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Item by Chris Graham The Reel Rock Film Tour is coming to Waynesboro tonight – with a screening of “Chris Sharma’s King Lines,” which features perhaps the most famous rock climber in the world. The event will be held at the Spilman Auditorium at Waynesboro High School – with doors opening at 6 p.m. and…
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Story by Chris Graham The housing market in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia continues to see downward momentum.
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Winners and Losers column by Chris Graham LOSER: Everybody Did you hear about the case involving a woman in Charlottesville who was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was taken before a grand jury, was not indicted, and then was not released until her attorneys found out about the snafu a month later? Yeah…
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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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