“We are facing a great tragedy in our school system this morning and our thoughts and prayers are with Ms. Aichs’ family and friends and the entire Albemarle High School community,” said Superin-tendent Pam Moran, in a prepared statement.
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Historian discusses
Gandhi and Churchill
Local author Arthur Herman will be at New Dominion Bookshop at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to sign copies of his new book, “Gandhi and Churchill.”
In “Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age,” Herman offers a look at the rivalry between Winston Churchill and Mohandas Gandhi, set against the backdrop of World War I, World War II, the coming of apartheid to South Africa, the partition of India and the decline of the British Empire.
Herman also is the best-selling historian of “How the Scots Invented the Modern World.”
For details, call 295-2552.
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