Harrisonburg High grads urged to find calling at convocation
English teacher Peter Norment urged Harrisonburg High School s more than 370 graduates to seek a calling beyond money and mere jobs during Saturday s address at the James Madison University Convocation Center. The piece notes photos on Page A8 and related coverage on Pages A3 and A7.
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TA Grads Relish All The Broccoli Moments
Turner Ashby High School graduates faced both joyful and painful memories during the commencement on Saturday. Speaker Jacob Roth urged peers to value difficult moments as growth, using broccoli as a metaphor for resilience as they move to the next life stage.
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Hotel Madison Hotel and conference center plan under city review
Harrisonburg officials hear details on a proposed public private hotel and conference center near downtown funded with 10 million dollars of taxpayer money. Maryland developer Paul Gladd of dpM Partners seeks city support for a 40 million project with private hotel funding and a JMU site on Grace Mason streets bounded by MLK Jr Way and South Main. An artistic rendering shows Hotel Madison facing South Main as Gladd would lease land from James Madison University.
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Las Vegas Shooting Claims Five Lives
In Las Vegas a man and woman opened fire at CiCi's Pizza, killing two officers Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo during lunch. The assailants then fatally shot a third person inside a nearby Walmart and killed themselves. Authorities provided initial details and cautioned on ongoing investigations.
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Gillespie Campaign Visit Set for Harrisonburg Stop
Former GOP nominee Ed Gillespie arrives in Harrisonburg for a 11:30 a.m. appearance at The Printing Express as part of a statewide tour following his Roanoke convention victory. He will rally support for his five point economic growth agenda while targeting Senator Mark Warner in the general election. Local GOP officials Marcus Obenshain and Donna Moser say Gillespie is the right and winnable candidate.
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