Tag Archives: Harrisonburg
Church Aims to Integrate Cultures in Celebration (December 16, 2007)
This was my first freelance piece for NPR. I had moved to DC from Harrisonburg, VA and was interested in the way parts of the rural community were working to welcome and share resources and fellowship with the growing immigrant … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, English, Guadalupe, Harrisonburg, immigration, Latino, Mexican heritage, Mexico, NPR, Roman Catholic, Spanish, Virgen de Guadalupe, Virgin of Guadalupe, Virginia
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Talk derby to me: Team shows the changing face of sport (Sunday, April 4, 2010)
Rebecca Martinez/ROVING REPORTER Women’s roller derby from the 1960s and ’70s left a certain image in the minds of its American spectators. The derby girls of the past — who endure in footage on YouTube — were ruthlessness on eight … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Cohen, alt culture, Axles of Evil, Harrisonburg, Pat Jarrett, Rocktown Rollers, roller derby, rove, sports, The News Leader, Virginia, women
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Thither and Yon 