Hanger, Sayre address local tax issues
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Story by Chris Graham Taxpayers in Waynesboro, Staunton and communities across the Commonwealth undergoing property-value reassessments this year are feeling more than a pinch.
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Sayre rings up GOP endorsements
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Story by Chris Graham A new twist in politics – an endorsement war – has sprung up in the Emmett Hanger-Scott Sayre race for the Republican Party nomination in the 24th Senate District. Sayre, the challenger to Hanger, the three-term incumbent, has laid claim to the grassroots – with the endorsement of Augusta County GOP…
No charges in Allen-blogger incident
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Story by Chris Graham Charlottesville Commonwealth’s attorney Warner D. Chapman said today that he will not recommend that charges be brought against supporters of Sen. George Allen who confronted a liberal blogger asking questions of the senator at an event at the Omni Hotel last month. “While several individuals could be charged with one or…
Can we all just get along?
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The Shenandoah Valley is usually pretty tame as far as its politics goes – but even the solid Republican Mountain Valley has seen its share of contentiousness this political season. To wit … – One of the highlights of the Augusta County Fair this summer was an episode…
A one-on-one interview with Mike Stark
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The Top Story by Chris Graham By now you’ve certainly seen the video of a liberal blogger being tackled to the ground by a supporter of Republican Sen. George Allen at a campaign stop in Charlottesville from earlier this week. And most likely, you have also heard that the Allen campaign has tried to…
Good ol’ boy Allen facing new Virginia electorate
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Story by Chris Graham Jim Webb has closed the gap on George Allen – and has even, according to one newspaper poll, surged into the lead in the United States Senate race between the two. The conventional wisdom attributes the momentum that the Democratic Party nominee has been enjoying in recent weeks to an incident…
Can Webb capitalize on Macaca-gate?
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The Top Story by Chris Graham The adage in the world of sports has it that it is sometimes better to be lucky than it is to be good. Jim Webb could argue that the same might be said of life in the world of politics. The Democratic Party Senate nominee entered the month…
Crozet’s hometown newspaper
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Story by Chris Graham Sure, it matters that Crozet’s population is expected to triple in the next 20 years. But Mike Marshall wasn’t looking that far into the future. “Crozet was longing, I thought, for a way for the community identity to get out,” said Marshall, the editor of The Crozet Gazette, a monthly newspaper…
Allen stumps in Valley for re-election
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Story by Chris Graham It was somebody on the dais that first brought up the words White House. U.S. Sen. George Allen, for his part, is focused on the task at hand – namely, what could prove to be a tough Senate re-election battle. “I don’t know what the future will hold. All I do…
A Riverfront runs through it: Development project could reverse fortunes in downtown Waynesboro
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The Top Story by Chris Graham One problem that Waynesboro has with regard to its plans for revitalizing its downtown-business district is “the fact that we don’t have buildings,” downtown businessman Len Poulin said. “But as I like to say, the biggest advantage that we have in rebuilding downtown is that we don’t have…
