Rasoul, Allen & Palestine
Last week, an article appeared in the Star City Harbinger in which Janice Lee Allen, an Independent candidate from Harrisonburg running for U.S. Congress, questioned where Democratic nominee Sam Rasoul’s loyalties lie.
Archive | June, 2008
leadership change at B&GC this fall
Monday, June 30, 2008
Today’s DNR reports that Heather Denman, Executive Director of the H’burg/Rockingham Boys & Girls Club, will be retiring September 30.
ethanol a mirage?
Thursday, June 26, 2008
There’s a story in today’s DNR about “deathanol,” the federal mandate, and the impact of corn-for-fuel on the local poultry industry. I recently read an interesting article about “the seven myths of energy independence” in Mother Jones that touched on some of the same points.
Goodlatte poo-poos McClellan
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Harrisonburg’s representative in Congress, Bob Goodlatte, questioned former White House Press Secretary, Scott McClellan, during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on McClellan’s recent book (a tell-all about how the Bush Administration deceived the American public before and after the invasion of Iraq). Goodlatte asked McClellan how many TV shows he has been on as a [...]
Goodlatte and the so-called ‘Enron Loophole’
Monday, June 23, 2008
Just because the “Enron Loophole” has been closed doesn’t mean it’s out of the news (as evidenced by Keith Olbermann’s recent story on it). AFP blogger Chris Graham “found some ties [between Rep. Bob Goodlatte's contributors, and the lobbyists that fought to keep the loophole open] that might be of interest to voters in the [...]
social network site to launch from H’burg
Saturday, June 21, 2008
In 2002, before MySpace and Facebook were household names, Ronnie Rodes had an idea for a social networking site in Houston that was geared more toward families and homeowners than high school or college students. But he didn’t have the resources to execute a social networking site at the time. Six years later, with the [...]
Reactions to Free Clinic Decision
Friday, June 20, 2008
I talked to several people about the decision to eliminate Free Clinic services for undocumented patients. Here are some of the responses: Sandy Hodge, Free Clinic Board President: “It was a very difficult decision. We discussed it for a good six months and felt like in order to be able to continue to grow with [...]
Free Clinic Says Adios to Undocumented Patients
Friday, June 20, 2008
At its May board meeting, the Harrisonburg Rockingham Free Clinic decided to cut off services to patients without legal status (confirmed through either a Social Security number or other documentation of legal residency), effective July 1. About 100 current patients, representing about 10% of the clinic’s case load, will be effected affected by the change.
Hard Times blog
Friday, June 20, 2008
Just discovered a new local blog about the impact of high food and fuel prices called Shenandoah Valley Hard Times. The blogger, Michele, lives in the Massanutten area. She wants to know how the rising cost of living is affecting local residents, and has asked for stories to be emailed to maggieoverstreet@hotmail.com
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- Chris: The ad was never published. The whole thing is in david thorne's fantasy world. There was ...
- HRHO: I hope the developers loose their shirt! Money is the only deterrent....
- Perrie'Lee Prouty: I a hearing that arsenic is being released as a byproduct of the plant? Arsenic is used...
- Shen CC: Sooooo.... Does anybody have ANY kind of update on this case @ this time? Surely it's ...
- Dr Frank R. Southerington: The Democrats are NEVER going to win the sixth District if they won't even field a candid...
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- Friendly City Celebrates Grand Opening
- Cally’s To Become Capital Ale House
- Castillo To Be Awarded Honorary Doctorate
- Last Glimpse of Food Co-op Before Official Opening
- Harrisonburg Gardening 101: Composting & Other Garden Tips
- State Agencies Weighing Benefits Of Burning Poultry Litter To Generate Electricity
- Severe Weather Whips Through Valley
- Rocktown Beer & Music Festival (In Pictures)
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Announcements & Press Releases 
- Friendly City Grand Opening Set for July 9
Friendly City Food Co-Op, Harrisonburg’s consumer-owned grocery, invites the community to come see its new destination for natural, organic and locally-produced products at the store’s grand opening 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 9 at 150 East Wolfe Street.
- Friendly City Becomes Member of National Cooperative Grocers Association
HARRISONBURG, VA — Friendly City Food Co-op, slated to open this month in Harrisonburg, Va., has become the newest member of the National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business services cooperative serving 120 consumer-owned food co-ops nationwide.
- Harrisonburg Recognized as a Bike Friendly Community
May 2: Harrisonburg was honored when the League of American Bicyclists announced the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designations over the weekend to kick off May as National Bike Month.
Harrisonburg Politics & Opinion
- Tea Across the State
- 'News Virginian' begins charging for online content ... joins growing number of paywall sites
- Linwood Cobb leads 7th Republican District Convention
- Lexington & the Rise of Liberty in Virginia’s 6th
- The 2012 Farm Bill: A Happy Marriage between Democratic Socialism and Corporate Capitalism
- Political Dialogue at JMU
- Tax Day Rally 2012
- The 2012 GOP Nomination is Over?
- The truth about high gas prices
- The Conservative Dilemma
Harrisonburg Business, PR & Coupons
- 8599 Union Springs Road, Dayton, VA
- Free $2 Amazon MP3 Credit
- 14851 Woodcreek Lane, Timberville, VA
- Regal Cinemas: $2 off any Candy
- Fareways at Massanutten: $50 Gift Certificate for just $25
- Salad Creations: $25 Gift Certificate for just $12.50
- When the dust briefly settles
- James McHone: A Jewel of a Person
- 5921 Port Trace Court, Port Republic, VA
- 17944 Red Brush Road, Elkton, VA
Harrisonburg Blogs
- Girls Track Team Wins District Championship
- Entitled people are The Worst
- Racism is never funny.
- Redskins pick RGIII, no surprise there
- Five Sure-Fire Ways To Make You Look Less Unattractive in Pictures
- Westover Waves gear up for summer season
- Soup Night the result of months of preperation
- Fiesta Corn Patties
- Blog: Songs that best defined me in high school
- “Storied” delivers a quality performance
Monday, June 30, 2008
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