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Published September 25Book Review: Born and Raised in the Shenandoah Valley
We share a belief in the complexity of home, in the idea that a place can shape you long after you’ve left it, and that returning ... is an act both tender and fraught Source
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Published September 23City Council looks to weigh in on request for US Forest Service to keep ‘roadless rule’
At the request of preservation activists, the city council plans to draft a letter asking the U.S. Forest Service to maintain roadless designations on Shenandoah Mountain and nearby areas. Source
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Published September 18Community Perspective: Bringing Passenger Rail to the Valley
A submitted perspectives piece by KC Kettler You’re on I-81, with an overturned tractor-trailer up ahead. Again. Traffic is backed up for miles. Gas, expensive as it is, is burning in the tank as you sit still. You feel your blood pressure rising as you hear one car honk after…
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Published September 17Community Perspective: Who recalls when the Washington Post Travel section had an article on a weekend visit to the Shenandoah Valley?
A submitted perspectives piece by Kerry Abbott Who recalls when the Washington Post Travel section had an article on a weekend visit to the Shenandoah Valley? It went through the towns, one by one, until it reached Harrisonburg and said, “Keep driving”. The downtown had been…
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Published September 15County schools’ new grading policy causes angst
In the first weeks of a new school year — and Rockingham County’s overhauled grading policy — families are reporting increased anxiety among students, concerns over eligibility for athletics and a disproportionately high number of failing grades, a school board member said.…
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Published September 09A new indoor rec center? Passenger rail in Harrisonburg?
The industrial building on West Wolfe Street, which was most recently the Artisan Packaging facility, could find a second life as an indoor recreation and sports complex after the city council approved a proposal Tuesday evening. The council also took steps toward a more…
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Published September 08Cranked phones and eager ears in pre-’70s Bergton
"Y'all be quiet, I'm listening in on this phone call." Source
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Published September 04Updated rule to prohibit all city school students from door-to-door fundraising
By Isabel Lewis, contributor Going door-to-door to raise money for a school field trip or a club sports team might no longer be the best option, as Harrisonburg school board members discussed this week. Several of them raised concerns about student safety and the danger of…
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Published September 04Book Review: A Free Spirit
A thread runs through the impressionistic essays: Woodroof is a free spirit, a life of the party. Her life was a wild ride. Source
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Published August 26Proposed downtown complex, the Lindsey, wins approval in 3-2 council vote
The Harrisonburg City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday to approve a rezoning request that would allow for the construction of the Lindsey, a mixed-use housing project downtown. The decision was met with backlash by some community members who attended the meeting. Source
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Published August 25What if the county’s school day were 10 minutes longer?
Adding 600 seconds in the classroom each day may not seem like much, but Rockingham County School Board members on Monday weighed all the interwoven effects that a change like that could have. The additional time could add more minutes spent at desks, shift extracurriculars and…
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Published August 23A peek inside the Wizard Mode Brewcade
Wizard Mode Brewcade – a community space for all things gaming – is set to open soon in downtown Harrisonburg. Source