Top News http://www.dnronline.com/rss_new.php en-us STRASBURG, June 24 — The United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 2999 held a protest at International Automotive Components in Strasburg on Wednesday. The emotional and often vocal event aired the workers concerns over manufacturers outsourcing jobs to Mexico. International Automotive Components is a global supplier of automotive parts, in http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38948&CHID=42 It was a disgrace, an affront to the democratic process and to the American people who swamped the congressional phone lines with pleas to reject a sweeping and costly cap-and-tax initiative. Nonetheless, on Friday, 219 members of the House of Representatives http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38954&CHID=36 Further evidence of President Obama’s tin diplomatic ear was provided by the State Department’s reaction to the attempted military coup in Honduras. The folks in Foggy Bottom — echoing, we must admit, othe http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38953&CHID=36 WASHINGTON Every general studies the mistakes of the last war, and President Obama’s style has been much influenced by the difficulties of Bill Clinton’s presidency. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38957&CHID=59 WASHINGTON A WISE MAN once said that love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. No http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38926&CHID=59 Jennifer Ellington’s recent letter contained misinformation and a mean-spiritedness out of place in Harrisonburg (“Downtown 56 Restaurant Won’t Be Missed,” June 17). http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38641&CHID=62 Make us laugh, keep it clean (this is a family paper), and keep it brief (brevity is the soul of wit). Mail the caption, along with the cartoon and your full name and city where you live to: Say What?Daily News-RecordP.O. Box 193 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38956&CHID=60 I read about the unfortunate legal status of Maria Martinez and what she is facing (“Deported With A Diploma,” June 13). Her legal status i http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38559&CHID=62 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38906&CHID=33 Last month I wrote a column about backing up files to the "Cloud" or online on someone else's server. Maria wrote and asked me if there was a way that she could get actual files from her desktop computer using her own notebook computer. You know that if I am writing about it here, I have an answer. However, I still strongly suggest using http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38907&CHID=21 Each day as I drive up and down Nutmeg Court in Belmont I can hardly believe the lack of foresight on the part of our county supervisors, especially Mr. Bill Kyger. He is supposed to represent the Belmont area. About two yea http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38958&CHID=62 This is in defense of those brave souls who daily expend blood, sweat and tears (and a great deal of money) to enhance Harrisonburg’s downtown appeal (“Downtown 56 Restaurant Won’t Be Missed,” Jun http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38666&CHID=62 I enjoyed the article about nude hikers (“Nude Hikers Enjoy Nature Naturally,” June 20). We baby boomers/aging flower children are approaching retirement age. This activity can provide me and my peers hours of recreation. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38718&CHID=62 So now the federal government wants to tax each head of cattle a couple hundred dollars a year. This won’t stop the release of methane from flatulence, but it will raise the price of food. No surprise there. That would http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38724&CHID=62 Wow! Cars in the front yard, chickens in the backyard. I cannot wait to see what happens next — maybe goats? After all, lawn mowers use gas. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38927&CHID=62 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38928&CHID=33 The recent article on homeopathic medicine is a bunch of propaganda designed to frighten people away from remedies that are safer than what most people are taking (“‘Homeopathic’ Remedies Get a Regulatory Pass,” June 18). http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38736&CHID=62 Editor’s Note: This is part of an occasional series of columns by DN-R staff writer Heather Bowser about life in the Friendly City. Bowser, 28, was born and raised in Harrisonburg. After spending four months surviving my first dance class, its recital and the miserable spandex costume I had to wear during that http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38823&CHID=37 When Sammie Gautreaux retired from her job as a schoolteacher on May 25, 2008, she and her husband, Mike, had a crazy idea. The couple, formerly of Baton Rouge, La., called their adult children and told them to pick out what they wanted to keep. Then, they sold the stuff their kids didn’t want and hit the road in a 39-foot, 441 square foot http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38824&CHID=5 The Arts Council of the Valley will host the work of Lynda Bostrom at the Darrin-McHone Art Gallery at 311 S. Main St. In conjunction with First Fridays Downtown, the show opens from 5-7 p.m. on July 3. The exhibition includes works from “Loss and Learning” and “Conversations and Speech.” Through ceremonial pi http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38825&CHID=5 The Houff Community Center Gallery Hall will feature the artwork of Peggy Anderson during July. Anderson was born in Beaufort, S.C., and lived on Brays Island, a working plantation, until age 12 when her family moved to the Shenandoah Valley. After high school, Anderson graduated from nursing school and worked in a local hospital in http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38826&CHID=5 WASHINGTON IRAN TODAY IS a revolution in search of its Yeltsin. Without leadership, demonstrat http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38832&CHID=59 WARD CONNERLY, FORMER University of California Regent, has an article, “Study, Study, Study — A Bad Career Move” in the June 2, 2009 edition of Minding the Campus ( http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38833&CHID=59 The baby chicks arrived this week. On Monday afternoon, the Staunton Post Office called to say our chicks were there. We dropped what we were doing to go pick them up. Pulling up to the back loading dock, a man looked at us and said, "Here for the chicks?" So maybe the arrival of 130 peeps is not a big deal here in the Shenandoah http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38843&CHID=27 The following property transfers, for at least $150,000 each, were recorded June 15-19. Rockingham County June 15Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to Suzanne S. Riddleberger and Ronald L. Williams, 404 Dry River Road, Bridgewater, Ashby District, $155,600.Marlin E. and Juanita E. Fulk to Walter V. and Joanna M. Gru http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38849&CHID=45    Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional series on how things work. When the average TV watcher thinks about obtaining digital cable, the process goes something like this: Call the cable company. Arrange an installation time. Wait for the technician; when he arrives, watch him poke around and connect some wi http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38897&CHID=37 The winner is: Annabel Lambert Mrs. Lambert lives in Linville with her  husband, Steven, and their 10-year-old daughter. Runners Up"Are you the guy who's taking me for a ride?" Brenda SealBridtgewater"I want to see the car fax."George ShefferHa http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38855&CHID=60 By Gerald Meeks In recent years, I have read with interest the attitudes many have taken toward Jesus, both in the secular world and also to a degree in Christianity. A vague reference to God is acceptable in most circles; however, any reference to Jesus or anything associated with him, is met with disdain by ma http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38858&CHID=32 HARRISONBURG—Nancy R. Heisey, a professor of biblical studies and church history at Eastern Mennonite University, is heading to Paraguay to serve as moderator for a meeting of the General Council of the Mennonite World Conference, of which she is president. The General Council serves as the decision-making body for the Men http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38859&CHID=14 SATURDAY »HIGHLAND RETREAT, 14783 Upper Highland Drive, Bergton, will hold its annual steak barbecue fundraiser. Dinner will start at 5 p.m. Steak, potato and beverage provided. Bring a potluck salad and dessert. Activities include swimming, zipline, superswing and funyaks. Music will be provided by Blue Mounta http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38860&CHID=14 Editor's note: This column originally appeared March 12, 1994, in the Daily News-Record. I'll admit to an apprehension of medical personnel. I know I shouldn't feel this way. They are truly remarkable couriers of caring who possess extraordinary skills to help people in their hour of need. Nevertheless, my trepidation accelerates http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38898&CHID=28 The digital distribution of cable television is completely separate from the federally-mandated broadcast switchover, finalized on June 12, said Steve Effros, former president of the Cable Telecommunications Association. The former affects only cable subscribers; the latter mostly affects households that don't have cable and receive the bulk of http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38899&CHID=37 The overnight ratings for ABC’s much-ballyhooed and somewhat controversial “town-hall meeting”/infomercial on health-care reform Wednesday night were as weak as the http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38902&CHID=36 By Eugene C. Buie ARE THE AMERICAN people in the 21st Century virtuous enough to be free? If we are honest with ourselves, most people born and raised in the 20th century no longer make the http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38903&CHID=32 A tremendous amount of ink was used to attack President Bush after the Iraq invasion. The national press spent much of that ink condemning our military commanders for not having a plan in place to manage Iraq after the Coalition victory. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38904&CHID=62 With California’s economy literally on the verge of collapse, columnist Pat Buchanan offered the following observations: http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38923&CHID=36 Massanutten Resort is offering Valley residents a chance to kick off their weekend of liberty early - and support several area causes - Thursday with the 11th annual Summer Jam. Gates open at 5 p.m. for this holiday celebration that's "jam"-packed with good food and drink, family activities, toe-tapping music and a fireworks extravaganza, organi http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38908&CHID=41 Nearly a decade ago, the hottest issue before the Harrisonburg City Council was a proposal to build the municipal golf course that is now Heritage Oaks. Some 10 http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38924&CHID=36 David Lebovitz went to Paris and never came back. The famous former pastry chef for California’s La Panisse visits from time to time, but his life is now that of an expatriate, a twist he hadn’t anticipated until some major tragedies changed the course of his life. Instead, he spends his time commenting on French culture, hanging aro http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38942&CHID=29 When Kathy Branner’s five children were growing up, planning meals that each would like was a challenge. “You just keep looking to see what you can fix that they’ll like,” said Branner, 62. Luckily, there was one dish that always pleased even the pickiest of palates — Branner’s baked beans. Her http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38943&CHID=40 When the weather is hot, we often look for recipes where we don’t need to heat up the oven. Many cooks use the microwave much more in the summer months than in the winter. Even though the microwave is not considered the best for baking, it is interesting to try new recipes. This is a unique recipe that is fun to make and helps to s http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38944&CHID=25 Today we are enjoying cooler weather, giving us relief from the recent 90-degree heat.  My husband Joe and the three boys just left to go fishing on a nearby lake. The lake also has a beach area for swimming, so they might swim also.  Brother-in-law Jacob and his boys are going too. Joe, meanwhile, is enjoying a weeklong vacation from http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38945&CHID=24 WOODSTOCK — Two years after a Massanutten Military Academy student fell to his death from his dorm room window, the student's parents are suing the school for $25.3 million. Noel Patrick Bailey, better known to his family and friends as “Sandy,” died April 20, 2007, suffering multiple injuries to his lungs, neck and sku http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38949&CHID=42 NEW MARKET – Virginia's Transportation Board approved the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) 2010 fiscal budget last week, including a wide array of cuts across the Commonwealth. The budget is reducing its 42 rest areas to 23 and closing several residency offices and equipment shops. Reducing the number rest areas http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38950&CHID=42 While they may not be cute or cuddly, human beings rely on bats much more than some may think. Bats are known to eat millions of insects, like mosquitos and moths, and pollinate plants making them a beneficial to the local environment. But now a relatively new disease is threatening the cave-dwelling bat population. Last month, t http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38952&CHID=42 Forty-eight members of the Shenandoah Valley Children's Choir, Director Julia White and 36 adult chaperones and companion travelers will participate in the Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival held July 13-23 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Pacific Rim Festival is designed to provide treble children's choirs, grades 6 through 12, an opportuni http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38960&CHID=5 Kimberly Juda Souder is the featured artist for July at the Frances Plecker Education Center at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU. The exhibit is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Souder is an artist based in the Timberville area who has been painting and drawing for most of her life. She is best known for her creative interpret http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38961&CHID=5 The Art Group Gallery will host First Friday from 6-10 p.m. on July 3, featuring its annual community hot dog roast and art and music fest. Robin Aigner will provide the evening's musical entertainment. Aigner (Crooked Jades, Royal Pine, Pinataland, Steeplechase, Strung Out String Band) draws from Eastern European, old-time and Americana http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38962&CHID=5 BRETHREN WOODS - The scene at Brethren Woods on Wednesday morning looked nothing out of the ordinary. About a dozen kids took turns lining up in front of hay bales, shooting arrows at white targets. They took pictures, gossiped and goofed around. Earlier in the week, they played water games and cooked a meal over a campf http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38963&CHID=2 BRETHREN WOODS - When the battle with cancer gets tough, Lexie Smith has a tried and true way to lift her spirits. She sings her own theme song, a little jingle she wrote to the tune of Destiny's Child's "Survivor." "I am a fighter, a cancer fighter, I'm gonna beat it, come on and bring it," hums the 15-year-old to herse http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38964&CHID=2 DAYTON - Town Council may reverse a policy change made last year before its newest members took office, but it looks like it won't be a unanimous vote. Vice Mayor Donna McCormick, one of four council members who took office in January, wants to change the town's cash disbursement policy to fix what she calls a bad accoun http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38965&CHID=2 The Harrisonburg Community Health Center got a shot in the proverbial arm earlier this week with the release of more than $13 million in grants to the center and similar health care facilities across the commonwealth. The funds, $13.5 million in all, including $240,829 for the Harrisonburg center, were released Tuesday by the U.S. Depart http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38966&CHID=2 HARRISONBURG - As an emergency physician, Dr. Eric Kramer has seen the darker side of Independence Day festivities sparked by fireworks. "We see an enormous amount of fireworks-related injuries this time of year," said Kramer, who works at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. "We see lots of hand and eye injuries due to the exp http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38967&CHID=2 HARRISONBURG - Two more local cases of the H1N1 virus have emerged, bringing to three the number of people treated at Rockingham Memorial Hospital since the outbreak first appeared in Mexico almost two months ago. Two unidentified patients went to RMH on Friday with mild flu symptoms and were diagnosed with influenza A, http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38968&CHID=1 HARRISONBURG - A former Mennonite missionary who pleaded guilty to secretly videotaping teenage relatives having sex with students at Eastern Mennonite University has been excluded from California's sex offender registry. On March 10, Andrew Max Eggman Jr., 46, entered Alford pleas to felony indecent liberties with a chi http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38969&CHID=1 HARRISONBURG - The skies in Harrisonburg will be a little quieter this Independence Day, as fewer "bombs" are scheduled "to go bursting in air." For the first time in years, the Spotswood Country Club will not shoot off its 45-minute fireworks show on July Fourth, leaving the nighttime air above Fairway Hills without the http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38970&CHID=1 State and Federal Government Offices: Closed Friday. The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) stores: Open on Friday and until 6 p.m. on Saturday. Municipal Government Offices City of Harrisonburg: Closed Friday. Trash collection for Fr http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38971&CHID=1 HARRISONBURG - Turner Ashby High School's Aven Thomas has a simple, time-tested philosophy on how to succeed in softball, one she put to good use during her recently completed senior season. "This year, I tried my hardest, just like I do every year," Thomas said Wednesday. "I put all my effort into the doing the best I c http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38972&CHID=20 HARRISONBURG - With the Harrisonburg Turks playing their games this summer at James Madison University's Long Field - a venue with no lights - it was a given that there would be times they'd have to battle not just their opponent but also the approaching darkness. Wednesday's game with Rockbridge became a race to beat ni http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38973&CHID=46 HARRISONBURG - Butch Barnes watched his sons Jay and Nick play for the Broadway Bruins last season, so he had a good idea of what he'd be dealing with when he took over as the team's manager this year. The 11 new players he recruited? Not so well-versed. All of them were from either the Strasburg-Winchester area or North http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38974&CHID=46 Valley League Wednesday's Games Rockbridge 7, Harrisonburg 6 Woodstock at Fauquier Covington 7, Haymarket 3 Staunton at Winchester, pdd. Fr. Royal at New Market, ppd. Waynesboro at Luray, pdd. to July 23 Today's Games Staun. http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=38975&CHID=46