Fair Demo Derby Smash Inspires Monster Truck Dreams
At the Rockingham County Fair demolition derby in Harrisonburg fans packed the grandstand as drivers crush and rebuild cars. Veteran racer Jeff Craun of Waynesboro said he was on his 40th car, enjoying the destructive spectacle and the hands on joy of the sport, with more photos and results on later pages.
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Waynesboro
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JMU's Transformer at 80: President Emeritus Carrier recalls civil rights era
Ronald Carrier woke on Oct 2, 1962, at Mississippi's Oxford campus to teach economics as James Meredith entered the university. Time described the scene as a nightmarish shamble with 22,000 federal troops and riotous resistance. Carrier remembered going to class despite devastation and disbelief.
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JMU
Harrisonburg
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Oxford, Miss
Time Magazine
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Time
Water levels drop on Shenandoah North Fork after June windstorm
Officials and Shenandoah Riverkeeper seek reports from 800 landowners along the North Fork after the river shrank twice in late June and early July. Data from the Strasburg USGS gauge shows a 3 inch drop on June 29 and again on July 3, following a derecho.
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Shenandoah River
Jeff Kelble
Shenandoah
Rockingham County
Front Royal
Warren County
U.S. Geological Survey
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Pebble Technology raises over ten million on Kickstarter
Pebble Technology sought 100000 to fund 1000 programmable wristwatches but donors on Kickstarter contributed 10300000 dollars, far exceeding the goal and signaling strong demand for wearable tech projects.
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Pebble Technology
Afghans Kill U.S. Trainers in Farah Ambush
In Farah province a new Afghan recruit, Mohammad Ismail, fatally shot U.S. trainers after receiving an AK-47. The attack marks the ninth recent U.S. service death by supposed Afghan allies, with additional assaults reported in Kandahar.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Mohammad Ismail
Farah
Kandahar
Harrisonburg diners boost meals tax revenue in 2011
In Harrisonburg the meals tax intake rose 6.9 percent in 2011 from the prior year, marking the largest gain since a 7.7 percent rise recorded in 2007. This suggests diners are returning to local eateries as activity recovers.
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