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Published September 29Parents push back against ‘chaos’ of county schools’ grading system
Jessica Foley’s son excels in math. The straight-A student, who receives special education support, made it to middle school without a poor grade in the subject. Source
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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…