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This is a continuation of an earlier post, “council elections: the issues.”
Josh and I recently discussed conducting a Slashdot style interview with the candidates, where readers submit questions, we select the best ten (or so) and send them to all the candidates to answer. We’ll give them ample time to respond, and then post [...]

Thursday morning at 8 a.m. area law enforcement took up the torch, literally, and ran through the county with sweat and determination.
This weekend the state’s Special Olympics will be held in Richmond and the runners carrying “The Flame of Hope” are winding their way to the capital city for the occasion. Yesterday, the torch arrived [...]

It’s not what it sounds like. This is the third year the Big Apple to Big Easy (BABE) junk car rally has stopped in Harrisonburg.
I found out about last year’s BABE Rally stop a day too late. This time, I was able to check it out. I shot some video last night and this morning [...]

About 2,000 Civil War reenactors made history come alive over the weekend in honor of the 1864 Battle of New Market.

James Madison University’s East Campus Library, one of several construction projects occurring on campus, is nearing completion. The $31 million project, which broke ground in September 2006, was designed by architectural firm The Design Collective, of Baltimore, Md., and built by Nielsen Builders of Harrisonburg.

143 years after the end of the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E. Lee made a stop in Harrisonburg’s Court Square Theater Monday night to tell the “other side” of the story. At least that’s what 63-year-old re-enactor Al Stone would like you to believe.

I was at the Documentary Club screening of Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home on Monday night and I had the opportunity to take part in several discussions about the movie. In a group of about 10-12 people, many of us expressed or agreed that although messages from media and movies like Garbage! affect us and [...]

Last week, I drew attention to the Rocktown documentary blog. Now I have a little more info.
Over a decade ago, Leslie Edwards resided in Harrisonburg. She lived on Patterson, a neighborhood that doesn’t exist anymore.

I stumbled upon an interesting blog recently.
Apparently when Leslie Edwards returned to Harrisonburg after being gone for 12 years, she didn’t like what she saw, and decided to make a documentary about it.

There have been several posts and discussions regarding the topic of local foods (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.).  John Eckman, Executive Director of the Valley Conservation Council and resident of Harrisonburg, did a civic soapbox (listener essay on WMRA) he titled “Taking a Bite” (sound clip). There’s a lot of wonderful things going on in the Valley [...]

I wanted to make a top 10 best/worst list of the biggest stories and developments in and around Harrisonburg this year, but I decided against it. Instead, here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly, in no particular order…

I got this in my email today about WMRA’s search for community members to tell a story on Civic Soapbox. I think its a great opportunity for us all to tell our stories.
Help!
Dear WMRA member and listener,
I’ve had the pleasure and privilege working on the Civic Soapbox with dozens of listeners for well over a [...]

The Harrisonburg Parks & Recreation Fall 2007 Activities Guide is now available online and should be arriving in your mailbox shortly.  I think that more people, including myself, should take advantage of the facilities and activities available to us through the Harrisonburg’s Parks & Recreation Department. For example, in reviewing this issue I found the [...]

A new column of mine called David’s Rants. Seeing as I have a habit of ranting anyway, I figured that I should do it with a disciplined approach (insert laughter). If you hate my Rants then please feel free to tell me, and I’ll stop. If my Rants spark debate and discussion [...]