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Community Perspective: How to be a better business ally
For local businesses, allyship can be crucial to success, and Peregrin Sanchez, director of the Friendly City Safe Space, submitted a piece suggesting how.
Community Perspective: What I’ve learned as OCP’s executive director … and where the community needs to go
Community Perspective piece by Sam Nickels: As I wind down my 5.5 years as executive director at Our Community Place, I reflect on where we’ve come as a community over that time. (OCP just hired a new director who will start on July 3.)
Community Perspective: Thor: Love and Thunder, a movie review
A contributed perspectives piece by C.A. Mills Summer block-busters are usually good distractions from the chaos of the world. On a recent evening, I decided to indulge in cold movie theater air and see “Thor: Love and Thunder”. There is a lot to be disappointed about in this film (the writing is uneven, the tone …
Community perspective: The story of a Hammer
Over a month ago, Harvey Yoder phoned our Carpenters Guild to see if we might help a woman patch the roof of her leaky house.
Community Perspective: Electric Vehicles Should Not Be Delayed in Virginia
A community perspectives piece by Alleyn Harned In this General Assembly, Delegate Tony Wilt has introduced new legislation which seeks to increase consumers’ transportation costs and to maintain our dependence on foreign oil, both of which are unacceptable in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia that produces no oil and can benefit so greatly …
Community Perspective: City should focus on making Harrisonburg more user friendly
A community perspectives piece submitted by Bob Pippin
Community Perspective: An open letter to Virginia Senator Mark Obenshain
A community perspectives piece by Charlotte Shristi Dear Senator Obenshain, As a constituent and resident of Rockingham County, I strongly urge you to oppose Andrew Wheeler’s confirmation as Virginia’s Secretary of Natural Resources. At a time when Virginians are facing the imminent effects of a climate crisis, Wheeler is clearly the wrong choice! I live in …
Community Perspective: Suicides at Middle River Regional Jail demands accountability
A contributed perspectives piece by Connie Wright-Zink