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Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the hospital? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• JMU professor says Halloween offers safe way to confront mortality (whsv.com) — In Harrisonburg, a James Madison University professor explains how Halloween's scares can actually help people safely think about death and their own mortality. She says haunted houses and spooky symbols create a controlled environment to feel fear, adrenaline, and relief, encouraging residents to embrace the fun while recognizing the deeper psychological benefits behind the holiday's thrills.
• Screens & Stages: Harrisonburg High School alum stops for workshop with students amid national tour of hit musical (whsv.com) — Harrisonburg students at Rocktown and Harrisonburg High Schools got a rare chance to learn choreography and career insights directly from alum Kate Cummings, now touring nationally with "Mamma Mia." She shared how Harrisonburg City Public Schools shaped her arts journey and why supporting local arts programs matters, in a segment available to stream weekly.
• Harrisonburg interfaith association members rally around local iman detained by ICE (dnronline.com) — Harrisonburg faith leaders and residents are rallying around Imam Zaheer Akbar Alvi, a well-known local religious leader reportedly detained by ICE while visiting Northern Virginia. Members of the Interfaith Association of Harrisonburg-Rockingham are organizing letters of support, emphasizing his importance to the community and urging those who know him to contact the group to help.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the cookie go to the hospital?" — Because he felt crummy. (Thank you Sanda J. for sending it in!)
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