Gilmore defining himself on trail
Story by Chris Graham
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Jim Gilmore is a solid Republican – but he’s willing to break with party leaders, and even President Bush, when he feels it necessary.
“We don’t want to necessarily carry the power in Iraq strictly on the backs of the military. We’re very proud of those men and women, we honor them – but American policy has to be broad-based,” said Gilmore, a candidate for the Republican Party nomination to run for the open United States Senate seat representing Virginia in November. Read more
Football mind games tell another story
Story by Chris Graham
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Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring an interview with sports psychologist John F. Murray.
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New England is a prohibitive favorite to win Super Bowl XLII, but there seems to be a movement afoot – led by Sports Illustrated football guru Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman and others – to get people to think that an upset along the lines of the New York Jets in Super Bowl III could be in the offing with another team from Gotham leading the way.
Sports psychologist John F. Murray isn’t concerned with that part of the walkup to the Big Game. He’s focused with the mental pictures of the two teams in the game – and as far as that aspect of football goes, Murray feels that it will be no contest.
Art, latte-style
Item by Chris Graham
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Ever heard of latte art?
Yes, I’m talking about doing something artistic with an espresso.
They have contests for this sort of thing, you know …
“Latte art refers to the designs created when the barista pours the foamed milk into an espresso drink,” said Kathleen Stinehart, owner of Cranberry’s Grocery and Eatery in Downtown Staunton.
“It’s a sign the milk has acquired the right texture to be tasty and makes a big difference in the presentation,” Stewart said.
One of Stewart’s baristas, Jason Welch, will show off his latte-art skills at a contest in Washington, D.C., next month. Read more
Enterprise-zone news big news for Waynesboro
Story by Chris Graham
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Don’t underestimate the value of this bit of news. Megan Williamson certainly isn’t.
“I have to stress that this is big news. I agree with that completely. We were very excited,” the Waynesboro economic-development director said in an interview for today’s “Augusta Free Press Show,” talking about the announcement on Friday that the city had been tapped to receive designation as a Virginia Enterprise Zone. Read more
Thompson making most of opportunity
Story by Chris Graham
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Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring interviews with UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao and Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg.
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Jeff Allen who?
“I can’t say enough about J.T. Thompson – how hard he played, and how active he was and how resilient he was in terms of playing against bigger people,” said Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg, talking about the 6-6 freshman forward, who scored 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds in the Hokies’ 81-73 win at Boston College on Saturday and scored 13 points and snared eight rebounds in Tech’s 81-64 loss to Duke on Thursday. Read more
Pressure on freshman Scott to step up for UVa.
Story by Chris Graham
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Listen to today’s “SportsDominion Show,” featuring interviews with UVa. basketball coach Dave Leitao and Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg.
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Injuries have decimated Virginia’s already thin front line.
That’s why we’re seeing more of freshman forward Mike Scott.
“It’s a little unfair for him, it’s a little unfair obviously for us – because as the season began, he was a spark off the bench as a power forward and a little bit as a center to come in and provide some energy,” Virginia coach Dave Leitao told reporters on his weekly teleconference today. Read more
‘There Will Be Blood’ will bowl you over
Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen
If the Academy Awards are telecast at all this year, you’re bound to see plenty of “Blood.”
“There Will Be Blood,” that is. The film is nominated for eight Oscars, and is one of the frontrunners for Best Picture. Furthermore, star Daniel Day-Lewis seems to be a lead-pipe cinch in the Best Actor category, and the mastermind behind the film, Paul Thomas Anderson, can easily score a double as Best Director and Best Screen Adaptation.
The film is playing in less than 400 theaters nationwide, but will open at The Visulite in Staunton this coming Friday. Read more
