Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia)

'Kony 2012' backlash: Don't squelch young activists [Blowback]

2012-03-16 16:36:27

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'Harry Potter' rakes in $24 million from midnight shows, falls short of 'Twilight'

2010-11-19 16:32:51

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Arizona's immigration law: Should Washington intervene?

2010-06-21 21:32:55

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Speak and ye shall find more pleasure on the trip

2006-01-22 00:00:00

THE ability to understand and speak a foreign language exponentially improves the travel experience, so linguistic preparation is as important as planning and packing. Learning a language can be relatively painless, even fun, for people with an aptitude,...

Region I track and field: Lafayette boys, Brunswick girls race to championships

2013-05-23 21:33:00

Lafayette's boys won the Region I track and field championship Thursday, edging Brunswick in the meet held at Culpeper County High School. The Rams had 96 points to Brunswick's 86. Brunswick won a four-way battle on the girls' side, edging Tabb,...

Wednesday's 5/22 local schedule (updated Wed. AM)

2013-05-21 23:27:00

COLLEGES Baseball CAA tournament's first day (at JMU's Eagle Field in Harrisonburg): No. 5 Northeastern vs. No. 4 Towson, noon No. 6 James Madison vs. No. 3 Delaware, 3:30 Northeastern-Towson loser vs. JMU-Delaware loser, 7 Men’s tennis NCAA singles...

Danville named one of the top small-town business districts in the South

2013-05-21 07:55:00

Danville has been named one of the “Ten Wonderful Small Town Central Business Districts in the South” by Southern Business & Development magazine.� Danville was featured in SB&D’s annual Top Tens Edition for the Winter 2013 issue.�...

Roanoke's 'Mr. Fitness' Artie Levin lives on in B'nai B'rith Awards

2013-05-20 10:04:02

Each year on a Monday night in late May, Cindy Goldstein steps to a podium at the B'nai B'rith Athletic and Achievement Awards banquet and announces the name of a local high school senior. And each year, a grateful teenager takes home the Artie Levin...

GOP ticket stumps in Virginia Beach

2013-05-19 19:09:00

VIRGINIA BEACH — A day after a late-running, closely-watched convention, the top three members of the state GOP ticket campaigned together for the first time. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the gubernatorial nominee, nominee for lieutenant�...

Race, history reflected in Harlem artist's work at Center in the Square

2013-05-19 09:04:02

Butcher paper represents a number of things for Harlem, N.Y., artist Dianne Smith. "It's at once durable and yet there's a fragility to it," she said. She has used it in her art as a way of representing the treatment of black people in America through...

Jackson wins GOP Lt. Gov. nomination, Obenshain gets A.G. nod

2013-05-18 20:53:00

RICHMOND – Chesapeake-based minister E.W. Jackson won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and state Sen. Mark Obenshain won the nomination for attorney general at the state party convention Saturday. Jackson won the nomination in the...

Virginia GOP convention: Jackson still ahead for LG -- Stimpson, Lingamfelter out

2013-05-18 17:04:02

6:45 p.m. The balloting for the Virginia GOP's lieutenant governor nomination is heading to a third ballot with Chesapeake minister and attorney E.W. Jackson still solidly in first place. Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter, R-Prince William and Susan B....

Anthony Alexandra Ayala, 3, stands with his mom, Anyi Barahona, left, who emigrated from Honduras nine years ago, and dad, Hector Rosales, right, who emigrated from Guatemala 13 years ago, during an immigration reform rally at the Court Square in Harrisonburg, Va.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Marchers walk along Liberty Street in Harrisonburg, Va., in support of immigration reform during a rally.

2013-04-10 00:00:00

Boonsboro senior Abby Duncan, seated center, signed a letter of intent Friday to continue her track and field career at the NCAA Division I level with James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. In the photo, Duncan is sitting between her parents, Beth and Mike Duncan.

2013-03-29 20:22:00