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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 2012
Page
1
Central 20 Broadway 14 Harrisonburg 13 Turner Ashby 7 Fort Defiance 41 Buffalo Gap 14 Wilson Memorial 41 Waynesboro 17 Strasburg 40 Stonewall Jackson 21 Pendleton Co 40 Tygarts Valley 8 East Rockingham 16 Madison County 3.
James Madison University president Jonathan Alger describes a listening tour to shape a long term vision. He aims to boost the endowment and alumni giving, saying the university is building from strength and must engage alumni faculty staff and students to define Madison's strengths.
Washington reports show the U S job market remains weak as only 56 percent of Americans laid off between 2009 and 2011 found new jobs by early this year. Many took lower pay and about one third faced cuts of 20 percent or more, even worse if part time work is counted.
In Harrisonburg doctors once urged segregation for children with Down syndrome. Mary Ellen Chewning recalls how her 42-year-old son Russell thrived despite disability. The Arc, a major community group for intellectual and developmental disabilities, has driven powerful shifts in expectation and acceptance.
The Arc advocates for higher expectations for people with disabilities, emphasizing opportunities and inclusion. Leaders highlight education, employment, and community access as keys to a meaningful future for all.
Jeffrey Johnson waited in a business suit near the Empire State Building and shot a CEO in the head, then fled with his briefcase. Police killed Johnson minutes later in a chaotic firefight that wounded nine others and left bloodied sidewalks. Surveillance video captured the seconds-long confrontation.
DNA evidence exonerates a man wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years for rape, prompting his release and renewed scrutiny of the case. Authorities review how faulty or incomplete evidence led to the conviction, signaling justice and regret for the long wrongful sentence.
Suzanne Obenshain, treasurer of the Harrisonburg Republican Committee, says Republicans ignored college students in 2008 and were blown out on campuses. She notes the GOP won’t repeat that oversight and aims to engage younger voters in future elections.
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Larry L. Carrickhoff 79 Elkton, Keith W. Dean 64 Dillon SC, Rose M. Gould 89 Broadway, Bobby L. Lang 66 Luray, Elmer R. Maust 90 Pigeon Mich, Charles E. McKenzie Sr. 83 Luray, David E. Penn 49 Luray, Arizona Shoemaker 88 Linville.
Harrisonburg police sergeant Russell Metcalf 50 of Dayton was put on paid leave after an internal probe into the April shooting of an 8 month old border collie mix named Sadie on Robinson Road. A judge found him guilty of animal cruelty and reckless firearm handling, with a 60 day suspended jail term and six month dog ban. Metcalf appeals and a Rockingham County Circuit Court retrial is set with a new date to be scheduled.
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