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In the Margin of the Margin
Public space is a border zone, made for everyone and no one.
Rockingham County’s school board unveils proposals for selecting, reviewing and challenging books
The draft policies that the Rockingham County School Board presented Monday regarding the selection and review of books in schools would prohibit teachers and librarians from acquiring any books that contain sexually explicit content.
The Porous Surface
In the Friendly City, March has many moods. It’s not just that it comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, as in the proverb. March is a grab bag of textures, featuring extremes of hardness and softness that seem unrelated, as if they’re happening not at different times but in different countries.
Community Perspective: AI-based dashboards shedding light on Donald Trump’s misbehaviors
A contributed perspectives piece by Mike Mitri We live in a highly polarized political climate, where misinformation runs rampant on social media, in political discourse, and in some segments of the news media. The power of information technology, including artificial intelligence, is all too often used to deceive and exploit, rather than inform and enlighten. …
Board delays decision on new school start times to consider more information about available bus drivers
The Harrisonburg City School Board will vote on the proposed new start times for the city’s school district at its March 19 work session to give board members more time to consider new information, including about available bus drivers.
‘Don’t overlook the student journalists’: HHS students plan to bring award-winning approach to Rocktown H.S.
When Harrisonburg High School junior Jumana Alsaadoon found out her student newspaper was nationally recognized, she said she was “shocked.” But then it began to sink in: This national award from the Journalism Education Association was the result of several years of hard work.