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Not making an argument for tighter gun control, but for common sense. Popular on Facebook the past few days has been a repost about how guns don’t kill people, people kill people, so stop blaming the guns. OK, let’s have at it. Using me as an example. I’m a hearty guy – can benchpress over…
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The pond isn’t frozen – it isn’t even a pond, actually, just a basketball floor devoid of kids shooting jump shots and layups for an hour every Wednesday night. But YMCA fitness director Eric Wilson can close his eyes and think of his days as a youth in Alberta in western Canada playing hockey. “It’s…
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What I’ll remember about longtime Waynesboro High School athletics director Mel Morris, who passed away Friday night from an apparent heart attack, was seeing him in the stands at WHS football games every Friday night in the 2009 season. AugustaFreePress.com did live Internet broadcasts of WHS football in ’09, and Jerry Carter and I traveled…
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Some good news on driving safety today from Gov. Bob McDonnell: Traffic fatalities on Virginia roadways will reach a record low in 2010 for the second straight year. Some bad news on the safety front today from AAA: A new report indicates that 10 percent of drivers have driven while under the influence of alcohol…
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Two thousand and ten was a very good year. With a few adjustments here and there, mainly here, 2011 will be an even better year. Here are the adjustments: – My friends (both of them) drop Facebook so that we can start talking again face-to-face. And their cellphones are banned, except when talking to me….
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Rampant speculation continues over what Sarah Palin’s plans regarding 2012 might be. The conventional wisdom: She’s running, no question about it, yep, she is, damn the torpedoes, or she’s not, because she’d rather be a conservative celebrity, because being a conservative celebrity pays more than being a presidential candidate. I’d like to throw in a…
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Editor Chris Graham makes his weekly appearance on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan” to talk Virginia sports. The segment begins with a look at Virginia Tech football and the Hokies’ Jan. 3 appearance in the Orange Bowl. How will Tech match up with #4 Stanford? Chris and Jim try to give an idea toward an…
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Emily Henline could very well be the next Taylor Swift. But first things first – she has to do her homework.
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Are you getting the best bang for your web-marketing bucks? Chris Graham of Augusta Free Press LLC will help you figure out how to best position yourself on the web – from the basics of web design to advanced approaches to integrating your business site into Facebook and Twitter. Come prepared with questions specific to…
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All parents hope to nurture their kid’s talents, but usually they hope it’s a talent they share or one they’d always dreamed of for themselves. This is often a first test for a parent. It sure was for me. I expected with two boys, I’d be coaching them in all the intricacies of every sport…
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