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Column by David Reynolds I will never forget what the elephants failed to remember. In Buena Vista on Labor Day 2007 I was having my usual breakfast with them at the downtown American Legion Hall. There was no tribute! But up the hill at the high school where the donkeys were meeting a tribute was…
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Column by David Cox Credit markets falter. The Dow plunges the stock market into depths not seen for years. Banks close or sell out. The state goes into the hole. In this time of transition, no one knows who to look to for national or even international leadership in what is becoming the first major…
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Column by David Cox “Which candidate do you trust?” When former governor Jim Gilmore asked that question in Buena Vista on Labor Day, roars arose from both sides: Republicans supporting him for Senate, and Democrats supporting his opponent, former governor Mark Warner. In that instant, Gilmore personalized this year’s Senate race. Gone were issues that…
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Item by Chris Graham [email protected] The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is teaming up with local corporate partners to host a series of community food drives through the end of the month of September. The following food drives will be open to the public during normal business hours. – Rutherford Real Estate & Rent PPM:…
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Column by David Cox It happened in Buena Vista. Then Minneapolis. I guess it was inevitable that 2008 political races would get downright mean. On Labor Day, when each year our very own BV becomes the political capital of Virginia, senatorial candidates Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner wasted no time in trying to flatten the…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Democrats have been doing well in Virginia in recent years, and it’s no secret why. They’ve been balancing budgets and building the economy. And while national Democrats are using a “more of the same” theme to link GOP presidential nominee John McCain to the failed presidency of George…
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Column by David Reynolds … then I must have breakfast in Buena Vista. But where? Up the hill at the high school or down in town at the American Legion Hall. With the Dems or with the Republicans? My usual choice is to breakfast downtown and hear what the elephants have to say. But as…
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The Top Story by Chris Graham [email protected] Jim Gilmore standing at the podium in Glen Maury Park in Buena Vista at the foot of the Blue Ridge pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. A burly, hirsute man wearing a form-fitting Gilmore T-shirt handed the news reporter standing next to me a similarly-sized paper…
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Column by David Reynolds We all have roots. Some have local ones. They’re RB&B folks, Rockbridge Born & Bred. Others, like myself, have roots that were planted elsewhere. Last week lightning struck a man whose roots I proudly share. You may have caught this man’s name in the news over the past few days. I…
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General Assembly Report column by Del. Ben Cline The adjournment of the 2008 General Assembly session came five days later than planned, but like all good things, it was worth waiting for. As I wrote last week, the session was extended by a few days to give our negotiators a little more time to work out the differences…
