Posted on July 23, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: Jim Sacco at the NV is givin’ ‘em hell at Fort
I’m just adding my voice on this to the work that Jim Sacco has been doing to give the Fort Defiance High School administration hell for the way it handled the recent dismissal of beloved wrestling coach Terry Waters.
Seems to [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: The Constitution of the United States of America
The McCain peeps are making a big deal about how David Petraeus doesn’t agree with Barack Obama on Iraq timetables.
OK, I’ll bite. Are they trying to say that the president works for the general now, as opposed to it being the other way [...]
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Posted on July 21, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: Jim Gilmore and drilling
“Someone has to do something for these people out there.”
Don’t disagree in the slightest. But Jim Gilmore is trying to suggest that drilling in ANRW and offshore elsewhere around the continental U.S. is going to have an immediate impact on what we’re paying at the pump.
Either he [...]
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Posted on July 18, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNERS: We get to keep our Starbucks!
Starbucks has released a list of the coffee shops that it will be closing as part of its restructuring, and - phew! - our shops in Staunton and Waynesboro are safe.
More strawberries and cream for me, and peppermint white chocolate mocha for the missus.
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Posted on July 17, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: The eaglet we’re reading so much about
I tell you, I’m glad to hear about the now-famous eaglet is recovering from the surgery at the Wildlife Center and all.
But seriously …
Are we that hard-up for anything substantive in the news business that we have to write about this every single frickin’ [...]
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Posted on July 16, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: Bob Goodlatte has a boatload of money
Try $1.5 million cash on hand as of June 30, according to the Federal Election Commission. Which is, what, about 20 times the $80,000-plus that Democrat Sam Rasoul has at his disposal right now?
You get the feeling that if Rasoul gets close, Goodlatte can [...]
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Posted on July 15, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSING, IF NOT ALREADY THERE: Gilmore trails big-time in Valley
I’ve seen internal poll numbers on the Sixth District in the Warner-Gilmore race, and let me tell you …
I figured Mark Warner would end up winning the Valley, but I also figured this would be the part of the state where Jim [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: President Bush lifts executive ban on offshore drilling
No, I’m not making some sort of environmental statement here. More a political one.
You mean all he had to do was sign a new executive order, and that’s it?
Of course not. The law banning offshore drilling dates back to 1981, incidentally the first [...]
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Posted on July 11, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: Did GOP have ulterior motives in pushing transportation stalemate?
I ask that in light of the talk today about how the ongoing stalemate could impact Kaine’s chances for being named the #2 man on the Barack Obama ticket.
I would suspect that kicking Timmy in the shins to keep him from moving [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: The House of Delegates, the Senate and Gov. Tim Kaine
The General Assembly has fallen short, once again, and Tim Kaine, despite his best efforts, has failed to get any movement.
Looks like we get a few more years, at least, of clogged roads with big potholes to dodge when we can.
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Posted on July 9, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: Mr. “I Want To Cut His Nuts Off”
It’s been years since Jesse Jackson was relevant. Not that he’s all that relevant anymore after criticizing Barack Obama into a hot microphone after an interview on Fox News over the weekend.
It’s not exactly what he said - OK, saying you want to cut [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: Tim Williams shows some backbone
If you get a chance to catch the replay of the city-council meeting on Channel 14, please do take a look. Around the 20-minute mark, you’ll see a debate over the makeup of the Finance Committee between Vice Mayor Frank Lucente and former vice mayor Nancy [...]
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Posted on July 7, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: Tim Kaine for VP?
The Last Virginian Standing in the Democratic Party VP race is the one that I found most logical from the get-go.
Barack Obama could use a Southern governor to balance his ticket. And remember, Kaine was on the Obama train early on, early enough, as Obama noted in [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: AFP announces expansion
Guess we couldn’t let the first full day of our seventh year of operations go without adding more fun to our plates.
Beginning in January, our flagship print publication, The New Dominion Magazine, will be published monthly.
“Response to the magazine the past year and a half has been great,” [...]
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Posted on July 2, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: Starbucks closing 600 stores, but we don’t know which ones
I have an e-mail out to the Starbucks press office to find out about the Staunton and Waynesboro locations. Nothing back from them yet, and the only thing I can find on the company website is a note from the CEO saying [...]
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Posted on July 1, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSERS: Those of us overreacting to Wes Clark
Look, the guy was wounded in Vietnam himself, OK? Stop calling him unpatriotic.
It was a stupid comment, sure. But his point should be well-taken.
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Posted on June 30, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSER: The Frank Lucente flip-flop on stormwater, explained
Nice story in today’s NV that in part allows Frank Lucente to explain his flip-flop on funding for stormwater.
“I think we can do the whole thing with what we’ve got,” Lucente told The News Virginian.
He told me a different story a few weeks ago. [...]
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Posted on June 26, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: I got free ice cream
Kline’s Dairy Bar celebrated its grand opening in Downtown Waynesboro this afternoon.
For whatever reason, I was there. OK, it was for the free ice cream.
Ethics issue - I’m sure the free ice cream was meant at least in part to entice people who’ve never had Kline’s [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by chrisgraham
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LOSERS: The businesses that are going to see less of my money now that I know who they support
Nothing wrong with showing your colors in an election cycle. I’m sure we’re going to see some sort of dropoff because of where we stand.
(OK, so our local readership has tripled since the [...]
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Posted on June 24, 2008 by chrisgraham
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WINNER: Waynesboro Mayor Tom Reynolds goes out on a high note
Nice tribute from Waynesboro City Council members to the outgoing mayor, Tom Reynolds, last night.
Big ups to Tim Williams for sharing a personal story that broke through the tensions that we’ve been feeling here in the ‘Boro in recent weeks.
Big ups [...]
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