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Story by Chris Graham Golf can teach life lessons – and the younger you start, the more you can learn. Students in grades K-8 in Charlottesville city schools will be able to find that out for themselves. The city school system is participating in The First Tee National School Program. The Charlottesville-based SNL Financial is…
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Stop the Presses column by Chris Graham Global warming … sucks. “Hey, man, how was the beach?” my friend Eli asked me when he saw me on Sunday. I looked like a lobster after the boiling water, for the record. And I hadn’t been to the beach – or anywhere near it. “Just went to…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen I’m not sure why the critics are so violently split about filmmaker Paul Haggis, or even why it matters. Some think he’s great, some think he’s awful, bit after seeing his latest film, “In the Valley of Elah,” I’m pretty sure that I’m in the right camp….
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Story by Chris Graham The two I-A football teams in the Commonwealth have between them two unconvincing wins, two embarrassing losses and two true freshmen who look to be the answer at quarterback.
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Item by Chris Graham The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Network has a new person in charge of marketing and events. Terrie A. Dean has been appointed to serve as the food bank network’s marketing and events director. Dean most recently held the position of marketing and public-relations director for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport. The Blue…
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Carly at the Movies column by Carl Larsen In 2003, Billy Bob Thornton discovered his true cinematic person, and settled into it, comfy as a geezer in a Lay-Zee-Bum. The film was “Bad Santa,” a perfect little classic of black humor. The role of just a mean old guy who says whatever he thinks seemed…
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham LOSERS: Payday lenders Just as I have said that it appears that the feds will eventually get it that they need to do something about illegal immigration because they see local governments in Virginia taking action on their own, I see the same thing happening with the Virginia…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham What do you think of when you think of the Shenandoah Valley? Or Staunton? Stop right there. It took you too long. When you think of Nike, you think “swoosh.” Instantly. When you think of Coca-Cola, you see in a flash the red can and script lettering in your…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham Dickie Bell hears the question more than you would think. “I get asked quite a bit – why don’t you have your elections in November?” the Staunton City Council member said, and he admits that he doesn’t have a ready answer. Bell is among a group of members of…
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Story by Chris Graham A new Shenandoah Valley web portal is debuting a video series highlighting life along the Great Valley Road. “We had been planning to launch ShenandoahValley.com as a Web site during the summer of 2007 when we got the idea to include Road Trip to History video,” said Hank Zimmerman, the owner…
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