Category: Perspectives
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Community Perspective: A response to a recent perspectives piece on Valley Interfaith Action
A contributed perspectives piece sent in by Sam Nickels of Harrisonburg
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Community Perspective: Valley Interfaith Action: Alinsky’s Playbook Has Come to Rockingham County
A contributed perspectives piece sent in by Dave Briggman of Keezletown
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Community Perspective: Nerd Nite in the Quirky Shenandoah
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July First Fridays at The Depot Featuring Erin Harrigan!
Jun 22, 2026
July First Fridays at The Depot Featuring Erin Harrigan!
Community Perspective: Nominations for the honorary title “Harrisonburger”
A contributed perspectives piece by E.K. Knappenberger In this era of political violence and Trumpian self-aggrandizement, we ought to look to what it means to be a good citizen right here at home. As Harrisonburg’s self-proclaimed public intellectual, I have taken the liberty of suggesting a new award for those exceptional citizens of Harrisonburg who have made …
Community Perspective: Tuesdays with Morrie play brightens Broadway and heads for Bridgewater
A contributed perspectives piece by Glenn Logan Reitze Live theater fans in the Harrisonburg area seem generally aware that the quality of formerly Broadway musicals performed in local high schools is often amazingly high, with huge casts and well-played and sung live music and surprising fine acting and dancing. Examples so far this year include stellar …
Community Perspective: Why Revoking Student Visas Without Transparency Harms the U.S.
A contributed perspectives piece by Campbell Gavin The United States has long marketed itself as the “land of the free,” a beacon for those seeking the “American Dream,” no matter their origin. Yet the US implements roadblocks going against the very nature of our nation as a whole. In recent months, there has been an …
Community Perspective: Clarifying the Role of HCPS in Addressing Student Poverty
A contributed perspectives piece by Deb Fitzgerald Tamara Grant in a Feb. 8 Citizen Community Perspective article argues that widespread poverty among Harrisonburg City Public School students is being inadequately addressed by HCPS because school leaders and the Harrisonburg Educational Foundation prioritize innovation over urgently meeting students’ basic needs. While the first part of her …
