen and senators are up to, the freshman Democrat said, but with newspapers in particular c...
- Youth Prevails for BHS Golf
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURG — All Broadway High School golf coach Josh Shrum could do last year was wait and watch as two of the team’s most talented golfers sat out the season—because they were only in eighth grade.This year, the wait for Shrum and his young pupils is over.Now freshmen Ocean Armstrong and Drew Di...
- Here's Looking at Jews
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Shalom. Are you ready? It’s time to party like it’s 5,771!Sundown on Sept. 8 marks the start of Rosh HaShanah, or the start of the new year. This is the final month in the Jewish year 5770. This number is the rough guesstimate of the amount of time, according to the Jewish Bible, since creation, counting all the yea...
- Serving Up Nutrition
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
It's 11:20 a.m. on a Friday morning and the cafeteria at Spotswood Elementary School is in full swing.
The smell of chicken quesadillas and green beans floats through the air where it mixes with the sound of chitchat, laughter and clanking silverware.
About two-dozen third-graders line up at the two cafeteria doors, each piling w...
- Green Tomato Pie Makes Use Of Unripened Produce
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
We weren't home this weekend as we attended the Eicher reunion held in Berne, Ind. Joe's late father came from a family of 17 children, so it was a very large gathering. Fourteen of the 17 children are still living. They were all at the reunion except one or two people. The reunion was held at Joe's Uncle Roman and Aunt Flossie's house. They ser...
- Fight Obesity With Fruit-Flavored Water
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Obesity is a growing problem in America. Recent studies cite sodas and sugary drinks as a contributing factor. I started looking closely at sodas and so called "sports drinks" and found high concentrations of sugar and additives. But there is an alternative.
I realize that not everyone has the time to make naturally flavored drinks for t...
- Does 1st Amendment Apply To Those Who Hate It?
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Does the First Amendment uphold the Tribeca mosque’s right to exist (“Mosque Is A Symbol,” Aug. 18)? Because we believe that all men are created equal, we also believe all men have the right to determin...
- 'Easy Rider' Characters Wouldn't Know America
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
In 1970, Mad Magazine ran a satire for the movie “Easy Rider.” In this film, the two main characters are looking for America but they can’t find it anywhere.
What if Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper remade thi...
- Obama, 'Politicking' Not So Bad
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADDRESS to the nation on Iraq this week underscores the agony of his pre...
- What The Left Fears
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
A newly coined term is making the rounds and describes the prevalent attitude among that segment of the population that considers itself “progressive.”Whereas “xenophobia,” or fear of the alien or unknown, is common parlor parlance in the salons and aeries of, sa...
- Obiter Dicta
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Great Fark Headlines
■ Schoolgirl and father barred from Ryanair flight because they hadn’t bought extra seat for her violin. You’d think in this situa...
- INSIDE MUSIC
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
In the past, I’ve written about various aspects of putting on a live show, from on-stage leadership to the nuts and bolts of loading and unloading equipment. Here’s a few more thoughts on how a gig is booked and what kind of responsibilities come with taking on this job.It all begins with how a gig gets booked. To get you...
- Here's Looking at Jews
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Shalom. Are you ready? It’s time to party like it’s 5,771!Sundown on Sept. 8 marks the start of Rosh HaShanah, or the start of the new year. This is the final month in the Jewish year 5770. This number is the rough guesstimate of the amount of time, according to the Jewish Bible, since creation, counting all the yea...
- Calendar Briefs
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
“Smash Lab” host presents Thursday
Deanne Bell from Discovery Channel’s “Smash Lab,” presents at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. Using examples from “Smash Lab” such as exploding a 747 and crashing a 300-ton train, Bell illustrates how creativity is...
- Coming Up in the Valley
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Through Sept. 29: Bridgewater College Art Exhibit, pottery by artist Rudy Tucker, of Bridgewater. Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery, Monday-Friday, 8 a....
- Coming Up in the Valley
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Sept. 1: Plains 4-H Club, Plains District Community Center, Timberville, 6:30 p.m....
- Sync Your Schedule
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
I don't like to write columns that relate to only a small segment of my readers, but sometimes it's necessary. Because of e-mail requests, these things pop up from time to time. I have received several requests about this during the last couple of months. So today I will explain an online application that relates to people who use two products a...
- Quotable
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
When I sell liquor, it’s calledbootlegging; when my patronsserve it on Lake Shore Drive,it’s called hospitality.Al Capone...
- Show Us The Numbers ...
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Reminded, probably for the umpteenth time, on Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw has pretty much labeled any proposal...
- Fore!
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
- Don't Tell Me To Get Out Of Your Way
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
I am one of “those” drivers who travel U.S. 259 in the early morning from the Bergton cut-off to U.S. 11 five days a week (“Get Out Of The Way,” Aug. 24). I reach the speed limit, then I turn on c...
- Heritage Oaks Deal Underhanded
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Thousands of us told you, but you didn’t listen! Some City Council people pulled a sorry trick on us with Heritage Oaks (“Heritage Oaks Panel Gets OK,” Aug. 25). The city was told it was a dead end, an a...
- Writer Would Impose His Own Ideology
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Eugene Buie’s most recent Open Forum article appeared at first to be a plea to heal the divisions that afflict our society today (“...
- What Is It We Are Afraid Of?
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
WASHINGTON
I DID NOT stick around to see Glenn Beck’s extravaganza at the Lincoln Memorial, not out of protest but because I had work to do in Philadelphia....
- Racial Epithets Belong In Past
- Mon, 30 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
By Mwizenge Tembo
CONTROVERSY EXPLODED RECENTLY when conservative radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger used the N-word 11 times during a contentious call with a black woman. The fallout: Dr. La...
- Editorial On Obama Is 'Dangerous'
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
The recent editorial about President Barack Obama’s religion would be fatuous if it were not so fetid (“Is Obama a Muslim?” Aug. 26)....
- Where Is Obama's Post-Racial?
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
ON THE FIFTH anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, civil rights activists and hip-hop stars held what they call a “healing ceremony” to commemorate the disaster. President Obama spoke at a separate event in New Orleans on Sunday. What was not addressed by these reconc...
- Just What They Needed
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
HARRISONBURGWorship at Harrisonburg Baptist Church is changing, and in a way that its leadership hopes will save the future of the church.
Reaching out to all ages of people who attend Sunday worship at their church has become a priority of the ministry at Harrisonburg Baptist. Accordingly, this Sunday at 11:10 a.m., Harrisonburg B...
- Religion Calendar
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
SATURDAY»MOUNTAIN VIEW FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 8601 McGaheysville Road, McGaheysville, will hold a community tent event at 7 p.m. John Neff will be the guest speaker. A free pig roast will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday with special music by Dorothy Smith, John Jacobs and Doug Davidson.»NEW BEGINNINGS CHURCH,...
- Real Estate Transfers
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
The following property transfers, for at least $150,000 each, were recorded Aug. 9-13.
Harrisonburg
Aug. 12Franklin David Scott and Jean M. Hampe to Jennine M. Carrier, 850 Elmwood Drive, $315,000.
Aug. 13William Stuart and Jane Earman Taylor to 130 Franklin Street LLC, lot on Franklin Street, $150,500....
- 'Cap The Volcano'
- Mon, 30 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Addressing the explosive issue of the mosque, or Islamic cultural center, near Ground Zero on Bill Bennett's "Morning in America" radio show, Fouad Ajami, director of Middle Eastern studies at Johns Hop...
- 'Great Unwashed' Strike Back
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
WASHINGTON
LIBERALISM UNDER SIEGE is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved...
- A Lesson In Virginia Driving
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
"What do you think you're doing?"
The young man behind the wheel had put on his left turn signal before pulling into the turning lane. "Um, I'm letting the driver behind me know I'm making a left," Kevin said.
"That is totally unnecessary," said his driving instructor. "You don't have to use that signal until you're actually maki...
- Children's Museum Ready For Its Move
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Janelle Gonzaga plopped her 2-year-old sister, Isabelle, into the seat of a wheelchair, grabbed the handles at the back and zoomed her around the "Operation" table, past the X-ray machine and back toward the farm.
"Whee!" squealed the 10-year-old as she pushed her sister around the room. "OK, Isabelle, you're all done. Now it's my turn."...
- Leave Sarver's Legacy Alone
- Thu, 02 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Without question, Harrisonburg High has had its fair share of time in the Daily News-Record. However, I am disappointed that some cannot let bygones be bygones in honor of Coach Tim Sarver’s Coach of the Decade award (“Don’t Forget HHS Players’ Problems,” Aug. 25...
- The White House Wars On Jobs
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
THE "SUMMER OF Recovery” is looking more and more like the Beltway Chainsaw Massacre for America’s workers. As President Obama lolls on Martha’s Vineyard with his well-heeled Chicago pals, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that 72 percent of people are very wor...
- Who Cares About Future Generations?
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
MY RECENT COLUMN on entitlement created a number of angry responses, and for the first time in my life, I had some, not much, sympathy for political cowardice (“Which Handouts America Needs To Cut?” Aug. 14). Most le...
- Rift Between Parties Perfect Political Storm
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
WASHINGTON
REPUBLICANS ARE IN the midst of an insurrection. Democrats are not. This vast gulf between the situations of the two parties — not some grand revo...
- BBL No. 21: Heather, The Heifer And The Heart
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Editor's Note: The following is part of an occasional series of columns by 29-year-old DN-R staff writer Heather Bowser, who, during the next year, will complete 30 adventures before her 30th birthday in November.
Last week, I learned a lesson about love and the value of trusting relationships from a 500-pound Hereford heifer. Thanks to...
- Spend State Surplus On Roads
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
I urge Gov. Bob McDonnell to use a portion of the 2010 budget windfall he recently discovered to re-pave some of our badly deteriorated roadways (“Surplus Double Estimate,” Aug. 18).
The condition of our infrast...
- INSIDE MUSIC
- Tue, 24 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
In the past, I’ve written about various aspects of putting on a live show, from on-stage leadership to the nuts and bolts of loading and unloading equipment. Here’s a few more thoughts on how a gig is booked and what kind of responsibilities come with taking on this job.It all begins with how a gig gets booked. To get you...
- U.S. Not A Christian Nation
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Someone connect the dots for me. The United States is a “Christian nation” because it was “founded on Judeo-Christian principles.” The American colonies seceded from Great Britain, a country that has an established church, which sees itself as both Catholic and Reforme...
- Obama Transforming The U.S.
- Tue, 31 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
H. Bishop Dansby wrote: “[B]ecause the bailouts and stimulus were unnecessary and because there is no global warming, all of the activities of the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress are a power grab and part of a worldwide strategy to dismantle the American free enterprise...
- Victim's Family To Be Commended
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
I applaud the Carderelli family for their act of forgiveness towards the killers of their loved one (“...
- Champion In The Valley
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Growing up in the suburbs didn’t exactly give Valerie a chance to become a professional equestrian. A childhood bout of polio was another barrier, but she overcame both.
Valerie Kanavy, of Fort Valley, bought a horse at the age of 12 and is now a champion endurance racer. She was recently featured in a book by Karma Kitaj, Women Ri...
- Playing Detective On The Farm
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
EDINBURG, Aug. 10 — Hungry slugs and withered stands of orchardgrass have presented county farmers with two troublesome and expensive mysteries over the last few years.
The slugs seem to appear random to devastate certain corn and soybean fields, and many orchardgrass fields have poor yields and short lifespans for reasons that are...
- Bridgewater's 175th Celebration
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Bridgewater will be bustling with activity this weekend as the town celebrates the 175th anniversary of its incorporation.
"We're going to have a spectacular and fantastic weekend," said Vice Mayor Rosetta Harris. "Come out and enjoy [yourselves]. We have rides for [the] children, plenty to eat and wonderful music."
Festivities r...
- Current Policies Failing In Afghanistan
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Terrorism is based on fear of change, and it is centered in areas where rural fundamentalism and a lifestyle that has been unchanged for centuries reign. It is based on local mullahs, imams and warlords who essentially dominate the culture, where there has been little change in the power stru...
- County Hires Interim Administrator
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
LURAY, Aug. 24 —William C. “Bill” Rolfe started as Page County's new interim county administrator Tuesday morning.The hire comes a little more than five weeks after the county placed an ad on the Virginia Association of Counties Web site.
Page County Board Chairman Johnny Woodward (R-at-large), who has been...
- Helen Haven A Haven Of Independence
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
STANLEY — Derek* sits on a chocolate couch, rocking back and forth while laughing at the animated television series Scooby-Doo. The goofy cartoon dog's antics send him into a fit of giggles.
Sarah* pads down the stairs to join Derek. She has just finished tidying her colorful but dimly lit room, a personal space covered with latch-...
- Planned Data Center Project To Nearly Double In Size
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
LURAY —The state-of-the-art data center whose planned construction was announced more than two years ago is still going forward, even expanding, a company official told the Page County Economic Development Authority last week.
Senior Vice President Brian Van de Meulebroecke said the Premier Technical Data Center, originally project...
- Elkton Moves Ahead With Lights For Pentecostal Hill
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Elkton is making progress on three longstanding issues.
Two weeks ago a group of town councilmembers, together with Town Manager Reid Wodicka and a Little League official, walked an area next to Stonewall Memorial Park where new ballfields have been discussed for several years, and talked again about creating a joint town-Little League p...
- Riding Along With 'Elkton's Finest'
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
ELKTON — Elkton Police Officer Herbert E. Kite spotted it first.
“That car only has one headlight working,” he said, accelerating out onto S. Stuart Avenue last Friday night in pursuit of a vehicle heading south past the 7-11 convenience store.
Turning right on Old Spotswood Trail, Kite followed the car over the...
- Calendar Briefs
- Wed, 01 Sep 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
“Smash Lab” host presents Thursday
Deanne Bell from Discovery Channel’s “Smash Lab,” presents at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. Using examples from “Smash Lab” such as exploding a 747 and crashing a 300-ton train, Bell illustrates how creativity is...
- Write An Open Forum
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Can't say it in 150 words? Then try an Open Forum. We need between about 675-700 words on a topic of interest to readers.
Write to: Open Forum, P.O. Box 193, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801. Or se...
- Send A Letter To The Letter
- Fri, 27 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Write to: Letters, P.O. Box 193, Harrisonburg, Va. 22801; letters@dnronline.com...
- Lifelong learning classes scheduled
- Thu, 26 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
James Madison University’s Lifelong Learning Institute will hold two five-week sessions of courses, as well as special activities and field trips this fall. Courses cover topics as varied as beekeeping, Jewish religion, restorative justice, art, computer maintenance, social networking, as well as several literature and philosophy courses....
- Preparing For The Final Year
- Sat, 28 Aug 10 00:00:00 -0500 -
Admittedly, I felt a bit weird several times last week, sitting in the back of Martin Chapel, surveying a swirling sea of backs of heads, many familiar-looking, some not. Some are losing their hair and compensated by growing beards, while others sport speckled-gray or flowing silver manes.
Time may heal all wounds, but it also seems to n...